Sportdesk VSDT 2023

code delta wrote:

I was worried that I only had 5 trades left. I'd be nervous with no trades left but your team looks very good and like mine can probably cover some injuries. I'll be keeping some trades for the back end of the season. I sat on Cleary and Fifita and have had Grant all season so I think Haas is who I might need. $322K ITB makes him an easy get in one trade.

Yeah I'm set for my hookers frf 2rf and halves just injuries in my backs will be a concern. I'm thinking who evers fb and ctw fire for the remaining rounds will go on to win whole thing. Not being able to bringing in Mitchell is abit of a worry for me.

manlybeaver wrote:Should be interesting times heading into the final rounds. Guessing a lot of teams are on very few trades my self included only 2 left a lot of top teams don't have cleary or fifita. Will they have the cash to bring them in. Thinking last 2 will be grant and fifita and pray for no injuries

After looking at Milch's adjusted B/E's I decided that Bula b/e 109 had to go. So I sold him for Munro and 360k extra in the bank.
Then Isaako b/e 104 should go too, but for who? With about 760k available I could afford anyone, so I turned him into Cleary via Ponga.
3rd trade Cartwright b/e 65 was surplus and unlikely to get 65 so I traded him for D.Fifita.

I know it is a week or 2 early for Cleary and Fifita but if I waited any longer Bula, Isaako and Cartwright would have lost so much cash I might not have been able to get the guns.

A leap of faith that I was prepared to take!
5 trades and $247,900 left!!

Lockout over just scrapped into the top 10 but first had another good ground won't be catching him

manlybeaver wrote:Lockout over just scrapped into the top 10 but first had another good ground won't be catching him

Yeah would need to be out of trades and cop a heap of injuries - 2nd got a decent buffer and team too.

The thing I found funny was the two blokes (Hench being one of them) that created Rd 19 teams and that took out the 1st and 2nd in the weekly......but there isn't any prizes.

d. fifita had a hip pointer injury that's why he only played 33 mins last night...i was going to buy him but now i'm not so keen

White Lightning wrote:d. fifita had a hip pointer injury that's why he only played 33 mins last night...i was going to buy him but now i'm not so keen

Stylebender wrote:@NRLPhysio

Correction! A mixed update for David Fifita - despite being listed with a hip pointer on NRLdotcom I’ve had it confirmed this was a mix up with Jeremiah Nanai, who suffered a hip pointer last week.

Fifita did suffer some back tightness though & will still need to be assessed.

There appears to be some confusion.
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I'm down to 19th after a poor week Only 6 trades left, so that may be the end of my title ambitions, but hopefully can still finish strong

Spoiler:

thanks milchy

Thanks Milch - don't know about you blokes, but I am absolutely decimated this week.

At this stage, might have to play with 15 or 16

Oz Sport Mad wrote:Thanks Milch - don't know about you blokes, but I am absolutely decimated this week.

At this stage, might have to play with 15 or 16

i'm in the same boat bro but with only 5 trades left i can't waste them on fill ins so will play what i have.

Oz Sport Mad wrote:Thanks Milch - don't know about you blokes, but I am absolutely decimated this week.

At this stage, might have to play with 15 or 16

Trading Bula out for Averillo for the money and hopeful points this week. Teddy and Walsh as NPR is painful.
Hope Cleary plays and if he doesn't I'll have NAS as cover.
4 trades left.

bugga, I got that wrong.

I brought in Ponga for Walsh tonight. Only 4 trades and $390,300 left, so given the cash I might bring in Fifita or Cleary if need be this week too. Think ill take Ponga VC. Will just take the R off Ramien and put it on Robson and C on Cook. AE will be Schuster / Ramien / Billy Smith.


mine this week

i also had the vc on ponga so gonna loop him....i have hynes (c) but i don't think an away game vs a very good warriors team will see him go big.

White Lightning wrote:i also had the vc on ponga so gonna loop him....i have hynes (c) but i don't think an away game vs a very good warriors team will see him go big.

Yeah same thoughts mate. Doubt he will go huge in NZ. Unless SJ doesn't play, and they fall apart somehow. Doubt it though.

Thinking I might captain cleary for rest of season to make ground

Downgraded Cook to Graham last week to leave 500k ITB for Sandon Smith to Cleary

Checks prices this week, 10k remaining

Hoping to get into top 100 for first full season at rank 127

(4 trades, 10k left)

Grant (Graham)
Haas AFB Horse (Fainu)
Fifita Hopgood Preston JDB (Haas Schuster)
Cleary Hynes SJ Moses
Manu Garrick (Lomax Penisini)
Ponga Drinkwater CNK (Edwards Suaali’i)

1015 for me last week, which saw me gain 2 ranks to 17, but lost ground on the leaders
Not getting Drinkwater in this comp has been the biggest killer

Only 4 trades left so I have to be conservative
My current halves are Hynes, DCE, SJ Moses - not sure who makes way for Cleary, but given his BE might give it a week anyway

I won last weeks eliminator by 58 points.
Anyone else still in eliminator?