NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 7 - Game day!!!!!

StormTrooper96 wrote:Here is my list of player's that just missed the cut (so-far). That I hope I do not look back on with much sadness;

Hodgson
Garner
Ponga
E.Butcher

Swap Hodgson for Tuilagi and we’ve got the same list. Still may end up with Ponga

Loomer wrote:

You must not have suffered through Ponga last season

Hmmm - now you have me remembering things that scare me. I certainly did not and just have fond origin memories.

Let me put my blinkers on and ignore this new unsuited information. I guess he will downgrade if he goes back to last year hopefully with limited loss….

Is there a code for the overall fanatics open league?

Aardvark Ratnick wrote:Been out of the Loop all day , finally caught up so is The Rabbits 9 a cult now ???? Also would like to wish all Fanatics a great season - good luck all !!!:

I think membership is involuntary isn't it? It's more a calling like the priesthood or being a Nickelback fan.

Good luck my fellow Tubulidentata, may the fantasy gods throw plenty of ants your way!

Grouse wrote:Team done... I think.

Cook
Murray Haas Tapine
Katoa Loiero
Cleary Boyd
HSS Alamoti
Perham Miller Warbrick

Smith Hopgood Garner Trindall
Ford Doorey Talau Katoa

9k ITB.

Bring on the fantasy year.

Trindall as only half cover is concerning, everything else I like.

Milchcow wrote:
Big Brain plan for me now is to run Loiero, Katao and EButcher with $200k in the bank
Whichever one displaese me most can become Bird in a week or 2.

$200k is not enough to upgrade Talau to a CTR that I'd like right now so he gets to stick around.

if Klese Haas start on Sunday, I'll likely trade Talau to Haas (unless one of my CTRs is injured and I need him there fo rcover)

This is a similar play to me. I can't stand having Talau in my team for the sake of his duel status. Will likely change him to Preston or Klese. I have enough coin left over this week to possibly drop Turbo down to Walsh and AKP up to Bird or Staggs. This would give me a a centre 3 of (Bird/Staggs, with Alomoti and I.Thompson as my WFB/C.

I would love to know this week if we are going to see Bird start the season at 2nd row, Lock or half.

Any Dragons fans out there got an inside running on this?

Cap'n Ranta wrote:

Agreed - not the same upside but is 80k cheaper. Doesn’t have to hit Hynes level to be valueable. With some kicking and tackling he may be a more reliable WFB scorer. Doesn’t need to rise to the same prolific heights but if HLF removes his floor while keeping his 100+ ceiling that’s invaluable at a position like WFB


Edit : also DPP may help Cleary/DCE byes

There's very few five-eighths that don't kick much and still score really well, the two that really come to mind are D Brown and Hughes.

Then you have good players like Luai in a very good team who still only average high 30s and is actually the same price as Ponga but none of us would ever consider (although Ponga is available at WFB of course so I realise that's a big factor)

So the question is can Ponga be more towards Brown/Hughes scoring than Luai. And I have no idea to be honest...

Aardvark wrote:

I think membership is involuntary isn't it? It's more a calling like the priesthood or being a Nickelback fan.

Good luck my fellow Tubulidentata, may the fantasy gods throw plenty of ants your way!

. Thank you my friend, thought it may require a secret hand shake and some sort of initiation. I am not running nude down the sideline.

Aardvark wrote:

I think membership is involuntary isn't it? It's more a calling like the priesthood or being a Nickelback fan.

Good luck my fellow Tubulidentata, may the fantasy gods throw plenty of ants your way!

Also can someone advise me on how Grant play 80min. Is it all at hooker or does he move to lock as well?

I have Hastings in my team all of a sudden. Not to sure how that happened haha

A decent pick or are there better?

GarethEllisismyDad wrote:Sutton out for garner, last minute panic,

Hope I don’t regret it

Well you can still change unless locking in players tonight

I'm starting Ponga with a view he carves up a few times with his early draw and become a Raider or Dragon before his bye. Wish he still kicked goals.

Mulvy wrote:

standard-issue wrote:

How far in to the Season do all the extra trades get you before running out Slatsy?

Is this the infamous Slats?

We won't 100% know until Round 4. If he has run out of trades, then yes!

I know it's been said but how long is Sutton sticking around?

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:I have Hastings in my team all of a sudden. Not to sure how that happened haha

A decent pick or are there better?

Depends which Hastings we get

Dominant player, not many other kickers, ball hogs in team

Newcastle have a good draw, unlimited upside

Cons new team, bad team

His injury last year really messed up his scoring

I have him also

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:I have Hastings in my team all of a sudden. Not to sure how that happened haha

A decent pick or are there better?

I’ve been dithering over this trade.
He looks good value so he’s a must for me
Upside with kick metres, goals & the odd tackle break

StormTrooper96 wrote:I know it's been said but how long is Sutton sticking around?

A long time, Thompson out indefinitely, patolo out 3 months, tpj who knows, pele low mins,

Time to do some baby duties so not sure I’ll have time to update before the first game and this is where I’m at. A little bit of tinkering today has been therapeutic

Hodgson
Tino, Carrigan, Welch
Butcher, Katoa
Cleary, Hastings
HSS, Alamoti
Ponga, Miller, Warbrick

Cheese, Boyd, Hopgood, Trindall
Uto, Loiero, Doorey, Talau

I’m sure I’ve missed some guys like Garner, Sutton but can’t have them all to start.
Good luck everyone, let’s get going.

Team Faceless (no profile pic)

BSmith
Hopgood, Barnett, Sutton
EKatoa, Kikau,
Hastings, TMM
Paulo, IThompson
Miller, CNK, Perham

Hodgson, Mahoney, Lodge, Niukore,
Ford, Doorey, Kiraz, Liddle

29k itb