2018 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 53

Don't know if been posted but NZ team not named until Sunday. Matulono, Packer, Manners ruled themselves out. God knows what the NZ team will be. http://www.skysports.com/amp/rugby-league/news/15315/11402234/new-zealand-trio-simon-mannering-ben-matulino-and-russell-packer-to-retire?__twitter_impression=true

Cook in dummy half against the Eels is gonna be juicy. Could be an incoming 100!

Rippin and Tearin wrote:

Like them bro - whats the story with Mann? DO you reckon he has that starting wing now?

Honey Badger wrote:

Mann will play in the halves for round 17 wont he. He might score well on the wing vs manly this weekend. Good cash out I reckon

I reckon Mann is playing on the wing to get a bit of match fitness up. Will likely replace Hunt in 17(18 if he doesn't back up) with a slight chance of replacing Widdop(if he doesn't back up). Seems to be first man up for an injury to the backs

Only trades this week so far are
Murray > SJ
Martin > Fainu
135K and 11 trades
Team is
Cook
Arrow Fifita
Chrichton Jurbo Tolo
SJ DCE
Ramien Mitchell
Turbo Ponga Fonua

McInnes Smith TPJ S’ua
Fainu TMM Cogger Brimson

Help me out lads? Have I made the right trades so far? Need some cash so I can upgrade the emg later. Pretty much have my starting 13 minus one more gun WFB. Waiting till after origin for Teddy. Then I’ll go S’ua to Teddy. Any ideas boys?

StormTrooper96 wrote:Only trades this week so far are
Murray > SJ
Martin > Fainu
135K and 11 trades
Team is
Cook
Arrow Fifita
Chrichton Jurbo Tolo
SJ DCE
Ramien Mitchell
Turbo Ponga Fonua

McInnes Smith TPJ S’ua
Fainu TMM Cogger Brimson

Help me out lads? Have I made the right trades so far? Need some cash so I can upgrade the emg later. Pretty much have my starting 13 minus one more gun WFB. Waiting till after origin for Teddy. Then I’ll go S’ua to Teddy. Any ideas boys?

If Cogger doesn’t play you could flip him to Mann. In the future I’d try and turn TPJ to Brown/RFM/Papa.

Any thoughts on these trades and this team:

Martin > Fainu
Kikau > Brown
Watson > SJ
Murray > McInnes

Cook
Fifita, Arrow
Taumalolo, Brown, Fitzgibbon
Cleary, SJ
Aitken, Tuala
Teddy, Ponga, Walker

Smith, McInnes, DCE, WGraham
Surgess, Fonua, Brimson, Fainu

Round 15 team set. Using Dugan for a Fonua/Olive/Tuala triple loop until he returns;
Fainu comes into the 17 for Koro who has broken my heart along with his foot;
Happy to run Surgess for the season, still think he comes good playing 70 mins at lock;
Really just need to sort out that last reserve spot- might wait to see what happens with McCullough after origin. If Fainu can find 40+, then no more Trades until then.
I do not think I will manage to get a gun 18th man this season.

Cook
Fifita Arrow
Lolo Taupau Brown
SJ Areyn
Dugan Mitchell
Ponga Tedesco TTurbo
Smith McInnes Surgess Fainu
Fonua Olive Tuala Brimson

Pookus McFly wrote:Round 15 team set. Using Dugan for a Fonua/Olive/Tuala triple loop until he returns;
Fainu comes into the 17 for Koro who has broken my heart along with his foot;
Happy to run Surgess for the season, still think he comes good playing 70 mins at lock;
Really just need to sort out that last reserve spot- might wait to see what happens with McCullough after origin. If Fainu can find 40+, then no more Trades until then.
I do not think I will manage to get a gun 18th man this season.

Cook
Fifita Arrow
Lolo Taupau Brown
SJ Areyn
Dugan Mitchell
Ponga Tedesco TTurbo
Smith McInnes Surgess Fainu
Fonua Olive Tuala Brimson

Loving the back line apart from ol Duges mate. How many trades does that leave ya with?

Why is everyone posting 4 trades? I only have access to 2 on the app and the website?

Can only make two at once @ MF. Once done the first two and confirmed you can go back and make two more on the app not sure if the same for the website

WT2K wrote:Can only make two at once @ MF. Once done the first two and confirmed you can go back and make two more on the app not sure if the same for the website

Ahh thank you! I wish I didn't know this as now I'm tempted

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:

Loving the back line apart from ol Duges mate. How many trades does that leave ya with?

Just the 5  -But with some luck that might just be enough since I am only one trade from my final 17. Barring disaster, that is. *Braces for impending disaster*
I don't mind Dugan as a centre option, of course I wish I had Marsters but I see Duges as the next best (when healthy, and assuming he get FB back). Also have backup centres coming out the wazoo in case the glassman shatters again. Ideally one of those will drop out and I can just loop the other 3 for the rest of the season.

Pookus McFly wrote:

Just the 5  -But with some luck that might just be enough since I am only one trade from my final 17. Barring disaster, that is. *Braces for impending disaster*
I don't mind Dugan as a centre option, of course I wish I had Marsters but I see Duges as the next best (when healthy, and assuming he get FB back). Also have backup centres coming out the wazoo in case the glassman shatters again. Ideally one of those will drop out and I can just loop the other 3 for the rest of the season.

I might try and turn Tuala into Marsters at some stage if Brimson makes enough money. Not sure that will happen though.

3 trades this week
Matterson to SJ
Murray to McInnes
JFH to Fainu

Gets me
Cook
Taupau, Fifita
Lolo, JDB, Arrow
Cleary, SJ
Masters, Mitchell
Ponga, Teddy, Fonua

Su'a, CS13, McInnes, TPJ
Fainu, Martin, Olive, Brimson, 150k in bank.

Really wanted Brown but McInnes has the r17 advantage.
Unless I do TPJ to Brown this week also and take the r17 points hit

Any reason Papalli Jnr. won’t keep scoring? Looks like 55+ player if he plays 80. Anyone lurking or injured for that edge spot? Plays R17.

The Manly debutant hooker has big wraps. They’ve kept him back because he’s only 19. Also, I think you’ll see the Burgess boys backing up after the test. It’s a week later, they don’t play R17.

I’ll make 4 trades this week. 3 x R17 keepers and Fainu.

What about the Aubbs? Starting again

Rabbit wrote:Any reason Papalli Jnr. won’t keep scoring? Looks like 55+ player if he plays 80. Anyone lurking or injured for that edge spot? Plays R17.

The Manly debutant hooker has big wraps. They’ve kept him back because he’s only 19. Also, I think you’ll see the Burgess boys backing up after the test. It’s a week later, they don’t play R17.

I’ll make 4 trades this week. 3 x R17 keepers and Fainu.

What about the Aubbs? Starting again

Reckon 55 point player might be a bit strong Rabs, 45 and has DPP in the FR, could be an option

Looking at following two trades at the moment
Soro out - Fainu in
Murray out - McInnis in

Is Cogger to CScott a good option? RD17 player and has bottomed out plus is a proven scorer although he has a BE of 49 so could wait a week or two?

Rabbit wrote:Any reason Papalli Jnr. won’t keep scoring? Looks like 55+ player if he plays 80. Anyone lurking or injured for that edge spot? Plays R17.

Mannering, Simon Mannering.

Rabbit wrote:Any reason Papalli Jnr. won’t keep scoring? Looks like 55+ player if he plays 80. Anyone lurking or injured for that edge spot? Plays R17.

The Manly debutant hooker has big wraps. They’ve kept him back because he’s only 19. Also, I think you’ll see the Burgess boys backing up after the test. It’s a week later, they don’t play R17.

I’ll make 4 trades this week. 3 x R17 keepers and Fainu.

What about the Aubbs? Starting again

You keeping Murray for now Rabs?