2017 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 43

Which of these sounds better?

A. Rd 12: CHN > Graham, Hampton > NuBrown, Cook > Pritchard/Farah
   Rd 13: Niko > 138k cashout, Wallace > Lolo

OR

B. Rd12: CHN > Graham, Niko > NuBrown, Cook > Farah
   Rd13: Ponga > Tedesco, Wallace > Lolo

Goondalf wrote:Which of these sounds better?

A. Rd 12: CHN > Graham, Hampton > NuBrown, Cook > Pritchard/Farah
   Rd 13: Niko > 138k cashout, Wallace > Lolo

OR

B. Rd12: CHN > Graham, Niko > NuBrown, Cook > Farah
   Rd13: Ponga > Tedesco, Wallace > Lolo

A only because I think NIko OUT makes no sense this week. He'll surely get decent minutes and it's Milford/Macca the concerns this week not really Niko.

Wallace out I don't really get though. He's a pretty important round 15 player?

GreenMachine wrote:

Macca is ok but given the week off and not named in the 21 so no risk of late inclusion. Bad for all of us in fantasy, but good to see

No firm news on n brown scans as yet so you've missed nothing, other than he was named in jumper 13

Thanks mate. So he is completely cleared of any concussion issues? Thats great to hear, if so, but Im kinda confused as to why he'd be given a week off unless there were lingering concerns. Just trying to get a feel for whether he might be back next week or not....

G

OnTheLast wrote:

Yeah the other thing I thought of is that when you do have Fifita and Gallen both playing that gives you an absolutely stacked 2RF and FRF probably best in the comp if you could sneak a Lolo in for Whitehead alternate on

Fifita Vaughn
Gallen Surgess Crichton

Do you think Friend will be sufficient as a second hooker later in the year? Or will another trade be needed?

Also is Farah another option?? Or stay away?

Rippin and Tearin wrote:

Thanks mate. So he is completely cleared of any concussion issues? Thats great to hear, if so, but  Im kinda confused as to why he'd be given a week off unless there were lingering concerns. Just trying to get a feel for whether he might be back next week or not....

I don't know anything more than the next bloke but I just don't think they see a need to risk him, given its a trip over to NZ.

Small conspiracy theory but I think Bennett has chalked this one up as a loss which will fuel his agenda against the way the draw is set up, especially with Milford missing from the broncos side, yet also unlikely to actually play origin (IMO)

EDIT: funnily enough, i just read this (note that KODI is named outside the 17 for this week - "Maybe Wayne just wants to make a point... something about the 18th man replacing the number 6 in a late change."

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:G

Do you think Friend will be sufficient as a second hooker later in the year? Or will another trade be needed?

Hmmm sure and I think Friend could produce some good scores over Origin. McCulloch and Smith being the best combo overall this year but McCulloch now misses all 3 big bye rounds.

If you don't see Friend as your final hooker it's still 6 one half dozen the other...Because if you don't get Friend, you will probably trade Fifita (because you can no longer afford to do Yates-Gallen), who you would then use a 2nd trade to bring back in after Origin anyway

OnTheLast wrote:

Hmmm sure and I think Friend could produce some good scores over Origin. McCulloch and Smith being the best combo overall this year but McCulloch now misses all 3 big bye rounds.

If you don't see Friend as your final hooker it's still 6 one half dozen the other...Because if you don't get Friend, you will probably trade Fifita (because you can no longer afford to do Yates-Gallen), who you would then use a 2nd trade to bring back in after Origin anyway

Oh I get ya, sorry first year really bye planning so new to all the trading strategies.
Do you see Farah as an option atm?

Farah will be a brilliant buy if he can keep playing 80 minutes but its Madge and who the hell knows what will happen with their hooker rotation.

Think I'm set with these trades gives me 15 if Brown plays

CHN+Milf+Talakai > Gallen+NuBro+Semi 109k 17 trades left

The following week only planned trade is Niko > Cody even though he doesn't play because reduces me to 17 and 4 reserves and gives me 17 14 15 12 16 for remaining byes so very possible to set up for remaining byes. Rd 12 team below

Kaysa
Brown
Surgess VC Kryton Pimple Elliot Gallen C
SJ Niko Guth NuBro
Cotric Fui
RTS Semi

112k 18 trades, thinking of doing Mcguire- Gallen Chambers- Croker Fifita- Graham
thoughts on what else i could/should do?


Smith Pritchard
McGuire Fifita Wallace Esse
Whitehead Bodene De Belin Stone Crichton Brown
CWalker Niko LittleJohn Hampton
Sione Chambers Fui Kelly
RTS Cotric Hayne Suli Burns

Farah is an option but same as above, a bit of uncertainty over his game time. And what if Peats gets injured? Farah probably plays Origin.

Loomer wrote:Think I'm set with these trades gives me 15 if Brown plays

CHN+Milf+Talakai > Gallen+NuBro+Semi 109k 17 trades left

The following week only planned trade is Niko > Cody even though he doesn't play because reduces me to 17 and 4 reserves and gives me 17 14 15 12 16 for remaining byes so very possible to set up for remaining byes. Rd 12 team below

Kaysa
Brown
Surgess VC Kryton Pimple Elliot Gallen C
SJ Niko Guth NuBro
Cotric Fui
RTS Semi

Whats your full team? The Milf trade makes my eyes water considering he's only going to be missing this round and the other broncs byes

itsJay wrote:

Whats your full team? The Milf trade makes my eyes water considering he's only going to be missing this round and the other broncs byes

I never planned to keep him beyond 14. I got him Rd 6 as a gamble because nice run of home fixtures and Rd 12.

Rest of team CS9 Kapow Wallace (Hoare) JDB Suli Sione Hayne Slater  (Abbey)

Welshy wrote:Do players on byes get locked out the same time as the Rabs and Eels players?

The last game mate.

my tv broke wrote:EDIT: funnily enough, i just read this (note that KODI is named outside the 17 for this week - "Maybe Wayne just wants to make a point... something about the 18th man replacing the number 6 in a late change."

Further to this, and I don't think its been posted, but Benji is named in the Redcliffe side for QLD CUP.

Niko owners, I reckon there is a very good chance he will be starting at 6.

my tv broke wrote:

Further to this, and  I don't think its been posted, but Benji is named in the Redcliffe side for QLD CUP.

Niko owners, I reckon there is a very good chance he will be starting at 6.

Kodi isn't named outside 17 just wearing 18 and I'd put money on him starting a la Faufusi named on bench last week

Loomer wrote:

Kodi isn't named outside 17 just wearing 18 and I'd put money on him starting a la Faufusi named on bench last week

ah yes true, just saw the #18 - but yes, think we will see him start.

Am I crazy for still wanting to hold Norman??

Thoughts on these trades. It gives me the money to go CHN to Taumalolo with 1 trade in round 13 which will give me a 2fr of Gallen, JDB, Taumalolo, Surgess, Crichton, Elliot.
Cook out - Pritchard in
Fifita out - J. Graham in
F. Kaufusi out - Rochow in

Pritchard
J. Graham, N. Brown, Rochow
Gallen (c), Surgess (vc), Crichton, Elliot
SJ, Klokstad
Croker, L. Mitchell
RTS, Cotric

Thoughts & thanks.

Babou wrote:112k 18 trades, thinking of doing Mcguire- Gallen   Chambers- Croker    Fifita- Graham
thoughts on what else i could/should do?


Smith Pritchard
McGuire Fifita Wallace Esse
Whitehead Bodene De Belin Stone Crichton Brown
CWalker Niko LittleJohn Hampton
Sione Chambers Fui Kelly
RTS Cotric Hayne Suli Burns

My preference would be Burgess over Gtrain. Don't think I like the chambers to croker swap.
I'd consider Fifita -> Burgess, McGuire -> Graham, Chambers -> AReynolds via suli + CWalker