NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 15 - Cheese and Garlick Naan

Ponga Yeo the Mann wrote:Really battling deciding between giving boys time or upgrading him to Koro or Mahoney

Perhaps giving him until rd 5 bye and him possibly becoming brailey is the play?

Also trading CNK a mistake? It’s to Preston. Not sure I see another option in my squad to move for him (it’s not that impressive just all equally underwhelming but not injured)

Contrastinghobby wrote:

You don't have to spend all your cash, a war chest could be handy over the next few weeks as players peak or have roles changed
Gives you options to also jump onto some fallen guns too

Sloan is cheap and if he averages 35-40 then makes a stack of cash, his benchmark is low because of his buy in so doesn't have to be great.
Time it right and with a bit of luck in a few weeks its a small upgrade for a Tedesco
At worst he is a 277k 18-21 bench player

For a mid just get whatever is good value regardless of price, you don't have to spend up for the sake of it if the options aren't there
Who knows what next week brings

robelgordo wrote:

CNK to Preston is not a mistake.

Other scenarios where I’d consider holding CNK but that ain’t one

MF wrote:Shibasaki named for both the Blackhawks and the cowboys at number 4.

Last minute shenanigans? Sandrugu hasn’t been named for the blackhawks but is in the reserves for the cows

Ponga Yeo the Mann wrote:

Other options are moving early on katoa or doorway really

my tv broke wrote:Girls and guys, talk to me about Walsh vs Miller (+100k) as a trade in.

Miller - bad team although slapsie runs dont matter. Unlikely to go big but possibly consistent enough high 30s avg. Run of games to come isnt the worst for junk time tbs

Walsh - was going to be my first picked if not for injury. Huge year for him imo. That may or may not translate to fantasy though and without kick metres or goal kicking he can still have a great game and score 35 due to the style of footballer he is.

GarethEllisismyDad wrote:

id be very surprised if Isiah Katoa ever becomes fantasy relevant this year, i think im in the minorioty here,

why are you down on CNK, he had a great week one, I have avoided him and dont own him, but the signs from week one would have been encouraging rather than disappointing?

preston will outscore and out cash generate doorey so thats a sensible swap

mattnz wrote:NRL PHYSIO (@nrlphysio) ✧
Scans on Brandon Smith’s ribs have cleared him of serious injury - will be monitored leading into Round 3. Mostly a pain management issue, but one of the most painful injuries + aggravation risk is there for weeks

NRL PHYSIO (@nrlphysio) ✧
Nicho Hynes is hoping to return in Round 4 from his calf injury suffered in the preseason (via @DaveRic1). Sounds as if the injury had tendon involvement with the Sharks approach to rehab/return to play - longer healing times/more gradual rehab progress with tendons

NRL PHYSIO (@nrlphysio) ✧
Scans revealed Sam Verrills suffered, and played through, a fractured collarbone on the weekend. Unrelated to the stinger/burner he also dealt with. Titans expect him to miss “the next few weeks”

mattnz wrote:


Who's spot is Shibasaki taking?

GarethEllisismyDad wrote:

id be very surprised if Isiah Katoa ever becomes fantasy relevant this year, i think im in the minorioty here,

why are you down on CNK, he had a great week one, I have avoided him and dont own him, but the signs from week one would have been encouraging rather than disappointing?

preston will outscore and out cash generate doorey so thats a sensible swap

Mulvy wrote:

I have Miller and still have confidence. Teddy did fine with the slapsies at the Tigers. Controversial, but I'm not 100% on Walsh. I saw the game. He's electric, I'm glad he's a Qlder, I think origin is in the mix. It doesn't seem to entirely translate to fantasy. It might very soon, but I'm unsure. He'll score well regardless, so I don't think he'll be a bad pick, but he doesn't have the kms of some fullbacks or goal kicking. But there's upside. Arey misses a few games and he's god tier all of a sudden. I still like Turbo.

WT Winfield wrote:

IKatoa's relevancy is that he's a basement price starting half. Sometimes 1 good score gets the cash rolling and we see plenty of junk players make it to 4-500k in worse positions. He could help with 30 points in a bind too if Cleary/Doui/whoever is out a week.

Doorey similar. If you keep jumping from one cow to another, you burn trades and don't maximise the value of the one you traded out. Doorey hitting 30s still makes another 74k the next 3 weeks and would top out over 400k.

my tv broke wrote:

I suppose i forgot to mention, in isolation, its not even a contest, i go walsh.

But im trying to get cash together to turn Boyd into someone reliable at half