NRL Fantasy 2024 Part 39 - Wow no Trbojevic, Cleary, Hynes, Bateman, Smith , Papenhuyzen

wolfking wrote:

That's exactly my point.  I wasn't saying it as a positive.

Fainu could provide the same amount of points over the next 10 games and save you 450k

WT Winfield wrote:

I read that opening line the same as Milch and was confused also.

"Jeez is Fifita actually the smartest play?" ambiguous phrasing, but more commonly used as a positive I think.

Sorry, reading back I can understand how it would come across that way. Definitely was meaning the opposite lol.

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:
Fainu could provide the same amount of points over the next 10 games and save you 450k

MTB is right.  If Fifita scores 75 in each of those 6 games, Fainu has to score 50 in his 9 games, unlikely.  If Fifita scores a few 50s, it's a totally different ballgame.  Interesting.

wolfking wrote:

MTB is right.  If Fifita scores 75 in each of those 6 games, Fainu has to score 50 in his 9 games, unlikely.  If Fifita scores a few 50s, it's a totally different ballgame.  Interesting.

Another point of consideration is the small chance of a failed HIA (or category 1) in Origin 1

If that happens, Fifita will miss 5 games in a row, since round 15 is 10 days after Origin 1

13 - Origin + Bye
14 - HIA
15 - HIA
16 - Origin
17 - Bye

This same issue applies to all Origin players from the Titans, Manly and Souths, as they have byes in round 13 and 17. Manly's round 15 game is on the 11th day so they could potentially not miss that but who knows

wolfking wrote:

MTB is right.  If Fifita scores 75 in each of those 6 games, Fainu has to score 50 in his 9 games, unlikely.  If Fifita scores a few 50s, it's a totally different ballgame.  Interesting.

75x2 for Captain, with Hynes not fully fit and Cleary out.

The other plus of having Fifita is that after origin, you have him in your team, so that is one extra keeper you have, and 1 trade you don't need to make.
Depending on scores over origin he may or may not be more affordable to trade in post R19

I think its reasonable to assume he'll be one of the highest averaging edges, so is it worth giving up a few points over the next 2 months if it helps you out longer term?

mattnz wrote:

75x2 for Captain, with Hynes not fully fit and Cleary out.

if Fifita scores 75 as your captain, I guess that means you won't lose too much ground on the Angus captainers

Fifita averages closer to 60 than 69 just for the record

Bethany_B wrote:

wolfking wrote:

MTB is right.  If Fifita scores 75 in each of those 6 games, Fainu has to score 50 in his 9 games, unlikely.  If Fifita scores a few 50s, it's a totally different ballgame.  Interesting.

Another point of consideration is the small chance of a failed HIA (or category 1) in Origin 1

If that happens, Fifita will miss 5 games in a row, since round 15 is 10 days after Origin 1

There is a chance of any player missing multiple games due to HIA/injury. I wouldn't avoid a player as a trade in on the basis that they won't play for me if they get injured (exception is guys coming back from hammy injuries, I won't be rushing any of them into my team)

Milchcow wrote:

if Fifita scores 75 as your captain, I guess that means you won't lose too much ground on the Angus captainers

Apparently there were photos posted of Angus with badly bruised foot this week. May get an early rest.

WT Winfield wrote:Fifita averages closer to 60 than 69 just for the record

Under Des is averaging 65, with most of those games off the bench.

wolfking wrote:Jeez.....is Fifita actually the smartest play now?  Looking at his schedule, he plays 6 out of the next 10 with two of those games backups from Origin.  Both those shouldn't be a problem with one of Saturday and one Sunday but oof.....that might change things.

Fifita is just about scoring 2 players worth of fantasy points at the moment, so 6 out of 10 games might not be as bad

mattnz wrote:

Under Des is averaging 65, with most of those games off the bench.

That's still closer to 60 and his career average than 75. Coming into the origin period where he may get some reduced minutes, I'd think 6x60 for 360 points and maybe punches out a couple of tries for ~400 points.

Fifita backflips and Souths get Wayne I am on cloud nine baby!!!

Milchcow wrote:

There is a chance of any player missing multiple games due to HIA/injury. I wouldn't avoid a player as a trade in on the basis that  they won't play for me if they get  injured (exception is guys coming back from hammy injuries, I won't be rushing any of them into my team)

I agree, but just something to consider.

I'm not buying Fifita because I have too many Origin players already (Grant, Hopgood, Carrigan, Angus, Nicho, Walsh), but if I didn't have them all, I probably would get him. Easily the number 1 edge and he'd be the best C option this week if Nicho's out

Rabbits21 wrote:Fifita backflips and Souths get Wayne I am on cloud nine baby!!!

I remember so many Souths fans were glad to get rid of him. What changed?

so grant gets a unanimous non-guilty verdict by a 3 man judiciary panel...so does the ref & bunker get fines for fucking up.

White Lightning wrote:so grant gets a unanimous non-guilty verdict by a 3 man judiciary panel...so does the ref & bunker get fines for fucking up.

Not getting an additional fine, isn't the same as not guilty on the field.

White Lightning wrote:so grant gets a unanimous non-guilty verdict by a 3 man judiciary panel...so does the ref & bunker get fines for fucking up.

Not sure it was the ref, though he copped it from the crowd. Pretty sure it was just Adam Gee in the bunker saying it was late and forceful.

Bethany_B wrote:

I agree, but just something to consider.

I'm not buying Fifita because I have too many Origin players already (Grant, Hopgood, Carrigan, Angus, Nicho, Walsh), but if I didn't have them all, I probably would get him. Easily the number 1 edge and he'd be the best C option this week if Nicho's out

I kind of failed to consider the other Origin players I have but only have Hynes, Cotter, Angus and Patty so could swing it.