by Mulvy Fri Feb 25, 2022 3:47 am
rhinoceroo wrote:
Yep. There are occasional players where you *know* they're going to get a starting run soon from bottom price. Grant would be an example when everyone knew he was getting loaned to the Tigers but it hadn't happened by the start of the season. Suaalii might be an example this year, but he's not base price so probably best to wait until he's fit. Patolo is not an example. He looks pretty decent for a bench spot (and he played bench middle not edge in the first trial as far as I could see) but is behind two players the club rate highly for 2RF, and when the inevitable suspension does come who's to say it doesn't coincide with RFM coming back from injury?
Agreed. Also, there's no need to stash a cheapie on the bench, in the current format it's counter-intuitive. Grabbing that cheap guy if he gets a run, is what we are all craving to fix our squads in the first few weeks anyway.
Some positions are tough though. I'm back to hooker. Obviously Randall, then? I'm still debating Clark, boring, probably scores shit, Boyd on bench, cheap, plays first bye versus Grant, misses rd1, role?, minutes?, plays origin, would need a decent 18th man or at least rd1 score. Leaning towards Grant.