Hey DT Coaches,
Baker here with my weekly TRADE TALK, where I discuss “How to Break Even” and stay ahead of the pack.
My strategy this year is to trade up like the stockmarket every week that I can to make as much money as possible to upgrade my team ASAP!
The key to doing this is Break Evens.
Rules of Break Evens (BE)
Rule No 1. – Every week all players have a BE. This is a score they must achieve in order to either stay at their current value, and will determine whether they go up or down in value.
Rule No 2. – BE only comes into effect at round 3. All players that have played through rounds 1, 2 and 3 will have their values adjusted according to how well they did against their BE score.
Rule No 3. – If a player misses a game they will not change in value until they earn a spot back in the team.
Rule No 4. – If a player gets injured mid game and is substituted off (eg. Mitch Robinson FML!) or comes on as a substitute for another player (eg. Kane Mitchell FML!) this score is still counted towards their BE.
Good Break Evens for Round 3
| Name | Team | Position
|
Value |
Break Even |
Projected RD 3 Price Change |
Projected RD 3 Score |
| Jaeger O’Meara | Suns | MID | $108,500 |
-114 |
+$84,300 |
89 |
| Brett Goodes | Bulldogs | MID/DEF | $123,300 |
-102 |
+$78,600 |
87 |
| Oliver Wines | Power | MID | $156,700 |
-88 |
+$74,200 |
90 |
| Jack Viney | Demons | MID | $102,700 |
-85 |
+$65,700 |
73 |
| Lewis Stevenson | Power | DEF | $108,500 |
-82 |
+$64,300 |
73 |
| Campbell Heath | Power | DEF | $108,500 |
-69 |
+$56,000 |
66 |
| Sam Dwyer | Magpies | FWD/MID | $89,300 |
-72 |
+$55,600 |
62 |
| Jake Neade | Power | FWD/MID | $108,500 |
-65 |
+$53,500 |
64 |
| Justin Westhoff | Power | FWD | $394,800 |
-23 |
+$51,300 |
100 |
| Lachie Whitfield | Giants | MID | $183,700 |
-42 |
+$48,500 |
75 |
| Matt Jones | Demons | MID | $102,700 |
-57 |
+$48,300 |
59 |
| Aaron Mullett | Kangaroos | MID | $252,700 |
-43 |
+$47,500 |
71 |
| Josh J. Kennedy | Eagles | FWD | $272,300 |
-37 |
+$45,300 |
72 |
| Jackson Merrett | Bombers | MID | $127,800 |
-61 |
+$44,700 |
46 |
| Jasper Pittard | Power | DEF | $123,600 |
-63 |
+$39,800 |
33 |
Bad Break Evens for Round 3
| Name | Team | Position
|
Value |
Break Even |
Projected RD 3 Price Change |
Projected RD 3 Score |
| Brock McLean | Blues | MID | $516,200 |
210 |
-$56,000 |
75 |
| Darren Jolly | Magpies | RUC | $427,600 |
180 |
-$47,800 |
65 |
| Liam Anthony | Kangaroos | MID | $499,200 |
188 |
-$46,500 |
76 |
| Mitch Robinson | Blues | FWD/MID | $478,600 |
184 |
-$46,500 |
72 |
| Jonathan Brown | Lions | FWD | $409,600 |
164 |
-$42,200 |
63 |
| Toby Greene | Giants | MID | $495,700 |
181 |
-$41,900 |
80 |
| Jack Watts | Demons | DEF/FWD | $360,600 |
153 |
-$41,900 |
52 |
| Ashley McGrath | Lions | DEF/FWD | $344,800 |
151 |
-$40,100 |
54 |
| Daniel Rich | Lions | MID | $439,000 |
164 |
-$39,000 |
70 |
| Mitchell Clark | Demons | FWD | $384,100 |
149 |
-$38,000 |
58 |
| Levi Casboult | Blues | FWD | $283,600 |
134 |
-$37,800 |
43 |
| Bernie Vince | Crows | MID | $409,400 |
147 |
-$33,800 |
66 |
| Shane Tuck | Tigers | MID | $538,900 |
172 |
-$33,700 |
91 |
| Brandon Ellis | Tigers | DEF | $300,300 |
126 |
-$33,500 |
45 |
| Bachar Houli | Tigers | DEF | $407,200 |
146 |
-$33,300 |
66 |
Baker’s Best Buys
- Jaeger O’Meara – Must have rookie.
- Brett Goodes – Must have rookie.
- Oliver Wines – Must have rookie.
- Jack Viney – Must have rookie (Even if Melbourne get pumped every week)
- Josh J. Kennedy – Good, reliable forward that is under-priced.
Baker’s Offloads
- Brock McLean – Losing $56,000 is ridiculous.
- Darren Jolly – Normally reliable but buy back once he is injury free.
- Mitch Robinson – Normally a keeper but much of a hit so early in season.
- Toby Greene – Cant sneak under the radar any more.
- Mitchell Clark – Melbourne’s midfield are not giving any service to Mitch.
Baker’s Keys to BEs
- Look for guns that have under-performed and are on the comeback.
- If a player is going to miss his BE and lose substantial money, trade them unless they are part of your long term plans.
- Look for rookies that are going to go up in value fast. If one is under-performing, trade them for another rookie that will make you money. No time for sentiment.
Good Luck DT Coaches!
Sensational Baker!
Great advice for every single Dreamteamer!
If you can make a quick trade like Mitch Robinson -> Josh Kennedy… you are laughing!
Nice on Baker,
Make this a regular. Everyone will be looking for this advice today!
Daniel Rich ? Brownlow contender?
Not a chance unless every player in the AFL breaks a leg!
Even then i would give it to Andrew Demetriou before Daniel Rich.