NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 10 - Look in my Eyes. I'll diagnose what ails you

multiple.scoregasms wrote:Initially pencilling in Garner and Hastings to Ford and Tohu.

Garner played terrible in WCC and was pretty average in round 1. Hastings doesn't have the role

Ford was one of the best on field and has probably locked in the edge for a few weeks. Tohu worst case scenario paying for 50 points and getting 50 points, upside is 60 with a return to earlier scores

mrbrownstone wrote:I do think people are overreacting to HTF a bit. The Dolphins won't be that good/fired up every week.

Just for context, HTF also started with a 52 in round 1 last year (without a try) and followed it up with scores of 31, 23, and 9. Not sure I'd be trading him in if I didn't start with him.

Rabbits21 wrote:Any word on Talau or was it just cramp?

Anyone looking to sell Talau or Alamoti?

SoylentGreen wrote:Avoiding starting work today, so here's my ratings of my players for the week (fantasy not IRL):

Cook (c) - 8/10 solid performance
Carrigan - 8/10 as above
Haas - 8/10 as above
Collins - 9/10 was a gut pick and he came through with the goods. If he'd crashed over for a try off the kickoff error he'd have got a 10.
E Butcher - 6/10 looked decent but the sinbin and likely suspension hurt
Hopgood - 10/10 even with 7 missed tackles, he gunned it. For the price can't ask for more
Boyd - 6/10 didn't show much outside the kick metres, which might not be there if Foran is out for a while
Doueihi - 8/10 expected him to be reliant on individual attacking stats, and so it was. Good score can't complain
Alamoti - 4/10 can't expect much from 230k, but he sure didn't deliver much
HSS - 5/10 could have scored mid-high 30s if he didn't have feet for hands.
Warbrick - 7/10 solid, can't complain
Trbo - 6/10 showed glimpses, but it didn't convert to fantasy points. Better luck R3
Latrell - 8/10 did nothing and scored 61. Perfect fantasy WFB outcome

Cheese - 5/10 who knows, Roosters were a rabble. Should improve
E Katoa - 7/10 uninspiring scoring, but looks like a solid enough pick
Trindall - 6/10 looked good first half, got unlucky with the forward pass call
Cartwright - 10/10 base price player gets 57? take that every day of the week

Doorey - 7/10 see E Katoa
Talau - 3/10 base price and missed BE, plus injured. nup.
I Katoa - 3/10 horrible score, but looked like he'll probably have a few decent games.
AKP - 1/10 only got 1 by not getting injured and not getting a negative score.

Team rating: 6.4/10 (squad) 7.1/10 (scorers)

Ramitinmyhaaas wrote:Will Tohu play 80 every week but? Surely not right?

Shady2K wrote:

Tevaga to return, Curran only 19 minutes and Ale 8 minutes

I think he plays 80 if required but I wouldn’t bet on it being the norm. Proceed with caution imo

Ramitinmyhaaas wrote:Just having a look at Bird's stats at lock for the end of the 2022 season and to be fair they aren't that appealing. In the 6 games he played there he had 3 tries and 4 try assists, which I'd assume is unsustainable particularly in a team that has somehow gotten worse during the offseason.

Now not saying he's not a trade in, because who doesn't love a forward who is eligable for the centre position in fantasy but is it really that urgent of a trade in? (FWIW i've planned to get him this week for EButch)

Ramitinmyhaaas wrote:

Yeah and Tohu is ageing, not saying he's a bad buy but he'd have to play 80 every week for me to be really interested.

I'm grabbing Carrigan for 20k more

Ramitinmyhaaas wrote:Will Tohu play 80 every week but? Surely not right?

wolfking wrote:Some wild ideas going around here after some scores these players won't be replicating all that often.  One thing I have learned is that it's good to be slightly aggressive with the early trades but don't confuse aggression with blatant knee-jerking.

mrbrownstone wrote:

This. Round 1 should be about evaluating the role, not overreacting to scores. In my team, Garner is the only one who didn't get the role I wanted so he's gone. But without any standout, must-have cows to jump on I'm not sure trading aggressively is all that beneficial.

I reckon I'll make one trade, Garner to Nicholls/Sutton/CHN/Egan (undecided, few options in that price bracket), and let everyone else have another go. The reasons I picked them in the first place are still valid, so no need to overreact.

The Bludger#2 wrote:Only just logged in after the Phins game.
847 / rank 3678.
Nice start for the Bludgers (first time for everything). I'm sure this won't last.

Issues are: Centre / WFB > the go cheap route didn't work out, not terrible, but will need some better scoring potential back there. Hammer time is on the cards.
Methinks Perham may become the Hammer. (Or Talau, if he's injured? Or Trindall if Hynes is named)
I really do have plenty of NPR nufties to pick from.
Passed the eye-test, heavily involved, explosive pace and offers more than some more expensive FBs.
E.Butcher, wait and see what happens at the judiciary (whether or not Uncle Nick's magic works for him like it does for JWH).
If he gets a couple of weeks, he's becoming the Cart-party or Doorey.
2 trades this week to fix up missed cows.

The Bludger#2 wrote:Only just logged in after the Phins game.
847 / rank 3678.
Nice start for the Bludgers (first time for everything). I'm sure this won't last.

Issues are: Centre / WFB > the go cheap route didn't work out, not terrible, but will need some better scoring potential back there. Hammer time is on the cards.
Methinks Perham may become the Hammer. (Or Talau, if he's injured? Or Trindall if Hynes is named)
I really do have plenty of NPR nufties to pick from.
Passed the eye-test, heavily involved, explosive pace and offers more than some more expensive FBs.
E.Butcher, wait and see what happens at the judiciary (whether or not Uncle Nick's magic works for him like it does for JWH).
If he gets a couple of weeks, he's becoming the Cart-party or Doorey.
2 trades this week to fix up missed cows.

GreenSchist wrote:Tapine + I.Katoa OUT
MCK + Ilias IN

Not losing faith on Tapine but I need to free up cash for an eventual upgrade in the backs and he is excess to requirements (Hopgood, Murray, Carrigan & Haas all covering Mid).
This trade frees up $299k, which will go a long way to boosting my overall depth.
Fingers crossed Talau gets named tomorrow and no other injuries to my backline, as I have zero cover.

Camo123 wrote:


Robson - got 80 mins with Granville MID,