NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 7 - Game day!!!!!

Loomer wrote:

Hynes yesterday 16 mins in. "I'll be doing everything I can to make it for Rd 2 but we'll see what happens"

CS9 also has Hodgson in his fantasy team because he’s tipping him for Dally M

my tv broke wrote:

The other side of the coin, two games at 45 each and Hynes back round 3, i'm not exactly sad I missed out.

Hynes probably misses next week just because they're being cautious, but i don't really see why he'd lie about the injury - doesn't seem like that kind of guy, kind of goes against everything he is about.

I heard the Bloke interview, Hynes said he may not be back round 2 due to the short turnaround.

NSW Cup stats aren’t that accurate. Probably not bad for tackles and run metres, not sure they’re capturing all the offloads, tackle busts, kick metres

Any news on Hynes? I've been out all day at Hobbiton. Well worth the visit if you make it to this side of the pond

Jumping Marlin wrote:Hmm.  Reserve grade stats from 2022.  Doorey 10 games, average 25.4.   Don’t know minutes.

Priced at 17 that's still nearly enough to plod his way to 10 points of value + hopefully some slight improvement.

Think that's what most expect, slow price rises but not playable in 17 early on.

Snatchpato wrote:Holbrooks "probably" when referring to Stimson slotting in doesn't exactly fill one with confidence.

Fixed.

Just a reminder to everyone to make sure you've actually set a captain/VC. Just looked at my team and realised I hadn't. Would have been a disaster to start the year.

Posted in TU/TD thread but no activity so I’ll throw it here.

TU: Grant + Murray
TD: Cook + Haas

Spectre wrote:I’m starting to get turned off E. Katoa. Is he really worth that much more than his starting price of $448k?

FWIW: Over last 3 years both Bromwich and Kaufusi averaged around 40 each year (remarkably consistent) . Any reason to think the new Storm second rowers would do better or worse than that?

Jumping Marlin wrote:

FWIW: Over last 3 years both Bromwich and Kaufusi averaged around 40 each year (remarkably consistent) .  Any reason to think the new Storm second rowers would do better or worse than that?

They are a very systematic team aren’t they?. I imagine they would probably average out somewhere very similar given the minutes

Jumping Marlin wrote:

FWIW: Over last 3 years both Bromwich and Kaufusi averaged around 40 each year (remarkably consistent) .  Any reason to think the new Storm second rowers would do better or worse than that?

I think the question marks are probably more around job security. Right now you have Katoa Chan Lewis Loiero and possible Sims vying for the edge positions.

To Trindall or not to Trindall is the only thing I'm tossing up now. Likely only two weeks, at best 3? If it turns out Hynes is out for an extended period missing him for one week isn't the end of the world, can bring him in next week.

Think I'm leaning towards leaving him out to save a trade.

Jumping Marlin wrote:

FWIW: Over last 3 years both Bromwich and Kaufusi averaged around 40 each year (remarkably consistent) .  Any reason to think the new Storm second rowers would do better or worse than that?

Katoa in the Warriors system at least was quite lazy sometimes IIRC

Jumping Marlin wrote:

FWIW: Over last 3 years both Bromwich and Kaufusi averaged around 40 each year (remarkably consistent) .  Any reason to think the new Storm second rowers would do better or worse than that?

i don’t think either of them are at the level of kaufusi and Kenny

Snatchpato wrote:To Trindall or not to Trindall is the only thing I'm tossing up now. Likely only two weeks, at best 3? If it turns out Hynes is out for an extended period missing him for one week isn't the end of the world, can bring him in next week.

Think I'm leaning towards leaving him out to save a trade.

Do it, if Hynes back next week so be it - I feel you either gotta start with him or just miss him, buying him next week for a potential couple weeks isn't worth it

Snatchpato wrote:To Trindall or not to Trindall is the only thing I'm tossing up now. Likely only two weeks, at best 3? If it turns out Hynes is out for an extended period missing him for one week isn't the end of the world, can bring him in next week.

Think I'm leaning towards leaving him out to save a trade.

I can’t think of anyone else to bring in for him. Maybe Sloan

Snatchpato wrote:To Trindall or not to Trindall is the only thing I'm tossing up now. Likely only two weeks, at best 3? If it turns out Hynes is out for an extended period missing him for one week isn't the end of the world, can bring him in next week.

Think I'm leaning towards leaving him out to save a trade.

It's a hard one, because essentialy you ensure a good 17th man score for 2 weeks but then he becomes a red dot. I was struggling even finding any decent options for 250k besides the obvious ones most people already have in their 21, so I'm inclined to pick Trindall as I had Preston there before who will probs be trash anyway in terms of making money and putting good scores up

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:

I can’t think of anyone else to bring in for him. Maybe Sloan

Exactly my thoughts there's no one really sticking their hand up at that pricetag besides the obvious ones

Okay. Tentative Final Team to start the year

B.Smith
R.Cotter. J.Tapine P.Carrigan (VC)
E.Butcher J.Hopgood
N.Cleary (C) A.Douehi
B.Best P.Alamoti
L.Miller I.Thompson A.K-Periera

Bench
T.Boyd R.Sutton L.Garner B.Trindall I.Katoa S.Blore J.Preston W.Warbrick

80 k in the Bank. Team will probably change multiple times.

Weiland wrote:What 2 players would you start out of Trindall, Loiero and Doorey?

No prizes for guessing who I would pick. Note Trindall has a season where when starting, he has more than doubled Doorey's career average as a starting EDG.