NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 18 - Ditch the duds thread

Rabbits21 wrote:
Watch us all sell him and then he will score a try and a 55!!!

Never wanted in the first place. All CHNs fault for being a muppet

Herbert is on his way back to aus.

Upvote if you've got no cows or dogs

Ese'ese -> Williams
Musgrove -> Katoa

Do we still think Williams is worth having - got the minutes but not the score? Or hold Ese'Ese? Think I've missed the boat on HorseBurger with Bateman on the way back in theory. Could go Cartwright instead or Williams. Or Brimson if the late mail looks promising?

mrbrownstone wrote:Ese'ese -> Williams
Musgrove -> Katoa

Do we still think Williams is worth having - got the minutes but not the score? Or hold Ese'Ese? Think I've missed the boat on HorseBurger with Bateman on the way back in theory. Could go Cartwright instead or Williams. Or Brimson if the late mail looks promising?

Keep Williams. You bought him as a 60min lock. He played 60mins at lock. The points will come.

filthridden wrote:Upvote if you've got no cows or dogs

Why no drinkwater ?

mrbrownstone wrote:Ese'ese -> Williams
Musgrove -> Katoa

Do we still think Williams is worth having - got the minutes but not the score? Or hold Ese'Ese? Think I've missed the boat on HorseBurger with Bateman on the way back in theory. Could go Cartwright instead or Williams. Or Brimson if the late mail looks promising?

George or Jack? Not a fan of Jack, others are trading him out.

filthridden wrote:

Keep Williams. You bought him as a 60min lock. He played 60mins at lock. The points will come.

Would be buying him not keeping him, but that's what I'm thinking at this stage. He won't get that many demerits every week surely.

For those that are interested as spectators the Survivor challenge sees Black Widow and Minto go head to head. Captain worth 2x and VC worth 1.5x, more details in Survivor thread for details on how teams were created but comes down to the following

Widow vs Minto

Flegler v Haas
Cleary v Moses
Hughes v Isaako
Tedesco v Shibisaki
D Fifita (c) v Koro (c)
Koro (vc) v Carrigan (vc)

mattnz wrote:
George or Jack? Not a fan of Jack, others are trading him out.

Jack.

Other option is probably Stimson -> Katoa and Ese'ese to Isaako and bank a bit of cash, but I think Stimson is worth another week.

manlybeaver wrote:
Why no drinkwater ?

Ponga, Pap and Kennedy out the back.
Moses and Mann in the halves.

Up: Musgrove to Watkins

Makes back 5: Aubo Watkins Papi Drinky Shiba. 73k itb

Down: Hold Musgrove

Makes back 5: Aubo Shiba Papi Drinky Kennedy. 170k itb

I don't get why everyone is selling Musgrove (he is base price and will make money - albeit a little slower than say Katoa or Guler) - when Grant comes in round 3 I suspect they have a Grant/Walters and MCK/Lawrence on bench with Musgrove and Mikeale. He will get the minutes eventually.

No way I would waste a trade on Musgrove to Katoa based on one week with him probably only lasting 3 weeks.

Also, why would anyone buy Billy Walters now if Grant is confirmed to come to the club for round 3. It's a long season and Walters is the perfect bench player covering half and hooker.

Ese'ese is an easy sell for me (should never have started with him knowing Klemmer and DSaifiti are origin props and play big minutes, along with a utility that can play lock, and two second rowers in the 17 that can also play lock) - who is the best player to pick up under $505K. Corey Horsburgh? At least I will get 4 good rounds out of him.

Tempted to hold Aekins against Dragons but not sure due to Crichton on bench.

My back five is quite terrible. Thoughts?

Aubo Wiliame
Papy Kennedy Aekins

Koro
Haas, Knight
LoLo, Fifi, Williams
Moses, Walters
Shibi, Burns
Aekins, Pap, Drinkwater

Carrigan, Brailey, Stimson, Katoa
Musgrove, Luai, Wiliame, JTB

Had a pretty rough start with starting Wakeham so I've traded him to Katoa and shifted Walters to start in halves. Gonna keep Stimson because I think he will do better than last week, trade next week if not. Anyone keeping Burns? He only has a be of 34 and I think he's a gun ctr, just had a poor week was all. Was considering trading him for Watkins but I've decided to keep instead. Any other ideas?

Grant has played bugger all first grade games and the club have no depth with hookers.  Who is to say Walters doesn't stay starting and playing 60 minutes at hooker.  He was pretty good in his first run for 80 minutes in a winning team.  It's not like it's Cameron Smith coming so it's not a given Walters just steps aside.  Also with Brooks out, Grant could stay and Walters could move in the halves with Reynolds on the bench to cover Grant.  14 is Reynolds best position IMO.

Current trades are Ese'ese to Horse and Stimson to Katoa.

How many weeks does everyone think Horse gets before Bateman takes his place as a starter. Or could Bateman come back and Horse moves to prop for Lui.

Katoa should hold his starting spot, right? who takes it off him. Should average 50+ if he gets the minutes.

wolfking wrote:Grant has played bugger all first grade games and the club have no depth with hookers.  Who is to say Walters doesn't stay starting and playing 60 minutes at hooker.  

This is like when people said Haas might not play enough mins to be a worthy cow last year.

I am a bit stuck for trades

I sort of want Isaako, but only way to really get him is Friend out - which seems like a food way to score less points this week. Only real advantage would be having some cash balance for next week

Or the equally sideays/backwards JWilliams to Drinkwater.

Stimson stays because there is nobody cheaper that I want to spend a trade bringing in.

So perhaps just 1 trade for me, bringing in Katoa for Musgrove.

Milchcow wrote:
I am a bit stuck for trades

I sort of want Isaako, but only way to really get him is Friend out - which seems like a food way to score less points this week. Only real advantage would be having some cash balance for next week

Or the equally sideays/backwards JWilliams to Drinkwater.

Stimson stays because there is nobody cheaper that I want to spend a trade bringing in.

So perhaps just 1 trade for me, bringing in Katoa for Musgrove.

You kicked ass this week, would have been worried if you wanted to use 2 trades.

my tv broke wrote:

This is like when people said Haas might not play enough mins to be a worthy cow last year.

In what way, like Grant not a worthy cash cow because Walters starts all year?

Only takes one 20 minute performance for 15 points and the cash making dries up just like that. Takes a 3-4 35+ to really make that good cash.

I have Grant and not Walters so probably being very biased right now. My bad. Just see Walters as the fill in hooker whom is exceeding expectations so far.