NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 15 - Cheese and Garlick Naan

WT Winfield wrote:

Doorey and Warbrick are in my probably 30 pile.

IKatoa could be anything. Plays early if you wanna loop.

Boyd the safer option.. 25-30 if he shits the bed, but could pull something out of nowhere.

Yeah - don't have anyone to loop with (at this stage) probably just stick with Boyd

TherealTimSimona wrote:So for South Sydney

Chee-kam most likely goes to the bench when arrow is back right and Shaq should be staying there most likely all season?

will probably get the better one next week if they can get minimum 40 again

MCK might lose his spot to Host when he comes back, or he could hold it. Up in the air right now I think. Shaq will likely keep the bench spot ahead of Moale, so he is relatively safe at least until Havili comes back mid/late year

filthridden wrote:Anyone else worried that Wakeham on the bench means Doueihi makes a late switch to centre and To'a drops out?

Not if he gets CTR dual!!

Smith - Preston for me this week.  Team looks like;

Grant
Haas Hop Murray
Carty Butcher
Cleary* Trindall
Alamoti HSS
Ted TMM Warbrick

Katoa Loireo Uto Preston

Doorey Boyd* Katoa* Thompson

Looping Boyd and Katoa.  Can also take Dooreys score if he guns it and sit out someone else.

Not sure on cappo yet.

Lchy wrote:

MCK might lose his spot to Host when he comes back, or he could hold it. Up in the air right now I think. Shaq will likely keep the bench spot ahead of Moale, so he is relatively safe at least until Havili comes back mid/late year

Surely gets heavily reduced minutes though with a full strength bench.

Mulvy wrote:

Are Egan's minutes really that big? Will he continue a 100% try scoring strike rate? Serious question, I didn't look that hard.

He played full game R1 (had a HIA which shows he played 66min) then 58 min R2 (no HIA just subbed off). Approach with caution

Cleary and Hodgson gone

Reynolds and api in

Api
Carrigan, tapine, murray,
Hopgood, Wilton
Reynolds, Hastings
Staggs, Alamoti
Miller, walsh, perham

Uto, trindall, Preston, ford (red dot)
Boyd, doorey, HSS, warbrick

Capt tbc

Optimistic this week, can’t wait to see which player shits the bed

mattnz wrote:
Not if he gets CTR dual!!

If he gets centre dual it means he's playing in the centre and is a couple of hundred thousand overpriced.

Not particularly worried about Doueihi going to centre. If Wests think their best bet is a Brooks/Wakeham half partnership they're even further gone than I thought.

Just need AD to keep getting ball-hog points for a few weeks and he's the perfect flip to Hynes between the Sharks and Wests byes

GreenSchist wrote:I feel gross. Just brought in SJ as my halves cover but don't feel great about it.
Boyd's poor form and upcoming bye are bad timing with potentially losing Tricky T in the next week. Making the move early means I don't need to rip my team apart next week.

Talau --> Walsh
Boyd --> SJ

Don't do that on my suggestion. It's a risky idea I'm not likely to do. I kinda want to though. He's shaping up as a decent pick.

Welshy wrote:Has there been any actual news on Ponga, is it just this week or is he sitting for longer getting some proper neuro testing done?

Was it cat 1? I thought I read he actually passed the test but couldn’t go back on because of that. Then Sunday to Friday is too short for the 6 day protocols.

So I would guess he’s back next week but it’s risky as a fantasy player given recent history.

GarethEllisismyDad wrote:Cleary and Hodgson gone

Reynolds and api in

Api
Carrigan, tapine, murray,
Hopgood, Wilton
Reynolds, Hastings
Staggs, Alamoti
Miller, walsh, perham

Uto, trindall, Preston, ford (red dot)
Boyd, doorey, HSS, warbrick

Capt tbc

Optimistic this week, can’t wait to see which player shits the bed

Nice looking team mate

mattnz wrote:

PYTM, what do the knights do at training?

In addition. Word is frizell back next week most likely, possibly rd 5. Still not taking weight on his ankle

Last year SJ had a couple of solid scores early on to tempt everyone, then went on to score four 20s in a row.

my tv broke wrote:Last year SJ had a couple of solid scores early on to tempt everyone, then went on to score four 20s in a row.

Yeah tempted me he did

Think I bought him at 545k and sold him 3 weeks later at 542k (after 2 of those 4 20s)

BCT05 wrote:

Nice looking team mate

appreciated! im languishing at 31,000th odd so hopefully it improves points wise

robelgordo wrote:

Was it cat 1? I thought I read he actually passed the test but couldn’t go back on because of that. Then Sunday to Friday is too short for the 6 day protocols.

So I would guess he’s back next week but it’s risky as a fantasy player given recent history.

I can't handle getting rid after already dropping coin and probably only being a filthy mid on top of HUGE injury concern.

98% sure getting rid is the right call, but I'm a moron

On that chat about Doueihi going to CTR (don’t see that happening at all, personally), I just listened to one Fantasy podcast and then a SuperCoach one, both talking about strong rumours Doueihi might be out injured this week. No suggestion of what injury is or where the rumour originated, but I’d say it’s a more valid reason for having Wakeham on bench than Doueihi playing at CTR.

Apparently NRL Physio has said Hynes has been out with a tendon issue, not just a calf muscle.

Really battling deciding between giving boys time or upgrading him to Koro or Mahoney

Perhaps giving him until rd 5 bye and him possibly becoming brailey is the play?

Also trading CNK a mistake? It’s to Preston. Not sure I see another option in my squad to move for him (it’s not that impressive just all equally underwhelming but not injured)

mattnz wrote:Apparently NRL Physio has said Hynes has been out with a tendon issue, not just a calf muscle.

Might have to ease him back in the halves before the move to FB