2018 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 40

Verbal Kint wrote:Any left field options for captain this week?

I'm 12% tempted by JFH

Most left field for me would be Surgess but I don't think I'll end up doing it

Pookus McFly wrote:Have Rein owners got a backup option if Peats is a surprise inclusion this week?
I am thinking I might bench him for Havili if out, but that would mean I need to play Murray off the bench. Would really love for him to get 80 mins and squeeze one more game out so I can bench Murray instead thoug. Either way it looks like Peats will be back next week at the latest and get becomes a sell.

Even with a BE of 7 I've gone Rein to Taupau/Lolo (can't decide). I'll need 2 trades next week so I don't want to have to deal with that. Especially since I'm probably gonna hold Arrow. It was either Rein, Havili or JFH that had to go and I don't feel too bad about making the move from Rein this week

I'm leaning to trading out Maloney > Surgess this week.
Let's me trade out Havili next week and I think I'm pretty close to having a final team.


As long as Arrow is back

Or do I keep Maloney for one last hurrah and move Arrow on. Missing half of the next 4 rounds could be huge in points lost

StuDogg101 wrote:
 

Even with a BE of 7 I've gone Rein to Taupau/Lolo (can't decide). I'll need 2 trades next week so I don't want to have to deal with that. Especially since I'm probably gonna hold Arrow. It was either Rein, Havili or JFH that had to go and I don't feel too bad about making the move from Rein this week

That mean ur playing the other two(Havili and JFH) in ur 17 this week ?

I ditched Havilli over Rein personally, but thats more fund related.

What’s Arrows injury? Rib cartilage? I reckon it’s going to be like James Graham in season’s past and his neck. Also, with Arrow taking a week, it makes me wonder if Walters has given him a tap on the shoulder saying he’s being seriously considered.

All of this could be absolute BS.

Arrow has a BE of 70. Would be versing the Knights if he returned next week, or Roosters the next. RE: next week, can’t see it being a stat-driven game. Even with a 50-odd performance he’ll drop some cash.

What it comes down to is whether or not you are willing to double-trade (which I am), or whether you are willing to potentially say sayornara to him for the season (I’m not). Think about how you will bring Arrow back if you’re going for the former.

mickspicks wrote:What’s Arrows injury? Rib cartilage? I reckon it’s going to be like James Graham in season’s past and his neck. Also, with Arrow taking a week, it makes me wonder if Walters has given him a tap on the shoulder saying he’s being seriously considered.

All of this could be absolute BS.

Arrow has a BE of 70. Would be versing the Knights if he returned next week, or Roosters the next. RE: next week, can’t see it being a stat-driven game. Even with a 50-odd performance he’ll drop some cash.

What it comes down to is whether or not you are willing to double-trade (which I am), or whether you are willing to potentially say sayornara to him for the season (I’m not). Think about how you will bring Arrow back if you’re going for the former.

Yep, and I think a lot of us are trading Arrow for Lolo or Fifita. So probably a 50/50 that you want to bring Arrow back in as the old "you can't have them all" adage comes in to play. Prepared to have fully functioning guns in now and see if Arrow actually does become fully functioning again (doubtful in the short to mid term).

wolfking wrote:I ditched Havilli over Rein personally, but thats more fund related.

Gotta pull the right 'rein' so to speak hey .. Is Wolfking a content fantasay player this week ?

Ahh you buggers convincing me to move Arrow on this week.

SI wrote:

Yep, and I think a lot of us are trading Arrow for Lolo or Fifita.  So probably a 50/50 that you want to bring Arrow back in as the old "you can't have them all" adage comes in to play.  Prepared to have fully functioning guns in now and see if Arrow actually does become fully functioning again (doubtful in the short to mid term).

Yeah this is it right here, i've opted for two other trades this week, but the coming week has a chance to shed some light on Arrow's scenario and then could well be a trade out for me next week to one of the other top level guns.

I was just reading the Titans forum & Brennan has said if Peats gets through this weeks training he will play. As a Rein owner I might sell as they said Peats was training well.

Can I please have your thoughts on the following two options.

Arrow > Fifita
Cronk > RTS

Means I don't have to play Hiku.

Or,

Arrow > Surgess
Cronk > Arey

Means I have to watch Arey look injured after every tackle.

I think both fifita and Surgess are both going to be keepers. RTS is probably more of a keeper than Arey, but different positions, so different expectations etc.

What do you all think?

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Ahh you buggers convincing me to move Arrow on this week.

He's proven himself as a gun and is likely to only miss one week...

Hey guys, am I correct to assume that for 5 starting forwards, there's a total of 400 min to go around?

So Sam's 80 gets deducted = 320 min
Angus plays 80 = 240
Burgess twins - 90 = 150 min
Nicholls and Nicholls have been playing 30 odd = 90 min
Sutton plays 60-70 w Surgess = 20 min

So unless Sutton or Nicholls play reduced minutes, Murray is looking at 20 odd minutes. His biggest game was 69 minutes once for 61, but he scores over 50 in all his games over 50 minutes. So he'd need Sutton, Nicholls and Tatola to play 10 min less each to be a hold.

Krump wrote:
He's proven himself as a gun and is likely to only miss one week...

Will miss two of the next four games whereas someone like LoLo misses none.

Avatar bet that Murray takes some of Suttons minutes.

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:

Will miss two of the next four games whereas someone like LoLo misses none.

True but then Lolo misses 17 so it's really only one game difference unless your going to sideways Lolo to a rd17 gun.

Rapture_NRL wrote:Hey guys, am I correct to assume that for 5 starting forwards, there's a total of 400 min to go around?

So Sam's 80 gets deducted = 320 min
Angus plays 80 = 240
Burgess twins - 90 = 150 min
Nicholls and Nicholls have been playing 30 odd = 90 min
Sutton plays 60-70 w Surgess = 20 min

So unless Sutton or Nicholls play reduced minutes, Murray is looking at 20 odd minutes. His biggest game was 69 minutes once for 61, but he scores over 50 in all his games over 50 minutes. So he'd need Sutton, Nicholls and Tatola to play 10 min less each to be a hold.

Souths guru on sc addicts Joseph Tannous said Doueihi will play off the bench & that one of Clark/Tatola will drop off so they analysed the impact on Murray & they concluded that they reckon Murray will play 50-60 minutes.

White Lightning wrote:

Souths guru on sc addicts Joseph Tannous said Doueihi will play off the bench & that one of Clark/Tatola will drop off so they analysed the impact on Murray & they concluded that they reckon Murray will play 50-60 minutes.

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