A couple of noteworthy things regarding Jacobs this week which might help you make your decision (http://www.fantasyfootyclub.com/showthread.php?3173-Jacobs-Sam&p=247123&viewfull=1#post247123)Giles vs AD plus Boyd vs HW versus Jacobs vs GWS plus Adams vs AD?
50 + 130 versus 110 + 70. Tough choice.
With Big Sledge mentioning that we've got West Coast the following week where he'll come up against Cox and Naituani so it makes sense that we'll want to make sure he's more than ready for that challenge in a game that we'll need everyone at 100% to get a win rather than the up and coming match against GWS. With McKernan out for 6 weeks and Tippett a chance to miss having been concussed two times in the past three weeks (so a good chance to miss I'd say) meaning the only real ruck support Adelaide will be able to bring in for Jacobs is Jenkins. So whilst I expect Adelaide to let Jacobs take it a little easier this week, he will probably still have to do a decent chunk of the ruck work with Jenkins being his only real support.But Sanderson is conscious of not over-burdening Jacobs with the workload. "We still need to develop other ruckmen around him. We understand that it is an incredibly long season and very challenging keeping him fresh every week. We are managing his workload during the week and so far he is meeting every challenge we are putting in front of him.
"He won't do much this week after his efforts [against Port]."
Back on your figures, I'm not sure I'd be putting Jacobs down for a 110 since he's only got over the 100 mark three times this season and only once past the 110 mark which was his most recent score. If Giles and Jacobs scores from their last match up are anything to go off, I think I'd be going for the Boyd option over Jacobs this week.
Just my 2cents, either way, 1 trade left will ensure a fun ride to the finish line I'm sure!!
Who else is loving the recent Buddy news?Dylan have you gone the whole year without Buddy??
Its only taken 15 rounds but he's finally going to miss a few matches that you can almost pencil him in to miss every year!
With Hargrave not making the cut last week with a number of senior players missing due to injury, I had to let him down lightly before making the trade:
I moved Hargrave > Yarran which saved a zero (due to Goddard and Spurr both missing) which gained me 94 points in the end. The reason I made this trade and not one during the bye rounds which could have also saved a zero was there is every chance Hargrave doesn't get named again this week (and when I need him as my D8 in the future) and with Goddard to miss again, bringing Yarran in had the potential to save me between 140-170 odd points which is perhaps looking bigger due to his big score against Collingwood. With Waters being a late out, I copped another zero bringing the year tally up to 18 zeroes but I still managed to move up 400 odd places to 888th overall.
Since Waters is going to miss 3-5 weeks I'll be moving him on this week (either Scotland or Birchall) which will leave me with 2 trades for the final 7 rounds which will only be used for LTI.
Not completely happy running into the final 7 rounds with only 2 trades but I believe my side has the ability to maintain strong scores whilst having key players missing matches so hopefully I'll be able to finish off the year strongly. Would love to see how many trades the other famous coaches have although I'm not sure if Jolldo87 can still get that data?
On a side note, finally won a captain v vice captain option, having Swan (105) over Ablett (104).