NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 65 - Phoned in thread title

rhinoceroo wrote:Reminder for JDB owners (everybody) that he got another fine at the judiciary this week, but his next offence (ie whenever he goes low on the legs of a tackled player, which is inevitably going to happen) is a chunky ban.

rhinoceroo wrote:Reminder for JDB owners (everybody) that he got another fine at the judiciary this week, but his next offence (ie whenever he goes low on the legs of a tackled player, which is inevitably going to happen) is a chunky ban.

Rabbits21 wrote:

Just brainstorming….


Hopgood might be my route back to Cleary. Parra have a late bye I have 3 Eels and I might have 4 if I end up getting Hands as a solid 19th man.

Liddle to Murray maybe.

Bula to Edwards or Trell.

Boyd to Grant

Lemu might have to go after round 19

Fuck I need Fifita too fuck forgot that.

Might go Turpin to Hands round 19

Piakura another cash out option if Riki out long term he’s a good 20th man.





How did you go this week mate? I went backwards a bit had 17 and scored a 883 rank down from 440 to 566 overall.

I’ve been grumpy all last night and all of today filthy at yesterday debacle sat through it right til the end at Accor wasn’t a nice feeling especially when your team attitude to defence stinks and they play with no desire. The boys ought to take a good hard look at themselves because that’s 4 of the last 5 lost now. Coming off the bye and produce that shit fair bloody dinkum.


I have 5 trades left might hold this week take a bit of a hit. I have Penis, Hopgood and Matto bye too. If Brimson misses origin I should be able to field 13 in round 19.

Rabbits21 wrote:Is anyone looking at potentially running Hynes, Cleary, SJ and DCE as 4 gun halves for run home or is 4 overkill given that you’ll likely be carrying a Grant or Cook/Robson combo.

Camo123 wrote:Don’t know if it’s statistically significant but DCE has a way lower average with Schuster (47.7) this season compared to without (66.4). Hard to tell if it’s a trend as Schuster wasn’t 5/8 in previous seasons and was playing EDG

Don’t know if Schuster is taking away possible TAs or something like that because base isn’t that much different (KM only 10 average difference, tackles 6 lower with Schuster, 35m lower with Schuster)

Camo123 wrote:Don’t know if it’s statistically significant but DCE has a way lower average with Schuster (47.7) this season compared to without (66.4). Hard to tell if it’s a trend as Schuster wasn’t 5/8 in previous seasons and was playing EDG

Don’t know if Schuster is taking away possible TAs or something like that because base isn’t that much different (KM only 10 average difference, tackles 6 lower with Schuster, 35m lower with Schuster)

In saying that DCE is basically at 50 average price currently so should still be value

GarethEllisismyDad wrote:

I’m massively off Bula, their spine has been decimated think it will affect tigers and him

Not traded him out yet but planning to on run home

I think CNK is going to be one of the best from here on out

The last 5 games of the warriors are all teams that I expect to be out of finals contention (when dickings are handed out) and they have lots of home games

Finch wrote:

Warriors barely leave NZ now, its crazy

Rabbits at home

Eels in Sydney

Then x2 games in NZ, bye, gold coast, Hamilton (In NZ), Mt Smart x2, Suncorp (Against Dolphins)

So only 3 games outside of NZ from now until end of season

Milchcow wrote:

Shouldn't even be up to the Dragons. Can't believe the NRL still let title chasing teams sign rep players on short term contracts to cheat the salary cap.

It was bullshit when TPJ signed for the Panthers to play 6 games, one of them a grand final.
It was bullshit to let Nofoaluma go to try and win a comp with the storm.
Letting Ben Hunt play for brisbane for a couple of months would be worse than both of them

Annoys me more than anything else about the comp

mattnz wrote:

He was 20 then. Look at the improvements most EDGs have in their early 20s as they grow into the role.

Finch wrote:

Warriors barely leave NZ now, its crazy

Rabbits at home

Eels in Sydney

Then x2 games in NZ, bye, gold coast, Hamilton (In NZ), Mt Smart x2, Suncorp (Against Dolphins)

So only 3 games outside of NZ from now until end of season

rhinoceroo wrote:

Getting quite drawn to Kris as a 21st man cashdown. Ideally wouldn't need to play him except in R19, but he's a bonus score for then, and even though he's a generally bad scorer is at least playing 80 minutes for a decent team and could produce a loopable score once in a while.

The Bludger#2 wrote:

Damn straight Milchy.
I agree with Gus (rare occasion), bring in a draft system.
If a player wants out of their club mid-season, into the draft they go and the lowest ranked team can pick them.
/if they pass, the second lowest and so on.

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:

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