NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 72 - Bursting the COVID bubble

Sternum injuries have lingered for other players in recent seasons, have they not?

Fuck me, Grant out for four

Why do I have a gut feel Lomax is going sub 20 again tonight?

wolfking wrote:Why do I have a gut feel Lomax is going sub 20 again tonight?

Until the 70th minute where he will score 30 in the last 10 minutes

StormTrooper96 wrote:

zaggo1 wrote:Has anyone read the crystal ball as to whether D.Fifi is likely to go 80 (or close to), or if they'll likely ease him in over the course of a couple of games?

If he's going the big minutes I'm interested, but don't want to watch him ride the pine for half the game.

This is why I am waiting a week. Just not sure... With Te’o, TPJ, Offa, Oates (soon), Hopo, Bullemor all hanging around it’s hard to see both 2RF going the full 80 week in week out

Don't talk me out of Fifita. I am already conflicted on if I should get D. Fifita, Tevega, Murray, or wait a week and get Twal

wolfking wrote:Why do I have a gut feel Lomax is going sub 20 again tonight?

Coz he's playing the Roosters? Or because the Rabbits stopped his scoring streak? Nah actually he'll be fine! 2 or 3 times he nearly went in last week but for an intercept

StormTrooper96 wrote:

Until the 70th minute where he will score 30 in the last 10 minutes

He'll be in a loop for me tonight. If he bombs, it's Hammer Time. Would love to go through with my toughts on trading him out, but the way it's going, probably will bite me in the ass down the line.

Cook
Haas, Fotu
Jurbo, Lolo, RFM
Hunt, Cleary
Crichton, Best
Pap, Ponga, Tedesco

Grant, Carrigan, Jazz, Starling
Randall, Hammer, Talau, Niu

Grant -> Moses
Waiting for news on best, if it’s long term will trade to peachey

Will upgrade RFM to Fifita/Bateman in the next two weeks depending on performance

Milchcow wrote:

In games not effected by injury since the restart, Munster averages 61, Moses 55

Both have a high ceiling and have potential banners in them. Moses seems to have a slightly lower floor though.

I've had Moses all week , but thinking of switching to Munster.

I think it depends on whether you think Parra will go on a run in the last 2 months. Moses got a lot of his big scores last year on the back of big Parra wins at a packed Bankwest stadium - can they repeat that?

Munster more likely to get rested - although having just missed 2 weeks due to injury he's less likely to get a rest than some of the other big names.

short term I'd rate Munster in the absence of Cam Smith to put up some good scores.

Moses has been lacking a bit of spark... Munster might be better value.
But saying that, Moses can easily find a purple patch.

my tv broke wrote:Sternum injuries have lingered for other players in recent seasons, have they not?

Mate had one and had to get needled up every game for rugby for about 18 months. Depending on severity it could stick around all year

Grant and Luai out for Koro and Munster for me,. Leaves:

Cook
Haas Foto
Murray Jurbo Jazz
Cleary DCE
Lomax Talau
Teddy Ponga HTF

Koro
Carrigan
Munster
Siro

Avo
Papy
Randall
Nui

83k itb and 3 trades left

Don't love the protection I've got from 18-21 but rolling the dice and hoping Randell gets back into contention at some point

Camo123 wrote:

Depends whether you want to keep Sironen in 17 long term

You could use bank and get Cook/McInnes for Grant but would be left with Sironen in 17 or could do something like Grant to Tevaga which would leave enough to upgrade Randall to cheap gun (Moses/Munster) in future weeks and then take Sironen out of 17

Mate I’m thinking maybe going Grant to Taumalolo still leaving me with 6 trades and 179k spare. I can then look to move Lucy on to a McInnes kind of player next week possibly can just make that happen. If not Koro is another option. So I can bring in a second hooker next week. I just can’t pass up Lolo at just under 850k and can still run this out this week:

Hunt
Haas MoFo
Murray Taumalolo Yeo
Cleary Pearce
Aubusson Crichton
Teddy Latrell Ponga

Carrigan Taupau Lucy Sironen
Hammer Pap Randall Niu

I was keen on getting Starling but Knights hooker position is cursed so who knows Randall may be back in a week or 2 like Bethany says. My depth isn’t the best but I think I’m running out a solid side this week amongst the carnage.

Some will be down to 2-3 trades after this week or less to and every trade is crucial. Randall to Starling would’ve been a luxury trade for depth but I guess I can worry about that in the coming weeks carnage.

Thoughts on all this?

Also Haas I think I’ll captain but I’m mighty tempted by Lolo

About a quarter of my fantasy team in tonight's game... Macca, Tauk, Hunt, Lomax, and Teddy
Rank rise here we come

Chewie wrote:

Moses has been lacking a bit of spark... Munster might be better value.
But saying that, Moses can easily find a purple patch.

Whichever way I go, wouldn't be surprised to be wrong

@Rabbits21 Those trade plans look fine.

Grant to Lolo is a winner, and then look to boost hooking stocks next week

Depth is fine, there's not a lot of people better, and there are plenty who are worse off.

With Rabbits short a forward and in the headlines this week, plus Broncos NEEDING this win I am backing Haas for a big win. Fifita back will pump the boys up and I reckon Haas will be raring to go. Haas captain for a solid 91 this week

StormTrooper96 wrote:With Rabbits short a forward and in the headlines this week, plus Broncos NEEDING this win I am backing Haas for a big win. Fifita back will pump the boys up and I reckon Haas will be raring to go. Haas captain for a solid 91 this week

Funny, I'm considering captaining Fifita for the same reason.

StormTrooper96 wrote:With Rabbits short a forward and in the headlines this week, plus Broncos NEEDING this win I am backing Haas for a big win. Fifita back will pump the boys up and I reckon Haas will be raring to go. Haas captain for a solid 91 100 this week

FTFY

Luai/Talau are currently my 17th/18th man, and i only have 3 trades left after trading out Havili & Grant

This week, should i get Tevaga + have 230k next week to upgrade Luai

or go straight to cook, and then just hold luai for several weeks

My face is exploding. I have 18 fit dudes, for now, for this week, so I'm just going to hold Grant week and see what Fifita, Tevaga, Moses, Brooks, Bateman, Munster, and probably others I can't think of do.

I think, that's what I'll do. Maybe.