NRL Fantasy 2019 Part 44

Didn't get to watch much footy this weekend as I was down in Brissy for a concert Saturday night and then flew back up to Townsville Sunday morning for a music festival but from the stats I can see all cows last week seemed to have performed pretty well and all look pretty good moving forward. This weeks cows all have a few ? over them and I think not all will perform how we would like. Shit that Bateman is out long term, will be a good pick up after Origin for my Centres but gives me a big bank to pick up some Guns over the next couple weeks (Arey [this week], Tolo, Twal, Smith/Farah, RTS/Turbo all on my radar.)

I know he has passed off any claims but is anyone worried about Smith coming out of retirement for Origin? Definitely gaining some momentum.

Bateman > ARey
Gillett > Dearden

Fixes my weak halves and lack of backup. Also leaves me 440k for an upgrade next week.

Thoughts?

That 440k can be used to go Capewell/Garner to Taumalolo/Taupau next week?

filthridden wrote:Team starting to shape up nicely after I've slatsed my way through most of my trades so far

Cook
Fifita, Haas
Murray, Arrow, Taumalolo
ARey, Cleary
Nikora, Xerri
Tedesco, Ponga, CNK

Smith, Rein, Lawrie, Waddell

Okunbor, Lomax, CHT, DBrown

$67k in the bank. Don't expect to be trading next round but I am pretty sure I have said that the last two rounds. Bateman gave me the opportunity to bring in two keepers now (ARey, JT13)

Ranked at 197th. I am as surprised as you are.

Good looking team, nice work!

Big Kev wrote:

Joey Superior wrote:There is JS and then there is the real JS

JStands?

Haha, that was my first thought too.

L-Jimmy wrote:

Good looking team, nice work!

Nice team for the guy you replied to! Mine isn't as great but I'm somehow sitting 534th overall.
Cook
Fifita, Haas
Murray, Arrow, Lawrie
Wighton, Munster
Nikora, Garrick
CNK, Teddy, Ponga

Mahoney, Rein, Morgan, Xerri

Dearden, Okunbor, DBrown, Bateman

My main POD at the moment is Wighton and he's been killing it so that probably explains my rank. My plan is to sell Bateman to Lolo next week and then after round 12 sell Wighton to SJ and run SJ/Munster as my final 2 halves.

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Bateman > ARey
Gillett > Dearden

Fixes my weak halves and lack of backup. Also leaves me 440k for an upgrade next week.

Thoughts?

That 440k can be used to go Capewell/Garner to Taumalolo/Taupau next week?

What's your team atm?

White Lightning wrote:Jstands well there's a blast from the past. I really liked that dude, he was a good honest fella. I wonder what he's up to now.

He is still around these parts mate.

#thereisaposterformerlyknownasjstands

He just doesn’t contribute much nowadays, but did he ever really actually contribute much? 

StormTrooper96 wrote:

I am a bit worried on this plus there is a plethora of forward and 2rf stocks in the green.

Also Ricky has been rotating his young forwards thus far & who's to say Young gets a couple of games then Ricky gives another young forward a go.

filthridden wrote:Team starting to shape up nicely after I've slatsed my way through most of my trades so far

Cook
Fifita, Haas
Murray, Arrow, Taumalolo
ARey, Cleary
Nikora, Xerri
Tedesco, Ponga, CNK

Smith, Rein, Lawrie, Waddell

Okunbor, Lomax, CHT, DBrown

$67k in the bank. Don't expect to be trading next round but I am pretty sure I have said that the last two rounds. Bateman gave me the opportunity to bring in two keepers now (ARey, JT13)

Ranked at 197th. I am as surprised as you are.

Nice team & rank Filth. Have you considered playing Lomax instead of Xerri at starting ctr because Lomax against the Warriors could be a good points haul especially since he's the gk as well. I know Xerri could score just as well v the Titans but Lomax having the goal kicking could give him the edge.

filthridden wrote:Team starting to shape up nicely after I've slatsed my way through most of my trades so far

Cook
Fifita, Haas
Murray, Arrow, Taumalolo
ARey, Cleary
Nikora, Xerri
Tedesco, Ponga, CNK

Smith, Rein, Lawrie, Waddell

Okunbor, Lomax, CHT, DBrown

$67k in the bank. Don't expect to be trading next round but I am pretty sure I have said that the last two rounds. Bateman gave me the opportunity to bring in two keepers now (ARey, JT13)

Ranked at 197th. I am as surprised as you are.

Looking dangerous filth

Just 3 differences to my 17 (so it must be good haha)
You
Cleary, Smith, Waddell
Me
Mahoney, Taupau, Wighton

Bethany_B wrote:

What's your team atm?

Oh you really dont wanna know! But since you asked. Rank 8723

Rein
Fifita, Tolman
Murray, Arrow, Lawrie
Morgan, Carty
Nikora, Capewell
Ponga, Teddy, CNK

Garner, Haas, Gillett, Brown
Xerri, Sivo, Whitbread, Bateman

Smith
Tolman, Fifita
Arrow, Murray, Taupau
Morgan, Moses
Xerri, Nikora
CNK, Ponga, Teddy

Haas, Farah, Lawrie, Rein

Sivo, Flanagan, Allan, CHT

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Bateman > ARey
Gillett > Dearden

Fixes my weak halves and lack of backup. Also leaves me 440k for an upgrade next week.

Thoughts?

That 440k can be used to go Capewell/Garner to Taumalolo/Taupau next week?

Solid mate.

StormTrooper96 wrote:I know he has passed off any claims but is anyone worried about Smith coming out of retirement for Origin? Definitely gaining some momentum.

None what so ever.

The more I look at trades this week, Morgan to Pearce or Wighton seems sideways. Am I crazy?

StormTrooper96 wrote:I know he has passed off any claims but is anyone worried about Smith coming out of retirement for Origin? Definitely gaining some momentum.

Its not really gaining momentum. The media started talking about it, and then the media is saying its gaining momentum because they keep talking about it.

I'm not saying it won't happen, but Smith doesn't seem like someone who will change his mind because of the medias influence.

Mighty Fishes wrote:

Honestly I think it would be crazier changing one half than both. Keary is great but is he 100% work with the out of form Cleary? 

Or would you pick the best two in form halves from the same club that play week in and week out together?

QLD still picked players out of form and they stepped up during Origin. Sometimes you need to back the incumbants form or no form.

Also You'll never fucking walk alone!!!

Fortitude wrote:The more I look at trades this week, Morgan to Pearce or Wighton seems sideways. Am I crazy?

Last season, a wonderful individual on here (cant remember who.... but thank you anyway!) talked me out of Pearce - for this very reason. It was the game round that he got injured. So lucky!

TBH, Pearce isn't on my radar. I have Wighton but he'll likely be my 18th man for the run home (for sneaky things....). Reynolds & DCE are my 'keeper' plans.