2018 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 53

wolfking wrote:I have so much doubt I probably won't even end up making any trades;

Smith
Fifita Taupau
Arrow Tolo Crichton
Coggar ARey
Mitchell Marsters
Teddy Ponga MBye

Cook Griffin JFH Murray

Martin Fonua Doueihi Olive

14 trades and 202K.  JFH doing my head in, but can go straight to Harris or Brown, same with Murray.  Can go Martin to Harris too in 1 trade.  It's tough, besides Coggar, I see the other 12 as keepers, plus Cook.  Even Griffin is borderline worth keeping IMO, 18th man definitely, so with 14 trades, I think I'm travelling well.  I'm spewing that I'm 1K short on Murray to McInnes.  Would love to get RFM back too.  Round 17 fucking with my mind.

I'm thinking of holding with my round 17 strategy.  1K short on Murray to McInnes, so thinking something a bit crazy like trading Isaako back in for Martin and then Murray to McInnes.  I'm hating myself for keeping JFH over Isaako and RFM.  I know, I think I've gone crazy.

EDIT: Probably should just cash out and get Mann. What's the deal with him taking Nightingale's spot?

wolfking wrote:

I'm thinking of holding with my round 17 strategy.  1K short on Murray to McInnes, so thinking something a bit crazy like trading Isaako back in for Martin and then Murray to McInnes.  I'm hating myself for keeping JFH over Isaako and RFM.  I know, I think I've gone crazy.

I don't think I would get Isaako back in mate he is in a purple patch atm, with 5 tries in last 4 games, why not plump for Aitken at least he is a keeper in the CTR? Otherwise do you need a CTR that plays R17? your back 5 is set anyway? waste I think

Alex Twal would be great if he can get the starting spot

Welshy wrote:
I don't think I would get Isaako back in mate he is in a purple patch atm, with 5 tries in last 4 games, why not plump for Aitken at least he is a keeper in the CTR? Otherwise do you need a CTR that plays R17? your back 5 is set anyway? waste I think

Yeah I know mate, you're right. Just freaking about 17 for some reason. Looking at my team, the one trade out is clear to see, JFH, but I'm struggling, it's just that extra number.

And yeah, my back 5 is set, and I'm happy. I think that's the thing, I'm really happy overall, so it's hard to see where to get these round 17 players in. Martin to Harris seems like an obvious choice too, but again the test speculation is a worry.

StormTrooper96 wrote:Is Cogger to CScott a good option? RD17 player and has bottomed out plus is a proven scorer although he has a BE of 49 so could wait a week or two?

CScott in for Origin if Roberts goes down. He lost his spot due to the suspension.

Dumb to bring Cook straight back in? Why did I bother trading him out

mickspicks wrote:Dumb to bring Cook straight back in? Why did I bother trading him out

Stick to the plan

Doueihi and Martin - dump them or hope they get back in the team?

Doueihi might get another game round 18 after origin if Inglis/Gagai get rested again, but otherwise he's probably relying on injury.

Was Martin just dumped for form in the end. If he starts he's probably a keeper, but how long do we give him to get back in the team

I will probably ditch both, use all 4 trades this week, and get my final 17 together. Only 4 trades for the run home, and a poor round 17 score, but can just sit there and hope for the best

Will be running without Tuapau or SJ but otherwise don't think I'll be too poorly off.

Milchcow wrote:
Doueihi and Martin - dump them or hope they get back in the team?

Doueihi might get another game round 18 after origin if Inglis/Gagai get rested again, but otherwise he's probably relying on injury.

Was Martin just dumped for form in the end. If he starts he's probably a keeper, but how long do we give him to get back in the team

I will probably ditch both, use all 4 trades this week, and get my final 17 together. Only 4 trades for the run home, and a poor round 17 score, but can just sit there and hope for the best

Will be running without Tuapau or SJ but otherwise don't think I'll be too poorly off.

what are your trades this week mate?

Milchcow wrote:
Doueihi and Martin - dump them or hope they get back in the team?

Doueihi might get another game round 18 after origin if Inglis/Gagai get rested again, but otherwise he's probably relying on injury.

Was Martin just dumped for form in the end. If he starts he's probably a keeper, but how long do we give him to get back in the team

I will probably ditch both, use all 4 trades this week, and get my final 17 together. Only 4 trades for the run home, and a poor round 17 score, but can just sit there and hope for the best

Will be running without Tuapau or SJ but otherwise don't think I'll be too poorly off.

Didn't really think about dumping Doueihi for some reason. I can go;

Doueihi to Finua
Martin to McInnes

The only thing worth holding for is their BE and potential round 17 for Martin and first cab off the ranks for an injury for Doueihi.

This will be my team

Cook
Fifita Arrow
Harris JTrbo Taumalolo
DCE Cleary
Mitchell* Dugan/Fonua
Ponga Tedesco TTrbo

Smith
Gallen*
Surgess
JFH

Fonua/Dugan
Fainu
Katoa
Tuala

$480k in the bank and 4 trades.
I can bring in Masters over Mitchell and McInnes over Gallen.
But thinking of Tuala to McInnes if he can make a bit more cash in the next 2 weeks (currently $22k short, so that gap should be easy enough to close) and would allow JFH to move into 18th man.

Anyone else I should be looking at in my final 17.
I am resigned to Taupau being out of reach. Probably SJ too (plus I am not 100% sold on him remaining injury free)
Maybe Crichton, NBrown or Marsters might be worth a shot though.

Welshy wrote:
what are your trades this week mate?

Doueihi - Fainu
Martin - Gallen
Hiku - Mitchell
Murray - JTrbo

That leaves me with $480k to upgrade Tuala in a couple of weeks to get JFH out of my 17 and into 18th man.
I can spend more money this week, but any extra dollar spent this week makes the Tuala upgrade harder

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Could throw a Hail Mary and hope for a change in luck.

Martin > Fainu

Murray > SJ
Watson > McInnes
Kikau > Harris

Leaves me 7 trades and 120k

Thoughts?

The old zero trades to 3 this week switcheroo.

Ada boy. Pull...the... trigger
All 3 are massive points improving trades and season end keepers playing 17. Plenty to like.

Fuck it, all in

Martin -> Fainu
Kikau -> SJ
Surgess -> JTurbo

Want TTurbo too, but also want to be able to go Cogger/Brimson to him in one trade if possible so will have to wait

Milchcow wrote:

Doueihi - Fainu
Martin - Gallen
Hiku - Mitchell
Murray - JTrbo

That leaves me with $480k to upgrade Tuala in a couple of weeks to get JFH out of my 17 and into 18th man.
I can spend more money this week, but any extra dollar spent this week makes the Tuala upgrade harder

Can that Hiku - Mitchell trade wait? Hiku should score more points up until R18 and the drop off in points during R15/R16 is worse case 20 points? Will get that back easy in R17 

Seems like a luxury trade to me mate and you will be spewing if Hiku outpoints him over next 2 rounds with Mitchells scoring that is a high possibility

Welshy wrote:
Can that Hiku - Mitchell trade wait? Hiku should score more points up until R18 and the drop off in points during R15/R16 is worse case 20 points? Will get that back easy in R17 

Seems like a luxury trade to me mate and you will be spewing if Hiku outpoints him over next 2 rounds with Mitchells scoring that is a high possibility

Unless RTS misses more games, I expect Mitchell to outscore Hiku, with a much better chance of a massive score.
I could go Marsters instead, but that puts more pressure on Tuala to make money

Milchcow wrote:

Unless RTS misses more games, I expect Mitchell to outscore Hiku, with a much better chance of a massive score.
I could go Marsters instead, but that puts more pressure on Tuala to make money

I'd personally stand pat and wait until R18 only need Hiku to go close to Mitchell over next 2 rounds then adds a scorer in R17, more points for overall total.

Head to head, Mitchell has scored more than Hiku on 7 occasions this season, Hiku has gone higher than Mitchell 6 times 

Yes he has been moved back to CTR but he still hovers around his current average playing there regardless

Doueihi BE -7

Martin BE -1

Both still have cash to make