Necromantic vs Undead inducements

[Baduk]

Hullo!

I've got about 230k of inducements to spend for my necromantic team against an Undead team.
I can drop a Cheerleader, an Assistant Coach and/or a zombie if need be.

My Necromantic:
FG: Block, Guard
FG: Block
WW: rookie
WW: Block, +MA, Tackle
Wight: Guard, Mighty Blow
Wight: Guard
Ghoul: Block, Guard
Ghoul: Block, Tackle
7x Zombie (Block/Dirty Player/-MA, Dirty Player, Block/Kick, 2x Block (1xMNG), 2x rookie)
3xRR
1xAC
1xCL

Opponents's Undead:
Mummy: Guard, Grab
Mummy: Guard, Block, Grab
Wight: Mighty Blow, Piling On, Tackle, Frenzy, Juggernaut, -AV
Wight: Mighty Blow, Tackle, Dodge, Guard, Piling On
Ghoul: Wrestle, Strip Ball, Tackle, Diving Tackle
Ghoul: Guard, +ST, Block, Tackle
Ghoul: +AG, +MA, Block, Sure Hands, +AG
4x Zombies (Block/Kick, Wrestle/Fend, Wrestle, rookie)
Skeleton: Dirty Player
3xRR

So the options I'm thinking of so far are:

Wizard+babe: 200k (drop AC+CL for extra babe/card or switch babe for bribe)
Hack n Slash+bribe: 220k
Wilhelm Chaney: 240k (drop AC or CL)

Not a good option:
Setekh: 220

What do you think I should do inducments-wise?
Perhaps add some general strategy. So far I've only come up with: FOUL TEH POMBERS!!! (with or without Hack).

[swilhelm73]

You have...15 players?

I'd drop 2 which will put you at a TV difference of 310 - then wiz, bribe, babe. Or alternately add a RR, drop a AC and take a wiz and a bribe.

I think you do want a bribe to handle both the PO Wights and the well developed ghouls.

Remember to set up Frenzy traps for the -av Wight.

Try to stay away from the mummies.

[Baduk]

Yeah 15 players. I'd think having more players in a league environment would be better than inducements. This way I can foul and survive some bashing before getting into trouble numbers-wise.

For the league I try to do some regular fouling (Dirtiest player award!) but I find that in games where the other team/coach is stronger I hardly get to do any fouling. Let alone solidly supported fouling. I expect this game might give me similar difficulties on that part.

[swilhelm73]

I generally ran my league Necro team with 13 players. The Zs are fairly resilient so if you need more then 5 of them you are probably in a lot of trouble anyway...

I do think 15 players is overkill, even if you like to foul - after all if you are smart about fouling it is helping you win the attrition war (presuming you aren't getting nuffled of course).

[Baduk]

mmm ok, I'll fire two of those zeds then.
The Block/DP has -MA. Who's more useful, her or a rookie zombie?

[MKL]

You have...15 players?

I'd drop 2 which will put you at a TV difference of 310 - then wiz, bribe, babe. Or alternately add a RR, drop a AC and take a wiz and a bribe.

I think you do want a bribe to handle both the PO Wights and the well developed ghouls.

Remember to set up Frenzy traps for the -av Wight.

Try to stay away from the mummies.

I'm a bit late, but I agree with Swilhelm.
I'm wary of taking Wilhelm, another frenzy, against a team that can be so dangerous on the sidelines (all that Grab+frenzy Juggernaut... I feel that guy loves to shove opponents off the pitch).
Chainsaws are a sort of placebo. Impressive, but not so much effective (in my experience)
Setekh... I like him (break tackle+S4), but I'm the only one apparently
Wizard is always a solid choice, and your bench is... Well, a lot!

[Baduk]

MMm good point. Escecially so considering I surf a lot (as the subject of the surfing that is!).

I forgot to mention that one Zombie (Block) is MNG so perhaps I should only fire one. I don't want to though. One has 5spps and the other is raised from a team I expect to meet next season, which I very much would like to foul the rest of that team do death with yet he doesn't have any SPPs...

[swilhelm73]

mmm ok, I'll fire two of those zeds then.
The Block/DP has -MA. Who's more useful, her or a rookie zombie?

Hmm, not having a DP will hurt, but with only MA 3 and with a cost of 80k I'd probably keep a rookie instead and focus on getting DP with the next Z to level up.

[Baduk]

I have another DP zombie, no Block though.

[Baduk]

Setekh doesn't make much sense to me. He's got Sure Hands on his team and nothing requiring Juggernaut so that seems like wasted skills.

While I like to scare with Hack, I have too many players to protect already and the Chainsaw is usually a hot target to take down. Perhaps having two DP is enough to prevent/punish some Piling On/Wrestling.

Edit:
One more thing on firing a zombie (or two). When kicking who goes on the LoS? Right now I've got 6 available zombies, one is a kicker so that leaves 5. If I fire one I've only got one reserve for the LoS and seeing the amount of MB/PO that's hardly a luxury, right?

Oh and there's some Wrestle on the team so Juggernauts does serve a purpose. Mmmmmmm

[Baduk]

I've decided!
Bought a RR (definately going to need it with a rookie WW).
Fired a rookie zombie

Inducements: Wizard and babe.

[Baduk]

Because I always want to know how games turned out when people ask advice, here's what happened:
I lost 1-0. I'm not sure I'm happy with the choice of having fired a zombie because at one point I could only field 10 players, but that's not the reason I lost. Some early casualties on a few of my key players made me struggle for most of the game and I wasn't able to really hurt or out position the undead.
Wizard was fine, stunned the ghoul with the ball. I don't recall actually needing the babe because I hardly had any KO's.

[swilhelm73]

Were you able to foul his piling on pieces?

[Baduk]

nope, not even once. My Dirty Players were either too busy or out of the game. Same goes for the other zombies/players. I think I had a chance of an unassisted foul on a pomber at one point but there was something more important to do for that player if I recall correctly.

[Digger Goreman]

Rarely does one overcome 200k difference, especially against a mini-maxed team like undead... unless timmy-teaming, i.e., dwelves....