NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 48 - Show me the team list with Averillo

Do people think that teams are getting much similar much earlier in the season these days? Or is it just that I am playing a higher calibre of players in my leagues. I am sure in previous years that teams really started to converge later in the season, but currently the majority of my H2H games have only 3 or so unique players.

Arghhh I can’t bring Young in to sit at 18th man for the week.

Need to decide wether to bring in Niu or just wait a week or two for a better cow

Welshy wrote:Looking at this currently, not sure I’ve got the cash generation down the line unless Niu sticks and HTF starts pumping out some big ones. Moses next target on return, really need Stinky to produce and Averillo and Lee to come back into respective sides but I’m wary about both

Leilua - Butcher
Rudolph - Niu
Katoa - Tedesco

Koro
Haas, Fotuaika
Taumalolo, JTurbo, Carrigan
Cleary, Drinkwater
Talau, Niu
Ponga, Papy, Tedesco

McInnes, Grant, Brailey, Butcher

Lee, HTF, Averillo, Williame

Should I look at trying to generate more cash and pray Teddy drops cash in next 2/3 weeks

I don't mind the trades but probably prefer Young over Butcher, feel like Young can make some cash, Butcher just that little bit more expensive and his price makes it that little bit harger to make cash while being short of keeper.

Weiland wrote:Do people think that teams are getting much similar much earlier in the season these days? Or is it just that I am playing a higher calibre of players in my leagues. I am sure in previous years that teams really started to converge later in the season, but currently the majority of my H2H games have only 3 or so unique players.

No origin or byes means "optimal" teams have 1 less thing to consider. However I feel like there is a lot of options in many positions that would make teams different. I feel like 95% of teams here would have at least 4+ players different.

Weiland wrote:Do people think that teams are getting much similar much earlier in the season these days? Or is it just that I am playing a higher calibre of players in my leagues. I am sure in previous years that teams really started to converge later in the season, but currently the majority of my H2H games have only 3 or so unique players.

This... I feel like I am like 2-3 players away from my final team. Not sure how I'll get there but its close.

Empyreal wrote:

No origin or byes means "optimal" teams have 1 less thing to consider. However I feel like there is a lot of options in many positions that would make teams different. I feel like 95% of teams here would have at least 4+ players different.

With Moses injured most teams will now have Cleary and other.. Obviously everyone should pretty much have one of Ponga or Teddy if not both. A lot probably still are without Haas and also sold Lolo. Grant and Koro are everywhere.

Welshy wrote:
45-48 for me, he’s a worker with TB upside

Think I'm somewhere between Welshy and MS. Five starts at 2RF and worst score is 42 and no tries. I'll say 45 with the occasional try. I don't think his scoring is an issue (if we are thinking playable mid range cash cow rather than a keeper, he's not a keeper), the bigger issue is job security, judiciary history. But looks set to get a decent run.

Weiland wrote:Do people think that teams are getting much similar much earlier in the season these days? Or is it just that I am playing a higher calibre of players in my leagues. I am sure in previous years that teams really started to converge later in the season, but currently the majority of my H2H games have only 3 or so unique players.

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This thought takes some wind out of the sail, for a moment... You can go against it on purpose and get slightly different players across the board and hope it lands your way.

luckynumber8 wrote:
he is bloody cheap and we know he has it in him. If he pumps out a 50+, he will suddenly be on everyones watch list.

I'll wait for the mythical 50+ first.

The Goat Boys wrote:Hey Lads am I better off having

Option 1- Rudolf and Teddy in the team 

Option 2- JTB Ponga in my team 

Any help would be really appreciated

jimmy amd Tobes

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Arghhh I can’t bring Young in to sit at 18th man for the week.

Need to decide wether to bring in Niu or just wait a week or two for a better cow

Niu can probably wait. Does anyone know what his official BE is?

Revraiser wrote:
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This thought takes some wind out of the sail, for a moment... You can go against it on purpose and get slightly different players across the board and hope it lands your way.

I actually think later on we will see some different teams. With players like Twal, Moses, Tevaga, Fifita all returning there will be some grabbing them and some steering clear.

Just messed around to see what Lolo and Ponga would cost me and it is;

Kennedy, Horse, Koro and JTB

For

Talau, Niu, Lolo and Ponga

Is this madness?

Mulvy wrote:

Think I'm somewhere between Welshy and MS. Five starts at 2RF and worst score is 42 and no tries. I'll say 45 with the occasional try. I don't think his scoring is an issue (if we are thinking playable mid range cash cow rather than a keeper, he's not a keeper), the bigger issue is job security, judiciary history. But looks set to get a decent run.

Price differential between Butcher and Young is 43k and 3.3 points mate, Butcher should beat that (45)+3 in 55-60 minutes if he takes the Radley role and Robinson doesn’t make positional minute changes. It’s positional security vs longer time role I reckon in Butcher v Young.

KingTeddy wrote:What's Hudson Young's job security like? Is there a chance someone can push Tapine out of that lock position then maybe he shifts to an edge again?

John Bateman is the obvious one, but whether he gets a game at all now this year is another question

Ryan Sutton is the chance at going to lock - not sure what the odds of that are

Weiland wrote:Do people think that teams are getting much similar much earlier in the season these days? Or is it just that I am playing a higher calibre of players in my leagues. I am sure in previous years that teams really started to converge later in the season, but currently the majority of my H2H games have only 3 or so unique players.

They would converge later because people would navigate the byes in different ways. Bye planning was a good proportion of the game, and obviously this year is totally different.

mrbrownstone wrote:At the moment, looking at

Paix -> Niu
Katoa -> Talau
Drinkwater -> Cleary
Leilua -> Young

13 trades, 155K ITB

Leaves me with

Koro
Hass JTB
Lolo Jurbo Young
Cleary Fogarty
Lomax Talau
Teddy Pap Mitchell

Friend Grant Carrigan Luai

HTF Niu Moses Wiliame

If I get DCE instead of Cleary, I leave enough in the bank to have a look at Young & Butcher this week, see who looks the better option, and then go JTB + Leilua -> Kapow + Young/Butcher next week. Or I continue to hold Leilua, and that extra 80K between DCE and Cleary gives me an easier path to Ponga...

Any thoughts?

I like your outs and I like your ins. I'm going DCE over Cleary purely because I can get Teddy. As others have said, Teddy and Ponga are the top WFBs, no one else likely to go close. Whereas for the price difference, Moses and DCE should go close enough Cleary to make up for it.

The Pascoe Fiasco wrote:G’day folks. Position not important, but would you go Young or Robson this week?

Depends if you want a playable cash cow that will require another trade down the line, or a likely cut price keeper.

StormTrooper96 wrote:

I actually think later on we will see some different teams. With players like Twal, Moses, Tevaga, Fifita all returning there will be some grabbing them and some steering clear.

Hopefully ST.

Weiland wrote:Do people think that teams are getting much similar much earlier in the season these days? Or is it just that I am playing a higher calibre of players in my leagues. I am sure in previous years that teams really started to converge later in the season, but currently the majority of my H2H games have only 3 or so unique players.

Pretty much, the centres vary a little and if teams have spent more there probably have a weaker bench
So a few different players and the captain pick is what is comes down to

Just looking at a couple teams I am chasing they are 200pts ahead (Sharks League) and are well set, with the only option to captain Haas (Like most)
So the only move I can think is to look at someone else, and the only guy they don't have or can see them getting is Mcinnes
The gamble would be on Mcinnes continue to score well while hoping Haas keeps playing around 60mins

It's a premium but might be able to claw back 20pts a round (10pts doubled) so it may be still possible