2017 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 44

I've been busy all week and havent really had a chance to have a good look at my trade options until now.

I figure that Cook is useless and needs to go so I'm tossing up between burning 3 trades to obtain another gun.

I was thinking of doing Cook, CHN and Idris to a McInnes and 2 nuffies leaving me 185k next week to turn Hayne into Cleary (leaving my team pretty much done with 14 trades, pending injuries).

The other option is to run with only Smith at hooker and turn Cook, CHN and Idris into Tyrell Fui, Sammy Burgess and a nuffie. Next week Id have to double trade Hayne and Suli into a nuff and DCE (or any other half under 400k) with 13 trades remaining...

My team looks better with Burgess but having only one hooker doesn't seem right. .

What do you guys think?

Milchcow wrote:Sort of loophole related.

If you haven't looped by Sunday, take one of your Camberra/Roosters players, and sub them out of your 17 for a bye player.

That way if everything goes well, you'll get their score as an AE, and lose nothing.
If they have a shocker and get injured in the 2nd minute for a score of -2, then you have just saved yourself 2 points, as their score won't count.

Bit of effort to go to for something that only has a .00001% chance of doing anything useful. But something to keep in mind.

On the same line of thinking, make sure if anyone has even the slimmest hope of playing (even if you expect them not to) that they are in your 17. For example I have Abbey in my 17 even though he's not likely to play I don't want him to stuff up my loophole chances by becoming my AE.

Basically if anyone isn't a blue dot, put the R on them if you have no better alternative just in case

White Lightning wrote:I was just reading sc addicts & apparently J. Graham still has to pass a concussion test. Does anyone have the inside word as to whether this is true & if so how doubtful is he.

dammit you guys are just fucking with me now right? I've only just been happy and set my trades

*reverse trades*

wolfking wrote:With Nathan Brown out for the Eels, Beau Scott will start at lock. David Gower will likely come onto the bench, but don’t be surprised to see Will Smith feature

What the hell would that mean?

Now this is the story all about how
My bye coverage got flipped, turned upside down
And I'd like to take a minute just sit right there
I'll tell you how all my bye planning went up in the air

Graham, Nrown, Milford, Cook (Farah not playing origin)

Doing a bit of catch up. What do you guys think of these trades:
1. Brailey > Friend (assume Friend will play more minutes, score better, good byes and if he fails can replace him with McInnes in R19)
2. Kaufusi > Tolman (Kaufusi not playing 80 minutes, Tolman good for byes, may play more minutes)
3. Slater > Walker (Walker has higher ceiling and is a keeper, Slater may play in Origin 2 and 3 and has not been a good fantasy scorer in the past.)

Also just noticed I'm coming 1st in the Penrith Panthers team rankings....was surprised when I saw that!

Moose wrote:

Now this is the story all about how
My bye coverage got flipped, turned upside down
And I'd like to take a minute just sit right there
I'll tell you how all my bye planning went up in the air

Graham, Nrown, Milford, Cook (Farah not playing origin)

Haha, I shit you not, this song was just on the radio at work!

Wallace or Brown out for Burgess?

It is making me feel very uncomfortable that the 3 players I'm trading out are all from teams playing tonight, and the 3 players I'm trading in are all playing later in the weekend.

Babou wrote:Wallace or Brown out for Burgess?

Based purely on byes then it has to be Wallace. I would keep Brown for the time being as I've read some comments on other forums that Brown could be back next week but I'm not sure if it's credible info.

Sorry lads, struggling with this one.

Smith>Friend, Brailey
Fifita, Vaughan, McGuire, Musgrove
Surgess, Crichton, CHN>Gallen, Whitehead, ET, Yates
Norman, Milf, Niko, Frawley
Croker, SMat, Suli, Kelly
RTS, Cotric, Hayne, MWZ, Hayne

Have showed my two trades which brings me down to 20 trades.
I'm stuck between wether I need to cash out Norman to NuBrown or bring in a keeper like CWalker for instance. Not sure if I should be banking some money or just going for points.

Final decisions before the round starts lads

Sell Fifita or McGuire?
Buy Graham or Tolman?

Corey Norman came out of knee brace today, aiming for a return in 2 weeks time for @TheParraEels

NRL Physio as at 40 mins ago

Just to mess with those trading out norman this week.

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Sorry lads, struggling with this one.

Smith>Friend, Brailey
Fifita, Vaughan, McGuire, Musgrove
Surgess, Crichton, CHN>Gallen, Whitehead, ET, Yates
Norman, Milf, Niko, Frawley
Croker, SMat, Suli, Kelly
RTS, Cotric, Hayne, MWZ, Hayne

Have showed my two trades which brings me down to 20 trades.
I'm stuck between wether I need to cash out Norman to NuBrown or bring in a keeper like CWalker for instance. Not sure if I should be banking some money or just going for points.

I'd probably get a keeper. Ideally it would be SJ but after this week I'm not feeling the byes

OK, I think i'll go with McInnes Fuimaono and Fai this week for Cook, Suli and CHN. I have to deal with not having Burgess this year but I don't think it is wise to use an extra trade to get him. Bringing in Mcinnes gives me 17 next week too. Next week I'll cash Suli out to get Teddy or the best available half.

Spectre wrote:Final decisions before the round starts lads

Sell Fifita or McGuire?
Buy Graham or Tolman?

Sell McGuire for Graham but if he's out then Tolman..

StuDogg101 wrote:Lolohea finally granted his release

Sweet! Hopefully I can trade him in next week and I will cover for A. Reynolds next week in my halves :-)