NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 67 - Nelson: Haha!

I have 11. First trade will be Turpin to VTW more than likely.

Boyd
Tapine JDB Matto
Bateman Hopgood
Hynes SJ
Lemmy Penis
Bula - -

Preston Hands Horse

Looping is seriously going to do my head in if SJ plays.

Where do I campaign for Oloapu to get MID designation one week early based on Ciraldo’s cooked spine rotations so I can field 13 this week?

syn13 wrote:Where do I campaign for Oloapu to get MID designation one week early based on Ciraldo’s cooked spine rotations so I can field 13 this week?

Oloapu has neck injury (probably from repeatedly getting run over by guys 40kg heavier than him)

Finch wrote:Finchy team for round 19

Simpkin
JDB | Harris | Hopgood
Preston | Bateman
SJ | Hynes
- | -
Bula | Sloan | VTW

Have Hands and Blore as my only other players playing, will put Hands in the halves if SJ is out

11 total for me, how about you folks?

Boyd
JDB Tohu x
Batman iPap
Hynes SJ
Bird VTW
Bula x x

Hands, Simpkin.

Turpin -> either a WFB or MID.
Praying Bird is named!

If SJ out, Hands gets the nod.

BH I'm hoping SJ is out and Hopgood get's promoted - as it'll make things a little spicier.. especially from someone who refused to bring back hopgood =[

wolfking wrote:

Robbo can play lock and move Murray to edge.

Far too sensible, don't be silly.

As we saw in game two, why move Murray to a position he's played before when you can simply slot your bench hooker in instead?

Camo123 wrote:

Oloapu has neck injury (probably from repeatedly getting run over by guys 40kg heavier than him)

I was under the impression that it was more of a one round resting than an ongoing concern, he’s not even on the injury report, did a timeframe come out somewhere? 

Either way it doesn’t matter too much, will be surplus to needs so long as SJ’s baby doesn’t become forum enemy #1

Pencilled in Cook to Nikora, then will have 11

Hands
Hopgood Harris JDB
Nikora IPap
Hynes SJ
Ramien Lemmy
Bula X X

If SJ plays I could have 13 play this week, but 3 halves (SJ, Hynes, Niko) so 12 scoring

Down a WFB but not sure its worth trading one in. Don't think there's anyone playing I want for the rest of the season.

These Origin teams have thrown me a bone, given that I don't own Cook, Horsburgh or Gutho, so at the moment I have 12 players pre-trades, even if SJ doesn't play (I have Hands to cover him).

Liddle
JDB, AFB, Tatola
Bateman, Hopgood
Hynes, SJ
Lem, VTW
Russell, Bula, X

Hands

I have never been less enthused about an Origin than I am for this one.

Glad gutho got a spot fantasy aside.

He has largely been mocked the last few years as not a "great" fullback and not deserving of big money. Then that report came out this year saying Eels were looking to replace him.

Guy is all heart, bit like DCE and Jurbo. Everytime he is on the field you know he will leave nothing behind. I feel like Haas is starting to fit into that category too. Tommy D is another one.

Looks like I am struggling with backs this week at the moment have..

Boyd
AFB, JDB, Harris
Papali'i, Bateman
Hynes, Johnson
X, J. Carwright
Bula, X, X

Hopgood (Maybe?)

Trade out options include

Turpin, Crossland, Cartwright

With Ponga, Horsburgh, Haas, Piakura, Manu, Tedesco, Drinkwater, HTF riding the pine and none of those guys I want to trade out. So it looks like after Turpin, Crossland trades I will have 12 for the round.

If SJ doesn't play I Goto 11.

Who gets the FB spot at the Eels this week?

Boyd
Hopgood, JDB, Tohu
Preston, Blore
Hynes, SJ
Lemmy, ??
Simo, Bula, ??

Simpkin

Like most if SJ is out then Boyd can cover and Simpkin goes to hooker otherwise hopefully I can set up a successful loop.

Shopping for two temporary CTR/WFBs. Do I take a punt on Averillo/Kiraz against a Rabbitohs team without Cook, Murray, Walker, Koala. Would require some large balls indeed

lukeayee wrote:Glad gutho got a spot fantasy aside.

He has largely been mocked the last few years as not a "great" fullback and not deserving of big money. Then that report came out this year saying Eels were looking to replace him.

Guy is all heart, bit like DCE and Jurbo. Everytime he is on the field you know he will leave nothing behind. I feel like Haas is starting to fit into that category too. Tommy D is another one.

He should be starting FB. Goes 200% all game and has better goal line D and playmaking than Edwards

Edwards shouldn’t even be in the convo imo if Teddy does retire from rep footy then Gutho should be the 1. Or Drinky if they want someone younger

If Gutho was a QLDer he’d have 10+ origins. That’s the difference

the_great_wobbler wrote:Who gets the FB spot at the Eels this week?

Probably Simo.

wolfking wrote:

Probably Simo.

Pretty sure Russell is more of a FB than Simo is, and Dunster is also a winger so it seems like an easier swap to put Dunster on Russell's right wing and move Russell to FB to cover Gutho, than it would be to put Dunster at left centre and Simo to FB

Bethany_B wrote:

Pretty sure Russell is more of a FB than Simo is, and Dunster is also a winger so it seems like an easier swap to put Dunster on Russell's right wing and move Russell to FB to cover Gutho, than it would be to put Dunster at left centre and Simo to FB

Has Russell played there in reserve grade?

Quick look shows only Simo with game time at FB. Was 2021 with the Raiders though

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:
Has Russell played there in reserve grade?

Quick look shows only Simo with game time at FB. Was 2021 with the Raiders though

Not for a while, but that's mostly due to his injuries in the past couple years.

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