NRL Fantasy 2024 Part 23 - End the season now, Tigers are in the 8

So on Gutho what’s he added that he didn’t have the first 3 weeks? 4 points in kick metres?

Is it just his general involvement that has increased?

Snatchpato wrote:Tempted by Host. Priced at 28 with an edge average of 40 in minutes over 60

Does he keep the role? Could be a good alternative for those who don’t trust Talagi and hate themselves

It’s a trap mate do not get Host thank me later.

Captain Grant, May or Dylbags?

I might miss Talagi bit concerned if Parra los again about his JS and Asi in the 19. Might target Simonsson in next couple of weeks.

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:So on Gutho what’s he added that he didn’t have the first 3 weeks? 4 points in kick metres?

Is it just his general involvement that has increased?

Running the attack both sides of the field (and had a LB through the middle of the field at the start of the game).

Just gets in on everything, really steps up his game involvement to run the show.

Also kicks goals (which he doesn't normally do when Moses is on the field, even though he has this season).

With Moses average 41, without Moses average 60.

Rabbits21 wrote:
It’s a trap mate do not get Host thank me later.

Captain Grant, May or Dylbags?

I might miss Talagi bit concerned if Parra los again about his JS and Asi in the 19. Might target Simonsson in next couple of weeks.

Even if Talagi was moved to CTR it wouldn't be a bad outcome.

mattnz wrote:

Running the attack both sides of the field (and had a LB through the middle of the field at the start of the game).

Just gets in on everything, really steps up his game involvement to run the show.

Also kicks goals (which he doesn't normally do when Moses is on the field, even though he has this season).

With Moses average 41, without Moses average 60.

Cheers mate, still trying to figure out who to bring in for Sitili

Thanks for all the good advice RE trading and who to.
My team is complete rubbish this year- I'm still kicking myself that after all my arguments about Fog dominating KMs etc. I was stupid enough to run with SOS.

So, balls to the wall moves are needed.
Toups + Kiraz become KPP + Gutho.

Need cash gen and points.
Need to ditch waaaay too many ugly cash goats who are spudding up my team.
Yes, I'm looking at you Weak-Gutted-Dog, Shoes, Lussick, Duncan (unless Rabbits' promise of big minutes and great scoring eventuates), Chan (unless there's a miracle and he's back at Edge for 65 - 80 mins), ... you get the picture.

Lesson learnt. Don't chase every cash cow, most will kick you in the nuts.

My issue is this week I have to decide between KPP, Gutho, and Brown. I think based on the upcoming byes and that Talagi will be my cash out, I can’t get both Brown and Gutho (already have Hopgood).

I think I’ll go KPP this week and maybe Gutho next week.

The Bludger#2 wrote:Thanks for all the good advice RE trading and who to.
My team is complete rubbish this year- I'm still kicking myself that after all my arguments about Fog dominating KMs etc. I was stupid enough to run with SOS.

So, balls to the wall moves are needed.
Toups + Kiraz become KPP + Gutho.

Need cash gen and points.
Need to ditch waaaay too many ugly cash goats who are spudding up my team.
Yes, I'm looking at you Weak-Gutted-Dog, Shoes, Lussick, Duncan (unless Rabbits' promise of big minutes and great scoring eventuates), Chan (unless there's a miracle and he's back at Edge for 65 - 80 mins), ... you get the picture.

Lesson learnt. Don't chase every cash cow, most will kick you in the nuts.

Not sure there were really alternatives to starting with guys like Salmon, Chan and Shoes. Even the next tier up, Sitili, Wong, Piakura, has been really unlucky, with a mix of injuries and uncertain roles - initially minutes, then getting dropped, and all the guys we wanted ahead of them, not getting the role to start the season - KPP, Blore, RFM, Curran, Schuster. These underperforming, highly owned cash cows that looked decent in R1 has really hurt the teams that stayed mainstream this season.

Duncan was definitely a guy you could have waited a week on to see the role, and get cash generation started, which seems to have worked well so far for guys like Talagi and Galvin.

Lussick looks to be even more proof of the "ignore 2021 stats" rule.

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:So on Gutho what’s he added that he didn’t have the first 3 weeks? 4 points in kick metres?

Is it just his general involvement that has increased?

Just touches the ball a lot more without Moses. They ran a heap through him against the Tigers. 47 touches in the game, season average prior to that was 36.

As well as general play kicking he'll get more goal kicking too (already had a bit of that this year as Moses was playing through a groin injury before he broke his foot)

mattnz wrote:

Even if Talagi was moved to CTR it wouldn't be a bad outcome.

Can’t see them dropping Penis or Simonsson if fit though

Just worked out that the Rabbits 9 refers to how many messages he sends a day, not the number of special people that get them

Yeah Gutho ran the show, I was actually a little concerned as a Brown owner for the first 25mins but he got involved enough too by the end.

Gutho would be nice to have but I think I need to go cheaper with Campbell and I don't really fancy 3 Eels with their rd9 bye.

Rabbits21 wrote:

mattnz wrote:

Even if Talagi was moved to CTR it wouldn't be a bad outcome.

Can’t see them dropping Penis or Simonsson if fit though

Penisini won't get dropped, but Simonsson could conceivably move to wing for Russell, if they want to keep Talagi in the team.

Wouldn't count on Talagi's long term job security though. If you own him, just enjoy the ride

Snatchpato wrote:Tempted by Host. Priced at 28 with an edge average of 40 in minutes over 60

Does he keep the role? Could be a good alternative for those who don’t trust Talagi and hate themselves

You will get Host's 32 points in 60 minutes and you will like him!

(in all seriousness, don't do it)

Milchcow wrote:

Wasn't that year after he won it - where he used his "fame" to get Fanhub to change his team

Can't remember if I've mentioned this before, but I interviewed Daniel Long for a graduate role, I think about 2017 or 2018. He used the fantasy win as an example of his real life application of stats and analytical capability, which for a grad entry level job was pretty good. I was playing a bunch of draft comps on Nearly and NRL Ceo at the time and had previously attempted Supercoach so I was easily impressed, but more importantly, my colleague on the interview panel who was a muso from Adelaide with no interest in any sport was also impressed.

He turned down the job offer.

A year or two later an acquaintance invited me to join an NRL fantasy league, and because of that interview I was like, 'oh right I know that game I'll give it a go'. Almost everyone else in that comp abandoned ship early in the season because of how shitty the app was (is?), but I found this website plus footystats and evolved into the NRL Fantasy superstar you know and love to this very day.

So true story, it's Daniel Long's fault.

Speaking of players wives Cam Murray is doing ok.

Blaize is coming in for Kini may as well double down on the shitto,s.

BCT05 wrote:Yeah Gutho ran the show, I was actually a little concerned as a Brown owner for the first 25mins but he got involved enough too by the end.

Gutho would be nice to have but I think I need to go cheaper with Campbell and I don't really fancy 3 Eels with their rd9 bye.

Brown got more KMs in that game than he had in the first 3 combined, that's all I needed to see.

I am an agonizing 1k short of doing Cotric and Lussick and Fog and Curran.

Luckily KPP is exactly 1k less than Curran so he'll do

mrbrownstone wrote:

Brown got more KMs in that game than he had in the first 3 combined, that's all I needed to see.

Do you think Talagi is close to must have? Trying to work out if I get him or wait and target Simonsson in coming weeks