NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 80, Oh Aubbs, we hardly knew ye

I can see Siro getting a whole lot of "Oooh he's made a tackle, oh wait Matto has offloaded again" type moments tonight lol

Playing h2h this week against a guy without Matto or Carrigan. Torn who to captain

TU: Carrigan
TD: Matto

Ram it in my Haas wrote:Playing h2h this week against a guy without Matto or Carrigan. Torn who to captain

TU: Carrigan
TD: Matto

quicksand wrote:

Whoops i'll do it the other way around next time 

Bad news Ben Hunt owners - Dean Young plans to use Billy Brittain at hooker at some stage to give Hunt a rest. Still expect Hunt to score well but best to steer clear of him as #NRLFantasy captain.
https://twitter.com/lone_scout/status/1298848587967651841?s=19

Dean Young has said he plans to use Billy Brittain to give Hunt a rest.

EDIT: 2nd?

WT2K wrote:Bad news Ben Hunt owners - Dean Young plans to use Billy Brittain at hooker at some stage to give Hunt a rest. Still expect Hunt to score well but best to steer clear of him as #NRLFantasy captain.
https://twitter.com/lone_scout/status/1298848587967651841?s=19

So, Young really took offense at his comments about not wanting him as head coach.

StormTrooper96 wrote:

I personally have the Rabbits over the Eels tonight. Rabbits played themselves into great form against Manly last week. Eels have been struggling bad. Will be a tough one. Siro to score a try and Matterson with 50+ tackles.

You do know mate we have Jet, Burns, Gags and AJ out. Paulo, Allan and Marsters in the backs greatly worries me.

WT2K wrote:Bad news Ben Hunt owners - Dean Young plans to use Billy Brittain at hooker at some stage to give Hunt a rest. Still expect Hunt to score well but best to steer clear of him as #NRLFantasy captain.
https://twitter.com/lone_scout/status/1298848587967651841?s=19

well that was unexpected.

wolfking wrote:

So, Young really took offense at his comments about not wanting him as head coach.

Dumb decision for mine.

Rabbits21 wrote:
You do know mate we have Jet, Burns, Gags and AJ out. Paulo, Allan and Marsters in the backs greatly worries me.

Agreed, plus Eels have just got over the storm, albeit a weak storm, but still top 2 team and the Rabbits put away a Manly team who don't have any combos going whatsoever

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

Personally, rather than running with garbage at 16 and 17 this week + at 17 for the rest of the season, I'd look to turn Hammer/Randall/Siro/Niu/Koala into an acceptable 17th man with the cash. Murray, Yeo and Lucy are all final 17 worth. Upgrading them to Haas is worth 10-15 points a week. You could easily have a 50 point scorer instead of Siro as 17th man, which looks like a 20 point a week upgrade + 30 extra points this week

I’m just wondering though whether to trade Randall, Siro or Koala? Who out of the 3 should go? Maybe Randall as he’s a red dot?

If I do make a second trade to not get Haas back then I would probs be looking at Jazz, Twal, N. Brown or Barnett.

Who do we reckon is the best out of these 4?

I probs need to forget about Haas now, gulp!

https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2020/08/27/coachs-preview-round-16-v-titans/

Young says Brittain earned the right to get a run in the 17, loves the way he trains etc.

He said "if we can find Hunt a break at some stage".

Probably rules him out for captain, though he probably doesn't get too much of a rest..

Dean Young also said last week they didnt have Jackson Ford so they pushed Host out for 80 mins. He believes he can do the same again this week but if he needs a break they'll use Ford there.

I’ve ruled out Barnett as I don’t wanna take that risk, Twal burnt me last year.

So maybe I’d go with Randall to Tevaga or N. Brown, not sure who yet.

I think I’m joining MS and running Haasless, we can suffer together 

Rabbits21 wrote:
You do know mate we have Jet, Burns, Gags and AJ out. Paulo, Allan and Marsters in the backs greatly worries me.

Jet and Burns been out for a while. Paulo, Allan and Marsters have all held their head pretty well at NRL level, plus it's been the halves and forwards holding down the platform for the rest of the team. Eels have been woeful and just scraping by, Bunnies have a tonne of confidence at the moment.

StormTrooper96 wrote:

Jet and Burns been out for a while. Paulo, Allan and Marsters have all held their head pretty well at NRL level, plus it's been the halves and forwards holding down the platform for the rest of the team. Eels have been woeful and just scraping by, Bunnies have a tonne of confidence at the moment.

Souths out to $3 now, Parra $1.40

I think it will be a close one.

wolfking wrote:I think it will be a close one.

Mate do you reckon I should do what MS suggests and do an upgrade of Randall to Tevaga or Brown?

I’d be running Haasless though.

Bad thing is if I don’t upgrade someone like a Randall I have to play Koala and Siro in my 17

Rabbits21 wrote:I’ve ruled out Barnett as I don’t wanna take that risk, Twal burnt me last year.

So maybe I’d go with Randall to Tevaga or N. Brown, not sure who yet.

I think I’m joining MS and running Haasless, we can suffer together 

I dropped Haas too, much better for my team balance.
It released some extra cash to get 2 guns instead of 1.
Another factor was the uncertainty around losing his brother, grieving a loss like that can really affect someone in multiple areas of life.

This Hunt news has me questioning if I get someone cheaper than Matto so I have funds to upgrade Hunt to Smith next week if need be. Seems like putting a lot of carts before horses though.