2018 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 32

filthridden wrote:

If you cheated more your ranking would be higher. #JustSayin'



What's your rank, Krumpy?

  2500ish. Cronk and JT as starting halves was a shocker. Having faith in them is proving to be even more of a shocker than starting with them.

Krump wrote:
  2500ish. Cronk and JT as starting halves was a shocker. Having faith in them is proving to be even more of a shocker than starting with them.

If it makes you feel any better, you're a couple of hundred spots higher than I am.

Random off-topic question:

Seeing Fraser's avatar (old-school raider) - what is the reasoning behind the Raider as Canberra's mascot? Is there a heap of Scandinavians in the ACT or something? Or is it just from that era when clubs were trying to mimic the US leagues (Brisbane Broncos - i'm looking at you)? And if that's the case, still why "Raiders" (don't even really understand why Oakland/LA are the Raiders in the NFL, but at least they're on the ocean so a pirate makes some sense) - surely there's more locally appropriate options.

Canberra Marinos
Canberra Lakers
Canberra Capitals (name wasn't in use when the Raiders came into the comp)
Canberra Jazz (following the precedent set by Utah of having the least appropriate nickname)
Canberra Senators

Rippin and Tearin wrote:

Good news keeps rolling in

Thought I was down Fifita and Arrow, looking more positive on both fronts now - thanks Buzz!!

My gut feeling is that Fifita won't play.

Full disclosure: I don't have Fifita, I don't like Buzz and I have watched all the twilight movies except for the first one.

SoylentGreen wrote:Random off-topic question:

Seeing Fraser's avatar (old-school raider) - what is the reasoning behind the Raider as Canberra's mascot? Is there a heap of Scandinavians in the ACT or something? Or is it just from that era when clubs were trying to mimic the US leagues (Brisbane Broncos - i'm looking at you)? And if that's the case, still why "Raiders" (don't even really understand why Oakland/LA are the Raiders in the NFL, but at least they're on the ocean so a pirate makes some sense) - surely there's more locally appropriate options.

Canberra Marinos
Canberra Lakers
Canberra Capitals (name wasn't in use when the Raiders came into the comp)
Canberra Jazz (following the precedent set by Utah of having the least appropriate nickname)
Canberra Senators

Canberra Halfway-between-Sydney-and-Melbourne....s

Canberra are the Raiders because they stole land from NSW.

SoylentGreen wrote:Random off-topic question:

Seeing Fraser's avatar (old-school raider) - what is the reasoning behind the Raider as Canberra's mascot? Is there a heap of Scandinavians in the ACT or something? Or is it just from that era when clubs were trying to mimic the US leagues (Brisbane Broncos - i'm looking at you)? And if that's the case, still why "Raiders" (don't even really understand why Oakland/LA are the Raiders in the NFL, but at least they're on the ocean so a pirate makes some sense) - surely there's more locally appropriate options.

Canberra Marinos
Canberra Lakers
Canberra Capitals (name wasn't in use when the Raiders came into the comp)
Canberra Jazz (following the precedent set by Utah of having the least appropriate nickname)
Canberra Senators

Canberra paperpushers
Canberra PublicServants
Canberra Atleastwearen'tadelaiders?

SoylentGreen wrote:Random off-topic question:

Seeing Fraser's avatar (old-school raider) - what is the reasoning behind the Raider as Canberra's mascot? Is there a heap of Scandinavians in the ACT or something? Or is it just from that era when clubs were trying to mimic the US leagues (Brisbane Broncos - i'm looking at you)? And if that's the case, still why "Raiders" (don't even really understand why Oakland/LA are the Raiders in the NFL, but at least they're on the ocean so a pirate makes some sense) - surely there's more locally appropriate options.

Canberra Marinos
Canberra Lakers
Canberra Capitals (name wasn't in use when the Raiders came into the comp)
Canberra Jazz (following the precedent set by Utah of having the least appropriate nickname)
Canberra Senators

Canberra Wankers (relating to those piss heads running this country)
Canberra Ice (Cause its frigging cold)

Canberra are the Raiders cause they have to scavenge for their talent lol

StormTrooper96 wrote:

Canberra Wankers (relating to those piss heads running this country)
Canberra Ice (Cause its frigging cold)

Illawarra Ice. Ready-made mascots:

Currently sitting in top 50 (since end of last round, live score 30 something).

Zero poolhooping.

Ahhhhh Breathe that fresh, guilt free, morally sound air

filthridden wrote:

My gut feeling is that Fifita won't play.

Full disclosure: I don't have Fifita, I don't like Buzz and I have watched all the twilight movies except for the first one.

You monster!

Fortitude wrote:Currently sitting in top 50 (since end of last round, live score 30 something).

Zero poolhooping.

Ahhhhh Breathe that fresh, guilt free, morally sound air

Nice mate. You're in a good position at this stage of the season.

SoylentGreen wrote:Random off-topic question:

Seeing Fraser's avatar (old-school raider) - what is the reasoning behind the Raider as Canberra's mascot? Is there a heap of Scandinavians in the ACT or something? Or is it just from that era when clubs were trying to mimic the US leagues (Brisbane Broncos - i'm looking at you)? And if that's the case, still why "Raiders" (don't even really understand why Oakland/LA are the Raiders in the NFL, but at least they're on the ocean so a pirate makes some sense) - surely there's more locally appropriate options.

Canberra Marinos
Canberra Lakers
Canberra Capitals (name wasn't in use when the Raiders came into the comp)
Canberra Jazz (following the precedent set by Utah of having the least appropriate nickname)
Canberra Senators

You piqued my interest so i went on a search, best i could find was this from Wikipedia:

"The initially unnamed team decided to adopt the name "Raiders", which was coined by the media in reference to the team being the first based outside Sydney since the old Newcastle team left the League in 1909."

With SJ out and DCE (potentially) in trouble, I'm reconsidering my Doueihi > Su'a trade and wondering if I should bring in Cogger instead (just for HLF cover)

I know bugger all about him though - anyone give me a quick summary of what to expect from him?

SoylentGreen wrote:With SJ out and DCE (potentially) in trouble, I'm reconsidering my Doueihi > Su'a trade and wondering if I should bring in Cogger instead (just for HLF cover)

I know bugger all about him though - anyone give me a quick summary of what to expect from him?

An effort

White Lightning wrote:

Nice mate. You're in a good position at this stage of the season.

I got into fantasy purely because I wanted to make watching games that didn't include the raiders interesting. This is my first season playing for overall.

Love watching all games now, except the ones that include the raiders, coz man, they are hard to get behind at the moment. But hey at least we aren't the eels. I digress. Im loving watching each game, thinking about strategies of players, and thinking beyond who is a good player and who is a good fantasty player.

Although, it makes going to the pub on a Friday more frustrating, coz I cant follow the game, banter with the lads, banter on this site, complaints on this site, scores coming in, the TAB, Indian Dreaming and VB.

Even if DCE gets suspended. I don't see Manly suspending him for the game this round. He'd be left out of a squad named on TLT, potentially next round.

If I owned DCE, I wouldn't be worried - not for this round at least.

Ok so I'm torn. Wanting to bank trades this week but also wanting to cash in on TPJ. 

Here are my options:

1) TPJ --> Rein. Bank a trade and the remaining cash but commit to keeping Sao in the emergencies for the forseeable future...
2) Sao --> Rein. Bank a trade but risk TPJ losing value and delaying trading him out for a week.
3) Sao --> Rein, TPJ --> Su'a. No banked trades (again) but solid cash out with two other money makers coming in.

Any ideas? I'm struggling to pick...

There is zero chance DCE is suspended for this weekend. And i doubt he will be at all.