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Team as it stands: 212k itb 32 trades 3 boosts left! top 700 rank
Robbo – Levi
Curran, May – Hughes, Faamasualli
Crichton, KKP, Eli K – Lane, Burbo, Chan
SJ – Hynes
DBrown – Galvin
Val, RTS, Bostock, May – Shiller, Strange, Blaze
Turbp – KP
Was going to hold SJ one more week for the Titans matchup and want drinky next week so will hold KP. I want to lock in Levi to Brailey as my first grade but am stuck on the second one. Is it too late for IRO or can i go sasagi?
Any thoughts would be helpful!!
Top 700 rank. You probably should be advising the rest of us. 🙂
Congrats on the rank, but obviously you need to sell KP.
For mine, there’s still money to be made from Iro (I think Talakai will reclaim the CTW spot in time, as he’s a better player). The retirement of Finucane probably extends Iro’s tenure for a few weeks at least.
Thinking Ponga and Henry to Walsh and AFB which leaves $380k bank
Potentially Garrick and Kiraz in for Raiders duo next week?
Or any worth boosting savage to plath this week for money purposes?
Hooker looks like where you are leaving the most points behind. Smith to Api will cost you $70k, or you could look at JMK for $100k as the Phins play all of the major bye rounds.
24hr Team List update: Dragons & Roosters Kick-off 4.05pm Thursday Dragons: Ravalawa OUT!!! preplaced by Bird, as reported by Gippy
Remaining Reserves: Molo & Marschke
Roosters: Big changes!!! Tupou & Radley drop out with Jennings & Watson coming in to the starting 13/ Wong gets a bench spot Remaining Reserves: Pauga & ZDC
Did that same trade a couple of weeks ago, looks a really ideal frf3, as he can cover the other frf’s byes, covers 2/3 big bye rounds and can easily be played in your 17 any week when byes/injuries strike
Need to find either $200k to bring Cleary in but struggling to find an option
Team as it stands:
Robson (Api)
May Cotter (Flegler Hughes)
Gus Smithies Fermor (KPP Curran Chan)
Hynes (Hutcho)
Brown (Galvin)
Val RTS Strange Iro (Schiller May Talagi)
Turbo (Papy)
The 2 clear options for me are flegler out (still uncertain of when he returns) – fainu, if not enough $ next best bet atm is mikaele.
Otherwise it’s Schiller out for sasagi/stewart/armstrong
Yeah Flegler has been sitting there, hoping he’d be named but was also the plan to sell for Cleary if not. It’s just that Fainu/Plath is just not enough to go Hutcho > Cleary like I hoped
I can do Schiller + Flegler > Cleary and Plath – does mean I hold Hutcho and potentially lose a bit of coin with Schiller (and hope he doesnt do a Bostock)
Leaning towards Plath over Fainu for the bye coverage in 13/16/19
Think you may have to run that risk with schiller mate, as you really don’t have many alarming trade outs – which is a credit to your team.
Only other avenue I could see would be if you boosted and got rid of talagi-one of the above listed ctw cheapies, as this plus flegler trade gives you over 200k to trade Hutchinson-Cleary. Boost isn’t ideal but allows you to retain Schiller and get rid of hutch
Need your help fellas – with ponga out, I’m looking to trade him out for either Yeo or Olakauatu. I also have flanagan hitting his peak in cash so want to trade him out. Do I trade in for
Ok I see your dilemma with Flanagan lol. I do feel like Olak and yeo can be purchased at any time without too price variance. In that case I’d lean towards doing both ponga-Walsh and Flanagan-Plath both for value and points sake. I would then look to sub Plath into 2rf and upgrade a 2rf (burbo)? To a 5/8 you’d be happier to play
I’m getting nervous about SJ injury, does anyone know how bad or good he is
I have enough $ to trade him to Nicho
Other half is Cleary
Would use last boost
Trades this week –
Smithies/Schiller > Plath/Fainu
TU – Trade
TD – Save Trade
Comment – still get Nicho but only grab one of Plath or Fainu
Played around with my FRF and realised if i boosted i could upgrade Flegler to AFB as well with $700 ITB which is tempting to fix my team up but think i’ll just use the second FRF slot as my VC loop option.
RIP Terry Hill – only 52 years old.
pretty scary … as I am older …
Team as it stands: 212k itb 32 trades 3 boosts left! top 700 rank
Robbo – Levi
Curran, May – Hughes, Faamasualli
Crichton, KKP, Eli K – Lane, Burbo, Chan
SJ – Hynes
DBrown – Galvin
Val, RTS, Bostock, May – Shiller, Strange, Blaze
Turbp – KP
Was going to hold SJ one more week for the Titans matchup and want drinky next week so will hold KP. I want to lock in Levi to Brailey as my first grade but am stuck on the second one. Is it too late for IRO or can i go sasagi?
Any thoughts would be helpful!!
Top 700 rank. You probably should be advising the rest of us. 🙂
Congrats on the rank, but obviously you need to sell KP.
For mine, there’s still money to be made from Iro (I think Talakai will reclaim the CTW spot in time, as he’s a better player). The retirement of Finucane probably extends Iro’s tenure for a few weeks at least.
I may just make that trade from kp to iro instead, thanks lads! I could then get egan for levi instead of brailey? which is more of a play for my 17!
You only have one FRF, unless you’re happy with an AE, you need to address. AFB is the elite, Sam Fainu cheap with dual.
Can bring Iro in for KP. Move Iro up to CTW next week, if there is someone you want to trade out in CTW, and bring in Drinks at FB.
Team with $482k bank, 33 trades, 3 boosts
Grant – Lussick
Haas, May – Hughes, Henry
KPP, Fermor, Crichton – Curran, Lane, Chan
Hynes – Cleary
Strange – Galvin
Mulitalo, RTS, Savage, Schiller – Salmon, Iro, Talagi
Paps – Ponga
Thinking Ponga and Henry to Walsh and AFB which leaves $380k bank
Potentially Garrick and Kiraz in for Raiders duo next week?
Or any worth boosting savage to plath this week for money purposes?
Any thoughts appreciated. Cheers
Trades look good but try to bring in dylbags maybe next week. 5/8 looks weak
BSmith (Lussick)
AFB May (Palasia Moale)
Cotter Blore Fermor (Smithies Chan Bradley)
Hynes (Burton)
Munster (Galvin)
Manu Garrick RTS Iro (Strange Schiller Cotric)
Paps (CNK)
141K itb
SOMEONE HELP PLEASE!!
What’s the problem you’re seeking help for? – your team looks fairly strong to me.
I want some more guns in my team, especially in forwards and hooker
Hooker looks like where you are leaving the most points behind. Smith to Api will cost you $70k, or you could look at JMK for $100k as the Phins play all of the major bye rounds.
Koroisau or grant worth a shout?
I’ve got both and I’ve been disappointed with them lately. Agree with Trav80 that JMK looks good. Robson and JBrailey are two others I quite like.
PS – Robson might play Origin
Haha i ended up with grant and don’t regret it.
24hr Team List update: Dragons & Roosters Kick-off 4.05pm Thursday
Dragons: Ravalawa OUT!!! preplaced by Bird, as reported by Gippy
Remaining Reserves: Molo & Marschke
Roosters: Big changes!!! Tupou & Radley drop out with Jennings & Watson coming in to the starting 13/ Wong gets a bench spot Remaining Reserves: Pauga & ZDC
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Big Bye Rd13: Broncos Bunnies Manly Storms Titans Warriors & Tigers
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Ravalawa OUT. Replaced by Bird
Bird on the Wing? or Lomax on the wing and Bird at Centre?
Lomax
Thxs Mate, was to busy with all them Rooster changes and missed that
Hi TG. Magic Number is 9691 this week.
Thxs Mate Mobile Chicane did luckily write it down, Wenin cleaned the whole site out
We had the eclipse.
It is a great time to start again.
Out with the old and in with the new, so they say. LOL.
is it too late to bring in Iro?
TU no he still has cash to make and looks good
TD the boat has sailed
Iro could be a hold until origin is over. High work rate and will have attacking stats coming soon.
Thinking smithies/schiller to fainu for 1 of my transfers to fix my frf situation
What do I do with the other
1. Brooks to SJ
2. Strange to plath (fund cleary next week)
3. Talagi/schiller to Stewart/sasagi (fund cleary)
4. Jcarty > plath
5. Other
6. Leave
Grant api
Curran tapine Hughes mikaele
Angus kpp ekat jcarty smithies vfif
Hynes Brooks
Strange Galvin
Garrick val rts arthars schiller talagi iro
Turbo papy
165k 4 boosts
Would you consider trading fifita for Fainu? Still think smithies has more to give. Otherwise I think that sole trade is fine
I did VFif for Fainu. Gives a playing player for a non playing player, price rises etc. And is dual.
Did that same trade a couple of weeks ago, looks a really ideal frf3, as he can cover the other frf’s byes, covers 2/3 big bye rounds and can easily be played in your 17 any week when byes/injuries strike
You could possibly just play Mikaele for the week and save that trade. Arthurs or Schiller to Simi S. Brooks to Cleary.
TU: Henry to S Fainu
TD: Burbo to Plath
Maybe both.
Going talagi to Walsh … other trade
Can you use duels to make one more appealing? Ie burbo-Fainu/henry-plath
Been a horror year. No boosts, 29 trades left.
Levi > JMK
Schiller > Walsh at the moment, too many options to consider however will keep it simple!
JMK – Lussick
AFB, May – Hughes, Martin nuff
KPP, Angus, Smithies – Curran, Salmon, Chan
Hynes – Cleary
Strange – Galvin
Holmes, Ronaldo, Meaney, RTS – Best, Iro, Gagai
Pap – Walsh.
Walsh leaves me $95k ITB. Was considering Blore, Plath and a couple of CTW options such as Tago, Garrick however high BE’s so can wait a week.
Thanks all, and welcome back.
24hr Team List update: Storms vs Rabbitohs Kick-off 7.50pm Thursday
Storms: Still 1-17 Remaining Reserves: JHowarth & GAnderson
Rabbitohs: SMitchell drops out Jai Arrow starting with M Chee Kam coming onto the bench
Remaining Reserves: Izaac Tu’itupou Thompson & Tallis Duncan
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Bye Rd8 Bulldogs ~ Rd9 Eels ~ Rd10 Raiders ~ Rd11 Dragons ~ Rd12 Knights
Big Bye Rd13: Broncos Bunnies Manly Storms Titans Warriors & Tigers
Semi-Big Bye Rd14: Dolphins Raiders & Roosters ~ Rd15 Bulldogs
Big Bye Rd16: Broncos Cowboys Dragons Eels Knights Panthers & Sharks
Semi-Big Bye Rd17: Rabbitohs Manly & Titans ~ Rd18: Dolphins
Big Bye Rd19: Bulldogs Cowboys Panthers Raiders Roosters Storms Warriors
Semi-Big Bye Rd20: Dragons Eels & Sharks ~ Rd21 Knights
Need to find either $200k to bring Cleary in but struggling to find an option
Team as it stands:
Robson (Api)
May Cotter (Flegler Hughes)
Gus Smithies Fermor (KPP Curran Chan)
Hynes (Hutcho)
Brown (Galvin)
Val RTS Strange Iro (Schiller May Talagi)
Turbo (Papy)
Any advice?
Could you go Curran to Fainu and bring him back in after his bye?
or get rid of Fermor for the same trade.
Strange to Sasagi?
but don’t ask me as I am still ranked over 25K
Don’t love the idea of selling someone with the plan to bring them back in tbh (unless injured or insanely high BE)
Have been looking at bringing in the guys you’ve mentioned though
The 2 clear options for me are flegler out (still uncertain of when he returns) – fainu, if not enough $ next best bet atm is mikaele.
Otherwise it’s Schiller out for sasagi/stewart/armstrong
Yeah Flegler has been sitting there, hoping he’d be named but was also the plan to sell for Cleary if not. It’s just that Fainu/Plath is just not enough to go Hutcho > Cleary like I hoped
I can do Schiller + Flegler > Cleary and Plath – does mean I hold Hutcho and potentially lose a bit of coin with Schiller (and hope he doesnt do a Bostock)
Leaning towards Plath over Fainu for the bye coverage in 13/16/19
Think you may have to run that risk with schiller mate, as you really don’t have many alarming trade outs – which is a credit to your team.
Only other avenue I could see would be if you boosted and got rid of talagi-one of the above listed ctw cheapies, as this plus flegler trade gives you over 200k to trade Hutchinson-Cleary. Boost isn’t ideal but allows you to retain Schiller and get rid of hutch
Yeah not the worst idea. If only there was a promising looking cheapie haha. Not loving Sasagi or Chevy..unless I’m forgetting someone
Strange instead of Schiller gives an extra $50K .
Simi is worth the risk to go Hutch to Cleary in my opinion.
Need your help fellas – with ponga out, I’m looking to trade him out for either Yeo or Olakauatu. I also have flanagan hitting his peak in cash so want to trade him out. Do I trade in for
TU: Walsh
TD: Plaith
Really team dependant but, if $ isn’t an issue, Walsh is a much safer and long term trade than Plath
my team at the moment is
Api/Kenny
AFB/Cotter/Hughes
KPP/Katoa/Smithies/Burbo/Chan
SJ/DCE
Flanagan/Galvin
Muitalo/Lomax/RTS/Strange/Iro/Schiller
Edwards/Ponga
No real need but ponga out so could use a good replacemnt
Ok I see your dilemma with Flanagan lol. I do feel like Olak and yeo can be purchased at any time without too price variance. In that case I’d lean towards doing both ponga-Walsh and Flanagan-Plath both for value and points sake. I would then look to sub Plath into 2rf and upgrade a 2rf (burbo)? To a 5/8 you’d be happier to play
Could go Ponga to turbo … Falno to range of options via dpp strange and burbo … sisagi, s fainu , Plath
How many trades/boosts do people have left (at the start of the round) – worried I’m burning through them:
TU 34-36, 4-5 boosts
TD 31-33, <=3 boosts
Given the number of injuries, HIAs and suspensions this year, I expect most have been burning through trades.
I have 35 and 3 boosts
Current team
Koro lussick
Fainu May Curran s Hughes
Fermor Angus lane smithies kpp chan
Hughes Hynes
Tmm Galvin
Rts Holmes iro Garrick strange shiller Talagi
Ponga turbo
TU: jHughes + ponga -> Cleary + papy
TD: ponga -> Walsh/cnk and play j Hughes?
Cleary + walsh?
Kulikefu Finefeuiaki to join the Dolphins next season (3-year deal).
Source: Fox Sports
I’m getting nervous about SJ injury, does anyone know how bad or good he is
I have enough $ to trade him to Nicho
Other half is Cleary
Would use last boost
Trades this week –
Smithies/Schiller > Plath/Fainu
TU – Trade
TD – Save Trade
Comment – still get Nicho but only grab one of Plath or Fainu
Who to play?
S fainu TU
Tyrell May TD
Thanks!
Both
That 4 forward bench annoys me as a May + Crichton owner 🙁 . Hopefully mins will be up
Grant – Lussick
May, Henry – Flegler, Hughes
KPP, Angus, Smithies – Lane, Curran, Chan
Hynes – Hutcho
Brown – Galvin
Holmes, RTS, May, Iro – Strange, Schiller, Talagi
Turbo – Ponga
Locked in:
Ponga + Hutco -> Walsh + Cleary (145k ITB, 32 trades left + 3 boosts)
Played around with my FRF and realised if i boosted i could upgrade Flegler to AFB as well with $700 ITB which is tempting to fix my team up but think i’ll just use the second FRF slot as my VC loop option.
TU: Boost for AFB
TD: Hold off
PS – how good is it to have this forum back!
Robson / *Lussick
May Henry / Hughes M.Martin (DPP)
Angus KPP Lane / *Smithies Chan Salmon (DPP)
Hynes (C) / *Cleary
Brown / Galvin
Manu Garrick. RTS Iro / Strange Schiller Gagai
Papy (VC) / *Ponga
Thinking:
1. Ponga to Walsh (probably just over Drink)
2. Schiller to AFB (via (Salmon and Martin)
That would leave 229K ITB…
Happy for any other suggestions though…
Both great trades. Walsh will play origin though. But does have 5 games? between now and then.
Who to play
TU: Api
TD: Lussick
Or play both. Reserves now are Smithies, Cleary, Galvin, Iro
Thank you to all who respond.
Kazza
I’d go Api just purely on GK. Luckily I read your post I forgot Cleary was back now I need to decide on Strange or Smithies
Glad you read the post, would hate for you to leave Cleary on the pine.
Same dilemma. Playing Smithies now but may change to Strange. Was going to see how Strange went with no Fogarty. He may step up, he may not.