NRL Fantasy 2024 Part 12 - No need for a restart

Mulvy wrote:
Gah, to hold our not to hold?

He may be "cleared", but he definitely did something.  Will he kick next week?  Will he goal kick?  Anyone going to Panthers stadium on Friday who can advise who is kicking and goal kicking in the warm up? They play before the Raiders so that info would be valuable.

At this point I'm jumping off, groin injuries have a nasty tendency to hang around and I need the money to afford to get rid of a failed cheapie (either Chan, Kini or Bostock depending on TLT)

With Chan more than doubling his score since the end of the game, my only guy begging to be traded out is Kini, unless either Piakura (still going through concussion protocols), or Sitili (still haven't heard anything on his injury) are possible sells.

In some ways I guess it is a good problem to have, but I have a bucket load of cash to spend on upgrades.

Would love to add a couple of Dragons this week but those pesky returning players probably makes things a little murky

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Would love to add a couple of Dragons this week but those pesky returning players probably makes things a little murky

Lawrie Sele and Lucy to come in

yafss is back to regular programming. If you didn't have Payne Haas as captain you probably weren't in the top 1000!

Aardvark wrote:


That's exactly what you should do, anticipate worst case scenarios and act on them before they happen. It's a great way of pissing those pesky trades up against a wall.

or....maybe wait until the team lists come out and make a considered decision. The main reason to make an early trade is to catch a cow you've missed. Fog (who I have and am happy about) is a decent steady pick who will score in the 50s and doesn't have a bye for a while but I doubt he is going to be the SJ of this season. For a start he doesn't cost $550k.

The Bulldogs have some issues but tbh Hutch is not the major one....it might be the guy on the massive contract who is actually a centre with a penchant for kicking the ball really high.

You nailed it Fog should be a 50’s guy that’s why I want him. If Dogs keep losing Ciraldo will make mass changes.

No matter what I do you’ll criticise it anyway!

Rabbits21 wrote:No matter what I do you’ll criticise it anyway!

The forum may criticise your trade ideas but you don't have to listen to us. If you trust your own convictions, you'll have much more fun with fantasy.

Rabbits21 wrote:

You nailed it Fog should be a 50’s guy that’s why I want him. If Dogs keep losing Ciraldo will make mass changes.

No matter what I do you’ll criticise it anyway!

What makes you think from the weekend that Hutch will be dropped? He was no different to any other Dog player and the possession was so lob sided, what did you expect him to do? If the coach was looking to drop Hutch as his first move in addressing the teams issues, he's in the wrong job.

Rabbits21 wrote:

You nailed it Fog should be a 50’s guy that’s why I want him. If Dogs keep losing Ciraldo will make mass changes.

No matter what I do you’ll criticise it anyway!

Mate it's not meant as mindless criticism but honestly sometimes you just need to just take a breath and wait for things to play out. We have had one very disjointed round and, for my mind, no one has stood out as a must have. It's possible Terrell May might be a buy given the Leniu situation and the fact that he's actually quite a good rugby league player.

I also have Hutchison and there is no way I am trading him out unless he gets dropped (which hasn't happened yet). If you want a steady half then maybe Fog is the go but he's not going to make or break your season.

I think you said 'I need to rip it up' but you probably don't, you just need to act on the information that comes to hand and think about what's best for your team for the season not just next week. TBH this round hasn't really given us any great insights and that's not unusual for a first round. When the smoke clears and we get some team lists we'll be able to make some proper decisions.

my tv broke wrote:

piakura is fine, he was back training last week

I see your name on the Brisbane Reddit groups, is that you?

Shady2K wrote:

Lawrie Sele and Lucy to come in

Liddle is mighty tempting given my only backup hooker is the self proclaimed best hooker in the comp (Levi)

Impossible to know if Liddle is going to be a 65 min player though. Thought it may be 55/25 maybe. I don’t think the forward changes impact the rotation (unless maybe 4 forward bench?)

SpankyLenny->ABitShitSloan looks a likely trade for me, gross though it is.

Sloan sounds like the focus of the Dragons attack, has a decent bye schedule and could make a cheeky 150k with luck.

my tv broke wrote:

Damn, ive been found

Yes, i am dull

Brisbane restraurant recommendations I think it was lol

Don't worry I give my 2 cents on stuff nobody cares about from time to time on some of theose groups.

I really wish I had not picked the same nickname across every forum and platform. Something to tell young me from 16 years ago.

L-Jimmy wrote:SpankyLenny->ABitShitSloan looks a likely trade for me, gross though it is.

Sloan sounds like the focus of the Dragons attack, has a decent bye schedule and could make a cheeky 150k with luck.

My biggest concern with Sloan is his D. He also has a single-digit game in him.
He won't be scoring triples every week.

But, then again, maybe Flanno really is a master-coach and has managed to make him stronger, faster, smarter etc. in the off-season.
I'll be doing a direct Leniu > May instead.
Really not sure what to do beyond that.
Fog looks like a solid 50s half (which I have to admit is a nice back-up for Cleary), but I'd have a sacrifice someone to pick him up.
I really want to give SOS another week at least to see how he scores in a Dolphins win.

May (centre) screams top 2-3 centre for the year, expensive though.
Carty-Party is just too expensive entry for me at the moment without selling a sub-gun, and there's a reason I made the selections I did. Changing after one round is just chasing points and being reactionary.

ynot wrote:yafss is back to regular programming. If you didn't have Payne Haas as captain you probably weren't in the top 1000!

Mate, I have him and I am not in the top 50 000. Wait no you said as captain... even 20 more points wasn't going to save me. .

Aardvark wrote:

Mate it's not meant as mindless criticism but honestly sometimes you just need to just take a breath and wait for things to play out. We have had one very disjointed round and, for my mind, no one has stood out as a must have. It's possible Terrell May might be a buy given the Leniu situation and the fact that he's actually quite a good rugby league player.

I also have Hutchison and there is no way I am trading him out unless he gets dropped (which hasn't happened yet). If you want a steady half then maybe Fog is the go but he's not going to make or break your season.

I think you said 'I need to rip it up' but you probably don't, you just need to act on the information that comes to hand and think about what's best for your team for the season not just next week. TBH this round hasn't really given us any great insights and that's not unusual for a first round. When the smoke clears and we get some team lists we'll be able to make some proper decisions.

If you read I never said I was trading Hutcho out it’s Cotter. If you research he avg 46.6 at 58mins at lock at games over 50mins

Ok I have just done some more research and in the 14 games last year where Fog kicked 350 metres or more he avg 52 fantasy points in 14 games. That was with 0.9 GK a game. Take that up 2.9 goals a game and you get an extra 4 points so that takes it up to around a 55-56 avg now you could minus a few points and you’ll still get around that 52 mark maybe 53. He’s a very good option to partner alongside Cleary.

I fcked up not taking him from the start but I can correct that early

The Bludger#2 wrote:

My biggest concern with Sloan is his D. He also has a single-digit game in him.
He won't be scoring triples every week.

But, then again, maybe Flanno really is a master-coach and has managed to make him stronger, faster, smarter etc. in the off-season.
I'll be doing a direct Leniu > May instead.
Really not sure what to do beyond that.
Fog looks like a solid 50s half (which I have to admit is a nice back-up for Cleary), but I'd have a sacrifice someone to pick him up.
I really want to give SOS another week at least to see how he scores in a Dolphins win.

May (centre) screams top 2-3 centre for the year, expensive though.
Carty-Party is just too expensive entry for me at the moment without selling a sub-gun, and there's a reason I made the selections I did. Changing after one round is just chasing points and being reactionary.
:scratch:

They seem like good moves, thanks!