NRL Fantasy 2024 Part 10 - Not enough Raiders

my tv broke wrote:

haha, probably!

every year though i shoot myself in the foot by not having a little bit of cash stashed in round 1. just trying to sort that this year and allowing for sitili to may in one trade, seems like the way to force myself into it.

What about a situation when you have Leniu (looking at a lengthy ban for being a big-mouthed nut), and Sitili (possibly out with an injury) in your team. Have $154k ITB so can do either to May in one trade.
Leniu is the obvious trade, right?

I think Cows were down in 2023 due to most of the squad playing at the world cup end of 2022

Lot of players came out of that with a disrupted preseason and not a lot of rest

Probably just going to take the May temptation completely off the table by only leaving myself $33k bank

BBowler wrote:


Every year I hear about Warriors through Origin period, hardly ever eventuates.

They played terribly against a really under strength Broncos and again really bad against Souths. Couldnt believe how bad they were. Were winning the other games around them. Just need to get up for these games mentally and should be thrashing them.

Historically Warriors teams have done really well over Origin period.

What mins we think Cowboys bench plays assuming no injuries/HIAs to starting team?

Shady2K wrote:

Was saying the other day that 2022 when they made prelim was an outlier. They all had career years and last year likely the norm for the Cows

Just my early take

They showed they could get in a run of form, when Drinkwater started firing last season. Its all about how long the run of form can last.

Would love a Sitili Tupouniua update right about now.

The Bludger#2 wrote:


What about a situation when you have Leniu (looking at a lengthy ban for being a big-mouthed nut), and Sitili (possibly out with an injury) in your team. Have $154k ITB so can do either to May in one trade.
Leniu is the obvious trade, right?

That's my plan.

The Goat Boys wrote:

Cheers for that, I didn`t know that was the case.

Makes me more confident in using his stats as a whole.

The other reason I was looking at him is if there is late changes to the other games. Harris locks out this arvo with still half the round to go. Leaves me with no bank (5K) and completely stuck is something happens (eg. Chan benched, Salmon benched). There's no wriggle room. It's probably just me being unnecessarily over cautious but Cotter's BE isn't terrible also so worst comes to worst he doesn't lose money and an easy pivot to a May or Smithies.

Speaking of the Cowboys. Lolo found his way into my team last night. Honestly don’t remember that

wolfking wrote:

The other reason I was looking at him is if there is late changes to the other games.  Harris locks out this arvo with still half the round to go.  Leaves me with no bank (5K) and completely stuck is something happens (eg. Chan benched, Salmon benched). There's no wriggle room.  It's probably just me being unnecessarily over cautious but Cotter's BE isn't terrible also so worst comes to worst he doesn't lose money and an easy pivot to a May or Smithies.

A benched Salmon is probably still worth having, and everyone else gets his score as well. If he is benched for Curran to start at lock, then we all work out how to get him in.

Cotter is the guy I am most concerned about not having in my team currently.

Chan benched would make me look at other options. Might involve a couple of other players changing as well.

my tv broke wrote:

I think spencer has to go out of those two.

Sitili might be fine. If he actually plays rnd 2 ill be tempted to just hold fire. Just dont want to be in a situation where i have to use two trades for one injury next week

Jury still out on roosters edge mins without injury

On the roosters minutes without injury.

Does anyone believe there is potential for butcher to take some of those May minutes when edges aren`t injury affected.

my tv broke wrote:When cotter was playing 'prop' wasnt he really just lock but lolo wanted to wear the 13 jersey or some shit.

I dont feel like his game was any different regardless of where named.

All the cows were down last year tho.. cotter.. robson.. lolo.. not sure what to make of it. Im not super confident in the cows being  a good team again either.. seem like theyre slipping atm

I've got him (now as a swap for Robson) but I feel the same way about the Cows. I have a nagging suspicion that they are having the good coached out of them or at least the Multi dimensional bit......but I don't know shit.

The Goat Boys wrote:

On the roosters minutes without injury.

Does anyone believe there is potential for butcher to take some of those May minutes when edges aren`t injury affected.

I think the most impacted by the EDG injuries was Radley. Ended up getting 80 minutes with time on the EDG, when he was probably going to get subbed by Butcher, when Wong came back on.

my tv broke wrote:

The Bludger#2 wrote:


What about a situation when you have Leniu (looking at a lengthy ban for being a big-mouthed nut), and Sitili (possibly out with an injury) in your team. Have $154k ITB so can do either to May in one trade.
Leniu is the obvious trade, right?

I think spencer has to go out of those two.

Sitili might be fine. If he actually plays rnd 2 ill be tempted to just hold fire. Just dont want to be in a situation where i have to use two trades for one injury next week

Jury still out on roosters edge mins without injury

if the Roosters name the same team with JWH coming in for Leniu, I'd be tempted to hold too

But if I need to trade someone out because there is an obvious trade in, then Sitili is currently high up the list of potential tradeouts

mattnz wrote:

A benched Salmon is probably still worth having, and everyone else gets his score as well. If he is benched for Curran to start at lock, then we all work out how to get him in.

Cotter is the guy I am most concerned about not having in my team currently.

Chan benched would make me look at other options. Might involve a couple of other players changing as well.

I wouldn't dump Salmon if that happened but having him in the 17 would cause some panic and maybe look or another playable option elsewhere.

Saying that, going down to Cotter, if Chan is benched then there's money there to upgrade to even a Palasia or someone else.

Think I've talked myself into him over Harris with that aspect.

I do think you're right on your Harris assessment though. Just hope Cotter can get back to a 50 point scorer somehow.

I don't have May but he does look good and has for about a season now.

He looks pretty hard to stop and can stand in a tackle so the potential is there for plenty of offloads. He is in the mould of Haas, Joey Tap or a young Andrew Fifita

Obviously has a decent engine as well.

mattnz wrote:

I think the most impacted by the EDG injuries was Radley. Ended up getting 80 minutes with time on the EDG, when he was probably going to get subbed by Butcher, when Wong came back on.

Radley averaged 71 minutes last year including 3 sin bins and a 29 minute injury game in round 1

I know it doesn't fit the May=must have agenda but Radley playing big minutes is almost the only certainty in the Roosters pack