2018 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 59

Penrith origin players rested.

No Dugan.

Pearce back.

Moeroa on bench, Niu starts.

Holland keeps spot, Olive 21.

Souths oriign players backing up, McIilwrick on bench. Hunt to centre, Doueihi on bench.

Manly unchanged.

Hughes keeps number 7 jersey.

Cotric FB, Tapine named.

Broncos origin players backing up, TPJ bench.

Nightingale starts, Mann on bench, fuck!

Arrow backing up. Hurrel starts.

Mitchell and Teddy named. Corder rested.

Both Mann and Doueihi benched has really fucked me.  Wanted to get Farah but don't see how I can now, fuck!  Unless I trade James to Farah and then Mann to Turbo or Cotric.  Fucking fuck!!

Actually as long as Mitchell backs up, will just play Holland again, ugh!

Is Cotric to FB really a good thing considering his scoring lately...?

wolfking wrote:Both Mann and Doueihi benched has really fucked me.  Wanted to get Farah but don't see how I can now, fuck!  Unless I trade James to Farah and then Mann to Turbo or Cotric.  Fucking fuck!!

Was hoping to play Mann this week as I held Ponga. I really don't want to play Hiku or Brimson.

MilfordTheMagician wrote:Is Cotric to FB really a good thing considering his scoring lately...?

Yeah, I raised this the other week. Its by no means is a guaranteed positive.

In saying that, being on the inside of Croker, he might actually see the ball in more attacking opportunities.

I'm sitting here looking a LLewis in my 18, and at DCE/SJ in the halves ... then back at LLewis ... then at the halves.

Probably don't have the guts to do it right now.

Let's wait and see what DrunkJimmy does.

Who is more of a sell Sua or TPJ? TPJ has only scored more than 40 twice when playing between 40-50 minutes. When playing 50+ he averages 51.17. I dont see TPJ getting more than 40-45 minutes in this Broncos squad. Despite Sua's last 2 games (injury affected 10 and a 35, which is not terrible) he is averaging 45 from his last 7 prior.

Hey fellas, what do you think;

A. JFH - Farah and play Holland until Ponga returns as long as Mitchell backs up and have Lewis as my 18th man.  Could also punt Mann for Scott or Hunt even as better backup.

or

B. James - Farah, and Mann to Turbo/Cotric/Aitken and have JFH as 18th man and Lewis as 19th man.

8 trades before trades this week.  Dunno if it's worth holding James at that price or get more depth in the long run.

StormTrooper96 wrote:Who is more of a sell Sua or TPJ? TPJ has only scored more than 40 twice when playing between 40-50 minutes. When playing 50+ he averages 51.17. I dont see TPJ getting more than 40-45 minutes in this Broncos squad. Despite Sua's last 2 games (injury affected 10 and a 35, which is not terrible) he is averaging 45 from his last 7.

You're right TPJ won't get more minutes than that in a full strength Broncos pack. That's a real tough one actually. Sua would normally be more reliable but TPJ can go much bigger.

wolfking wrote:Hey fellas, what do you think;

A. JFH - Farah and play Holland until Ponga returns as long as Mitchell backs up and have Lewis as my 18th man.  Could also punt Mann for Scott or Hunt even as better backup.

or

B. James - Farah, and Mann to Turbo/Cotric/Aitken and have JFH as 18th man and Lewis as 19th man.

8 trades before trades this week.  Dunno if it's worth holding James at that price or get more depth in the long run.

B sets up your team a lot better

StormTrooper96 wrote:

B sets up your team a lot better

I know, makes more sense. Took a punt with James and still scored okay, but feel like I can get better value and backup by trading him. Could trade Fifita instead, but I think he'll outscore James.

With your situation, ideally both should be upgraded.

wolfking wrote:

I know, makes more sense.  Took a punt with James and still scored okay, but feel like I can get better value and backup by trading him.  Could trade Fifita instead, but I think he'll outscore James.

With your situation, ideally both should be upgraded.

I think Fifita will come out this week and show everyone why he is the dominant FRF. They should have Fifi and Woods on the field at once, offloads left and right! I feel like it would make more sense to lockdown your WFB spot, Holland showed everyone he can get low scores last week.

Yeah well either way one was a sell this week and one is a sell next so doesnt really matter who goes this week. Either way i believe itll be Mann/Brimson (tempted to keep Brimson this week) > Lewis and Sua/TPJ > Cotric. I have a gut feeling he will kill it this weekend at fullback and he will get named again next week.

StormTrooper96 wrote:

I think Fifita will come out this week and show everyone why he is the dominant FRF. They should have Fifi and Woods on the field at once, offloads left and right! I feel like it would make more sense to lockdown your WFB spot, Holland showed everyone he can get low scores last week.

Yeah well either way one was a sell this week and one is a sell next so doesnt really matter who goes this week. Either way i believe itll be Mann/Brimson (tempted to keep Brimson this week) > Lewis and Sua/TPJ > Cotric. I have a gut feeling he will kill it this weekend at fullback and he will get named again next week.

Yeah, means once Ponga is back on of my four bench spots will be a back but have the trades to get another forward once Ponga rerurns.

I would definitely keep Brimson over Mann. I like Cotric too and am thinking about him over Turbo.

L-Jimmy wrote:I'm sitting here looking a LLewis in my 18, and at DCE/SJ in the halves ...  then back at LLewis ... then at the halves.

Probably don't have the guts to do it right now.

Let's wait and see what DrunkJimmy does.

I am actually toying with the idea of loopholing SJ and LLewis :/

Fortitude wrote:

Yeah, I raised this the other week. Its by no means is a guaranteed positive.

In saying that, being on the inside of Croker, he might actually see the ball in more attacking opportunities.

They went down the left so much - Cotric could have gone MASSIVE. Just missed out on a final pass from Croker or Austin etc.

Although, I originally jumped on Cotric when the Wighton news was big earlier in the season - I took a punt that Cotric would get the FB gig asap. Wighton kept playing (boo!) but Cotric got amongst the meat pies on the wing (yey!). Worked out ok. I actually dont know if this is good or bad for me. Keeps things interesting!

Pearce back! He was my original plan for 18th man (many spreadsheets ago). I think someone said he was a spud, I didnt pull the trigger, then he got injured. So lucky! Thanks whoever that was - Loomer probably wink wink

StormTrooper96 wrote:Who is more of a sell Sua or TPJ? TPJ has only scored more than 40 twice when playing between 40-50 minutes. When playing 50+ he averages 51.17. I dont see TPJ getting more than 40-45 minutes in this Broncos squad. Despite Sua's last 2 games (injury affected 10 and a 35, which is not terrible) he is averaging 45 from his last 7 prior.

I would keep Su'a as he seems to have the 80 minute 2fr locked up until Gillett returns & he's out for another 6 weeks. As you said when TPJ starts off the bench his scores ain't great.

StormTrooper96 wrote:Roosters have announced they are "very keen" to sign Jamayne Isaako for next year.

Makes sense. Might as well use the spare salary cap

Broncos won't pay Isaako his fullback money and Roosters will sign him for the wing.

As WL tells someone to keep Su'a my trades are..

Su'a -> R. Farah
L. Brown -> L. Lewis (To fill in 18th man for the season.)

Leaves me with 4 trades, 40k and the following team.

C. Smith
A. Fifita, J. Arrow
J. Taumalolo, N. Brown, S. Burgess
A. Reynolds, D. Cherry-Evans
L. Mitchell, E. Aitken
J. Tedesco, K. Ponga, M. Mbye

D. Cook, R. Farah, C. McInnes, R. Martin

L. Lewis, T. Hodkinson, K. Holland, J. Segeyaro

With Holland slotting in for Ponga while injured. Other than that DCE scoring low and Fifita having question marks are worries.