2018 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 8

For every tree fiddy we have accumulated in the cash comp, I have posted a tree fiddy meme.  Behold said glory below!  If we get to 5 tree fiddy's ($1750) then I vow to post an actual GIF.  Yep, y'all heard right.  After 7 years on the forums it will happen-BUT only if you allow it!  You need to ask yourself-could you be the one to make the difference? The answer is 'probably', depending on the total before you enter...

#seventeenfiftymakesstandardprettynifty



Combined pool is currently $1050.  That is exactly tree by tree fiddy's!













Confirmed paid and in:

Moose
MTB
Pacey
Bender
SI
Welshy
Random
Trajan
Russ
mulvy
DK
Big Kev
THEGAME
Krump
Soylent
GM
ricsum
tragic
CD
Chucky
AL

Cash Comp link:

https://www.nrlfantasyfanatics.com/t630-cash-comp-is-open

Such a long time coming a cash league. Well excited for it, even if prizes have improved in the real game and the competition here is shit hot! I think play FPL for so much money about time I backed my NRL time spent with an outlay.

Great to hear SI is going to match the total pot raised dollar for dollar. Keep the fiddys coming!

GreenMachine wrote:Such a long time coming a cash league. Well excited for it, even if prizes have improved in the real game and the competition here is shit hot! I think play FPL for so much money about time I backed my NRL time spent with an outlay.

I tear my hair out year on year over fantasy when my team costs nothing to enter.

This league is going to age me.

DarkKnight wrote:

I tear my hair out year on year over fantasy when my team costs nothing to enter.

This league is going to age me.

Hahaha indeed. The sweat always feels more worthwhile with the cash on the line

mickspicks wrote:Eisenhuth surely won’t be starting lock with ET in the team. Can see him in a 2RF starting position maybe.

That's how we finished last year, and I hope we start this year like that.

Probably go Rochow, Lawrence, ET or something similarly uninspiring

Here we are boys, and girls!

TLT

I’ve never seen Charlie so excited.

Best part of the year.
week 1 team list tuesday. Hopes and dreams at an all time high.


Also the worst part of the year comes in about 5 mins after kickoff when my marque POD goes down with a season ender.

Rabbit wrote:Here we are boys, and girls!

TLT

I’ve never seen Charlie so excited.

Give that dog a bone !

I think I have about 13 players locked in to my squad. Have about 15-20 players contending for the last 8 spots.

Most annoyingly I can't say with confidence who either of my 2 centres will be at this point. Tempting to run with 2 cheapies but scoring potential is not great amongst the options

TLT1 lesson from pretty much every year, but I do wonder if it applies in the new 21 man squad...

Ie. If there’s one budget buy you really like, be it a Milne or a Butcher or whoever else you’ve been backing since pre-season, back yourself and find a slot for them even if not named. You’ll most of the time be saving yourself a trade later on

Other than Lachie Croker (who will def be named), I don’t like any of the rookies so I won’t have to apply the above this year

Milchcow wrote:
I think I have about 13 players locked in to my squad. Have about 15-20 players contending for the last 8 spots.

Most annoyingly I can't say with confidence who either of my 2 centres will be at this point. Tempting to run with 2 cheapies but scoring potential is not great amongst the options

Strong base! I think only about 5 or 7 have survived every iteration for me

I stand corrected it is 9 players who haven’t budged;

Smith
Lodge
Croft
Tedesco
Ponga
Cook
Cartwright
Croker
Kennar

I think I’ve had about 68 combinations of backrowers and Centres. Fun times but where the cash will be won and lost no doubt this year!

GreenMachine wrote:I stand corrected it is 9 players who haven’t budged;

Smith
Lodge
Croft
Tedesco
Ponga
Cook
Cartwright
Croker
Kennar

Subtract Kennar, add
Murray
RFM
Katoa
Hiku

Guys like Kennar, Thompson, Nicholls will probably be in my team, just waiting to see what other options are available.
TPJ pretty close to getting a run as well.

For other spots its just about where to spend the cash. Currently starting with Fifita + Merrin, but might downgrade either to upgrade bench.

Milchcow wrote:

Subtract Kennar, add
Murray
RFM
Katoa
Hiku

Guys like Kennar, Thompson, Nicholls will probably be in my team, just waiting to see what other options are available.
TPJ pretty close to getting a run as well.

For other spots its just about where to spend the cash. Currently starting with Fifita + Merrin, but might downgrade either to upgrade bench.

Definitely sound strategy mate having a team that is competitive among this lot first and foremost. Base/spine of templaters. There was some scaremongering about how bad Hiku was as in a trial but he will near certain make my team. DPP with decent fantasy history/pedigree. What’s not to like there sub 300k.

Just have to remember that our forums template isn’t the overall game’s template lads so needn’t get creative with entire 17!
Lolo = 30% owned
JT = 23% owned
Gagai = 16% owned
Hayne = 15% owned
SJ/Turbo/Cleary/Crichton/McGuire = all over 10% owned

I would say these are very lightly owned in our community which keeps it real

Happy TLT everyone!

The way I’m going to go about picking my team is;

1) CS9 (c)
2) Mid range players with starting spots and good job security.
3) Cheapies with starting spots and good job security.
4) Fill remaining spots with guns.

Hiku's long term average at centre is 30, and he is priced at 19. Ideal squad filler, especially with his DPP

Milchcow wrote:
Hiku's long term average at centre is 30, and he is priced at 19. Ideal squad filler, especially with his DPP

Agree. He will be back in my starting line up if Taka not named