2017 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 30

Honey Badger wrote:

Im coming 17th and started with both Smith and Fifita.
If i had my time over i would have only started with one and used the cash for another gun half rather than picking Elgey.

Field on the bench put me off McInness and Fifita looked really fit in the All Stars game.

I did take a punt on hess from the start so that worked out ok

So you're Zazu Knights!
Well done mate! Best of luck this week

Honey Badger wrote:

Im coming 17th and started with both Smith and Fifita.
If i had my time over i would have only started with one and used the cash for another gun half rather than picking Elgey.

Field on the bench put me off McInness and Fifita looked really fit in the All Stars game.

I did take a punt on hess from the start so that worked out ok

Fantastic. I can only imagine people at the top took a few (big?) risks like the Hess one that have paid off. Well done though aye! All the best!

Chewie wrote:

Hahaha didn't realize you were already in the top 20

You should be pretty set with this team going forward... just need a hooker to cover round 15 and 18, but you've got plenty of time to sort that one out...

Haha yeah! Been pretty lucky so far so hopefully I can stay there.
If I could somehow snag McInnes or smith down the track I would happy 

Onthebeatpete wrote:

Thanks, best of luck with your team too!
Yeah his team is ok.

Smith, cook
Vaughan, Fifita
Mannering, tolo (c), burgess
Pierce, Johnson

He got some big scores last week!

Haha, thanks I need it My team doesnt feel terrible but my ranking is rubbish, but Im new so I'll put it down to that. Im going ok in VSDT so focusing on that one a bit more. Always learning

I am really stuck this week.

Smith, Brailey
Fifita, Kaufsi, Musgrove, Yates
Gallen, JDB, CHN, Hess, Sironen, Bodene,
SJ, Guth, Jacks, Frawley
Cotric, Idris, Kelly, Smat
Ponga,Slater, RTS, Abbey, Suli

Tried so many options but really stuck with having no DPPs in 2RF.  Currently thinking of going Musgrove to J Graham and Yates to Francis Tualau.  Bad idea?

lukeaye wrote:I'm sick of getting phucked by Jbrom

Yeah can imagine.. I'm complaining about James, Merrin and Maloney, but at least they're playing.

Sucks 'cos you know people are gonna swoop on him in a couple of weeks if he gets back to full fitness soon.

Hate to admit it, but maybe Lone Scout knew something we didn't when he labeled JBrom a sell last week even though it appeared he would play.

Anyone concerned about Munster's possible return?

I hope Hungry Jacks gets one more game... planning to upgrade him with a single trade to Moses (Eels?)next week

KiwiWarriors wrote:I am really stuck this week.

Smith, Brailey
Fifita, Kaufsi, Musgrove, Yates
Gallen, JDB, CHN, Hess, Sironen, Bodene,
SJ, Guth, Jacks, Frawley
Cotric, Idris, Kelly, Smat
Ponga,Slater, RTS, Abbey, Suli

Tried so many options but really stuck with having no DPPs in 2RF.  Currently thinking of going Musgrove to J Graham and Yates to Francis Tualau.  Bad idea?

That sounds ok, would strengthen your forwards :-)
Maybe upgrade guth to C. Walker and Yates or musgove to Crichton?

Rippin and Tearin wrote:

Haha, thanks I need it My team doesnt feel terrible but my ranking is rubbish, but Im new so I'll put it down to that. Im going ok in VSDT so focusing on that one a bit more. Always learning

Just keep working at, you'll get there. Do you have any trades planned for the week?

KiwiWarriors wrote:I am really stuck this week.

Smith, Brailey
Fifita, Kaufsi, Musgrove, Yates
Gallen, JDB, CHN, Hess, Sironen, Bodene,
SJ, Guth, Jacks, Frawley
Cotric, Idris, Kelly, Smat
Ponga,Slater, RTS, Abbey, Suli

Tried so many options but really stuck with having no DPPs in 2RF.  Currently thinking of going Musgrove to J Graham and Yates to Francis Tualau.  Bad idea?

Tualau named in ISP so my guess is he will make way for Frawley on the bench.

I'm taking the punt on Leary largely because he's all I can afford

Yates cashed out for Leary. Hopefully he plays minutes and sticks around a few weeks until I can upgrade elsewhere because at this stage, I'm picking him in my 17 over Ese'ese.

Wanted to get Crichton in this week but it's not to be. Hopefully he flops

Smith (McInnes)
Fifita, Faufusi
Surgess, BT, Whitehead (Hess, Leary)
Johnson, Lamb
Moga, RJennings
Tedesco, RTS, Cotric (Ponga)


We find out if Frawley makes the 19 today, right?

lukeaye wrote:I'm sick of getting phucked by Jbrom

Whats the Deal with Jbrom?
Has he become this years Fensom?

Chewie wrote:Anyone concerned about Munster's possible return?

I hope Hungry Jacks gets one more game... planning to upgrade him with a single trade to Moses (Eels?)next week

Was he meant to be back next week? I thought he still had a few more weeks?
Jacks is nearing his peak soon anyway I guess.

Onthebeatpete wrote:

That sounds ok, would strengthen your forwards :-)
Maybe upgrade guth to C. Walker and Yates or musgove to Crichton?

Cheers, would love to go guth to C. Walker and Yates or musgove to Crichton but don't have any DPPs in 2RF to bring Cricton in.

Onthebeatpete wrote:

So you're Zazu Knights!
Well done mate! Best of luck this week

Yep cheers.
Great to see how well a non smith team can go and obviously you'll have an advantage over origin with the extra game smith will miss

Fortitude wrote:

Whats the Deal with Jbrom?
Has he become this years Fensom?

He had a back injury last week so Bellamy has probably just named him on the extended bench in case he recovers in time this week. I suggest he will then come into the 17.
He should be right next week.

CORBONZ wrote:

On another note, can one of you champions explain to me "the risk of an AE" I understand that you want a gun 17 and 8 NPR locked in asap but why wouldn't you want the extra points if one of your guns doesn't play? Wouldn't you want your '138k nuffies' to at least be playing if possible? Call me stupid but I don't get it.

Cheers.

If you bring someone in for their initial scores of 50s (due to injuries/Origin etc) and they could end up as a bench player scoring single digits, then that is a risky AE. There is no point having 24 players scoring well if your 25th player is scoring single digits because if one of your top 17 get injured you get that score, not the next best.

At this time of the year it's not as big a deal (unless you had Abbey's 2 as your AE last week lol) but later in the year if you have a team pumping out 1000 points every week and one of your big scorers is out, the last thing you want is a measly AE of 2 ruining your week. It's a risk vs reward scenario, the risk of the AE for the reward of immediate points (and probably cash).

Onthebeatpete wrote:

Just keep working at, you'll get there. Do you have any trades planned for the week?

Yeah so my team as it stands is:
Smith Brailey
Wallace McGuire (F)Kaufusi Yates
Surgess JDB KBrom Smat Siro CHN
Cleary Norman Jacks Fogerty
(D)Walker Idris Kelly Suli
RTS Slater Cotric Jennings Abbey
$45k ITB

Im thinking KBrom to Whitehead (I see good value in Whitehead now that the Raiders seem settled into rhythm)
and not sure about a second trade:

Considering Fogerty to Hampton or Kelly to Ponga

What would you suggest?

EDIT (have 27 trades left pre this round's trading)

Did my trades for this week and suddenly I have 651k in the bank

Onthebeatpete wrote:

So you're Zazu Knights!
Well done mate! Best of luck this week

Honey Badger wrote:

Yep cheers.
Great to see how well a non smith team can go and obviously you'll have an advantage over origin with the extra game smith will miss

The two leading Fantasy Fanatics on the forum this morning...

I'm in awe