Similar reasoning to mine...I was so far behind it was really the only choice I had. Managed to go up into the top 20k from around 60k.
Who could have predicted that my premos Witts, Pendles, Jelwood, JPK, Witherden (hehe) would all be out plus Zerrett getting suspended.
I will prob be down to 60k after this rnd though lol.
Get cheap fallen premo PODs and get full premo as possible...
I did this, 1. to avoid the carnage. (this didn't work as my PODs all went down suspended, injured, dropped.)
and 2. to catch up to the pack, I too was 18k at after the byes , down from 45K with some astute trading and planning.
The only problem was 3 of my backup bench all got the same season ending shoulder injuries...
...and all my premos got concussed, injured suspended dropped also.
What a crap year!!