NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 79 - Ode to Aubbs, Get well soon champ

TLT Surprises/Or not so surprises

Knight Lock/Murray 2RF/Sironen Bench
Rein Hooker
Randall Bench/Mann 9/Crossland 6
Holmes FB/Drinkwater 6
Grant not named
Smith, Hughes named 9 and 7 with Munster 19-21.

StormTrooper96 wrote:I have a feeling I am going to have a really good week this week.

Who is everyone trading Lolo to?

Matterson/Barnett/Hunt/CM9/Cook/Harris are all on my shortlist.

I am thinking Barnett or Matterson to ensure that I go Lucy to Haas next week.

I'm considering the same lot (except Harris who I'm not keen on, and Hunt who I already have). At the moment going Barnett as it lets me go Luai to Haas next week. Would leave me with a bench of Barnett, NBrown, Taupau and Pearce, with Starling 18th man

Im doing Harris for the exact reason you mentioned Soylent. POD!

Ill need a frf (or play with 16 for a week). Originally I was going to trade Hetho to another cheap prop to hopefully bank a 40 this week.. problem is it feels a bit gross to use a remaining trade on a player who isnt a best 17 scorer..

Im now thinking that if Twal is named to start i will jump on him. He isnt someone I really wanted tbh.. other consideration is maybe AFB or Taupau.. (trade out lolo)

Next week ill grab Haas. (For anyone.. pearce/fog/etc).

The latter thinking sounds better than grabbing a host/wallace/ofa, yeah? Just means that hetho stays a red dot

StormTrooper96 wrote:TLT Surprises/Or not so surprises

Knight Lock/Murray 2RF/Sironen Bench
Rein Hooker
Randall Bench/Mann 9/Crossland 6
Holmes FB/Drinkwater 6
Grant not named
Smith, Hughes named 9 and 7 with Munster 19-21.

I am really hoping Grant gets named and plays decent minutes.

NRL Physio: Confirmation from the Panthers of a grade 1 calf strain for Api Koroisau, will miss this weekends clash at the very least. To be assessed again next week. Good chance he is available in Rd17, most able to return within 1-3 weeks (ie very worst case miss 2 games)

StormTrooper96 wrote:TLT Surprises/Or not so surprises

Knight Lock/Murray 2RF/Sironen Bench
Rein Hooker
Randall Bench/Mann 9/Crossland 6
Holmes FB/Drinkwater 6
Grant not named
Smith, Hughes named 9 and 7 with Munster 19-21.

I'll be surprised if Randall makes the 17.

Reckon they go Crossland 6, Hoy 14 or vice-versa. Lino in there if that's too many kids.

Thanks for the advice lads, let’s see what TLT throws up.

I’m thinking Lolo to Tohu though right now.

mattnz wrote:NRL Physio: Confirmation from the Panthers of a grade 1 calf strain for Api Koroisau, will miss this weekends clash at the very least. To be assessed again next week. Good chance he is available in Rd17, most able to return within 1-3 weeks (ie very worst case miss 2 games)

Based on previous Panthers physio updates, I guess that means Koroisau returned to play yesterday

Can I please get some advice.. lolo straight to mciness means I have to play starling, or something like lolo to Barnett and sironen to Moses means starling is 18 when haas is back

Very quiet in here, maybe there are quite a number of people with no trades left!

I have 4 left and still I don’t think it’s enough with more carnage to come.

Erin Moleman wrote:Can I please get some advice.. lolo straight to mciness means I have to play starling, or something like lolo to Barnett and sironen to Moses means starling is 18 when haas is back

I don't see an issue playing Starling. But if you can do the second option and you have enough trades, that sounds great too.

Weighing up a few options for a Lolo replacement:

163k and 3 trades left

a) Lolo to Cook/CS9, move CM9 to second row

b) Lolo to Cleary, Siro to the second row (I'll probably have to play him regardless). Most expensive gun I don't currently have and no point the 163k going to waste.

c) Lolo to Matterson, Randall to 546k or under (shortlist: Brimson, W Graham, Capewell, Fitzgibbon, Welch, Jackson, Nikorima)

d) Lolo to Barnett, Randall to 627k or under (shortlist: ARey, Friend, JFH, Paulo, Dedwards)

C and D mean hoping 1 trade is somehow enough for 4 rounds, but I'd at least have 4 fit emergencies in Talau, Siro, HTF, and Fui.

Any thoughts please?

Who steps up in Lolo's absence? Molo? I can do;

Lolo - Barnett
Hetherington - Molo

Hate having to get a front rower for one week, but Molo gets more minutes, he is well playable for a few weeks. if not I'm liking Twal and Granville.

mrbrownstone wrote:Weighing up a few options for a Lolo replacement:

163k and 3 trades left

a) Lolo to Cook/CS9, move CM9 to second row

b) Lolo to Cleary, Siro to the second row (I'll probably have to play him regardless). Most expensive gun I don't currently have and no point the 163k going to waste.

c) Lolo to Matterson, Randall to 546k or under (shortlist: Brimson, W Graham, Capewell, Fitzgibbon, Welch, Jackson, Nikorima)

d) Lolo to Barnett, Randall to 627k or under (shortlist: ARey, Friend, JFH, Paulo, Dedwards)

C and D mean hoping 1 trade is somehow enough for 4 rounds, but I'd at least have 4 fit emergencies in Talau, Siro, HTF, and Fui.

Any thoughts please?

I’d do a or b

mrbrownstone wrote:Weighing up a few options for a Lolo replacement:

163k and 3 trades left

a) Lolo to Cook/CS9, move CM9 to second row

b) Lolo to Cleary, Siro to the second row (I'll probably have to play him regardless). Most expensive gun I don't currently have and no point the 163k going to waste.

c) Lolo to Matterson, Randall to 546k or under (shortlist: Brimson, W Graham, Capewell, Fitzgibbon, Welch, Jackson, Nikorima)

d) Lolo to Barnett, Randall to 627k or under (shortlist: ARey, Friend, JFH, Paulo, Dedwards)

C and D mean hoping 1 trade is somehow enough for 4 rounds, but I'd at least have 4 fit emergencies in Talau, Siro, HTF, and Fui.

Any thoughts please?

I would try and hold the extra trade personally. I like A. Cleary could get rested at any time.

Is it worth using 2 of my 3 trades on moving on Tolo and BSmith? I'm thinking I'll have to if neither are coming back. Plus the best 2RF option I have in reserves is Eisenhuth and I'm concerned about his job stability

wolfking wrote:Who steps up in Lolo's absence?  Molo?  I can do;

Lolo - Barnett
Hetherington - Molo

Hate having to get a front rower for one week, but Molo gets more minutes, he is well playable for a few weeks.  if not I'm liking Twal and Granville.

I'd say Mclean or McGuire are the ones that really step up as senior players more than anyone else.

JSJSJSJ wrote:Is it worth using 2 of my 3 trades on moving on Tolo and BSmith? I'm thinking I'll have to if neither are coming back. Plus the best 2RF option I have in reserves is Eisenhuth and I'm concerned about his job stability

Looks like your hand is forced to trade both mate IMO.

JSJSJSJ wrote:Is it worth using 2 of my 3 trades on moving on Tolo and BSmith? I'm thinking I'll have to if neither are coming back. Plus the best 2RF option I have in reserves is Eisenhuth and I'm concerned about his job stability

I think they are both trades. If you won't use your last trades on them what will you use them on?

Just get the best players you can afford, and try and maintain positional coverage to cater for any future injuries a best as possible,