2018 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 56

Fitz > Hopoate
Cleary > SJ

Leaves me 7 trades and 7k

Still hate trading out fit players.

What's everyone's thoughts on:
MCK > Farah
and
Friend > RTS?

It completes my WFB for the run home and would leave me with 8 trades, 141k and the following team:

Smith
Fifita Arrow
Taumalolo Taupau Harris
SJ Reynolds
Cotric Mitchell
Tedesco Ponga RTS

McInnes Farah TPJ Martin

Gutherson Isaako Katoa Doueihi

Current rank 52.

danseels1985 wrote:Sorry to bump this again but I didn’t get any replies

Am thinking of going Olive to Fainu this week and TPJ to a cheapie after next week which will leave me with 7 trades and around 500k to go towards upgrading Sua and Isaako.
Anyone see a different approach I could take?

My team
9 trades 1k bank

Cook
Fifita TPJ
Taumalolo Jurbo Harris
DCE ARey
Mitchell Isaako
Tedesco Ponga Mbye

Smith
McInnes
Brown
Arrow

Sua
Hetherington
Brimson
Olive

What's your backup plan if Fainu still isn't cleared, or are you grabbing him regardless? Could always till the next game and go Olive to Lewis?

Verbal Kint wrote:

I'm holding for a week (at least) until more info comes out. I'm in a position where I have to hold him anyway, I think

U have a few trades ? Get it done. His role looked to have changed when Brown came back. Or was that just the fantasy wheel ?

@SI yeah it would be dependant on Fainu playing,was also tossing up Lewis and Holland instead,not sure which way to go there? And yes I could always wait til next week I suppose

Thoughts on holding Wade Graham? Would become 18th man for the run home.

danseels1985 wrote:@SI yeah it would be dependant on Fainu playing,was also tossing up Lewis and Holland instead,not sure which way to go there? And yes I could always wait til next week I suppose

Yeah sorry, was meaning next game as in Dogs play after Manly on Saturday. I just don't trust the Reverse Trade system this year if doing a trade early and then hoping to have the option to reverse when final teams are announced. There have been instances where it has asked me to Rollback instead of Reverse before 1st Lockout, let alone during a round.

That's what fucked me up a few weeks ago-had to Rollback on a Thursday morning which changed my Captain's and didn't get a C score on the bye week. My fault completely for not double checking my team before lockout, but I shouldn't have had to Rollback when the Round hadn't even started.


There is merit in waiting a week though with a bottom dollar unknown, but I doubt they drop Lewis without giving him a fair go with everything going on there and no hope of playing Finals.

SoylentGreen wrote:Thoughts on holding Wade Graham? Would become 18th man for the run home.

As long as you have adequate cover in the meantime then it saves you a trade. If you are flush with trades though maybe look for a stronger 18th man now?

SI wrote:

As long as you have adequate cover in the meantime then it saves you a trade.  If you are flush with trades though maybe look for a stronger 18th man now?

10 trades before trading this week. Was going to downgrade him, but his $value isn't that much so it seems a waste of a trade for ~$200k

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Fitz > Hopoate
Cleary > SJ

Leaves me 7 trades and 7k

Still hate trading out fit players.

Trading out fit players is called upgrading instead of replacing. I've been doing far too much replacing this year

What b/e do new entry players have? Wouldn’t want to miss a potential cash rise for Fainu or Lewis that’s all

danseels1985 wrote:What b/e do new entry players have? Wouldn’t want to miss a potential cash rise for Fainu or Lewis that’s all

BE as per their entry price - eg roughly 15k per point = BE of around 14

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Fitz > Hopoate
Cleary > SJ

Leaves me 7 trades and 7k

Still hate trading out fit players.

I don't see point of 35 avg costing Hopa who avg 41 last season at FB in better Dogs team when 17 avg priced Holland available and may kick goals unless concerned about job security

danseels1985 wrote:What b/e do new entry players have? Wouldn’t want to miss a potential cash rise for Fainu or Lewis that’s all

There's players like Farah, Mann, Martin who will likely rise higher than them if they don't score great. Fainu needs to play 80. Not worth getting him if he only gets 40 mins

Is Olive to Mann worth a shot? Already have Brimson in the same position so I suppose Fainu/Lewis are better options for a cash out

SoylentGreen wrote:

SI wrote:

As long as you have adequate cover in the meantime then it saves you a trade.  If you are flush with trades though maybe look for a stronger 18th man now?

10 trades before trading this week. Was going to downgrade him, but his $value isn't that much so it seems a waste of a trade for ~$200k

I reckon a trade at this time of year is worth roughly that. It's always hard to put a value on them.

Loomer wrote:

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Fitz > Hopoate
Cleary > SJ

Leaves me 7 trades and 7k

Still hate trading out fit players.

I don't see point of 35 avg costing Hopa who avg 41 last season at FB in better Dogs team when 17 avg priced Holland available and may kick goals unless concerned about job security

I think it's the job security of Hoppa. But agree, would rather take the risk on Holland.

danseels1985 wrote:Is Olive to Mann worth a shot? Already have Brimson in the same position so I suppose Fainu/Lewis are better options for a cash out

Is the 70k difference more valuable to your squad, or Mann's DPP?

Yeah the 70k definitely. Lol just trying to make an excuse to make a trade but I probably don’t need to,think my team is ok

Im thinking about Mann too, although it's probably too late. Looks to have secured wing spot and should play halves next week.