NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 53 - Back to the footy!

mattnz wrote:Hadn't planned to make so many trades, but using 4 this week gets me to 12 on the park, (had planned to use 3 trades with Miller still playing to have 12 on the park).

Grabbing Cowboys and Rabbitohs players sets me up well for round 14, with only 3 Knights, Eels and Manly players in the squad.

Brandon > Shaq
Miller > Ponga
Cobbo > Koala
Crossland / iKat > Drinkwater

Not getting Ofa? Thought you were keen beans on him

God that Su'a news is painful.

Literally bought him for this round, gets a score to push his price up a bit and now this.

Don't know what to do with the plonker now

Why am I so adverse to bringing in a WFB this week. Just not keen on any of them really. Bird, Lemmy, Teddy, Manu and Bula should do the job long term??

Many people making 4 trades this week and still sitting with under 13?

Am I mad to make 4, or worth playing with fewer?

4th trade being Brbo -> Koula

Provides good bye coverage and then good bench cover moving forward. Is a handy scorer in what looks like a resurgent Manly... fingers crossed.

If anyone can trade me to 13 on the park this week. Massive high 5s

17 trades so not worried about using 4, $390,000 bank

Boyd
Tapine, JDB, Matto
Curran, Ford
SJ, Crossland
Bird, Lemu
Miller , Ted, Bula

BSMith
Carrigan
Preston
Loiero

KNiko
HEdwards
Cleary
Alamoti

Thank you.

ShadowSabre wrote:God that Su'a news is painful.

Literally bought him for this round, gets a score to push his price up a bit and now this.

Don't know what to do with the plonker now

The Fantasy Gods do love to fuck us don't they!

Signed Hudson Young owner

@Welshy What BSmith you have there champ?

Moanaman wrote:@Welshy What BSmith you have there champ?

Brandon, I missed out on the Goat brother!

And the Ryan Matterson Award goes to…

Daedalus wrote:I’m considering Miller, BillySmith and Granville to Ponga, Cook and Metcalf.

TMM due back soon.. so JS an issue for Metcalf.

BBowler wrote:

And the Ryan Matterson Award goes to…

In this case it's actually a smart play because he's out 4-6 weeks with a pec strain (like Tago's)

Teeth Eater wrote:Interesting TLT, even outside of the Origin implications.

Fainu probably being the most interesting of the lot. Are we thinking this is his position until troops return? Or is Lawton and Condon both on the bench enough to give him a miss, at least for this week? I'm still a bit puzzled as to why Lawton, who's been pretty effective in the role in the past, isn't getting a start.

Elsewhere, I am casting women and children aside to get Ofa into my team... is this not a popular move?

I think Lawton dealing with his own injury so probably getting eased back via bench..

Rabbits21 wrote:


Thinking Miller out for Drinky. Then I can potentially go Cheese or Boyd to Moses and play Moses over I. Kat. If I want an edge would have to sell Loiero or Cheese/Boyd to Carty or buy back Ford? If I get Carty though and Moses along with owning Hopgood and Burbo I just have 11 still this week.

What is this Cheese/Boyd decision?

One is scoring well and the other is out for 8 weeks

BCT05 wrote:

Not getting Ofa? Thought you were keen beans on him

I was - weighing up Ofa vs Shaq vs Fainu. All 3 look good, have 1 MID spot available. Actually leaning towards Fainu at the moment, gives me the cash to do a single trade the following week - Katoa > Teddy.

Can still bring in Ofa after the round 14 bye if getting the expected role / minutes.

Milchcow wrote:

What is this Cheese/Boyd decision?

One is scoring well and the other is out for 8 weeks

I can likely go Miller to Drinky and Cheese to Moses, uses all my bank pretty much.

Just wondering if anyone saw a way I could get a 12th guy on the field. Because I wasn’t really seeing a way.

Miller to Drinky and
Cheese to Moses

Leaves me with 13 trades and…..

Robson
Tatola Horse De Belin
Hopgood
SJ Moses
Lemu Bird
Drinky AJ

Preston, Manu, Cleary, Haas, Teddy, Boyd, Loiero, I Katoa, Bula and Burbo

Is that 11 strong enough to not drop too many ranks?

@Welshy

Miller > Ponga
BSmith > Cook
Crossland > Schuster (@EDG)
Loiero > Isaako

Gives you this

Cook
Tapine, JDB, Ford
Curran, Schuster
SJ, KNiko
Bird, Lemu
Ponga Isaako X

Ted Bula Boyd Matto Carrigan Preston HEdwards Cleary Alamoti

Welshy wrote:If anyone can trade me to 13 on the park this week. Massive high 5s

17 trades so not worried about using 4, $390,000 bank

Boyd
Tapine, JDB, Matto
Curran, Ford
SJ, Crossland
Bird, Lemu
Miller , Ted, Bula

BSMith
Carrigan
Preston
Loiero

KNiko
HEdwards
Cleary
Alamoti

Thank you.

I have bolded the 8 that are starting this week, (excludes Niko and Miller). Your only option to have 13 playing is 4 trades and to play Miller.

I would suggest trading Crossland and playing Niko instead.

Welshy wrote:If anyone can trade me to 13 on the park this week. Massive high 5s

17 trades so not worried about using 4, $390,000 bank

Boyd
Tapine, JDB, Matto
Curran, Ford
SJ, Crossland
Bird, Lemu
Miller , Ted, Bula

BSMith
Carrigan
Preston
Loiero

KNiko
HEdwards
Cleary
Alamoti

Thank you.

I'm holding Matto at the minute (hoping for something more concrete), but IF he's expected back for R15 then I think it's a fair hold (largely as he potentially plays 16, 17, 19 and 20).
I do have less trades than you though, so maybe Matto->Hopgood is a consideration

Boyd -> Cook/Robson/JMK (I'd probably do the Cook gamble - best floor, best ceiling)
Loiero -> Drinkwater/Garrick (whoever you prefer) or Hopgood if you keep Matto (and can make the numbers work)

Miller -> Ponga (or DW/Garrick) - starting to feel a bit more like a luxury trade, but helps prevent Miller losing bulk cash IF the bench role is his future...

Not 13, but if you get 11 or 12 decent scorers and put yourself in a better position, then I think that's a win

I'd also chuck Cleary up into your 13 and have a look at Niko's score (say at pos 17) before elevating Crossland ahead of him

Rabbits21 wrote:
I can likely go Miller to Drinky and Cheese to Moses, uses all my bank pretty much.

Just wondering if anyone saw a way I could get a 12th guy on the field. Because I wasn’t really seeing a way.

Miller to Drinky and
Cheese to Moses

Leaves me with 13 trades and…..

Robson
Tatola Horse De Belin
Hopgood
SJ Moses
Lemu Bird
Drinky AJ

Preston, Manu, Cleary, Haas, Teddy, Boyd, Loiero, I Katoa, Bula and Burbo

Is that 11 strong enough to not drop too many ranks?

Trade Haas if you want a 12th guy, otherwise just play 11.

I'm holding Haas this week and trading next week so I can get Edwards at WFB

Welshy wrote:If anyone can trade me to 13 on the park this week. Massive high 5s

17 trades so not worried about using 4, $390,000 bank

Boyd
Tapine, JDB, Matto
Curran, Ford
SJ, Crossland
Bird, Lemu
Miller , Ted, Bula

BSMith
Carrigan
Preston
Loiero

KNiko
HEdwards
Cleary
Alamoti

Thank you.

I’m in the same boat of having no useful WFBs pre trades 

I don’t think it’s worth trying to get 3 WFBs when you already have Bula, Teddy (I have Manu/Bula/Walsh/Miller)