2018 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 57

BUMP(anyone care to comment)

This is a stupid idea(I think) but I was thinking of the following trades if Sua is out this week

Harris to Aitken
Sua to SJ
Ponga to James

Leaves me with this team and 4 trades/38k remaining

Cook
Fifita Arrow
Taumalolo Jurbo James
DCE SJ
Mitchell Aitken
Tedesco Mbye Isaako

Smith
McInnes
Brown
ARey

Martin
Hetherington
Fainu
Brimson

Thoughts?

Milchcow wrote:
Lone Scout's article on nrl.com indicating Tohu Harris out for at least a month. If that's the case I'll be selling him.

Can easily cover 2RF injuries so will bring in SJ or RTS for him and strengthen other positions

Well that's that then. Probably need to look at WFB. RTS doesn't fill me with confidence though. Suppose Cotric the only other option.

Possible trades for me
Harris -> SJ
Ponga - RTS

Then next week Tuala - Latrell

gives me final team of

Cook
Fifita Arrow
Surgess Lolo Jtrbo
DCE SJ
Mitchell AItken
Teddy TTrbo RTS

Smith
Farah
Martin
Gallen

JFH
Cleary
Hiku
Katoa

Acceptable depth in every position, so will be able to handle short term injuries. Too many injuries and I'm stuffed, but that goes for pretty much everyone.
No loophole opportunity,so possible will turn Katoa into an NPR
If there is a cheap dragons player named this week who will disappear after the bye then they will be considered.

Not too concerned about losing Tohu. Will probably be annoyed if Ponga comes back early and continues to kill it so that's the biggest problem this week.

danseels1985 wrote:BUMP(anyone care to comment)

This is a stupid idea(I think) but I was thinking of the following trades if Sua is out this week

Harris to Aitken
Sua to SJ
Ponga to James

Leaves me with this team and 4 trades/38k remaining

Cook
Fifita Arrow
Taumalolo Jurbo James
DCE SJ
Mitchell Aitken
Tedesco Mbye Isaako

Smith
McInnes
Brown
ARey

Martin
Hetherington
Fainu
Brimson

Thoughts?

Looks OK to me. I'd be looking to upgrade Isaako next week but otherwise you've got a good final 17.

4 trades is probably enough that you can bring Ponga back in if you have to, as you don't need to spend them majorly in other areas so should be good to sit tight

Milchcow wrote:
Possible trades for me
Harris -> SJ
Ponga - RTS

Then next week Tuala - Latrell

gives me final team of

Cook
Fifita Arrow
Surgess Lolo Jtrbo
DCE SJ
Mitchell AItken
Teddy TTrbo RTS

Smith
Farah
Martin
Gallen

JFH
Cleary
Hiku
Katoa

Acceptable depth in every position, so will be able to handle short term injuries. Too many injuries and I'm stuffed, but that goes for pretty much everyone.
No loophole opportunity,so possible will turn Katoa into an NPR
If there is a cheap dragons player named this week who will disappear after the bye then they will be considered.

Not too concerned about losing Tohu. Will probably be annoyed if Ponga comes back early and continues to kill it so that's the biggest problem this week.

Really great team. How many trades will you be left with? 

I am thinking now just holding JFH as a backup also, the DPP is very handy. 

Not sold on selling Ponga but could be a masterstroke for those that do.

Thanks @Milchcow

Just a bit apprehensive to sell Ponga that’s all. Would it be better to be conservative and bring in Aitken and SJ for Harris and Sua leaving me with 140k bank and keeping Ponga?

wolfking wrote:

Really great team. How many trades will you be left with? 

If I trade Katoa to an NPR for loop purposes, 0.  

I am thinking now just holding JFH as a backup also, the DPP is very handy. 

Not sold on selling Ponga but could be a masterstroke for those that do.

I was going to sell JFH after this week, but if I ditch Harris then I'll have to keep him - he'll only be 18th man, and I think his scores are acceptable for that.

Will Ponga be Nathan Brown and forever a week away, or will he be McCullough and come back from a 4 week injury after 1 week out?

If I had 8 trades or more (and a final team that is effectively complete) I'd definitely move him on.

danseels1985 wrote:Thanks @Milchcow

Just a bit apprehensive to sell Ponga that’s all. Would it be better to be conservative and bring in Aitken and SJ for Harris and Sua leaving me with 140k bank and keeping Ponga?

If you make the trades you have suggested, you can then either

Turn Brimson and Isaako into almost any WFB (maybe even Brimson to L Lewis this week, and upgrade Isaako after the bye)

That gives you only 2 trades for the run home, but your 17 is good enough that you'd only need to trade for injury, maybe a luxury sideways trade if someone hits a patch of form and you want to bring them in) Or you might use 1 to bring Ponga back in if he returns OK.

Depends how much of a risk taker you are.

Any answer anyone gives on Ponga this week will be based on guess work on how long he'll miss and what he'll score like when he returns. Its the classic 'go with your gut' decision that half of us are going to end up regretting.

Milchcow wrote:

If I trade Katoa to an NPR for loop purposes, 0.  





I was going to sell JFH after this week, but if I ditch Harris then I'll have to keep him - he'll only be 18th man, and I think his scores are acceptable for that.

Will Ponga be Nathan Brown and forever a week away, or will he be McCullough and come back from a 4 week injury after 1 week out?

If I had 8 trades or more (and a final team that is effectively complete) I'd definitely move him on.

Oh wow haha. Maybe keep that trade mate.

I am thinking about it. I have Griffin too so trading Coggar, Harris, Griffin and Olive, makes sense for me to hold Ponga.

My first thoughts this week are Ponga > Lewis and Harris > James leaving me with 6 trades and 376k

Smith
Fifita James
Arrow Taumalolo Taupau
SJ Reynolds
Cotric Mitchell
Tedesco RTS Gutherson

McInness Tapine Martin TPJ

Isaako Lewis Doueihi Katoa

Next round I'll be using my bank to bring in Cook and possibly Farah and leaving me 4 trades for the run home.

Hopefully will be able to climb a few ranks this week as well. Currently ranked 67 and will have the following playing:

Smith
James
Martin Tapine TPJ
SJ Lewis
Cotric
RTS Isaako
McInnes


Solid enough plan...right?

Fraser wrote:My first thoughts this week are Ponga > Lewis and Harris > James leaving me with 6 trades and 376k

Smith
Fifita James
Arrow Taumalolo Taupau
SJ Reynolds
Cotric Mitchell
Tedesco RTS Gutherson

McInness Tapine Martin TPJ

Isaako Lewis Doueihi Katoa

Next round I'll be using my bank to bring in Cook and possibly Farah and leaving me 4 trades for the run home.

Hopefully will be able to climb a few ranks this week as well. Currently ranked 67 and will have the following playing:

Smith
James
Martin Tapine TPJ
SJ Lewis
Cotric
RTS Isaako
McInnes


Solid enough plan...right?

Isn't it likely that Cordner won't suit up for NSW so that pulls James onto the bench??

If thats the case, then i obviously wont bring james in.

Thanks Milch,yeah maybe I will bring in Lewis for Brimson. How about if I went Ponga to RTS instead of James. That would leave me with 323k to turn Isaako into Taupau next week if I wanted?

Rabbit wrote:I read the posts. No one with a clue was bringing in any Tigers player before R17. Not when the likes of Harris were around. I’m calling BS. Downvote away snowflakes

So I do believe your counter will be "I said anyone with a clue", but I bought in Farah last week, both here and VSDT.

Fraser wrote:If thats the case, then i obviously wont bring james in.

I think there is an article with Cordner saying he should be okay.

Yeah, surely Cordner would be doing everything possible to play.

The broncos have Macca and Mcguire playing origin, and todd murphy and jake turpin both injured (the 'backup hookers' in our squad). Hopefully bennett isn't silly enough to play Thaiday there again.. Staggs may get a gig even though I don't think he has ever played hooker before.. just seems like a guy who could do it.

Rippin and Tearin wrote:

Milchcow wrote:

Rabbit is the homophobic racist around here, but I thought his latest posts were OK.

I've been away on business so catching up on about 5 days worth of posts. Im just a bit over it to be honest.

Working through the thread and not sure if this has been answered yet but we try to moderate this forum as lightly as possible to keep it relaxed.  There are occasions where we step in, generally via PM, and for the most part when this happens it is discussed in the Mod thread but not in the main forum.  On the odd occasion, that PM goes along with deleting the offending post.  

This forum I believe tends to both attract and keep posters who are of relatively similar personalities, and that is why it works so well.  To put all this in perspective, we have had 1 reported post all of this year.  I don't think there would be too many forums or pages of any kind anywhere that could say that.  

We know the boundaries can be pushed sometimes, but allowing that within reason works better then trying to set the boundaries to be too restrictive in the first place.

Hit up one of the Mods you are comfortable with by PM mate if you think there is something that needs to be sorted.  We do discuss things between each other and on the Mods thread to keep things running smoothly.

EDIT: Filth said this in a third of the words a few posts further on.

Harris to SJ
Ponga to RTS
Sua to Aitken
Brimson to Lewis

Leaves 3 trades and 453k bank so can therefore go Isaako to Taupau and Martin to Farah leaving me with this team

Cook
Fifita Taupau
Taumalolo Jurbo Brown
SJ DCE
Mitchell Aitken
Tedesco RTS Mbye

Smith
McInnes
Arrow
ARey

Farah
Hetherington
Lewis
Fainu


Is leaving myself with 1 trade too risky though?

Where is the 'delete team' button ?


Fuck this.