NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 70 - the Happy Birthday Random thread

my tv broke wrote:Probably for me

Bula to Harry Grant
VTW to cashout (graham/piakura?)
Tapine to Fifita???

Will leave 9 trades and just need to get Cleary somehow

Holding haas teddy carrigan and hors

Damn, you somehow came up with that in 10 mins while everyone else been contemplating the entire week lol

That's a lot of cap on the bench this week

WT Winfield wrote:Fuck Ivan for even naming Nathan in a meaningless game. Won't play origin, but let's pad the stats vs Dolphins. Fucking clowns.

Selling Haas allows for all 4 desired targets - Cleary, DCE, Fifita and Yeo.. but then I'm stuck with budget Haas Carrigan and no Haas.

Looking at cheaper options besides Yeo, and no one really appealing. Thinking about Nutcher or Josh King AFB and Matto with byes still to come, but if SJ's out, then trading him makes AFB slightly more appealing. Might punt Harris before the bye anyway.

Considered Mofo at all? Not saying yes or no either way, but worth a look?

Finch wrote:

Doggies against BRoncos at Belmore, they wanna send Reynolds (Josh) out a winner they said

Broncos no Carrigan/Walsh/Haas

I vote Averillo

Yeah, I was thinking this week probably not that bad with Broncos in the state they are, but next week against Panthers unlikely to have any silver lining, surely?

WT Winfield wrote:

Nah mate, just Hopgood and Harris as MIDs this week. Wishing I grabbed King back for the Rd 16 bye instead of grabbing Haas the week after Not keen on NAS at all.

NAS is still quite cheap, no more Storm byes, Katoa still a couple weeks away at least I think

But fair enough if you aren't interested

Could do Ford/TPJ if you wanna live dangerous lol

JT13 or Max King some other options

Finch wrote:

Damn, you somehow came up with that in 10 mins while everyone else been contemplating the entire week lol

That's a lot of cap on the bench this week

I mean i would usually spend all week thinking about trades when at work too.

Trades seem easy when you just dont think about it, log in, trade, log off.

Currently sailing from iraklia to ios. 4g seems to work anywhere on the ocean here in between the islands.

Teeth Eater wrote:

Yeah, I was thinking this week probably not that bad with Broncos in the state they are, but next week against Panthers unlikely to have any silver lining, surely?

Something I've learnt from fantasy is you can have plans but they can all change

For all we know Cleary might re-do the hammy this week, someone might get covid etc etc - Can really only plan for this week and pencil in plans

Tigers aren't gonna be much better than Doggies imo

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/

Give the man a regular segment nrl.com. Better then the other flogs you’ve got

Finch wrote:

Agree, Dolphins made it sound like it wasn't the season but would be a while

But who knows

More that they have the bye but also agree it’ll be awhile

Actually listened to the NRL physio podcast this week, and while he’s still guessing, he’s going to be better at guessing than we are.

On JMK - he seemed to think it’s possible that they end his season and he’ll need surgery once they can’t make the 8. Definitely a week to week prospect, and history suggests more weeks not playing than playing. It was enough to lean me into Harrison Graham, but I think I’m now going to pay the premium for a Hands job.

my tv broke wrote:

I mean i would usually spend all week thinking about trades when at work too.

Trades seem easy when you just dont think about it, log in, trade, log off.

Currently sailing from iraklia to ios

Haha this

I spend 10 minutes on trades. 5e problem is I spend 10 mins 50-60 times between Monday arvo and Thurs/Fri night. Not sure there’s much value in it other than the FUN

Teeth Eater wrote:

Considered Mofo at all? Not saying yes or no either way, but worth a look?

Yeah had a look at Mofo, but averaging around the same as JKing for 80k more. Jake Trbo another in that range for a little cheaper.

I think AFB and Nutcher might be the only ones cheaper than Yeo that I could hold the rest of the year.

Finch wrote:
NAS is still quite cheap, no more Storm byes, Katoa still a couple weeks away at least I think

But fair enough if you aren't interested

Could do Ford/TPJ if you wanna live dangerous lol

JT13 or Max King some other options

Ford and Max King could be okay rentals.. just trying to save a trade as I'm down to 10 and good chance I use 4 this week. Definitely 3 to get 17 on the park.

Cheers for the thoughts though lads. Might revisit tomorrow when more news leaks out.

Little update in my tracker on how I plan navigating this weeks carnage

Loomer wrote:Wahs assistant coach in the pub. Said SJ missus had the baby and they're hoping he's good to go

Finch wrote:Someone was talking about Averillo earlier, I might jump on with you

I’m on him, he looked very involved last week

Loomer wrote:Wahs assistant coach in the pub. Said SJ missus had the baby and they're hoping he's good to go

For real mate or ya just joking?

Probably too much cash in reserves but going

Simpkin to Hands - interesting one where I went Simpkin + Matto at the time when the correct play in hindsight was obviously Hands + Bateman/Nikora. Lesson - week to week neck injuries are never week to week.

Bula to Munster/DCE, leaning the former after someone planted the seed

Then Carrigan and Tedesco to Cleary and Fifita hopefully, but would like to hear a bit more certainty on both
Probably do Carrigan to Fifita first, as more confident Fifita plays, even if reduced minutes.
Then hope the 24hr update is clear on Cleary and switch to Tedesco.

Leaves me with a good 18 plus Kiraz/Kris/Hands, 6 trades left and about 100k

my tv broke wrote:

I mean i would usually spend all week thinking about trades when at work too.

Trades seem easy when you just dont think about it, log in, trade, log off.

Currently sailing from iraklia to ios. 4g seems to work anywhere on the ocean here in between the islands.

Ios!

That was pretty much the best week of my 20 year old life.

robelgordo wrote:Probably too much cash in reserves but going

Simpkin to Hands - interesting one where I went Simpkin + Matto at the time when the correct play in hindsight was obviously Hands + Bateman/Nikora. Lesson - week to week neck injuries are never week to week.

Bula to Munster/DCE, leaning the former after someone planted the seed

Then Carrigan and Tedesco to Cleary and Fifita hopefully, but would like to hear a bit more certainty on both
Probably do Carrigan to Fifita first, as more confident Fifita plays, even if reduced minutes.
Then hope the 24hr update is clear on Cleary and switch to Tedesco.

Leaves me with a good 18 plus Kiraz/Kris/Hands, 6 trades left and about 100k

Like all these trades, dce vs Munster is a coin flip but I’d probably go dce like you have

Good work

Rabbits21 wrote:
For real mate or ya just joking?

No. He's a regular in my local

Loomer wrote:

No. He's a regular in my local

That’s music to my ears then mate otherwise I’d have had to trade him…. 

Update from Peter Lang on Twitter is he expects most of the 4 origin guys won’t back up. Also Cleary not confirmed in yet wants to play but might be overruled by medical staff yet.