2018 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 47

wolfking wrote:

Im expecting Surgess to the edge for 80 and Murray starting.

Oh yeah, that would be ideal for us Murray owners.

Rabbitohs Robbie Farah, Kyle Turner and Tyrell Fuimaono pulled from ISP yesterday as it's expected they will all play FG this week
https://twitter.com/WackosWhispers/status/1000896600426795013?s=19

Can’t bring myself to take risk of surgess. Too many players around to take his minutes. Not that they are challenging him for minutes, but there seems to be less reliance on him to go large this year.

Friend is same boat, not as much work for him to do.

Is Alvaro considered a keeper and is it worth bringing him at this stage?

Can't say I rate that QLD back row named..

I'm going this week,

JFH -> Smith (might as well do it now, with 4 trades available)
Hiku -> Aitken? Looking likely to miss Origin from what I've seen? Otherwise a Dugan, or RTS range player. Roll the dice on Rapana? Or Nofo?

Then next week, C Thompson to a $600kish back keeper, and Lane cashed out to a Olive/cheapy (Butcher might be a decent shout with origin coming, but need to get him this week).

Gives me around $200k ITB to basically do what I want with Holmes, jump on a cashy or get in a mid range gun. Hopefully someone like Gallen or Friend are putting their hands up. Otherwise I could go to Matterson, Teddy or Brown type of player..

Would leave me in round 16 with 10 trades remaining, with 2 good EMG's + Cogger and Olive.

Sounds so easy, but I'm sure the fantasy gods will ruin my plans.

So after all that, anyone interested in Nofo or Rapana? Both guns of the past, and have found consistency the past month or so without going huge. Could be worth while POD's, or floppers.

Blain wrote:So after all that, anyone interested in Nofo or Rapana? Both guns of the past, and have found consistency the past month or so without going huge. Could be worth while POD's, or floppers.

Gotta do something to make up the ground I guess. Both are tempting, i've been quietly eyeing Rapana for a while now, but not at the point of making luxury pod trades.. obviously they don't play this week anyway.

No point in waiting for one of those guys to hit a 90 and get them after that, at that point the boat has probably been missed.

0rangejuiced wrote:Is Alvaro considered a keeper and is it worth bringing him at this stage?

to the forum

Alvaro is scoring at keeper level this season... ranked 16th for overall points
4th best scoring front rower behind Fifita, Arrow, and Taupau

I wouldn't rank him as part of the elite yet though

He would have been a great buy at the beginning of the season

At this stage you would be paying for an expected score of 49 which isn't bad especially with the round 13 cover

WT2K wrote:Rabbitohs Robbie Farah, Kyle Turner and Tyrell Fuimaono pulled from ISP yesterday as it's expected they will all play FG this week
https://twitter.com/WackosWhispers/status/1000896600426795013?s=19

Im going to be mad if Murray stays on the bench and Turner or Fui start ahead of him in Crichtons absence.

my tv broke wrote:

Gotta do something to make up the ground I guess. Both are tempting, i've been quietly eyeing Rapana for a while now, but not at the point of making luxury pod trades.. obviously they don't play this week anyway.

No point in waiting for one of those guys to hit a 90 and get them after that, at that point the boat has probably been missed.

I dont think he has been the same player since he changed his name from Rapana to Ruppana. Coincidence his scores have been shit since??? I jumped on him about a month ago thinking he is due that massive score and wanted a POD to gain ground. He just doesnt get the ball outside those 2 hogs Tapine and Austin. He seems to get most his points with runs from dummy half. Im holding him as in my position i need a few PODs to the top teams but i wouldnt be buying him. I thought with Whitehead back inside him he might go huge, he got more ball but the points didnt come. If Whitehead gets moved back that side permanently maybe consider but until then i wouldnt waste my time. Better options out there

Latest from The Telegraph. Doesnt make sense? He would be my first picked. Even more so if they are picking Tom. These two are surely the future of the blues

Edit. Just realise the keyword "starting line up" The headline i read it under made it seem like he was out

BLUES coach Brad Fittler has omitted Kangaroos forward Jake Trbojevic from the New South Wales Blues starting line-up in a team that will include a record 11 debutants for the opening State of Origin game.

The Daily Telegraph has obtained a leaked copy of the new-look team which reveals the biggest shake-up in Origin history, and the surprise selection of St George Illawarra forward Jack De Belin at lock, ahead of Trbojevic.

The only six players to survive from last year’s series loss are fullback James Tedesco, five-eighth James Maloney, prop Dave Klemmer, skipper Boyd Cordner, edge forward Tyson Frizell and Trbojevic.

Making their debuts alongside De Belin will be Tom Trbojevic, Josh Addo-Carr, James Roberts, Latrell Mitchell, Nathan Cleary, Reagan Campbell-Gillard, Damien Cook, Tyrone Peachey, Paul Vaughan and Angus Crichton.

Fittler settled on the 17-man squad on Sunday night after also considering Gold Coast forward Ryan James, Canberra winger Nick Cotric and Sydney Roosters playmaker Luke Keary.

The team will officially be announced at 6.40pm Monday at The Star.

Is there something wrong with the trades page at the moment? I can only see two trade spots and, when I select someone for trade, they are removed from my team but nothing else happens...

Bullbender wrote:
I dont think he has been the same player since he changed his name from Rapana to Ruppana. Coincidence his scores have been shit since??? I jumped on him about a month ago thinking he is due that massive score and wanted a POD to gain ground. He just doesnt get the ball outside those 2 hogs Tapine and Austin. He seems to get most his points with runs from dummy half. Im holding him as in my position i need a few PODs to the top teams but i wouldnt be buying him. I thought with Whitehead back inside him he might go huge, he got more ball but the points didnt come. If Whitehead gets moved back that side permanently maybe consider but until then i wouldnt waste my time. Better options out there

Thanks mate, that's what I was after! How about Nofo, thought he looked dangerous last night, but so did all the Tigers backs funnily enough.

Backs this year seems like a real lottery, maybe I should play it safe and get Aitken. Walker is another who has dropped a bit, half cover too. But his scores since Arey have been around have crashed. I rate the guy, but seems to depend on tries a bit too much looking at his stats. Slim pickings.

Bullbender wrote:Latest from The Telegraph. Doesnt make sense? He would be my first picked. Even more so if they are picking Tom. These two are surely the future of the blues

BLUES coach Brad Fittler has omitted Kangaroos forward Jake Trbojevic from the New South Wales Blues starting line-up in a team that will include a record 11 debutants for the opening State of Origin game.

The Daily Telegraph has obtained a leaked copy of the new-look team which reveals the biggest shake-up in Origin history, and the surprise selection of St George Illawarra forward Jack De Belin at lock, ahead of Trbojevic.

The only six players to survive from last year’s series loss are fullback James Tedesco, five-eighth James Maloney, prop Dave Klemmer, skipper Boyd Cordner, edge forward Tyson Frizell and Trbojevic.

Making their debuts alongside De Belin will be Tom Trbojevic, Josh Addo-Carr, James Roberts, Latrell Mitchell, Nathan Cleary, Reagan Campbell-Gillard, Damien Cook, Tyrone Peachey, Paul Vaughan and Angus Crichton.

Fittler settled on the 17-man squad on Sunday night after also considering Gold Coast forward Ryan James, Canberra winger Nick Cotric and Sydney Roosters playmaker Luke Keary.

The team will officially be announced at 6.40pm Monday at The Star.

Wow, sucks for Jurbo to miss out but man my team will be thankful if he's out. Going to be light on players as it is this week...

Bullbender wrote:Latest from The Telegraph. Doesnt make sense? He would be my first picked. Even more so if they are picking Tom. These two are surely the future of the blues

BLUES coach Brad Fittler has omitted Kangaroos forward Jake Trbojevic from the New South Wales Blues starting line-up in a team that will include a record 11 debutants for the opening State of Origin game.

The Daily Telegraph has obtained a leaked copy of the new-look team which reveals the biggest shake-up in Origin history, and the surprise selection of St George Illawarra forward Jack De Belin at lock, ahead of Trbojevic.

The only six players to survive from last year’s series loss are fullback James Tedesco, five-eighth James Maloney, prop Dave Klemmer, skipper Boyd Cordner, edge forward Tyson Frizell and Trbojevic.

Making their debuts alongside De Belin will be Tom Trbojevic, Josh Addo-Carr, James Roberts, Latrell Mitchell, Nathan Cleary, Reagan Campbell-Gillard, Damien Cook, Tyrone Peachey, Paul Vaughan and Angus Crichton.

Fittler settled on the 17-man squad on Sunday night after also considering Gold Coast forward Ryan James, Canberra winger Nick Cotric and Sydney Roosters playmaker Luke Keary.

The team will officially be announced at 6.40pm Monday at The Star.

So JTurbo still on the bench then? Seems dumb to start JDB over him but that's just me.

Brendos1er wrote:

Wow, sucks for Jurbo to miss out but man my team will be thankful if he's out. Going to be light on players as it is this week...

Just read the fourth paragraph properly and he is still in the team, just benched.

Brendos1er wrote:Is there something wrong with the trades page at the moment? I can only see two trade spots and, when I select someone for trade, they are removed from my team but nothing else happens...

I had that problem last night. Haven't tried today though.

wolfking wrote:

Just read the fourth paragraph properly and he is still in the team, just benched.

Ah damn. I read what I wanted to see apparently haha. Going to be a fun round

Blain wrote:

Thanks mate, that's what I was after! How about Nofo, thought he looked dangerous last night, but so did all the Tigers backs funnily enough.

Backs this year seems like a real lottery, maybe I should play it safe and get Aitken. Walker is another who has dropped a bit, half cover too. But his scores since Arey have been around have crashed. I rate the guy, but seems to depend on tries a bit too much looking at his stats. Slim pickings.

Nofo was better last night but his defence is shit. That tigers backline is an absolute lottery, especially the wingers. Its all performance based it seems and one poor game and he could be gone. I think the job security is really questionable for the tigers wingers. Have MWZ who is a very stable player waiting in the wings if any of these "flashier" backs screw up plus the rumours around Mbye could throw another spanner if he does join before June 30. Just too many ifs and buts for my liking and not enough trades to deal with it i think given the time of the season? Go the safer option mate i think

No DCE in origin works for me!

I rate that QLD Team extremely highly, yet I keep seeing comments about how NSW will run rings around them. I love it. You know there are NSW blokes who are going to read into that as well.

RFM, I think I’m going to say goodbye to you. Same with JFH. I’m going all out baby!