NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 78 - Everyone is totally, absolutely, 100% alive

wolfking wrote:

Nope, I literally just posted that.

I didn’t see yours until after I had posted mine. Btw, it’s takes me about 4-5 minutes to type things cuz I have to keep hitting that backspace x like every three or four words.

ForanAgainst wrote:


I didn’t see yours until after I had posted mine. Btw, it’s takes me about 4-5 minutes to type things cuz I have to keep hitting that backspace x like every three or four words.

This sentence instantly made me look at your avatar.

Thursday updates are finally through.

Scores updating and ranks moving on desktop. I finally gained some at lockout

986 moves me up to 290th. Now to hold on for dear life and tentatively aim for 250.

Temptation is enormous to rage trade my final trade on a Parra player but, I may need Matto & Penis this week.

mrbrownstone wrote:Thursday updates are finally through.

Didn’t they come through last night? Or are there new ones?

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:
Didn’t they come through last night? Or are there new ones?

Player's scores updated last night, but wasn't added to your final score until just now. Broncos vs Eels was the other game besides Panthers and Manly not being counted.

Welsh Mafia wrote:Sheesh the forum really dies out once people run out of trades & hope!
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I had a busy weekend so didn't actually watch all the games for once, wasn't here on the forums either

I hope Master Wolfy cast his spells over the weekend though

Score changed, rank didnt. Wheres the fun in that?

my tv broke wrote:Score changed, rank didnt. Wheres the fun in that?

Heh. Sucks to be you ranked so high

thoughts on the best CTR or WFB I can get?

I have a single trade left and up to 537k (selling Kris, hoping Lem doesn't miss more than this week) and need either a CTR or WFB.

First thought is Tracey playing FB for the Sharks but I can't say I rate him that much.

I would love to buy Seve running off Hughes and Ekat but I would have to sell Lem to do that and that could leave me short in the last round if Edwards gets a rest and Kris doesn't come back.

WT Winfield wrote:

Heh. Sucks to be you ranked so high

Hahaha it wasnt even intended as a subtle brag, but i guess it is what it is

Bethany_B wrote:thoughts on the best CTR or WFB I can get?

I have a single trade left and up to 537k (selling Kris, hoping Lem doesn't miss more than this week) and need either a CTR or WFB.

First thought is Tracey playing FB for the Sharks but I can't say I rate him that much.

I would love to buy Seve running off Hughes and Ekat but I would have to sell Lem to do that and that could leave me short in the last round if Edwards gets a rest and Kris doesn't come back.

Sami is capable of putting up some big scores and covers both positions.
otherwise take a punt on Talakai or Billy Smith getting a couple of scores in the last rounds.

so into the Prelim with 4 trades with my opponent having 2 trades.

Haas v Haas (assume he trades him out as im planning to also)
Yeo v Hopgood
Gagai v Lemu (assume he trades out Lemmy)
Tedesco v Kiraz
Munster v SJ
Horse v Matto
DCE v Garrick

im on the left so think i have a slight edge.

Haas and Kris give me $1.3m for 2 players, position doesnt really matter but ideally I loop Edwards and one of them if i can.

1. bring in Mofo and then bring in a sub 710k C/WFB to loop Edwards in Marzhew/Garrick.
2. bring in a top guy in SJ, AFB, Tino and then just a spec WFB/C

SJ - 422k (To'A, Coates, Russel)
AFB - 586k (Graham/Kiraz/Meaney)
Tino - 502k (Suaali)

I can wait a little bit to pull the trigger but if I want SJ or AFB then it needs to be Friday night. Luckily Kris is the last game and Haas on the bye so i dont need to trade untill the last game but obviously my trade in options dwindle the later I wait.

Welsh Mafia wrote:Sheesh the forum really dies out once people run out of trades & hope!

Poor round from me. Dropped back to 247.

Risking Avo over Bula again costly, won't be taking Avo in the 17 again this year.

Graham back this week will provide a much better 18th man with a hopeful 40 each week.

Hands on the block but also just a question of whether to save the 2 trades for any chaos that ensues over the next few weeks... low key hoping Eels change up their pack before this week, as last weeks was woeful

Nah, just the regular Monday slump

filthridden wrote:

Sami is capable of putting up some big scores and covers both positions.
otherwise take a punt on Talakai or Billy Smith getting a couple of scores in the last rounds.

don't mind those guys, though if I'm taking a punt on the last rounds, I think Suaalii might be a good bet too.

Good upcoming draw (Eels Tigers Souths), plays on the better side (Eels and Tigers concede more down their left than their right) and kicks goals which gives him a little bump compared to the others.

The dual doesn't really matter since I can move Garrick up to CTR if I need to, but it's nice to have just in case.

Suaalii this year has averaged 30 at centre and 43 on the wing.

my tv broke wrote:Score changed, rank didnt. Wheres the fun in that?

scores changed, gained 2 extra spots

my tv broke wrote:

Hahaha it wasnt even intended as a subtle brag, but i guess it is what it is

You're not looking to shabby for the monthly, 14 points behind 1st place atm
Just keep an eye out for Cuban, he's only 1 point behind you

IPap now costs more than Nikora, so he moves to EDG1

Well, of course it comes down to having to use one of my final trades on a shitto centre. With Lem out this week, Kris going down last week, and Penis on a bye in R27, this is my current centre lineup:

R25: Penis + ?
R26: Penis + Lem
R27: Lem + ?

With 3 trades left, that means I can either use two of them on centres (Lem to someone this week, Penis to someone in R27) or trade Munro to a centre to play R25 and 27. I refuse to use two of my last three trades on centres on principle, so it's Munro to 392k or less.

Unless someone pops up tomorrow, the options seem to be:

Junior Tupou: Plays Dolphins R25 and Manly R27 which isn't awful as draws go. Has the best ceiling of the options with scores of 65 (1 try), 67 (2 tries) and 77 (2 tries) this year. Also has the lowest floor of the options with scores of 4, 6, 13, 14, and 14 in 80 mins this year.

Milne: Plays Knights and Roosters. Only one score over 50 all year and has been in and out of the side. Probably don't trust him not to randomly be dropped again.

Suli: Plays Storm and Knights which is a bit yucky. Also only scored above 50 once all year and that required 3 try assists.

Pompey: Has the same draw as Tupou, just in reverse with Manly R25 and Dolphins R27. Best JS and best floor of the options, with only 2 scores below 20. Scored between 20-40 16 times this year. Only one score over 50 with a 2-try 73 against the Knights in R6.

Reimis Smith: Plays the Dragons R25 and Broncos R27.Similar to Pompey in that he's scored between 20-40 13 times. Ceiling of 50, floor of 11 this year.

No particularly appealing options. It's probably between Tupou for the ceiling or Pompey for a safer floor and hoping he scores a couple of tries with a good draw.

Can almost guarantee one of them will score 85 this week and one will score -2, so if you could all get your crystal balls out and let me know who's who, that'd be great.