2018 NRL Dream Team Virtual Sports/Sports Deck (VSDT) Part 1

Rippin and Tearin wrote:

If you have the money then Croft to SJ or Cleary IMO is safer that DCE. But DCE seems like a good option if you are tight on $. Also important IMO to look at least 1 week down the track to see how you are going to afford the guys you want next week. So the money saved by going to DCE might be required.

Keep Bromwich, dump Scott. I'd go TPJ assuming you already have Lodge. I think Mannering will be back next week and that might change things for Sao. Also even now Sao is not really scoring well enough to put in your 17, so he just becomes a CC with a questionable future.

Aardvark Ratnick wrote:I am going with the Aubs to RST, I can't get Cleary in but can ditch Croft for DCE , JT or Widdop - my initial leaning was towards DCE but if I go with JT it would give me more funds for future trades,  I really love these decisions - I reckon Widdop would be the least volatile of the three

Rippin and Tearin wrote:If its not too late, the other reason I liked DCE over JT is Manly's nice run of games up to round 8: Souths (A), Canberra (H), Titans (A), Wests (H), Eels (A), Newc (H)

Aardvark Ratnick wrote:

Its to late , I had to go out  not to worry thats the way the cookie crumbles

Rippin and Tearin wrote:

I think Lodge is a must have - for some he could be 1 of 2 starting FRFs but at worst he is an excellent option as a researve given the minutes he is getting. He's gonna make a ton of $ as well. So  in short I'd go option 1 out of those.

Not convinced about RTS yet, for many its gonna be either him or TTrbo to partner Teddy and Ponga. The reason Im not convinced is that IMO his scores seem (can any one check?) highly correlated with the Warriors performance and while the Warriors look better this year, Im not convinced they are going to end up much better in the long run. Im happy to wait on RTS too at the moment.

I personally think Aubs is a must sell, unless you have bigger problems, so I like that trade out.

Rochow? Im happy to hold him for now. Last week was a shocker fantasy wise for him. Surely he doesn't miss that many tackles again?  

Nicholas on the other hand is the more likely player to be daed weight.

Have you considered Nichols to Lodge and perhaps Aubs to Matterson? instead of RTS? who's your back 3 currently?

Murray looks like a must have too, but Im gonna wait one more week on him, partly because Im using my trades elsewhere, but also it wouldn't be a bad idea to take one more look at him. His price is unlikely to shift to dramatically.

Aardvark Ratnick wrote:No R,nT I opted for JT to save the cash mate and didnt get to watch the game and arrived home late to JT,s 17 , Capt Cam,s 54 and NAS 59, so now I want Surgess to smash DCE early lol ,( only joking ), is JT ok ie no injury concerns ???

jelejasof wrote:

Thanks RnT, excellent advice as always. Matterson is a better shout imo than RTS. Although I am not sure of your logic re RTS' scores and the Warriors form. Could it be the Warriors form is good because RTS is going (and scoring) well rather than the other way around? Still, I have already got SJ and Hiku, so that's enough Warriors backs for sure.

I'd prefer to sell Nicholls but need the extra cash from Rochow to grab Lodge. I am $4,400 short of Nicholls-Lodge and Aubs-Matterson. So now thinking Rochow-Lodge and Aubs-Matterson.

Current team is, if you can see any other options:

Smith, Cook
Fifita, Surgess, Rochow, Nicholls
Merrin, Whitehead, Arrow, RFM, Kikau, Griffin
SJ, JT, Cartwright, Croker
Aubs, GI, Douelhi, Isaako
Teddy, Ponga, Latrell, Hiku, Katoa

wt00 wrote:Croft and Aubs out for dce and Ferguson my trades this week.

MilfordTheMagician wrote:Sami, Kennar or Thompson for Katoa? Tempted to go Sami because I want SJ in next week for Croft.

Rippin and Tearin wrote:

Why trade out Katoa? Isn't he back soon(ish)

I've got him and am keeping him. He is bottom dollar allowing me to free up the maximum possible cash for you starting 17 and CCs. When I look at my team as a whole, trading him to someone else might make some cash in the short term but it hurts in the pocket (even if its only $80k u would have to tie up in Sami). Also, I've found its like Russian Roulette trying to pick WFB / C CCs. What do you think Sami is gonna average? If he averages 35 and you time it well you'll make $170k on two trades. I guess it depends on the makeup of your team, but for me I had more pressing issues to resolve and way more productive ways to use $80k and 2 trades.

That being said, if I was gonna trade for someone in the WFB position to make $ it'd be Thompson. I'd make sure I was paying up for him to fill a slot in my back 3 though....