NRL Fantasy 2022 - Part 65 - No Papi :,(

Cotter supposed to be back vs Tigers.  Strange time slot for a cowboys home game.

wolfking wrote:At this stage;

Pap - Mitchell
Barnett - Doueihi

Gives me this team with 1+4 trades and 148K;

Cook
IPap McInnes Tolo
Crichton Harris
Clearly DCE
Manu Burton
Hynes Doueihi Mitchell

Robson Elliot Aitken Moses

Koula Palasia Kennedy Matamua

Pretty solid I think.

Looks great.

One thing to think about, with Friz potentially out and Mann potentially back. Barnett might move back to his 80min edge role, although Brodie Jones is a bit of a worry. I would maybe trade out McInnes first, his minutes are worrying. Bit of extra cash for upgrades too.

I think Lolo might be needing an upgrade when Cotter comes back too. Could go straight to Murray with the extra $$.

ynot wrote:

Looks great.

One thing to think about, with Friz potentially out and Mann potentially back. Barnett might move back to his 80min edge role, although Brodie Jones is a bit of a worry. I would maybe trade out McInnes first, his minutes are worrying. Bit of extra cash for upgrades too.

I think Lolo might be needing an upgrade when Cotter comes back too. Could go straight to Murray with the extra $$.

Thanks mate. Yeah, there's question marks over all 3 really. I'll see what this arvo brings. Can also use the cash and the last trade here to turn McInnes into Murray but I might wait a week. Those 3 players are only the real question marks in my team. Gonna be a big call either way.

Is looking at Hastings a bit of points chase or did he look like a gun at lock?

Rabbits21 wrote:Eyeing off the 4 following trades....

May to Booth
Pap to Latrell
M. King to Grant
Lolo to Murray

Then I’ll just have the extra 4 trades coming left....

Team would be:

Grant
McInnes Murray Tohu
Ipap Angus
Cleary DCE
Burton Aitken
Teddy Hynes Latrell

Mahoney Elliot Moses RFM
Koula Booth Kennedy Matamua

Thoughts do I pull the trigger?

Small thing, but if he's going to be in your 17 regardless, are you not better off setting up the team with RFM starting and Angus' dual on the bench? I know Elliott is already there with dual, but the extra cover never hurts! Just realised I was doing the same thing with Angus starting at DiFi at 17th man.

Khany wrote:Cotter supposed to be back vs Tigers.  Strange time slot for a cowboys home game.

Only traded the little warrior out last week after watching the recovery video which by my maths was indicating a R20-R22 return.

Oh well, may be eased back in and last game of the round, would need a decent EMG on standby anyway. See how he returns, that cowboys pack has lots of good cattle to share the minutes around - no point busting him straight up.

mrbrownstone wrote:

Small thing, but if he's going to be in your 17 regardless, are you not better off setting up the team with RFM starting and Angus' dual on the bench? I know Elliott is already there with dual, but the extra cover never hurts! Just realised I was doing the same thing with Angus starting at DiFi at 17th man.

Agree. Bench can never have enough DPP

mrbrownstone wrote:

Small thing, but if he's going to be in your 17 regardless, are you not better off setting up the team with RFM starting and Angus' dual on the bench? I know Elliott is already there with dual, but the extra cover never hurts! Just realised I was doing the same thing with Angus starting at DiFi at 17th man.

It depends which is more valuable. Extra DPP on the bench, Or flexibility with RFM if he gets moved from starting to bench/vice versa in final team lists.

Possibility exists that he gets named to start at TLT then goes to bench come final team lists and you may want more options to play someone else

Milchcow wrote:

It depends which is more valuable. Extra DPP on the bench, Or flexibility with RFM if he gets moved from starting to bench/vice versa in final team lists.

Possibility exists that he gets named to start at TLT then goes to bench come final team lists and you may want more options to play someone else

That's a fair point in RFM's case, for sure.

Guess I meant it as a more general point, as I've seen a few teams set up that way (including mine!). Easy to default to "highest averaging player goes in the starting team" because it just looks better haha, without always thinking through the DPP permutations.

mrbrownstone wrote:

That's a fair point in RFM's case, for sure.

Guess I meant it as a more general point, as I've seen a few teams set up that way (including mine!). Easy to default to "highest averaging player goes in the starting team" because it just looks better haha, without always thinking through the DPP permutations.

Completely.

Get screwed me over in VSDT more often with less bench flexibility, where its so hard to avoid the temptation to put the better player in the starting 13.

Green eyed monster well and truly alive in me watching you all propose trades and here's me waiting on RD 20!!

Cook, Cleary, Carrigan out and Papy going down screwed my round last week, dropping 400 odd places.

Hoping to see the three former back and belting out big scores this week and then Papy to Doueihi RD 20! Thankfully have Ramsay or Kennedy to cover him this week, just hope one of them can smash out a 40-60!

Hope Suli plays or just a 1 week injury. Been Mr reliable every week since round 1. Can't find anything other in doubt this week etc

Revraiser wrote:Hope Suli plays or just a 1 week injury. Been Mr reliable every week since round 1. Can't find anything other in doubt this week etc

I've got him in draft, and he's been super consistent. NRL physio couldn't even give a hint about seriousness because the touchie ran in front of the camera at the moment of impact lol

Rava is out for 8-10 weeks with his hammy which you'd think is NRL season over (I assume he'll still play World Cup)

mrbrownstone wrote:

That's a fair point in RFM's case, for sure.

Guess I meant it as a more general point, as I've seen a few teams set up that way (including mine!). Easy to default to "highest averaging player goes in the starting team" because it just looks better haha, without always thinking through the DPP permutations.

I almost always set it up in playing order (i.e. players playing late in the round go on the bench, players playing early in the round in the starting team), though I do make exceptions for C/VC and looping strategies that require very specific conditions

robelgordo wrote:

I've got him in draft, and he's been super consistent. NRL physio couldn't even give a hint about seriousness because the touchie ran in front of the camera at the moment of impact lol

Rava is out for 8-10 weeks with his hammy which you'd think is NRL season over (I assume he'll still play World Cup)

Ahh didn't know that, missed the first half.

Maybe clarity this avo

Revraiser wrote:

Ahh didn't know that, missed the first half.

Maybe clarity this avo

Here's the tweet:
https://twitter.com/nrlphysio/status/1548889494740684800?cxt=HHwWgMDSpcCy4f4qAAAA

We are in the hands of the Dragons for info

DT early mail

Ryan Matterson cleared to return from injury.

Broncos Origin star Payne Haas will be named to return from a shoulder injury in Thursday’s clash against Parramatta in Sydney.

Broncos hooker Billy Walters sustained a hip injury in Brisbane’s 16-12 win against the Titans last weekend and will be rested.

Cobbo to miss this weeks game.

Jurbo out due to covid.

Sione Katoa out for the season. Dislocated shoulder and requires surgery.

wolfking wrote:At this stage;

Pap - Mitchell
Barnett - Doueihi

Gives me this team with 1+4 trades and 148K;

Cook
IPap McInnes Tolo
Crichton Harris
Clearly DCE
Manu Burton
Hynes Doueihi Mitchell

Robson Elliot Aitken Moses

Koula Palasia Kennedy Matamua

Pretty solid I think.

More than solid - this is excellent

Reece Walsh benched. Dammit. Funnily enough his replacement won't be there next season either.