Roy’s Trade and Rolling 22 Talk – Rd. 8

Get them in:

Adam Treloar (MID, $763,000)
Is a high priority target now that Taylor Adams looks set to be sidelined for at least six weeks and here is why: When Adams isn’t out there with him, his last seven scores are 134, 126, 135, 122, 147, 125 and 152… All this an he plays against the Blues rabble on the weekend. He gave us a preview of things to come on last week when he didn’t manage 40 points in the first half but pumped out a lazy 80 in the second half after Adams went down. He has a break even of 118 which he should cover given the circumstances.

Zach Merrett (MID, $747,000)
If you want to chase an easy draw for a midfielder, Merrett is your man. Not only is he in form with an average of 116 in his last five games, his next four opponents leading up to the bye give up plenty of points to midfielders and expect him to take full advantage of it (providing he avoids the Hewitt tag this week with games against the Swans, Dockers, Tigers and Blues. He is still only owned by 9% of the competition and is an excellent target this week.

Jack Ziebell (FWD, $535,000)
Has become very relevant since putting his hand up to play head to head with the oppositions best midfielder. What this has done is move him from a forward line where it is impossible to produce consistent scores to playing as a full time midfielder. His scores have reflected that, averaging just 77 for the year but pumping out back to back tons with 100 and 105. This week he faces a tougher test than the Blues, coming up against the Cats but the role change is there and he is well worth a punt for a cash starved coach. He is owned by 1% of coaches and has a BE of 67.

Josh Dunkley (MID/FWD, $589,000)
Is he back? Carrying a high score of just 85 into his game against the Tigers, Dunks attended the most centre bounces for the Dogs and pumped out a whopping 145 as a result to give him his first price rise for the season. We know the Tigers give up a ridiculous amount of points, so personally I want a look against tougher opposition (lions) this week, but you could do far worse if taking a punt, carrying a BE of just 57 and we know what he can do when given a midfield role.

Cam Guthrie (DE, $527,000)
Historically we say a big no, bu there is no doubting Guthrie is getting it done in his three games for the Cats this year and the fact he is named as a defender makes him very relevant… Given his role in the side and the scores he is producing in it. He hasn’t gone up 90 this year and scored a season high 114 from 25 touches, six marks, nine tackles and a goal playing in the midfield. He has a BE of 35 and has some easy match ups with the Roos, Dogs, Suns, Swans and Tigers leading up to the bye.

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You… Get the Chop

Tom Liberatore (MID, $550,000)
For the second week in a row Libba gets the chop as many coaches gave him one more chance against the easiest team to score against… Well that went well as he went on to score 39. I still don’t know how that performance was even possible as he played in the midfield but anyway, get rid of him and his BE of 128.

My Trades

At this stage my trades are Liberatore and Michael Gibbons to Declan Keilty and Zach Merrett

 

Rolling 22

Update following round seven. Read last week’s by clicking here.

Defenders

			Last Week	2019 Avg	Change
D1		Lachie Whitfield GWS Giants, DEF/MID	-	112
D2		Jake Lloyd Sydney Swans, DEF	93	115
D3		Tom Stewart Geelong, DEF	98	103
D4		Rory Laird Adelaide, DEF	95	96
D5		Cam Guthrie Geelong, DEF	114	101
D6		Shannon Hurn West Coast, DEF	79	98

In the mix: Daniel Rich, Christian Salem, Jack Crisp, James Sicily

Midfielders

			Last Week	2019 Avg	Change
M1		Andrew Gaff West Coast, MID	144	116
M2		Patrick Cripps Carlton, MID	111	115
M3		Adam Treloar Collingwood, MID	120	113
M4		Lachie Neale Brisbane, MID	108	116
M5		Stephen Coniglio GWS Giants, MID	82	108
M6		Jaeger O’Meara Hawthorn, MID	83	112
M7		Zach Merrett Essendon, MID	104	104
M8		Matt Crouch Adelaide, MID	120	110

In the mix: Tim Taranto, Rory Sloane, Jack Macrae, Brayden Fiorini

Rucks

			Last Week	2019 Avg	Change
R1		Brodie Grundy Collingwood, RUC	99	110
R2		Max Gawn Melbourne, RUC	121	106

In the mix: Jarrod Witts

Forwards

			Last Week	2019 Avg	Change
F1		Patrick Dangerfield Geelong, MID/FWD	38	102
F2		Travis Boak Port Adelaide, MID/FWD	108	118
F3		Tim Kelly Geelong, MID/FWD	113	100
F4		Brad Ebert Port Adelaide, MID/FWD	31	91
F5		Gary Ablett Geelong, MID/FWD	116	96
F6		Caleb Daniel Western Bulldogs, DEF/FWD	125	98

In the mix: Jack Billings, David Mundy