2017 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 50

Moose wrote: While unlikely there have been rumors that there might be a late reshuffle to the Souths lineup which could benefit Walker owners if true.

MilfordTheMagician wrote:Thanks guys first year back doing fantasy since 2012 and ranked 252 at the moment. I got up to 151 a couple of weeks ago but injuries and poor captain choices have burnt me the past 3 weeks

Actually debating VC'ing Crichton over Surgess this week but unsure yet.

MilfordTheMagician wrote:

Crichton more chance of playing 80 minutes. Surgess could easily play 60-65 if the Bunnies are smashing them.

Milchcow wrote:
Reposting from end of last thread

Don't listen to SI, he knows how to loophole like he knows how to post a gif.

If your captain is a 2RF and you have 6 playing 2RFs on your bench it is no problem.

You can still sub your captain out for any of your 2RFs that are yet to play.

Your captain can't be a reserve, so all you need to do is select a new 4th reserve from another position.

What will stop you from loopholing is if you have 5 reserves that will score points. You only get 1 AE so if your captain isn't the lowest score not seletced in your 17 then you'll be stuffed.
Liverpool_Bulldog is in this position this week - less than 17 players, but no halves so can't select a full 17.

White Lightning wrote:If Sami is marking up on Burns he could score well.

Milchcow wrote:
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Gallen can't become a reserve - he can only be an NPR.

If Burgess goes big and you want to loophole

Sub Gallen for reserve 2RF.
Make sure you have 4 reserves selected, and that Gallen is the only NPR who will take the field.
Gallen will become AE

Deuces wrote:how concerned should we be with mannerings minutes?

no_worryers wrote:

lol cheers i think i got it.

vc surgess captain lolo if surgess goes boom take the reserve off n.brown put it on a bye/origin player then swap captain lolo for unreserved brown?

MilfordTheMagician wrote:

Crichton more chance of playing 80 minutes. Surgess could easily play 60-65 if the Bunnies are smashing them.

filthridden wrote:VC - Crichton
C - Gallen

So I recommend either trading Crichton out before he is injured or hooked for a huge amount of errors or at the very least, VC/Captain Surgess because he'll go HUGE.

Moose wrote:
While I have never actually performed the loophole I believe once you sub out your Captain he cannot be reserved, rather his score will be collected as an AE of the NPR you sub into your side to take the Captains place. So for example if your VC goes big sub out Gallen for an NPR (someone like Mannering or another player who won't be playing this week) ensuring you have 4 reserves in place before you save the changes.

Milchcow wrote:
You can't take the R off Gallen, as Gallen can't ever get an R

Sub Gallen out for Marsters.
You will now only have 3 reserves
Select a 4th reserve - Hayne is a fine choice

Gallen will be your AE