NRL Fantasy 2024 Part 8 - May we have a new Roosters forward

The Bludger#2 wrote:

I got burned at Centre last year going double cheap and suddenly having a forced trade to field 17.
Gone Kris (loop) / Savage / Burbo & Kiraz this year to avoid unnecessary trading in the back 5.

certainly agree with this

im going Kiraz Burbo with Strange Cotric on the bench.

It uses up spot 20 21 but hopefully means no trades needed to get a playing Centre.

Mr Trump wrote:Some how Marshall-King is made it into my side i don't know how. His round 3 bye round sucks but other then that i think hes a good pickup. Will play 80 thats for sure. Anyone else running him?

Yep. JMK & Lussick.
I know most have gone with Cheese & Levi - but I seriously don't trust Ricky when it comes to the Hooker rotations and will grab Cheese later for DPP cover.
For mine JMK had a lot of injury affected games last year and is under-priced. Reckon he could be a smokey set-and-forget Hooker option (until post Origin pick up Grant).
Still not sure about Lussick with Hands on the Eels bench, but I'm willing to give him a shot and see how the minutes get split.
Will either be a car-crash or look like I'm a genius.
(Should be fun to watch though).

The Pascoe Fiasco wrote:Who is the best non Canberra centre to have sub 400K?

The Bludger#2 wrote:
I got burned at Centre last year going double cheap and suddenly having a forced trade to field 17.
Gone Kris (loop) / Savage / Burbo & Kiraz this year to avoid unnecessary trading in the back 5.

Cotric is a trap - will lose his slot either when Kris comes back, when Ricky does Ricky things, or when C.Stewart gets the FB gig over Rapana.

I was really keen on Berry, still am, but have gone up to HTF - backing my 'year of the fullbacks' hunch. Currently have 5, aiming for 7 by R7.

L-Jimmy wrote:


I was really keen on Berry, still am, but have gone up to HTF - backing my 'year of the fullbacks' hunch. Currently have 5, aiming for 7 by R7.

I was tossing up between Hammer and Kiraz. Someone earlier pointed out that he'd scored a lot of tries last year and was pretty much priced at his average. Still torn (Kiraz being on the Bulldogs and all) but I watched in dismay last year while he slapped and off-loaded his way to keeper centre status.
Hoping for more of that action.

Sophie's choice:

Play in my scoring 17:

TU: Levi
TD: Flanno

Play in my 17

TU: Strange
TD: Flanno


Chur

Getting super torn in my bench make up. Feels super super weak!
Looking at
Grant (smith next week), Smithies, Luki, Salmon with Strange at CTR and Cotric in 18-21
Or
Robson, smithies, Salmon, Chan with Kiraz at ctr and Flanno in the 18-21 instead of cotric

Mr Trump wrote:Some how Marshall-King is made it into my side i don't know how. His round 3 bye round sucks but other then that i think hes a good pickup. Will play 80 thats for sure. Anyone else running him?

Probably plays 65 with Plath/Stone giving him a short spell

Gents, any thoughts on the preferable duo below of the following:

Cotter + Flanno vs
Elliot + Hutchison

Part of me feels like they will balance out, though i get the suspicion Cotter will out-minute and hence outscore Elliot, and Flanno/Hutch will be fairly similar given they are both working on a strong attacking edge

I have just been looking into salmon - he does appear at first glance a walk up pick in a side...

however - his PPM is shite and with Mann on the bench he may only be playing half a game.

If we compare than to V. Fifita who is 59k cheaper and may score similar - I am beginning to think the cash is better spent elsewhere

he may end up starting this week if Lawrie is out

hutchison and vifita TU

flanagan and salmon TD

The Dolphin Conspiracies wrote:hutchison and vifita TU

flanagan and salmon TD

i went option (b) because v. fifita could be out of the 17 when l. leilua comes back rd 3

White Lightning wrote:

i went option (b) because v. fifita could be out of the 17 when l. leilua comes back rd 3

Rd 2 now, Leilua suspension been reduced

White Lightning wrote:

i went option (b) because v. fifita could be out of the 17 when l. leilua comes back rd 3

Leilua plays on the EDG Vifita is a MID... Eisenhuth is the one at risk. He is already in the PROP rotation without Lawrie being injured. Eisenhuth is not going to play PROP

The Dolphin Conspiracies wrote:

Leilua plays on the EDG Vifita is a MID... Eisenhuth is the one at risk. He is already in the PROP rotation without Lawrie being injured. Eisenhuth is not going to play PROP

Pretty sure he's a good chance to retain a spot in the 17 off the bench.

Bit of late mail

Titans: brimson expects Fermor to play 80. Nothing new on Fifita of JC still saying R4-6 for both.

Sharks: Hynes says quad feels good. If he's playing he's kicking goals.

Panthers: Sunia Turuva (leg) is set to play despite an injury picked up in the WCC

Storm: Munster "I don’t want to do too much throughout the week because I want to make sure I’m 80-100 per cent to play on Friday but it’s something that’s been hindering me the last few weeks.”

Dragons: Sele on track for R2

wolfking wrote:

Pretty sure he's a good chance to retain a spot in the 17 off the bench.

Eisenhuth or Vifita

Sele back may complicate things -- dragons peeps would vifita be ahead of MMolo

The Dolphin Conspiracies wrote:

Eisenhuth or Vifita

Eisenhuth.

which option do you like:
(a) luki (in the 17 on bench) & cotric (emg's) or
(b) rapana (in the 17 on bench) & chan (emg's) - playing 4 fb's in my 17

cheers.

Salmon, Chan or Levi for 18th man?