NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 25 - Sending out an SOS

Settled on Keary -> Egan and Averillo -> Walker yesterday and this just cements it

Peachey lock again, Mofo bench

Averillo not named= fuck CTR cover

danseels1985 wrote:Averillo not named= fuck CTR cover

Maybe if Simonsson was 17 and had some more hype articles they'd give him DPP for us?

Horse not in the 21 with Tapine out

Who should I play as 17th man this week:

TU Lussick

TD Walker

Thinking I'll see how Lodge goes this week, could be a good downgrade option for Tino to free up some cash if he's looking alright and Tino does nothing again. Picked Lodge at the start of the season for a reason

Might play with 16 this week. Don’t know if I can be bothered bringing in another centre

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

Laurie low key looking like a borderline keeper. Those that started Teddy, Papy and Laurie at WFB might be done for the season*

Hasn't scored below 40 to date. There is room to upgrade him but as long as he keeps putting up those scores, it'll be a luxury trade at best.

Ponga Yeo the Mann wrote:Might play with 16 this week. Don’t know if I can be bothered bringing in another centre

This.  

Although, do I dare trade in Hampton and bank 45K?

Averillo dropped is annoying, although I don't need him to field 17 so not the end of the world.

3k short of trading to Peachey is annoying.

I have the funds to trade to Momorovski but would really rather save that money for a Haas upgrade or getting Moses/Matto when they bottom out, rather than a CTR.

Can trade to Egan and run with no CTR cover, but don't like that.

May just hold a week until the next CTR with decent money making prospects comes along.

That Dragons bench is horrible for Alvaro.

Wow those team lists were kind, just hope I'm not dicked by last minute changes again. Some silly panic trades after a few drinks the other week meant I had Walker in my team and when Radley, Morgan, Paps and Young were all last minute out last week alongside Davey i wound up only playing 16.

Now the teamlists come up and all are named bar Morgan, Radley's at lock and I've even got Walker already. Praise Smith.

Ponga Yeo the Mann wrote:Might play with 16 this week. Don’t know if I can be bothered bringing in another centre

Considering this too. I was sure I was going to get away with 0 trades this week and then this drops. As others have noted, it's not a massive surprise, but it's most inconvenient to happen in the same week Bird is out.

I was cut I was going to miss out on Walker's first price rise. Seriously considering just punting Averillo (surely no way he makes his way back into that team now) for Walker and fuck CTR cover for this week. Not a smart move, but I'll have to think this through a bit...

wolfking wrote:

This.  

Although, do I dare trade in Hampton and bank 45K?

That was one I did actually consider. If there was a guarantee he'd be there for the next few weeks I'd be all over it, but it seems like a massive gamble.

Even Taulagi played pretty well and looks to have secured his spot. Should get DPP too in a couple of weeks.

Teeth Eater wrote:

That was one I did actually consider. If there was a guarantee he'd be there for the next few weeks I'd be all over it, but it seems like a massive gamble.

Might just be a rocket for Clifford.

wolfking wrote:

This.  

Although, do I dare trade in Hampton and bank 45K?

If you do, don't expect Hampton to make you any money - based on the last couple of years.

Will be interesting to see him go at 7 - which used to be his best position when at the Storm. He has played all over the place at the Cowboys which I think has turned him into a bit of a meh player. Good to see Payton making some changes at the Cowboys though. Too many teams at the bottom name the same team week after week - see Broncos last year.

Dogs site -

Suspensions to Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, Luke Thompson and Josh Jackson, in addition to injuries to Ray Faitala-Mariner (12-16 weeks), Jeremy Marshall-King (6-8 weeks), Jayden Okunbor (16 weeks), Christian Crichton (season ending), Ava Seumanufagai (3 weeks) and Jake Averillo (ankle) have created selection headaches for Trent Barrett, although Averillo has been named in the extended squad.

Bird and Averillo means I’m joining the one centre short crew.

Can’t believe I’m eyeing of Walker of the Dylan variety...