NRL Fantasy 2022 Part 45 - Woohoo. An unmoderated forum - Run Riot

wolfking wrote:

Thanks mate.  Have really given Cotter much thought.  Pretty sure he gets picked for Origin though.  Guess I'm sucked in by McInnes' pedigree.

If for some reason Crossland drops off the bench, realised I can keep Randall and do Pap and Leo to Robson and Butcher.  Jeez....that's tempting and gives Randall one more final go.

ShadowSabre wrote:Reckon I rate this weeks trade ins in the following order:

Guns and Mid Tiers:
Robson - Plays RD13 and who's doing all the right things. He's scoring very well and if he can snag a try will go huge. Has the Granville bench risk, but all trades have their risks and as he's currently not there, Robson seems a great trade in
McInnes - Gun with pedigree who's now starting, risks is he's in a better team now with more help around the park, but looks a handy 50-60 point player at the moment and an upgrade on our mid 30s to mid 40s players
Butcher - Comes at a tasty price and is finally has a chance to start for good mins, but has risks that as Roosters he still get's benched for a good spell
Walsh - Round 13, covers the pesky WFB position that many don't have cover for so could be a good in, plus has history of scoring well in said tricky position. Has it's risk but could be a great play
IPap - Comes in at a hefty price already and still unclear if he can sustain this price. Could pay to wait till after RD 13 now and see if that price comes down before now. Not a bad trade as always good to get guns, but money may be better spent elsewhere with RD13 on the horizon
Matto - Has pedigree also, but probably a tier down and doesnt play round 13. Good player who generally wont let you down unless he sees a big minute change
Barnett - Position looks to be a major factor for this one. Great price and if he can keep an Edge spot but looks to drop down a lot at lock. He's also a massive suspension risk as he doesnt have much impulse control. Big risk but like Walsh could be a great play if it pays off
Tohu - Uber gun before but coming back from a serious injury in limited mins. Could be a key buy, but possibly next week or week after due to those mins and price drops

Cash Cows:
Peoples - Looks to have at least 2 or 3 good scores in him coming up due to injury, so risk he doesn't get enough of a chance, but this could be a great chance to cash out some deadweight in your team as well as use that cash for an upgrade. If he jags some good scores in his chances and further injury strikes the Rabbits it might prolong his stay of relevance. Risky but looks enticing
Wishart - Not sure I see the appeal here at all after last round. Yes cheap, but his position is certainly not guaranteed and neither are scores from him. Had a pretty poor game last week and if again could see him replaced and your stuck with yet another dud
Miller - Kennedy is due back next round from suspension - Don't do it

Bethany_B wrote:

I think Matto is better than you give him credit for, there is value in buying keepers now even if they don't play 13. He's shown that he only needs 55 minutes to score keeper-level in the middle, and Parra forwards offload a lot too. He's also a huge POD and I doubt many can get him this week because a lot are too busy getting Robson, McInnes and Ipap instead

Loomer wrote:

Sounds wise. If in doubt. Get a gun. Maybe I'll do Talakai to him

Bethany_B wrote:

That's exactly what I'm doing.

Talakai to Matto, funded by Tass to Peoples (I don't quite have enough to trade Billy to him), and then the plan is to try to get Burton or Aitken next week from trading Randall and Tuilagi.

I'm going all in on my POD Squad, doing what I did in 2019. Back then it was Wighton and Josh Papalii who were my main pillars, this year it'll be Cook, Munster, Matto and Ponga (Cotter too but he won't be a POD for much longer)

Holzman wrote:



Coates to Peoples
Randall to McInnes

and bank the cash?

unless that leaves you rolling with no cover

ShadowSabre wrote:

Ah yep Woolfod a good pick up there, overlooked him.
Probably place him between Peoples and Wishart. Looks a good talent, but with Elliot hanging around he seems a mighty risk that he doesnt just drop out again and like Wishart you're stuck with a dud not making cash

Milchcow wrote:

What we call the "magic number" is just total cost of all players playing in a round ($132,341,000 in R10) divided by total points scored (9735 in R10)
It doesn't care at all about the breakdown of how those points/dollars are achieved.

I'm not sure exactly what change you are proposing. But weighting players scores based on ownership so highly owned players get bigger weighting would be a terrible option. A change like that would kill any desire for a POD if they had to score more points than the good players in order to make the same cash.

mrbrownstone wrote:Still not sure whether to zig or zag this week with so many options.

I need an EDG for sure with Tuilagi and Elliott out. Think I've narrowed it down to about 3 options (down from about 10 yesterday, so making some progress).

a) Coates + Thompson to Peoples + Butcher & 230k. Ideally, that cash goes towards upgrading Tuilagi/Schneider to Tohu next week.

b) Coates + Thompson to Peoples + Cotter/Robson/Aitken (best option 724k or under). When in doubt, gun + cow.

c) Coates + Tuilagi to To'o/Walsh + Butcher. Couple of filthy middies, but both with upside and avoid a possible Peoples predicament.

I think of my possible trade outs (Coates, Thompson, Tuilagi, Schneider) I'd rather get rid of Coates and Thompson first as the other two still have more of a chance of being useful, so tossing up between A and B. Save the cash, or get the gun in when I can?

Any thoughts please?

wolfking wrote:

B, but C is solid too for depth.

mrbrownstone wrote:

Thanks mate. Who would you take out of Cotter/Robson/Aitken if I go B, think I'm leaning Cotter? Or anyone else under 724k (already have McInness and Angus).

Lemmy KGB wrote:Gut says Cotter and avoid Robson. Head says Robson.

mrbrownstone wrote:Is Cotter a lock for Origin?

I know on form he should be, not questioning that, but will he actually be picked?

I'd have thought on form/reputation/past selections it's something like:

8. Papa
9. Grant
10. Tino
11. Kaufusi
12. DiFi
13. Arrow

14. Hunt
15. Collins
16. Mofo
17. Carrigan/Capwell/Cotter

Again, I think Cotter deserves a spot in there, I'd pick him, but I wouldn't be wholly surprised if they go Carrigan or someone instead.