NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 53 - Back to the footy!

Snatchpato wrote:
I've got both Ford and Hosking. Don't see myself trading until given a reason to do so. Hosking a keeper for now (especially over origin with Martin out/reduced minutes), and Ford has (in my opinion) had above average demerit games which is very unlikely to continue in the extreme.

Milchcow wrote:

I'm still holdig Ford + Loiero

Expecting good things from them over the next couple of weeks
(actually one might become Bateman/iPap/Nikora as soon as next week)

Pookus McFly wrote:Speaking of which, Ford averages 46.3 when playing 80 minutes, that would see him make another 100k from here. Anybody else with the diamond hands on the diamond Jackson Ford?

Pookus McFly wrote:I have my eyes on iPap and Nikora also, but the Sharks/Tigers/Bulldogs bye in R15 makes it tricky.

WT Winfield wrote:

I looked at my 4th trade being Talau to Ford instead of Ponga, since I need an EDG next week, but 6k short. Would probably do it otherwise.

I realised I can upgrade IKat to Nikora/IPap/Bateman next week with the cash instead, so I'm gonna hold off on Ponga until Rd 15.

Just bringing in Hopgood, Harris and Cook for Young, Carrigan and Miller now. Playing with 10 and 10 trades left. Hopefully just the 1 next week and only Hopgood on the bye.

Shady2K wrote:

Milchcow wrote:

I'm still holdig Ford + Loiero

Expecting good things from them over the next couple of weeks
(actually one might become Bateman/iPap/Nikora as soon as next week)

With the Sharks/Tigers bye in R17 I'm thinking Loiero to one of them in R18. Loiero can play R16

WT Winfield wrote:

Rd 15 is just Cowboys on the bye. Rd 17 is the trio's bye if that changes anything.

Chucky wrote:
Ford and Hosking here.
Hosking should continue to get minutes at least during Origin.
Ford has definitely got some negatives in him, but his DPP and bye schedule are very useful.

Pookus McFly wrote:

It must sting to trade out Carrigan, but you just can’t keep too many origin players. I have Cleary, Hynes and Fifita, so with Teddy killing it I am suddenly toying with trading out the top hooker Harry Grant

Pookus McFly wrote:

Do you think Hosking is a keeper Chucky? Or just in camp Wait and See?

Milchcow wrote:
With this weeks trades - assuming origin 3 teams are the same as origin 1, and everyone stays fit and healthy I actually have 15 players available in round 19

How many will I have when R19 actually comes around

Revraiser wrote:

Yep, and we both have matching ties and cufflinks ready for the role

Welshy wrote:

I've been looking at CNK over Ponga

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Just noticed Tino is on the bench, chance of backing up perhaps?

AL wrote:

If he’s not suspended with TPJ!

rhinoceroo wrote:

Yeah, I don't have a tracker but do talk through my trade ideas on here.

Think I'm gonna max trade this week, including Haas. Hard to keep four Origin players through the bye. Was going to flip Ted before last week, but now doing Haas makes more sense.

Cheese/iKatoa/Miller/Haas to Ponga/Drinkwater/Tatola/Ford

Would have 610k(!) in the bank and ten trades to go Burbo to Cook next week, then run Cook/Robson through the byes/season. Technically, set up to get through the bye period fielding 12 in the big byes and 18 in the small byes using only four trades with six spares, but that's not going to happen... gives a bit of a cushion for injuries though.

R13

Robson
JDB Hors Tatola
Hopgood Ford
SJ DBrown
Bird Lemu
Ponga Drinkwater x

R14 (probable)

Cook
JDB Hors Tatola
Difita iPap
Cleary SJ
Bird Lemu
Ted Drinkwater Bula

Robson Preston Ford Manu
Oloapu (Hopgood DBrown Ponga)

WT Winfield wrote:

Young hurts the most But yeah would like to hold Carrigan too. Currently holding Cleary, Hynes, Grant, Haas and Teddy, so I think I have to pull the trigger on Young and Carrigan.

If Grant hadn't shed so much cash in the last month, I might've thought about it. Hoping Hunt spells him for a bit and isn't an issue backing up.

Actually Grant is bench. Hopefully Hunt has a blinder and can't be subbed.. at least until the 60th min