NRL Fantasy 2024 Part 40 - This is Magic Round because it can make your trades disappear into thin air

WT Winfield wrote:

For some reason I thought SWalker was already confirmed a Qld'er

Maybe it was just the game where he ran from 10m out back to his own ingoal that confirmed it for me.

He's played for QLD U-18s. Don't know if that's binding or not. England is in Queensland anyway.

rhinoceroo wrote:

He's played for QLD U-18s. Don't know if that's binding or not. England is in Queensland anyway.

Yeah seems like a definite Qld'er to me.

From wiki

"Walker played his first junior rugby league for the Burleigh Bears before moving to Ipswich with his family, where he played for the North Ipswich Tigers and attended Ipswich Grammar School, where he was signed by the Brisbane Broncos."

Cody's probably the Walker some are mentioning.

BCT05 wrote:Hanging out for some info on Schneider myself

I don't think we will get any. I'm taking the risk on 3-6 weeks of Cole. 3 weeks of 45s sees him make about 135k which is nearly enough. 4 weeks and it's a good trade. 6 weeks it's a slam dunk

The Pascoe Fiasco wrote:If Hynes is injured too then Luai has to be 7. He’s going to save the Tigers playing 7 next year so why not NSW this year. Burton would be a lock at 6 surely.

Luai has played 9 games at halfback in first grade, none in the last 3 seasons. In those 9 games with 7 on his back, he kicked for an average of 148 km, so was really still the 6, not the 7, no matter who he was paired with.

Tigers might be a decent testing ground for him to learn to play 7, Origin isn't.

mattnz wrote:

It was just amusing, not saying you don't know what you're doing. I agreed with your statement.

Fair enough then mate. There's certainly merit to what you're saying in holding no matter what, especially being the number 1 captain choice. There just so many unknowns like Clearly holders and like anything in the game could go 50/50. I think the smart play is to hold if you can field an okay 17, but trading I think could pay off IF he were to play the whole season.

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

I don't think we will get any. I'm taking the risk on 3-6 weeks of Cole. 3 weeks of 45s sees him make about 135k which is nearly enough. 4 weeks and it's a good trade. 6 weeks it's a slam dunk

Isn't 45s a bit optimistic for a non-kicking half? Sounds like he's not a Cogger/Schneider filling in for Cleary: Luai looks like he'll be doing all that this time.

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

I don't think we will get any. I'm taking the risk on 3-6 weeks of Cole. 3 weeks of 45s sees him make about 135k which is nearly enough. 4 weeks and it's a good trade. 6 weeks it's a slam dunk

I'm toying with Cole over Weeks, but that BE, ownership and WFB position is massive.

Cole is so cheap ill happily give him a week and see how they play. Orobably cnt keep bringing in short term guys with lacj of trades anyway.

Luai kicked 300+ m on the weekend. Unsure of the split but i assume most of that was after cleary broke

Chewie wrote:

Went of with an HIA after copping a knee in the face, possible broken nose, but should be good to go next round

https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/news/2024/05/15/injury-update-plath-to-miss-magic-round/

I thought I read something about a brain bleed.. Unless that was on here

mattnz wrote:

Luai has played 9 games at halfback in first grade, none in the last 3 seasons. In those 9 games with 7 on his back, he kicked for an average of 148 km, so was really still the 6, not the 7, no matter who he was paired with.

Tigers might be a decent testing ground for him to learn to play 7, Origin isn't.

I was joking!

mattnz wrote:

Luai has played 9 games at halfback in first grade, none in the last 3 seasons. In those 9 games with 7 on his back, he kicked for an average of 148 km, so was really still the 6, not the 7, no matter who he was paired with.

Tigers might be a decent testing ground for him to learn to play 7, Origin isn't.

This is true, (NSW) Origin is a testing ground to learn to play Centre

Wiremu Trades Gone? wrote:

I thought I read something about a brain bleed.. Unless that was on here

yeah someone mentioned it on here, but nothing official, something like that would definitely make headlines so I think it's a rumour

my tv broke wrote:Cole is so cheap ill happily give him a week and see how they play. Orobably cnt keep bringing in short term guys with lacj of trades anyway.

Luai kicked 300+ m on the weekend. Unsure of the split but i assume most of that was after cleary broke

Had a look at reserve stats and Cole does not appear to be much of a kicker. And yeah Luai did the majority once Cleary went off.

But think he scores well enough to settle around 35-40 avg but if its 3 weeks I hate it, if it's 5 weeks I love it.

Will probably give him a miss this week tbh if we dont hear anything on Schneider (which I agree its unlikely we will)

my tv broke wrote:Cole is so cheap ill happily give him a week and see how they play. Orobably cnt keep bringing in short term guys with lacj of trades anyway.

Luai kicked 300+ m on the weekend. Unsure of the split but i assume most of that was after cleary broke

Isn't his true BE more like 40, after his 2 point game?
I think his real system price is more like $200k rather than the $230k floor, so that would definitely merit waiting a week for a free look

If Hynes, Moses and Cleary are all out, Luai will certainly be in the team, wearing either 6 or 7. Just no clear standouts to be next to him

easytiger wrote:

my tv broke wrote:Cole is so cheap ill happily give him a week and see how they play. Orobably cnt keep bringing in short term guys with lacj of trades anyway.

Luai kicked 300+ m on the weekend. Unsure of the split but i assume most of that was after cleary broke

Isn't his true BE more like 40, after his 2 point game?
I think his real system price is more like $200k rather than the $230k floor, so that would definitely merit waiting a week for a free look

Cole's official BE is 30

Hutch and Flanagan NSW pairing

Piakura to Cole gives you 131k... tempting

Chewie wrote:Piakura to Cole gives you 131k... tempting

Piakura is a hard one. The way broncos play, he could get a double, break 9 tackles, get 2 line breaks, run 165 metres and walk away with a 72 and start making cash… or he could keep running decoys, missing tackles, and getting replaced by fucking Jack Gosiewski

rhinoceroo wrote:

Isn't 45s a bit optimistic for a non-kicking half? Sounds like he's not a Cogger/Schneider filling in for Cleary: Luai looks like he'll be doing all that this time.

I think Cole will be doing the kicking. Luai has spent his entire career as the non kicking half and I don't think that changes

Edit:

I also have it on good authority Cole was the dominant kicker for his under 12s team