NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 67 - Nelson: Haha!

Payne Haas in doubt for Origin 3 with minor hamstring injury (SMH)

And apparently Freddy says it’s no issue (not a hamstring injury)

currently 801/13 (c) with preston, manu, tedesco, ponga to play

Camo123 wrote:Payne Haas in doubt for Origin 3 with minor hamstring injury (SMH)

Even a minor injury, Origin 3 seems too close. 

So NSW will pick him, have him in camp not training, then leave him on the bench for 50+ mins like Murray I guess

A ton from my POD giraffe will do nicely today

Take the 38 from Simpkin or loop in Ponga?

mrbrownstone wrote:Take the 38 from Simpkin or loop in Ponga?

I'd go ponga personally but I'd look at my h2h to decided what's best to win

mrbrownstone wrote:Take the 38 from Simpkin or loop in Ponga?

Similar question for community team

Simpkin's 38 or Turpin?

Turpin you'd expect to score more, so it would really just be injury insurance taking Simpkin

I had a dream in which the Cowboys beat the Tigers 74-0

Milchcow wrote:

Similar question for community team

Simpkin's 38 or Turpin?

Turpin you'd expect to score more, so it would really just be injury insurance taking Simpkin

Same decision for my team and I'm taking Turpin

Chewie wrote:I had a dream in which the Cowboys beat the Tigers 74-0

Who's gonna tell him?

Milchcow wrote:

Similar question for community team

Simpkin's 38 or Turpin?

Turpin you'd expect to score more, so it would really just be injury insurance taking Simpkin

I’d roll with Turpin.

I knew 74-0 was the biggest win in NRL history, but if you go back it’s the biggest win excluding games involving the 1935 Canterbury team, who lost by 85 and 80 in successive weeks. I can only guess their entire first 13 was taken out by typhoid or whatever olden day disease was rampant at the time.

So yeah. Tigers biggest losers over 115 years of footy, excluding 8 days in 1935

robelgordo wrote:I knew 74-0 was the biggest win in NRL history, but if you go back it’s the biggest win excluding games involving the 1935 Canterbury team, who lost by 85 and 80 in successive weeks. I can only guess their entire first 13 was taken out by typhoid or whatever olden day disease was rampant at the time.

So yeah. Tigers biggest losers over 115 years of footy, excluding 8 days in 1935

Was also the greatest turnaround against an opponent in one season with the previous being Storm v Dragons in 2000 (the infamous 20m tap where Nathan Brown through it at Lance Thompson’s head)

Camo123 wrote:

Was also the greatest turnaround against an opponent in one season with the previous being Storm v Dragons in 2000 (the infamous 20m tap where Nathan Brown through it at Lance Thompson’s head)

I was 17 when that happened and I must’ve been out Friday night because I recorded it off the delayed ch9 broadcast using the ancient technology of VCR. My mum was working night shifts and she’d usually leave me a note - about leftover dinner in fridge, or washing having to go into the dryer or something. This note just said “maybe you shouldn’t watch the game. Love, mum”.

Who would you not play out of Teddy, Turpin, Garrick, Ponga, Manu? Leaving Garrick out locks in all my head to heads but have a feeling he goes better than Ponga.

Anyone have any info on the rumour he's out this week?

Last reserve - Marzhew v Dogs or Garrick v Chooks?

the_great_wobbler wrote:Who would you not play out of Teddy, Turpin, Garrick, Ponga, Manu? Leaving Garrick out locks in all my head to heads but have a feeling he goes better than Ponga.

Anyone have any info on the rumour he's out this week?

Tough call. Probably Ponga, but perversely he might be most likely to banner too

Disregard

mrbrownstone wrote:Take the 38 from Simpkin or loop in Ponga?

You have looping options?

Oh to be dancing through a field of daisies enjoying such choices.

I really don't get Fantasy.
zero trades.
playing 16 this week > with Talau & Fainu being dropped.
$52k ITB, so no wriggle room for upgrading my bog-average team. (Valued at $13.76 mill, a far cry from the Roosters level here in the $14+ mill club)
I think I'll go cry in the corner. (In all seriousness, this whole enforced byes thing has royally screwed the Bludgers over this year. Love it as it's sorted out the serious players - those with a plan and self-control, with the bit-timers like myself. Congrats to Booze and everyone else in the top 50 who have risen this year).

robelgordo wrote:

Tough call. Probably Ponga, but perversely he might be most likely to banner too

Ha yeah exactly, ideal loop candidate but already using that to avoid Bulas score. Will probably just play Ponga anyway so I have someone in the next game.