NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 73 - 98% Stand and Applaud

Camo123 wrote:

Not sure comforting is how I would describe being a Haas, Murray and Drinkwater non owner

Haha yeah

My bye players are currently SJ, None, Drinkwater, Haas, Murray, Hopgood & Hands.

Probably best to sit tight on buying another MID until I might actually need one and go gun for gun.

Camo123 wrote:

Not sure comforting is how I would describe being a Haas, Murray and Drinkwater non owner

Can’t have them all. Might get Murray if it works out but the others I don’t think I can make work

This is probably gonna be my team after 2 trades this week.

Bula > Cheese
Tohu > Murray

Grant
Horse, JDB, Murray
Fifita, Bateman
Cleary, Hynes
Manu, Lemmy
Ponga, Teddy, Isaako

Hopgood, DCE, Nikora, Cheese
SJ, Simo, Graham, Colquhoun

Leaves 4 trades

So Cleary lost the money I needed but Boyd scores 14 and lost the cash as well..

So I need to downgrade on of..

Paikura, Manu, Hammer to get in Cleary.

Could also downgrade Hopgood to Murray. Or flick Tohu Harris for at least $60k

Or balls to the wall

Hopgood -> Yeo
AFB/de Belin -> Murray
Boyd -> Cleary

Leave me with

Grant
Yeo, Horsburgh, de Belin/AFB
Fifita, Bateman
Hynes, Cleary
Manu, Hammer
Tedesco, Ponga, Drinkwater

Papali'i, Murray, Colquhoun, Averillo (Loop)

Piakura, Harris, Johnson, Cartwright

Would leave me with 5 trades and 11k in the bank

Can also chuck in Manu -> Garrick for good measure if I wamt

Colq is suspended this week. That Cartwright must be Jed? Jartwright. Cartwrong.

Cashing out Piakura to go Boyd to Cleary is probably my ideal scenario. Don't hate a CTR downgrade on Manu or Hammer, but those are too dicey for me to say yay/nay on.

RandomSil wrote:So Cleary lost the money I needed but Boyd scores 14 and lost the cash as well..

So I need to downgrade on of..

Paikura, Manu, Hammer to get in Cleary.

Could also downgrade Hopgood to Murray. Or flick Tohu Harris for at least $60k

Or balls to the wall

Hopgood -> Yeo
AFB/de Belin -> Murray
Boyd -> Cleary

Leave me with

Grant
Yeo, Horsburgh, de Belin/AFB
Fifita, Bateman
Hynes, Cleary
Manu, Hammer
Tedesco, Ponga, Drinkwater

Papali'i, Murray, Colquhoun, Averillo (Loop)

Piakura, Harris, Johnson, Cartwright

Would leave me with 5 trades and 11k in the bank

Can also chuck in Manu -> Garrick for good measure if I wamt

I like the balls to the wall, because... well, it's getting towards the end of the season. If not now to make a move, then when?

Does everyone remember when Boyd was looking like a HOK season keeper? Yeah me too…

Ando wrote:Does everyone remember when Boyd was looking like a HOK season keeper? Yeah me too…

He was the form HK of the comp for about a week there. Well, 2nd to Grant still.

I like the balls to the wall play if you are happy playing Avo and Piakura this week

WT Winfield wrote:

He was the form HK of the comp for about a week there. Well, 2nd to Grant still.

Interested to see if his hooking leads to him being dropped. If I remember correctly he was hooked in one of the earlier rounds and he then hit some pretty solid scores the following month or so.

Ando wrote:

Interested to see if his hooking leads to him being dropped. If I remember correctly he was hooked in one of the earlier rounds and he then hit some pretty solid scores the following month or so.

Yeah the game where the wind was torrential and he put a few into touch on the full resulted in a hooking. I think a few jumped off after that with the bye upcoming.

WT Winfield wrote:Colq is suspended this week. That Cartwright must be Jed? Jartwright. Cartwrong.

Cashing out Piakura to go Boyd to Cleary is probably my ideal scenario. Don't hate a CTR downgrade on Manu or Hammer, but those are too dicey for me to say yay/nay on.

Oh didn't know, and yeah it's Jartwright the less fun one.

Looks like balls to the wall is the Strat for fun

RandomSil wrote:

Oh didn't know, and yeah it's Jartwright the less fun one.

Looks like balls to the wall is the Strat for fun

Assuming Colq takes the plea, he'll miss this week, so one to keep an eye on.

I overlooked AFB also on the bye, so more trades than I suggested probably in order. Anything to turn Boyd in Cleary and have 17 on the park is what I'd do also.

WT Winfield wrote:

RandomSil wrote:

Oh didn't know, and yeah it's Jartwright the less fun one.

Looks like balls to the wall is the Strat for fun

Assuming Colq takes the plea, he'll miss this week, so one to keep an eye on.

I overlooked AFB also on the bye, so more trades than I suggested probably in order. Anything to turn Boyd in Cleary and have 17 on the park is what I'd do also.

Yeah that's fair, I can get 17 it won't be the most pretty with AFB Harris and Johnson

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:

Camo123 wrote:

Not sure comforting is how I would describe being a Haas, Murray and Drinkwater non owner

Can’t have them all. Might get Murray if it works out but the others I don’t think I can make work

This is probably gonna be my team after 2 trades this week.

Bula > Cheese
Tohu > Murray

Grant
Horse, JDB, Murray
Fifita, Bateman
Cleary, Hynes
Manu, Lemmy
Ponga, Teddy, Isaako

Hopgood, DCE, Nikora, Cheese
SJ, Simo, Graham, Colquhoun

Leaves 4 trades

Can't see anything wrong with jt. I am a bit eh on Cheese however but in that price range it is just taking a punt

I just need one more week out of Harrison graham!

Please

filthridden wrote:This is the important analysis I'm looking for and I'm sure @standard-issue and @welshy would agree

https://www.rugbyleagueeyetest.com/2023/07/23/are-low-socks-taking-over-the-nrl-2023-sockwatch/

Some truly avant garde methodology involved here and it's not surprising the crowds have come back to the game with the low sock resurgence!

Full disclosure: it wasn't actually a choice that I played with mine down.  I skipped leg day-forever-and my calves lacked both the tautness and turgidity to sustain socks above my anorexic ankles.

(There was a time when my BMI was not deemed 'medically significant'...)

standard-issue wrote:

Some truly avant garde methodology involved here and it's not surprising the crowds have come back to the game with the low sock resurgence!

Full disclosure: it wasn't actually a choice that I played with mine down.  I skipped leg day-forever-and my calves lacked both the tautness and turgidity to sustain socks above my anorexic ankles.

(There was a time when my BMI was not deemed 'medically significant'...)

Isn’t that what electrical tape is for? Keeping the socks up and the laces tied.

Well, probably also electricians use it. Just based on the name

He’s done another in-depth piece on boots - brands and colours. Confirms every boomers worst nightmare - black boots near extinction.

robelgordo wrote:

standard-issue wrote:

Some truly avant garde methodology involved here and it's not surprising the crowds have come back to the game with the low sock resurgence!

Full disclosure: it wasn't actually a choice that I played with mine down.  I skipped leg day-forever-and my calves lacked both the tautness and turgidity to sustain socks above my anorexic ankles.

(There was a time when my BMI was not deemed 'medically significant'...)

Isn’t that what electrical tape is for? Keeping the socks up and the laces tied.

Well, probably also electricians use it. Just based on the name

He’s done another in-depth piece on boots - brands and colours. Confirms every boomers worst nightmare - black boots near extinction.

Yeah, always taped my laces. And had to shave both ankles and strap them with a couple of hundred metres of Elastoplast.

standard-issue wrote:

Some truly avant garde methodology involved here and it's not surprising the crowds have come back to the game with the low sock resurgence!

Full disclosure: it wasn't actually a choice that I played with mine down.  I skipped leg day-forever-and my calves lacked both the tautness and turgidity to sustain socks above my anorexic ankles.

(There was a time when my BMI was not deemed 'medically significant'...)

Can't believe I ever liked a low sock wearing turd. Unbelievable

RandomSil wrote:

Can't see anything wrong with jt. I am a bit eh on Cheese however but in that price range it is just taking a punt

Yeah I’m not totally convinced but not sure the other options around him are great.

Dare I say Matt Lodge scored quite nicely. Has a average of 50 playing 50+ minutes and Paseka probably doesn’t return this year