NRL Fantasy 2021 Part 58 - 17 Green dots edition

robelgordo wrote:

Yeah same. Was set on Walker -> Burton but the small chance he’s in Origin puts me off until teams are named.

Yep, unfortunately.

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

Someone needs to tell him that 4 well timed offloads are better than 15 where 10 of them go into the crowd or onto the ground

Yep, his teammates didn't help the situation either by lingering with hands-on hips. He also missed some tackles which lead to tries.

I mean if I can be convinced a player that plays the second bye (CHN, Walsh) is almost a must have then I’ll grab him

Rabbits21 wrote:Beth I think I’ll join you and captain Hynes next week against the Tigers. At worst should score 45-50 with ability to score between 80-100 I think it’s worth the gamble.

My R17 targets are Tohu, AFB, Harper and Verrills.

Captaining backs is more bust than boom for me when I've done it but I think I might join you too. Brailey is the safe option. Moses another option but his floor is lower. Titans can't defend and I'm sure that Hynes would really be everywhere in attack for them.

Lemmy KGB wrote:I'll also suck old mates dick if TPJ makes Origin

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

Someone needs to tell him that 4 well timed offloads are better than 15 where 10 of them go into the crowd or onto the ground

There's a joke somewhere about offing loads and things getting sucked....


A load on time is better than 4 splashed onto the crowd?

nah, doesn't scan



But fair play to anyone who can pump out 15 in 80 minutes

L-Jimmy wrote:




There's a joke somewhere about offing loads and things getting sucked....


A load on time is better than 4 splashed onto the crowd?

nah, doesn't scan



But fair play to anyone who can pump out 15 in 80 minutes

Two minutes in heaven is better than one minute in heaven.

Anyone here like the look of Kobe Hetherington as a cashout next week? He definitely passes the eye test at the very least, and with Carrigan gone for the year I think he could easily get good minutes at lock.

Is this the week that the second round of DPP’s get added?
Who do we think is likely to get it?

Chucky wrote:Is this the week that the second round of DPP’s get added?
Who do we think is likely to get it?

Yeah it's after this round

Taulagi getting WFB dual is one I can think of, also Olakauatu should get EDG dual, and hopefully Kobe Hetherington can get MID dual (though he may need to wait for round 18 to get that)

There have been so many random injuries/suspensions to relevant players, it can only be be assumed that most are smashing the trades.

I have been fortunate to date and have avoided most of the drama. But it leads to an interesting question about capatilising on good fortune. As with most discussions around strategies and forward planning there seems to be three basic options. Do more, do less, do the same.

Obviously, players avoiding injuries and suspensions is 90% luck, with 10% of good management/player selections.

As a result of good fortune, im currently sitting inside the top 230. With 17trades and 150k itb.

Currently, my strong view is to do nothing. Protecting a rd 14 rank is silly, and that the real gains will be made up from rd 20 onwards. My approach for the byes is minimise damage, focus on quality over quantity. Doing nothing limits the risk of wasting trades on coin goats. As long as im fielding 16/17 as frequently as possible, and that the predicted scoring is competitive, I'm in no rush to change my team.

Agree strongly with Matt about loading up on WFBs. I currently have Laurie, Teddy, Turbo, Hynes. By end of season, ill hopefully have Teddy, Turbo, Pappy, Mitchell.

Fortitude wrote:There have been so many random injuries/suspensions to relevant players, it can only be be assumed that most are smashing the trades.

I have been fortunate to date and have avoided most of the drama. But it leads to an interesting question about capatilising on good fortune. As with most discussions around strategies and forward planning there seems to be three basic options. Do more, do less, do the same.

Obviously, players avoiding injuries and suspensions is 90% luck, with 10% of good management/player selections.

As a result of good fortune, im currently sitting inside the top 230. With 17trades and 150k itb.

Currently, my strong view is to do nothing. Protecting a rd 14 rank is silly, and that the real gains will be made up from rd 20 onwards. My approach for the byes is minimise damage, focus on quality over quantity. Doing nothing limits the risk of wasting trades on coin goats. As long as im fielding 16/17 as frequently as possible, and that the predicted scoring is competitive, I'm in no rush to change my team.

Agree strongly with Matt about loading up on WFBs. I currently have Laurie, Teddy, Turbo, Hynes. By end of season, ill hopefully have Teddy, Turbo, Pappy, Mitchell.

Yeah I agree with you. I'm not focusing too hard on bye numbers, more so just trying to load up on guns that happen to play each bye. I'll probably have 11 next week and a similar number for the 2nd bye but if all goes to plan (it won't but I can dream), I'll have 7-8 trades left after Origin of which I would use two to get Fifi and Papy back.

My goal is to have 5-6 trades, 17 guns and Walsh/Rapana as 18th/19th men by round 18-20, if that can happen then I'll be in a pretty good position

Bethany_B wrote:

Yeah I agree with you. I'm not focusing too hard on bye numbers, more so just trying to load up on guns that happen to play each bye. I'll probably have 11 next week and a similar number for the 2nd bye but if all goes to plan (it won't but I can dream), I'll have 7-8 trades left after Origin of which I would use two to get Fifi and Papy back.

My goal is to have 5-6 trades, 17 guns and Walsh/Rapana as 18th/19th men by round 18-20, if that can happen then I'll be in a pretty good position

I'm way to disorganized to think that far ahead, in terms of who will be my 18/9th men. I'm honestly likely to try get the best 19 players i can. Ensuring that in my 14-19 i have some solid DPP players, Schuster - Ipap etc.

Fortitude wrote:There have been so many random injuries/suspensions to relevant players, it can only be be assumed that most are smashing the trades.

I have been fortunate to date and have avoided most of the drama. But it leads to an interesting question about capatilising on good fortune. As with most discussions around strategies and forward planning there seems to be three basic options. Do more, do less, do the same.

Obviously, players avoiding injuries and suspensions is 90% luck, with 10% of good management/player selections.

As a result of good fortune, im currently sitting inside the top 230. With 17trades and 150k itb.

Currently, my strong view is to do nothing. Protecting a rd 14 rank is silly, and that the real gains will be made up from rd 20 onwards. My approach for the byes is minimise damage, focus on quality over quantity. Doing nothing limits the risk of wasting trades on coin goats. As long as im fielding 16/17 as frequently as possible, and that the predicted scoring is competitive, I'm in no rush to change my team.

Agree strongly with Matt about loading up on WFBs. I currently have Laurie, Teddy, Turbo, Hynes. By end of season, ill hopefully have Teddy, Turbo, Pappy, Mitchell.

Bethany_B wrote:

Yeah I agree with you. I'm not focusing too hard on bye numbers, more so just trying to load up on guns that happen to play each bye. I'll probably have 11 next week and a similar number for the 2nd bye but if all goes to plan (it won't but I can dream), I'll have 7-8 trades left after Origin of which I would use two to get Fifi and Papy back.

My goal is to have 5-6 trades, 17 guns and Walsh/Rapana as 18th/19th men by round 18-20, if that can happen then I'll be in a pretty good position

Also agree.  I had been focusing on bye trading,  but with Angus suspension and Haas injury and a few in the mix for origin, I'll be focusing on quality moving forward.  Definitely want a solid 19 and trades in hand for the point end.

Fortitude wrote:

I'm way to disorganized to think that far ahead, in terms of who will be my 18/9th men. I'm honestly likely to try get the best 19 players i can. Ensuring that in my 14-19 i have some solid DPP players, Schuster - Ipap etc.

Well yeah my plan isn't concrete, it's just what I'm targeting. My goal for final 21 is the following (guys I don't already have are bolded)

Brailey
Haas, Thompson, Angus
Fifita, Harris
Cleary, Moses
Bird, Harper
Teddy, Turbo, Papy

AFB, DCE, TPJ, Starling

Walsh, Rapana, Verrills, NPR/Cheapie

Mulvy wrote:


Also agree.  I had been focusing on bye trading,  but with Angus suspension and Haas injury and a few in the mix for origin, I'll be focusing on quality moving forward.  Definitely want a solid 19 and trades in hand for the point end.

I'm seriously thinking about ditching my current strategy in favour of buying guys who score a lot of points and don't get injured or suspended

Aardvark wrote:


I'm seriously thinking about ditching my current strategy in favour of buying guys who score a lot of points and don't get injured or suspended

Might latch onto this as well

Aardvark wrote:


I'm seriously thinking about ditching my current strategy in favour of buying guys who score a lot of points and don't get injured or suspended

Good strategy. Think I'll follow.

Bethany_B wrote:

Yeah it's after this round

Taulagi getting WFB dual is one I can think of, also Olakauatu should get EDG dual, and hopefully Kobe Hetherington can get MID dual (though he may need to wait for round 18 to get that)

If Walsh could get WFB/HLF that would be handy.
It would make him an ideal bench keeper.
Unlikely I know.

Aardvark wrote:


I'm seriously thinking about ditching my current strategy in favour of buying guys who score a lot of points and don't get injured or suspended

It's been working for me 

Looks like I’m deciding between Walsh and CHN if I want to trade this week.

None are absolutely nailed on must picks though. Both have some question marks.