NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 18 - Catchy Thread Title

BCT05 wrote:473/10C

The Good:
Trading in Miller
Trading out Cheese
Sloan making $$$

The Bad:
Changing C from Haas to Hopgood (-56pts)
Playing Warbrick over Sloan (-34pts)

At least the bad things this week are just my own poor decisions and not players getting injured. Just need Doueihi to play now so I'm not down to 16

Hopgood C over Haas is only -28.

mattnz wrote:

He is already fully priced, like Walsh.

But why aren't people bringing in the base fullback Edwards at the end of the year?

Fully priced but 52 on a 30 BE.

Edwards is a known commodity. Walsh is a 20 year old with freak attributes who is playing on a good team for the first time in his career. People are gambling that he takes a step up because of that. The fact he has 3 tries in 2 games compared to 2 tries in 22 games last year is a pleasing indication that might be the case.

506 (c) for 9 -

4 broncos did me proud, hopgood captain was poor and Hastings not so good

But pleasing week so far

If anything this sold me on Walsh, plays shit and scores well
Didn’t have enough trades this week so hopefully got some spare next week

filthridden wrote:

Tedesco ran for 200m+ average a game last season.

There's every chance Walsh keeps scoring tries like a Papenhuyzen or a TTurbo but there's also a reasonable chance he doesn't.

I think a 40-45 average is a reasonable expectation. I think if you're expecting 50+ every game you'll be disappointed but hey, it could happen.

This. Walsh will be exactly like Pap I reckon. He is a small little fast guy who isn't a real tackle breaker but if he gets in space then a lot of points will come. I would like to have him but can't get him yet.

AL wrote:

Hopgood C over Haas is only -28.

Whoops yes correct

Johnny Cash wrote:Jack Bird played the full 80, that's one centre problem solved.

He may have got a rest, if it weren't for the BMM Hia

Wests can go from last to 11th with a win tomorrow, go you good things

AL wrote:

Are you so salty because Walsh outscored your shiny new (and more expensive) toy Fifita? Who also doesn’t take the tough carries ironically.

If Fifita gets 80 minutes as in each of the 1st 2 rounds, he gets 60ish again. Holbrook left Stimson out there instead with 5 missed tackles, to Fifita's 0, after taking him off in each of the previous 2 games.

GarethEllisismyDad wrote:

Haha warriors this year are a top team

Last year not so much

SJ looks good, happy and hungry

BCT05 wrote:

Whoops yes correct

Still not ideal, but not a complete train wreck.

filthridden wrote:

Tedesco ran for 200m+ average a game last season.

There's every chance Walsh keeps scoring tries like a Papenhuyzen or a TTurbo but there's also a reasonable chance he doesn't.

I think a 40-45 average is a reasonable expectation. I think if you're expecting 50+ every game you'll be disappointed but hey, it could happen.

Totally agree, in line with my expectations for his season. He has to have an amazing game to hit 50+. In any game the Broncos don't dominate or things don't go his way, he has a very low floor, as we saw in the first half.

Regulator wrote:

But why aren't people bringing in the base fullback Edwards at the end of the year?

Fully priced but 52 on a 30 BE.

Edwards is a known commodity. Walsh is a 20 year old with freak attributes who is playing on a good team for the first time in his career. People are gambling that he takes a step up because of that. The fact he has 3 tries in 2 games compared to 2 tries in 22 games last year is a pleasing indication that might be the case.

His tries were both 8-point support runner tries, not 25-point Fifita specials. His score wouldn't have been terrible without them either.

mattnz wrote:

If Fifita gets 80 minutes as in each of the 1st 2 rounds, he gets 60ish again. Holbrook left Stimson out there instead with 5 missed tackles, to Fifita's 0, after taking him off in each of the previous 2 games.

And they won….comically I’ll grant you but they won.

Conditions vary, coaches change game plans, player are 100% fit or less than 100%. It’s rugby league.

635/12c

690/14c.

iKat, Warbrick and Loirero so-so. The rest about par. Hazza G saving me.

mattnz wrote:

If Fifita gets 80 minutes as in each of the 1st 2 rounds, he gets 60ish again. Holbrook left Stimson out there instead with 5 missed tackles, to Fifita's 0, after taking him off in each of the previous 2 games.

If Walsh played in the first half like he did in the second he gets a banner. If my fantasy team was better it wouldn’t be so shit.

I suspect Fifita got a break because he’s only marginally fitter than BMM.

You’re wrong, @mattnz is right

10/561(c) no idea what that means