2017 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 24

Moga -> BJ
SMat -> That Panthers Guy (I understand it's a trap, I do, I get it. He might not play again but if he scores well enough he makes a little money and then sits there as a late cash out late on in the year OR someone else gets injured and I've got on the train early)

OR

Smat -> That Panthers Guy
Lamb -> Gutherson

OR

Moga -> Aubs
SMat -> That Panthers Guy

I like the idea of Aubs because he's base stats central and I still have a 2ND/CTR that I can swap with Peachey it I need to.

Honeysett wrote:Moga -> BJ
SMat -> That Panthers Guy (I understand it's a trap, I do, I get it. He might not play again but if he scores well enough he makes a little money and then sits there as a late cash out late on in the year OR someone else gets injured and I've got on the train early)

OR

Smat -> That Panthers Guy
Lamb -> Gutherson

OR

Moga -> Aubs  
SMat -> That Panthers Guy

I like the idea of Aubs because he's base stats central and I still have a 2ND/CTR that I can swap with Peachey it I need to.

BJ has the highest ceiling but we haven't seen him back to his best yet. Guth is going great guns and his price is getting out of reach. If you can get Aubs in the centres though, I'd go for that. Not sold on cashing out SMat just yet though.

@Honeysett Why the urgency to dump Smat mate? Unless there is a really good reason for needing the cash then I cant get on board with any, but if I had to I'd go 1 cause BJ is undervalued now and nearing his bottom price.

Okay the trade I make this week influences my next few trades for the next few weeks so got to try and do the best one.

Lamb to Slater. Frees up cash to get Bodene next week. Probably go Elgey to nuffie, Yates to Bodene. Get a cut price gun in but might be selling some folks before they've peaked.

Rennings to Slater. No cash in the bank. Next week get rid of Elgey anyway and downgrade someone like say Kelly. Week after that make the trades for Bodene.

Basically is it worth keeping Lamb around because on average he'll be a better scorer/reserve than the likes of Kelly despite the fact he might drop some cash. Trading Lamb out gets me a gun faster but is it worth getting rid of someone who's a good back-up and might not have peaked?

My concern with SMat is that he's the first person that gets moved back to the centres when there is an injury mid game and he's had a few concussion worries himself. When he plays in the 2nd row he scores around 35-45 which is respectable however my concern is the consistency in his position.

Johnny B Goode wrote:Okay the trade I make this week influences my next few trades for the next few weeks so got to try and do the best one.  

Lamb to Slater. Frees up cash to get Bodene next week. Probably go Elgey to nuffie, Yates to Bodene. Get a cut price gun in but might be selling some folks before they've peaked.  

Rennings to Slater. No cash in the bank. Next week get rid of Elgey anyway and downgrade someone like say Kelly. Week after that make the trades for Bodene.  

Basically is it worth keeping Lamb around because on average he'll be a better scorer/reserve than the likes of Kelly despite the fact he might drop some cash. Trading Lamb out gets me a gun faster but is it worth getting rid of someone who's a good back-up and might not have peaked?

I'm like you mate re Lamb to Slater. I'm considering:
Lamb out - Slater in (via Gutherson)

Honeysett wrote:My concern with SMat is that he's the first person that gets moved back to the centres when there is an injury mid game and he's had a few concussion worries himself. When he plays in the 2nd row he scores around 35-45 which is respectable however my concern is the consistency in his position.

yeah fair enough, and I dont know enough about the Knights team, and so mid game you are probably right, but how often does that happen? enough to be a worry of worth the risk? Same thing for Mannering too right? Otherwise the events that lead to Smat actually starting at C were pretty catastrophic for the knights. My point is they seem to have enough cover at C (and a lack of depth at 2RF) for Smat not to be the next Aubs in terms of regularly getting bumped to starting C right?

White Lightning wrote:

I'm like you mate re Lamb to Slater. I'm considering:
Lamb out - Slater in (via Gutherson)

Same here! Think i'm just gonna bite the bullet and do it. Means I can then bring in podene for Suli (via Smat).

Rippin and Tearin wrote:

yeah fair enough, and I dont know enough about the Knights team, and so mid game you are probably right, but how often does that happen? enough to be a worry of worth the risk? Same thing for Mannering too right? Otherwise the events that lead to Smat actually starting at C were pretty catastrophic for the knights. My point is they seem to have enough cover at C (and a lack of depth at 2RF) for Smat not to be the next Aubs in terms of regularly getting bumped to starting C right?

Well he played centre last weekend as the first choice back up. So I don't think we have much depth there to be honest with you. Wardle when he is ready probably starts there but who knows really.

Mid game he's 100% the one that goes there.

Him out of my side means I can go KBrom to a gun and I'm thinking TLolo

Honeysett wrote:

Well he played centre last weekend as the first choice back up. So I don't think we have much depth there to be honest with you. Wardle when he is ready probably starts there but who knows really.

Mid game he's 100% the one that goes there.

Yeah mate, you know your stuff there, I just thought there were quite a few injuries that lead to that occurring last week (mighty be wrong). I recall talk earlier in the season suggesting SMat wouldn't get shifted to C this year given all the depth. But hey, it happened and it was only round 4 so go figure...

As long as he is listed to start at 2RF and even if he plays every 4th or 5th game at C I'll keep him as I still see him as value (if you have him already). Enough not to warrant trading him from my team at least. His DPP will be invaluable when trying to accommodate the likes of JBrom, Bodene, and Whitehead too.

my tv broke wrote:The Grevsmuhl train is getting ready to leave the station. Ownership now up to 4.

Tui Kamikamica also has 4 selections. No other player in fantasy has less than 10 selections.

Shows how few of the registered teams actually actively play the game

Zeb Taia has 47 selections and he left the NRL quite a few weeks before the season started.

302 people have Makahesi Makatoa. Why? Autofill teams that are never touched? Friends and family of Makatoa?

KiwiWarriors wrote:

Same here! Think i'm just gonna bite the bullet and do it.  Means I can then bring in podene for Suli (via Smat).

Yeah Lamb with a b/e of 38 against the Sharks away carrying injury niggles. I expect the Knights to lose comfortably & Lamb with a low scoring game so it's probably a good time to sell him.

someone on Foxsport mentioned Simpkins as buy of the week for supercoach...

If he gets some good game time with Paasi out, he would be a good alternative to Corey's Hardware-Nearby

White Lightning wrote:

I'm like you mate re Lamb to Slater. I'm considering:
Lamb out - Slater in (via Gutherson)

KiwiWarriors wrote:

Same here! Think i'm just gonna bite the bullet and do it.  Means I can then bring in podene for Suli (via Smat).

Me three! I don't really want to sell Lamb but the prospect of having a stacked back-row by Round 6 is getting really hard to ignore. G-Train, Manners, ET, Whitehead and Bodene with cash to spare. Just might be worth it

No way is Vanish a new member I haven't even figured out how to multi-quote yet

Mighty Fishes wrote:No way is Vanish a new member I haven't even figured out how to multi-quote yet

I've been opening up multiple reply windows and copying the text :3

turned lamb into cleary.

Vanish wrote:

I've been opening up multiple reply windows and copying the text :3

Multiquote skills are only for the select few

Vanish wrote:

I've been opening up multiple reply windows and copying the text :3

Ah.. never thought to do that