NRL Fantasy 2024 Part 5 - No one will miss him

Alfie wrote:Anyone not running with an out-and-out gun at MID or EDG?

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Grant
Tatola Flegler Cotter
Sitili, Wong
Cleary Hutchison
Penisini Burbo
Teddy Pap, Cobbo

Luki Lussick Piakura Salmon
Hughes Flanagan Strange Bradley +53k

robelgordo wrote:This is moving way too fast for today but thanks all for the responses to my Burbo loop questions5-6 pages ago

I think it confirmed for me:
Start Burbo over Strange
If Strange out, use Kris to loop bench. Or just get another base price guy if it exists

Don’t like the options where Burbo is 18th

I've currently got Burbo at 18. Kris and Strange at centre. Hopefully Burbo goes well, I leave it as is. Burbo shit's the bed and then Kris becomes a different cheap dpp. Strange doesn't get picked and I re-jig a few things, shouldn't be hard as I haven't gone too crazy on Vegas players.

GreenSchist wrote:

He also just got awarded a 3 year contract and is 22 years old.

Like Kini, there is an outside chance that he can make the position his own with some strong performances.

Schuster's versatility could come back to bite him and he might be preferred playing from the bench upon his return.

Schuster bench with Burbo getting 50 minutes puts him in awkward territory as well, but couldn't complain for $250k I guess.

Mulvy wrote:

I've currently got Burbo at 18. Kris and Strange at centre. Hopefully Burbo goes well, I leave it as is. Burbo shit's the bed and then Kris becomes a different cheap dpp. Strange doesn't get picked and I re-jig a few things, shouldn't be hard as I haven't gone too crazy on Vegas players.

You can run Burbo lower than 18 and still get his score in that scenario. Leave the 18 spot open in case another player unexpectedly scores well.

robelgordo wrote:
Or just take Avo with not much value attached because he’s a relatively cheap starting CTR

Shame that Zac Laybutt fella gets no discount like he would’ve in the good ol days

Looks like Tesi Niu may have won a spot. Dolphins backline looked full strength in the second trial.

the_great_wobbler wrote:

Nervously raises hand

Grant
Tatola Flegler Cotter
Sitili, Wong
Cleary Hutchison
Penisini Burbo
Teddy Pap, Cobbo

Luki Lussick Piakura Salmon
Hughes Flanagan Strange Bradley +53k

Looks good to me. I don’t really see the value in Cobbo personally but I could very easily be wrong.

Alfie wrote:

Looks like Tesi Niu may have won a spot. Dolphins backline looked full strength in the second trial.

Herbielicious didnt start the game

robelgordo wrote:I also saw a comment about Aitken risk with last game

I think if he’s named to start he’s a must, although I’m getting a lot of must EDGs now.

Anyway would be tempted to run him as an extra CTR and if he’s a late scratch flip to Fleg or Luki?

Aitken would be a huge risk imo. Hed have to be named to start over Lemu and id be worried that it was just temporary.

Yes i am a biased lemu fan. Yes i think aitken is a fringe NRL player

my tv broke wrote:

Herbielicious didnt start the game

Touche! I see a wee bit of value in either/or

my tv broke wrote:

Herbielicious didnt start the game

Herbie injured himself in training this week.

Alfie wrote:

Looks good to me. I don’t really see the value in Cobbo personally but I could very easily be wrong.

I like the DPP and reckon he could be this year's Gagai. Definitely a bit of a punt but don't think he has too much downside and a nice bye schedule through to origin. At which point he's either a keeper or he can get yeeted.

mattnz wrote:

You can run Burbo lower than 18 and still get his score in that scenario. Leave the 18 spot open in case another player unexpectedly scores well.

Yeah will probably do that, so much up in the air until next week.

Alfie wrote:

Looks good to me. I don’t really see the value in Cobbo personally but I could very easily be wrong.

I think the value is just that he probably keeps scoring well, fun to watch, no byes until origin, and most importantly he can possibly make all your other decisions regarding back 5 work given his useful dpp. As someone wrote in one of the team trackers, you can probably have one pick that doesn't need to have value and is just there to make things work. I have considered. Same applies to RTS assuming dpp. Currently got Kris in there though.

Tinkered with my team a bit more and now have 100k ish in the bank for moves

NO HAAS ATM

Might start the team tracker later

Just a thought. People picking Hopgood, who is your VC going to be? Are you picking Haas/Murray as well? Or Hopgood for VC. I'm usually pretty apprehensive about About locking in a Sunday playing VC on a Thursday night, I'd be a little more concerned leaving it a week...

No love for Taafe? Likely starting FB for the Dogs?

Average 35 for 3 rounds and make $70k

I really hate the initial building of my team, worst part of the year haha.

At the moment my main headache is playing Grant and only one gun mid/edge or playing another hooker like Cheese and having 2 gun mid/edges.

Honeysett wrote:No love for Taafe? Likely starting FB for the Dogs?

Average 35 for 3 rounds and make $70k

I wouldn't pick him with your money

Mulvy wrote:Just a thought. People picking Hopgood, who is your VC going to be? Are you picking Haas/Murray as well? Or Hopgood for VC. I'm usually pretty apprehensive about About locking in a Sunday playing VC on a Thursday night, I'd be a little more concerned leaving it a week...

Im 50/50 on haas or hopgood. If i go the latter id probably just lock in an early VC.. maybe TOMMY T 

Are we expecting Stone to get Gilbert’s position? If so, does this make him a better choice than Tatola?