We might have to extend out the end of the trade period to before round 11 as if we stick to those dates it would kick off on the 28th and end on the 2nd due to compressing all the games and byes. Of course a short trade period could be good to try maybe?
Another issue is virtually no time between rounds which would make adding players to lists more difficult.
For example Essendon end out round 10 Friday night and round 11 kicks off Saturday afternoon.
Not sure how all that will work with UF lockouts etc.
Given the nature of the AFL fixture over the next month we will be reverting to lockouts on individual games only. At this stage signing of free agents will be cutoff each week before the first bounce of the first game on Friday night - although this point is subject to change.
With regards to our trade period, my proposal is that it opens now and closes at 6pm on Sunday 8 August. A time cutoff seems more relevant than a round cutoff with the way the fixture is structured. Once a trade is completed the player will become eligible for his new team the following round.
Given the announcement by the AFL on when team selections will be released a rolling lockout will definitely be in place. Still figuring out how to best handle free agency.
redbull (15) vs Stoops (11)
UF Prediction: redbull 994 Stoops 987
Head to Head: redbull 3 Stoops 7
Last time: redbull 1501 Defeated Stoops 1266 Round 7 2019
Form: redbull LLLLL Stoops WLLLW
Last week: redbull 897 Stoops 991
Season Average: redbull 961 Stoops 1013
Don to Death (6) vs The Melkman (9)
UF Prediction: Don to Death 1129 The Melkman 1074
Head to Head: Don to Death 4 The Melkman 7
Last time: Don to Death 934 Lost to The Melkman 1484 Round 16 2019
Form: Don to Death WWLLW The Melkman WLWWW
Last week: Don to Death 1185 The Melkman 1065
Season Average: Don to Death 1087 The Melkman 1038
Fogdog (14) vs cafegerat (7)
UF Prediction: Fogdog 1051 cafegerat 1069
Head to Head: Fogdog 0 cafegerat 2
Last time: Fogdog 937 Lost to cafegerat 1211 Round 19 2019
Form: Fogdog LLLWW cafegerat WWWWL
Last week: Fogdog 1075 cafegerat 990
Season Average: Fogdog 963 cafegerat 1067
Vandrs (12) vs Wezza (5)
UF Prediction: Vandrs 1001 Wezza 993
Head to Head: Vandrs 0 Wezza 2
Last time: Vandrs 1435 Lost to Wezza 1563 Round 17 2019
Form: Vandrs LWWLL Wezza WWWLL
Last week: Vandrs 979 Wezza 984
Season Average: Vandrs 1000 Wezza 1098
Ivan (2) vs The Ant (17)
UF Prediction: Ivan 1162 The Ant 849
Head to Head: Ivan 1 The Ant 0
Last time: Ivan 1515 Defeated The Ant 1481 Round 5 2019
Form: Ivan WWWWL The Ant LLLLL
Last week: Ivan 1105 The Ant 915
Season Average: Ivan 1149 The Ant 840
TrevorBix (16) vs Come Back Hirdy (1)
UF Prediction: TrevorBix 876 Come Back Hirdy 1162
Head to Head: TrevorBix 1 Come Back Hirdy 8
Last time: TrevorBix 1357 Lost to Come Back Hirdy 1377 Round 10 2019
Form: TrevorBix LWLLL Come Back Hirdy LWWWW
Last week: TrevorBix 883 Come Back Hirdy 1262
Season Average: TrevorBix 916 Come Back Hirdy 1161
No. 5 (3) vs Speedy_Gonzales (10)
UF Prediction: No. 5 1010 Speedy_Gonzales 1198
Head to Head: Never previously met
Form: No. 5 WLWWW Speedy_Gonzales LWLWW
Last week: No. 5 1026 Speedy_Gonzales 1105
Season Average: No. 5 1132 Speedy_Gonzales 1114
maxx (18) vs Crazy Bomber (13)
UF Prediction: maxx 956 Crazy Bomber 974
Head to Head: maxx 0 Crazy Bomber 2
Last time: maxx 1088 Lost to Crazy Bomber 1402 Round 19 2019
Form: maxx LLLLL Crazy Bomber LLWWL
Last week: maxx 843 Crazy Bomber 1024
Season Average: maxx 810 Crazy Bomber 977
Match of the Round
saladin (4) vs Aceman (8)
UF Prediction: saladin 1090 Aceman 1009
Head to Head: saladin 1 Aceman 1
Last time: saladin 1376 Defeated Aceman 1369 Round 6 2019
Form: saladin WLWWW Aceman WWLLW
Last week: saladin 1033 Aceman 1085
Season Average: saladin 1099 Aceman 1130
redbull (15) vs The Ant (17)
UF Prediction: redbull 994 The Ant 849
Head to Head: redbull 1 The Ant 0
Last time: redbull 1479 Defeated The Ant 1131 Round 9 2019
Form: redbull LLLLL The Ant LLLLL
Last week: redbull 897 The Ant 915
Season Average: redbull 961 The Ant 840
Don to Death (6) vs Come Back Hirdy (1)
UF Prediction: Don to Death 1129 Come Back Hirdy 1162
Head to Head: Don to Death 6 Come Back Hirdy 3
Last time: Don to Death 1285 Lost to Come Back Hirdy 1433 Round 3 2019
Form: Don to Death WWLLW Come Back Hirdy LWWWW
Last week: Don to Death 1185 Come Back Hirdy 1262
Season Average: Don to Death 1087 Come Back Hirdy 1161
Fogdog (14) vs Speedy_Gonzales (10)
UF Prediction: Fogdog 1051 Speedy_Gonzales 1198
Head to Head: Never previously met
Form: Fogdog LLLWW Speedy_Gonzales LWLWW
Last week: Fogdog 1075 Speedy_Gonzales 1105
Season Average: Fogdog 963 Speedy_Gonzales 1114
Vandrs (12) vs Crazy Bomber (13)
UF Prediction: Vandrs 1001 Crazy Bomber 974
Head to Head: Never previously met
Form: Vandrs LWWLL Crazy Bomber LLWWL
Last week: Vandrs 979 Crazy Bomber 1024
Season Average: Vandrs 1000 Crazy Bomber 977
saladin (4) vs maxx (18)
UF Prediction: saladin 1090 maxx 956
Head to Head: saladin 1 maxx 0
Last time: saladin 1452 Defeated maxx 859 Round 17 2019
Form: saladin WLWWW maxx LLLLL
Last week: saladin 1033 maxx 843
Season Average: saladin 1099 maxx 810
cafegerat (7) vs TrevorBix (16)
UF Prediction: cafegerat 1069 TrevorBix 876
Head to Head: cafegerat 6 TrevorBix 2
Last time: cafegerat 1190 Defeated TrevorBix 1149 Round1 2019
Form: cafegerat WWWWL TrevorBix LWLLL
Last week: cafegerat 990 TrevorBix 883
Season Average: cafegerat 1067 TrevorBix 916
The Melkman (9) vs Ivan (2)
UF Prediction: The Melkman 1074 Ivan 1162
Head to Head: The Melkman 3 Ivan 0
Last time: The Melkman 1216 Defeated Ivan 1213 Round 11 2019
Form: The Melkman WLWWW Ivan WWWWL
Last week: The Melkman 1065 Ivan 1105
Season Average: The Melkman 1038 Ivan 1149
Stoops (11) vs Aceman (8)
UF Prediction: Stoops 987 Aceman 1009
Head to Head: Stoops 0 Aceman 2
Last time: Stoops 1276 Lost to Aceman 1658 Round 14 2019
Form: Stoops WLLLW Aceman WWLLW
Last week: Stoops 991 Aceman 1085
Season Average: Stoops 1013 Aceman 1130
Match of the Round
Wezza (5) vs No. 5 (3)
UF Prediction: Wezza 993 No. 5 1010
Head to Head: Wezza 10 No. 5 3
Last time: Wezza 1616 Defeated No. 5 1247 2019 Semi Final
Form: Wezza WWWLL No. 5 WLWWW
Last week: Wezza 984 No. 5 1026
Season Average: Wezza 1098 No. 5 1132
Not sure how I managed to have 4 ruck eligible players featuring two rounds ago who have all managed to find their way out of their respective sides with injury or form since. It was lucky that Brooksby was available at FAs so that I could field someone.
Very bad week for me. Not only having plenty of sub par performances, also dealing with plenty of outs of 1st teamers: Rockliff, Tomlinson, Pendlebury, Houli, Breust, Dahlhaus & Kreuzer. Def hurts on the double up rounds.
With what looks to be a very tricky fixturing period coming up - with the prospect of more injury and also awkward FA dates - what do coaches think of the idea of throwing open list positions 31 and 32 to all, irrespective of LTI situations?
I’ve been running through the repercussions in my head and I’m unsure if it helps or just delays a potential problem.
It would obviously immediately clean out the FA list to a large extent, but in theory with 32 players on your list you stand a better chance of avoiding donuts , especially with a rolling lockout to aid last minute selections.
I think we’ll see more debut’s and player management from clubs so there will likely still be a new crop of named players for a FA draft each week, but we may be able to get away with keeping it to one night - perhaps make it the night following the final game of the round rather than a set Thursday. Coaches will still run into difficulties due to not all sides being named at time of FA, but you’d have the bigger list to somewhat offset that - depending if you opt for depth or potential. That’s the coaches choice/strategy. The larger list also means you may be able to keep a player you’d otherwise have to ditch through a difficult period.
If/when fixturing returns to a more normal weekend based round of footy, you’ll have to trim back to your 30.
I think we’re facing a chaotic period as of now no matter what we do, so you can always leave it as is and just see what happens. It’s a year of luck anyway.
I’ve had a brief discussion with Red, and we are Open to thoughts.
