NRL Fantasy 2024 Part 6 - The only time I make a thread this year

awanamafia wrote:I'm taking a risky approach this year and trying to go purely for guns and base price cashies.

Grant
Haas, Murray, Hughes
Aitken, Salmon
Cleary, Hynes
Burbo, Cotric
Pap, Turbo, RTS

INT / Bench

Weeks, Willison, Hutchison, Strange
Shiller, Gagai, Stewart, Mikaele


Seems an easier approach than trying to decide between the multitude of mid rangers out there.

I think you are missing too much playable value in missing all of Wong, Tupoinua, Piakura and relying on guys like Willison in your 17, who probably gets 15-20 minutes.

Weekes and Strange won't both get a role. Schiller probably makes way for Kris. Stewart won't make the team, Rapana will be fullback. Gagai is likely a short term option, maybe 1-3 weeks. Burbo low job security too.

Too many potential issues to handle in the first few weeks.

Weiland wrote:Gus did say Curran had the flu which is why he played little minutes. Kind of annoying not knowing his role. thought he was a lock.

Double entendre? Nice.

so thoughts on this team atm

Grant
Tupouniua/Murray/Cotter
Piakura/Wong
Hynes/Moses
Penisini/Burbo
Ponga/Kini/Pappy

Lussick/Flanno/Hughes/Galvin (Loop)
Willison/Mikaele/Kris/Weekes

Chewie wrote:

Or I could get banned from page 51 parties in the week that I exceed the trade limit

Cruel and unusual. We live in a civilised society!

ynot wrote:Mikaele needs 30 minutes to be worth it. How do we see the rotation with Hess out?

Based loosely on last season:

McLean 40
Robson 80
Lolo 50
Nanai 80
Luki 65
Cotter 60

Neame 40
Granville 30
McIntyre 15

Leaves Mikaele with 20, unless he grabs some minutes from Neame/Granville.

If Luki is playing 80, McIntyre steals some minutes too and McIntyre could hop into the middle rotation too.

As much as the coach loves Granville, you would hope he can see what bringing on Mikaele does for impact, like we saw in both trials.

Neame and Mikaele are the only props.

If Neame gets the flip side of McLean minutes and Mikaele gets Lolos remainder, with Granville coming on at lock and covering any injuries in the backs.

awanamafia wrote:I'm taking a risky approach this year and trying to go purely for guns and base price cashies.

Grant
Haas, Murray, Hughes
Aitken, Salmon
Cleary, Hynes
Burbo, Cotric
Pap, Turbo, RTS

INT / Bench

Weeks, Willison, Hutchison, Strange
Shiller, Gagai, Stewart, Mikaele


Seems an easier approach than trying to decide between the multitude of mid rangers out there.

Will likely regret my decision come round 2.

How many of Weekes, Strange,  Schiller, Cotric do you expect get named in any given week.

Mulvy wrote:

Double  entendre?  Nice.

Between you and me, I am going to pretend I did that on purpose....

If Eels do end up playing 2 Hookers, Thats a good sign for 80 min HopGOD, Alternatively a 4 forward bench or 3 with a Utility could be a sign for a 60 minute HopGOD. Any stats on Hopgood less then 65 minutes games?

my tv broke wrote:

Assumptions around starting. Obviously its TLT dependent

If curran starts id probably just flick luki

Yeah finding a 500kish MID or EDG to punt to make way for Curran is not really a concern

Currently I've got Tatola, Luki, Fleg

Don't even have to get creative and downgrade elsewhere to make cash for it.

Does make me think my team is a bit too middie

Rule of 7 (7 guns, 7 mids, 7 cows) has become a 6-9-6 formation.

wolfking wrote:Boom!  Haas and Hoppo!

Robbo
Haas Hoppo Sitili
Wongy Pia
Chin Hutch
Penis Kris
Paps RTS Bradley

Lussick Luki Salmon Flanno

Burbo Cotric Hughes Strange

Don't like running Flanno and bench is light as fuck but Haas and Hoppo looks amazing.

Lussick to Levi & Flanno to Rapana and you've got yourself the Raiders potential spine

But honestly, not sure about Cotric but could trade to anyone else come TLT2.

mattnz wrote:

I think you are missing too much playable value in missing all of Wong, Tupoinua, Piakura and relying on guys like Willison in your 17, who probably gets 15-20 minutes.

Weekes and Strange won't both get a role. Schiller probably makes way for Kris. Stewart won't make the team, Rapana will be fullback. Gagai is likely a short term option, maybe 1-3 weeks. Burbo low job security too.

Too many potential issues to handle in the first few weeks.

Yes I agree definitely there are some big holes in my plan! I'm likely missing out on some valuable mid rangers, and some of the cashies will definitely be failures...

robelgordo wrote:

Yeah finding a 500kish MID or EDG to punt to make way for Curran is not really a concern

Currently I've got Tatola, Luki, Fleg

Don't even have to get creative and downgrade elsewhere to make cash for it.

Does make me think my team is a bit too middie

Rule of 7 (7 guns, 7 mids, 7 cows) has become a 6-9-6 formation.

Currently on a 6-8-7 Id say good enough. If Papy is considered a keeper tho im a perfect 7-7-7

mickspicks wrote:

Lussick to Levi & Flanno to Rapana and you've got yourself the Raiders potential spine

But honestly, not sure about Cotric but could trade to anyone else come TLT2.

I do actually have the whole Raiders spine. Its where there is value.

I'm not a big fan of Fogarty. But I also think running Cleary, Hutchison, Flanagan as your only halves is not a good idea.

Don't think those cheapies are good enough rely on.

King Assassin wrote:

Currently on a 6-8-7 Id say good enough. If Papy is considered a keeper tho im a perfect 7-7-7

I'm a bit lopside with 8-2-11

awanamafia wrote:

I'm a bit lopside with 8-2-11

It also makes it hard to grab guys like Schuster and Campbell when they are starting. Having a couple of failed mid rangers can provide decent trade fodder.

robelgordo wrote:

Yeah finding a 500kish MID or EDG to punt to make way for Curran is not really a concern

Currently I've got Tatola, Luki, Fleg

Don't even have to get creative and downgrade elsewhere to make cash for it.

Does make me think my team is a bit too middie

Rule of 7 (7 guns, 7 mids, 7 cows) has become a 6-9-6 formation.

Tatola locks first game, so not really a TLT2 downgrade option. Fleg with the early bye could be easier to punt.

I'm a solid 5-10-6 if we call Foggy a gun.

my tv broke wrote:

Same guy posted afterwards "a source much closer to the eels is telling me the plan is an 80min hooker"

400 followers and blue tick. Trying to be relevant

https://twitter.com/NRLPhantom/status/1762647653387772048?t=YS9uL-gFSPFohgUfZQ40MA&s=19

Holy shit, that embed thingo works. That's some voodoo.

mattnz wrote:

Everyone assumed he would be big minute starting lock. In trials all the lock minutes went to Salmon and Mann, he played prop off the bench.

If it looks like he gets good minutes, I will downgrade someone to fit him in.

hehe not everyone