NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 28 - Eels in crisis, no minutes for gun cheapies

Welshy wrote:Careful of the union bashing lads!

Do they still play it in Wales?

rhinoceroo wrote:

Do they still play it in Wales?

Yes but they call it warrenball

rhinoceroo wrote:

Do they still play it in Wales?

We do successfully at junior level in Pontyclun. Usually works when you have someone who knows what they are doing at the wheel!

Luckily I have several top coaches around me

Revraiser wrote:Didn't mean to derail, just probably catching up on some views/shows today and spitting out some thoughts.

It's just amazing how two games so similar, are so different.

I'm only taking the piss mate!

Other way around down with me, boys find league boring but it's only because they have all been raised with union.

Tried their hand at league and almost took out 4 times national champs Castleford Academy in the UK QTRs playing second ever game. If it was our club players instead of the school lads they 100% would of beaten them.

I love both codes

I enjoy both codes also, but will always choose watching NRL over Super Rugby. However it would depend on the opponents whether I'd watch the ABs or the Kiwis if they were on at the same time (thankfully never an issue)

None of the cashout options are interesting to me, not that I have great value to cash out. But I will need to move someone

Need to move on from Doorey, Trindall, HSS

Then also have Carty,  Hopgood, Ilias, Sutton, Loiero, E. Katoa.

Oh and Tedesco injured.. so I need to trade as I have 4 out on the bench and only $14k in the bank

J king fairly low b/e and putting up keeper level scores could be a good trade in option for all with I got on him a bit earlier but will rectify that this week also tohu will likely drop in price for the last time next week and could be a good target

Chewie wrote:

Hopgood
Total points: 323 (1st in EDG, 2nd in MID behind Haas)
Avg per round: 64.6 (2nd in EDG behind Hosking, 3rd in MID behind Yeo & Haas)
Great bye round cover

Trade at your peril

I could see Hopgood sneaking into the QLD bench and then becomes terrible over the byes

Camo123 wrote:
I could see Hopgood sneaking into the QLD bench and then becomes terrible over the byes

Carrigan
Tino
Josh papali
Welch
Cotter
Lindsay Collins
Arrow

Should be ahead of him, as middles

I’m holding Carty and Hopgood for the week

I need to get rid of HSS and Doorey as I’ve been holding Talau.

I’m conscious of not carrying too many non-players as that could become a problem very fast.

The move to three trades next week will be helpful but will also let us burn trades much faster. Something I’ll need to ponder is my trade plan for the year. We’re going to have to start saving some soon.

Having 3 trades next week probably tips the scales into not trading this week. Too much uncertainty around the cashouts I was looking at (KNik, LSmith, Couchman and Talau still out).

KNik the most tempting right now, but trading Carty or BMM to him could be a quick bust or still be possible next week with more info.

Carty to BSmith could be a clearer trade next week too.

Then there's the cheapie Eels backs I could  panic trade Carty to if he's benched in final teamlists Hopgood to Moses if I'm also drunk  

Looking at this rabble for the week. 29 trades and $32k bank

Spoiler:

Next week could be a mass exodus with the 3 trades and a few midrangers close to peaked. Hopgood to Hynes potentially too once we see how it plays out.

RandomSil wrote:None of the cashout options are interesting to me, not that I have great value to cash out. But I will need to move someone

Need to move on from Doorey, Trindall, HSS

Then also have Carty,  Hopgood, Ilias, Sutton, Loiero, E. Katoa.

Oh and Tedesco injured.. so I need to trade as I have 4 out on the bench and only $14k in the bank

Just start again fresh next year

GarethEllisismyDad wrote:

Carrigan
Tino
Josh papali
Welch
Cotter
Lindsay Collins
Arrow

Should be ahead of him, as middles

Forgot about Welch when looking at last year’s squad but Arrow may not have much gametime under his belt

I was looking at Loiero/Hodgson to Brailey/cheapie but Hopgood/DooreyHodgson to Brailey/Cheese is very tempting.

Even better I bank some for Hynes.

Anyone else looking at cotter if he goes well this week. Should be under 700k

manlybeaver wrote:Anyone else looking at cotter if he goes well this week. Should be under 700k

Terrible byes as Cowboys Origin player would make instant sell again over Origin

Would miss 13, 15, 16, 19 + 2 rounds of Origin turnarounds

zim wrote:I reckon Wests should keep Wakeham at half and put Brooks at 14 as hooker when Api needs a rest. He could tackle fine in the middle for 30 mins and would be gun scooting out of dummy half. Brooks might think differently though

That’s an expensive bench hooker

Struggling to justify any big trades this week, so will wait and see what happens with the Eels forward rotation before I make a move on Hopgood or Carty.

Looking like Trindall to Baby Tino to keep the cash generation going and bank a little bit of much needed cash.

Played both union and league growing up

In my opinion union more fun to play but league way more fun to watch

Easier to convince the young kids into union I reckon. Playing in the back 3 and not having to scoot 20 times a game at a brick wall defensive line? Sign me up

GreenSchist wrote:Struggling to justify any big trades this week, so will wait and see what happens with the Eels forward rotation before I make a move on Hopgood or Carty.

Looking like Trindall to Baby Tino to keep the cash generation going and bank a little bit of much needed cash.

Think you are trading in a future dead spot that doesn't make any cash there.

If you are purely chasing cash KNiko is the better choice I reckon