Chop’s Chopping Block: Round 20

Posted by Chopper on 18/8/10 • Categorised as Chopper Rants

Righteo people, it is preliminary final time and therefor it is time to trim the fat and get ready for that one day in August. I don’t know about anybody else, but I can’t handle these nuff nuffs sitting on my ground scoring 30′s and 40′s. Nic Natanui is the serial pest that promised so much at the start of the year but has delivered so few dream team points. I was one of many that got sucked into getting the potential super star of the competition, and in all reality I will probably get him again next year, but now I am in a predicament. How do I get rid of him, or do I even get rid of him?

The problem is, with only 2 trades left, is it worth down-grading him to a $70K and upgrading or do I need to leave him there for cover… In all reality, in fairness to all others that have been chopped this year, Nic should have gone weeks and weeks ago… but the sheer practicality of it, says that I can’t. I’m between a chop and a hard place….. what should I do? Allow Nic and other under performing players stay in my team and hopefully win a premiership, on the coat tails of gun players, or do the morally correct thing and chop the under performing players and pick them up dirt cheap next year….

Who is sitting on your bench/field that doesn’t deserve to be there but you simply cant chop them????

664 Comments

Patto.
August 18, 2010 • 9:51 am

On field: Probably Luke Ball, Waters, even Malceski of late. ROK and Browny deserve to go. Higgins to get the chop this week.

Bench: the next Richo apparently. Ben Griffiths. No point trading him, will have to upgrade him as he actually decreased from 89k!!
- SloppyJoe
  August 18, 2010 • 10:09 am
  
  Wow I didn’t think it was possible to decrease from 89k, but there it is.
- PieMan
  August 18, 2010 • 3:27 pm
  
  waters and malceski? thats a bit harsh mate.
SloppyJoe
August 18, 2010 • 10:08 am

Grundy is the one I’ve wanted to chop for a while. Hopefully this week I can finally do it!

3 trades and 60k, depending on injury I will chop as follows over the next 2 weeks:

Grundy –> Pavlich

Waters –> Gilbert

Ball –> Montagna
dockerone
August 18, 2010 • 10:13 am

I also have Waters and Malsexi down back who have been great pick ups but are p*ssing me off lately, Stanton at times in my mids and have to play 3 out of Browny, ROK, Pods and Higgins. I used my last 2 trades last week so no-one is going!

On the bench I don’t think anyone has annoyed me all season more than little Bitchcock, I mean who falls in price from around 200k to 190k to 180k in 3 consecutive weeks – especially when a little increase from the 200k at the time could have got me a straight swap with my cash in the bank for a gun! I suppose he is playing and providing ok cover now Higgins is out. Kept Shuey all year, and Webbs has been annoying but hey for a 9th back not too bad…
gillett
August 18, 2010 • 10:30 am

Premiership Chop?, i think you mean tit-ed cup, but good luck nonetheless
- Chopper
  August 18, 2010 • 10:59 am
  
  in another league smart arse … hahaha
  - howley
    August 18, 2010 • 6:55 pm
    
    bash sh!t out of the prick
:P
August 18, 2010 • 10:48 am

higgins get the last chop for me NEVER GETTING HIM AGAIN.
had him from the start at 390k and since then he has missed 4 games cracked 100 3 times and droped 90k

Looks like it Montagna in for me BUT if brown isnt playing will have to go to GIA instead
Coasters
August 18, 2010 • 11:08 am

Well I’d love to chop Carrots or Malceski for Lake this week.

But I will wait and see what the teams are.

If Ball and Browny aren’t back then the trades will be for them.

Ball to Boyd or Monty
Brown to Goodes or Sylvia
Hook
August 18, 2010 • 11:19 am

It’s time to Chop Dustin Martin for me this week to finally complete my team.

He has served me well but its time to upgrade to Bartel / Monty

If Dustin learnt to get some cheap mark and kicks running around the ground he’d be a gun but instead always seems to have to win his own ball

If I had more trades I would love to chop Hurn who has been in my team all year and never lived up to his potential as the designanted kicker at the eagles but still not a bad 8th backman
MW
August 18, 2010 • 11:24 am

Almost outta trades only the 1 left.

Would love to be able to chop Sandi now Warnock seems to be contributing well as fill in (and I still have Trengove as cover) and spend the money upgrading one of the others I’d love to chop:

J. Brown, J. Pod (on the bench), Waters or Bazza

Sadly I burned too many trades on early season Chops (Seaby, Hargrave, Voldt, Masten, Ladson et al) How I am even still alive in my league finals in a fairly competitive league (league ranked inside top 300) is amazing
Wraygun
August 18, 2010 • 11:35 am

2 trades, am using both this week as im playing flag favourite if i dont beat him there is no next week :|
Backs : Goddard, Hodge, Scotland, Carazzo, Harbrow, Shaw, O’Brein.
Midfield: Ablett, Montagna, J Selwood, Dal Santo, Judd, Ball (Blair)
Rucks: Sandilands, Cox (Roughead)
Forwards: N Riewoldt, Dale Thomas, Stevie J, O’Keefe, Gia, Rioli, Pavlich (Dangerfield)

Thinking Dangerfield – rookie, then O’Brien – Lake?, Kelly, Gilbert (Which one)

Thoughts?
- :P
  August 18, 2010 • 11:41 am
  
  obrein to lake yeah but theres no forward rookies sorry mate
  - morgs10
    August 18, 2010 • 12:49 pm
    
    What about david gourdis?
    - :P
      August 18, 2010 • 3:56 pm
      
      havnt seen tkol lately??
      - :P
        August 18, 2010 • 3:58 pm
        
        lol crap ignore that
        yeah true actually
Patto.
August 18, 2010 • 11:48 am

Lake in doubt this week I reckon, surely Bulldogs would give him a rest.
JamesChaff
August 18, 2010 • 2:14 pm

2 people.

Lobbe – flipped a coin on him and Trengrove. Seems i flipped wrong.

Nason – Although has job security I got rid of Hunt instead of him. Bad decision because Nason decides to get 16s some weeks. Especially on weeks when I lose by 3, 7, and 15. Heck.
jigojitoku
August 18, 2010 • 3:18 pm

Four trades left for me so lets use them all up! Sandi to Cox if Sandi is out and the Higgo to Saint Nick. Swing ROK to the midfield bench as cover.

With four trades left the ideal situation would be for big name stars to be rested. If Swan, Ablett or Sandi get a week off this week, I’m in the prime position to capitalise.
buck
August 18, 2010 • 3:26 pm

who has put me in a situation? travis cloke. the plan before the weekend was to trade him to chappy. but how can you trade out a guy right after he scored 162!!!!!
Jimmy
August 18, 2010 • 4:04 pm

Sylvia or Goodes for ROK??
Esky1982
August 18, 2010 • 5:14 pm

I need help…..what should i do (After team announcements of course)
2 trades and 80,700 in the bank (Both matches i should win this week, but always nervous)..

I want to keep one trade for the GF in case an Ablett/Swan/Selwood or Chappy are rested

Main weaknesses in my 22 are….Hunt, Gibbs and Brown..

Do i go-
Hunt to Scotland
Gibbs to Joey
Brown to ?????? Waite??? ( i have half decent cover in Varcoe)

or do is there another option that I am missing…
davelips
August 18, 2010 • 5:23 pm

Higgins gets the chop, trying to look past pavlich for point of differential.
Mitch Morton, wells or wellingham – all are carrying good form
Leroy
August 18, 2010 • 5:38 pm

got Waters on ground still and Carrots in the backs both giving me the shits
Mids are sweet
Rucks, if Sandi dosnt get up i may have to trade him as i have no cover (1 trade left but :( )
Forwards, i have Browny and Okeefe that are shitting me but got Pods sitting on the pine

i have descent cover in all positions except rucks where i have needed it
Def: Strijk and Davis
Mid: Dusty
Fwd: Pods

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