NRL Fantasy 2024 Part 46 - A dour affair

515 for 10 all out, although I have jumped about 3000 places, which are likely to be completely eaten up tomorrow.

I could make an extra trade or two but I do not think it wise. I will aim for a solid 13 in R16 and 19 and 17 in R14,17 and R20, which should catch me up. This is the sacrificial round to enable me to do that.

Captain Aitken did me proud

Boozecluez wrote:

Are you on holiday in Perth?

I was at work mate had to serve a customer so couldn’t post immediately

Not getting Aitken early is my biggest regret this season. I looked at him, loved him for the centre spot and refused to pull the trigger and I hate it.

Can't bring myself to pay top dollar for him either because I'm a stubborn prick.

Bloody meteorologists said 10-50mm rain hello kents we have had 150mm in the last 17 hours and it’s not easing off til lighter rain til tomrrow around lunch time! Hate to think what the Allianz Stadium track will be like! I was 11/537 pre updates on todays games with C Teddy and Drinky to come.

I have a feeling Edwards will play origin but if Teddy was out tomrrow it’s not all bad I’d get Aitken C score and Armstrong 24.

I have made 4000 ranks so far!

I have Teddy, Plath, Aitken, Weekes, Strange, Kris on bye next week plus I expect Hynes won’t back up. Kris, Cotter and Hughes likely gone I was gonna sell Strange too but not sure I can 38 avg last 4 and plays round 16! I’m almost tempted to take a hit next week play with 15 and then use the spare trade to get up to more round 16 numbers in 16!

Gonna have to take a hit somewhere maybe that’s next week hhhmmm….. Strange to Wighton also gives me a 4th red dot in 17 anyway.

I’m not a genius like Booze my brain don’t work like that and I don’t have trades to field max numbers in every week across the byes…….

Also trying to think people burning all their trades with only like 2 left come round 22/23 are gonna be playing with nowhere near full 17’s the last 3-4 rounds anyway! As I said everyone has to take a hit somewhere unless you have 15 plus trades left.

(I have 11 trades left)

That’s my GIF for the weather reporters be my mood tomorrow if Teddy goes sub 45.

So the Bom said its going to rain and .. its going to rain?

Sounds like good bom management

Thought I’d do a survey and see what points and players my casual mates are on and it makes for horrible reading. Most will have scored more points than me with 10 or less players

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Boozecluez wrote:Tapine + Origin period = business time

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:421/10

Missed all the big scorers and have Hughes/Salmon/Armstrong.
Ranks gone backwards.

Sometimes I wonder

 436/10 with just Tedes(C)o left. Not going to be a good week. Probably should have spent another trade or two

606/11C

Mikaele and Drinky to come

JMK over J Brailey great decision.

Aitken (C) traded for Crichton also came off

But now 5 players on bye next week
And 2 Origin players to back up (Patty Nico)
Sharks playing the Broncos, so you would think if they can player they would play.
And Matto and Blaze in the squad.

I’m thinking the best for next week is play 16.

kamikamicameleons wrote:
 436/10 with just Tedes(C)o left. Not going to be a good week. Probably should have spent another trade or two

May as well start working towards final 17 with bye planning in the bin?

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:
May as well start working towards final 17 with bye planning in the bin?

Bye planning is in the bin brother WL

Just do your best while saving as many trades as possible mate. It’s survival season

Honeysett wrote:Not getting Aitken early is my biggest regret this season. I looked at him, loved him for the centre spot and refused to pull the trigger and I hate it.

Can't bring myself to pay top dollar for him either because I'm a stubborn prick.

Oh look you're me!

kamikamicameleons wrote:To

The best line from that song is: You know when I'm down to just my socks it's time for business that's why they're called business socks.

Snatchpato wrote:
Oh look you're me!

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Fucking legend she is, and I’m not a swifty

644 with Manu left looking pretty good this week. Gone from 1374 to 512 currently 

Think I’m set up pretty well for most bye rounds. For 14 have 4 on the bye + Hynes and Cotter to back up (but planning Hynes to Fifita anyway).

Hughes and Armstrong the 2 disappointments but trading and captaining Aitken 

My four players yesterday really excelled, averaged over 60 so 9/483 sees me just behind my rank at the start of the round. If everyone today gets their average I’ll score about 700. I’ve got Drinkwater (who I’m looping with Armstrong) to play today -is he going to outscore Armstrong’s 24? He’s pretty much sucked against the three worst teams in the last three weeks, so this trend can only get much worse in this shambolic depleted Cows side v a full strength Roosters side! I had to laugh when someone suggested trading him in this week instead of Teddy. I’ll be stuck with him next week too!

GreenMachine wrote:
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Fucking legend she is, and I’m not a swifty

Yeah she's pretty rad. I used to be a massive swifty back in the day (went to see her live after she had only released two albums and was yet to be a megastar) but her recent music I'm not a fan of at all. She's a pretty cool human though.

De Belin down to 53 for anyone who bought him in. Good showing from ol' Dead Eyes.

I've got 151 points in loops coming in the last game plus SWalker(c). My rank (~15,000 ) has held firm with only my 9 starters, so very much looking forward to seeing if I can crack the top 10k by the end of the round.