NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 34 - Super Saturday

WT Winfield wrote:

I'm eyeing Lomax at 482k, Brian Kelly at 455k and was looking at Kris last week, but going large yesterday has put him up to 426k.

Not keen on spending 600k+ on a CTR that isn't Bird and might have to aim lower anyway.

3 more games until Talakai plays Harper too

I wouldn’t be going anywhere near Lomax he’s overrated and is playing like dogshit.

Bazoots wrote:

Holding. Was very tempted to rage trade after that rubbish he put up on Sunday but he's still averaging 51 and is useful over the Origin period. Its all base at the mo so surely that has to change.

It’s really disappointing me that this is probably what I will end up doing

Thank you though

GarethEllisismyDad wrote:

It’s really disappointing me that this is probably what I will end up doing

Thank you though

Other half of it is who would you go to? The usual suspects have Origin coming. Matto is the only 1 Im considering but I can see a world where he makes Origin and are his minutes bankable?

Bazoots wrote:

Other half of it is who would you go to? The usual suspects have Origin coming. Matto is the only 1 Im considering but I can see a world where he makes Origin and are his minutes bankable?

Was considering Tohu, but also have the budget to get pretty much anyone of I wanted to

Tempted by fifita as a GUN edge

GarethEllisismyDad wrote:

Was considering Tohu, but also have the budget to get pretty much anyone of I wanted to

Tempted by fifita as a GUN edge

Tohu is a good shout. Thought I was overstocked on Warriors players but only have Ford and SJ at the mo. Im 2k short of Grant+Warbrick to Matto+Bird so Tohu and Bird could work nicely. Thanks!

Just screwing around with trades can play this team this week if I go through with it for fun will need a fed next week tho.

Boyd
Haas ford couch
Preston hosking
Hynes cleary
Null Alamoti
Teddy Walsh cnk

Dce sj Moses loiero

Crossland akp katoa dunster

Would be extremely podish due to so many gun halves

@Rabbits21 What are the chances of Jed Cartwright getting a decent role in Koloamatangi absence + over Origin with Murray and maybe Arrow out. I’m guessing still a no-go?

291k with CTR dual would be tasty if so

Rabbits21 wrote:
I wouldn’t be going anywhere near Lomax he’s overrated and is playing like dogshit.

But tell us what you really think of him

With only 9,336 points scored, I believe this was the lowest scoring full round since Round 1 2020, which would explain why so many people struggled to hit 800

Have adjusted MN in calcs up a bit to 13,500

Cowboys and Dragons pack will be interesting to see today

Plus Warriors I guess where Curran/Niukore fit

Personally I'm not getting Curran or Ale as I already have Ford/SJ/CNK, anymore and I'll be taking a hit in their bye I think

Finch wrote:Cowboys and Dragons pack will be interesting to see today

Plus Warriors I guess where Curran/Niukore fit

Personally I'm not getting Curran or Ale as I already have Ford/SJ/CNK, anymore and I'll be taking a hit in their bye I think

Curran has been named on the bench two weeks in a row as well, then swapped to start. Does the silly buggers continue.

Rabbits21 wrote:
I wouldn’t be going anywhere near Lomax he’s overrated and is playing like dogshit.

Fantasy aside, he’s a better centre than Campbell Graham IMO. It’s close but he knows how to pass. If they swapped teams we’d have very different opinions of both

Niakore will keep his spot, he was solid there and we were looking great. Curran impact for his running lines off the bench i'd say

robelgordo wrote:

Fantasy aside, he’s a better IMO centre than Campbell Graham IMO. It’s close but he knows how to pass. If they swapped teams we’d have very different opinions of both

Dont think he’s been too bad lately except with the boot. Kicking like a busted

Krump wrote:
Dont think he’s been too bad lately except with the boot. Kicking like a busted

Yeah he’s gone from a borderline top 5 goalkicker to borderline bottom 5 over the offseason. 

But I think he’s playing better than most of last year. Like Campbell still very young just been around forever.

The thing I like is, with centres it starts in defence, and he rarely gets caught out despite playing with some pretty inexperienced wingers outside (Rava was a liability when he started and now Feagai is a rookie)

Very keen to see the Eels lineup today. I hope with Hodgo back, they revert back to their 1-17 from last week and there's a few disgruntled Carty traders!! haha.

Plenty of watch list players this week too... big fan of TPJ as my rule this year is to transfer main players that I enjoy watching, and he definitely fits the bill much better than Carrigan! plus DPP and unlikely origin.

Fizz up lads!

Finch wrote:Cowboys and Dragons pack will be interesting to see today

Plus Warriors I guess where Curran/Niukore fit

Personally I'm not getting Curran or Ale as I already have Ford/SJ/CNK, anymore and I'll be taking a hit in their bye I think

Yeah will Bird be on the EDG, JDB at lock again?
Where is granny going to fit in?

Also, who's playing where with Ponga back at the Knights.... Crossland 9, Mann 13, Gamble 14?

Honestly feel like the knights go backwards when they add ponga in the halves and with Miller's form I'm not even sure ponga makes a positive difference returning to fullback.

GarethEllisismyDad wrote:

Was considering Tohu, but also have the budget to get pretty much anyone of I wanted to

Tempted by fifita as a GUN edge

yeah DFifita is very tempting, he looks like he can crack the century any week now.
I can do
Tapine & Carty to JDB & DFifita

For those thinking of selling Tapine: Is he really going that bad?

2022:  Averaged 55.3 points in 50.7mins (1.09ppm)
2023: Averaging 51.8 points in 49.2mins (1.05ppm).   If he kept ppm up, and played 50.7mins this year he would average 53.4

In his first 6 games of 2023, he averaged 48.3mins for 46points (0.95ppm).  In other words, he has started 2023 better than he started 2022.

Take a look at his score distribution last year and this.  Scoring <50 is not unusual.  Last year, 40% of his scores were <50.

Tapine Score Distribution:

Ignoring the impact of minutes, comparing 2022 Vs 2023 scoring.

> He is UP 4.9 points from bread and butter of tackles (+4.8 ), missed tackles (+0.6) and run metres (-0.5)
> He is DOWN 2.2  points from pure attacking stats (tries etc)
> He is DOWN 3.3 points from offloads.  Small sample size, but he is back to 2022 average in last 2 games.

PS 1:  I don't have Tapine. I held him all of 2022: nearly sold him early last year but thankfully had other fires that stopped me.
PS2: I have not seen any Raiders games, so cannot comment on the 'eye test'