HomeSam Burgess is awfully tempting. 586K (priced around 39) seems to be about 6-9 points underpriced and might play lock come round 12. His scoring has dried up with his tries but can easily average around 45 points a game. Can go D.Brown to Surgess leaving me 233K or could go D.Brown to Farah/Smith in the one trade? Thoughts?
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WT Winfield wrote:What's with the Kiwis taking digs about origin and the passion around it?
How would the All Blacks fanbase react if there was a player born in Australia and for whatever reason moved to NZ at age 10 (we're talking hypothetically here) and openly said he supports the Wallabies and grew up idolising (who's the most hated Wallaby on Langer levels? Gregan? Larkham? Burke? Eales?), but some stupid rules said he's only eligible to play for NZ, so he meets with the IRB in an attempt to get the rules changed, so he can play for the team where his heart lies.
But then NZ media and fans are still talking about picking him for the All Blacks? To play against the very opposition he wants to play for and he's not even THAT good, you have a few options.
Now put yourself in Keary's place. He gets to put on that maroon jersey and play for the team he grew up supporting. He's gonna be fkn pumped. But instead, he begrudgingly puts on a Blue jersey because it's good for his brand. He just goes out there and goes through the motions, against the team he wants to play for.. It's fucking stupid.
Origin is what it is because of the passion of the fans and the belief in what the jersey means. It might not actually mean as much to some players, but we think it does. In Keary's case, we know it doesn't mean shit.
Bro, not a dig (pronounced doug) at all aimed at Origin, that's your emotions getting the better of you
Im 100% the same with the All Blacks, although after having kids and rugby not being able to tell its mouth form its arse hole my passion is dwindling.
No, its just a simple observation mate. Sometimes I take a backwards step and watch how us humans, or a certain group of them, get so emotionally tied up in something that in the greater scheme of things is pretty much completely irrelevant... grown men kicking and throwing a ball and belting each other. It really is a bit bizarre dont you think?
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StormTrooper96 wrote:Sam Burgess is awfully tempting. 586K (priced around 39) seems to be about 6-9 points underpriced and might play lock come round 12. His scoring has dried up with his tries but can easily average around 45 points a game. Can go D.Brown to Surgess leaving me 233K or could go D.Brown to Farah/Smith in the one trade? Thoughts?
I think you'll find he's priced at ~44. MN has changed quite a bit from where it started!
That said, I still think he's tempting for the other reasons you state.
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Rippin and Tearin wrote:No, its just a simple observation mate. Sometimes I take a backwards step and watch how us humans, or a certain group of them, get so emotionally tied up in something that in the greater scheme of things is pretty much completely irrelevant... grown men kicking and throwing a ball and belting each other. It really is a bit bizarre dont you think?
I think about things like this quite a bit, with ya there.
I've read some good articles about this in the past, but I can't for the life of me remember where to find them now.
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StormTrooper96 wrote:Sam Burgess is awfully tempting. 586K (priced around 39) seems to be about 6-9 points underpriced and might play lock come round 12. His scoring has dried up with his tries but can easily average around 45 points a game. Can go D.Brown to Surgess leaving me 233K or could go D.Brown to Farah/Smith in the one trade? Thoughts?
I'm possibly looking to take the punt on him next week. His last couple of years scoring though isn't promising.
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I think about things like this quite a bit, with ya there.
I've read some good articles about this in the past, but I can't for the life of me remember where to find them now.
I think it came to a head for me when I was both working for HPSNZ (doing research for an organisation that receives huge amounts of money in pursuit of trying to win Olympic medals) and a University Research Group with a focus on youth mental health and related issues (basically in pursuit of better health, education, employment, and well-being outcomes for our kids). Kind of a stark contrast, but at its core, all people involved in each organisation were completely dedicated to the cause. One just seemed a whole lot ore important that the other at the end of the day though.
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Surely Surgess in the middle just means even more penalties 
I think I'd probably rather take the plunge for my own team on Tapine if named to start at prop as a potential switch for Carty (if it frees up enough funds to do Rein to gun HOK I might go ahead with it). At a 200k discount on starting price (+ more after bench this week)
Also superstition kicking in but Raiders facing Tigers the week after bye round and Tapine and Raiders love facing the Tigers (4 tries last season in 2 games with 100 and 84 points, Raiders winning 48-12, losing 22-20)
I think I'd probably rather take the plunge for my own team on Tapine if named to start at prop as a potential switch for Carty (if it frees up enough funds to do Rein to gun HOK I might go ahead with it). At a 200k discount on starting price (+ more after bench this week)
Also superstition kicking in but Raiders facing Tigers the week after bye round and Tapine and Raiders love facing the Tigers (4 tries last season in 2 games with 100 and 84 points, Raiders winning 48-12, losing 22-20)
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Rippin and Tearin wrote:
Bro, not a dig (pronounced doug) at all aimed at Origin, that's your emotions getting the better of you
Im 100% the same with the All Blacks, although after having kids and rugby not being able to tell its mouth form its arse hole my passion is dwindling.
No, its just a simple observation mate. Sometimes I take a backwards step and watch how us humans, or a certain group of them, get so emotionally tied up in something that in the greater scheme of things is pretty much completely irrelevant... grown men kicking and throwing a ball and belting each other. It really is a bit bizarre dont you think?
Yeah mate, but I prefer to take that step back after losses
Doesn't change my life either way. It's good to have something menial to hinge your emotions on sometimes, high highs and not so low lows.As a Tigers and NSW supporter like Krump, we've become accustomed to losing the past 10-15 years and we're still here
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Really tempted to make a second trade this week.
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Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Really tempted to make a second trade this week.
Who are you looking at LB?
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WT Winfield wrote:
Yeah mate, but I prefer to take that step back after losses
As a Tigers and NSW supporter like Krump, we've become accustomed to losing the past 10-15 years and we're still here
haha yeah mate, fair enough!
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Is anyone having a massive crack at r12 for the weekly?
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I am thinking of trading out CNK to Cotric instead of Sivo and pocketing some more cash.
Sivo got more potential to go bigger and neither of them will be in my final 17. I really think it is time to upgrade Burr to T'lolololo and this is the best way I can think to do it.
Thoughts
- Dumb move; Sivo is unreliable (Thumbs up)
- Out-of-the box thinker; CNK has peaked (Thumbs down)
Sivo got more potential to go bigger and neither of them will be in my final 17. I really think it is time to upgrade Burr to T'lolololo and this is the best way I can think to do it.
Thoughts
- Dumb move; Sivo is unreliable (Thumbs up)
- Out-of-the box thinker; CNK has peaked (Thumbs down)
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Mitchell is averaging 45 playing with lot of baggage and now that his new player manager is sorted his focus is back on the game? 5-10 under maybe?
Mitchell did concede, however, his ongoing off-field issues had affected his performance in the season opener against Souths, which included several physical confrontations with his arch rivals.
“Coming into that game I was so frustrated with everything that was going on,” he recalls. “I couldn’t take it out on anyone so … I tried to take it out on Souths. With how I carried on, the grubbiness, that’s the first time I’ve ever felt embarrassed as a footballer.
“But with all that stuff now coming to an end, I feel like I’m starting to put things together on the field.
“Obviously, against Brisbane I went into a little trench, but I’ll come out of it. It’s great timing to have all this weight lifted.”
Mitchell did concede, however, his ongoing off-field issues had affected his performance in the season opener against Souths, which included several physical confrontations with his arch rivals.
“Coming into that game I was so frustrated with everything that was going on,” he recalls. “I couldn’t take it out on anyone so … I tried to take it out on Souths. With how I carried on, the grubbiness, that’s the first time I’ve ever felt embarrassed as a footballer.
“But with all that stuff now coming to an end, I feel like I’m starting to put things together on the field.
“Obviously, against Brisbane I went into a little trench, but I’ll come out of it. It’s great timing to have all this weight lifted.”
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Buramada wrote:I am thinking of trading out CNK to Cotric instead of Sivo and pocketing some more cash.
Sivo got more potential to go bigger and neither of them will be in my final 17. I really think it is time to upgrade Burr to T'lolololo and this is the best way I can think to do it.
Thoughts
- Dumb move; Sivo is unreliable (Thumbs up)
- Out-of-the box thinker; CNK has peaked (Thumbs down)
With round 12 players at a premium, Im not sure why you would trade out one of them. Also, isn't Cotric a decent shot at Origin?
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Buramada wrote:I am thinking of trading out CNK to Cotric instead of Sivo and pocketing some more cash.
Sivo got more potential to go bigger and neither of them will be in my final 17. I really think it is time to upgrade Burr to T'lolololo and this is the best way I can think to do it.
Thoughts
- Dumb move; Sivo is unreliable (Thumbs up)
- Out-of-the box thinker; CNK has peaked (Thumbs down)
CNK and Sivo are both 'holds' I think. Any other options?
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I'm possibly looking to take the punt on him next week. His last couple of years scoring though isn't promising.
Who doesn't love a fallen gun though.
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StormTrooper96 wrote:Sam Burgess is awfully tempting. 586K (priced around 39) seems to be about 6-9 points underpriced and might play lock come round 12. His scoring has dried up with his tries but can easily average around 45 points a game. Can go D.Brown to Surgess leaving me 233K or could go D.Brown to Farah/Smith in the one trade? Thoughts?
Undervalued? Yes. Reliable? No. I'm only looking to trade in keepers now and Surgess is not a keeper imo.
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Need some advice from you wonderful beasts -
A) No Trades 491K
B) D.Brown > Surgess 233K
C) D.Brown > CS9 0K
D) D.Brown > Farah 90K
Surgess (or someone around his price) would be good as that cash leftover should allow me to go Rein to CS9 or Farah after origin?
Players around that price that interest me:
Barnett - 80 minutes Barnett seems to be 45+ safe
Kikau - Meh. R12
A) No Trades 491K
B) D.Brown > Surgess 233K
C) D.Brown > CS9 0K
D) D.Brown > Farah 90K
Surgess (or someone around his price) would be good as that cash leftover should allow me to go Rein to CS9 or Farah after origin?
Players around that price that interest me:
Barnett - 80 minutes Barnett seems to be 45+ safe
Kikau - Meh. R12
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Buramada wrote:I am thinking of trading out CNK to Cotric instead of Sivo and pocketing some more cash.
Sivo got more potential to go bigger and neither of them will be in my final 17. I really think it is time to upgrade Burr to T'lolololo and this is the best way I can think to do it.
Thoughts
- Dumb move; Sivo is unreliable (Thumbs up)
- Out-of-the box thinker; CNK has peaked (Thumbs down)
I think selling either before R12 is bananas. CNK has 44 average and low score of 30. That's hardly must sell material