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[Graham]

Do we hold on to Cleary and lose money or make money swapping him for Wayde Egan?

Cleary has a break even of 149 and will surely lose a lot of money. Long term he’s a banker but short term can we afford to keep him?

[JimBronco]

8 minutes ago, Graham said:

Do we hold on to Cleary and lose money or make money swapping him for Wayde Egan?

Cleary has a break even of 149 and will surely lose a lot of money. Long term he’s a banker but short term can we afford to keep him?

I'm in the hold Cleary group. He is a gun for a reason. He will come good. But if you need the money to upgrade elsewhere in your team, if you've had a nightmare start, then it could pay off trading him out. The question is, how will you get him back in if he starts to tear it up? I'm not sold on Egan. His minutes concern me, even if he's had a solid start to the year. 

[Spotty Herbert]

23 minutes ago, JimBronco said:

It's hard to look past Turbo. The guy almost hit 100 in round 1 without breaking a sweat. He has an average of 82 and a high score of 179 against the Eels. He plays in the first game of the round though and that's always throws many off captaining a player. Plus the Eels will be desperate for a first win of the year. 

Vice-captaincy could well be thrown on HopGod. Not only has he got an unbelievable floor, he's shown that he has the upside. The doubters will say can he keep it up though! 

But seeing as it's so early in the season, most of us won't be focusing a great deal on the VC. 

Third time lucky for Tedesco? Alternatively, vc HopGod or Turbo and decide after Game 1 whether we need a captain or we use the loop facility. How about going left field and captaining the Hammer against the feeble Knights? Harry Grant to go big against the Titans? Val Holmes to repay those who invested in him against the Warriers?

[Spotty Herbert]

21 minutes ago, Graham said:

Do we hold on to Cleary and lose money or make money swapping him for Wayde Egan?

Cleary has a break even of 149 and will surely lose a lot of money. Long term he’s a banker but short term can we afford to keep him?

Why move him on this week when he won't lose any money (thanks to the bye)? Surely Teddy (similar break even and playing in a tough match up against the Bunnies) is a more likely candidate to move on? So many quality alternative full backs as well.

[JimBronco]

1 hour ago, Spotty Herbert said:

Third time lucky for Tedesco? Alternatively, vc HopGod or Turbo and decide after Game 1 whether we need a captain or we use the loop facility. How about going left field and captaining the Hammer against the feeble Knights? Harry Grant to go big against the Titans? Val Holmes to repay those who invested in him against the Warriers?

I don't think I could even play the loop, even if I wanted to. Think all of my players are either selected to start or will see minutes off the bench.

I'm not entirely convinced with the Hammer. I think he could go 70+ points against the Knights so I do see him as someone people could go with for captaincy, but as a long term hold? I'm not sure. The workrate is there, but what happens when the tries and attacking output dries up?

Never underestimate Teddy. That's a tough matchup against Souths. A number are selling this week so he could be the one to jump on and make them regret that decision!

Grant is a player! Was my captain last week and he scored more than other popular captain picks. He's involved in everything the Storm do, plus Melbourne will want to bounce back after that shock Bulldogs loss. I'm very tempted this week again.

I haven't given Holmes much thought to be honest, but he could come good against the Warriors. 

[Graham]

Is Doueihi in doubt to play? 

[JimBronco]

11 minutes ago, Graham said:

Is Doueihi in doubt to play? 

Apparently, yeah. And it's causing me a headache thinking about who to reserve/bench. 

[Graham]

Found this:

Quote

Adam Doueihi reportedly sat out of training on Wednesday, suffering foot bruising according to AAP’s Scott Bailey. Tigers medical staff said they were keeping him off his feet as a precaution. According to the NRL Physio, players can usually recover from a bruised foot quickly, granted there is no significant damage with load management the best way to prevent further injury. As it stands, Doueihi will likely take the field, 

 

[JimBronco]

Given how the fixtures are this week and players that I own, I think I'm going to have to play Doueihi and pray he plays. I would love to play Katoa this week but already like my reserves and if I sit Doueihi and he kills it, I'll be ######. 

[Graham]

42 minutes ago, JimBronco said:

Given how the fixtures are this week and players that I own, I think I'm going to have to play Doueihi and pray he plays. I would love to play Katoa this week but already like my reserves and if I sit Doueihi and he kills it, I'll be ######. 

I will stick with him for now. He’s actually one of my playing substitutes. If he doesn’t play and there’s not time to do anything about it my other playing squaddies are all predicted a similar score. The bye sees my other predicted high scorers sitting this round out.

Just a little bonus question - which substitute to play of these 

Eliesa Katoa (Storm playing Titans) or Brandon Smith (Roosters playing Souths) ?

I’ve gone with the former.

[JimBronco]

9 hours ago, Graham said:

I will stick with him for now. He’s actually one of my playing substitutes. If he doesn’t play and there’s not time to do anything about it my other playing squaddies are all predicted a similar score. The bye sees my other predicted high scorers sitting this round out.

Just a little bonus question - which substitute to play of these 

Eliesa Katoa (Storm playing Titans) or Brandon Smith (Roosters playing Souths) ?

I’ve gone with the former.

Katoa all day long. Cheese might still be ruled out. He's a sell anyway for me. 

[Spotty Herbert]

1 hour ago, JimBronco said:

Katoa all day long. Cheese might still be ruled out. He's a sell anyway for me. 

Agree. Cheese has let me down too many times.

[Spotty Herbert]

15 hours ago, JimBronco said:

I don't think I could even play the loop, even if I wanted to. Think all of my players are either selected to start or will see minutes off the bench.

I'm not entirely convinced with the Hammer. I think he could go 70+ points against the Knights so I do see him as someone people could go with for captaincy, but as a long term hold? I'm not sure. The workrate is there, but what happens when the tries and attacking output dries up?

Never underestimate Teddy. That's a tough matchup against Souths. A number are selling this week so he could be the one to jump on and make them regret that decision!

Grant is a player! Was my captain last week and he scored more than other popular captain picks. He's involved in everything the Storm do, plus Melbourne will want to bounce back after that shock Bulldogs loss. I'm very tempted this week again.

I haven't given Holmes much thought to be honest, but he could come good against the Warriors. 

Loop one of your Panthers?

[JimBronco]

4 minutes ago, Spotty Herbert said:

Loop one of your Panthers?

I've always been confused with the loop and how it works but I think I've got it now. I'm currently VC Turbo, C Grant. If Turbo runs riot then I'll bring Turuva in for Thompson and will captain Turuva. I only realised earlier this morning when someone told me the loop will work even if you captain a player who is on a Bye. 

[Spotty Herbert]

3 hours ago, JimBronco said:

I've always been confused with the loop and how it works but I think I've got it now. I'm currently VC Turbo, C Grant. If Turbo runs riot then I'll bring Turuva in for Thompson and will captain Turuva. I only realised earlier this morning when someone told me the loop will work even if you captain a player who is on a Bye. 

Spot on. My plan was the same, but I had HopGod (now HopBad) as vc, so back to Plan A.

[Railway End]

So do we think 102 is big enough to loop Turbo or not?  Maybe a few updates will help me decide if his score is reviewed before Grant plays on Saturday.

 

Or maybe just risk new recruit Kiraz going massive again v a poor looking Tigers?  This game drives me mad....

Edited March 16, 2023 by Railway End

[Graham]

I can’t loop turbo, but if I could I probably would.

Edited March 17, 2023 by Graham

[JimBronco]

On 16/03/2023 at 23:12, Railway End said:

So do we think 102 is big enough to loop Turbo or not?  Maybe a few updates will help me decide if his score is reviewed before Grant plays on Saturday.

 

Or maybe just risk new recruit Kiraz going massive again v a poor looking Tigers?  This game drives me mad....

I regret my decision to switch captaincy from Grant to Kiraz. I went with Kiraz based on the numbers Dom Young posted against Wests and thought Kiraz could well ton-up against them. He posted a respectful 62 but means I missed out on a possible score of 1100+. Does hurt a little. 

[Graham]

If and when are you going to buy Nicho Hynes?

[Graham]

Is it just me or is anybody else finding the start to this season being tougher than usual?

For me amongst other things I’ve been adversely affected by injuries and the regular drip drip of byes, amongst other things like captaincy and the usual who to buy/sell.

[Graham]

Summary of Results After Round 3

Congratulations Rastafarian on your victory.

Points are harder to come by this season so far.

.Belfast Cats top scored this week with a very respectable 1,174 . Not far behind was Barts Battlers 1,129 and then Salt n stepper on 1,122. How about the chasing group in the closest of close proximity HWS on 1,118, SNAFU 1,117 and Rastafarian on 1,116?

[Graham]

Ladders after R3 to come when I get back in.

[Graham]

Head2Head Ladder After Round 3

[Graham]

Total Points After Round 3

 

Good luck in Round 4

[Graham]

Questions 

1. Who do we buy/sell?

2. Is Nathan Cleary a sell or a keep?

3. Is Nicho Hynes a buy this week, next, soon or never?

4. Who’s the best captain this week?

Would be great if we could get a Corey Parker (remember CP13) who was good and reliable as a locked in captain.

5. Any other business.