2018 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 28

I believe NRLPhysio posted 2-4 weeks and I'm giving that more credibility than any of the 1-2 weeks I've seen posted by random people.

Given Souths play tonight, that's about the best info I can go off while holding Brown and Kodi also.

Lodge or Murray > JFH, really need to know more.

Although if I trade out Lodge I'll need to play one of Maloney, JMK, Kennar or Isaako in the 17.

Murray to JFH means I just take JFHs points
Thoughts?

WT Winfield wrote:I believe NRLPhysio posted 2-4 weeks and I'm giving that more credibility than any of the 1-2 weeks I've seen posted by random people.

Given Souths play tonight, that's about the best info I can go off while holding Brown and Kodi also.

I guess it could be anything - we just don't know. But the month he had off to start the season is a good indication surely. On top of that his return from injury was off the bench (22 points from 28 minutes) which again could be a good indication of things to come.

Lots of uncertainty and unless there is some clarity from Souths prior to tonights game we are all gonna just have to make our best judgement calls/guess.

WT Winfield wrote:I believe NRLPhysio posted 2-4 weeks and I'm giving that more credibility than any of the 1-2 weeks I've seen posted by random people.

Given Souths play tonight, that's about the best info I can go off while holding Brown and Kodi also.

NRLPhysio is some random guy on twitter with no inside knowledge that says stuff like "If it is grade one it is generally X number of weeks, if it is grade two is is generally Y number of weeks"

Yeah I wouldn't be surprised if he's named off the bench first game back. Coaches don't give a fuck about fantasy and the Souths pack has chopped and changed a bit over the years.

Burgers can play LK when back from suspension, maybe Nicholls earns himself some more minutes or starts again like Rd 1 if he goes alright in their absence.

WT Winfield wrote:I believe NRLPhysio posted 2-4 weeks and I'm giving that more credibility than any of the 1-2 weeks I've seen posted by random people.

Given Souths play tonight, that's about the best info I can go off while holding Brown and Kodi also.

But NRL Physio looks at the tape of the injury closely and analyses it based on movements, how the injury went down, reactions of players, players leaving the field etc.  This happened at training so for this one he's just saying in general a hammy is 2-4 weeks, any google page will tell you that.

At this stage I'm holding Murray, we haven't even had official word on how bad the injury is yet, if we get some word today and it's a few weeks, I'll trade.

I'm dealing with 3 injuries, so NRLPhysio is gonna have to be good enough for me

Trading Murray is worth it for me to get Munster and JFH's points instead of Croker and Gosie the next couple of weeks.

If things go as planned I'm hoping for ~200 points from them over 2 weeks vs. ~100 from the likes of Croker and Gosie.

Until there is something official regarding Murray's injury and timeframe there is no way I'm trading him out. Could literally be a precaution to not play this week (eg would have played if it was a finals game). Rabbits haven't disclosed anything as yet.

Wow, after my Whitehead to JFH trade, I can trade Murray to DCE or SJ. Would leave my 2nd row pretty light with Rochow, JFH, RFM and Griffin, Kikau and Lodge on the bench, but Arrow and TPJ in the forwards. Hmm....tempting.

my tv broke wrote:Until there is something official regarding Murray's injury and timeframe there is no way I'm trading him out. Could literally be a precaution to not play this week (eg would have played if it was a finals game). Rabbits haven't disclosed anything as yet.

If there is no official word today than that could make things confusing. Either they are just not disclosing it, or yeah, maybe he got a small tweak and it is just a precaution.

wolfking wrote:

If there is no official word today than that could make things confusing.  Either they are just not disclosing it, or yeah, maybe he got a small tweak and it is just a precaution.

Yeah, I'm hoping they say something today. Otherwise we might get something solid from siebold in the pre-game coach interviews on fox..

Personally I'm not fussed about knowing before this round. I'm pulling the trigger on different trades anyway.

For those of us who are considering pulling the trigger a little early on CCs like RFM, Griffin, Lodge etc to get in JFH the Murray situation does present another viable option... But yeah, I'd really like some more info first!

What role is Tevaga playing at hte warriors? I had not noticed him at all, averaging 41 in 54ish mins and has made over 100k. (was browsing lone scout Q&A and saw him mentioned). Not actually considering him, but he's very much gone under the radar. Admittedly looking at that warriors line up, it would have been hard to see him playing good minutes.

Interesting one though. A good money maker completely missed by fantasy community.

my tv broke wrote:What role is Tevaga playing at hte warriors? I had not noticed him at all, averaging 41 in 54ish mins and has made over 100k. (was browsing lone scout Q&A and saw him mentioned). Not actually considering him, but he's very much gone under the radar. Admittedly looking at that warriors line up, it would have been hard to see him playing good minutes.

Interesting one though. A good money maker completely missed by fantasy community.

I noticed him last week, but I just couldn't see how he fitted into their rotations either, especially with Mannering back. Is scoring well though

Cant justify punting Murray just yet. Rd 13 player, with money and points to make. Will wait one more week.

This weeks trade, Godinet to Gossie.

1st world fantasy problem. Being ranked in top 100 and smashing trades to try maintain it, so I can peacock like a flog. Doing my best to avoid.

Tevaga is basically doing a 50 minute job of Elijah Taylor, 3rd playmaker defence line leader. Looks pretty decent ATM, should have a secure spot for now with his hooker coverage when Luke goes off.

Looking for a player under $350k, keeping in mind I have no back cover. Thinking JMK, Gosie or Holmes atm. Holmes gives me cover, has proven to be a 35 point average player, priced at around 20 points.

Thoughts?

Blain wrote:Tevaga is basically doing a 50 minute job of Elijah Taylor, 3rd playmaker defence line leader. Looks pretty decent ATM, should have a secure spot for now with his hooker coverage when Luke goes off.

Looking for a player under $350k, keeping in mind I have no back cover. Thinking JMK, Gosie or Holmes atm. Holmes gives me cover, has proven to be a 35 point average player, priced at around 20 points.

Thoughts?

I'm bringing in Holmes this week. Might change if we get more news on Murray as I'd have some more cash to play with but I like backing him to brush off a few bad rounds. Will likely have some big and small games though. Definitely not expecting any consistency and will have him in my EMG unless hes covering for a 1-2 week injury.

Coote or Lamb are also in this bracket of fallen middies But can probably wait a bit on them. Think you've already named the rest of the cheap cows though.

Pickings are super slim at the basement prices right now.

Edit: Nichols may be an option if you buy that Murray might be out a while and will have increased minutes while he's out for the next 3 - 5 weeks. Note: I'm including this game and the next. Plus the third week is a Thursday game so likely to miss that. Surgess out this week may mean even more minutes this week. It's not back cover though and this is definitely an optimistic way of finding 35-40 mins for Nichols.

I'm thinking of holding Murray. It means I have to play Havili for a few rounds but I'm hoping he can average at least 35 in that time.

I want to do just Isaako>JFH this week.

I've seen people say keep Isaako because he only needs to jag a try and also look what happened with Moga last season Rd 6 and 8 but Isaako isn't Moga. Brisbane not exactly great fixtures either

Loomer wrote:I want to do just Isaako>JFH this week.

I've seen people say keep Isaako because he only needs to jag a try and also look what happened with Moga last season Rd 6 and 8 but Isaako isn't Moga. Brisbane not exactly great fixtures either

I like the trade.