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

Chewie wrote:My EMG is looking very orderly:
18. Strange - 45
19. Waddell - 39
20. SHughes - 38
21. Piakura - 36

You have a strange waddle because of your shoes?

ForanAgainst wrote:

Fun fact. There will be plenty of other Knights joining KPP on the bench next week.

Haha ah yes true. I guess if you hold him this week you def just keep for rd13 even for his 25pts off the bench

The Dolphin Conspiracies wrote:

You have a strange waddle because of your shoes?

being filled with Pookura

BCT05 wrote:

Haha ah yes true. I guess if you hold him this week you def just keep for rd13 even for his 25pts off the bench

I’m holding out hope that a short stint last week, a short one this week, and next week off means we’re back to 80 min KPP in round 13.

Loomer wrote:Seen in group chat rumour Taylan May arrested and there's mention of not good Taylan May rumour on Penrith forum. Anyone seen anything concrete?

He's listed to appear in court

R v TAYLAN MAY, 28th May at 9.30am. Also listed for Apprehension Violence Order on the same day.

ForanAgainst wrote:

I’m holding out hope that a short stint last week, a short one this week, and next week off means we’re back to 80 min KPP in round 13.

Hard to see how. Seems Lucas and Friz are the preferred edges.

So if I do get Fainu, I can't really loop him with Fa'algo with Plath since he is in the last game?

wolfking wrote:

Hard to see how.  Seems Lucas and Friz are the preferred edges.

Yeah agree

It would seem silly to trade out a player just in the odd chance they got into trouble outside football, but thats exactly what I did with Taylan May this season after the silly speeding thing. His misdemeanours were just too fucking stupid, and his social posts too troubled, that there wouldn’t be a continuing pattern here. No idea what he has even allegedly done, but I bet its something fucking stupid.

Im in the KPP trading camp. Looking at Matterson, but worried about Carty on the bench. Nikora also on the radar but he seems slightly less palatable if Hynes is out for origin. Any other R13 EDG options floating around?

Pookus McFly wrote:Im in the KPP trading camp. Looking at Matterson, but worried about Carty on the bench. Nikora also on the radar but he seems slightly less palatable if Hynes is out for origin. Any other R13 EDG options floating around?

Aitken, but you’re probably paying slightly above what you’d want to pay for him. He’s like the Drinky/DEdwards of the ctr/edg position. However, in saying that….

Pookus McFly wrote:Im in the KPP trading camp. Looking at Matterson, but worried about Carty on the bench. Nikora also on the radar but he seems slightly less palatable if Hynes is out for origin. Any other R13 EDG options floating around?

Natty Butch, same price as Aitken

Pookus McFly wrote:Im in the KPP trading camp. Looking at Matterson, but worried about Carty on the bench. Nikora also on the radar but he seems slightly less palatable if Hynes is out for origin. Any other R13 EDG options floating around?

I selected Aitken for his DPP as well - I have converted to GUN CTRS early. I was sick of the CTR/WNG shuffle. Watch him get injured now

Weiland wrote:So if I do get Fainu, I can't really loop him with Fa'algo with Plath since he is in the last game?

I have a likely unpopular expectation that he could be Piakura 2.0, not the injuries, but that he has similarly poor scoring as an EDG.

Averaging 37 in 76 minutes as a starting EDG.

Compares with Piakura at 37 average in games > 60 minutes as starting EDG.

Would you be trading in Piakura at $452k, or be relieved that he reached that price to trade him out?

Gosi has a very similar 34 average in games > 60 minutes. Would you trade him in if starting at that price?

ForanAgainst wrote:

Aitken, but you’re probably paying slightly above what you’d want to pay for him. He’s like the Drinky/DEdwards of the ctr/edg position. However, in saying that….

That is a good shout actually, but my R14 bye numbers are too tight- currently carrying 7

mattnz wrote:

I have a likely unpopular expectation that he could be Piakura 2.0, not the injuries, but that he has similarly poor scoring as an EDG.

Averaging 37 in 76 minutes as a starting EDG.

Compares with Piakura at 37 average in games > 60 minutes as starting EDG.

Would you be trading in Piakura at $452k, or be relieved that he reached that price to trade him out?

Gosi has a very similar 34 average in games > 60 minutes. Would you trade him in if starting at that price?

Fainu still not jumping out as even a tentative buy yet for me

mickspicks wrote:

Natty Butch, same price as Aitken

thinking the same trade myself. Especially if Tohu is 100% out this week, I might have to do this.

Butcher if locked in at 80 mins is a quality scorer - just worried re Robbo roulette, but looks like he's going to get 80 most weeks? *famous last words*

Loomer wrote:

Fainu still not jumping out as even a tentative buy yet for me

I have had him for anfew weeks, hes not a must have but if you need someone around that price hes decent imo

Would be helpful if he ever gets to spend a full game at 2rf too.

I guess they are fair points regarding Fainu. if I change my mind, who would you guys buy, any position, for under 650k?

mattnz wrote:

I have a likely unpopular expectation that he could be Piakura 2.0, not the injuries, but that he has similarly poor scoring as an EDG.

Averaging 37 in 76 minutes as a starting EDG.

Compares with Piakura at 37 average in games > 60 minutes as starting EDG.

Would you be trading in Piakura at $452k, or be relieved that he reached that price to trade him out?

Gosi has a very similar 34 average in games > 60 minutes. Would you trade him in if starting at that price?

Fainu is having a season not unlike Fifita's 2018 season. I am not making any direct comparison - but the man has got potential and I can see him doing something special this year.

Disclaimer that I was a very early adopter