2016 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 43

SportAL wrote:

SI wrote:

 Yeah, it almost felt like a brag post but the struggle is real .  I have a shit load of average players for bye cover and not enough guns.  I could easily get caught with the likes of Mau/Barba/Mitchell outside my 18 with nearly a million between them wasting away.

Sounds like we have similar problems SI.  This is the first year I have really put any time in to bye planning, and it is backfiring spectacularly.  I currently have a team with quite good depth, but very few guns (and a lot of oxygen thieves) and now f*ck-all trades to fix the situation.  And somehow, thanks to some untimely injuries and people getting dropped I actually ended up fielding limited numbers during the big byes and lost ground on the field.

Next year I am reverting back to getting the best team possible as quick as possible and taking the hit during the byes, that is what has worked best for me in the past. It's too early to be limping to the finish line.

Bren wrote:To all who are not entered into any NRL Fantasy Fanatics Leagues and enquired about entering the eliminator I have sent you a reply PM. Please check your inbox ASAP.

There are only 6 spots left in the eliminator! (cool and calm as fuck blue instead of supposedly angry red)

Chewie wrote:



I'm ready to eliminate someone!

SI wrote:

Before cash outs this week, I have:

Smith, Parcell
Graham, Trbojevic, Mooper, Grant
Merrin, Surgess, Mannering, Taylor, Mau, Talakai
Hunt, Johnson, Cleary, Hughes
Maubbs, Aitken, Holland, Copley
Tedesco, Barba, Radradra, Mitchell, Gutherson

8 trades and 65k.

Current plan is to cash out Parcell/Mooper/Holland this week and Grant to Fifita next week, leaving 4 trades and 500k.  I would love to upgrade one of those average Centres/WFB's to Munster but don't want to get down to 3 trades with 6 rounds left.  If I don't though I end up with a shit tonne of cash sitting both in my bank and my NPR's.

Now just looking at this now (so thanks for asking  ) I would be more balanced if I did go Parcell to a Friend or Lichaa, as I wouldn't have to choose between Guthersen/Latrell/Copley/Mau as a 17th man and wouldn't have ridiculous amounts of money in the bank.  In saying that, would still have a lot of cash in NPR's but I should probably take that as a positive from the depth POV.

Bren wrote:

Surely you are dominating in L7? Let me guess Random is coming second last in that league also

wolfking wrote:

SI wrote:

Before cash outs this week, I have:

Smith, Parcell
Graham, Trbojevic, Mooper, Grant
Merrin, Surgess, Mannering, Taylor, Mau, Talakai
Hunt, Johnson, Cleary, Hughes
Maubbs, Aitken, Holland, Copley
Tedesco, Barba, Radradra, Mitchell, Gutherson

8 trades and 65k.

Current plan is to cash out Parcell/Mooper/Holland this week and Grant to Fifita next week, leaving 4 trades and 500k.  I would love to upgrade one of those average Centres/WFB's to Munster but don't want to get down to 3 trades with 6 rounds left.  If I don't though I end up with a shit tonne of cash sitting both in my bank and my NPR's.

Now just looking at this now (so thanks for asking  ) I would be more balanced if I did go Parcell to a Friend or Lichaa, as I wouldn't have to choose between Guthersen/Latrell/Copley/Mau as a 17th man and wouldn't have ridiculous amounts of money in the bank.  In saying that, would still have a lot of cash in NPR's but I should probably take that as a positive from the depth POV.

I do like the 3 cashout idea looking at your team, it's well balanced IMO, but I'd cashout out Holland and Mooper and do the hooker upgrade, then it's set and forget up there.  The Grant to Fifita trade is money also and I think you'd still have enough to do that easily.  I can see what you are saying after that though with trades, but even if you cashout the 3 this week, you are still a trade down and would have to rely on Mitchell, Guth or someone of that nature.  Just leave them there if you have to and they can become cover.  You can even afford to do another upgrade to get Munster also with those extra guys sitting on the pine.  If you run out of trades, you should still be able to field a decent 17 for the rest of the season.

Chewie wrote:

Bren wrote:

Surely you are dominating in L7? Let me guess Random is coming second last in that league also

I wish I was dominating L7... currently in 7th spot on 18 points (same points as position 4-9)
Should win this round and move up the ladder, only to get knocked back in Round 19 as I won't have a full 17

Revraiser wrote:Issac Luke @ SI

Bren wrote:To all who are not entered into any NRL Fantasy Fanatics Leagues and enquired about entering the eliminator I have sent you a reply PM. Please check your inbox ASAP.

There are only 6 spots left in the eliminator! (cool and calm as fuck blue instead of supposedly angry red)

StuDogg101 wrote:@Bren just to clarify/confirm, those of us in the Leagues are in the Eliminator by default, yes? I can see some are getting confused

DarkKnight wrote:Count me in. I am in the larger overall league but not a head to head league or the smaller fanatics overall league.

StuDogg101 wrote:@Bren just to clarify/confirm, those of us in the Leagues are in the Eliminator by default, yes? I can see some are getting confused

Pain wrote:Thanks for asking the dumb question for me.  I'm confused too.

OnTheLast wrote:SI, would you consider going Parcell to Friend this round. And maybe also cash Mooper out who isn't playing this week.

Next week do the Fifita trade.

Then your looking at round 20 with 5 trades still in the bag. Slow and steady lol

Tark wrote:So I am really struggling with what to do this week. This week I have traded friz to Merrin and hunt to Pearce. I don't have any confidence that friz will get good mins with that back row and until Broncs start going better hunt will continue to have lower scores. This leaves me with 16 for the round. I am wondering if it is better to use an extra trade to get 17 players this week or save for upcoming weeks.

Current team

Hodgson parcell
Graham Fifita surgess tolman
James mannering Merrin whitehead Taylor Asiata
Pearce Cleary Norman Hughes
Bj aitken Copley talakai
Munster barba Mitchell Gutherson French