NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 70 - the Happy Birthday Random thread

Aardvark wrote:

Also watched where he was going to hold Bula....I'm second guessing my decision to hold for another week now

Oh shit.....

Had a busy week..

But Tedesco is for sure out?
Johnson is still a maybe?
Cleary is a maybe, but more likely than not?

What cheapies are we looking at punts on?

How long is JMK out for?

Sorry for all the questions out of the loop.

RandomSil wrote:Had a busy week..

But Tedesco is for sure out?
Johnson is still a maybe?
Cleary is a maybe, but more likely than not?

What cheapies are we looking at punts on?

How long is JMK out for?

Sorry for all the questions out of the loop.

Yes
Still a maybe
Cleary more yes than no

Cheapies - Harrison from Dolphins, perhaps Skelton from dogs (Probably just me though as a cash out), Wilson from dogs as well perhaps

JMK - Sounds like it might be a while but not rest of the season

Aardvark wrote:

Also noticed another buy, sell, hold video on NRL.com, did you notice it @rabbits21 ?


Hint...everyone should watch it

https://www.nrl.com/news/2023/07/14/crunch-time-round-20-buys-holds-sells/

Yes mate it’s me but abandon Bula sell ship as Teddy is out so due to unforeseen circumstances looks like I’m holding Bula.

I did that video Tuesday morning

Finch wrote:19 mins till we find out if Skelton gets a spot or not

In

Also Arthars taking Oates spot on the wing

Bellamy says all 3 origin players should back up.
https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2023/07/14/craig-bellamy-pre-game-media-round-20/

filthridden wrote:

I think Tedesco but forum is heavily saying ditch Haas. Who are you thinking Rabs? Obviously squad dependant.

For average points, I would be expecting Haas to heavily outscore Teddy, could be as much as 20 points per game better, (still unconvinced on Teddy, with Haas currently averaging 22 points per game more). If Haas is your only Bronco, missing him for a round won't be a big deal if you have decent cover.

Also comes down to team balance, if you have Ponga, Drinkwater and one of Garrick / Bula / Edwards / Marzhew etc and have Manu for backup, you probably don't need Teddy.

If the extra cash will allow you to get Cleary next week, it may be worth trading Haas.

Completely agree that this forum is a supportive niche. Looking forward to meeting up some time with the characters that make it up.

On a fantasy note, I wanna get through round 1 of the eliminator and make a few round rank rises.

Currently looking at,

IN: Cherry E, Nutcher, Manu, Olakau'atu
OUT: Lomax, Cook, Haas, Simpkin

$64k, 7 trades ITB. (c) Hynes

Good luck all and another shout out to all the ripping and tearing that forum members having been doing in Fantsy this year.

RandomSil wrote:Had a busy week..

But Tedesco is for sure out?
Johnson is still a maybe?
Cleary is a maybe, but more likely than not?

What cheapies are we looking at punts on?

How long is JMK out for?

Sorry for all the questions out of the loop.

The cheapies all look to lack either points or job security. Kiraz being moved to CTR to accommodate Wilson retaining his spot on the wing, is encouraging. Looks to have earned his spot on merit and can score well.

Teddy is out. SJ plays unless his wife goes into labour.

Is there anything anywhere about Bird?I can't find anything.

Belated happy birthdays to Random and Booze. Heading out shortly so will make sure to drink Random Booze in your honour.

with the updated mail on Sam Walker, I think I might actually buy Sandon Smith even now. Similar to JMK's injury, I don't think he'll get right for quite a while yet, and he's a much better scorer than Suaalii is, so it's an easy swap.

Only potential issue is needing a CTR next week but depending on Bula's score this week (needs 40ish), I may be able to just trade Bula to Timoko next week and fill centre that way.

What's the Walker news?

Finch wrote:

RandomSil wrote:Had a busy week..

But Tedesco is for sure out?
Johnson is still a maybe?
Cleary is a maybe, but more likely than not?

What cheapies are we looking at punts on?

How long is JMK out for?

Sorry for all the questions out of the loop.

Yes
Still a maybe
Cleary more yes than no

Cheapies - Harrison from Dolphins, perhaps Skelton from dogs (Probably just me though as a cash out), Wilson from dogs as well perhaps

JMK - Sounds like it might be a while but not rest of the season

Much appreciated just a rest for Teddy or injured?

wolfking wrote:What's the Walker news?

From NRL Physio:

Sam Walker’s knee still “isn’t right” as he continues ACL sprain rehab. Not a surgical candidate at this stage, just not able to perform top end movements for a player who relies on explosive change of direction. Obviously won’t play Rd 20 & return date a week to week proposition

I'm also not entirely convinced that Sam Walker returns directly into first grade, given that Sandon Smith has been playing very well in the time he's had. I would suspect that Walker returns through NSW Cup and maybe gets back into first grade just before finals.

Either way, Sandon's getting a lot of base (20+ tackles a week and 300+ KM) so he still has quite a lot of money to make, even if he loses his spot before the end of the year.

Simpkin to one of the cheapies is what I need to figure out before kick off.

Piakura, Palasia, Graham, Sandon are my main options 

Graham and Sandon seem to be guys that could go well this week since I’ll need them (40+) and then can disappear down to 21 for the rest of the season. Palasia and Piakura don’t feel like big enough scorers

RandomSil wrote:

Much appreciated just a rest for Teddy or injured?

Rest, Robbo said it was organized weeks ago

That’s a curveball in a good way, was looking at cashing out Sandon Smith next week

Might mean I sell Bula instead this week as I’ll be holding Sandon for a bit longer for cash and trade outs over next 2 will be more expensive than Sandon

Bethany_B wrote:

From NRL Physio:



I'm also not entirely convinced that Sam Walker returns directly into first grade, given that Sandon Smith has been playing very well in the time he's had. I would suspect that Walker returns through NSW Cup and maybe gets back into first grade just before finals.

Either way, Sandon's getting a lot of base (20+ tackles a week and 300+ KM) so he still has quite a lot of money to make, even if he loses his spot before the end of the year.

Thanks. Yeah, don't mind the punt at current price at all.

Gagai out is a big blow as Kris is my cover at center.

Is it worth trading him out if his foot is still bothering him?

I have 100k in the bank so could get anyone (have Manu)

Issue is im H2H so Holmes and Farnsworth miss important finals games.

So the only option I can see is Tago who has been on a try run. kind of seems like that might be a downgrade though as he was pretty bad prior to that.

alternative would be Fainu to Skelton and increase my bank by 70k or just cop the donut.

Im firmly in finals and cant drop lower then 5th and cant really push to top 2 so a win isnt that important this week.

Edit Penisini and pocket some more cash is another option given his bye is after the H2H finals.

Thoughs?