NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 39 - Host is still playable, right?

Spectre wrote:I can kind of understand the love for Granville with the starting gig/much bigger minutes, but are you guys not worried about Taumololo listed to return rd 12?

Then Cotter and Nanai play Origin

Finger Puppet Mafia wrote:On a side note having a team on a bye each and every week has made this season a real tactical and interesting one. I've enjoyed it.

To leech off this post, I agree and I also think the starting 13 only big byes was a great addition for the same reasons, lot more thought nessecary for balancing the team instead of just loading up your INT

mattnz wrote:
Then Cotter and Nanai play Origin

Cotter maybe, Nanai I think next to no chance

People seem so high on Cotter playing Origin but reality he's played ONE game for them, and they won the series without him?

Think odds are that Carrigan is starting 13, Cotter has been in a struggling team (and himself tbh)

No one really knows but Billy, but if he rewards form (as he did with Cotter in game 1), I wouldn't be shocked if Fifita and Horse make the team ahead of them

Disclaimer: I do not have nor intend to buy Cotter until I see the Origin teams announced

robelgordo wrote:I rarely do this, appreciate serious votes only (looking at you Aardvark, known for equalising scores )

TU: trade Turbo for Drinky, or play Bula this week (and probably next week too)
TU: hold Turbo and wear the shit scores and price falls, to trade someone in I actually want

Drinkwater is great for bye rounds and probably as cheap as he is going to get but.....personally I'd like to see both him and the cowboys string a few decent games together to make sure he's not just a more expensive Sloan

I hate trading in people I'm not actually convinced by...it usually goes pear shaped (get someone you want)

Loomer wrote:Don't understand all the Alamoti out trades on FB, podcasts, and here. Has a 46 50 and 47 with no tries. 2 games went to wing to cover injuries. 7 MT last game against Sharks was most MT this season highest 2 before that and next 4 opponents are Dragons Raiders Warriors Titans

Because I had Bird, Lemuelu and Manu so I traded him to Brandon Smith for $50k.

I would snap Cotter up in a second if I knew he wasn`t playing origin

mattnz wrote:

Spectre wrote:I can kind of understand the love for Granville with the starting gig/much bigger minutes, but are you guys not worried about Taumololo listed to return rd 12?

Then Cotter and Nanai play Origin

Worth noting that if you have Robson (the premium 13/16 hooker), you can't also play Granville in R13. Maybe you can in R16 if he gets DPP (no guarantee based on the first lot of DPPs given)


So you get a couple good scores, then some potential 20s when Taumalolo gets back. Then maybe a good usable score in R16 (depending on origin make up and what sort of role Granville gets)
Might not even make much money by the time you sell depending on what he does in a full strength team

He's basically a cashout with potential upside. But really if you wanted him you had to move 1-2 weeks ago.

ynot wrote:

Because I had Bird, Lemuelu and Manu so I traded him to Brandon Smith for $50k.

I have all 4 plus Alamoti before trades this week

Aardvark wrote:


Drinkwater is great for bye rounds and probably as cheap as he is going to get but.....personally I'd like to see both him and the cowboys string a few decent games together to make sure he's not just a more expensive Sloan

I hate trading in people I'm not actually convinced by...it usually goes pear shaped (get someone you want)

I traded drinkwater in initially on the basis of cheap, then I looked at his stats...cheap for a reason, too rocks/diamonds for me.

Went with Ponga instead

So assume Granville not switched or even if he is what about Lawton. I'm doing Bula plus $325k or less to get Hynes and trades have to be done tonight. Selling AKP Carty and EKatoa

Antipodean1 wrote:
I traded drinkwater in initially on the basis of cheap, then I looked at his stats...cheap for a reason, too rocks/diamonds for me.

Went with Ponga instead

In the next 8 weeks, Drinkwater will play 7 games, and Ponga will play 4 (if he makes origin)

I think you can easily wait 2 weeks on Ponga (only 1 game from him), price won't get crazy out of reach (and is just as likely to keep going down)

Milchcow wrote:

In the next 8 weeks, Drinkwater will play 7 games, and Ponga will play 4 (if he makes origin)

I think you can easily wait 2 weeks on Ponga (only 1 game from him), price won't get crazy out of reach (and is just as likely to keep going down)

Thanks for the advice.

Is it worth going Host to Granville?

Or just keep Host, hope he comes good, and save the trade?

My 14-21 is a thing of nightmares

Ford, Preston, Luke, hands, Knick, couchman, HSS, bula.

You can only laugh at this point

Finger Puppet Mafia wrote:On a side note having a team on a bye each and every week has made this season a real tactical and interesting one. I've enjoyed it.

Ditto mate. Been much more intricate and thought provoking this year - also I've been caught out a couple of times and learning a lot from it.

Loomer wrote:Don't understand all the Alamoti out trades on FB, podcasts, and here. Has a 46 50 and 47 with no tries. 2 games went to wing to cover injuries. 7 MT last game against Sharks was most MT this season highest 2 before that and next 4 opponents are Dragons Raiders Warriors Titans

Completely agree mate. He's by no means a premium CTR but with a 37 BE, he can hit this comfortably and then he's back making $$ for awhile.

Katoa to Granville
Grant to Hynes
Wakeham to Cheese

Boyd
JDB Ford Hopgood
Preston Hosking
Hynes Cleary
Manu Lemuelu
Teddy Miller Walsh

Cheese
Crossland
Katoa
Haas

Granville
Host
Luke
HSS

Opinions please?

danseels1985 wrote:How do these trades sound guys?

E Katoa to Granville
Grant to Hynes
Wakeham to Cheese

Like clockwork

danseels1985 wrote:Katoa to Granville
Grant to Hynes
Wakeham to Cheese

Boyd
JDB Ford Hopgood
Preston Hosking
Hynes Cleary
Manu Lemuelu
Teddy Miller Walsh

Cheese
Crossland
Katoa
Haas

Granville
Host
Luke
HSS

Opinions please?

Hey bro, lucky for you all of those picks and trades have been discussed in depth throughout this thread and the last one. Try giving them a read and you'll get the direction you're after

danseels1985 wrote:Katoa to Granville
Grant to Hynes
Wakeham to Cheese

Boyd
JDB Ford Hopgood
Preston Hosking
Hynes Cleary
Manu Lemuelu
Teddy Miller Walsh

Cheese
Crossland
Katoa
Haas

Granville
Host
Luke
HSS

Opinions please?

Aggressive trading, getting rid of some fluff, bringing in Hynes, much to like