NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 72 - Bursting the COVID bubble

@Chewie wrote:

Will a 50k buffer be enough though?

According to my predictions and calculations it should be more than enough.

Doing Grant > Koro and Matterson > Moses this week leaving 505K in the bank to fund Lucy + Butcher > Tedesco + Fifita in R14 and then Young > Matterson in R15.

Will play it by week though because the way NRL is going those plans will be out the window before the end of the week.

Bring on footy! Today is going too slow.

Wither Butcher's BE of 30 and Bateman's BE of 71 and 291k I really do need some luck to be able to afford Butcher --> Bateman next week. But it's a risk worth taking

@Ozymandias wrote:

Is that ITB total a typo, or do you really have over half a million left?

I have that money left. I built it up with the intention of trading out Butcher and Young this week for guns (by trading out Api a couple of weeks ago, wasn't that inspired). Might keep Young if he nails down the lock role though.

Danny Weidler
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EXCLUSIVE: NRL examining photo of Kayln Ponga at Japanese restaurant. Taken on weekend. My understanding he was getting takeaway with other players and not dining in. Not sure if it’s in the Paul Vaughan class of breach - up to NRL to determine.
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@whall15 wrote:

I have that money left. I built it up with the intention of trading out Butcher and Young this week for guns (by trading out Api a couple of weeks ago, wasn't that inspired). Might keep Young if he nails down the lock role though.

I really think Young keeps that lock role. Ricky loves him and he's been great the last two weeks. If he takes that Horse role for the year out, then he's a perfect to keep, if he keeps hitting 50's that is.

I've gone from lacking 2rfs to a plethora in a matter of weeks (which means I really should be bringing in a gun Hooker rather than Bateman this week I guess).

Lolo, Bateman, Fifita, Carrigan, Brown & Lucy suiting up this week.

What is the news for today?

Re. Grant?

@wolfking wrote:

I really think Young keeps that lock role.  Ricky loves him and he's been great the last two weeks.  If he takes that Horse role for the year out, then he's a perfect to keep, if he keeps hitting 50's that is.

I'd like to see where CHN fits into the rotation in a normal week where he doesn't sub on for a winger

I would expect he spends some time in second row with Bateman into the middle, but who knows with Ricky

@SoylentGreen wrote:I've gone from lacking 2rfs to a plethora in a matter of weeks (which means I really should be bringing in a gun Hooker rather than Bateman this week I guess).

Lolo, Bateman, Fifita, Carrigan, Brown & Lucy suiting up this week.

I'm the same with halves. Went from Cleary and DCE only to now having SJ, Munster, Moses joining them

@RandomSil wrote:What is the news for today?

Re. Grant?

Minor knee surgery apparently. 3-4 weeks.

@RandomSil wrote:What is the news for today?

Re. Grant?

Club saying 3-4
NRL Physio saying type of injury is 3-6

All I know at the moment is Robson gets a reprieve and Grant traded instead. Still not sure whether to get two guns and play with 16 or another CTR to play 17 this week.

@my tv broke wrote:Danny Weidler
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EXCLUSIVE: NRL examining photo of Kayln Ponga at Japanese restaurant. Taken on weekend. My understanding he was getting takeaway with other players and not dining in. Not sure if it’s in the Paul Vaughan class of breach - up to NRL to determine.
@9NewsSyd

@NRLonNine

Efffff

@my tv broke wrote:Danny Weidler
@Danny_Weidler
EXCLUSIVE: NRL examining photo of Kayln Ponga at Japanese restaurant. Taken on weekend. My understanding he was getting takeaway with other players and not dining in. Not sure if it’s in the Paul Vaughan class of breach - up to NRL to determine.
@9NewsSyd

@NRLonNine

FARK MOI. Can't these players just follow rules...


Mind you… I wonder how ambiguous this rules actually are.

Would you upgrade Fogarty to a gun if you had the chance this week or be happy he's actually playing and take slightly less points

I'm currently thinking: Grant + Fogarty to Bateman + Moses

Team after trades (3 trades, 36k)
Robson
Haas JFH
Taumalolo Yeo Bateman
Cleary Moses
McIntyre Niu
Teddy Ponga Crichton

Carrigan Hunt Tevaga Starling
Talau Averillo Flanagan Papenhuyzen

Fuck me I have just reversed all trades.

Any advice would be appreciated please, have 7 trades and 236k spare:

Team is:

Grant
Haas MoFo
Lucy Murray Yeo
Cleary Pearce
Latrell Aubusson
Teddy Ponga Pap

Hunt Carrigan Taupau Sironen
S. Crichton Randall Hammer Niu

@wolfking wrote:

I really think Young keeps that lock role.  Ricky loves him and he's been great the last two weeks.  If he takes that Horse role for the year out, then he's a perfect to keep, if he keeps hitting 50's that is.

Kind of do and don't want this to happen. Ruins my trade plans but I would also be a cheap 50 points scorer I picked up earlier in the season . Not sure he has the minutes to do it though. only played 46 on the weekend.

@Camo123 wrote:Would you upgrade Fogarty to a gun if you had the chance this week or be happy he's actually playing and take slightly less points

I'm currently thinking: Grant + Fogarty to Bateman + Moses

Team after trades (3 trades, 36k)
Robson
Haas JFH
Taumalolo Yeo Bateman
Cleary Moses
McIntyre Niu
Teddy Ponga Crichton

Carrigan Hunt Tevaga Starling
Talau Averillo Flanagan Papenhuyzen

I think you've got good coverage but personally I'd probably wait a week and see what pans out with Robson and Flanagan

Fog not an urgent trade and should beat his BE

8 weeks to go, if Moses scores 65 and Fog 45, then that 20 pts is not huge in the scheme of things.

@StormTrooper96 wrote:

FARK MOI. Can't these players just follow rules...


Mind you… I wonder how ambiguous this rules actually are.

That's the thing. What can they and can't they do? I'm guessing it's been explained to them but there would always be some sort of grey areas. They can't go and get food? Not even take away? They have to uber in everything or something?