NRL Fantasy 2024 Part 37 - All Our Reserve Graders Are Unavailable

@wolfking trading out RTS this week - thank me later!

Anyone think maybe Carty is going to be used in the Hands role?

For some reason I seem to remember him playing there off the bench. Could be wrong

robelgordo wrote:Hot take - instead of players going to other clubs to win a comp, maybe be better at your current club. Just seems like real weak vibes.

Also after last two posts, will be shaking fist angrily at cloud on the hour. If anyone wants to come watch.

Related. Harry Kane. Hard not to feel sorry for him at this point.

Jele wrote:

Related. Harry Kane. Hard not to feel sorry for him at this point.

If he wanted to win trophies, he should have stayed with his boyhood club: Arsenal.

Jele wrote:

Related. Harry Kane. Hard not to feel sorry for him at this point.

I get it in soccer, but in a salary cap sport… it’s complicated I guess and can’t blame players at all, just feels like there has to be some incentive for marquee players to try and build success rather than take pay cuts to move to successful clubs. Comp hasn’t felt this uneven since the 80s for me.

Anyone still looking at Aitken? Plays all major bye rounds I might get him!

Grouse wrote:@wolfking trading out RTS this week - thank me later!

Cheers mate.  Im torturing myself for 80 minutes every week.  He stays for me, I'm a sucker for punishment.

Nice you are in the position to trade him though.

rhinoceroo wrote:

If he wanted to win trophies, he should have stayed with his boyhood club: Arsenal.

According to Wikipedia, "Kane joined the Arsenal youth academy when he was eight years old. He was released after one season for being "a bit chubby" and not "very athletic", according to Liam Brady who was then in charge of Arsenal's academy." Cutthroat coming through the ranks these days...

Play one

TU:Faalogo
TD:Armstrong

Rabbits21 wrote:Anyone still looking at Aitken? Plays all major bye rounds I might get him!

Thought too expensive but looks like priced at floor lately of 49 so not the worst

robelgordo wrote:

I get it in soccer, but in a salary cap sport… it’s complicated I guess and can’t blame players at all, just feels like there has to be some incentive for marquee players to try and build success rather than take pay cuts to move to successful clubs. Comp hasn’t felt this uneven since the 80s for me.

I think Fifita is actually getting a raise...he signed an extension to his original deal in early 2023 which was worth far less (around $800k) than his original $1.1 a season. I think the whole $1m man stuff floating around at the moment may be BS.

danseels1985 wrote:Play one

TU:Faalogo
TD:Armstrong

If you have Raiders especially Chevy should be able to loop

Having trouble deciding on my third trade out. Anyone want to weigh in? Think I have the possible trade outs in this order:

Salmon - Shouldn't lose too much this week, but likely trade out in the near future with Preston back. Could drop to bench in late mail.
Chan - Saved his score with a try R8, and a TS/TO R9. How long can he keep that up? BE still low enough to hold.
Piakura - Traded him back in in R8 so makes me want to hold him a bit longer. Still think he's got a fair bit of value.
Chester - Red dot, due back round 13, but hamstrings are niggly. Likely still at least 5 points of value, maybe closer to 10.
Cheese - Very disappointing last couple of rounds, but most likely to go well on this list. Want to hold to R14.

danseels1985 wrote:Play one

TU:Faalogo
TD:Armstrong

If you think Faalogo is worth buying, you must think he is worth playing.

rhinoceroo wrote:

If he wanted to win trophies, he should have stayed with his boyhood club: Arsenal.

When did Arsenal last win a trophy?

FaringdonSwirl wrote:Having trouble deciding on my third trade out. Anyone want to weigh in? Think I have the possible trade outs in this order:

Salmon - Shouldn't lose too much this week, but likely trade out in the near future with Preston back. Could drop to bench in late mail.
Chan - Saved his score with a try R8, and a TS/TO R9. How long can he keep that up? BE still low enough to hold.
Piakura - Traded him back in in R8 so makes me want to hold him a bit longer. Still think he's got a fair bit of value.
Chester - Red dot, due back round 13, but hamstrings are niggly. Likely still at least 5 points of value, maybe closer to 10.
Cheese - Very disappointing last couple of rounds, but most likely to go well on this list. Want to hold to R14.

Ehhhh, If it was me probably Chester or Salmon

At least you can play Cheese in Round 13 for a few points, not like he's going to lose a huge chunk of cash

sajjos wrote:

Teddy is good for another 3 years ..................



















..............back at Tigers

We would take him in a heartbeat!

FaringdonSwirl wrote:Having trouble deciding on my third trade out. Anyone want to weigh in? Think I have the possible trade outs in this order:

Salmon - Shouldn't lose too much this week, but likely trade out in the near future with Preston back. Could drop to bench in late mail.
Chan - Saved his score with a try R8, and a TS/TO R9. How long can he keep that up? BE still low enough to hold.
Piakura - Traded him back in in R8 so makes me want to hold him a bit longer. Still think he's got a fair bit of value.
Chester - Red dot, due back round 13, but hamstrings are niggly. Likely still at least 5 points of value, maybe closer to 10.
Cheese - Very disappointing last couple of rounds, but most likely to go well on this list. Want to hold to R14.

I have Salmon and Piakura in EMG. Was going to sell both but both 22 BE I think. If you have 3 Raiders and Papy like me you can stick 4 players in EMG and let them play and not make trade until the 3rd to last game which I find quite relaxing. My main targets are all in the last 3 games so I'll use Papy and Mariota as trade outs if need be

Loomer wrote:

I have Salmon and Piakura in EMG. Was going to sell both but both 22 BE I think. If you have 3 Raiders and Papy like me you can stick 4 players in EMG and let them play and not make trade until the 3rd to last game which I find quite relaxing. My main targets are all in the last 3 games so I'll use Papy and Mariota as trade outs if need be

I'm doing similar with Hughes, Salmon and Talagi. Just have to nail the right order somehow lol.