2018 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 14

Clack Bocks wrote:

Same

I've gone SST to Herman and Katoa to isaako.

Reason for Isaako is he is currently cheaper than kennar and thompson but i reckon they will get to about the same price within a week or so of one another.

Dttragic2016 wrote:

my tv broke wrote:

With these three especially, they are all either in a new team or playing a new role, or both.

Sure Whitehead has played a bit of lock before, but not alot. He also shifted positions with Crokers HIA and Tapines injury.

Lodge, first game of NRL in three years, intense media pressure in the week, and still only 22 year old.

Arrow - new team, new role. Raiders dominated the first 25 mins, and then the game flipped. He'll improve.

Completely agree. Lodge scored 30 and Arrow scored 33, both around 5 above their prices and Whitehead 49 (around ~8 above his average) in a game where he covered for both 2rf and CTR. Ludicris to trade any of these guys out.
I'm seeing a lot of posts that remind me of what I'd do 3-4 years ago, I'm thinking this may be due to a swelling of new posters as it's the start of a new season?

Blain wrote:

Sure thing, Kikau has $$$ to be made. I'm willing to trade a mid range to get him in, because he will make more. Katoa needs to go, I need a back up back and if I don't grab a Thompson/Isaako this week, they won't be worth it.

Cook
AFB Lodge
JTurbo Harris Merrin
Croft Carty
Mitchell Hiku
GI Pong Dufty

Whitehead Arrow RFM Griffen
Nicholls Croker Mckendry Katoa

$23k ITB

I'm thinking ditching a mid range cashy (Lodge, Arrow, Whitehead) to make money. Looking at it, I'm thinking down grading Whitehead could be worth it, considering I have 3 potential second row keepers anyway.

Clack Bocks wrote:

I think I said something similar to you last year but shouldn't your avatar have white hair now?

Fortitude wrote:Captain choices will be interesting this week.

Smith V Tigers
Ponga V Raiders

Teddy v Tigers didn't really work out for those that captained him, but id have to say Ponga is mighty tempting.

wolfking wrote:I'm starting to think it's best to trade Nicholls to Kikau and leave SST and Lichaa another week.  Don't see Nicholls making a ton of coin from the bench.

wolfking wrote:I'm starting to think it's best to trade Nicholls to Kikau and leave SST and Lichaa another week.  Don't see Nicholls making a ton of coin from the bench.

my tv broke wrote:Thaiday - "That may be my position going forward, just trying to provide a bit of spark off the bench and maybe [playing] limited minutes as well," he said.

Probably re-assuring for TPJ owners.

Go Refs wrote:

You would think that with Thaiday retiring this year that the Broncos would give TPJ more minutes as the year goes on to replace Thaiday next year?.

SI wrote:

Yeah, I'm not worried about Lichaa at this stage.

wolfking wrote:

You have him mate? Confident he can come good?

wolfking wrote:Havilli says he wants to play more minutes.

StormTrooper96 wrote:

He did play a tightfit Storm side that like to wrestle and slow down the play the ball. Will be a good indicator this weekend if he can run around the tired forwards of JWH, SST, Liu.

Mighty Fishes wrote:Ohh the prospect of Gray in the centres makes me want to trade him in rather than Thompson..

Dugan to fullback and Holmes to wing