2017 NRL.COM Fantasy Thread 55

SI wrote:

You should grab some ranks next round, great team to hit the last bye and then run home with. But yeah, you are going to cop a bath this round.

I don't have an answer but with above average trades left you need to grab whatever extra points you can this round. Hopefully a cheapie is named today for all of us. If not I feel you need to bite the bullet and get rid of a Centre to generate cash.

Thought I was the only one who still said this! Thanks for making me feel less old, SI!

Random wrote:

What do you see each guy averaging for the rest of the year?

RTS scored try in last 5 games and remaining fixtures look rough. Munster could trade back but if he averages 10 more in 7 games that's 70pts that the likes of Cleary should score more in 2 games

filthridden wrote:

SI wrote:

You should grab some ranks next round, great team to hit the last bye and then run home with. But yeah, you are going to cop a bath this round.

I don't have an answer but with above average trades left you need to grab whatever extra points you can this round. Hopefully a cheapie is named today for all of us. If not I feel you need to bite the bullet and get rid of a Centre to generate cash.

Thought I was the only one who still said this! Thanks for making me feel less old, SI!

You only feel less old until you realise he is 76.

Random wrote:

You only feel less old until you realise he is 76.

Oi, respect your elders!

Loomer wrote:

Random wrote:

What do you see each guy averaging for the rest of the year?

RTS scored try in last 5 games and remaining fixtures look rough. Munster could trade back but if he averages 10 more in 7 games that's 70pts that the likes of Cleary should score more in 2 games

That is actually a fair point. On averages by having Cleary over Munster you will earn almost 100 points at 91 points. Then R. Tuivasa-Scheck for T. Trbojevic will get you 60 points. So essentially 2 trades will net you 150 points. How many trades are you running?

I'm also looking at RTS to either Tommy or Walker.

Random wrote:

That is actually a fair point. On averages by having Cleary over Munster you will earn almost 100 points at 91 points. Then R. Tuivasa-Scheck for T. Trbojevic will get you 60 points. So essentially 2 trades will net you 150 points. How many trades are you running?

I only have 5 after that but could get CS9 and Fifi and run with that maybe Guth>Munster. Have a lot of DPP flexibility to cover injuries

Loomer wrote:

Random wrote:

That is actually a fair point. On averages by having Cleary over Munster you will earn almost 100 points at 91 points. Then R. Tuivasa-Scheck for T. Trbojevic will get you 60 points. So essentially 2 trades will net you 150 points. How many trades are you running?

I only have 5 after that but could get CS9 and Fifi and run with that maybe Guth>Munster. Have a lot of DPP flexibility to cover injuries

I would definitely try and hold the trades then to make sure you get CS9 and Fifita. However it is a close call.

SI wrote:

You should grab some ranks next round, great team to hit the last bye and then run home with. But yeah, you are going to cop a bath this round.

I don't have an answer but with above average trades left you need to grab whatever extra points you can this round. Hopefully a cheapie is named today for all of us. If not I feel you need to bite the bullet and get rid of a Centre to generate cash.

Cheers, i'm leaning more and more towards cashing out a centre too.
I'm 2k shy of ditching RTS to Mansour, that one hurts. Maybe going to Tturbo isn't a bad trade off. I can always move him into the centres later and then upgrade BJ to a gun fullback.
I probably shouldn't waste any more time thinking about it until teamlists is released

itsJay wrote:

SI wrote:

You should grab some ranks next round, great team to hit the last bye and then run home with. But yeah, you are going to cop a bath this round.

I don't have an answer but with above average trades left you need to grab whatever extra points you can this round. Hopefully a cheapie is named today for all of us. If not I feel you need to bite the bullet and get rid of a Centre to generate cash.

Cheers, i'm leaning more and more towards cashing out a centre too.  
I'm 2k shy of ditching RTS to Mansour, that one hurts. Maybe going to Tturbo isn't a bad trade off. I can always move him into the centres later and then upgrade BJ to a gun fullback.
I probably shouldn't waste any more time thinking about it until teamlists is released

Have you thought about Edwards or Walker instead as options?

Fox Sports are good with their predicted lineups, have Gagai playing for the Knights on Sunday.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/team-tips-round-18-nrl-news-early-mail-predicted-team-lists/news-story/206ca9dccf2f86236443a8b0d0322f0c

Random wrote:

Have you thought about Edwards or Walker instead as options?

I'm really thinking Walker now is at a price that's hard to pass up. Hopefully that contract stuff is behind him and the bunnies keep going and Walker plays like the last two games.

Random wrote:

Have you thought about Edwards or Walker instead as options?

I have both in the team already
I didn't catch the bunnies game on the weekend, how does CWalker look? I was ready to punt him after R19 to free up some cash

wolfking wrote:Fox Sports are good with their predicted lineups, have Gagai playing for the Knights on Sunday.

I guess its easy to forget that the Knights would have a player capable of rep duties.

Sorry Knights.

itsJay wrote:

I have both in the team already
I didn't catch the bunnies game on the weekend, how does CWalker look? I was ready to punt him after R19 to free up some cash

SO much more involvement from Walker... hopefully he'll continue to perform like this

Lewis Brown is out for a couple of weeks with a "minor knee cleanout"

Ah fuck me. There goes a potential cashout option.

MilfordTheMagician wrote:Lewis Brown is out for a couple of weeks with a "minor knee cleanout"

Ah fuck me. There goes a potential cashout option.

I bought him in for two reasons.

1. He was bottom dollar
2. Plays both 18 and 19.

At least he was bottom dollar, I guess.

That's me down to 9 players before trades this week.
Looks like I'll be making three trades this round.

CNK ---> Cheapie
Marsters ---> Cheapie/Gun
RTS ---> Cheapie/Gun (Have RTS, Tedesco, Hayne and Dedwards at the back so can afford to sell one of them).

There aren't too many gun forwards that play both 18 and 19 that I don't already have (Taupau, Surgess, Crichton...) so not sure who else to be looking at really. Few more options in the backs with Mansour and TTurbo looking like the stand-outs.

filthridden wrote:

I bought him in for two reasons.

1. He was bottom dollar
2. Plays both 18 and 19.

At least he was bottom dollar, I guess.

That's me down to 9 players before trades this week.
Looks like I'll be making three trades this round.

CNK ---> Cheapie
Marsters ---> Cheapie/Gun
RTS ---> Cheapie/Gun (Have RTS, Tedesco, Hayne and Dedwards at the back so can afford to sell one of them).

There aren't too many gun forwards that play both 18 and 19 that I don't already have (Taupau, Surgess, Crichton...) so not sure who else to be looking at really. Few more options in the backs with Mansour and TTurbo looking like the stand-outs.

It's really only Merrin who is a good option in the forwards who plays the next two weeks. Buhrer possibly too but unsure if he starts this week or not.

I think I'm just using 1 trade this week which brings me to 13 players and trading Cotric to TTurbo.

Without Brown there aren't really any cash outs that will play this week with the potential to score more than 10 pts (Lindsay Collins), unless there's an absolute bolter.. bummer..

Mark Nicholls may be capable of 25-30 pts in the event Jbrom or tohu don't play.

Niukore from the Eels is a 138k 2fr/ctr who might get a run off the bench this week but has a bye next week & then should disappear. But I can only see him scoring 10-15 points.