NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 59 - Who did you trade Cleary to?

Consulted my teen and apparently "yeet" is "old". As you were.

Wakeham with what's looking like a 10 point upgrade, 44 for the week - Decent enough

Since making the decision to sell one of Tino or Carrigan.

Tino: 72, 69
Carrigan: 47

Gonna need a 80 minute 94 tomorrow night

wolfking wrote:Can't wait for a few years time where I can pick Tommy Talau all the time in Know Your Shitto.

Might bring it back for one week just so we can induct a new immortal

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

Might bring it back for one week just so we can induct a new immortal

Who are you thinking gets the 9 and 14 now for NSW?

Rabbit wrote:Boomers rule. You know that.

Bow down peasants.

That pool must have set you back 20 minutes salary

Kids these days don't understand how tough it was

mattnz wrote:

Went from 8 missed tackles to 4.

Great updates, Mofo's 53 my only score under 60

304/5

Flying this week well done

Don't tempt the fantasy gods

Camo123 wrote:

Who are you thinking gets the 9 and 14 now for NSW?

Cook in at 9 pretty easily.

Think they go with someone that can cover a few positions at 14 so don't think Robson is in any danger of being picked

Burton the front runner, Wighton(regardless of anything said about retiring) then slim pickings.

Simpkin feels like a get out of jail free card for those with no Round 16 hooker.

What’s the quality of the backup like? Any chance he plays the 80?

Camo123 wrote:

Who are you thinking gets the 9 and 14 now for NSW?

Cook and Robson with Moses and Hynes in the halves. Hopgood to replace Arrow.
#byeplanning

Honey Badger wrote:

Cook and Robson with Moses and Hynes in the halves. Hopgood to replace Arrow.
#byeplanning

Teddys got the flu. Edwards comes in at FB
#byeplanning

I’m in the unusual position this week where my only clear sell is Cleary and tough to figure out whether I chase Simpkin, Fainu.

Tatola is a bit of a luxury sell, but then have fair few after R16 to remove (Billy Smith, Loiero, Walsh?) Looking to sell Nikorima next week for Matterson if available

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Simpkin feels like a get out of jail free card for those with no Round 16 hooker.

What’s the quality of the backup like? Any chance he plays the 80?

Possibly see something like Laurie 5/8 for Brooks and Will Smith utility

Camo123 wrote:I’m in the unusual position this week where my only clear sell is Cleary and tough to figure out whether I chase Simpkin, Fainu.

Tatola is a bit of a luxury sell, but then have fair few after R16 to remove (Billy Smith, Loiero, Walsh?) Looking to sell Nikorima next week for Matterson if available

Is it because you already have a hooker for next week that you are unsure on Simpkin next week?
6 weeks and 2 big bye rounds compared to someone who might get you two games?

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:

Is it because you already have a hooker for next week that you are unsure on Simpkin next week?
6 weeks and 2 big bye rounds compared to someone who might get you two games?

I already have Robson and short on MIDs like everyone else

Was more thinking both, could do with cash gen, have 9 trades after Cleary so slightly above average

Ended up doing Cleary > Moses (no captaincy on Moses so can reverse if mail comes out he's the frontrunner for the 7 for NSW) and Hosking > Bateman which seems like a good call so far.

Is Tino going to face any issues for the hit on Koro? I didn't see it or hear any commentary so I don't know if it was an accident or whether what Tino did was illegal.

I do wonder if they will put Hynes in at #14 to play some hooker, then run either Luai & Reynolds or Walker & Reynolds in halves

Camo123 wrote:

I already have Robson and short on MIDs like everyone else

Was more thinking both, could do with cash gen, have 9 trades after Cleary so slightly above average

Ahh all good. Yeah would be a nice little boost if they both manage to stick around for a while.

Finch wrote:I do wonder if they will put Hynes in at #14 to play some hooker, then run either Luai & Reynolds or Walker & Reynolds in halves

Been thinking about this a lot, and just can't go past the logic of Hynes is the reigning Dally M Medalist, and halfback of the year (2022). He only didn't start game 1 because Cleary is one of the GOATs. Hynes missed one crucial tackle in Origin 1, but he was playing out of position, on debut, with blokes he's not really trained with before.

I think the most likely, and most sensible case, is to just pick Hynes at 7, Luai at 6 (who had a decent game) and Burton at 14.

Gotta make a mental note to save a trade for Koroisau's return down the line, he's going to be cheap as chips with no byes to come once he's back (assuming it's only 6ish weeks or something)