2018 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 21

mattnz wrote:

I deliberately have had 0 origin players since the start, to avoid that issue.

while i agree that avoiding too many origin players is generally wise (was more important in years gone by), this year origin players only play one less game than non origin players.

if you go with a season keeper from round 1 who plays origin, he only needs to average just over two points higher for the year, to score more points for your team for the year, than a non origin season keeper. (this on the assumption you keep the player for the entire season. reality is, we aren't going to trade our entire team out from rnd 13 to rnd 17).

my tv broke wrote:


while i agree that avoiding too many origin players is generally wise (was more important in years gone by), this year origin players only play one less game than non origin players.

if you go with a season keeper from round 1 who plays origin, he only needs to average just over two points higher for the year, to score more points for your team for the year, than a non origin season keeper. (this on the assumption you keep the player for the entire season. reality is, we aren't going to trade our entire team out from rnd 13 to rnd 17).

3 players at 50 points each is 150 points and the difference between winning overall and not winning overall.

mattnz wrote:Hilarious and interesting....

What utter nonsense that is. People get paid for speculation like that too.

As if these clubs are sitting there saying I will only do it if X other player with Y club

Tolman just recently handed the number 13 jersey by Pay. He’s not going anywhere

mattnz wrote:

I deliberately have had 0 origin players since the start, to avoid that issue.

I went Smith because he's Smith (so far a bad choice).
I went Jurbo because he was 100k cheaper than Taumalolo and I thought he was the next best pick.
I went Teddy because he's Teddy and I was expecting massive scores from him in a new team.

its actually more than that if you play a player each week in their place. Those with 3 origin players in their team that dont want to trade them out can fall 250 to 300 points behind me if I can put 16 and 17 on the park those 2 weeks.

MilfordTheMagician wrote:How many players are people looking to have for round 13 and 17?

Already have bye spreadsheet startred today. Ignoring origin 11 and 8 respectively and 6-7 of the rd 13 players are cow/ mid range that can be moved on after then

mattnz wrote:

3 players at 50 points each is 150 points and the difference between winning overall and not winning overall.

dont know what you mean here.

my point is, for example:

origin player = 23 games = 55 point average = 1265 pts for your team for the year.
non origin player = 24 games = 51 point average = 1224 pts for your team for the year.

simply going for a non origin player doesn't always mean its the best result for your team.

mattnz wrote:Kennar is a really bad loophole, Souths play in the first 4 games of the round each week until round 9

He could be 13 playing pivot loophole like how I got Hiku score after Katoa and Isaako games had happened

GreenMachine wrote:

What utter nonsense that is. People get paid for speculation like that too.

As if these clubs are sitting there saying I will only do it if X other player with Y club

Tolman just recently handed the number 13 jersey by Pay. He’s not going anywhere

Trades like that have gone down in the NBA for years, so I think it's plausible.

I'm hoping it doesn't happen, as it could affect my trade-ins of JMK and Fifita. Not that worried about Fifita, but JMK will be screwed.

Kennar out is actually good for me and reminder how important cover is. 8th in cash league at least 4 teams above me have only Kennar + 1 other CTR. Now they may have to do trade they didn't want to

pm888 wrote:
 https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/titans/alex-mckinnon-says-bryce-cartwright-is-not-tough-enough-for-the-nrl-as-titans-make-changes/news-story/04c52b4f2cda56850f5569e34fadb122

just had a read myself and have to agree. he may be the softest man in league

Cheers mate.. looks like u love the long link to haha. Thanks for reading back  

Is Campbell graham in for kennar ?

LATEST: @SSFCRABBITOHS Richie Kennar is out of the Good Friday game with a hamstring strain. Anthony Seibold just confirmed Hymel Hunt will move into the starting side and Braidon Burns will be on the bench @FOXNRL

GreenMachine wrote:

What utter nonsense that is. People get paid for speculation like that too.

As if these clubs are sitting there saying I will only do it if X other player with Y club

Tolman just recently handed the number 13 jersey by Pay. He’s not going anywhere

Tolman’s had the tap. They’ve been trying to offload him for a while

do you need centre cover for kennar loophole to work?

kalynponga wrote:do you need centre cover for kennar loophole to work?

yes, if you have no other ctrs you'd get 0 for that position.

That made my decision on who to play between Isaako and Kennar. Hope he isn't out too long.

Kennar out is a great opportunity for Siebold to switch inglis to fb, johnston wing, and slot hymel hunt to centre. But i suppose unlikely given the win on the weekend (though I didn't see the game).

my tv broke wrote:Kennar out is a great opportunity for Siebold to switch inglis to fb, johnston wing, and slot hymel hunt to centre. But i suppose unlikely given the win on the weekend (though I didn't see the game).

AJ had a pretty solid dig at FB last weekend and GI was pretty steady off the ball also which doesnt convert to fantasy points but good for Souths.

So if Kennar's out, is this the setup:

14.
15.
16.
17. JMK/Havili
18. Kikau
19. Kennar
20.
21.

If Kikau scores well on Thursday night, switch Kennar & JMK/Havili so I get Kikau's score as AE for Kennar?