2017 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 45

filthridden wrote:What about my team:

Smith, McInnes
Graham, NBrown, Ese'ese, I-Papali'i
Surgess, Crichton, Gallen, Whitehead, BThompson,Fai
Johnson, Norman, Walker, Field
Moga, Leilua, Fuimaono, Scott
Tedesco, RTS, Hayne, CNK, RJennings

$46k in the kitty.

Currently 4,000th or so. Sad panda this year as I've gone kaput in a big way but will hold in there as always.

wolfking wrote:Speaking of my team.  I'm not sure if I keep surging towards round 15 players.  Currently my team looks like and lineup before trades;

Smith Brailey
Wallace Yates Kaufusi Fifita
Bodene Elliot Brown SMat Chricton Surgess
SJ Frawley Niko Lamb
Croker Cotric Kelly Fui
RTS Slater Semi Suli Ponga

309K INT

I kind of want to see Munster one more time at half but he is a potential trade in for Niko.  Lolohea also could be a punt for Niko with byes as I have cover at the moment.

My forwards is where I struggle.  I'm looking at round 15 but Brown and Kaufusi both play that week, but it really makes sense to upgrade them both now to Merrin/JDB/Vaughn/Tolo, so that's where I'm stuck.  If Brown is out, I'll upgrade but is it worth holding Kaufusi or just hold him a couple more weeks for 15?  Same with Brown, very tough.

Ponga is there too who I can turn into an easy forward if need be, but kind of wanted to turn him into Nofo in 15 if Ponga doesn't get another run.

White Lightning wrote:Yeah I can't resist these 2 trades for my team:
F. Kaufusi out - Taumalolo in &
N. Brown out - Vaughan in

White Lightning wrote:

Elias summed it up perfectly on nrl36 the other night. Everything is so pc & everyone are friends. Origin use to be exciting because of 1 thing violence. Plus both teams including the coaches are budy, buddy & no one wants to offend each other. What you want to see in the build up is both teams saying they're are going to smash eachother & both teams hating each other. Then when the game is actually on you want to see players getting smashed, knocked out & blood pouring from players heads. Then my friends you have a game.

wolfking wrote:So has everyone pretty much just punted Kaufusi?  Seems that way.  Not worth holding for byes?  Swap him for a gun now?

Rapture_NRL wrote:Hey guys, looking for a bit of advice!

I'm too broke to upgrade to a solid 2RF, so I decided to nerf two of my CTR/WFBs with the hopes that I can upgrade CHN to a gun next week. Smart move? My forwards look like this atm:

FRF: R James, Vaughan (Yates, Fai)
2RF:JT, N Brown, Whitehead, CHN (r) (Crichton, Surgess)

I brought Brown in as a gun (scores over 50 at Lock) and wanted to upgrade CHN, but CHN looks like he's starting and I only had 27k before nerfing my CTR/WFBs.. now I have 177k

Milchcow wrote:
For sash.

CHN and KNik out, Tedesco and Merrin in.
Unless you want to take a punt on DEdwards

quicksand wrote:


that would leave the halves too thin.
maybe CHN to Merrin and KNik to Munster, would leave almost enough to turn Cotric into Tedesco next week ?

filthridden wrote:I'm thinking if Brown plays, I kinda have to keep him given my low trades.
If Brown plays, I'll trade Norman to DCE/Widdop/Cleary.
If Brown doesn't play, I'll trade him to JBrom/Merrin.

Finch wrote:ET-Merrin?


I would do it, but ET plays R15.

I suppose Merrin could score more points in the next two rounds than ET over the next 3, however he could just as easily not.