2017 NRL.COM Fantasy Thread 55

Chewie wrote:

I thought you had 14 ???

Lamb, B. Smith, Munster gone. I included Munster before origin 2 as I didn't think he'd play but JT & Boyd got injured.

danseels1985 wrote:Will only have 10 for this week but only 3 trades left so I probably just have to cop it on the chin right?

Smith McInnes
Fifita Brown Eisenhuth Fai
Taumalolo Taupau JDB Surgess Gallen Crichton
SJ Munster NuBrown Hampton
BJ Fuimaono Scott Kelly
RTS Edwards Mansour Hayne Phythian

Any trades I should consider this week?

Copping it like your mum does aye mate?

Real talk there isn't a point to trading this week with limited trades. You will perform better than other teams next week so it balances out.

I don't think there is any trades you could consider. I would sit tight with your trades. There are still 8 more rounds to go and so many injuries that could occur.

my tv broke wrote:

hymenbustas wrote:What are Graham owners doing with him?

I binned him for Taupau last week. Graham, jeez what a woeful trade in that ended up. I had him for 5 rounds total, with three scores - 18, 40 & 44.

I mentioned this last night- since round 12, these are the gun forwards i've traded in, and their first week scores as part of my team.

Graham 18
Surgess 42
Taumalolo 38
Fifita 43
Taupau 32

I have traded in Nathan Brown this week. Sorry guys.

You could reverse trade for our sake...

As for Graham I traded him out last week. For J. Bromwich..

hymenbustas wrote:What are Graham owners doing with him? Ive had him since Round 1 and the -$188,000 next to his name is depressing but i know i need to trade him out. Logical reasoning is to go with taupau but he's due for a price drop this week (BE of 79) so if wait another week, i can get him a bit cheaper. With only 7 trades left, any trades i make will stay. Also, with no DDP in my 2nd row, im restricted to FRF guns only, not ideal.

I mean he will drop in price this week but are the potential points this week more than enough to make up for trading Graham out?

Seems silly to wait on Taupau if you're going to get him next week anyway.. you're 55 points (on avg's) worse off in overall standings by waiting a week.

Planned trades:

CNK ---> cheapie
Marsters ---> cheapie

Hopefully give me 12 players this round and will still have 18 next round.
Will also leave me with about $220k in the kitty and hopefully a set team.

Top 17 for the run home:

Smith (McInnes)
NBrown, Vaughan (Taupau)
Gallen, Surgess, JDB (Crichton)
Johnson, Cleary (Walker)
Leilua, Hayne
Tedesco, Dedwards, RTS

my tv broke wrote:Seems silly to wait on Taupau if you're going to get him next week anyway.. you're 55 points (on avg's) worse off in overall standings by waiting a week.

Exactly he could end up losing $10k-$20k most likely but will earn 50ish points. I would spend my remaining cap if I got that sort of return for those points this week.

Random wrote:

Copping it like your mum does aye mate?

Real talk there isn't a point to trading this week with limited trades. You will perform better than other teams next week so it balances out.

I don't think there is any trades you could consider. I would sit tight with your trades. There are still 8 more rounds to go and so many injuries that could occur.

Yeah the only trades I'm thinking are Scott after this week(unless he stays in the team) probably to Turbo or maybe using RTS to bring in Pearce after round 19 but that's all I've got at the moment. Hope injuries are kind to my team

WANTED: Strategy advice.

SITUATION: Limited trades left (4), 33K, current rank 2000, 8 relevant players for nxt rd.

OUTCOME SOUGHT: crack top 1500 by season end.

My gut feel says to suck it up this round, ill lose ranks but I wont be wasting trades.

In the long run, I am more likely to improve ranks by having trade sup my sleeve to cover injuries rather than burn trades for one rd.

Current team.

Friend, Mcinnes
Taupau, Jbrom, Graham, Gurgess
Crichton, Gallen, Tolo, JDB, Masters, Fai
SJ, Munster, 138k, 138k,
Cotric, Croker, Fui, 138k
Nofo, Mansour, RTS, Edwards, 138k.

Fortitude wrote:WANTED: Strategy advice.

SITUATION: Limited trades left (4), current rank 2000, 8 relevant players for nxt rd.

OUTCOME SOUGHT: crack top 1500 by season end.

My gut feel says to suck it up this round, ill lose ranks but I wont be wasting trades.

In the long run, I am more likely to improve ranks by having trade sup my sleeve to cover injuries rather than burn trades for one rd.

Current team.

Friend, Mcinnes
Taupau, Jbrom, Graham, Gurgess
Crichton, Gallen, Tolo, JDB, Masters, Fai
SJ, Munster, 138k, 138k,
Cotric, Croker, Fui, 138k
Nofo, Mansour, RTS, Edwards, 138k.

Cash? Perhaps worthwhile getting rid of graham. With only 4 trades left you look very short in the halves without a dpp to bolster your team. Maybe do RTS to Walker/Guth.

filthridden wrote:Planned trades:

CNK ---> cheapie
Marsters ---> cheapie

Hopefully give me 12 players this round and will still have 18 next round.
Will also leave me with about $220k in the kitty and hopefully a set team.

Top 17 for the run home:

Smith (McInnes)
NBrown, Vaughan (Taupau)
Gallen, Surgess, JDB (Crichton)
Johnson, Cleary (Walker)
Leilua, Hayne
Tedesco, Dedwards, RTS

How many trades will you have for the run home. Those are solid numbers as far as this round and the next round are concerned as well.

Fortitude wrote:WANTED: Strategy advice.

SITUATION: Limited trades left (4), 33K, current rank 2000, 8 relevant players for nxt rd.

OUTCOME SOUGHT: crack top 1500 by season end.

My gut feel says to suck it up this round, ill lose ranks but I wont be wasting trades.

In the long run, I am more likely to improve ranks by having trade sup my sleeve to cover injuries rather than burn trades for one rd.

Current team.

Friend, Mcinnes
Taupau, Jbrom, Graham, Gurgess
Crichton, Gallen, Tolo, JDB, Masters, Fai
SJ, Munster, 138k, 138k,
Cotric, Croker, Fui, 138k
Nofo, Mansour, RTS, Edwards, 138k.

I am on the other side of the fence. You could maybe look at trading Graham, which is solid. However you are probably going to need to suck it up and save the rest of your trades for the long haul. So unless there is someone you like for Graham, I would sit tight with what you have. Not many moves you can make to be honest without possibly throwing your season out the window.

Clack Bocks wrote:

Cash? Perhaps worthwhile getting rid of graham. With only 4 trades left you look very short in the halves without a dpp to bolster your team. Maybe do RTS to Walker/Guth.

33k Vaughan and Graham completely fucked me. Brought In Graham the week he got injured, dumped Vaughan for Jbrom, he goes down. Fuck the lot of them.

Sorry, excuse the rant.

I agree that not having cover in the Halves is risky, as you've pointed out I only have 4 trades left. I feel like RTS to a DPP FB/HLF is a luxury trade. I think I just need to save a trade 'in case of emergency' and if one of those two go down, I can trade then. If I had more trades, then I think you're right.

Random wrote:

I am on the other side of the fence. You could maybe look at trading Graham, which is solid. However you are probably going to need to suck it up and save the rest of your trades for the long haul. So unless there is someone you like for Graham, I would sit tight with what you have. Not many moves you can make to be honest without possibly throwing your season out the window.

Yep, that's what im thinking. Sitting tight and reacting to injuries is my only bet.

Fortitude wrote:WANTED: Strategy advice.

SITUATION: Limited trades left (4), 33K, current rank 2000, 8 relevant players for nxt rd.

OUTCOME SOUGHT: crack top 1500 by season end.

My gut feel says to suck it up this round, ill lose ranks but I wont be wasting trades.

In the long run, I am more likely to improve ranks by having trade sup my sleeve to cover injuries rather than burn trades for one rd.

Current team.

Friend, Mcinnes
Taupau, Jbrom, Graham, Gurgess
Crichton, Gallen, Tolo, JDB, Masters, Fai
SJ, Munster, 138k, 138k,
Cotric, Croker, Fui, 138k
Nofo, Mansour, RTS, Edwards, 138k.

I wouldn't touch your team at all if you have only 4 trades. Just make sure to put a full 17 on the park. If one of your halves go down a week, just use the AE rather than bring in a player. There is still around 8 rounds left.

8 Playing this week before any trades.... Dropped 1000 places this week... Bugger. Think I need a bet to cheer me up. @Welshy we going round again for game 3 yeah?

DCE OR Cleary for Munster, Cleary seems to have an easier run home?

OnTheLast wrote:

For me personally, if it wasn't for his byes I'd get Mannering over Kapow. I got Kapow last week, for a shite return might I add, but he does play this round where Mannering doesn't.

So if it's a R19 trade, I'd get Mannering.

Yeah mate, I really would want Mannering over Taupau but then I would be screwed for 19 especially if Fifita doesn't backup. Its probably worth taking the hit aand get Mannering though.

Only fielding 10 players this bye week. Rip rank. For the first time this season, not really looking forward to footy this round.

Is there any update on Vaughan is it still round 21 or earlier?