2018 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 50

What happened about Gagai's finger injury?

Not serious, or didn't happen at all?

So Matterson due back for 16??

Milchcow wrote:
What happened about Gagai's finger injury?

Not serious, or didn't happen at all?

His right hand was heavily strapped up - pointy and sweary fingers taped together. Didnt seem to impact him though

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:So Matterson due back for 16??

Looks to be the case.

Also seems it is a wrist injury, not concussion which was the impression I had earlier.

Just have to hope its an actual R16 and not a Nathan Brown 2 week injury

Will be an interesting week, luckily for me I have some depth to cover Cook, although if anything is wrong with Holmes or Mitchell I'll be in trouble.

If anyone is keen to help me pick my bench, that would be awesome..

Surgess, Ese'ese, Cook, Dugan+ | J Friend TPJ Martin & Cogger. Will have a look at Friend, but will probably take TPJ over Martin, because he is more likely to start/get more minutes. Thoughts? If Farah is on the bench I'll be tempted to put TPJ straight in for Cook.

I think you have to play Cook even if Farah is on the bench.

Like R&T here is my final 17 plans

Cook
Fifita Arrow
Taumalolo Jtrbo Harris
DCE Cleary
Dugan Fonua
Tedesco TTrbo Ponga

Smith
McInnes
Surgess
Matterson

Tuala Doueihi Katoa Hiku

6 trades left, and a bank of $73k (at current prices)

I can have this team for the start of next week.
One of my tradeouts is JFH, I may keep him for 17 and then ditch him, and hold off on JTrbo until after origin

For round 17 hopefully Tuala/Katoa will have made enough money that I can ditch them with enough profit to upgrade elsewhere

wolfking wrote:I think you have to play Cook even if Farah is on the bench.

I'll be playing him if he starts.

Not a captaincy option this week though

Smith or Taumalolo for me

Milchcow wrote:

I'll be playing him if he starts.

Not a captaincy option this week though

Smith or Taumalolo for me

Im thinking Taupau can get a solid 60 again.

Thompson and Murray are my obvious trade outs but I still have Griffin. However I don't think there is a need to rush him out and probably going to play him this week. Or is he worth trading?

Trade idea number 874,211

Matterson > TTurbo
Murray > Harris

I'm 95% certain to hold Matterson but I'd be keen to hear some thoughts (please).

TTurbo coming in pushes Fonua out of my 17, KERCHING
Harris plays 17 and can hang around for the run home

Noting that I can run Koro in the halves (with DCE) to cover Matterson. Holding means he is a red dot to play loop-de-loop

Verbal Kint wrote:

His right hand was heavily strapped up - pointy and sweary fingers taped together. Didnt seem to impact him though

Except when he dropped the ball in the Crichton tackle

No Worries wrote:

Except when he dropped the ball in the Crichton tackle

4 finger strip wasn't it?

Guy on Renegades who sports physio( was for Bulldogs at last 9s) says 2 weeks seems optimistic for Matterson without more detail

Verbal Kint wrote:Trade idea number 874,211

Matterson > TTurbo
Murray > Harris

I'm 95% certain to hold Matterson but I'd be keen to hear some thoughts (please).

TTurbo coming in pushes Fonua out of my 17, KERCHING
Harris plays 17 and can hang around for the run home

Noting that I can run Koro in the halves (with DCE) to cover Matterson. Holding means he is a red dot to play loop-de-loop

Hey man,

Sorry my bad didn't see the part about Koro! SO deleted my earlier post.

Like the trades although Im wondering if someone who plays 17 might be better than Turbo? Looking at your opposition though Turbo a nice POD and could go huge. Id be worried about not having Arrow though....

Good luck mate!

Isaako to Teddy? Or Isaako to McInnes with no back cover having to play Brimson.

mickspicks wrote:Isaako to Teddy?  Or Isaako to McInnes with no back cover having to play Brimson.

BE of 20 still kicking. Don't you want to hold him as long as possible hopefully for 17 then move on?

Chances of Murray starting?

Put my avatar back to reduce confusion. This one was just to razz Welshy:

mickspicks wrote:Isaako to Teddy?  Or Isaako to McInnes with no back cover having to play Brimson.

Who would you play on your bench if you bring in Teddy?

Tedesco + ???
or
McInnes + Brimson

And would Brimson in your WFB be a long term or short term position?