Round 12Round Score: 846
Overall Rank: 3,568th
TradesEgan > Aitken
Matterson > Wighton
ITB: 206k
Starting 17JMK (43) - His missed tackles are frustrating but can't really complain with the score
Carrigan (54) - Finally had a low minute game but a really good PPM
Plath (54) - His DPP will be valuable navigating the byes, a really busy player just needs to keep the minutes
Fainu (53) - Really happy with his score, should kick start his cash gen now
Salmon (65) - Unbelievable, only reason I've had him is he plays the first 2 byes and now Kikau injured for the next 6 weeks
Crichton (54) - It has been great owning him but think it's time to bank the 418k now he's been picked for NSW
Hynes (c) (34) - Pretty much everyone in the same boat but really rough score
Galvin (77) - I love him, how he keeps getting these scores I will never know
Iro (26) - Finally a dud game from him but showed he probably won't be a season keeper, will look to upgrade at some point
Garrick (44) - Solid score in the end after some really late updates, gun
Drinkwater (46) - Still waiting for him to have a monster game, nervous about holding him this weekend
Fa'alogo (39) - Another average performance, just need 1 big score so he can make some cash
Kiraz (79) - Brilliant score yet again, think I prefer him on the wing than at centre
Weekes (51) - Late try saved his score but making plenty of cash
Aitken (76) - Really happy with the trade in, looks consistent and likely my captain for RD13
Smithies (27) - Loses minutes when the Raiders are getting beat badly, will be upgrading to Fifita RD14
Wighton (24) - Was a late trade in after the Matto out news, net gain of 2 points over Hughes but was looking really good until the HIA
EMGHughes (22)
Chevy (DNP)
Brailey (DNP)
KPP (DNP)
SummaryA bit of a weird week, finished over par and gained over 1000 ranks but it could have been so much more. Matto out put a real spanner in the works and out of all the trade in options I was looking at (Wighton, Arrow, Sorenson, Cole) I picked the lowest scoring one which was pretty frustrating. Wighton did look good playing 5/8 so hoping he makes plenty of cash moving forward over the Origin period and I am glad to have rid of Matto, what a waste of a trade he was...
Outside of Hynes (c), Iro, Smithies and Wighton I had a really good week which I hope bodes well for the team moving forward. I held Gutho up until last week and he has been named for this week which again is annoying as hell, he woulda been a nice in for my RD13 numbers.
But it is what it is, we move and after my 2 trades this week I have 14 green dots for RD13 and a massive 651k in the bank to go gun shopping in RD14:
Chevy > Armstrong - very late to the Armstrong trade but think he is good to make at least another 100k and covers RD13 and RD19
Angus > Hands - a base cashout and looked fairly solid in the 9 jumper for Parra, also Lussick is named in the reserves
JMK or JBrailey (will play JMK as Brailey good lose minutes to Crossland)
Hughes Smithies Salmon
Aitken KPP
Hands Plath
Kiraz Iro
Drinkwater Weekes Armstrong
Serious lack of captaincy options but think I will go with Aitken, having 13 green dots should see rank gains regardless.
One planned trade next week using the warchest will be Smithies > Fifita which will leave me 8 trades (+
remaining and the following numbers for the rest of Origin period:
RD13: 14 green dotsRD14: 17 green dots
RD15: 18 green dots
RD16: 13 green dotsRD17: 18 green dots
RD18: 18 green dots
RD19: 13 green dotsRD20: 18 green dots
Feel like I am set up pretty well and hopefully trades will only be required to fix the inevitable injuries, my only major concern moving forward is what happens with Hynes but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.
Thanks for reading, roll on Lord of the Byes!!!