NRL Fantasy 2018 Thread Part 24

Rapture_NRL wrote:@Fortitude Yeah, I'm just bothered with how Ricky is playing his team. Chopping and changing isn't helping, but Havili has some cash left, plus K Nik will be up and down

Question: NAS to Friend/DCE? Or should I bank the trade? Friend will likely drop a bit of cash so not really a rush

Verbal Kint wrote:Captains options this week.. hmmmm

Smith, Arrow, Jurbo, Murray, DCE, SJ, Isaako, Teddy, Ponga or Cook

Leaning towards DCE but really fancy going for Arrow or Murray

SI wrote:

I missed the starting at Lock memo.  Thankyou Chewie, you are the most helpful Wookie I have never met

StuDogg101 wrote:

I'm going Murray. Although JTurbo and DCE are good options

Boozecluez wrote:What was up with Peni Terepo's minutes/score of 45
Looking at the minutes of Scott/Mannah they look a little down but thats a decent score for someone priced at 338k. He is a bit like the Liu/SST that pop up and put in a good score

Don't know what to make of it

Pain wrote:Cam someone please donate @mattnz an avatar?

Fortitude wrote:

If I had the option to go NAS to Friend or DCE id be doing it, trades in the bank don't earn you points. Using your trades smart, banks you points. Looks a smart trade to me.

I cant help but think trading Smith is a smart trade.

There are two outcomes.

1. He goes back to scoring 60s. Sweet, he still loses money for a week or two. If he turns it around quickly and looks GOD like again, bring him back.

or

2. He busts out a 30s or 40. Drops 65k this week, then again next week. All of a sudden youre looking at replacements like Licha when you could of had Friend macca or Koro.

Big Kev wrote:

Kaysa getting ktfo & brown playing final qtr at hooker

Boozecluez wrote:What was up with Peni Terepo's minutes/score of 45
Looking at the minutes of Scott/Mannah they look a little down but thats a decent score for someone priced at 338k. He is a bit like the Liu/SST that pop up and put in a good score

Don't know what to make of it

Bullbender wrote:
Amongst other things already mentioned i think it was Terepo that had a great score for price first game last year and raised a bit of interest only to dissapoint.

Pain wrote:Cam someone please donate @mattnz an avatar?

Shumway wrote:Gentlemen (and Ladies), brilliant discussion on this website. I'm a casual Rugby League fan, but a pretty keen NRL fantasy player mostly for the bragging rights over a mate of mine in the office. I appreciate all of the wisdom you guys have provided in supporting my rise to the top of my league ladder.

Managed to dodge most of the carnage last week to post a score just over 800.

This week, considering trading De Belin down to JFH to allow me to trade Leilua up to SJ (Hiku into CTR off the bench). I realise that trading out an intended gun (JDB) is typically a poor decision, but I think I upgrade my points and cash with the trades. The way I see it:

DeBelin to JFH costs me approx. 10 points per week, but likely gains $150k+ ($100k plus from JFH and avoid losing another $30-$50k on JDB).

Leilua to SJ keeps my CTRs looking poor, but doesn't really cost me much in points with Hiku coming off the bench. It gains probably 30 points per week as I avoid needing to play Croker in the Halves with Douehi to the bench (assuming 55 for SJ and 25 for Croker). It doesn't really do much for cash potential as SJ may lose cash this week, but it avoids further losses from Leilua and given SJ is a keeper, week to week variations in his value don't really matter.

So overall 2 trades are expected to gain about $150k cash and about 20 points per week. Thoughts? Or is it too sideways to give up on JDB at this stage.

After the trades, my team will be:
Cook
Arrow Fifita
Murray Crichton JFH
SJ JMK
Hiku Isaako
Ponga Thompson Teddy

Lodge RFM Rochow Kikau

Kennar Havali Croker Douehi

$193k ITB.