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

Rabbits21 wrote:https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/2023/04/06/demetriou-expecting-a-passionate-good-friday-showing/

JD talks about how Murray came back straight after half time last week as Host shoulder was troubling him a bit. The plan was to have him off a bit longer.

Also talks about Tatola being back and getting our middles back soon ie Arrow will allow us to give Murray a breather and Tom re managing their mins. Id expect Murray to get back 60-65mins when Arrow is back.

But where da fuk is My Cheekam Rabs? Is he a sell?

Moanaman wrote:"Cronulla Sharks star Nicho Hynes has signed one of the longest contracts in NRL history, extending his time in the Shire until at least the end of the 2029 season."

I read something that there’s something to do with coaching as well towards the end of that but it didn’t make sense to me

Got so distracted enjoying my oat milk long macchiato while perusing The Guardian that I nearly forgot to check my Captain, trades & bench before I headed off to indoor tonight.

Lots of fucking around with the team this week to check the possibilities so could have been a shambles

Don't get stuck with a dud trade or a dodgy Captain fanatics!

Moanaman wrote:"Cronulla Sharks star Nicho Hynes has signed one of the longest contracts in NRL history, extending his time in the Shire until at least the end of the 2029 season."

Sharks probably should've waited a couple of weeks until his asking price had adjusted to the current MN or at least checked his bye-draw for the next 6 seasons

AL wrote:

But where da fuk is My Cheekam Rabs? Is he a sell?

I think he's a sell, doesn't look like he'll make the 17, if he does he really needs the 80 minutes to score 40ish

Finch wrote:Who you tipping and who you got playing tonight?

No strong feelings on who will win.

I have EKatoa, Loiero and Warbrick going around, have traded out Welch (hate it) and E Butcher.

MF wrote:

I read something that there’s something to do with coaching as well towards the end of that but it didn’t make sense to me

Negotiated down from his requested 20 years to 6 haha
He said he would like to be involved in coaching when he retires so got to love how it's not all about money with him and thinking forwards.
I'm sure they can find some use for him in the future
I believe with his mental health struggles he is in a good space at the club so he is repaying the faith and simply is all about stability there too.
I heard 6 years 6 mil but to lock someone like him in as the face of the sharks then its probably unders whatever they paid

Finch wrote:

I think he's a sell, doesn't look like he'll make the 17, if he does he really needs the 80 minutes to score 40ish

Ok, thanks! Round 2 of Cheese coming up. What could go wrong...

AL wrote:

Ok, thanks! Round 2 of Cheese coming up. What could go wrong...

I wasn't hot on chees at the start of the season, one of the few who didn't start with him which ended up working in my favour, but for his price now I would've started with him, good buy!

Khany wrote:Nicho is a poor man's Patrick Mahomes

Big call, they both appear to be able to do whatever they want whenever they want on a regular basis.

At least the Warriors got one last week, because as a Raiders fan it hurts so much.

Bit of a tricky week this week.

No pressing issues but I have too much cap in my 18-21.
Not enough cash to upgrade to a gun in 1 trade and not keen on using both trades early this week with a few uncertainties.

Keen to keep Hopgood so I’d be looking to sell two of Uto, Carty, EButcher or Boyd to a gun and a cow.
I feel things will be a lot more certain next week but holding tight isn’t easy with nearly 2m outside my 17.

Currently trying to decide who to start out of Butcher and Boyd.

AL wrote:

Ok, thanks! Round 2 of Cheese coming up. What could go wrong...

Depends if you are lactose intolerant

Me personally:

Ponga back round 8? I guess cashing Warbrick down to Ponga before the Melbourne bye could be the play.

Contrastinghobby wrote:

Negotiated down from his requested 20 years to 6 haha
He said he would like to be involved in coaching when he retires so got to love how it's not all about money with him and thinking forwards.
I'm sure they can find some use for him in the future
I believe with his mental health struggles he is in a good space at the club so he is repaying the faith and simply is all about stability there too.
I heard 6 years 6 mil but to lock someone like him in as the face of the sharks then its probably unders whatever they paid

Ah makes sense, thank you

I'm playing it safe and trading Loiero to Brailey. Hopgood did look like he sorted most of his points in 60 last week.

ShadowSabre wrote:I honestly still cant bloody believe we have players without faces 6 weeks in.

I think we are going to have to band together, storm the Failhub offices and demand they drop whatever else they are doing (at most its watching cat videos and ignoring emails) and spend the 30mins it will take to give Cheese his smiling mug we all want.

We dont ask for much, but a bloody game where at least the players are all loaded correctly is surely fair

It is annoying but you can blame the RLPA for that. The whole media ban thing meant NRL couldn't take new photos

Some clubs allowed it, some didn't

lukeayee wrote:

Hey mate, I see your 2017 join date, go be old somewhere else.

Cmon bro that’s not cool don’t speak to people like that. For mine it’s unacceptable to be spoken to like a piece of dirt.

rhinoceroo wrote:Ponga back round 8? I guess cashing Warbrick down to Ponga before the Melbourne bye could be the play.

You didn't start with him right? Hard to see it being worth the pain of a first tackle knock out.

Rabbits21 wrote:
Cmon bro that’s not cool don’t speak to people like that. For mine it’s unacceptable to be spoken to like a piece of dirt.

Have you seen land prices lately?

porn johnson wrote:

Big call, they both appear to be able to do whatever they want whenever they want on a regular basis.

At least the Warriors got one last week, because as a Raiders fan it hurts so much.

Almost started to like you!