NRL Fantasy 2022 Part 44 - Game of the year

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Still smarting from the Ponga/TPJ trades this week. Just laugh now

Leo/Lee: 56
TPJ/Ponga: 56

Just ask yourself which combo will score more points at the end of the season.

my tv broke wrote:I think I am having an OK week for a change looking at other posts. 10c/537 seems decent comparatively. Still a long way back in the pack tho.

Debating using second trade. I can play one of Penisini or Schnieder, or trade Schnieder to Angus (or anyone up to 654k). If crichton was a rnd 13 guy then hed be straight in.. but maybe i am obver thinking it

Still seems like a sensible decision to hold fire.

I'm 537/12c *sigh*

wolfking wrote:

Just ask yourself which combo will score more points at the end of the season.

Haha yeah I know the answer there mate. However it doesn’t make it any less painful

Currently sitting at 484/10c.

my tv broke wrote:I think I am having an OK week for a change looking at other posts. 10c/537 seems decent comparatively. Still a long way back in the pack tho.

Debating using second trade. I can play one of Penisini or Schnieder, or trade Schnieder to Angus (or anyone up to 654k). If crichton was a rnd 13 guy then hed be straight in.. but maybe i am obver thinking it

Still seems like a sensible decision to hold fire.

We're tracking pretty close this week mate. 568/11c

I have Schnieder to trade out too. I'm probably holding him tbh

wolfking wrote:

Great score.  I'd still hold.

Im starting to think i might pull the trigger. End of the day i am still carrying a fair few questionable guys and if i dont trade this week then ill have to next week anyway. Mcinnes at a discount on the risk/hope he keeps starting and puts up close to keeper scores, or use two trades next week to pay a premium for top tier gun. At this stage there arent any cows that inspire so it would be forcing things a little anyway.

Obvs holding trades has the benefit if there are injuries etc but this also might be the week to just pull the trigger on a 600s guy

Its hard to foresee schnieder out coming back to bite me with wigthon returning and fogarty now close. But this is fantasy and the unexpected usually occurs

What was up with TPJs minutes by the way? 3 stints?

Will Barrett getting the sack fix this?

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Still smarting from the Ponga/TPJ trades this week. Just laugh now

Leo/Lee: 56
TPJ/Ponga: 56

TPJ/Ponga would outscored them by 500 points by season end so just a minor blip for now. These were good Trades.

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:What was up with TPJs minutes by the way? 3 stints?

Will Barrett getting the sack fix this?

They have obviously identified a fitness maybe?) as TPJ seems to be on his haunches more often than not. I dont think new coach can change that.

Wondering if TPJ is carrying long Covid like health issues or he doesn't have the motor to play long minutes which is weird as he has occasionally played the 80 minutes.

Bloody hell, andrew symonds died. Car crash last night

Jesus, RIP Andrew Symonds. Tragic.

my tv broke wrote:Bloody hell, andrew symonds died. Car crash last night

Only 46, that's fucked.

This isn't the first week TPJ has had 3 interchanges used on him.

He either gets 1 or 3.

1 = He plays the first 50, off for 10-15, then back on

3= He plays 20 then off, back on before HT, off around 50 minute, back around 65 minute.

It's very strange.

Currently on 553/11 which seems fairly good. I got TPJ & Burton as trade ins & altho Burton was a moderate success TPJ was looking like he had no fitness & was pretty useless. Even tho the Bulldogs denied that anything was wrong with him he just had no energy levels so imo they weren't being honest.

my tv broke wrote:Bloody hell, andrew symonds died. Car crash last night

That is a shock RIP he seemed a very likeable person.

These cricketing deaths are like getting punched in the guts

God damn, RIP Symonds.

Jesus that sucks. RIP symmo. Loved the zinc vibe.

Apparently Andrew Symonds was a pretty good league player & could of pursued it as a successful career but chose cricket as his career.

Bethany_B wrote:Coates -1 in 80 minutes means he qualifies for the prestigious Brent Naden Award, only awarded to players who score negative points in an 80 minute game.

Not sure if there are any others in the past who qualify for this award, aside from Naden himself and Esan Marsters. Luke Brooks is close with a 0 in 80 minutes back in 2015

Will kennedy was impressive with a -3 against Penrith last year

Finch wrote:This isn't the first week TPJ has had 3 interchanges used on him.

He either gets 1 or 3.

1 = He plays the first 50, off for 10-15, then back on

3= He plays 20 then off, back on before HT, off around 50 minute, back around 65 minute.

It's very strange.

Siebold used to do the same thing with him at broncos. Off at 20, back on after 30. Off again around 50 and back on at 60

I can see it as a viable tactic when used sparingly and playing him as a mid, especially if it was a big game. Not sure its really something they should do on the regular? Seems strange to do it in a struggling team.

Eg you could do it at a team like panthers where yeo and jfh play big mins for quality and you played two 80 min edges and an 80 min hooker. Then u get max impact out of a rotating a third middle