NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 17 - Everybody I captain is a bust!

Sharks are last game of the round next week, really bad if there is uncertainty on Hynes availability to play and if Trindall ends up on the bench.

Super frustrating weekend so far (mainly due to getting absolutely belted in main H2H), but a quick glance at scores after the two games-

Miller - very nice, young man. Some class touches in there.

Gilbert - chugging along nicely, no matter how he's getting the points each week.

Crossland - now that's not a name you see often at this end of the scorer's list.

Gamble - should have lost 5 more points for that mix-up with Miller.

Leo Thompson - could have used that last year.

Aitken - looked good tonight. Was hoping there'd still be a lot more of his price tag to slice from.

Croker - jeez this dude scores well every time he takes the field. Shame he can't nail something down.

Lemuelu - such an interesting prospect, but surely not the kind of mindfuck anyone would need, trying to keep tabs on where and how long he's playing each week.

Isaako - unstoppable.

Hammer - wow, that a turnaround from that half-time score. Bit of a worrying watch tonight, but came good again. Will he keep doing it?

IKatoa - did okay to add a couple of points to his total at the end there, but really not playable under any circumstances, it seems.

Nicholls - the inevitable fall from grace, I guess, was due?

Ray Stone - oh shit, I had to play him in Auto-fill.

As for game two, still can't believe the Roosters actually got up in this one, but;

Campbell Graham - killing it for my Draft team.

Paulo - genuinely happy to see the kid doing well. Speaking of Draft, brought him in a week when he tanked (last week?) but maybe should have held.

Murray - fucking Murray, as a non-owner.

Radley - solid score.

Teddy - the underwhelming ride continues, to an extent, but holy shitballs, how did he get up to 48? I'll definitely take that. Much better than the 20 or so it was looking like for a while.

Bit of chat around Teddy but I firmly stand by the fact that I think he was a really bad first up purchase (as someone, obviously, who did so). At the end of the day, any player that you bought in at full price, that every one else is going to pick up 5 or 6 weeks into the season (including a bye, meaning his price drops are saved for one week and it could have been 4 or 5 weeks) for 100K less, is not a good pick. Main thing being, there's no HIA or injury involved. He's just been a potato (and unlucky as balls last week). Teddy will be a must have by the end of the season, which is why I wouldn't even consider a trade out at any point, but a lesson well and truly (re?)learned, not to pick expensive WFBs to start the season. Cards on the table hindsight says I should have gone with Turbo, but knowledge to pass onto 2024 Teeth Eater is to go for a reliable HOK over any single expensive WFB (MIDs, EDG and HLF already well covered).

Anyway, it is what it is. Just hoping that I can make some type of scoop trade while everyone else is tied up bringing in Teddy for pocket change.

MCK - probably unlucky to get that bin, but even still, scored well. Frustrating for owners, no doubt, as to what it should have been.

Cheese - if anyone here is into betting and didn't put money on him to score a try tonight, they do not like winning bets. As certain to happen as tomorrow's sunrise. Still, his overall score will not fill anyone with regret, no doubt.

Suaali'i - wow, that's a shit score, but must confess I like watching this dude play footy. Fantasy scores aside, good player to watch and hope he stays in the game.

Skipped over a lot there, but as noted, a bit frustrated with how the weekend's going so trying not to dwell on Fantasy too much. Hoping Super Saturday delivers the goods, but a pattern is already emerging...

Have got the unenviable decision of playing iKats 25 or looping in AKP.

Given the best we've seen from AKP so far is 26 with a try, I'm honestly tempted to take the 25.

Haven't got that many calls right so far, so pleased it looks like selling E Butcher was a good one.

Nothing spectacular from Cook with a 52 first up, but can't be too unhappy with that.

mrbrownstone wrote:Have got the unenviable decision of playing iKats 25 or looping in AKP.

Given the best we've seen from AKP so far is 26 with a try, I'm honestly tempted to take the 25.

I'd take 25 tbh

mrbrownstone wrote:Have got the unenviable decision of playing iKats 25 or looping in AKP.

Given the best we've seen from AKP so far is 26 with a try, I'm honestly tempted to take the 25.

Yeah I'd take the 25 too.

I slotted Katoa in over Doorey so now I'm hoping HSS sneaks over for a try as I play him over both of them.

Miller 63
Thompson 51 (Leo, sorry guys)
Hastings 38
Hunt 26
Gilbert 56
HTF 38
Katoa 25
Nicholls 20
Stone 8

mrbrownstone wrote:Haven't got that many calls right so far, so pleased it looks like selling E Butcher was a good one.

Nothing spectacular from Cook with a 52 first up, but can't be too unhappy with that.

Yep, I'll be selling unless I have other fires to put out. He looks lost on that left edge. His line running is terrible. He'll have to trip over the line to score a try. Not an urgent sell, but with the bye, the only thing that will save him, is lack of a decent cow option.

Spoiler:

My after game review the Rorters got this one and it hurts but there wasn’t much in it.

Rabs mate if you seriously believe that as soon as fans boo the ref awards a penalty I'm not sure what to say to you. I couldn't keep reading past that point of your post.

On the injury front though yeah so many middles from teams going down at the moment it's pre sad to see, Knights have no one, Titans are depleted, Rabbits and Roosters have a few each. Injuries are the worst part about the sport, sucks to see tbh.

mattnz wrote:Miller 63
Thompson 51 (Leo, sorry guys)
Hastings 38
Hunt 26
Gilbert 56
HTF 38
Katoa 25
Nicholls 20
Stone 8

beyond pleased with miller,

less so with jackson though that is not disgraceful

GarethEllisismyDad wrote:

beyond pleased with miller,

less so with jackson though that is not disgraceful

Yep, 45 average for Miller now, interesting to see if he can match Walsh for the season.

Despite the awful captain choice of Hopgood im okay with scores so far. Avoided all the other shitters
Teddy 49
Thompson 52
Miller 61
Butcher 37... grr

Think butcher is a trade now.

mattnz wrote:
Yep, 45 average for Miller now, interesting to see if he can match Walsh for the season.

ahah

own both but definitely backing my fave in Walsh

Rabbits21 wrote:

Spoiler:

My after game review the Rorters got this one and it hurts but there wasn’t much in it.

Getting into the ref. Shambles

Ramitinmyhaaas wrote:Rabs mate if you seriously believe that as soon as fans boo the ref awards a penalty I'm not sure what to say to you. I couldn't keep reading past that point of your post.

On the injury front though yeah so many middles from teams going down at the moment it's pre sad to see, Knights have no one, Titans are depleted, Rabbits and Roosters have a few each. Injuries are the worst part about the sport, sucks to see tbh.

Same for me its fucking embarrassing!

We all like a whine at the ref, but if he isn't there and any level you don't have a game!

Absolute fucking joke for a "fan" to centralise most of your support through shouting at the ref in the hope he gives you some penalties.

Welshy wrote:

Getting into the ref. Shambles

Well that’s what happened mate they did get some home crowd penalties and 6 agains their fans were entitled to boo as much as they pleased and I’ll be doing the same the next 2 home games!

Refs are human and often when the home team fans beg for a penalty or six again if often comes people who say this didn’t impact a ref out there hearing all that I disagree with. I’m not blaming the ref for us losing tonight but it would be nice to win a count all 3 away games to begin with haven’t won a count yet and yea I understand part of it is a discipline problem.

Rabbits21 wrote:
Well that’s what happened mate they did get some home crowd penalties and 6 agains their fans were entitled to boo as much as they pleased and I’ll be doing the same the next 2 home games!

Refs are human and often when the home team fans beg for a penalty or six again if often comes people who say this didn’t impact a ref out there hearing all that I disagree with. I’m not blaming the ref for us losing tonight but it would be nice to win a count all 3 away games to begin with haven’t won a count yet and yea I understand part of it is a discipline problem.

You don't win fucking penalty counts because the home support boos more!

Try supporting the Warriors

slats86 wrote:Despite the awful captain choice of Hopgood im okay with scores so far. Avoided all the other shitters
Teddy 49
Thompson 52
Miller 61
Butcher 37... grr

Think butcher is a trade now.

Yeah can't complain too much. Captain Hopsomething 35 is very disappointing but going with the crowd there, doesn't hurt too much. Other than that though:

Hodgson 51
Murray 63
Butcher 37
Cartwright 45
Ted 48
Turbo 75
Miller 61
Doorey 30 at 18 if I need him.

A little kissed on the dick. As usual, Sat and Sun will likely ruin it. But hoping to improve from 29.5k!

Thompson updated to 39. More than Hammer. 7 less than Teddy.