2018 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 57

danseels1985 wrote:If Harris is out for 2+ weeks should I reverse my TPJ trade to Martin and use Harris to Martin instead? Will miss a nice price rise for Martin though hmmmm. Or the alternative is cash out Olive to 212k player then I should be able to squeeze in SJ using Harris. Which option sounds better?

If you think you will still have a few trades spare after your final 18 then I would stick to TPJ to Martin this week personally and wait for Tofu news. While he looked fucked up, Medial Collateral's can be way more painful then Cruciates at the time of injury, but then can be right again relatively quickly.


Napa's Medial will be different, he will be out for a while looking at the footage.


Sidenote: I had a 65 kg French Mastiff named Boofalupagus smash into the outside of my knee years ago. My Medial was that painful that my initial reaction was that I thought I would be off work for 6 weeks. I was pretty much 100% within a week.

Where did we settle on the Fainu vs Lewis debate?

I have been pretty lucky with injuries this year and being able to pick up the right players at the right time but also been pretty unlucky with picking Chrichton up and him not being able to produce and not having a third WFB set and forget all year! I can see I’m going to struggle to get a set and forget WFB. 10 trades left and the following players on the chopping block. 
Fifita
Chrichton (if he doesn’t produce)
Mann
TPJ
S’ua (possible 18th man)
Brimson
TMM
I have to work out who to buy out and which players to pick up! Gonna be a tough couple weeks

blaustinpowers wrote:Where did we settle on the Fainu vs Lewis debate?

Fainu might not play another game. Lewis should get extended run and looking at ISP stats looks like he kicks about 200m a game

Loomer wrote:

Fainu might not play another game. Lewis should get extended run and looking at ISP stats looks like he kicks about 200m a game

What makes you say that about Fainu?

I would of thought that since L. Lewis is the King's nephew he'd be a no brainer. Hopefully those genes have flowed through to him.

With Matt Wright coming into the wing for Taufua and Tanginoa joining the bench looking good that Fainu gets 60-80 minutes

StormTrooper96 wrote:With Matt Wright coming into the wing for Taufua and Tanginoa joining the bench looking good that Fainu gets 60-80 minutes

I read the other day that the Manly medical staff are astounded that Tanginoa is even playing since his type of injury was a season ending injury.

Yeah I would say the opposite. Lewis could score 15 and be dropped next week easily, even if Fainu doesn't play well he'll be kept in the team. Lewis playing 17 is the only thing worth a potential gamble for me. I'd go Fainu.

As a Latrell owner I'm surprised no one has mentioned how he cost the Roosters & lost the game for them when he missed the shot right in front of the posts. Instead of caressing the ball over he tried to kick the ball out of the stadium. Hopefully he learns from this that no gk is an easy gk.

Fainu has been given clearance by the NRL to play this round due to no other hooker being available. He hasn’t yet been added to the 30 man roster. That’s why he MAY not play another game.

White Lightning wrote:As a Latrell owner I'm surprised no one has mentioned how he cost the Roosters & lost the game for them when he missed the shot right in front of the posts. Instead of caressing the ball over he tried to kick the ball out of the stadium. Hopefully he learns from this that no gk is an easy gk.

He cost me more with his fantasy score.

blaustinpowers wrote:Where did we settle on the Fainu vs Lewis debate?

I like Lewis. I have too many hookers anyway

White Lightning wrote:When I dislocated my elbow playing league years ago it happened exactly the same way as it did to Afoa. Lucky for me my elbow popped straight back in so I only missed 3 games. And the best bit was I got a cast that glowed in the dark. I used to take beautiful girls into a dark room & show them my glowing cast haha. Some of the best 3 weeks of my life  

More original then lollipops mate.

I've reversed my Holland trade and will wait for news on Harris and will play Tuala this week. If Harris is out 2+ weeks he becomes Aitken.

It should work out that my plan is to turn Brimson into Cook in round 18. But I'm hoping that Cook is rested and I'll get McInnes or Arrow instead, which would leave me just enough cash to use one of my two remaining injury trades to get Cook in for whichever of my guns gets injured in say rounds 19-21.

Need to pray for no more injuries this week. I'd really like to finish top 500 but not very confident. #prayformulvy

blaustinpowers wrote:Where did we settle on the Fainu vs Lewis debate?

I settled on a watch this week approach. Hoping Fainu gets good minutes then bring one in next week

I have a feeling a very fast manly team will turn up today and we could see a bit of an upset

Forward pass all day, the E Lee one last night. Much appreciated though.

StormTrooper96 wrote:I have a feeling a very fast manly team will turn up today and we could see a bit of an upset

If Kapow out they'll get overrun in the forwards

Loomer wrote:

If Kapow out they'll get overrun in the forwards

I’m waiting for final lists to decide