NRL Fantasy 2019 Part 57

my tv broke wrote:I'm in the "traded out Cook" club (in round 12, not earlier in the year). I think it can work in my favour, I wasn't entirely expecting him to get rested this week, but I bet he will get a rest in round 17.

Won't be until round 17/18 that we'll know for sure whether it was a bad idea.

Though if the players I own, such as Reynolds, keep dropping out injured, well then it will definitely have been a bad idea.

Got a feeling he goes big tonight though lol

You're just saying that so you can captain Tolo/Fifi and laugh at all us Cook captainers after he scores a 45.

This forum is lovely. The best thing about it is when these get's dished out:

Rabbit wrote:

I’m backing Rabbit over the Doctor. Avatar bet Ponga plays. Weekend only.

Chewie wrote:

The bet is on!

Here's you're Avatar for the weekend Rabs! 

StormTrooper96 wrote:

You're just saying that so you can captain Tolo/Fifi and laugh at all us Cook captainers after he scores a 45.

haha, it is probably the fear of not owning him that is making me the most worried. But off the back of an origin loss, with the usual halves out, all signs point to a big game from Cook.

My fingers are crossed that Brittain slips into the 17 and gives Cookie a mid game rest

With Ponga (no wfb cover), A-Rey & A. Taylor gone I need a wfb & a hlf so I've come up with this:
H. Young out - Dearden in
A.Taylor out - RTS in (still not 100% sold this week playing the Storm & with the shite Auckland weather this week the ground surface may not equate to a big score from RTS but there's no one else)

I'm tempted to boot A-Rey straight away but I might hold & see how he recovers. If he's still out next week I'll move him on to McInnes or C. Smith & play Cleary, Ponga as my 1st choice halves. This is what I'm rolling with atm with 99k bank:
Cook
A. Fifita, Haas
Taumalolo (c), Murray, JFH
Cleary, Dearden
Nikora, D. Walker
Tedesco, RTS, CNK

Mahoney, Taupau, Havili, J. Bateman
Brittain, Whitbread, A. Reynolds, Ponga

my tv broke wrote:

haha, it is probably the fear of not owning him that is making me the most worried. But off the back of an origin loss, with the usual halves out, all signs point to a big game from Cook.

My fingers are crossed that Brittain slips into the 17 and gives Cookie a mid game rest

Yeah, Brittain needs to make a cameo

Chewie wrote:

Yeah, Brittain needs to make a cameo

Looking at the Souths bench, they've all been regulars in the Souths rotation this year, so I don't know who bennett would drop out just to fit Billy in.

White Lightning wrote:With Ponga (no wfb cover), A-Rey & A. Taylor gone I need a wfb & a hlf so I've come up with this:
H. Young out - Dearden in
A.Taylor out - RTS in (still not 100% sold this week playing the Storm & with the shite Auckland weather this week the ground surface may not equate to a big score from RTS but there's no one else)

I agree that there is no one worthwhile in the WFB, aside from RTS, that plays this round and round 16

Chewie wrote:

Yeah, Brittain needs to make a cameo

With a BE of -6 would be good if Brittain can get at least 20 minutes (If he does make a cameo) to keep the BE nice and low for his full game in R17.

my tv broke wrote:

Looking at the Souths bench, they've all been regulars in the Souths rotation this year, so I don't know who bennett would drop out just to fit Billy in.

He kept Billy in there for a reason... maybe Cook won't back-up

my tv broke wrote:

Looking at the Souths bench, they've all been regulars in the Souths rotation this year, so I don't know who bennett would drop out just to fit Billy in.

Drop Roberts to reserve grade. Lowe into CTR and BAM a bench spot opens up

Chewie wrote:
He kept Billy in there for a reason... maybe Cook won't back-up

OMG True. Didn't even realise Brittain made the 21. Also Nicholls hasn't been too regular.

Milchy wrote:

I agree completely WL. He hasn't even been posting and people are lining up to lay the boot in.

Especially strange as he basically never personally attacked anyone. Amazing given this year we've probably had more flare ups than ever, and the guy who cops the most never retaliated.

If he doesn't want to listen to group advice, who gives a shit. Making strange trades effects nobody but himself.

Yeah, but the reason this forum works well IMO, is that people are here to listen as much as they are to post their own opinions/advice. Thats why I like this forum and thats why I stick around.

While there's a chance Matt was listening to others, the impression he gave was simply that he was talking at others and there was little/no room for constructive discussion.... For that reason Im not surprised at all he rubbed a number of people the wrong way.

Don’t see Brittain taking a bench spot with both our halves out. He either plays in place of Cook or not at all.

Chewie.....the avatar goes up now.

StormTrooper96 wrote:

Drop Roberts to reserve grade. Lowe into CTR and BAM a bench spot opens up

Roberts will 100% play. Bennett knows he needs to get his confidence up, and the best way to do that would be to play him in the NRL straight away.

my tv broke wrote:

Roberts will 100% play. Bennett knows he needs to get his confidence up, and the best way to do that would be to play him in the NRL straight away.

Was more of a tongue in cheek stab

I'm hoping Cook gets 80 and no Brittain as I didn't bring Brittain in

If Cook averages 75 over next 2 (with current BE 56) he could go over 1 million

Rabbit wrote:Don’t see Brittain taking a bench spot with both our halves out. He either plays in place of Cook or not at all.

Chewie.....the avatar goes up now.

I guess we'll find out at 5pm what Bennett has planned.

How's your team shaping up this week Rabs? With having so many round 12 players, I guess you'll be double trading the next few weeks to get rd 16 players in?

Camo123 wrote:I'm hoping Cook gets 80 and no Brittain as I didn't bring Brittain in

If Cook averages 75 over next 2 (with current BE 56) he could go over 1 million

I'm hoping Cook plays limited mins and scores 31

A big differentiator this week

I don't fancy my chances here but I do tend to get lucky (more than my fair share perhaps)

Verbal Kint wrote:

I'm hoping Cook plays limited mins and scores 31

A big differentiator this week

I don't fancy my chances here but I do tend to get lucky (more than my fair share perhaps)

THE PROPHET HAS SPOKEN! TAKE THE C OFF COOK. I REPEAT! TAKE THE C OFF COOK!