NRL Fantasy 2022 Part 34 - Nana Nana Nana Nana Nanai!

Got Walters, JKing, Mann, Randall, Jones, Kobe, Leo all looking like trade outs. Not liking my chances of saving any trades over the next few weeks

Gone up 18pts with updates yay

mattnz wrote:

Pretty sure yesterday's games haven't updated yet.

They are some nice updates. Up to 926, a great score from Grant and 1,000 is in reach.

Fairly sure yesterday's games did update. Didn't have many players myself but noticed Nanai 25 to 29, Hastings 60 to 63 and a few others.

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Nanai, Clark, Randall, Mann looking like trade out candidates next week. Will be interesting

Nanai is so annoying. Second rower scoring tries and can't crack 30 over 80 min. Missed tackle king to penalty king. If Pap is out I have to take Nanai's 29

ytsb wrote: From Barry Toohey: "Can’t get my head around why full time professional NRL players need motivating to put in an 80 minute effort once a week for 26 weeks of the year."

Sooooooo true.

Knights looked hot to start the season. Tipped them a couple rounds but now I wouldn't tip them to beat an NYC team

Rapture_NRL wrote:

Knights looked hot to start the season. Tipped them a couple rounds but now I wouldn't tip them to beat an NYC team

Yeah bizzare downfall from early rounds

Welshy wrote:

He’s dog shit mate. Massive wraps and never seen anything other than a massive boot on the kid

Got home, licking the wounds from the almighty bollocking the Eels gave the Knights.
Some impressions from the game.
1. The Eels were up for this game - I blame the Tigers. 
2. Clune was nowhere to be seen. He was mostly hiding out in defence (either on the wing or 1 in) didn't help, the Eels found him and sent traffic down his corridor.
3. Clifford is NOT a half, 5/8 with some running game and a big boot, but can't drive a team round the park
4. Either AOB came up with a stupid game plan, running forwards 1 out into the teeth of the big boppers in the Eels pack, or the team didn't implement his game plan and couldn't change their attack.
5. Ponga needs a dominant half so he's got the space, sweeping around the left edge, or picking up an off-load in the middle to step tiring forwards to be effective - the Knights pack and halves gave him neither today

Bittersweet game - sucks that I had to sit through that rubbish - the 'Parra' chant actually started up a couple of times, at OUR home ground!!
But, it was great for the Bludgers - thanks to I.Pap & Moses.
I'll stick with my Ponga trade-in, he'll get better.
But, AOB should look at sticking Clune into ressies and give Susagi a go.

Interestingly things have pretty much gone as we would have predicted in preseason for team performance now. The first couple of rounds threw up some odd results.
Those that we expect to be too weak in the spine now performing as expected after overperforming early - Knights, Titans, Broncos, Raiders.

Cowboys the only real surprise package this year.

670/12c, feels about on par for non-Talakai but too many variables still to come. All 5 players left in the Warriors-Storm game, so at least good or bad I get to come home strong haha.

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

If I'm going down it's going to be a Rabbits like blaze of glory

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Just saw the edit.

Bahahahaha!

mattnz wrote:Interestingly things have pretty much gone as we would have predicted in preseason for team performance now. The first couple of rounds threw up some odd results.
Those that we expect to be too weak in the spine now performing as expected after overperforming early - Knights, Titans, Broncos, Raiders.

Cowboys the only real surprise package this year.

Cowboys form is a direct result of Lolo's improved output and the Chad guiding the team.
Many, myself included, thought the $ paid for an average half in the latter stages of his career was stupid, but his impact on Dearden makes him a great buy. Getting better service from Nanai and Luki also makes them more dangerous.

The Bludger#2 wrote:
Cowboys form is a direct result of Lolo's improved output and the Chad guiding the team.
Many, myself included, thought the $ paid for an average half in the latter stages of his career was stupid, but his impact on Dearden makes him a great buy. Getting better service from Nanai and Luki also makes them more dangerous.

Not to mention Drinkwater killing it at fullback, he may be suspect in defence but in attack he's up there with the best.

The Bludger#2 wrote:
Cowboys form is a direct result of Lolo's improved output and the Chad guiding the team.
Many, myself included, thought the $ paid for an average half in the latter stages of his career was stupid, but his impact on Dearden makes him a great buy. Getting better service from Nanai and Luki also makes them more dangerous.

MIDs that have huge work rates in Gilbert and Cotter also make a big difference.

Feel like I made the correct decision for once, traded out Burton and Mann for Cleary(C) and Rushton, leaving possibly enough for Haas next week if he's not injured.

My emergency players are terrible though, and I traded out Crichton for Taaffe who's in my 17 this week...

No trades this week and got on the cans instead of watching the games today. Reasonably happy sitting on 813 with 2 to come…it’s real rocks and diamonds stuff though. Who would have thunk all those coin goats picked up in round 1 would peak at the same time

kriegervondi wrote:Feel like I made the correct decision for once, traded out Burton and Mann for Cleary(C) and Rushton, leaving possibly enough for Haas next week if he's not injured.

My emergency players are terrible though, and I traded out Crichton for Taaffe who's in my 17 this week...

Everyone has terrible emergency players, mine averaged 16 this week.

809 (c) with grant, Ben hunt, papy and josh king to go,

Awesome work from cleary (c), ipap, starling, critta and penisi

Late up so watching games on delay hence not able to contribute earlier

GarethEllisismyDad wrote:809 (c) with grant, Ben hunt, papy and josh king to go,

Awesome work from cleary (c), ipap, starling, critta and penisi

Late up so watching games on delay hence not able to contribute earlier

Great work mate, 1k potentially in reach for you too.

mattnz wrote:
Great work mate, 1k potentially in reach for you too.

Yh still got a few big hitters potential tomorrow and my main POD (hunt) so let’s hope the dragons channel the west tigers rather than the Newcastle knights

1st week owning cleary, enjoyable

Trading ipap for fifita makes me sleep easy, the consistency

Obviously I’m on talakai train and I’m deep in the starling trap