NRL Fantasy 2024 Part 60 - Take your downdates on the Chin

Mitchell update. Had furter scan yesterday, awaiting specialist report on it.

It's that time of year to start thinking about looping strategy going forward and the idea of doing something a bit different.

I (if I had enough green dots) would be looping a high owned player in the first game.

Means you aren't picking between 35 points and 40 points, rather mitigating risk of say Galvin getting injured early and scoring 5 and taking advantage of being able to switch someone in while 80% of teams you are jostling with for position have to wear a low score.

Low risk, low chance, but high reward if anything does happen and this season anything is possible.

Newcastle’s chances of a top eight finish have been rocked with fears NSW star Bradman Best may not play again this season.

Best limped from the field during Newcastle’s loss to Brisbane last Saturday with the centre again plagued by a hamstring complaint.

The injury will sideline him for at least a month but given his ongoing problems the Knights are expected to take a conservative approach with the 22-year-old. If the Knights fall out of finals contention by the time Best is fit, they may not risk him even taking to the field this year.

Tigs wrote:Newcastle’s chances of a top eight finish have been rocked with fears NSW star Bradman Best may not play again this season.

Best limped from the field during Newcastle’s loss to Brisbane last Saturday with the centre again plagued by a hamstring complaint.

The injury will sideline him for at least a month but given his ongoing problems the Knights are expected to take a conservative approach with the 22-year-old. If the Knights fall out of finals contention by the time Best is fit, they may not risk him even taking to the field this year.

Obvious hindsight comment from fans with no medical knowledge or experience - why risk him backing up from Origin

Less obvious question - at what point do clubs push back against Origin derailing their seasons? Much easier to kill City/Country and international footy than NSW v Qld, but it's something that must have come up in back room conversations...

Cheeks centre, Host back second row. Shaq on extended bench

robelgordo wrote:

Obvious hindsight comment from fans with no medical knowledge or experience - why risk him backing up from Origin

Less obvious question - at what point do clubs push back against Origin derailing their seasons? Much easier to kill City/Country and international footy than NSW v Qld, but it's something that must have come up in back room conversations...

Conspiracy theory: Cleary wasn't injured, just him and his Dad prioritising club over state.

Munster in the wider squad so will have to wait before for a few days before knowing if Wishart is a sell., Thankfully they play second.

Uneventful TLT.

Hosking bench

Matto at lock will hopefully go ok, not many big minute men available for them at the moment.

filthridden wrote:

Conspiracy theory: Cleary wasn't injured, just him and his Dad prioritising club over state.

I don't think that this is even a conspiracy anymore.

Matto at lock, Api back.

Two forced tradeouts last week given no green dots... seeing these two hurts.

Lussick back on the bench for the Eels also... Hopefully as a lock forward to sub Matto.. hah!

Welsh Mafia wrote:Matto at lock, Api back.

Two forced tradeouts last week given no green dots... seeing these two hurts.

Lussick back on the bench for the Eels also... Hopefully as a lock forward to sub Matto.. hah!

Waddell and matto to ton up this week hahaa

Rabbits21 wrote:
Does this mean Bateman to lock?

Left right out??

Really weird having no players to loop.

Dylan Walker looks to have locked up 80 at lock as well, especially with that bench for the Wahs.

21 green dots this week. It's very unsettling

filthridden wrote:

Conspiracy theory: Cleary wasn't injured, just him and his Dad prioritising club over state.

NRL complicit, prioritising Panthers four-peat. Recognised NSW could beat Qld with second string halfback.

Jele wrote:

NRL complicit, prioritising Panthers four-peat. Recognised NSW could beat Qld with second string halfback.

Bold of you to assume Origin isn't fixed like professional wrestling

Looking at doing Fainu and Faalogo to Koloamatangi and Savage. Will leave me with 3 trades and this:

Spoiler:

Just cross my fingers and hope for the best. Or, run out of trades next week.