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

wolfking wrote:

I was happy to keep him in the EMG and use him next week for Armstrong and in round 13 if need be but I think I'd rather change trade plans and keep Strange over him.  Kris to Weeks is obvious but then can't do Salmon to Nikora, would have to be Matto.  Or skip Weeks and go Cole and worry about filling Armstrong next week.  Could still pick up Weeks next week but probably feels now or never.

Could go Russell and Nikora but that feels gross.  

mattnz wrote:

In a couple of weeks, it should be Campbell, Foran, Weaver.

Fifita looking as good as ever. High work rate and involved in attack.

L-Jimmy wrote:

Kris->Weekes, Salmon->Matto seem like strong trades. I bought in the same dudes last week and feel ok about it. Nikora is a good option no doubt, but the price difference, history, current form, and DPP makes Matto an easy preference in my book.

wolfking wrote:

Thanks mate, might have to lean that way.  Not sold on Weeks for some reason but good JS for now and low BE makes him the best cow of the week.  Matto could be anything, the only difference with Nikora you know he's locked in for 80 minutes, Matto who knows.  

After the Lane discussion I just had a look on the Eels forum too and yeah, so many of them can't stand Lane and want him dropped.  Means nothing but still interesting.  The few low minute bench games Matto has had is a concern but at the same time with Hoppo bound for Origin, it makes him a more appealing option again I suppose.

mattnz wrote:

Matterson is priced at 38, averages 45 in 30+ minutes off the bench and when he gets the opportunity, 55 at EDG and 48 at lock.

Bethany_B wrote:All this talk of the lack of round 13 MIDs, and I think there's one going under the radar.

Oregon Kaufusi.

While he has scored tries in his past two games, I think the bigger reason to get him is that his minutes are way up, and even with Rudolf and Hamlin-Uele in the team, he's taken a starting spot for his own alongside Hazelton.

He's playing big minutes (57, 45, 60 in his last 3) and seems to be quite a dynamic player, busting tackles and offloading.

For only 555k and playing both 13 and 14, he's piqued my interest.

wolfking wrote:

He's still definite value and I wrote him off after the game last week but I'm interested again.  The concern is more BA.  There's every bloody chance come Sunday Carty starts and Matto moves to the bench.  Bar one game this year, all of the games he's come off the bench have been under 40 minutes.

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Walsh out this weekend. 

Knee injury but only the one week at this stage

wolfking wrote:

mickspicks wrote:Just stumbled across Neame. Could be worth a shout this week and moving in to origin? Although MacLean is back.

mickspicks wrote:Just stumbled across Neame. Could be worth a shout this week and moving in to origin? Although MacLean is back.

Aardvark wrote:

I bought Matto last week on a whim for Salmon but I definitely wouldn't do the same this week (mainly because i lost 3 to long term injury and would have loved to have had that trade back)......I reckon keep an eye on him and pick him up heading into 13 if he's getting the minutes. I don't think his price is going anywhere in a huge hurry....I hope I'm wrong.

L-Jimmy wrote:

Long career average of 27.

This year (9 game) average of 40, off the back of the last 3 games where he scored 2 tries, 1 TA, 2 LB, 1 LBA.

The 6 games previous to those three he scored 0 tries, 0 TA, 0 LB, 0 LBA.

If you think he's a new attacking weapon then go for it.

But as his career averages are 0.2, 0.1, 0.2, 0.1 over a large sample, I'm not interested.