NRL Fantasy 2019 part 73

Trajan wrote:Article in SMH 23/07/19 saying that Api Koroisau has been given permission to negotiate with other clubs even though he has two years remaining on his contract.
" Fainu started off his career as the bench back up for Koroisau but it appears those roles will be reversed when both are fit" by Adrian Prozenko.

Still means Api might get 20 to 30 minutes anyway. Manly have to pay for the Turbo brothers somehow.

If he plays out the year off the bench then he would be a steal to start 2020, assuming he does sign elsewhere for a starting role.

So would seem that over 3000 people have traded Fifita out?

my tv broke wrote:So would seem that over 3000 people have traded Fifita out?

He's my new POD?

Mulvy wrote:

He's my new POD?

Only if he plays........and for longer than 20 minutes at a time.

Trajan wrote:Article in SMH 23/07/19 saying that Api Koroisau has been given permission to negotiate with other clubs even though he has two years remaining on his contract.
" Fainu started off his career as the bench back up for Koroisau but it appears those roles will be reversed when both are fit" by Adrian Prozenko.

Still means Api might get 20 to 30 minutes anyway. Manly have to pay for the Turbo brothers somehow.

I'm backing him to keep Api out the rest of the year.

lukeaye wrote:

Only i he plays........and for longer than 20 minutes at a time.

True, true. Seems like a lot though. Hopefully it's people who shouldn't be trading him but do anyway.

wolfking wrote:

I'm backing him to keep Api out the rest of the year.

A four forward bench? A new way to screw with Kapow's minutes? Where's Milfy for a rant?

Mulvy wrote:

A four forward bench? A new way to screw with Kapow's minutes? Where's Milfy for a rant?

A utility like Croker still could be on the bench for cover, but Fainu has been playing big minutes. Yes he's been looking pretty gassed but not enough to not play 65+ minutes.

Trajan wrote:Article in SMH 23/07/19 saying that Api Koroisau has been given permission to negotiate with other clubs even though he has two years remaining on his contract.
" Fainu started off his career as the bench back up for Koroisau but it appears those roles will be reversed when both are fit" by Adrian Prozenko.

Still means Api might get 20 to 30 minutes anyway. Manly have to pay for the Turbo brothers somehow.

Well Fainu if he’s the starting 80mins hooker next year in will just kill Fantasy, he would be in my team

White Lightning wrote:Isn't there that nrl fantasy unwritten rule that never captain a back coming off a monster score. But the thing is Tedesco is playing the Bulldogs & this points to another boom score by Tedesco.

...there was, but the rules are changing. The number 1 rule no longer applies this season. Maybe the other unwritten rules don't apply either. #IllridewithTeddy

Rabbits21 wrote:

Well Fainu if he’s the starting 80mins hooker next year in will just kill Fantasy, he would be in my team

Maybe needs to work on his fitness a bit first... maybe involve himself a little less in some areas to optimise output.

I will be so happy when Ponga scores a Tonne and I have the armband on him.

I was planning to upgrade Fainu to Cook,  but if Fainu does get the starting gig, I can probably upgrade one of my other players

Fortitude wrote:@rabbits21

Sorry, about delay in response. But nah, I wouldn’t make those trades. Fifita to teddy isn’t a bad shout, but at this stage those sorts of trades really fuck up team balances, and I’m sorry I didn’t take the time
To closely review your team to provide a better comment.

I just feel Teddy is a must, he could score 80 this week and 70 next week.

Trajan wrote:Article in SMH 23/07/19 saying that Api Koroisau has been given permission to negotiate with other clubs even though he has two years remaining on his contract.
" Fainu started off his career as the bench back up for Koroisau but it appears those roles will be reversed when both are fit" by Adrian Prozenko.

Still means Api might get 20 to 30 minutes anyway. Manly have to pay for the Turbo brothers somehow.

Which is why Api replacing Farah is doing the rounds again

Khany wrote:Nene McDonald fast becoming the NRL's next welfare case.

I don’t ever recall him being this evasive on the field

my tv broke wrote:

Yeah i think youre better off trying to get the right captain out of these guys. Something I cant manage to do.

Cook can have one or two big plays and he is in banner territory. Same for haas and Lolo.

Round 17 I went Haas when he scored the 87, last week I went Smith who got 74, can I make it 3 from 3?

I haven’t captained Cook in weeks, this could be the week!

wolfking wrote:

I'm backing him to keep Api out the rest of the year.

Api coming on for the last 20 minutes makes sense with Fainu hitting the wall late in games. Dare I keep Fainu and with the $158 in the kitty upgrade Hughes or Garrick who are making coin at the moment?

StormTrooper96 wrote:I will be so happy when Ponga scores a Tonne and I have the armband on him.

The reason I'm sticking solid with the usual suspects is the backs people are considering are owned by most on here anyway

E.g. Teddy scores 90 & is captained while Cook/Haas etc scores 65 = only 25 point increase because people own both (90*2 + 65 = 245 VS 65*2 + 90 = 220)

For a player to get close to 100 and get in 90s they need to have a great game while in their current form the forwards are getting 65 without effort - high risk and a tiny bit of reward IMO

Between Fainu and To'o for who I trade out for a final gun in the coming weeks.