2018 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 52

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Thoughts on best half to bring in for Matterson??

SJ and Cleary my main candidates.

Cleary for me. I want SJ to play at least 3 games to prove his fitness.

Martin or Cook?

Welshy wrote:Seriously looking at Mr Milford now

I am VERY strongly considering taking the punt on him, instead of getting Cleary this week.

Are we in this together?


I can't even work out who to trade out for him. Murray was the one, but now he's bloody starting, with Cook and Crichton on my bench.. I don't really want to trade out Martin already, but he's really my only other trade out option.

Krump wrote:Martin or Cook?

I'm playing Martin & Cook in my emg. If Souths are dominating the Titans & have a comfortable lead then Cook could only get 15-20 minutes.

Are Crichton owners playing him?

wolfking wrote:Having both Crichton and Cook is doing my head in. I think Angus should play at least 50 but Cook might only play 30 thinking about it now. Its a shame Crichton isn't starting last year it was the Titans that he got his 121 or whatever it was.

I’m not sure either will play. Wouldn’t surprise me to see Nicholls and/or Fuimaono come in late.

my tv broke wrote:

I am VERY strongly considering taking the punt on him, instead of getting Cleary this week.

Hands off my Milf you kents!

White Lightning wrote:The word is Cordner won't back up & either Radley or Aubs will start in the 2fr.

Aubbs !

Rabbit wrote:

Aubbs !

Feck Rabbit do you STILL have him??

FrizellsFootSchLong' wrote:

Feck Rabbit do you STILL have him??

Yep. He’s like AIDS. I can’t shake him. I’d love him to start and punt him when Matterson’s back.

wolfking wrote:Are Crichton owners playing him?

Assuming he does play, I probably will. Remember when he was first getting game time from the bench, and busting good scores. Could come on fresh and rack up some tb's against the Titans..

I own Surgess Crichton and Murray at the moment so I seem to have every base covered, if i can pick the right two to play.... ha


Also, FWIW, WACKO reckons that Martin will start at 2RF...... tbh, it doesn't make a lot of sense to bench him.

White Lightning wrote:

Cleary for me. I want SJ to play at least 3 games to prove his fitness.

Hopefully the ankle injury gave his groin a chance to fully heal

wolfking wrote:Are Crichton owners playing him?

Yep. Should still get good mins off the bench

Martin possibly starting complicates things.

What do you mean @rabbit that you aren't sure either will play??

Bringing in a player that misses a game (Cleary) really irks me for some reason.

Could ring in McInnes and just hope Watson doesn't shit the bed

Far out, had a late thought.

Cut my losses and trade Dugan out now for Smith, and keep Lane for 1 more week? Lane has a BE of 20 odd, so should make about $20k if he gets a standard 40.

Following week;

Lane -> Aitken

Then once Holmes tops out/gets moved to wing, use my $50k to jump on RTS or flavour of the month.

I only have 10 trades, so this effectively costs me an extra trade. Worth it? Basically it's Dugan to Aitken, with $20-$40k extra in my pocket.

A trade is worth a hell of a lot more than 40k Blain

my tv broke wrote:Also, FWIW, WACKO reckons that Martin will start at 2RF...... tbh, it doesn't make a lot of sense to bench him.

I assumed this would be the case. Didn't make a lot of sense Elliot ahead of him. Thinking I want to put Cook at EMG loop and maybe promote Martin to 17

I would consider trading Cook if all 3 Origins were midweek games but since the second Origin is on a weekend then Cook will have a weeks break between all games up until after Origin 3 so I am comfortable keeping him for the time being.

Really torn on the Matterson/Cleary trade. I have 13 trades left and have 3 non-keepers left in my squad to upgrade but I am concerned I am going to need trades later on.

Blain wrote:Far out, had a late thought.

Cut my losses and trade Dugan out now for Smith, and keep Lane for 1 more week? Lane has a BE of 20 odd, so should make about $20k if he gets a standard 40.

Following week;

Lane -> Aitken

Then once Holmes tops out/gets moved to wing, use my $50k to jump on RTS or flavour of the month.

I only have 10 trades, so this effectively costs me an extra trade. Worth it? Basically it's Dugan to Aitken, with $20-$40k extra in my pocket.

Lane expected ruled out after concussion last week