NRL Fantasy 2024 Part 57 - What's a trade ?

BCT05 wrote:

Hello fellow no trade gang member. I shall join you in looking ahead one week to actually having trades.

Hynes to Cleary also obvs.

Koula needs to go but lack of funds to upgrade him so likely needs to go to a cashout. I reckon Guymer sticks around, looked good, but rd20 bye of course.

Should probably bin Brown but not sure who to, not so keen on DCE this year next to Brooks. Might just have to ride it out with Brown anyway to save a trade.

Weekes I think will need to be traded but doesn't have to be in rd20.

Hoping Grant is going to be fine.

Watson is high on my wish list, him or Yeo, but I suspect Yeo gets a rd20 rest.

Yeah Brooks probably isn't the best for DCE's output, but I still expect an uptick
Grant carrying some serious niggles is a concern, Cook may be the right play, but if Souths miss out on finals I can see him getting reduced minutes.
Liddle looks like an interesting option if he keeps those big mins.
Last game Liddle was killing JDB's run meters with his runs on the 4th tackle, JDB was set to take the run multiple times with Liddle going for it out of dummy half. Which explains some of JDB's low run meters last game

whall15 wrote:With 5 trades left, and as much as I'm somewhat loathe to trade in Plath at a peak price, I'm thinking of going all guns blazing and going

Latrell to Garrick
Hynes to Plath
Smithies to Olakau'atu
Weekes to Gray

Gives me a full 13 this week

Api
Plath Matterson Sipley
Galvin Hands
Iro Wighton
Garrick Sharpe Gray

next week I'd have 757k to upgrade either Sharpe or Hands to Cleary giving me, heading towards a team with 8 trades remaining of:

Grant
Haas Yeo Watson
Fifita Olakau'atu
Cleary Galvin
Iro Wighton
Garrick Wishart Kiraz

May Plath Matterson Api
Manu Sipley Gray SharpeorHands

A lot of mids though

Getting 13 on the field this week should gain you some ranks
Nice set-up for the run home, especially with 8 trades left

Bethany_B wrote:

I think there's very little chance Trell plays another game this season. They said 4 weeks and then he'll see a specialist again, not 4 weeks return to play.

Well in that case Gray it is

Bethany_B wrote:

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:
Yeah that’s the gamble. What’s the math behind the Rabbitohs run home, if they lose two games then they are out of contention? 

If that happens then surely Latrell is held back. Although if that happens early it seems like a long time without any footy

I think there's very little chance Trell plays another game this season. They said 4 weeks and then he'll see a specialist again, not 4 weeks return to play.

I assume the theory is that if Souths are still in contention they might try to rush Latrell back to play at less than full fitness.

If they are mathematically out of finals then they'll send him off for surgery/whatever and get it fixed properly

Chewie wrote:

Getting 13 on the field this week should gain you some ranks
Nice set-up for the run home, especially with 8 trades left

I do realise it leaves me about 40k short of going Hands and Sharpe to Cleary and Ponga which is awfully tempting if they're both named next week

Bethany_B wrote:

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:
Yeah that’s the gamble. What’s the math behind the Rabbitohs run home, if they lose two games then they are out of contention? 

If that happens then surely Latrell is held back. Although if that happens early it seems like a long time without any footy

I think there's very little chance Trell plays another game this season. They said 4 weeks and then he'll see a specialist again, not 4 weeks return to play.

I agree, also if they lose a couple and are out of contention, why rush him back. I went Gray

Undecided on MCK, could be a useful ctr if Arrow has the surgery.

Milchcow wrote:

I assume the theory is that if Souths are still in contention they might try to rush Latrell back to play at less than full fitness.

If they are mathematically out of finals then they'll send him off for surgery/whatever and get it fixed properly

Up the Phins

Think I can't pay $772k for Aitken (despite the fact he is the best in his position) & I don't really need Koala position wise. Might pick up Gray & $$ and wait for some more fun options next week.

Allows me to set up a 'least shit' loop that I can fuck up as well so it's win win.

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:

Milchcow wrote:

I assume the theory is that if Souths are still in contention they might try to rush Latrell back to play at less than full fitness.

If they are mathematically out of finals then they'll send him off for surgery/whatever and get it fixed properly

Up the Phins

Yes, but not too convincing, because Jye Gray still needs to be able to core a bunch of fantasy points.

Aardvark wrote:Think I can't pay $772k for Aitken (despite the fact he is the best in his position) & I don't really need Koala position wise. Might pick up Gray & $$ and wait for some more fun options next week.

Allows me to set up a 'least shit' loop that I can fuck up as well so it's win win.

if Arrow does go off for surgery after tonight's game, MCK might be about to become a budget version of Aitken

Milchcow wrote:

Yes, but not too convincing, because Jye Gray still needs to be able to core a bunch of fantasy points.

Should be able to jive his way to 30+

Milchcow wrote:

I assume the theory is that if Souths are still in contention they might try to rush Latrell back to play at less than full fitness.

If they are mathematically out of finals then they'll send him off for surgery/whatever and get it fixed properly

Yep agree. A loss or two and he’ll be enjoying an early end to the season. Gray is worth the risk i think. Has the potential to be the one that got away for most of they don’t jump on early

Milchcow wrote:

if Arrow does go off for surgery after tonight's game, MCK might be about to become a budget version of Aitken

Budget version of his scoring too. 4 starts on the edge for an average of 35 isn’t exciting

Milchcow wrote:

if Arrow does go off for surgery after tonight's game, MCK might be about to become a budget version of Aitken

Already have a cast of thousands at CTR with Kiraz, Wighton, Iro, Garrick & Strange, all doing a reasonable job so I think it's a position I can compromise on getting 'the best', although MCK is interesting as a cash down

I'll probably keep my powder dry this week and pick up a tier 1 WFB in the next couple.

Grant to Plath is a trade I don't want to make, but may have to.

Grant misses at least two games from here, isn't scoring well, and is hurt a little now (maybe more after origin). Hate trading my only whole season bloke though.

Plath is unknown at HK, but loves a tackle so should go well.

Milchcow wrote:

if Arrow does go off for surgery after tonight's game, MCK might be about to become a budget version of Aitken

That’s a stretch haha.

His 2nd row average is well below Aitken

Cut price squad filler at best and you’d be hoping for 35-40

First season back and haven't played around much with looping, but this week may as well be the week to experiment.

Locking in (C)Fifi in one EDG spot, chucking Preston in the other, and then I get a look at Nikora, Piakura, and KPP in that order for who I want. It'll probably be a boring loop and I'll end up taking Nikora's score, but seems the safe option given the curveballs this season has thrown.

Gone Weekes, Koula -> Garrick, Gray to field 13 this week, with some money aside to grab Chin for Nicho next week if named.

Dropped ranking significantly through the byes to 14,000th I think primarily due to not trading aggressively enough, but hoping that with plenty not fielding 13 this week I can make back the lost ranks.

wolfking wrote:11 before trades but will use 3 and have Hands as surplus.

Same except using 2 assuming 11 is adding the extra 8

I know many of you are flushed for CTR/WFB at the moment. But in case any of you are like me, you may need either one next round when Sharpe becomes unplayable. Iro is on bye too. Drinkwater has probably bottomed out you'd think, softish run home. I might be going Sharpe to him.