NRL SC 2019

[balmainforever]

Got a mate at the club and he reckons the Cowboys have signed a handy fullback from Melbourne to start immediately for them this weekend given their injury crisis. Drinkwater is highly talented and was Melbournes first choice fullback during pre season until he got injured in their last trial game. Very handy cheapie at fullback if you’re looking to free up cash.

Good player. I was all over him at the start of the year before he got injured and lost his spot

 

[Fagan Pride]

Good player. I was all over him at the start of the year before he got injured and lost his spot

Yeah he’s quality. Came back from injury on the weekend running for a lazy 170 odd metres, 1 line break and 3 try assists. If you don’t already have 2 keepers at fullback, he’s a genuine option to free up cash to use elsewhere.

 

[Requiem]

 

[Tso1967]

S.Burgess will miss 2 games 14/15 for surgery

Finally got Haas

Need to do one more trade then 5 in the bye round to get full 17.

 

[Tso1967]

Ponga OUT
Walker OUT
Klemmer might be OUT or play from the bench

Reynolds INJURED

 

[SELFCONFESDAFLNERD]

Ponga OUT
Walker OUT
Klemmer might be OUT or play from the bench

Reynolds INJURED

Ponga out sucks but it was somewhat predictable!

Decided to trade Surgess -> Marsters given Surgess is bleeding cash. I currently have 12 players available for round 16 so ill look to address that in the coming rounds.

 

[Tso1967]

Klemmer is out for 4-6 weeks with wrist injury so i'm going to change my trades now

 

[Tso1967]

Brought in Haas and K.Bromwich for Burgess/Klemmer

Only 3 today...Cook(c),Murray and CNK

 

[SELFCONFESDAFLNERD]

Today:

Cook, Murray, Matterson, Marsters, Bateman

I'm still thinking about making Cook captain but at this stage I am sticking with Lolo

 

[Tso1967]

Should never have made Cook (c) 2 days after origin

 

[SELFCONFESDAFLNERD]

228/5

Slow start but most would have Cook and Murray who were the main offenders. Lucky i didnt make Cook captain.

 

[SELFCONFESDAFLNERD]

Should never have made Cook (c) 2 days after origin

Tough luck. In hindsight it seems like an easier call than it actually was and lots of teams will be in the same boat!

 

[SELFCONFESDAFLNERD]

Having a shocker after poor scores from RTS and Munster and then Gutherson KO'd on 0

 

[Tso1967]

Having a shocker after poor scores from RTS and Munster and then Gutherson KO'd on 0

Your not wrong
Should have put the armband on Fifita
Got 6 playing in this now (Gutherson as you say dead)

 

[Tso1967]

669 + 30 or lower if Katoa goes under

2tp Mitchell + Haas

Disaster
Cook(c) 26,Garrick 24,Burr 23,Gutherson 0

 

[SELFCONFESDAFLNERD]

669 + 30 or lower if Katoa goes under

2tp Mitchell + Haas

Disaster
Cook(c) 26,Garrick 24,Burr 23,Gutherson 0

What a poor round this is! I'm almost content with 801/13 (C)

Tedesco, Mitchell, Haas & Fisher-Harris to come

 

[balmainforever]

another crap round from me considering i had lolo as captain
872/13(c)
copley, haas, teddy, arrow left

arrow will probably be a late out.

 

[Tso1967]

Mitchell OUT and Katoa means i get 65+34 off the bench

837 finished

 

[SELFCONFESDAFLNERD]

Mitchell OUT and Katoa means i get 65+34 off the bench

837 finished

Mitchell out means i cop Dearden's score of 1. 951 all out. The sooner this round finishes the better! I'll definitely drop outside the top 1000 now, hopefully i dont fall too too far but that seems pretty likely. I would've taken 1000 but 951 is ridiculous, especially considering i scored 943 last round with 11 players!

 

[Tso1967]

Gutherson/Young out next round for 2 playing in R16

 

[SELFCONFESDAFLNERD]

963 saw me fall 518 places to 1389 which ill definitely take. I thought id drop outside the top 2000 at least. In preparation for round 16 i've made a couple sideways trades.

Gutherson -> Tupou & Taupau > W.Graham

 

[Tso1967]

787 Down -5,664

 

[balmainforever]

actually got 1054 but still down in 28k

 

[SELFCONFESDAFLNERD]

For anyone who has played this game in the past, what is a good amount of trades to have after round 16? I'm looking at being down to 5 or so depending on how aggressively i trade in the lead up to that round. I do feel like this may be too few but equally it seems likely that not too many trades will be necessary between rounds 17 and the end of the season. Just looking for some guidance

EDIT: If i try to avoid making too many trades, i may go into round 16 with only 14 or 15 players but 7-8 trades. I don't know whether that will be 'par' or whether i should use extra sideways trades to get a full 17 but it may come back to bite me later on in the season.

Trades im currently thinking of making are (to players playing in round 16):

CNK -> 2rf/frf/ctr-wing cow
Brittain -> Farah
Aikens/Hiroti -> ctr-wing cow

 

[Tso1967]

I will be in the same boat and the way they drop like flies probably not enough