2018 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 21

Yes game no. 2 with JFH starting prop even though he's in my emergencies but I have Kikau in my 17. If Lodge is out I will get Rochows score.

Hopefully someone can score 100+ this week to make it two banners in a row

Hmm is JFH playing "lock" and Merrin "prop"? Yes realise theyre very much the same but imay be why merrin waa subbed at 20 mins?

Welshy wrote:
Let's be honest mate I bet a semblence of you wishes it started with Lodge, he looks the goods fantasy wise so far

Nope not really. He's not the first and sadly won't be the last player i leave out of my team for good.

Milchcow wrote:


Would you still pick him if his game was already locked out, and you knew he scored 56 points

There is a difference between blatant cheating like trading in players after they have played and take advantage of the structure of the game

White Lightning wrote:So if L. Croker is out what are you doing
(a) keeping or
(b) sell to Hastings or
(c) sell to JMK

Also I owned Lamb last year & most of his points came from gk's & km's. He won't be getting points from either as Pearce gets the km's & Ponga gets the gk's.

Thanks.

Have this choice myself. Was going to just go Hastings, but really it's swapping one marginal Manly guy for another - they're both in pretty much the same posituin as could be in and out of the team.

Realised I was just going to trade because I wanted Hastings score this week (same applies to JMK with all the merry-go-round rumours meaning he also could be gone soon). If Lodge/Kennar/TPJ/Croker all out I'd have to take Nichols 20 instead of Hastings score, but one trade for 20-30 points is not a good deal. As for cash generation, makes more sense for me to hold Croker and cash him out later to a juicier and cheaper cow than Hastings. Haven't banked a trade yet and need to avoid probable low value trades like this.

Now watch Hastings be Manly's 9 for rest of season and average 50.

I think i'm going to be an Egan beaver (sorry not sorry) and trade in this young hooker they are raving about. Didn't bother with Doohicky and my team is a crime against fantasy so might as well.

rhinoceroo wrote:

Have this choice myself. Was going to just go Hastings, but really it's swapping one marginal Manly guy for another - they're both in pretty much the same posituin as could be in and out of the team.

Realised I was just going to trade because I wanted Hastings score this week (same applies to JMK with all the merry-go-round rumours meaning he also could be gone soon). If Lodge/Kennar/TPJ/Croker all out I'd have to take Nichols 20 instead of Hastings score, but one trade for 20-30 points is not a good deal. As for cash generation, makes more sense for me to hold Croker and cash him out later to a juicier and cheaper cow than Hastings. Haven't banked a trade yet and need to avoid probable low value trades like this.

Now watch Hastings be Manly's 9 for rest of season and average 50.

After Hastings who do Manly have to come in at either hooker or 5/8th? Not like they can get anyone else in? Purchase wise, Can't see Croker being back if he is already gone after 3 games

Welshy wrote:
After Hastings who do Manly have to come in at either hooker or 5/8th? Not like they can get anyone else in? Can't see Croker being back if he is already gone after 3 games

The talk was that Croker is injured not dropped. Hastings might be next in line, but Tom Wright and Dylan Walker also possibilities for Manly 6.

Welshy wrote:What have I missed

Im taking lil of the credit for the direction things took today, one of my furst posts today got stuck into the loopathon taking place. Hey.. its a non work day for me, nothin on the agenda except cleaning up the basement and sticky keyboard etc.

Archer wrote:I think i'm going to be an Egan beaver (sorry not sorry) and trade in this young hooker they are raving about. Didn't bother with Doohicky and my team is a crime against fantasy so might as well.

Thats very eager. It was reported wallace has a hand injury. Also katoa was not available for selection due to being within 6 days of a head knock in ISP last week.

rhinoceroo wrote:

The talk was that Croker is injured not dropped. Hastings might be next in line, but Tom Wright and Dylan Walker also possibilities for Manly 6.

fFuck Walker, well done lad forgot about that toad looking bastard

Revraiser wrote:

Im taking lil of the credit for the direction things took today, one of my furst posts today got stuck into the loopathon taking place. Hey.. its a non work day for me, nothin on the agenda except cleaning up the basement and sticky keyboard etc.

Thanks for the gee up this morning! Made my trip to work that much better!

Hey Welshy wrote:
After Hastings who do Manly have to come in at either hooker or 5/8th? Not like they can get anyone else in? Purchase wise, Can't see Croker being back if he is already gone after 3 games

This Croker stuff isn’t even confirmed. NRL.com are even calling it speculation. Someone probably saw hasting playing a bit of half at training and has gone - Croker is out, Hastings in!

Panthers forward pack are going to go BIG tonight. Panthers need to make a statement with Cleary out and need to give the new half's pairing a little more time.

rhinoceroo wrote:If Lodge has an arse problem then I'd have thought sitting out would be the worst thing he could do.

Cap'n Ranta wrote:

I can't find it but I'd be happy to post updates for L4.

L4 is on 36,894 points.

AVG = 2306 points/ team
      = 768.625 points/ team/ round

Best performer is "qazwsx" who is in 449th on 2389 points

Would be happy to update regularly if you are interested (maybe in a seperate thread)

Hey, that's me! The funny thing is I'm like 7th or 8th or something on the H2H ladder. Always stink at H2H.

Crazy my rank is that high. I hadn't even noticed. I'm usually around 20,000th at this time of year.

Archer wrote:
Nope not really. He's not the first and sadly won't be the last player i leave out of my team for good.

Think its just silly basing a fantasy game on real life ethics mate, if it helps you win, it helps you win. Tis' only a game

But I like your principals...I think

my tv broke wrote:

Thats very eager. It was reported wallace has a hand injury. Also katoa was not available for selection due to being within 6 days of a head knock in ISP last week.

Weren't there other reports that he'd leapfrogged Katoa anyway and I'd assumed he was only there because of the Cleary injury, or are you saying they may have chosen luau if they weren't also worried about wallace?

rhinoceroo wrote:

The talk was that Croker is injured not dropped. Hastings might be next in line, but Tom Wright and Dylan Walker also possibilities for Manly 6.

Walker will go ctr & coach has said Tom Wright won't be first grade early on.