NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 35 - Man U need to consider Joseph now

If Wighton where to leave - Which is looking likely.

I hope we go all in on Jack Welsby and or Lewis Dodd as the replacement.

As much as I love Jack Wighton, he simply is not worth 1.1m dollars a year - not even remotely close. Would rather spend that money on the two names mentioned above - Young exciting English talent.

Think I’ve mostly settled on Carty Katoa Out, Cheese Manu in, but I could do Teddy instead of Cheese and that’s tempting

601k to spend … Tanah Boyd or James Tedesco?

my tv broke wrote:I'm happy to grab Crossland this week my ~gut feel~ is that AOB will try and get him playing closer to 80 when possible, after seeing how things panned out last week.

Boring AF selection though, offers nothing other than tackles. Rumours some of the squad are not happy about trading him in.

Without the try his score last weekend is fairly underwhelming, no? What are you expecting from him? Suppose at his price even 35-45 is acceptable?

Loomer wrote:

3rd option don't sell Grant

Kinda forced into trading Grant. Plan originally was to hold Grant till 13 but I need a MID this week and to cover Ford's bye as well. Only MID cover I have is Couchman. Had a look at other trade options and there is nothing good

Appreciate all the replies

Camo123 wrote:

Look at Mr Moneybags here

Plenty of money, but also trying to save trades. Quite the conundrum.

Showbag wrote:601k to spend … Tanah Boyd or James Tedesco?

Say what??

syn13 wrote:Think I’ve mostly settled on Carty Katoa Out, Cheese Manu in, but I could do Teddy instead of Cheese and that’s tempting

Or not settled at all the way I see it now I have narrowed myself to three options:

Carty Katoa -> Cheese Manu
Carty Katoa -> Teddy Manu
Alamoti Katoa -> Cheese Teddy

Was interested in Crossland/Host, but as someone who couldn’t watch last weeks game, public opinion seems to be that Crossland should be playing less minutes to get the best out of him, and a 33 avg playing 60-70 minutes is not what I’m looking for from Host

Showbag wrote:601k to spend … Tanah Boyd or James Tedesco?

Is this a serious question? The worlds gone mad

Contrastinghobby wrote:

Or you could do one of these 3 options

Carty Katoa Alamoti -> Cheese Manu Teddy
Katoa Alamoti Carty -> Manu Teddy Cheese
Alamoti Carty Katoa -> Teddy Cheese Manu

Would if I could, believe me I’ve tried, but I come up 20k short, which is why I need to pick 2

Krump wrote:
Is this a serious question? The worlds gone mad

I know Tedesco is the pick, I guess my concerns are origin etc

SoylentGreen wrote:Just realised I could do Warbrick and Alamoti to Manu and someone sub 280k (Bula, Dunster, Skelton, Oloapu)

The cheapies don't inspire, but it's an upgrade in the CTRs without impacting any other starters.

Any interest in Nikorima?
Still cheap and has a low BE. Could be the go

Is Cheese a value pick? A 45 average gets him to 600k?

Is that the expectation

ShadowSabre wrote:

Without the try his score last weekend is fairly underwhelming, no? What are you expecting from him? Suppose at his price even 35-45 is acceptable?

Yeah literally that - around 40 ish, but maybe mid 40s.

Hopefully he can keep fluking his way to unexpected points.

Krump wrote:
Yeah right. Isn’t there meant to be a rule where players a given a value and the nrl won’t let them sign for less? A guy who’s been offered 1.1million playing centre for 750k seems sus to me.

This is a good point, but I'm pretty sure the NRL sets a baseline for what the player is valued at, and if the reported 750-900k range is true for what Souths are offering that's probably within the limit. An easy example (although I don't think he's actually been on the open market) is Joey Manu who would comfortably fetch 1.1m as a spine player but is taking unders at the Roosters

syn13 wrote:

I thought that after I posted, I think I’d prefer Graham over Wighton in the centres and they’re probably paying him less, and they’re getting crazy value for money out of Tass to be paying out the nose for a replacement, makes no sense to back up the truck for someone they don’t need when their forward depth is paper thin.

Our forwards depth is solid mate we have Duncan and Lovett who the club see a big future in too especially Duncan.

We are without Tatola, Keaon, Havili, Shaq and Knight and still are fielding this tonight…

Arrow, Cook, Tom, Chee Kam, Host, Murray, Jed, DSF, Sele, Moale.

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Is Cheese a value pick? A 45 average gets him to 600k?

Is that the expectation

I guess some are considering whether Crossland is a cheap mans Cheese for much less coin?

wolfking wrote:Not sure I can support Souths if we sign Wighton on that kind of money.  That's absurd.  What a crap signing.

I like it mate we are lacking X Factor in the backs it’s a reason why we have struggled in the big games no strike weapons out wide.

We have had an issue on that right wing for a while Campbell is very good at the shit work runs and brilliant defensively but he doesn’t pass too much in attack. AJ is great at finishing but won’t explode out of nowhere. Tass is solid without having the ability to steamroll people. Wighton outside one on one is gonna create opportunities and can steamroll blokes he’s a class and a marquee player mate. Right now if our 1, 6, or 7 gets injured too we don’t really have any back up mate.

Wighton would be a back ended deal, Cody and Cook retire after 2025 I think so that’s when a Wighton money would go up to 900k a year. I think next two years he would be on 750-800k.

He wants to win a premiership too and I feel next couple of years our window is still open a hungry Wighton could be the X factor we need mate for that next level.