2018 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 53

Shanbon wrote:

Will be tough run home with Havili (Hodgo due back) Martin (in and out of team) Hiku (most 3rd WFB are much better)

Yeah very good points. Cheers. I think im in Up the Creek territory. have plenty of trades, but I am short of money making.

Fortitude wrote:Really want to bring in Mcinnes (ideally this week) and SJ (once the Denver test is sorted).

The problem I have is that most of the players id consider trading down to make cash are playing rd 17, i.e Hiku, Martin, Croker.

The other option is, I trade out a SOO player. I.e Cook. With the aim to bring him back after Rd 17.

Its that, or leave myself stupidly short on depth.

EDIT:

Changed my mind (with in a minute that's WL territory).

No trades this week, pending any major omissions in TLT.

Get through this week and SOO the following week. Can we make trades that week?

Any chance Cook gets rested again? gives him a solid rest if he is nursing an injury and Farah is doing a good job. Filthy I didn't get on him like is suggested.

I'd be incredibly surprised if SJ goes to Denver. I'd plan on getting him this week if you are planning on getting him....

Of those guys that you are considering trading out, Martin is definitely a keeper until 17 assuming he gets his spot back. He'll make decent coin and so he will be a much better stepping stone. Hike is probably a keeper until 17 too. His DPP is useful and without any numbers to back myself up, he seems to score better at FB which is where he could well play every now and then due to RTS out.

Outside of that its worth running numbers. For example you could keep a guy like Croker for round 17 and likely get 35 points out of him. Alternatively, in theory at least, you could downgrade him and use the extra $300k to upgrade a 40 point player to a 60 point one (so an extra 20 points per week potentially). So long as you can cover the spot vacated by selling Croker with someone equivalent in terms of scoring then it doesn't make sense to hold him just for 17 based on all those assumptions.

Storm

Can't get anyone I want without two trades. Can do Murray to Harris in one but Denver Test is pissing me off

Blain wrote:

Sorry mate, I actually played TPJ at 17 this week, so Martin moves into 19th, with Dugan and Cogger at 20 & 21. I'm playing Fonua and Olive in the centres, so Olive will be moved to 20 if Dugan ever recovers. All up I'm;

Cook | Fifi Arrow | Jturb Harris Lolo | Arey SJ | Olive Fonua | Holmes Ponga Mitchell
Smith Surgess EseEse TPJ - JFriend Martin Dugan Cogger.

Holmes has almost peaked for an easy upgrade, Coggs to be downgraded and Martin turned into Teddy at some stage, probably after round 17. Hopefully I can get $100k out of Olive at some stage..

Nice looking team mate, although I see what you mean about your Cs. All the best - trades seem sensible!

Is there any other way you can get Mitchel into your Cs (chuck Olive in your EMGs while he matures) and Get a couple WFB upgrades sooner rather than later? Olive is gonna be painful to play in your 17 I reckon...

No trading this week.

Too many question marks on guys I want to trade in and trade out

WT2K wrote:Can't get anyone I want without two trades. Can do Murray to Harris in one but Denver Test is pissing me off

I know, fuck this Denver test. I'd rather get Brown but fucking round 17.

Do the Denver test people miss a week of footy? Iv'e been pretty busy this year and haven't kept too up to date

Chewie wrote:What kind of scores are people expecting from LBrown? His missed tackle rate doesn't inspire confidence. Or is it purely a cash-out?

7.. I expect scores of 7.

Shooter McGavin wrote:Do the Denver test people miss a week of footy? Iv'e been pretty busy this year and haven't kept too up to date

Warriors have said they will rest players in R16, potentially this round also.

Finch wrote:

Warriors have said they will rest players in R16, potentially this round also.

Cheers Finch, would you recommend holding the trigger on SJ this week then?

Random wrote:

7.. I expect scores of 7.

Your expectations are quite high there my friend.

Shooter McGavin wrote:

Cheers Finch, would you recommend holding the trigger on SJ this week then?

I think that is the smart move. You'll just have to see him bust out a few 70+ scores over the next few weeks to rub salt into the 'smart move wounds'.

Shooter McGavin wrote:

Cheers Finch, would you recommend holding the trigger on SJ this week then?

Slim change of SJ going.

Fortitude wrote:

I think that is the smart move. You'll just have to see him bust out a few 70+ scores over the next few weeks to rub salt into the 'smart move wounds'.

Very True, kinda wanting to trade Calker now but what half would be good to partner DCE?

Fortitude wrote:

I think that is the smart move. You'll just have to see him bust out a few 70+ scores over the next few weeks to rub salt into the 'smart move wounds'.

Only if he goes to Denver. I don't think he will. Either way you will know before you have to lock in the trades for this round.

wolfking wrote:

Slim change of SJ going.

Who are the Kiwi halves going to be ? JMK ?

No trades for me this week as I only have 10 left:

Smith (c)
Fifita, Arrow
Taumalolo, Jurbo, Crichton
DCE, A-Rey
Mitchell, Fonua
Tedesco, Ponga, Turbo

Cook, Taupau, Su'a, Martin
Murray, Doueihi, Cogger, Tuala

If Martin isn't picked & if Murray is named on the bench I'll have some decisions to make.

Rippin and Tearin wrote:

Only if he goes to Denver. I don't think he will. Either way you will know before you have to lock in the trades for this round.

Yep exactly, the moment its confirmed he isn't going to Denver, then you trade him in.

Rippin and Tearin wrote:

People that have gone hard trading should comfortably have a good 18th man and a serviceable 19th one IMO.

I would think, those that don't, should have enough trades to manage their team without.

If you fall outside of either of these I'd say you theres a need to revisit strategies for next season.

My Cap is $14.2m and my EMGs currently are:
1 Gutherson
2 Isaako
3 Douiehi
4 Nuff

Eventually Isaako will go to a Nuff and I'll run with just Guth and Doueihi as EMGs but it will mean my 17 should be:

Cook
Fifita, Taupau
JTrbo, Arrow, Tolo
SJ, DCE
Aitken, Hiku
Ponga, Teddy, RTS

Cam, McInnes, Harris, Fitz

Ideally I'd prefer TTrbo over RTS, Masters? over Hiku, and Crichton over Fitz but I ran out of trades.

I've traded pretty hard but my cap including cash is only 13.45 million. I wouldn't say my strategy needs a complete overhaul though, just need to pick better cows and have more luck with injury, sometimes it's just not your year. I would say though that I tended away from guys like Martin because of round 13 which was a mistake. You should just pick the best cows that will make money and round 13 cheapies really only come into it the week before origin or the week before that at a stretch.