NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 33 - If Stephen Crichton gets injured this week, I'm going to cry

Jstevens269 wrote:What do we think about Friend? I’ve had him from the beginning and had considered him a probable keeper. Was last week just a 1-off where the chooks has no reason to tackle?

Brailey is for sure out.  My question is whether or not to sell Friend and get any of the guns or sell someone like Kennedy to either a mid ranger or cow, banking cash for next week.

Ideally I will upgrade him to someone like Cook/McInnes at some point. But not in any hurry to do so, and if he ends up in my team all year, there are worse outcomes.
Not going to trade out a fit player averaging 50 at this point in the season.

Rabbits21 wrote:
Is Randall injured?

Sorry, poor wording. Randall is there and could end up on the bench at any time. Connor back in 6 weeks. Macca is already $600k. For me, bit of a risky pick

Mulvy wrote:

As others have said I think he's keeper material even with a bench hooker. If he starts getting 80 even better. I'll take a stab at, Cotter gets 15 minutes.

Cotter may just be insurance for Robson as he might need to build up to 80 mins

Green seems to love to carry a bench hooker anyway.

Dunno if Robsons stats are hugely appealing without the two try game, but that said the first 20 mins of a game are usually when a hooker can quickly rack up tackles and he hasn't had the chance to do that yet.

Iron Mike wrote:Trade Options:

1) Mann + LLeilua to Munster and Best + $6K

2) LLeilua + Kennedy to Paix and Ponga + $2K

3) LLeilua + Kennedy to Clune and Ponga + $9K

4) Mann + LLeilua to Paix and Ponga + $150K

Just not sure I like the job security of Paix/Clune.

2? 1 if you really need a half

Cool looks like Levi and Brailey become Munster and HTF

Hopefully we get some good scores from him.

Loomer wrote:

I don't get it. He wants gun half or fullback even though Lucy 51.3 average would make him 5th highest WFB average

My forward pack is Api, Haas, Twal, Yeo, Murray, Horsburgh, Carrigan, EKatoa, Grant and then bench cash cow props in JTB, Guler, Rudolph.

Lucy is the cash I need and has nearly peaked. No Marshall this week so all the ball will go left to Brooks and Raiders will be up for it this week. Just a necessity with Mann and Kennedy out.

Feel I don't lose much going to Munster and Best instead of Ponga and Paix/Clune but could be wrong.

Is HTF at base price the best pickup under 300k?

Think i have a budget of 290k but cant find anyone that stands out. The only other player i can think of is Clark for the Titans

Axed Wests Tigers halfback Benji Marshall has been sent home from training after a biosecurity breach on Wednesday.

Marshall broke social distancing guidelines with an accredited reporter.

Iron Mike wrote:

My forward pack is Api, Haas, Twal, Yeo, Murray, Horsburgh, Carrigan, EKatoa, Grant and then bench cash cow props in JTB, Guler, Rudolph.

Lucy is the cash I need and has nearly peaked. No Marshall this week so all the ball will go left to Brooks and Raiders will be up for it this week. Just a necessity with Mann and Kennedy out.

Feel I don't lose much going to Munster and Best instead of Ponga and Paix/Clune but could be wrong.

Leilua is left 2RF unless they swapped back - in R3 Garner & Leilua swapped sides - can clearly see Leilua on left during team try if you watch highlights

Camo123 wrote:

Leilua is left 2RF unless they swapped back - in R3 Garner & Leilua swapped sides - can clearly see Leilua on left during team try if you watch highlights

Yeah was going to say the same thing. Leilua was left side last week. As an owner I clearly remember watching him spend 80 minutes there doing very little.

But Mike yeah, you need a WFB and Leilua is probably the one to make way. I like the Paix/Ponga option. I think Mann's got a bit more cash to make.

Iron Mike wrote:

My forward pack is Api, Haas, Twal, Yeo, Murray, Horsburgh, Carrigan, EKatoa, Grant and then bench cash cow props in JTB, Guler, Rudolph.

Lucy is the cash I need and has nearly peaked. No Marshall this week so all the ball will go left to Brooks and Raiders will be up for it this week. Just a necessity with Mann and Kennedy out.

Feel I don't lose much going to Munster and Best instead of Ponga and Paix/Clune but could be wrong.

Lucy has been playing on the left the last 2 weeks

EDIT: Should have scrolled further before posting

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Is HTF at base price the best pickup under 300k?

Think i have a budget of 290k but cant find anyone that stands out. The only other player i can think of is Clark for the Titans

Keep an eye on the community trade poll. C-team in same situation.
https://www.nrlfantasyfanatics.com/t1350-r5-trades-poll

Thanks guys, I'm going to go with my gut and against the forum and get Munster and Best, and pass on Ponga and Paix.

Feel like Munster should be a top four half along with Moses, DCE and Cleary. And Best is a better prospect than the short term nature of a Paix trade in.

If Mann averages 35 from here he makes another $40K. Who knows, Crossland may get his chance and never look back.

In a bit of a pickle this week. Team currently looks as followed

Koro
J.Pap Haas (C)
Yeo Lucy Lolo
Moses Paix
Lomax Capewell
Drinky Papy Isaako

Grant Katoa Horse Carrigan
Williame Rudolf Luai Fogarty

Gonna hold Williams for loop purposes and isaako has to go. I don't have the cash currently to upgrade to a keeper so looking at fui and moving Lomax down to WFB. All papy has done for me is lose cash. he's not a keeper so why are people still keeping him around???

I could go:
Isaako > Fui
Papy > Turbo

Any help is appreciated.

Rabbits21 wrote:Anyone know why Randall wasn’t in the 21 this week, is he injured or just dropped?

Just dropped, they've got Macca, Hoy, and Mann/Crossland.
One of the guys I worked with is good mates with Randall

Who is the best option to trade out? Croft, Leilua, Papi or Drinkwater

King Assassin wrote:In a bit of a pickle this week. Team currently looks as followed

Koro
J.Pap Haas (C)
Yeo Lucy Lolo
Moses Paix
Lomax Capewell
Drinky Papy Isaako

Grant Katoa Horse Carrigan
Williame Rudolf Luai Fogarty

Gonna hold Williams for loop purposes and isaako has to go. I don't have the cash currently to upgrade to a keeper so looking at fui and moving Lomax down to WFB. All papy has done for me is lose cash. he's not a keeper so why are people still keeping him around???

I could go:
Isaako > Fui
Papy > Turbo

Any help is appreciated.

I hear you but his BE is 45ish so may as well hold him and hope he smashes out 100 and gets the cash flow happening, or better yet finds some form. If you can get Ponga, Teddy, Turbo, set and forget otherwise someone like pap is decent enough to hold and hope

The same guy in 2nd and 5th has same 13 plus Grant and Lolo. Lame

Need a WFB. Current thinking is - Levi + Kennedy to Turbo + cow