NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 40 - First

robelgordo wrote:Ok I've spent an exhaustive 5 minutes researching this, then 15 more writing it up...

My official GUN RANKINGS pew pew pew
~the best fantasy players, current price/value be damned~

1. Haas - doesn't ever have a bad score, 10pts minimum per game more than 2nd best FRF

2. Teddy - Most reliable WFB, or back in general. Decent gap to #2 WFB IMO

3. Ponga - Even bigger gap between #2 WFB and #3 WFB IMO

4. Lolo - even with inflated scores across the board comfortably the best 2RF, although you could probably get away without having him all season. You wouldn't feel great about it though.

5. McInnes - this is provisional... only 3 game sample and more gun-heavy position. But output insane right now, if he can average 75ish+ longer-term moves to #2. If he comes back to <65ish he's back at the end of the line with Smith, Cook.

6/7/8. Cleary/DCE/Moses (in some order) - some have 2 already, pretty much everyone has 1, I'm the idiot rolling with none. Probs needs at least one at some point - but there are options only 5-ish PPG less. I mean Kurt Mann is fairly solid!

9. Twal - an 80 minute error-free tackling machine about to get DPP.

T10. Smith/Cook
At the start of the season I wanted two of McInnes and these two guys by the end. Ideally all three. But there's Koro, Grant, Macca, Robson, Friend - so do you really need it?

Adrianoooo wrote:

Ambitious

Bethany_B wrote:

Croft/Mann halves combo gang! As long as Mann keeps banging out mid 40s and Croft can score 45ish from tackles and KMs alone, then I can afford to leave them there. The only guys on this list that I have are Haas, Teddy and Ponga

robelgordo wrote:

Until this week I was Mann with Luai/Paix/Drinkwater the last three rounds, I bought in Pearce to partner him for now. Will bring back in Cleary or another top HLF in a week or two, unless some other opportunity comes up.

I've got 4 of the above 11 I listed, but I honestly think Haas is the only one you need to spend all of the money on - because his price won't fluctuate much. Maybe Lolo. Teddy/Ponga you can time for value a bit if you missed them first time IMO. The rest you can't get them all. There's also a lot of great fantasy players that aren't top 10.

Verbal Kint wrote:

For sure

Fortitude wrote:Some good chat in here today..

Players in my squad i won't be trading out unless they break.

Koro, best, ponga, Teddy, Turbo, Haas, Moses, Mitchel, Carrigan, McCcullogh, Grant, Williame (not worth trading out, can loop)

That leaves, in predicated order of cashing out.

Chricton, Drink, Keppie, Clune, Katoa, Rudolf, JTB, Tapine/ Horse (A few more forwards coming back into picture with Raiders, think minutes/roles of these two will be affected in next month or so)

Targets

Pearce next week
Cow/cash out
Cow/Cash out
Twal
Tolo.

Bethany_B wrote:

Nice work with Pearce! Agreed on Haas and Lolo being the only ones worth spending all the cash on. McInnes is also that level if he keeps scoring 70+. I'm lucky I got Ponga this week and Ted last week so I don't have to chase them later. As for back rowers, I've already got Yeo, and am looking to sell Arrow for Lolo if Arrow keeps getting moved around and scoring sub-50. Other than that, the only three 2RFs that I would be going for are Matterson, Twal (once he gets his DPP) and Fifita when he's back.

StormTrooper96 wrote:

No one keen on Crichton? I reckon he will maintain a 60+ average to finish out the year. He is becoming a big part of the Roosters attack and he may find a lot of tries on that edge. Back to career best form and relishing the new rules! I have Matterson, Lolo Crichton. I hope to Get Fifita in some time after he gets back to see how he goes with the rule changes… he will make the PERFECT 18th man (looping) if he can get cheap enough. I planned to hold at least one of Lucy/Katoa for the whole season but if money and trades allow maybe I’ll make an almost direct swap when the time comes.

danseels1985 wrote:I’ve got 3 of that list,although I’m thinking I might be making a mistake bringing in McInnes over Teddy. That extra 110k could come in handy but I’m really not sure. Which way would you guys go first if you had to only pick one right now?

danseels1985 wrote:I’ve got 3 of that list,although I’m thinking I might be making a mistake bringing in McInnes over Teddy. That extra 110k could come in handy but I’m really not sure. Which way would you guys go first if you had to only pick one right now?

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Bethany_B wrote:

Depends what position you're weak in. I went Teddy and Ponga first because my WFB was trash, but if you're short a back rower, then Lolo or Yeo, short a FRF then Twal etc.

WT Winfield wrote:

825k might be the new 750k if these new rules have changed the game longterm.

Picking up bottomed out Pearce this week and maybe targeting someone like Taupau in a few weeks, whilst your cows are also making money, I'm sure you'll swing a plan to get Teddy in before that sweet draw.

Bethany_B wrote:As for which guns we're targeting, here's my contribution

At the moment, I have the following guys who could be considered guns: Ponga, Teddy, Arrow, Yeo, Haas, Fotuaika, Koroisau. Of these guys, I intend to hold all of them to the end, except maybe Arrow and Koroisau.

Arrow is on my chopping block depending on what happens this week. If he gets shifted out to centre yet again and scores sub-45, then I will sell him next week.

As for which guns I'm targeting, Lolo and McInnes are the main two, but at this point I can likely only get one of them, and in that case it'd be Lolo. Aside from those two, I'm mostly targeting one gun half to put next to Croft (most likely Cleary but considering podding up with Munster or DCE, alternately I could try to ride Pearce's cash rises but I don't trust him to be a keeper and I don't have the trades to use him as a cash grab), and one more gun back rower in addition to Lolo (probably either Matterson or Fifita when he returns).