NRL Fantasy 2019 Part 75

Mulvy wrote:Hey guys, could use some advice. I've never been in contention of winning anything, but I'm currently 166 points behind the leader of the Cowboys league (I'm in 5th).

I know that team may not be the only one I need to worry about, but as it is, it's his Milford, Fainu, ARey vs my Tedesco, Murray, Moses. I think mine scores a little more, but enough to cover the 166 points with some luck with the captain choices?? I don't know if he's got trades of course either. I'm wondering if a bold play like captain Teddy could be the go? Given he doesn't have Teddy (at least not yet), if Teddy went large against Titans I could cover a big chunk of those points in one go. Or the safe play is better and if Teddy goes large I still gain on him anyway?

The guy in second might have the better team. His Jurbo, DCE, Twal (who might be traded if he has them???) vs my Murray, Moses, Tevaga.

I guess I'm wondering am I close enough to give it a crack with my current POD's or do I need a bold play to have any chance? Thanks for any thoughts.

WT Winfield wrote:I think just stick with the choices that you think will score the most points.

If you think Teddy will comfortably go large this week, then go for it, but there are a number of others that aren't WFBs that can score just as high, have higher floors and don't need a try hit a big one.

My memory is hazy, but I remember the guy leading last year (Zora?) was up by like ~300 points, only had a couple of players different from the eventual winner and got tracked down with only 2-3 weeks left.

It was an incredible amount of luck, but you're not as far behind, have more time and guys like Teddy, Moses, Tevaga and Murray are guys you can trust to put up decent to great scores basically every week.

code delta wrote:

Thinking you need to leave the bold captains play for a bit later. Take the safe option for a few weeks and hope others make the bold play that fails. Captain Haas.

Rabbits21 wrote:DCE as a POD captain this week?

Or do we reckon they’ll have a hangover after playing Storm last week and Knights lift meaning Manly only narrowly win?

Or will Manly give them a drubbing?

code delta wrote:

Thinking you need to leave the bold captains play for a bit later. Take the safe option for a few weeks and hope others make the bold play that fails. Captain Haas.

13CokeHeads wrote:@GreenMachine The betting man

Bring in Cook and have no cover? (will have 3 trades run home)
I mean 0 cover. 4 red dots.

Ive gone Pearce and Garrick (18th man) to Cook and Sailor.

Cs9
Tapau
Haas
Tolo
Jurbo
Murray
SJ
DCE
Batman
Nikora
Teddy
RTS
Ponga

Cm9
Fainu
Tevaga
Cook

Sailor (212)
Brittain
BBrailey
Coates (could still play)

Instead i could just go Pearce to Farrah/Peats. (will have 4 trades run home).

Ranked 642 after 2 big weeks finishing 115 171

So its really go Farrah keep a trade and an 18th man

or

Go Cook have 3 trades for emergencies and no cover

rhinoceroo wrote:

I'm definitely considering DCE as a POD captain. In real life he looked sharp as hell last week and involved in everything, and some of those plays that didn't come off against Melbourne will cut through against Knights... 

Still 95% probable I'll captain Cook, but DCE is the other 5%.

Shanbon wrote:

Does it have to be a 212k player to afford Cook? Stockwell is 280k or so and looks to be a good 35-40 cover player for late outs if you can afford him and Cook. Wirh trades left you can risk it reckon but better if you can get some sort of 18th man at the same time

13CokeHeads wrote:@GreenMachine The betting man

Bring in Cook and have no cover? (will have 3 trades run home)
I mean 0 cover. 4 red dots.

Ive gone Pearce and Garrick (18th man) to Cook and Sailor.

Cs9
Tapau
Haas
Tolo
Jurbo
Murray
SJ
DCE
Batman
Nikora
Teddy
RTS
Ponga

Cm9
Fainu
Tevaga
Cook

Sailor (212)
Brittain
BBrailey
Coates (could still play)

Instead i could just go Pearce to Farrah/Peats. (will have 4 trades run home).

Ranked 642 after 2 big weeks finishing 115 171

So its really go Farrah keep a trade and an 18th man

or

Go Cook have 3 trades for emergencies and no cover

Mulvy wrote:

Cheers, yeah I was just about to edit my post saying that 166 is just 28 points per week, so not too hard to make up with just a bit of luck with my guys and captain choices, so maybe business as usual for how I've been playing??

rhinoceroo wrote:

If you're going to go the Cook route at least get a 212k who has a chance of playing so you have ultra-emergency cover even if it's only 15 points. Taulagi at the Cowboys maybe. I'd probably just go Farah though.

*edit* You have 260k. Will Chambers is 259k, is a guaranteed starter and capable of the occasional high score in the loop, and always better than a red dot if there's a late out.

Ben Marlin wrote:The best captaincy options this week are Smith, McInnes and Haas.
I've changed my mind 3 times already tonight but atm it's on Haas.
I'm thinking all three will get about 70 points each.

Rabbits21 wrote:
Save trades mate I’d say, Mahoney can still score 50.

I’ve got 4 trades left mate and below is my team, what’d you reckon, I reckon no trades this week:

I have 39k spare

Cook
Fifita Haas
Murray Taumalolo Taupau
DCE Reynolds
Nikora Bateman
Tedesco RTS Tommy T

Smith
McInnes
Ponga
Tevaga

Verrills
Coates
Lomax
Boyle

Rabbits21 wrote:
What makes you think Cook will go big, as I said above Adam Gee refs the ruck badly and let’s the tackler hold on for longer, not good for Cook, unless you think he’s gonna put a couple of long kicks and try assists in then he’d be a good captain option.

You don’t like Haas for captain this week?

Mulvy wrote:Then again, that Titans team really doesn't look very good despite the Roosters outs. Hmmm.