2018 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 55

Fitz facing a possible 2 game suspension this week for the <3% of us that have him.

If missing 16, 17 and 18, then it looks like I've found a way to throw some more cash at my WFBs and shorten the stacked SR.

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Hoppo or Holland? Will probably average about the same and Holland is almost 270k cheaper??

What are you tossing up between?

I think there's a couple pretty big differences in the two beyond price:

1) job security - even if Holland gets named this week he is clearly down the pecking order compared to Hopoate
2) I think its reasonable to expect a 5 point difference in expectations too. Im expecting ~38 from Hopoate and ~33 from Holland give or take. Based on those numbers, at this point in the season that perhaps sneaks Hopoate into a C spot but not so for Holland.

Those differences separate them out considerably IMO.

filthridden wrote:People are jumping all over Holland and he's not a terrible pick but when he was averaging 44 points (I think I read that somewhere), he was kicking goals in a team that finished 7th on the ladder, averaging 21 points a game.

Dogs currently averaging 15 points a game and sitting in 15th place.

I'm not saying don't buy him in, just be realistic what you expect out of him.

I'm expecting him to :
A) play round 17
B) be able to cover centre
C) be a cheap cash out

Whitehead could be a good pick up

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

I'm expecting him to :
A) play round 17
B) be able to cover centre
C) be a cheap cash out

BINGO - it depends on each teams situation but for me I needed to find someone that met point C, I had hoped that player would meet point A too, but its an absolute bonus for me to get B too. If he gets named he is the perfect pickup for me....

Holland at CTR is a no brainer but he hasn't even been named there. He should've come instead of Olive. I don't trust Pay to not continue using him as a bench utility before TLT even named so he's a moot point

Anyone having a little look at Isaac Luke?

Verbal Kint wrote:Anyone having a little look at Isaac Luke?

Was considering him for byes. Will average slightly under keeper scores but probably not worth it

Pain wrote:Whitehead could be a good pick up

Don't do it - I had him at the start, he's 35 points without tries. He's fantasy irrelevant these days.

Interested to hear what people think about Gallen - Think he'll be a keeper? Tempted to grab him for TPJ. But, if Farah does move.. He'd be VERY tempting.

Fonua is a trade unfortunately Not really sure who to get in. Take a risk on a Scott, Croker, Gutho? Or upgrade to RTS or Aitken. Was going Cogger to Holland, might have to dump Fonua for him instead, and play him. Sick of playing Olive, he sucks.

Pain wrote:Fonua to Holland gonna be popular

He qualifies to play for Holland? I didn't even know they had a team

I assume he's just going there for treatment.. the medicinal kind.

You guys are just being plain silly...
















I mean, it's called The Netherlands these days.

Luke, Whitehead, Merrin, Widdop, ATaylor are the 500-600k round 17 guys who just *might* gun it all the way home if you need a cut-price gamble. Any others?

rhinoceroo wrote:Luke, Whitehead, Merrin, Widdop, ATaylor are the 500-600k round 17 guys who just *might* gun it all the way home if you need a cut-price gamble. Any others?

Luke the only one who slightly interests me out of that bunch but I already have Smith, Mcinnes and will be getting Cook back R18/R19 so there's no need for him

Merrin slightly interests me, getting more action in absence of RCG and potentially CHN.

Welshy wrote:
Luke the only one who slightly interests me out of that bunch but I already have Smith, Mcinnes and will be getting Cook back R18/R19 so there's no need for him

I'll have those 4 hookers if I go for Luke. Also want Hodgson and Macca but 6 Hookers would be too many, even for me wink wink

Regarding Luke in the immortal words of Gus Gould, "No, No, No, No!".

I have Cook CS9 Mcinnes. If Farah goes to Tigers he's a buy. Hodgson minutes uncertain and they walked through Tigers last game one off. That's about it

Very confident of improving on my 540th rank with 12 trades left and some of the spuds you lot are talking of trading in. Jeepers

TheWeapon wrote:I'm actually considering Tedesco to RTS. I think RTS could match his output, and for $150k less....

Sorry mate, no offense but that could be one of the silliest trades I've ever seen posted here. Don't do it.