NRL Fantasy 2022 Part 12 - The first rule of trade club is, we only trade CTRs

Mulvy wrote:I don't watch any AFL, but is this Luke Beveridge a wanker or what?

I have no idea who this is, but just watched the press conference.

I don't know AFL but I know Tom Morris is a proper wanker. So i'm on beveridge's side here lol

my tv broke wrote:Mentioned in Cleary poll thread, but might throw it here.

With SJ out injured, I am considering grabbing Tualagi (or even Tago?), instead of a higher priced replacement (eg Sexton), to build bank for Cleary in a few weeks.

Would leave me relying on Ilias or Coates this week (since Schneider is also out this week), but luckily they play first. (could switch Hynes from wfb to hlf depending on Ilias/Coates score).

Thoughts?

It is probably at the cost of around 10 to 15 pts per week if Tualagi is a low 40's scorer (i feel like his match fitness improves) and Sexton is a low 50's, possibly. Sexton does look a guy who could bust out an 80pt game though.

I did like the look of Sexton in the first half last week. Looks a gun footy player.

I like either of getting Sexton or building bank via Tago.

my tv broke wrote:

I have no idea who this is, but just watched the press conference.

I don't know AFL but I know Tom Morris is a proper wanker. So i'm on beveridge's side here lol

Haha!

Clark spotted training I see on Twitter

my tv broke wrote:

I have no idea who this is, but just watched the press conference.

I don't know AFL but I know Tom Morris is a proper wanker. So i'm on beveridge's side here lol

I am happy to assume they're both dickheads in this instance.

filthridden wrote:

I am happy to assume they're both dickheads in this instance.

Was there more to it that the press conference? calling out gutter journalism from clickbait media seems like a good thing to me. Tom Morris is the king of it in AFL land.

It'd be like if Bellamy got up there and told Buzz et al to get fucked.

my tv broke wrote:

I have no idea who this is, but just watched the press conference.

I don't know AFL but I know Tom Morris is a proper wanker. So i'm on beveridge's side here lol

AFL coaches take paranoia to a whole new level which could be as a result of increased media scrutiny they are under.

The game as a whole, particularly commentary on it, seems to be some way behind league in terms of on field player welfare (e.g. concussions) and the 'hard man' front a lot of coaches, commentators and ex players try to publically portray. Despite the running gag with both union and AFL that League is a backward bogan sport, the NRL administration is a lot more proactive with pushing through change and resisting the old 'games gone soft' protestations.

Beverage lost his shit about a leaked team change....it was nothing and had no impact on the game or result. It was great to see him bring mental welfare in to it while berating someone with personal sledges on national TV   . He got outplayed and acted like a petulant child.

Tom Morris works for Fox so you can take it for granted that he's a wanker

Anyone here trying to decide who of Ilias and Coates to put in the loop?

precursor wrote:Anyone here trying to decide who of Ilias and Coates to put in the loop?

Considered that both could be an option and then went for the half who has multiple ways of scoring over a guy who scored 22 with a try last week and could score a hatty and still only get 30 as does bugger all else to score points.

Sounds like Im being sarcastic here but I actually did the above thinking on it for my team too haha

Aardvark wrote:

AFL coaches take paranoia to a whole new level which could be as a result of increased media scrutiny they are under.

The game as a whole, particularly commentary on it, seems to be some way behind league in terms of on field player welfare (e.g. concussions) and the 'hard man' front a lot of coaches, commentators and ex players try to publically portray. Despite the running gag with both union and AFL that League is a backward bogan sport, the NRL administration is a lot more proactive with pushing through change and resisting the old 'games gone soft' protestations.

Beverage lost his shit about a leaked team change....it was nothing and had no impact on the game or result. It was great to see him bring mental welfare in to it while berating someone with personal sledges on national TV   . He got outplayed and acted like a petulant child.

Tom Morris works for Fox so you can take it for granted that he's a wanker

I'd argue that the leaked team change might be the straw that broke the camels back in this regard.

But yes, he's probably, definitely a wanker too.




Agree re NRL ahead of AFL in those areas, 100%.

my tv broke wrote:

Ultimately I agree, which is why I made the post. Not the way I'd normally play the game so I thought i'd put it up for ideas.

Can't plan too much in the future in fantasy. Bye round planning almost always falls apart.

Sounds like you've made up your mind but I agree that 200-300k odd is a lot to keep unused for several weeks. Especially if you intend on waiting a round or two before picking up Cleary with nothing concrete on his return.

precursor wrote:Anyone here trying to decide who of Ilias and Coates to put in the loop?

Me too lol.

Rn I'm thinking of going with Ilias and hoping he can pull a 30 out of his ass

ShadowSabre wrote:

Considered that both could be an option and then went for the half who has multiple ways of scoring over a guy who scored 22 with a try last week and could score a hatty and still only get 30 as does bugger all else to score points.

Sounds like Im being sarcastic here but I actually did the above thinking on it for my team too haha

I know Storm are a tough opposition but I'm willing to bet Ilias doesn't get another -14 in demerits this week too. I'm sure I'll be looping in king either way haha

Ramitinmyhaaas wrote:

Me too lol.

Rn I'm thinking of going with Ilias and hoping he can pull a 30 out of his ass

I would 100% go Coates over Ilias for that, Coates is one of the fastest wingers, running at one of the slowest wingers in Taane Milne. I can see a hatty coming for him.

I'm personally double looping Coates and Billy Smith, using Schneider and Vailea

my tv broke wrote:

Was there more to it that the press conference? calling out gutter journalism from clickbait media seems like a good thing to me. Tom Morris is the king of it in AFL land.

It'd be like if Bellamy got up there and told Buzz et al to get fucked.

I knew nothing about it until 5 minutes ago

But issue seems to be that a journalist got accurate late mail and reported it - therefore he is rubbish. Morris may well be a dickhead but is it really killing a club if a newspaper column mentions that someone won't be fit enough to play?

Guess NRL media has nothing to worry about if accurate late mail is going to cause an issue.

Aardvark wrote:

AFL coaches take paranoia to a whole new level which could be as a result of increased media scrutiny they are under.

The game as a whole, particularly commentary on it, seems to be some way behind league in terms of on field player welfare (e.g. concussions) and the 'hard man' front a lot of coaches, commentators and ex players try to publically portray. Despite the running gag with both union and AFL that League is a backward bogan sport, the NRL administration is a lot more proactive with pushing through change and resisting the old 'games gone soft' protestations.

Beverage lost his shit about a leaked team change....it was nothing and had no impact on the game or result. It was great to see him bring mental welfare in to it while berating someone with personal sledges on national TV   . He got outplayed and acted like a petulant child.

Tom Morris works for Fox so you can take it for granted that he's a wanker

When Aussie rules people call league a bogan, backwards sport - where do they think all the equivalent lads in Vic, SA, WA and Tas go? They're the only game in town!

I'll take it from the rugby toffs but it's a bit rich from the kick-clappers.

Re: player welfare/concussions, the expert AFL uses to guide their policies - who has pretty consistently downplayed long-term concussion impacts - was exposed as a plagiarist last week.

Bethany_B wrote:

I would 100% go Coates over Ilias for that, Coates is one of the fastest wingers, running at one of the slowest wingers in Taane Milne. I can see a hatty coming for him.

I'm personally double looping Coates and Billy Smith, using Schneider and Vailea

Scoring 3 tries worth 8 points running around not over a player gives an uninspiring 24 points, add a few for run meters and a tackle or two and realistically he could still score a low 30s score and that is if he does indeed score a hatrick. Nothing in last weeks performance indicates his style of play has changed at all unfortunately for fantasy.

Ilias on the other hand should get more involved as the weeks go by and if he gets a try assist or two, plus kick meters and tackles and a mid to late 40s score is quite attainable

precursor wrote:Anyone here trying to decide who of Ilias and Coates to put in the loop?

Depending on what other HLF/WFB options you have, its might be possible to loop them both and then decide who to play tomorrow morning.

Got this nagging fear that Walters is going to be this year's Walsh. Base price player who i didn't bring in because of questionable job security, but somehow keeps getting decent scores and game time either through injury or late team shifting. Then you blink and it's the first bye round and he's 550k.

robelgordo wrote:When Aussie rules people call league a bogan, backwards sport - where do they think all the equivalent lads in Vic, SA, WA and Tas go? They're the only game in town!

I'll take it from the rugby toffs but it's a bit rich from the kick-clappers.

in general there are shit people everywhere. shitty league fans are no different from shitty afl fans.

seen/heard more poor form out of AFL crowds in recent years.