NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 60 - Less trades than rounds left edition.

StormTrooper96 wrote:Last week I was planning to bank 2 trades, but the Talau situation occurred and I only banked 1. (Talau became Fermor so hope that sticks). This week I with no apparent trades on offer I am looking at banking another 2 trades while my cows mature. This will give me 12 trades left for the last 10 weeks. Anyone else up there with me in trades?

Think this week I will focus on my WAGS team trades.

I'll have 12 left after double trading this week

StormTrooper96 wrote:Last week I was planning to bank 2 trades, but the Talau situation occurred and I only banked 1. (Talau became Fermor so hope that sticks). This week I with no apparent trades on offer I am looking at banking another 2 trades while my cows mature. This will give me 12 trades left for the last 10 weeks. Anyone else up there with me in trades?

Think this week I will focus on my WAGS team trades.

13 at the moment. Hovering over what to do this week, may use 1 trade, or may hold both.

Temptation there to upgrade Lucy but the last two weeks his scoring has looked good, and he has a pretty juicy match up this week. Original plan was to turn him into Dave Fifita and I think that is still on target.

Am I crazy for looking at Brad Parker? Purely a warm body centre-depth trade with good job security to sit in the emergencies and save wasting any more trades on centres. Capable of hitting the odd 40 with a try. Would finally move on Wiliame.

My Fiance's Team is looking the goods. Like it better than mine.

She made the crucial decision to get rid of Croft and HTF this week.
Croft > Munster
HTF > Starling

Although Munster has a BE around 70, he has had a couple weeks off and is back against the Titans. She expects a massive game from him and she even chucked the C on him.
She is fed up with HTF so she flicked him for Starling. She is hoping for more of a 40/40 or 50/30 shared role with Havili helping in the middle. Might even show enough to make that spot his, pushing Havili into the middle rotation permanently.

WAGs Team:
Grant
Carrigan Taupau
Lolo Matto Murray
Fogarty Munster(c)
Lomax Niu
Papy Ponga Teddy(vc)

Api Robson Thompson Magoulias
Hoffman Starling Farnsworth Staggs

8 trades left

She is running the loop with Mag and Hoffman in 17/18 So she can see how Starling goes. Then has the chance to move Farnworth into Hoffmans spot if she needs; however, she has Magoulias at 17 as if he plays she will take him.

Mulvy wrote:

Ah true,  I always fuck that one up! I'm leaving it though,  just to annoy the pedants!

Fair call, and .... guilty as charged

my tv broke wrote:

13 at the moment. Hovering over what to do this week, may use 1 trade, or may hold both.

Temptation there to upgrade Lucy but the last two weeks his scoring has looked good, and he has a pretty juicy match up this week. Original plan was to turn him into Dave Fifita and I think that is still on target.

Yep. ATM Lucy is my main 2RF backup so he may aswell become a 2RF gun around that Fifita price soon. Lucy BE is still floating around 40 so a couple more 50's (higher the better) and he will push for that 650K.
Young/Butcher will become Teddy and a Gun FRF (forcing Carrigan back for cover)

mrbrownstone wrote:Am I crazy for looking at Brad Parker? Purely a warm body centre-depth trade with good job security to sit in the emergencies and save wasting any more trades on centres. Capable of hitting the odd 40 with a try. Would finally move on Wiliame.

I looked at him closely last night....

Is it just me or does Fogarty's photo look like it was taken on a beat up iphone 4?

Wildbux wrote:Is it just me or does Fogarty's photo look like it was taken on a beat up iphone 4?

Same as Field.. Looks like his photo is from someone's Grade 11 Adobe Fireworks projects.

mrbrownstone wrote:Am I crazy for looking at Brad Parker? Purely a warm body centre-depth trade with good job security to sit in the emergencies and save wasting any more trades on centres. Capable of hitting the odd 40 with a try. Would finally move on Wiliame.

With centres dropping like flies, it might not be a bad shout. Although it is Brad Parker..

Wildbux wrote:

With centres dropping like flies, it might not be a bad shout. Although it is Brad Parker..

I looked at Patrick Herbert earlier, was solid in 2019.. has had some dud scores this year. Risky jumping on any Warriors player, really.

Milchcow wrote:
Even if Hunt plays 80 every week, some of his scoring in previous weeks is nothing to write home about.

Sub 30 scores in ~60 minutes doesn't promise guaranteed keeper scores.

Unfortunately for me, if I want someone like Crichton/Taumalolo instead I have to double trade

This^^^

I see why people are tempted by Hunt, but I don't think he'll be consistent enough.

my tv broke wrote:

I looked at Patrick Herbert earlier, was solid in 2019.. has had some dud scores this year. Risky jumping on any Warriors player, really.

Yep, super risky, hence why I'm avoiding Sheck and looking at someone like Dedwards or Ponga for my final WFB slot.

Soz Sheck *changes avatar*

Wildbux wrote:

Yep, super risky, hence why I'm avoiding Sheck and looking at someone like Dedwards or Ponga for my final WFB slot.

Soz Sheck    *changes avatar*

Youre tossing up on Ponga as your 3rd WFB?

Fuck me that is luxury. He and Teddy are miles ahead of the third best WFB....

I've only got 10 trades left so would love to hold trades however I feel I have to ship Best out this week as he's likely to drop a decent amount of cash.

Can trade him straight up to Hunt who will become my 17th man but don't love it.

Could instead do Best to Angus and Luai to Mcintyre but then I've gone from wanting to do no trades to doing two..

Would appreciate any thoughts

Team as it stands (143k itb)

Smith
Haas Mofo
Yeo Jurbo Butcher
Pearce DCE
Niu Crichton
Ponga Doueihi Best

Koro Grant Carrigan Luai
S.Mat HTF Farnworth Wiliame

(will use Wiliame for shenanigans in some way)

BCT05 wrote:I've only got 10 trades left so would love to hold trades however I feel I have to ship Best out this week as he's likely to drop a decent amount of cash.

Can trade him straight up to Hunt who will become my 17th man but don't love it.

Could instead do Best to Angus and Luai to Mcintyre but then I've gone from wanting to do no trades to doing two..

Would appreciate any thoughts

Team as it stands (143k itb)

Smith
Haas Mofo
Yeo Jurbo Butcher
Pearce DCE
Niu Wiliame
Ponga Doueihi Best

Koro Grant Carrigan Luai
S.Mat HTF Farnworth Wiliame

(will use Wiliame for shenanigans in some way)

You have 2 Wiliame's

You poor bastard

StormTrooper96 wrote:

Youre tossing up on Ponga as your 3rd WFB?

Fuck me that is luxury. He and Teddy are miles ahead of the third best WFB....

It's more about conserving cash for upgrades in my SRF and HLF later on, so gone with the cheaper option of Dedwards for now.

wolfking wrote:

With 9 trades, surely Friend gets another week to redeem himself?

Sorry, 11 currently dropping to 9 if I move Friend. Just reading the Yeo chat now though which is also a concern lol

my tv broke wrote:

I looked at Patrick Herbert earlier, was solid in 2019.. has had some dud scores this year. Risky jumping on any Warriors player, really.

They were playing him on the wing and he was hopeless. Might be decent if he gets long term CTR but anyone at the Warriors is a risk

Just looking at the Ricky doesn't give many mins to rookies chat earlier

Horsburgh average mins off interchange last year was 31.4 - hard to get gauge on O'Donnell based off that as they would have had less injuries to forward pack