NRL Fantasy 2019 Part 33

Weiland wrote:

I know Sirro gets off with an early guilty plea and I am sure AFB is the same.

Nah AFB will get at least 2 weeks suspension due to loading and carry-over points

Weiland wrote:

I know Sirro gets off with an early guilty plea and I am sure AFB is the same.

AFB is on for a suspension with loading, not sure how many games.

Anyway you don't bring Taupau in for the week, you bring him in for the season, and he' should be one of the top few FRFs come season's end, Des or not.

I think I'll be tossing up between Cook or Ponga.
Ponga with the slight advantage as otherwise I have to play Sivo.

If Fifita is out may need Cook as captaincy option though

Archer wrote:Really tricky to decide trades once again this week. Torn between bringing in POD's I'd planned to bring in vs shoring up my weaknesses with the RTS/Teddy/Ponga's of the world

I look forward to reading 14 people ask, “is Fifita a hold? Thinking of bringing in Twal”

Trades this week are something like:
Bird > Haas
Sivo / Rava to ? (up to $850k, round 12 preferred)

Milchy wrote:
I think I'll be tossing up between Cook or Ponga.
Ponga with the slight advantage as otherwise I have to play Sivo.

If Fifita is out may need Cook as captaincy option though

My thoughts as well re cook and Fifita. Need a genuine captain option. Players like bateman, Ponga, rts wil give me a heart attack with the c on.

Dce and Farah look like the only other players I’d want the c on.

So my team for this week, surely I can start making a climb now.

Rein
Fifita*, Tolman
Arrow, Murray, Gillett
Morgan, Carty
Bateman, Nikora
Teddy, Ponga, CNK

Garner, Capewell, Lawrie, Haas
Sivo, Ravalawa, Xerri, Brown

Fortitude wrote:

I look forward to reading 14 people ask, “is Fifita a hold? Thinking of bringing in Twal”

I've already got Twal and don't have Fifita, so whilst i get the point I'm probably the worst possible example to use for that

Nah I'm contemplating slightly different pods, like dropping Gillet for Klem. Was a toss up between Klemmer and Twal last week and i went for the one that I guessed (correctly i think?) would increase in price the most with the intent of bringing in the other this week. Still might, but it would mean continuing with Rava in my 13, or possibly trying for an underpriced guy like Rapa (but then I already have Wighton and CNK there...).

Trades this week.

Archer wrote:

I've already got Twal and don't have Fifita, so whilst i get the point I'm probably the worst possible example to use for that

Nah I'm contemplating slightly different pods, like dropping Gillet for Klem. Was a toss up between Klemmer and Twal last week and i went for the one that I guessed (correctly i think?) would increase in price the most with the intent of bringing in the other this week. Still might, but it would mean continuing with Rava in my 13, or possibly trying for an underpriced guy like Rapa (but then I already have Wighton and CNK there...).

Comment wasn’t directed at you, just general whinging on my behalf. Twal over Klem seems a good call. But both is fairly poddy. Someone who has gone under the raider .... here is Macca (the good one).

As a raiders fan, I have huge raps on raps. But, he f’d me so hard last year. He seems too boom or bust for me now. CNK (inreckon as crucial a signing as Bateman) has been immense for the raiders, he doing a lot of the hard work rapana, bj and cotric were doing. Taking away a lot of points across the raiders backs.

Joey Superior wrote:

Trades this week.

Haha surely this is post of the year!!!

What did i miss RE JDB?

How can you say he looks innocent?

With the talk about a lot of forum teams being similar, it's weird that all the talk is about Cook & Ponga while nobody is mentioning (and very few here own) a guy who is averaging ten points more than the next best in his position and is in most of the top-ranked non-forum teams (hence them being top-ranked). Is this a type of collective blindness?

lukeaye wrote:What did i miss RE JDB?

How can you say he looks innocent?

Innocent until proven guilty. Is the easiest cop out. But I think it’s the perception about how hard, and the way he is fighting back. If it was a sure thing guilty, he would have disappeared into nothing like Hayne. But he has people in his corner. Plus, wouldn’t be the first time an NRL player has been falsely accused. As I said just a perception

rhinoceroo wrote:With the talk about a lot of forum teams being similar, it's weird that all the talk is about Cook & Ponga while nobody is mentioning (and very few here own) a guy who is averaging ten points more than the next best in his position and is in most of the top-ranked non-forum teams (hence them being top-ranked). Is this a type of collective blindness?

If I could afford DCE I would mate.

Morgan and Carty can soldier on for now

Host -> Haas
Keighran -> Ponga

$2k ITB is my initial trade plan this week. Could go for a Gutho/Hughes option and go for an upgrade next week, but with Meaney and CNK in my WFB (Garrick back up), I think I need a set and forget option.

rhinoceroo wrote:With the talk about a lot of forum teams being similar, it's weird that all the talk is about Cook & Ponga while nobody is mentioning (and very few here own) a guy who is averaging ten points more than the next best in his position and is in most of the top-ranked non-forum teams (hence them being top-ranked). Is this a type of collective blindness?

Collective not being able to justify having dce with all the other half options. That and he plays for a shit team who had their star fb out. Was cause for concern. In saying that. People need to get him in soonz

Fortitude wrote:

Innocent until proven guilty. Is the easiest cop out. But I think it’s the perception about how hard, and the way he is fighting back. If it was a sure thing guilty, he would have disappeared into nothing like Hayne. But he has people in his corner. Plus, wouldn’t be the first time an NRL player has been falsely accused. As I said just a perception

Ok, thanks. I take your point, but maybe not playing ever again is a bigger deal to him than somebody like Hayne, who was at the back end of his career.

The testimony I heard was pretty damning, but I accept she could have made it up.

rhinoceroo wrote:With the talk about a lot of forum teams being similar, it's weird that all the talk is about Cook & Ponga while nobody is mentioning (and very few here own) a guy who is averaging ten points more than the next best in his position and is in most of the top-ranked non-forum teams (hence them being top-ranked). Is this a type of collective blindness?

Definitely. A herd mentality is cultivated. It becomes evident in the performance of our leagues. Last year the herd was on the money and we were well represented at the top of the league leaderboard. This year we aren't doing so well.

And I don't know why nobody is talking DCE. I tidy 73 on the weekend an average over 65 and a genuine captain option.

rhinoceroo wrote:With the talk about a lot of forum teams being similar, it's weird that all the talk is about Cook & Ponga while nobody is mentioning (and very few here own) a guy who is averaging ten points more than the next best in his position and is in most of the top-ranked non-forum teams (hence them being top-ranked). Is this a type of collective blindness?

To be honest I'd rather Cleary at $200k less (or bigger discount in a couple of weeks). Spending too much money to bring DCE in now, and don't think the gap in averages will last through the whole season.