2018 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 31

B/L wrote:I have been Mia the last 24 hours. Do we have any BE floating around this week ?

my tv broke wrote:

haha i posted the article just above. Brennan didn't actually say he will be an 80 minute hooker, and suggested 'they have options' if rein needs a break. Unless that bench changes though, gotta assume Rein will play 80 or very close to it.

Rippin and Tearin wrote:Conservatively would it be reasonably to expect 0.6 ppm out of Rein and worst case scenario he plays 60min per game? => 36 points on average as a floor?

Looking at past 4 seasons of stats he has averaged high 40s on nearly ~65 min per game.

Unless something has either changed with him or the roll he will play at the Titans he has to be the buy of the week right?

On top of that if he plays 80 min as reported then he should hit high 40s maybe even 50.

So putting all that together worst case he averages 35 for 4 weeks (6 weeks in brackets) and makes 90k (120k)
40 for 4 (6) = 130k (180k)
45 for 4 (6) = 170k (230k)
50 for 4 (6) = 200k (290k)

Based on that Im bringing him in this week. Will add Su'A next week if he goes well again this week.

Edit: Article posted above puts more context around this (as I was posting) and suggests the main risk could be that Peats is back in 3 weeks perhaps. But even still it wouldn't be a disaster and the upside is super tempting.

bluetige wrote:
It sounds like you don't think Taumalolo (from a previous post) is a good choice but you are lining up Thurston as a stepping stone to a gun, using an extra trade to do that? Tell me that's not right!

wolfking wrote:

FWIW, I'm most likey going to trade Griffin and Lodge before TPJ and Rochow. Rochow being in a moon boot is a concern though. No wonder he played like shit.

rhinoceroo wrote:

Why are you expecting Rein to get any more than Peats's pre-injury average of 32?

Verbal Kint wrote:Looks like we're all aboard the Surgess and Rein train

Verbal Kint wrote:Looks like we're all aboard the Surgess and Rein train

rhinoceroo wrote:

Why are you expecting Rein to get any more than Peats's pre-injury average of 32?

Blain wrote:

Peats had Rein on the bench.. Titans don't really have any other back up, so likely to play big minutes.

Fortitude wrote:I just remembered how much I hate having Cronk in my team. God damn, soulless robot.

I had locked in the following.

Lodge > Surgess
Doughi > Rein

Now considering ditching Cronk. Which opens up a huge can of worms.

I can  go:
Doughi> Rein
Cronk to Koro/Matterson.
Or,
Cronk >Surgess (Move Maloney into 13)

Final option

Cronk > Sj
Lodge > Rein

But, this mean I need to hold Doughi and my bench looks like:
Murray (if he plays), Rein, Havili, Kikau.

Im leaning towards sticking to original plan.

For reference this is what my team looks like:

Cook
Arrow Lodge
Jurbo, RFM, Harris
DCE, Cronk
JCroker, Isaako
Teddy, Ponga, Hiku

JFH, Kikau, Murray, Havili

Nichols, Maloney, Doueihi, Gosie

Cap'n Ranta wrote:

No real difference between option 2 and 3. You are either playing Maloney in your halves or on your bench.

I like the third option personally but that's cause SJ is so fun to watch. Option 2 is more balanced (i.e. more cash for trades in following weeks)

Milchcow wrote:Biggest problem for those of us with Rein, Maloney etc, is that they will all be likely trade outs before origin. 

I am burning through so many trades right now that there is little chance of bye planning. Going to have to screw it and hope for the best