NRL Fantasy 2024 Part 20 - The Gang All Get Injured

mattnz wrote:I think I am going to start pre-empting trading down to at most 2 players from a team ahead of each of their byes. Trade out 1 of my 3 Bulldogs and 2 of my 4 Raiders by the week before.

I’m going to make some medium term plans as well…..it’s gone so swimmingly so far this season

my tv broke wrote:

I don't think I can actually do it tbh. Having Cleary as a red dot next week will just leave me wanting to trade in a weeks time. I highly doubt he suits up when they have a bye the week after anyway.

Levi has been ass for scoring, but there's a world where he nabs a 40+... its incredibly unlikely.. but...

This weekend.

Then Ricky drops Starling to the delight of Lukeaaye and he's an 80 minute gun at last.

Matt wrote this.

Loomer wrote:Is Kris bad trade in? Feels like could be good value still

I feel that is you want a CTR, Blaize might be a more fun punt and cheaper
and if you want a WFB go for Jayden Campbell for just a little bit more

I started with Kris, so I'll keep him, but he isn't the most exciting player in my 21

Loomer wrote:Is Kris bad trade in? Feels like could be good value still

I think he's good, as someone who started with him.

He was ticking along nicely before his HIA in round 2, and I can see him doing well against Ramien

mattnz wrote:

Holding a red dot for a month, what could go wrong?

Saving a trade and holding 150k cash cow? Beats chasing another shitty mid you'll need to flick by the bye

Tracker updated if anyone wants to peruse.

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:

Crazy - Cotric would have given me 17 players this week - we scored a try and looked OK but gets dumped for Schiller

Milchcow wrote:

I feel that is you want a CTR, Blaize might be a more fun punt and cheaper
and if you want a WFB go for Jayden Campbell for just a little bit more

I started with Kris, so I'll keep him, but he isn't the most exciting player in my 21

Agree with the cow here. Kris has annoyed me way to much so early in the season. The other two options are way more fun

Loomer wrote:Is Kris bad trade in? Feels like could be good value still

I'd be looking at him more closely instead paying up for Kiraz/Cobbo as DPPs, but wary of loading up on too many Raiders. Still awhile before their bye though and Foggy might be the only keeper with Rapana, Smithies, Strange and Levi rounding it out.

Milchcow wrote:


The draft formats of supercoach and fantasy have always been an afterthought from a development point of view

In ye olden days VNRL was certainly the most popular form of fantasy before Supercoach/dream team became the default versions of the game, and nrlceo and nearylsport have small but dedicated followings.

nearlysport is the main comp I play, but the one thing I like about the overall format is that it leads itself more to communities like this where people can discuss player stats and trades together. With draft formats there's not so much week to week discussion other than just trash talking
So even though my nearlysport teams are my "main" teams, I spend more time talking about Fantasy

Wow thanks for the reply- didn’t know about nearlysport and just had a little look, will definitely look to jump over to this next season as the draft format on fantasy is pretty trash (they need to look at how NFL run there fantasy draft).
Been playing classic for a good 6 years at least now and draft for the last 2
and must say this year classic has definitely taken a backseat as just not as enjoyable knowing my end team will end up like 90% of others.
Really enjoy this forum though as plenty of great insight into the actual game.

Honeysett wrote:

Maybe you'd like to help me out, Rabbit. We can mend fences.

No matter what I do I slice my drive right, 100% of the time. I'm 6'2 and spent my juniors playing cricket and can't stop wanting to cover drive the ball. My chipping and putting is pretty good but I drive as well as Paul Walker.

If you're slicing regularly you're an easy fix. Get that right elbow tucked in at setup and leave it there all the way through impact. You're casting and probably early extending to catch up. Right elbow tucked. Thank me later.

L-Jimmy wrote:

"harden up, be a real tough man like us golfers" is a red hot take.

I mean, I play when I can - had to move my membership to 'country member' which was sad - but when I look around the clubhouse I don't think hyper macho. I think "wow there are a lot of really old boring rich guys here, I hope they don't try and talk to me". I certainly don't think they know anything about life because they chose to play a sport that cares about how neatly your trousers are ironed.

Rabbits21 feels things very strongly, it makes him somewhat annoying but nothing less of a man. [/quote]

I played footy for 20+ years and had 37 amateur boxing bouts. Golf started at 30.

I know a sook when I see one.

You are one as well.

Grow up nerd.

Rabbits21 wrote:I’m down to 13, 15 after two trades, 14 if Cotter is a late out

I have 17, but no real captain option plus lots of garbage (Shoes, Strange, Russell, Burbo, Levi). Numbers don’t necessarily mean anything. Relax, it’s only round 4. Just when you think the only way is up after my disastrous last round! Most of us are looking at a pretty shit round so chill!

The Dolphin Conspiracies wrote:

Crazy - Cotric would have given me 17 players this week - we scored a try and looked OK but gets dumped for Schiller

Schiller has scored 5 tries in 2 games in NSW cup. Deserved promotion

WT Winfield wrote:

I'd be looking at him more closely instead paying up for Kiraz/Cobbo as DPPs, but wary of loading up on too many Raiders. Still awhile before their bye though and Foggy might be the only keeper with Rapana, Smithies, Strange and Levi rounding it out.

I have Kiraz. Only have Strange and Hosking as Raiders and Strange looks like move on soon and Hosking possibly move on in a few weeks

Rabbit wrote:
I played footy for 20+ years and had 37 amateur boxing bouts. Golf started at 30.

I know a sook when I see one.

You are one as well.

Grow up nerd.

Big man over here. Definitely a real alpha - a proper Jake Granville if you know what I mean.

Shady2K wrote:

Idk about full security. Lucas is in reserves and he’s a new recruit. One loss and things could change idk

He did score 40 in his other 80 minute start. It’s a 2 full game sample size

More importantly, another joker who has no reserve grade stats!

OB wrote:

Big man over here. Definitely a real alpha - a proper Jake Granville if you know what I mean.

LOL

Got ya!

There are two things in fantasy that I hate. Injured guns sitting in the NPR taking up $940k of dead cap space, and the potential to miss a bargain basement cow.

With Kini to Campbell sorting out 17 green dots, I guess I'll go Cleary to Blaize and $805k in the war chest to start making some upgrades next week.

I could probably be talked into KPP instead of Blaize, as it'll probably score me a few more points in the meantime. Just feels a little less fun though.

Planning to hold Piakura. Burning enough trades early, that's one I can save on for now.

mattnz wrote:@ynot are you able to run your script for number of green dots this week and number of trades made? Will give us an idea of how things shape up overall for TLT chaos

If I get a minute tomorrow, I'll have a looksy