NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 48 - Dragons when you buy your coach on Wish

Do Dogs start getting players back any time soon?

Thompson and Kikau are gone long term right? Anyone around that would send Harrison back to the bench?

Khany wrote:Thought we'd of heard something about Manu by now.

NRL Physio said the injury looks worse than it is. Nothing concrete though. It could be a 2-3 weeks which almost makes him a hold with their R13 bye?

I'll likely have to sell him to enable buying Luki + another cow as I've got 5 WFB + CTR options without Manu but will depend on everyone's team balance.

Re Luki - Gosiewski's scored 2 tries in 2 weeks but generally Luki has 100x more upside haha so I think the only threat is Luciano coming up but we can't be sure on that.

Personally will 100% be going Luki this week. Love him as a player and he'll make $$ over the next month + plays R13 & 14.

Rabbits21 wrote:Luki won’t play the Dragons every week is anyone worried when Nanai comes back Luki goes back to a 50mins role pff the bench? I’ll probs get Luki but it could be a case of everyone gets him then he only scores 30-35 this week lol. Tigers have actually been defending well.

I bought him last week so not a case of whether or not I buy him this week, but I'd have thought when Nanai comes back he takes Gosiewski's spot, surely?

I'd guess at full strength they look something like:

8. Hess
9. Robson
10. Cotter
11. Nanai
12. Luki
13. Taumalolo

14. Granville
15. McLean
16. JTB
17. Neame/Gos

Luki won't play the Dragons every week is pretty lazy analysis

That was literally the first game this season where the Dragons haven't been in the contest at all

Other edges and what happened when they played the Dragons that week

iPap 52
Preston 35
Egan 52
Angus 27
Young 59
Fifita 64 & 63
NULL 36
Nikora 59
Wilton 50
Capewell 53
Riki 43

Haven't exactly been seeing banners. Mainly below average scoring?

Milchcow wrote:
Do Dogs start getting players back any time soon?

Thompson and Kikau are gone long term right? Anyone around that would send Harrison back to the bench?

Saw a line in NRL Physio's podcast preview "abandon ship Max King" or something similar. Assume he's talking about King playing through injury and it's not worth holding him. With the Dogs playing poorly + think I read somewhere the Coach mentioned blooding rookies or giving them more of a go?

Sorry a lot of assumptions in here but basically thinking Edwards is a good guy and again one that will atleast make cash in the short term.

Milchcow wrote:

Depends if Leilua comes back or not. Saw a rumour they are expecting him back soon, but that could be just shitty word from the shire.

Without Leilua, I'd think Luki+Nanai are the 2 starters when everyone is fit.

I think that it's that his trial date is set down for the 18th of May, and because his now-fiancé doesn't want to pursue charges it's assumed he'll get off and therefore be available from this week.

I thought it'd be cool to put a post out there and get people to send through resources for bye analysis/prep across NRL Supercoach & Fantasy. I'm sure the list will go throughout the day haha. Here's the post:

https://twitter.com/wickyai/status/1657897425015812096

Someone mentioned buying Ponga. Will miss 2 of the next 3 nrl rounds, but have 2 games to get through.

Also missing 3 of the next 5 rounds. Maybe a buy if he survives to round 17.

robelgordo wrote:Luki won't play the Dragons every week is pretty lazy analysis

That was literally the first game this season where the Dragons haven't been in the contest at all

Other edges and what happened when they played the Dragons that week

iPap 52
Preston 35
Egan 52
Angus 27
Young 59
Fifita 64 & 63
NULL 36
Nikora 59
Wilton 50
Capewell 53
Riki 43

Haven't exactly been seeing banners. Mainly below average scoring?

I noticed that Bird didn't miss any tackles on Luki, he was playing out wider, more like a center.

mattnz wrote:Someone mentioned buying Ponga. Will miss 2 of the next 3 nrl rounds, but have 2 games to get through.

Also missing 3 of the next 5 rounds. Maybe a buy if he survives to round 17.

The advantage of getting him this week was that he was cheap. I think a lot of people were hoping he'd be relatively quiet to drop hi sprice below $400k to pick up in a few rounds.

It really is a points vs price decision on whether to grab him now or not. Tighter funds are it might mean getting him now at his cheapest

mattnz wrote:Someone mentioned buying Ponga. Will miss 2 of the next 3 nrl rounds, but have 2 games to get through.

Also missing 3 of the next 5 rounds. Maybe a buy if he survives to round 17.

I probably won't get him this week, but I think the plan for most who do is that he's cheap enough to be a high upside 18th/19th man loop option in your final team. He's gonna be priced at approx 30 this week and gonna start moving in the other direction, so if that is the plan it might still be worth getting him at his cheapest and stashing him away in EMG? I can see the justification for it.

Fox Sports saying HTF gonna get a spot in QLD team, in for Gagai

robelgordo wrote:Luki won't play the Dragons every week is pretty lazy analysis

That was literally the first game this season where the Dragons haven't been in the contest at all

Other edges and what happened when they played the Dragons that week

iPap 52
Preston 35
Egan 52
Angus 27
Young 59
Fifita 64 & 63
NULL 36
Nikora 59
Wilton 50
Capewell 53
Riki 43

Haven't exactly been seeing banners. Mainly below average scoring?

Quality post mate. Made my CArty -> Luki pretty easy.

Finch wrote:Fox Sports saying HTC gonna get a spot in QLD team, in for Gagai

Gagai has been playing great. Maybe he gets a wing opposite Cobbo.

Welsh Mafia wrote:

Quality post mate. Made my CArty -> Luki pretty easy.

Lane hammy might make Carty a hold?

Dttragic2016 wrote:

Lane hammy might make Carty a hold?

Quality post mate. Might make the Carty -> Luki trade a nogo..

hahahaha! Would love to be able to hold Carty for 13!!

mattnz wrote:

Gagai has been playing great. Maybe he gets a wing opposite Cobbo.

Yeah not sure it has to be either/or, I'd say that other wing spot is up for grabs between Coates/Gagai/Hammer/Taulagi/Sami et al.

Gagai also personifies the type of player that will always lift for Queensland, even if his club form isn't great. i think they'd be crazy not to pick him

Queensland looks like they could have their best team in years. Scary to think what could happen, given they normally beat NSW even without their best team

QUEENSLAND’S GAGAI SNUB

Queensland selectors are set to sensationally snub one of the Maroons most loyal servants over the past decade — Dane Gagai.

That is according to The Daily Telegraph’s David Riccio who believes Billy Slater will name Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow in the centres alongside Valentine Holmes.

Gagai, 32, has played 21 games for Queensland since making his debut in Game III of the 2015 series.

“I am getting really strong mail here guys that Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow will be in the starting centres for Queensland,” Riccio said.

“I think that’s justified and I think that is based on how he did such a great job defensively in his last appearance for Queensland on Tom Trbojevic.

“It’s probably just another tick for the Dolphins if this does eventuate, which I’m confident it will.

“There would have been a thought for some players signing for the Dolphins that this might have an impact on my representative career.

“But Tabuai-Fidow has had a wonderful year.”

Rugby league legend Greg Alexander was stunned by the news, claiming it was “disrespectful” to the gun centre who has consistently delivered for Queensland.

“That doesn’t sound very Queensland like to me… that would be disrespectful is Dane Gagai doesn’t get picked,” Alexander said.

Riccio also revealed that Kalyn Ponga is in the box seat for the fullback jersey, with Selwyn Cobbo and Xavier Coates on the wings.

Big news out of @dolphinsnrl with cult-hero Val ‘Meninga’ Te Whare likely to be dropped for Brenko Lee this week despite a 2-try performance against Cronulla on debut

Lee returns from a hamstring injury. Trained most of today’s session at centre #NRL@NRLonNine @9NewsQueensland

— Mark Gottlieb (@MarkGottlieb) May 15, 2023

Welp nothing to see here then, time to look elsewhere.