NRL Fantasy 2019 Part 52

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:

I think it has more to do with starting with Radley, BMoz, Holland and Edwards and putting to much faith in them to turn it around. Probably held them too long.

But if you think it's because I like to look at all options before diving in then hey why not.

I started with all 4, so even though I'm ranked slightly higher, yeah it could have something to do with it. Edwards the only one I'd say I held too long.

wolfking wrote:

I started with all 4, so even though I'm ranked slightly higher, yeah it could have something to do with it.  Edwards the only one I'd say I held too long.

Looks like he might've found some confidence back last night. Was bending the line, running hard, lurking around the forwards for the offloads. If only his BE was slightly lower and he was a little cheaper. Will be a good option for next year.

wolfking wrote:

I started with all 4, so even though I'm ranked slightly higher, yeah it could have something to do with it.  Edwards the only one I'd say I held too long.

Hey I'm only saying it's part of it. Having 16 (no hooker) in Rd2 didn't help. Not having 1 or 2 of Smith/Cook/McInnes/Farah while owning Friend/Rein has a part to play as well.

Just Arrow>Taupau this week for me, have been avoiding him but oh well. Will bank the second trade.

Probably dump Xerri for some R12 centre next week and run into the first bye with 10. might even do something stupid like Lomax>AFB to have 11 players.

Reklaw wrote:Probably dump Xerri for some R12 centre next week and run into the first bye with 10. might even do something stupid like Lomax>AFB to have 11 players.

I am thinking about punting Xerri for a cheapie that players rnd 12 with the view to get Bateman in round 13.

Xerri's an annoying one. Could easily bust a few 50's, especially if they get SJ back next game.

Byes and Origin are disgusting. I've got 6 for round 12. So I thought, yeah, that means I have plenty for round 16. WRONG. I only have 8! Origin needs to be a stand alone part of the year. Either mid season or at the end

my tv broke wrote:

I am thinking about punting Xerri for a cheapie that players rnd 12 with the view to get Bateman in round 13.

Xerri's an annoying one. Could easily bust a few 50's, especially if they get SJ back next game.

Up against Broncos in R16 who could/will be missing, Milford, Haas, McCullough, Oates, Roberts, Ofa, Bird, Gillett, Fifita. Could be a big scoring game.

Khany wrote:People gone cold on cotric ?

He'll be in my team if he plays round 12, otherwise I'll pass

Rapture_NRL wrote:Byes and Origin are disgusting. I've got 6 for round 12. So I thought, yeah, that means I have plenty for round 16. WRONG. I only have 8! Origin needs to be a stand alone part of the year. Either mid season or at the end

I've always thought that it's dumb to be punished for having too many guns.

Your players are still out there scoring in origin that week, and run the risk of injury/not backing up, so why not get their origin score if their team was scheduled to play the bye that week?

Rapture_NRL wrote:Byes and Origin are disgusting. I've got 6 for round 12. So I thought, yeah, that means I have plenty for round 16. WRONG. I only have 8! Origin needs to be a stand alone part of the year. Either mid season or at the end

I think that wouldn't be good for fantasy because at round 12 we basically all have the same 90-95% of common players. The bye period gives teams that are behind in points an opportunity to catch up & if origin was a stand alone tournement that had no effect on the nrl games then it would be pretty hard to catch the front runners.

Chewie wrote:
He'll be in my team if he plays round 12, otherwise I'll pass

I'll grab him too if he plays 12

Rapture_NRL wrote:Byes and Origin are disgusting. I've got 6 for round 12. So I thought, yeah, that means I have plenty for round 16. WRONG. I only have 8! Origin needs to be a stand alone part of the year. Either mid season or at the end

Origin cannot be at the end of the year for multiple reasons;
- The break between R25 and GF is 4 weeks so those players that don't make the finals would have 4 weeks no training. Then obviously Origin would have to be at least 1 week after the GF so thats 5 weeks.
- Origin goes for 7 weeks pretty much with 1 week training prior to Game 1 and 3 weeks between Games 2 and 3. This would then bring us to late November which would mean those players who play Origin would only have roughly 2 months off prior to going back to training not including any of those players who will then go on to play in the World Club Challenge.
- 2020 will also see the return of the Nines before the trial games so there is less time for break.

It just isn't within the players welfare to do this. That is why the only way to break it up was to reduce the season by 1 round and throw in a standalone week for origin 2.

Who is Manly's right second row.

Smith
Tolman Haas
Taumalolo* Murray Burr
Munster Morgan
Nikora Herbert
Ponga RTS CNK

Farah Cook Rein AFB*

Xerri Young Dearden Burns

$108k
16 trades

*Trade ins

Thoughts? Should I keep AFB (Lawrie out)? After round 12, getting Fifita and maybe McInnes. Not sure about 2RF. Waiting for Bateman to come back. Will look at ARey next week.

Usually the teams at the top don't have that many round 12 players maybe in the range of 8-12 players so if you're a couple of hundred points behind you can plan to get 13-17 players for round 12 & whittle down that lead.

Not fussed about Origin and byes from a fantasy perspective. Makes it more interesting and tests your planning abilities.

White Lightning wrote:

I think that wouldn't be good for fantasy because at round 12 we basically all have the same 90-95% of common players. The bye period gives teams that are behind in points an opportunity to catch up & if origin was a stand alone tournement that had no effect on the nrl games then it would be pretty hard to catch the front runners.

Why do we want to give mediocre teams a chance to catch up?

Players come with a price tag, if someone manages their team well enough to have a fuckton of guns, more power to them.

They shouldn't be punished during origin when teams full of average players can outscore them easily.

White Lightning wrote:

I've heard Matterson's name get mentioned re origin as a big body utility first off the bench. Apparently Fittler wants a big body on the bench.

I reckon hes not far off origin but i see too many backrowers in front of him;
Starters - Cordner, Frizzel, Jurbo

Murray, Crichton, Finucane should be ahead of him too

Edit: Matto doesnt play 12 im an idiot

Taupau it is i guess...

StormTrooper96 wrote:Who is Manly's right second row.

Sironen

hymenbustas wrote:Not fussed about Origin and byes from a fantasy perspective. Makes it more interesting and tests your planning abilities.

Wouldn't actually being fussed about it test your planning abilities more than if you weren't actually fussed about it?