NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 31 - So many trade out options, but no trade in ones

Brandan Smith is an IN for me this weekend. I would be happy with 40's from him with the odd 50 here and there.

Hopgood out and downgrade to Smith.

PS all the people generating cash for Hynes this weekend. No easy feat against the Roosters.

EDIT. Munster just tonned up against them so, what the f*&^ am I going on about. Disregard whole comment.

robelgordo wrote:

His risk of an early head knock is not greater than it has been previously. When they haven't carried a bench player in case he gets knocked out.

He's been cleared by experts, I don't think we can assume anything about risks going forward.

Notably Keary and Matterson have had bad concussion history, yet they've fortunately managed to avoid frequent knocks lately, or at least serious effects from them, and... it's fine. Roosters aren't carrying a bench half because Keary could get knocked out.

Thanks now I have to trade Ponga back in

Welshy wrote:Sele still an option for that cheap MID?

Prob Sele or Couchman. Tatola out another month helps Sele, but Arrow is back too who would get more minutes

Not sure why the Couch got more minutes last week but could be a sign of things to come

SoylentGreen wrote:Coen Hess has 3 more weeks at starting EDG (until Luki is back) right? And with Neame out for a couple of months he probably should get pretty good minutes through til the end of rep season?

He is my first trade in. The Neame news only confirmed it further. Shouldn't be picked for Origin, good byes, 80 give or take...

Shady2K wrote:

Prob Sele or Couchman. Tatola out another month helps Sele, but Arrow is back too who would get more minutes

Not sure why the Couch got more minutes last week but could be a sign of things to come

He looks pretty safe regardless and I think BMM and his current role changes soon, so could maintain

mickspicks wrote:

He is my first trade in. The Neame news only confirmed it further. Shouldn't be picked for Origin, good byes, 80 give or take...

Agree except for the 80min bit. He's one of the few exceptions to the "2rfs play 80" rule

But the draw and Cowboys injuries make a pretty compelling case for him.

mickspicks wrote:

He is my first trade in. The Neame news only confirmed it further. Shouldn't be picked for Origin, good byes, 80 give or take...

I thought you were joking lol.

SoylentGreen wrote:

Agree except for the 80min bit. He's one of the few exceptions to the "2rfs play 80" rule

But the draw and Cowboys injuries make a pretty compelling case for him.

I know cows had injuries but he would have played 80 last week without the bin. Bench suggests its on the cards again.

wolfking wrote:

I thought you were joking lol.

Same. Minutes haven’t only changed by a few minutes and has had some trash scores

wolfking wrote:

I thought you were joking lol.

I'm going for the ultimate meme team

Feels like a firesale, but I can go:

Carrigan, Hopgood, Warbrick > Hynes, Hess, Couchman.

The most balanced setup I've been able to come up with to get Hynes in. Playing Hess as a starter, I'm left with a bench of SJ, Preston, Boyd + Couchman and iKatoa in a loop.

Welshy wrote:

He looks pretty safe regardless and I think BMM and his current role changes soon, so could maintain

Possibly. There's worst punts out there than Leisureboy

Slim pickings for DPP updates

Player	Initial Position	Added Position
F. Brown	HOK	MID
E. Bullemor	EDG	MID
B. Garlick	HOK	MID
J. Johns	EDG	MID
B. Murdoch-Masila	MID	EDG
J. Salmon	HLF	EDG
J. Tupou	CTR	WFB

Cookie Monster wrote:Slim pickings for DPP updates

Player	Initial Position	Added Position
F. Brown	HOK	MID
E. Bullemor	EDG	MID
B. Garlick	HOK	MID
J. Johns	EDG	MID
B. Murdoch-Masila	MID	EDG
J. Salmon	HLF	EDG
J. Tupou	CTR	WFB

RIP to anyone who got on Sean Russell

mickspicks wrote:

I'm going for the ultimate meme team

My team name is literally "HessHassHissHoss" so I reckon I've got to have both Hess and Haas at some point.

I'm currently thinking:

Hopgood/Brailey/Warbrick > Couchman/Lemuelu/Cleary

Couchman: cash cow
Lemuelu: fixes my CTR and he's still cheap for 35-45 scores. I could get Bird, but that would mean no Cleary this week. Bird can be a trade in closer to R13
Cleary: safety with the crowd

Next week plan is at least 2 trades. 1 as cash out, and 1 to bring in Robson. Probably goes out the window though lol

Boyd
Haas Murray Ford
EKatoa Loiero
(C)leary SJ
Lemuelu Alamoti
Teddy Miller CNK

Moses Hosking Preston Carty
Couchman IKatoa Nikorima ITT

Just checking if everyone remembers that if you trade to the maximum amount each and every week you will run out before you want to (i.e. Round 14)

Avg of 1.9 trades per round until 19 means you don't run out and then you get the extra 8 post R19

The 8 extra trades won't last long with bumped up weekly allowances

Just checking

Aardvark wrote:Just checking if everyone remembers that if you trade to the maximum amount each and every week you will run out before you want to (i.e. Round 14)

Avg of 1.9 trades per round until 19 means you don't run out and then you get the extra 8 post R19

The 8 extra trades won't last long with bumped up weekly allowances

Just checking  

Why don’t you just take our Easter eggs while you’re at it you bloody grinch.

Any reason I shouldn't use the war chest and go Hopgood + Uto > Matto and Tohu?

I presume if they rested Tohu last week and playing him this week he should be good to go? Wouldn't mind the lad back in the squad.

Krump wrote:
Why don’t you just take our Easter eggs while you’re at it you bloody grinch.

There's a basket at the door on the way out.....just put them in there