2018 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 20

I went Debellin to Murray before round 3. Against the dont trade guns theory, but this year feels like one big huge X-File !

mattnz wrote:

11.13 including cash. Have hit lots of good cheapies, mid rangers, and missed the worst performing guns.

Nice work. I have absolutely no cash ITB lol.

WT2K wrote:For those wanting to bring in rochow.. Elijah Taylor is out for another 3 weeks at Min with hammy and from reports from nsw cup, McQueen is a long way from an nrl call up

Really tempted to do a huge gamble and get Packer in if they name the same bench again this week, with just Twal covering prop as the reserve for both Matulino and Packer

Hmmmmm, it seems that I can bring in a gun FRF with some jiggery pokery. Key question - should it be Fifita or Taupau?

The flip side is that I'm left with a Kenner/Isaako centres combo and no cover.

Team for this week would be:

Smith
Fifita/Taupau Kikau
Jurbo Brown Murray
DCE Doueihi
Kennar Isaako (eeep)
Tedesco Ponga Thompson

Cook RFM Lodge Cartwright

Croker JMK Godinet Nicholls

Verbal Kint wrote:Hmmmmm, it seems that I can bring in a gun FRF with some jiggery pokery. Key question - should it be Fifita or Taupau?

The flip side is that I'm left with a Kenner/Isaako centres combo.

I have Taupau. Playing much better than his points suggest, got 35 minutes in the blow out win 2 weeks ago, would have hit 70+ with decent minutes. Last week he was clearly under instructions not to offload in the wet. On a dry track, normal week, he will be killing it, also plays round 13 and no Origin.

mattnz wrote:

I have Taupau. Playing much better than his points suggest, got 35 minutes in the blow out win 2 weeks ago, would have hit 70+ with decent minutes. Last week he was clearly under instructions not to offload in the wet. On a dry track, normal week, he will be killing it, also plays round 13 and no Origin.

Thanks mate, yeah - definitely leaning that way if I pull the trigger.

mattnz wrote:

Really tempted to do a huge gamble and get Packer in if they name the same bench again this week, with just Twal covering prop as the reserve for both Matulino and Packer

Do you think the Tigers will lose 2 outside backs for large portions of the game this week as well?

Who should Croft become if already skint in the halves with Doohey the other and Cwalker at FB. downgrade or upgrade ?  321 itb

So tempted to spend most of my bank in upgrading players like Cartwright, Sao and Nicholls, but I have to keep reminding my self to be patient. In a week or 2, I will need some big funds to upgrade Doueihi when Reynolds comes back.............

Milchcow wrote:

Do you think the Tigers will lose 2 outside backs for large portions of the game this week as well?

Didnt see the game, who went off?

With a bit of tinkering I can do the below trade

TPJ -> Rochow (plays RD 13)
Mitchell -> Tedesco

Worth or Sideways waste of money?

Revraiser wrote:Who should Crodt become if already skint in the halves with Doohey the other and Cwalker at FB. downgrade or upgrade ?  321 itb

i went jmk. couldnt afford dce, was looking at korosou but ultimately going with the crowd on this and hoping he makes some fast money

@wolfking I think it's his spot to lose at the moment

mattnz wrote:

Didnt see the game, who went off?

MWZ and Corey Thompson both spent a fair bit of time on the sidelines (both returned to play eventually)

On that note - official stats have Corey Thompson playing 29 minutes. I'm pretty sure that is wrong. The overall Tigers stats are 44 minutes short for the length of the game. I think Thompson might have played 73 minutes (although he might have played less and other players might be short minutes too)

StormTrooper96 wrote:With a bit of tinkering I can do the below trade

TPJ -> Rochow (plays RD 13)
Mitchell -> Tedesco

Worth or Sideways waste of money?

I’m not sure about that. They don’t look like good trades to me.

TPJ is a hold imo.
Mitchell is going okay and is goal kicking.

StormTrooper96 wrote:With a bit of tinkering I can do the below trade

TPJ -> Rochow (plays RD 13)
Mitchell -> Tedesco

Worth or Sideways waste of money?

I expect more are trading Tedesco out than in this week. Has a break even of 62, doesnt play 13 or 17. The popular WFBs coming in will be RTS, Mbye, Dufty

pm888 wrote:
i went jmk. couldnt afford dce, was looking at korosou but ultimately going with the crowd on this and hoping he makes some fast money

Hey pal, so who are the halves u have in total ?

WT2K wrote:@wolfking I think it's his spot to lose at the moment

Yep.

mattnz wrote:

High efficiency (sitting 58th at the moment overall)

I may be going blind, but I dont see a team in the top 100 with this name?

Edit nevermind, its showing now. App is just buggy as fuck i think (no surprise)

Tuimoala Lolohea (knee) and Jacob Liddle (shoulder) are also closing in on their returns from injury and could take the field in Round 4, with Josh Reynolds (hamstring) and Elijah Taylor (hamstring) also potential inclusions over the next few weeks for Wests Tigers. Via Tigers website