NRL Fantasy 2024 Part 36 - Undercover Mods

wolfking wrote:When do we get 4 trades a week?  Just starting to look ahead and round 14 is going to be a slaughter.  You really can't carry that many Raiders, Roosters and Dolphins into round 13 because you'll be fucked in 14.  Tricky two rounds to navigate, that's not including Origin.  So, if you're looking to attack byes looking for players playing both is ideal, but who is there;

Sharks;

Hynes (Potentially Origin bound)
Nikora (if Angus gets an origin call up)
McInnes (potential Origin)
Iro (everyone has him anyway)
Atkinson (handy if Trindall is still out)

Panthers;

May (I think one of the best pickups for this period at current price)
Sorenson (if he makes it back on the park but unreliable)
Tago (Probably just as good as May as a pickup, maybe better)
JFH (Bit of a meh option but can get you 45-50 on a good day)
Edwards (the WFB we all missed again)

Dogs;

Curran (Good option.  Rotations and minutes slight concern)
Shoes (Looks a hold at this stage for a tricky postion)
Kiraz (Another one of the best options with DPP)
Mahoney (Who would have thought)
Burton (Scoring well when the Dogs are playing well.  Origin chance, not really needed for the positon long term)

Eels;

Brown (solid option if you already have him, not sure if worth the pickup now)
Matto (Smokey option with Hoppo Origin bound)
Simo (underprice, DPP)
Penis (Gun centre, keeper if you gab him)
Russell (Possibility if playing FB, but a potato)

Knights;

KPP (everyone already has him)
Brailey (Should be fine if already picked up despite last weeks hiccup)
Armstrong (Looks to have held the spot, probably the last week to grab him this week)
Marzhew (Playing like shit but has the pedigree at a large discount)
Best (Keeper center, Origin chance, scoring well)

Dragons;

Huth (Exceeding expectations)
Liddle (Rollercoaster but not the worst option.  Loves a headknock though)
Flanno (Could be a cashout come round 12 if you hate yourself that much)

Cows;

Drinkwater (Could actually be the best option across both rounds now looking at things)
Robson (Easily the second best option if he somehow misses Origin.  Expensive now though)
Mikaele (May pick up some more minutes with Cotter out and Granville experiencing some ED at the moment)


I guess there's a few options there you'd be happy to hold all year, but seriously gonna be a tough couple of rounds.  If you can field 13 and 17 without burning 6-8 trades you're doing well.

Chewie wrote:

I'll probably have 4 on the bye in round 14, then it's just hoping that the Origin stars back-up. very likely to have to make trades to cover for that round

rhinoceroo wrote:

Who do you trust more? The guy who thinks modern medicine is evil or the guy with the prison tattoos?

wolfking wrote:

I only gave it some actual thought because I realised I could potentially have 6 players on a bye. (Plath, Fuller, Angus, May, Kris, Strange).  Looks like I'll need to look closely at May, Kris and Strange and see if they can be replaced with some of the players I listed before then.  Strange and Kris probably were gone before then but Weeks a trade in, his name just subs in for one of Strange/Kris.

wolfking wrote:

I only gave it some actual thought because I realised I could potentially have 6 players on a bye. (Plath, Fuller, Angus, May, Kris, Strange).  Looks like I'll need to look closely at May, Kris and Strange and see if they can be replaced with some of the players I listed before then.  Strange and Kris probably were gone before then but Weeks a trade in, his name just subs in for one of Strange/Kris.

Chewie wrote:

I'll probably have 4 on the bye in round 14, then it's just hoping that the Origin stars back-up. very likely to have to make trades to cover for that round

Bethany_B wrote:

I currently have three guys with that bye - Strange, Ikat and Angus, plus Weekes who I plan to buy next week. Strange will almost certainly be sold that round if not earlier (I have enough R13 backs so he isn't needed), and I may sell Ikat too if needed.

For me the bigger issue is owning up to 8 Origin players (Grant, Carrigan, Hopgood, Angus, Cleary, Hynes, Walsh, Turbo), though I'm planning to trade Turbo next week and 1-2 more of these guys at R13 itself.

Chewie wrote:

Oh wow that's a lot of origin players, I only have Hynes, Cleary, Turbo and Angus. Also planning to trade Turbo to Manu before rd13, just hoping Turbo can close the gap with some boom games with Manu having a couple quiet games before then.
It would be nice if Hynes and Angus don't make the cut for origin, but I feel that's very unlikely

Teeth Eater wrote:Thought Pap was more 6-8 than 4-6. In light of current trade situation for many, is anyone considering holding him?

I’ve been burnt too hard with Cleary and Piakura holds to do it again, but man that’d be a tempting hold otherwise, considering how much I’ve burned through trades.

wolfking wrote:

Coming into the bye period, I think you'd be shooting yourself in the foot if you held him.

Teeth Eater wrote:Thought Pap was more 6-8 than 4-6. In light of current trade situation for many, is anyone considering holding him?

I’ve been burnt too hard with Cleary and Piakura holds to do it again, but man that’d be a tempting hold otherwise, considering how much I’ve burned through trades.

decision:

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Bethany_B wrote:

Yup it's a lot, hence why I'm probably trading some of them.

Just sucks that a lot of the best scorers (especially at MID) are Origin guys. I'd probably trade both Carrigan and Hopgood if not for the fact that all the non-Origin MIDs suck (bar AFB)

my tv broke wrote:Broncos training news - Josh Rogers in the 7. Madden training with ressies but in red bib, won't be ready to play this week.

my tv broke wrote:Broncos training news - Josh Rogers in the 7. Madden training with ressies but in red bib, won't be ready to play this week.

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