NRL Fantasy 2022 Part 8 - Don't Panic. You can still shuffle most of your players endlessly tomorrow.

wolfking wrote:Have people gone off Coates?

Hasn't left my drafts.

Milchcow wrote:
Hey Rabbits

Let's say you make those trades. If Bird scores 50, Penisini 25 and Cheese scores 60 then it will only have cost you 25 points to get Crichton's score into your 17. As an added bonus you'll have a decent kitty to help you try to get Jack Bird back into your squad.

Go for it!

Thanks mate I sense sarcasm here in that I should just take the hit.

How do we think Penisini will go though?

toast wrote:Assuming Papy isn't ruled out, my option to loop in Tago's score is Cotter/Mann -> Grant/Billy Smith.
Weakens MID coverage while improving HOK options.
Have until Sat 3pm to decide if I want to go through with it.

That's an upgrade IMO, I'd do it. Two middies vs gun/cow.

Think there were no overnight updates/downdates to last night's scores? Guess we'll have to wait til.Monday. Think that happened a few times last season but you'd think they'd put in an effort for the first bloody game...

toast wrote:Assuming Papy isn't ruled out, my option to loop in Tago's score is Cotter/Mann -> Grant/Billy Smith.
Weakens MID coverage while improving HOK options.
Have until Sat 3pm to decide if I want to go through with it.

I would just do that anyway, Cotter won't make enough money. Mann might, but I don't think he'll be as good as some here think.

If you can get away with not having that HOK coverage, I would almost go Munster over Grant, Munster averaged 60 (55 in new scoring) last year despite barely doing anything in attack.

wolfking wrote:Have people gone off Coates?

he's lazy with low base so he needs tries to score decent

Blain wrote:I'm feeling some love for Wighton ATM. In that 500-600k half option, he's standing out. Being the dominant half for a few months will surely get him scoring well.

I would prefer Wighton over Clifford at that price point.

Schneider played great in the trials though, more confidence than someone like Ilias to really have a go.

Chewie wrote:

I've got King, Walters, and Vailea (but would have taken Russell over Vailea if I needed WFB cover)

I also have King, Walters and Vailea. Not confident in any of them, but needs must.

Fortitude wrote:Any radley love?

Cheap, clean slate at judiciary, gets his hands on the ball more than any other back rower, keary back who favours the right side, radley spends a lot of time that side.

Roosters are good.

Watson at HOK should benefit his minutes too.

White Lightning wrote:

he's lazy with low base so he needs tries to score decent

Don’t rate him at all, fantasy or otherwise. The guys athlete no doubt, I just don’t rate him as a consistent and reliable football player. I get Val homes vibes, potential, but lacks to have regular impact

White Lightning wrote:

he's lazy with low base so he needs tries to score decent

He looked a lot less lazy in the trials, and he's on the left side, which has always been better than the right. Munster and Papy will feed him plenty of ball.

Addo-Carr has always had very low base but still averaged 43 last year, I don't see why Coates can't get close to that, priced at 27.

if JAC had been available for 330k at the start of last year, everyone would have had him.

toast wrote:Assuming Papy isn't ruled out, my option to loop in Tago's score is Cotter/Mann -> Grant/Billy Smith.
Weakens MID coverage while improving HOK options.
Have until Sat 3pm to decide if I want to go through with it.

I could never drop K. Mann for another man. I would do those changes if O'Brien does his usual trick benching Mann 1 hour before kick off so I would wait till then as the fixtures fall in line for you to do that. I would not do those moves if Mann keeps the starting lock position,

toast wrote:Assuming Papy isn't ruled out, my option to loop in Tago's score is Cotter/Mann -> Grant/Billy Smith.
Weakens MID coverage while improving HOK options.
Have until Sat 3pm to decide if I want to go through with it.

I would probably do that.

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:

Then what do you do if he’s gone next week? Kelly could partner ARey next week or Gamble could come back in

I am working out getting Tago in. If Walters is dropped or benched, he is my candidate to free up a slot. If not and he holds his spot, great, I find someone else

Can move Burton to Halves to make it work for cover.

Snatchpato wrote:Are people not worried about Vaileas job security? Seems like a potential trap to me

That's why he's occupying spot 21 in my team

Bethany_B wrote:

He looked a lot less lazy in the trials, and he's on the left side, which has always been better than the right. Munster and Papy will feed him plenty of ball.

Addo-Carr has always had very low base but still averaged 43 last year, I don't see why Coates can't get close to that, priced at 27.

if JAC had been available for 330k at the start of last year, everyone would have had him.

He's no JAC though

I expect him to lose the real stinker scores he had with the Broncos, which occurred quite often. Once you take out scores under 20 he averaged 33, probably around what I expect this year.

Was also concerned with Coates' base stats but he's on the end of a gun Storm backline now.

And they have Tigers first up. All it takes is a try or two and he'll be making $$

wolfking wrote:Have people gone off Coates?

Some people prefer capes

full disclosure Mann is my fav fantasy player so I might be a little biased

BCT05 wrote:

He's no JAC though

I expect him to lose the real stinker scores he had with the Broncos, which occurred quite often. Once you take out scores under 20 he averaged 33,  probably around what I expect this year.

I think he'll get closer to JAC's scores than you think, sure he's not quite as good but I think he's a very good player, and will now have quality players on his inside feeding him the ball, instead of Brodie Croft and Anthony Milford, and not to mention he was also outside notorious ball hog Kotoni Staggs.

I think he'll average mid to high 30s over the season, but at some point will get up to ~500k after a run of tries, at which time you'd sell him. Guys like him and JAC go on runs, and then lose the money they made.