NRL Fantasy 2019 Part 33

Rabbit wrote:

Crichton? Taupau? The injured LoLo? Please.......

Hahahaha (laughed in a Jack Nicholson one flew over the cookoo’s nest sort of way).

All three will average more in fantasy this year than Murray. This is not a controversial statement.

Johnny B Goode wrote:
 

Get Ponga now. He's as cheap as he's probably going to get and you can set and forget.

I was considering Guth or even Meaney if they went well to stick in my WFB's for extra cash to patch other weak points in the team but Ponga is just too good to resist.  

yeah at this point my trades will be:

Sivo to Ponga

Murray to Latrell via Bateman

EJ24 wrote:Obviously it depends on the team you have but how important is it to rotate the cash cows who have peaked (Bird, host etc) to the new ones coming through verses grabbing a gun like cook while you still can?

For me, I've noticed that shifting mountains to get guns early often leaves you dry on cash later in the season if you continually milk cows too early. As much as it kills me to lag behind a little in overall (currently sitting at 8180) by waiting to get plays like Farah and Cook, I think it is more important to jump on the next big cash cows and fully milk those with milk still left

Bethany_B wrote:

yeah at this point my trades will be:

Sivo to Ponga

Murray to Latrell via Bateman

Not sold on Latrell.

churg wrote:
Not sold on Latrell.

Got any better alternatives that I realistically could keep to the end of the season?

rhinoceroo wrote:

All three will average more in fantasy this year than Murray. This is not a controversial statement.

I say you’re wrong. And an avatar bet during the off season is there for the having should you want it. Murray will average around 58. Crichton will be doing well to start in the 13

Bethany_B wrote:

Idk where you're getting that from? his scores are heavily inflated by attacking stats and by selling him to Latrell, I get a guaranteed top 17 player and free up 150K that I really need (in order to get Ponga in).

Mitchell isn't going to be a gun this year because Bateman and Nikora are there. Capewell is scoring better than him too. If you can get a clear upgrade for Murray I'd go for it. Ponga isn't a rush especially with your line-up

Bethany_B wrote:

Got any better alternatives that I realistically could keep to the end of the season?

Whats your budget?

churg wrote:
Whats your budget?

647k.

Rapture_NRL wrote:

Mitchell isn't going to be a gun this year because Bateman and Nikora are there. Capewell is scoring better than him too. If you can get a clear upgrade for Murray I'd go for it. Ponga isn't a rush especially with your line-up

the problem is that I don't have a solid 3rd WFB, and I've used enough trades that I really need to be buying season keepers. Got any ideas for season keepers currently under 647k?

Bethany_B wrote:

647k.

R James, Critchon, M Mosses. Any of those have a better chance of being a keeper then Latrell this year mate.

churg wrote:
R James, Critchon, M Mosses. Any of those have a better chance of being a keeper then Latrell this year mate.

Upvote for Ryan James, looks back in form with 40+ tackles and 100+ metres and he plays the first origin round

My first trade is easy, Edwards -> Xerri.

Will probably spend the week agonising over the second trade, cashed up to the max and unable to decide who to grab.

EJ24 wrote:Obviously it depends on the team you have but how important is it to rotate the cash cows who have peaked (Bird, host etc) to the new ones coming through verses grabbing a gun like cook while you still can?

My trades have generally favoured cash generation as I don't want to be broke later in the season when I want the big guns and/or people start falling with injuries.

I'll whip up a quick example that hopefully sticks. Say last week you decided to trade Macca for Cook instead of say Brown to CHT. That trade would have netted you 37 extra points but cost you an extra 62k in the bank from not getting CHT in. Is 37 points worth not having 62k extra cash?

Now I don't know if that's a trade anyone would actually have considered but it's the best example I could think of on the spot.

Cook (c)
Fifi Lawrie
Marty Arrow Murray
Morgan CHT
Bateman Nikora
Katoa CNK Rava

Rein Garner Capewell Haas
Carty Xerri Staggs Brown

Really happy with all the cash generated players I have, cash generation this year won't be a problem.
Next week is Rava - Ponga
And when Burns is fit Katoa - Burns will occur.

Some Honest thoughts on the team would be awesome lads.

Alfie wrote:

Upvote for Ryan James, looks back in form with 40+ tackles and 100+ metres and he plays the first origin round

Assuming he doesn't get picked to play Origin.

Even though I upvoted Ryan James, I also think you definitely shouldn't trade Murray by the way

Bethany_B wrote:

the problem is that I don't have a solid 3rd WFB, and I've used enough trades that I really need to be buying season keepers. Got any ideas for season keepers currently under 647k?

any reason why you're avoiding Haas? it's looking as if an injury will be the only thing that stops him from being a big money maker.

surmo13 wrote:

any reason why you're avoiding Haas? it's looking as if an injury will be the only thing that stops him from being a big money maker.

2 things -

* If I sell Flegler for him, I still don't have enough cash to go Sivo to Ponga.

* I'm not sure how he'll be affected by TPJ returning

* I don't trust that he won't just get a few 20s in a row and fizzle out like Flegler has.

I could just go Murray to Haas and then get Rhyse Martin in a week or so (plays R12 and is definitely a keeper), but not too sure

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