NRL Fantasy Part 74 - The Mods are Asleep Edition

mattnz wrote:
Has averaged 43 in games he started and wasnt injured this season with an average of 149 km. If he gets an extra 17 points each week in km alone he could hit a 60 average. 50 seems a pretty safe bet.

robelgordo wrote:

I'm with you, I think he'll go roughly 50ish (say 47-53). Like everyone else, I don't really have the trades to gamble on it. In a normal season, playing around the 2nd bye week he'd be a potential steal.

My guesstimate would be around 45 ish. But I could be wrong. He'll rake up a stack of KMs against the Panthers this week. I'm tempted to pick him up. Should be a good one for 14-18

Chewie wrote:

50 is probably a bit generous

Uhh sorry, have you seen mattnz post before? He lives off the sustenance he gets from repeatedly and massively over-inflating expectations for players who produce one good score, such a shock that Fermor is not actually a starting edge forward with CTR/2RF DPP and a 50 avg, i really thought he was on the money with that take.....

Mr Snrub wrote:

You'd be hard pressed to find a team that is running with both Cook and McInnes. Most teams would probably be opting for one or the other. Bateman is a big POD option that could help your rankings but won't hinder you not having him either.  
I daresay you're in with good timing of opting to get Teddy. His scores haven't been super high lately and he's dropped a lot of cash. You can definitely afford to wait with him. He's either going to drop more cash or somehow meet his BE and you'll know that's the cheapest he'll get.  

I think a lot of teams at the top will start having both Cook + McInnes, if they don't already. Especially with Koro and Grant being traded out last couple of weeks.
If I trade this week, it will probably be to get McInnes in (already have Cook)

churg wrote:Really hope Flanno is back in the Roosters 13 this week.

As a SST owner I really hope Flanno isn't back in the Roosters 13 this week, but I think Flanno got sidelined just to keep him on his toes.

Would want to see at least one more week of bulk KM from Kodi before considering anything. CHT has 4 300+ KM games from 13 starts, so not sure it's guaranteed Kodi gets 500+ every week. With a single digits break even you probably have to jump on this week to be value though.

Blake Green averaged about 386km a week this year at the Warriors.

So if Kodi Nikorima manages to pick up 500 of those each week, he'll be doing very well indeed

surmo13 wrote:

Uhh sorry, have you seen mattnz post before? He lives off the sustenance he gets from repeatedly and massively over-inflating expectations for players who produce one good score, such a shock that Fermor is not actually a starting edge forward with CTR/2RF DPP and a 50 avg, i really thought he was on the money with that take.....

Seems like a strong statement toward someone. You think 50 average for Nikorima is "massively over-inflating expectations", what do you think Nikorima will average for the rest of the year? 35? because Im smelling a bet.
With Green gone, I think he goes close to 50 also.

Milchcow wrote:
Blake Green averaged about 386km a week this year at the Warriors.

So if Kodi Nikorima manages to pick up 500 of those each week, he'll be doing very well indeed

Love this. Interesting week for trades got 7 left and have to play 3 of havili cotric randall clune sua in my 17. Thinking of trading cotric down to hampton as a 212k cash out wfb ctr cover then upgrading havili for someone upto 614k. Any other suggestions?

Whispers Lomax won't play this week with Wiliame taking his spot

https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/08/10/papenhuyzen-wants-action-over-fan-threats/

Papenhuyzen needs to get more involved, take more runs and score at least 50 fantasy points per game!!

Thoughts on buying Sailor? Apparently he'll start at 6 this week and seems to be pretty good there.

I would only do this if I'm forced to trade to have 17 players (i.e. if Averillo and Flanno don't play), and would be selling Niu for him.

Anyway, in games this year where Nikorima played with Blake Green - discounting the 4 minute injury game, he has averaged 41 points from 8 games.

That includes 100km a game.

So if he gets that up to around 350m a game, and maintains all other stats then an extra 10 points is more than achievable.

He's kicked goals in some of those games, but CHT has also kicked goals. Last week they used 3 different goal kickers against Manly, so I don't thnk you can count on regular goal kicking points, which might drop his average a little bit.

Also depends how long Warriors can maintain this mid-season resurgence or if they fade badly late season, as that will impact potential attacking points.

multiple.scoregasms wrote:Whispers Lomax won't play this week with Wiliame taking his spot

I'll continue the Chinese Whispers and speak them into reality on behalf of all non-owners

Just hold trades for this week right? Full strength team looks like this

3 trades 6k bank

Cook
Haas Taupau
Yeo Taumalolo Matterson
Hunt Cleary
Talau Averillo
Lomax Teddy Ponga

CS9
SJ
Carrigan
Sironen

Randall
Clune
HTF
Niu

multiple.scoregasms wrote:Whispers Lomax won't play this week with Wiliame taking his spot

It would be a plesant suprise if he plays this week, wouldnt suprise me if its a 3/4 week injury

sets wrote:

Seems like a strong statement toward someone. You think 50 average for Nikorima is "massively over-inflating expectations", what do you think Nikorima will average for the rest of the year? 35? because Im smelling a bet.
With Green gone, I think he goes close to 50 also.

might have to see a doctor about that then, could not give less of a fuck what Niko scores if i tried, but if matt is talking him up, better than good chance he somehow gets dropped by the end of the month.

vMadjic wrote:

It would be a plesant suprise if he plays this week, wouldnt suprise me if its a 3/4 week injury

What are you talking about?

multiple.scoregasms wrote:Whispers Lomax won't play this week with Wiliame taking his spot

I mean I know the bloke is sore but he is almost carrying that team

surmo13 wrote:

might have to see a doctor about that then, could not give less of a fuck what Niko scores if i tried, but if matt is talking him up, better than good chance he somehow gets dropped by the end of the month.

ok, so it sounds like Matt hurt your feelings about something.

Sorry about the derail.

surmo13 wrote:

might have to see a doctor about that then, could not give less of a fuck what Niko scores if i tried, but if matt is talking him up, better than good chance he somehow gets dropped by the end of the month.

That sounds about how my season has gone, if a player doesn't get injured they somehow manage to get dropped.