NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 67 - You get an injury, you get an injury, and you get an injury! ☹

rhinoceroo wrote:

There are a few 2RFs who have the potential to "do a Ma'u" from around the 580-600k mark and go on a high-scoring, try-scoring run to the end of the season. CSironen, Nikora, Fitzgibbon, Whitehead. Just a matter of picking the right one, if any.. Friz is a safer option if you're spending your entire bank.

I meant more he quietly keeps pumping out scores over 50 and ownership still stays low, low score of 48 this season

I'm probably going to remove Robson seems to be consigned to under 50 with no 80 mins - so basically whether I do Moses & Twal/Fifita if named, Moses & Mr 54-56/Murray or SJ/Frizell

Camo123 wrote:Looking at as a potential trade in around the 700k mark I can afford (max 731k in one trade for Fog, but may need to also trade Robson)

Never been really mentioned in great depth this year, feels a bit like Ma'u at the backend of last year

Ma'u was one of my greatest fantasy purchases ever last season.

Flew completely under the radar, 1% ownership and putting up 50 minimum each week.

Friz is certainly doing similar things. Low score of 48 for the year. Great POD.

Might only be running with one gun hooker plus starling this week. Just doesn’t feel right

my tv broke wrote:FYI those looking for Tesi Niu news.

Broncos have confirmed he had surgery last week and wont be back this season.

Hmm chose the wrong red dot CTR to cull last week

Hmm.....Aubbs could still be a viable trade in option this week. Angus still recovering and Cordner sounding shaky. Could see quite a few games in the back row regardless.

mattnz wrote:
Both Bateman and CHN ahead of him

Is CHN definitely ahead of him? Could be way off the pace.

robelgordo wrote:

Is CHN definitely ahead of him? Could be way off the pace.

That’s what I’m thinking...hasn’t even been cleared to play or train by Apollo yet then He has to build fitness.
Young is good for a few more weeks at least so delay that decision as long as you can

robelgordo wrote:

Is CHN definitely ahead of him? Could be way off the pace.

They aren't bringing him in to sit on the sidelines.

wolfking wrote:Hmm.....Aubbs could still be a viable trade in option this week.  Angus still recovering and Cordner sounding shaky.  Could see quite a few games in the back row regardless.

Tempting. don't think I can with 7 trades left.

Bringing in Mcinnes this week hoping for his DPP after this round. Anyone know why his scores seem to be lower at lock rather than at hooker? Don't understand how playing lock would make him score less cause hooker and lock both defend in the middle of the park, but at lock he benefits from run meters and opportunities for TB with his elusiveness around the ruck? Was it just a few quiter games because his tackle count was much lower at lock or do you reckon he might have been told to ease up on all the tackles and focus on running a fair bit as he is already a great defender. Thoughts lads?

wolfking wrote:

They aren't bringing him in to sit on the sidelines.

Let's assume CHN is able to slot straight in and Bateman is only a week away, Young goes to the bench, what about Sutton? Is he still in the middle forward rotation, or gonski?

Got Cleary, Hunt and Pearce - might give Moses a miss and get Paul Vaughan. He's due a few tries.

wolfking wrote:

They aren't bringing him in to sit on the sidelines.

There’s a middle ground between ahead of Young and sitting on the sidelines.

robelgordo wrote:

There’s a middle ground between ahead of Young and sitting on the sidelines.

CHN may come from the bench to start with I suppose but as an edge player, he has to be ahead of Young. Young did make a wonderful case from himself the other night though.

Did Papalii and Tapine get their flu shots?

Edit : Papalii planning to get it this week & Tapine has applied for exemption

KingTeddy wrote:Bringing in Mcinnes this week hoping for his DPP after this round. Anyone know why his scores seem to be lower at lock rather than at hooker? Don't understand how playing lock would make him score less cause hooker and lock both defend in the middle of the park, but at lock he benefits from run meters and opportunities for TB with his elusiveness around the ruck? Was it just a few quiter games because his tackle count was much lower at lock or do you reckon he might have been told to ease up on all the tackles and focus on running a fair bit as he is already a great defender. Thoughts lads?

At hooker he doesn't have to run the ball which is quite an energy expensive activity. He likely has to balance runs with tackles. Still a good purchase

Rapture_NRL wrote:

At hooker he doesn't have to run the ball which is quite an energy expensive activity. He likely has to balance runs with tackles. Still a good purchase

Yeah true mate. Yep still a great buy, finally get to own him. Probably gonna captain him this week if he gets named at hooker, will be in for a big game against his former club!

wolfking wrote:Thompson could be looking like a really decent cheap keeper option for those low on funds.  53 from pure base stats.  It was the game for it though.

I'm just looking at this now. Super frustratingly, I am 4K short of a direct Kerr to Thompson trade, so I'd have to do two trades for it to happen, which could happen if a good cheapie pops up for Field to swap out to. But I'm not completely sold on him. Previously he's played more minutes for less points. Are we assuming he's warming up to the NRL and likely so be a decent scorer from here on in?

wolfking wrote:Hmm.....Aubbs could still be a viable trade in option this week.  Angus still recovering and Cordner sounding shaky.  Could see quite a few games in the back row regardless.

Same plan as last week.
Niu at CTR2, Talau in EMG.
If Talau’s score is acceptable I leave as is.
If Talau’s score is not acceptable, in comes Aubbs.
I was actually slightly disappointed Talau scored well last week as I was looking forward to getting Aubbs.