2016 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 28

Brock Lamb is a very good young talent. Excellent kicking game and composure beyond his years are his two main strengths. First grade is obviously a big step up for him, but he can handle himself.

Wait and see before trading in. The unwritten rule; NEVER trade in a guy (who is yet to debut) based on reserve grade/youth hype. Pay an insurance excess of 10k or so to have a first hand look and to see if they are named the following week. It's smart business.

CubanMafiaSandSlugs wrote:Brock Lamb is a very good young talent. Excellent kicking game and composure beyond his years are his two main strengths. First grade is obviously a big step up for him, but he can handle himself.

Wait and see before trading in. The unwritten rule; NEVER trade in a guy (who is yet to debut) based on reserve grade/youth hype. Pay an insurance excess of 10k or so to have a first hand look and to see if they are named the following week. It's smart business.

Great advice. I'll wait, cause I don't want Feeny 2.0 sitting on my bench.

wolfking wrote:

Great advice.  I'll wait, cause I don't want Feeny 2.0 sitting on my bench.

That's right. Sometimes you need to think of it like this. Would I be more upset if:

A) I traded in Lamb now for 130k, he played and scored 15 and wasn't named next week. Stuck with a dud NPR and wasted a trade.
B) I waited to see how Lamb played before trading him in. He played well and scored 40 points, rose 15k in price and was named next week. Trade him in next week at 145k.

I'm sure most people would be more upset with scenario A.

CubanMafiaSandSlugs wrote:Brock Lamb is a very good young talent. Excellent kicking game and composure beyond his years are his two main strengths. First grade is obviously a big step up for him, but he can handle himself.

Wait and see before trading in. The unwritten rule; NEVER trade in a guy (who is yet to debut) based on reserve grade/youth hype. Pay an insurance excess of 10k or so to have a first hand look and to see if they are named the following week. It's smart business.

Can you give your cousin at Newy a call and ask if he will be doing ALL the kicking now Mullen is out please?

SportAL wrote:

6658 = 943. Not quite what you are after but shows it is pretty tight I think. Small points gains = big rankings rise.

Damn tight. As 6248 = 11,110 for my rank.

CubanMafiaSandSlugs wrote:

That's right. Sometimes you need to think of it like this. Would I be more upset if:

A) I traded in Lamb now for 130k, he played and scored 15 and wasn't named next week. Stuck with a dud NPR and wasted a trade.
B) I waited to see how Lamb played before trading him in. He played well and scored 40 points, rose 15k in price and was named next week. Trade him in next week at 145k.

I'm sure most people would be more upset with scenario A.

Or he could be an absolute weapon in his first game in first grade score 45, gets mass traded in then bombs for the rest of the season haha

@Krump Avatar changed. You happy now? I actually feel physically sick every time my eye catches those twats. Shower of bastards

Is Hodkinson now an option?

TMM>Semi?

Burnt a lot of trades. 20 left but 632nd with a few nice pods. Gives me 10 for Rd 12 as long as Teddy Frizz don't play SOO. Planning on Aitken 1-2 weeks

Loomer wrote:TMM>Semi?

Burnt a lot of trades. 20 left but 632nd with a few nice pods. Gives me 10 for Rd 12 as long as Teddy Frizz don't play SOO. Planning on Aitken 1-2 weeks

I'm thinking this but Taylor > Semi.

Ever since I moved Jtrbo from the FRF to the 2RF in my team his scores have been going up!
What is this magic???

Also a courtesy WARNING: I'm making JDB my Captain this week.

Out of 8 rounds my Captain choice has only scored above 50 once

Welshy wrote:@Krump Avatar changed. You happy now? I actually feel physically sick every time my eye catches those twats. Shower of bastards

Oh shit What did you do?

Clack Bocks wrote:Is Hodkinson now an option?

I think he is. Should go back to good scores.

Clack Bocks wrote:Is Hodkinson now an option?

Not for overall if he plays origin

Loomer wrote:TMM>Semi?

Burnt a lot of trades. 20 left but 632nd with a few nice pods. Gives me 10 for Rd 12 as long as Teddy Frizz don't play SOO. Planning on Aitken 1-2 weeks

Ted plays Origin 99%.

Personally leaving Semi a few more weeks, would like to see how the cap plays out and how it affects them. Melbourne were awesome afterwards but that was on the back of an extremely successful period. The Eels are finally getting some form after being the worst team in the comp of late.

Semi won't be any cheaper IMO

Was going to make no trades this week until Grant out. 

Will Frizell make origin? I'm hoping not

Bren wrote:
Oh shit What did you do?

Lost the first weekly avatar bet with Krumpy...He basically picks Cam Smith to outscore who I pick. So expect a few weekly avatar changes from myself

Semi scored 86 a few rounds ago against the Dogs.

SI wrote:

Can you give your cousin at Newy a call and ask if he will be doing ALL the kicking now Mullen is out please?  

You have a great memory SI. I haven't spoken to him since the Tigers win. I don't hassle him in form slumps for good reason

Revraiser wrote:

Damn tight. As 6248 = 11,110 for my rank.

6451 = 4675 for my rank if that helps