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[Connoisseur]

RD3 Captaincy Options (averages against RD3 opponent)
HOK:
D Cook: 39 from 1
C Smith: 68 from 12 (low of 47 and a high of 87)
J Hodgson: 54 from 6 (low of 39 and a high of 85)
J Friend: 56 from 10 (low of 33 and a high of 79)

FRF:
A Fifita: 67 from 9 (low of 27 and a high of 110)
M Taupau: 48 from 10 (low of 16 and a high of 83)
S Burgess: 83 from 8 (low of 55 and a high of 133)

2RF:
J Trbojevic: 76 from 6 (low of 52 and a high of 100)
J Arrow: 52.5 from 2 (low of 46 and a high of 59)
S Lane: 58 from 4 (low of 52 and a high of 62)

HFB:
N Cleary: 43 from 3 (low of 36 and a high of 54)
S Johnson: 51 from 10 (low of 4 and a high of 103)
D Cherry- Evans: 63 from 10 (low of 31 and a high of 95)

5/8:
M Morgan: 53 from 8 (low of 24 and a high of 98)
K Ponga: 93 from 1
C Munster: 50.5 from 2 (low of 52 and a high of 49)

CTW:
B Ferguson: 54 from 6 (low of 14 and a high of 134)
E Marsters: 67 from 2 (low of 61 and a high of 73)
L Mitchell: 104 from 3 (low of 76 and a high of 148)
C Gutherson: 41 from 3 (low of 40 and a high of 42)

FB:
M Moylan: 40 from 7 (low of 22 and a high of 54)
J Tedesco: 85 from 8 (low of 33 and a high of 180)
J Hughes: 36 from 2 (low of 19 and a high of 53)

 

[Connoisseur]

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[7/11]

Ended up updating to 1045. Fifita’s try assist came through so that got me a fair few extra points.

Not too unhappy with my round considering I tried to loophole and copped ravalawa’s 12. Hopefully have a bit more luck the coming week and some changes to my team.

 

[KLo30]

Ended up updating to 1045. Fifita’s try assist came through so that got me a fair few extra points.

Not too unhappy with my round considering I tried to loophole and copped ravalawa’s 12. Hopefully have a bit more luck the coming week and some changes to my team.

Big boost...........................mine went from 1029 to 1091.

 

[Connoisseur]

Big boost...........................mine went from 1029 to 1091.

1120 to 1176 with captain Lane dropping a few points and Marsters increasing from below 50 to 50+ meaning only 3 went below 50.

 

[Connoisseur]

1120 to 1176 with captain Lane dropping a few points and Marsters increasing from below 50 to 50+ meaning only 3 went below 50.

Round 3 open and rank for RD2 was 4577 and an overall rank of 1879 out of 120,000.

 

[Herbie66]

Well that didn't last long , dropped to 10,739th with a score of 1022.

Based on averages over 2 weeks this should be my starting 17

Smith
Lane , Fifita / Papalii
Arrow , Nikora , Murray / Trobojevic
Keighran / Morgan
Moses / Brown
Bateman , Marsters , Garrick , Nicoll-Klokstad
Moylan

Now to workout what to do with :-

Hodgson , Gillett , Holland

Host , Burr , Sivo , Ravalawa , Simonsson can stay

 

[Herbie66]

Happy to go :-

Hodgson - > B Smith
Holland - > B Burns

build up the ?

 

[Connoisseur]

Happy to go :-

Hodgson - > B Smith
Holland - > B Burns

build up the ?

Do you have sufficient cash to go Hodgson to Friend and a rookie to B Burns.

 

[Herbie66]

Do you have sufficient cash to go Hodgson to Friend and a rookie to B Burns.

I think I had $ 6,900.00 before I did that trade.

Apart from Simonsson I think my rookies are going ok.

 

[Melmo]

Thinking Burns will be an important trade in this round and I can only see 3 options for getting him into my team:

1. Downgrade Napa and go Opacic to Burns
2. Downgrade Tatola and go Opacic to Burns
3. Capewell to Burns

Since I'm not seeing any great front row downgrade options, I'm thinking I'll go with 3 because Capewell isn't scoring that well but he is in my CTW so he's doing alright for his position. Also banks me 54k and saves having to trade a cash cow early. Only downside is seeing Opacic, a 245k CTW, sitting in my NPR, but I guess he can just be downgraded later.

 

[Jim's Dim Sims]

Looking to downgrade Holland in order to upgrade ravalawa to Burns. Which is the better option Smith or Brailey +80k.

 

[JB16]

Up to 22,088 after a shocking round 1. Going with the rest of the pack this week and doing LoLo to SBurgess and Momorovski to Burns.

Leaves my team as:
Cook (B Brailey)
Fifita, Taupau (Hetherington, Mikaele)
JTrbojevic, Arrow, Surgess (Murray*, Garner*, Nikora*)
Cleary (Keighran)
Morgan (Brown)
Bateman, Burns, CNK, Sivo (Rava, Garrick)
Tedesco (Ponga*)
Quite happy with it, just need the injuries to hold off for a while

 

[Diabolical]

Ended up updating to 1045. Fifita’s try assist came through so that got me a fair few extra points.

Not too unhappy with my round considering I tried to loophole and copped ravalawa’s 12. Hopefully have a bit more luck the coming week and some changes to my team.

Wow ... 1075 last night has turned into 1161. Fifita was my captain, but surely there were some other adjustments too? I have jumped over 52,000 places to now be in the top 27k! I feel better about my middle of the road AFL start now.

 

[Connoisseur]

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[KLo30]

Welcome to our live coverage of the Round 3 NRL teams.
Teams drop at 4pm. Until then, scroll down to join our live blog with Tom Sangster.

Here’s how we see teams day unfolding.

WINNERS

• Bronson Xerri - The popular cheapie trained at left centre on Tuesday and is in the running for an NRL debut due to a backline injury crisis at the Sharks.

• Tom Trbojevic - The SuperCoach superstar is expected to return from a hamstring injury.

• Rhyse Martin - The fantasy favourite will be recalled for the struggling Bulldogs after scoring two tries in reserve grade on the weekend.

• Braidon Burns - Buy of the week following a stunning start to the season at left centre for the Rabbitohs.

• Luke Garner - Another value buy. Garner will retain his left edge back row spot at the Tigers where he has averaged 65 over the first two rounds.

LOSERS

• Jason Taumalolo - Almost half of all SuperCoaches are the hunt for a replacement after Taumalolo was ruled out for 6-10 weeks with a knee injury.

• Reuben Garrick - The return of Trbojevic could push Brendan Elliot to the wing and SuperCoach cheapie Garrick out of the side.

• Mikaele Ravalawa - The Fijian winger’s spot will come under scrutiny following a poor performance, with Zac Lomax lurking.

• Maika Sivo - The return of George Jennings (knee) could spell the end of Sivo’s stint in first grade.

• Brett Morris - 13 per cent of SuperCoaches are on the lookout for a new winger with Morris to miss a fortnight due to a knee injury.

• Connor Watson - In doubt with the knee injury. However, SuperCoaches won’t get their wish of Kalyn Ponga switching to fullback — he will stay at five-eighth with Kurt Mann to wear the No. 1.

 

[Young gun]

Looking to downgrade Holland in order to upgrade ravalawa to Burns. Which is the better option Smith or Brailey +80k.

Smith will make that 80k, not be an AE nightmare and can be a viable option in your 17 if your hooker is suspended.

 

[KLo30]

BRONCOS V DRAGONS

Thurs, 28 Mar, Suncorp Stadium, 8.05pm

Broncos: 1. Darius Boyd 2. Corey Oates 3. James Roberts 4. Jack Bird 5. Jamayne Isaako 6. Anthony Milford 7. Kodi Nikorima 8. Tevita Pangai Junior 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Joe Ofahengaue 11. Alex Glenn 12. David Fifita 13. Matt Gillett.

Interchange: 14. Kotoni Staggs 15. Jaydn Su’A 16. Thomas Flegler 17. Shaun Fensom

Reserves: 18. Pat Carrigan 19. Pat Mago 20. Izaia Perese 21. Gehamat Shibasaki

Team news: Unchanged line-up following a big win over the Cowboys. Matt Lodge (suspension) will miss another week while Payne Haas (disciplinary) is due back the week after.

Dragons: 1. Gareth Widdop 2. Jordan Pereira 3. Euan Aitken 4. Tim Lafai 5. Mikaele Ravalawa 6. Corey Norman 7. Ben Hunt 8. James Graham 9. Cameron McInnes 10. Paul Vaughan 11. Jacob Host 12. Tariq Sims 13. Blake Lawrie

Interchange: 14. Jeremy Latimore 15. Matt Dufty 16. Korbin Sims, 17. Luciano Leilua

Reserves: 18. Zac Lomax 19. Reece Robson, 20. Mitchell Allgood, 21. Jonus Pearson

Team news: Korbin Sims (suspension) returns on the bench in place of Josh Kerr in the only change. Mikaele Ravalawa retains his wing spot ahead of Zac Lomax.

RAIDERS V KNIGHTS

Fri, 29 Mar, GIO Stadium, 6pm

Raiders: 1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2. Nick Cotric 3. Jarrod Croker (c) 4. Joey Leilua 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Jack Wighton 7. Aiden Sezer 8. Josh Papalii 9. Josh Hodgson 10. Dunamis Lui 11. John Bateman 12. Elliott Whitehead 13. Ryan Sutton

Interchange: 14. Siliva Havili 15. Hudson Young 16. Sia Soliola 17. Corey Horsburgh

Reserves: 18. Sam Williams 19. JJ Collins 20. Bailey Simonsson 21. Jack Murchie

Team news: Joe Tapine (broken thumb) is replaced on the edge by John Bateman. Ryan Sutton is promoted to lock, while Hudson Young joins the bench.

Knights: 1. Connor Watson, 2. Edrick Lee, 3. Hymel Hunt, 4. Jesse Ramien, 5. Shaun Kenny-Dowall, 6. Kalyn Ponga, 7. Mitchell Pearce, 8. David Klemmer, 9. Danny Levi, 10. James Gavet, 11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon, 12. Sione Mata’utia, 13. Tim Glasby.

I nterchange: 14. Kurt Mann, 15. Aidan Guerra, 16. Mitchell Barnett, 17. Herman Ese’ese

Reserves: 18. Josh King, 19. Mason Lino, 20. Jamie Buhrer, 21. Brodie Jones

Team news: Unchanged. Connor Watson (knee) is in doubt. If out, Kurt Mann would likely switch to fullback with Kalyn Ponga to stay in the halves.


EELS V ROOSTERS

Fri, 29 Mar, ANZ Stadium, 8.05pm

Eels: 1. Clinton Gutherson (c) 2. Maika Sivo 3. Michael Jennings 4. Brad Takairangi 5. Blake Ferguson, 6. Dylan Brown 7. Mitch Moses 8. Daniel Alvaro 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Junior Paulo 11. Shaun Lane 12. Marata Niukore 13. Tepai Moeroa

Interchange: 14. Jaeman Salmon 15. Tim Mannah (c) 16. Kane Evans 17. David Gower

Reserves: 18. Oregon Kaufusi 19. Peni Terepo 20. Josh Hoffman 21. George Jennings

Team news: Michael Jennings (suspension) returns at left centre in place of Josh Hoffman. SuperCoach cheapie Maika Sivo retains a wing spot for now but George Jennings (knee) is lurking on the extended bench.

Roosters: 1. James Tedesco, 2. Daniel Tupou, 3. Latrell Mitchell, 4. Joseph Manu, 5. Matt Ikuvalu, 6. Luke Keary, 7. Cooper Cronk, 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, 9. Jake Friend (c), 10. Sio Siua Taukeiaho, 11. Boyd Cordner (c), 12. Mitchell Aubusson, 13. Victor Radley.

Interchange: 14. Isaac Liu, 15. Zane Tetevano, 16. Poasa Faamausili , 17. Angus Crichton

Reserves: 18. Brock Lamb, 19. Asu Kepaoa, 20. Nat Butcher, 21. Lachlan Lam

Team news: Cooper Cronk (hamstring) and Jake Friend (shoulder) are key inclusions. Latrell Mitchell returns to centre, Lachlan Lam drops off the bench and Victor Radley reverts to lock. Brett Morris (knee) is replaced on the wing by Matthew Ikavalu. Lindsay Collins (concussion) also misses out.

 

[KLo30]

SEA EAGLES V WARRIORS

Sat, 30 Mar, Christchurch Stadium, 3pm

Sea Eagles: 1. Tom Trbojevic, 2. Jorge Taufua, 3. Moses Suli, 4. Brad Parker, 5. Reuben Garrick, 6. Kane Elgey, 7. Daly Cherry-Evans (C), 8. Addin Fonua-Blake, 9. Api Koroisau, 10. Martin Taupau, 11. Joel Thompson, 12. Curtis Sironen, 13. Jake Trbojevic.

Interchange: 14. Manase Fainu, 15. Jack Gosiewski, 16. Corey Waddell, 17. Toafofoa Sipley

Reserves: 18. Brendan Elliot, 19. Trent Hodkinson, 21 Kelepi Tanginoa, 22 Lloyd Perrett

Team news: Tom Trbojevic (hamstring) is a welcome inclusion. Brendan Elliott moves to the reserves with SuperCoach cheapie Reuben Garrick retaining his spot. Addin Fonua-Blake (suspension) returns at prop with Toafofoa Sipley moving to the bench and Kelepi Tanginoa dropping out of the 17. Curtis Sironen (concussion) has been named and will be monitored.

Warriors: 1 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (c) 2 David Fusitu’a 3 Peta Hiku 4 Solomone Kata 5 Ken Maumalo 6 Adam Keighran 7 Blake Green 8 Agnatius Paasi 9 Issac Luke 10 Bunty Afoa 11 Adam Blair 12 Tohu Harris 13 Lachlan Burr.

Interchange: 14 Jazz Tevaga 15 Sam Lisone 16 Leeson Ah Mau 17 Isaiah Papali’i

Reserves: 18 Gerard Beale 20 Ligi Sao 21 Karl Lawton 22 Chanel Harris-Tavita

Team news: Unchanged 17. Nathaniel Roache (calf) again misses out following his late withdrawal last week, with Karl Lawton added to the extended bench. Sam Lisone has been included on the bench despite facing a two match ban. He faces the judiciary on Tuesday night.


COWBOYS V SHARKS

Sat, 30 Mar, 1300SMILES Stadium, 5.30pm

Cowboys: 1. Te Maire Martin, 2. Nene Macdonald 3. Jordan Kahu, 4. Ben Hampton, 5. Javid Bowen 6. Jake Clifford, 7. Michael Morgan 8. Matt Scott 9. Jake Granville 10. Jordan McLean 11. Gavin Cooper 12. Coen Hess 13. Josh McGuire

Interchange: 14. John Asiata 15. Corey Jensen, 16. Mitchell Dunn 17. Francis Molo

Reserves: 18. Shane Wright, 19. Justin O’Neill, 20. Peter Hola, 21. Enari Tuala

Team news: Paul Green has overhauled his side. Young gun Jake Clifford comes in at five-eighth with Te Maire Martin switching to fullback. Jordan Kahu and Ben Hampton form a fresh centre combination with Justin O’Neill and Tom Opacic dropped. Coen Hess starts in the pack for Jason Taumalolo (knee, 6-10 weeks) with Corey Jensen added to the bench.

Sharks: 1. Matt Moylan, 2. Sosaia Feki, 3. Josh Dugan, 4. Josh Morris, 5. Sione Katoa, 6. Shaun Johnson, 7. Chad Townsend, 8. Andrew Fifita, 9. Jayden Brailey, 10. Matt Prior, 11. Briton Nikora, 12. Kurt Capewell, 13. Paul Gallen (C).

Interchange: 14. Blayke Brailey, 15. Jayson Bukuya, 16. Aaron Woods, 17. Jack Williams

Reserves: 18. Scott Sorensen, 19. Kyle Flanagan, 20. Bronson Xerri, 21. Braden Hamlin-Uele

Team news: Unchanged, although Matt Moylan, Josh Morris and Sosaia Feki sat out training on Tuesday.

PANTHERS V STORM

Sat, 30 Mar, Carrington Park, 7.35pm

Panthers: 1. Dylan Edwards, 2. Josh Mansour, 3. Dean Whare, 4. Waqa Blake, 5. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, 6. James Maloney, 7. Nathan Cleary, 8. James Tamou, 9. Sione Katoa, 10. Reagan Campbell-Gillard, 11. James Fisher-Harris, 12. Frank Winterstein, 13. Hame Sele.

Interchange: 14. Wayde Egan, 15. Tyrell Fuimaono, 16. Moses Letoa, 17. Jack Hetherington

Reserves: 18. Jarome Luai, 19. Tim Grant, 20. Malakai Watene-Zelezniak, 21. Liam Martin

Team news: Josh Mansour (shoulder) returns after a late withdrawal last week, pushing Malakai Watene-Zelezniak to reserves. Isaah Yeo (concussion) is replaced in the starting pack by Frank Winterstein with Tyrell Fuimaono added to the bench.

Storm: 1. Jahrome Hughes 2. Suliasi Vunivalu 3. Will Chambers 4. Curtis Scott 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Cameron Munster 7. Brodie Croft 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Cameron Smith 10. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 11. Felise Kaufusi 12. Kenneath Bromwich 13. Dale Finucane.

Interchange: 14. Brandon Smith 15. Christian Welch 16. Tui Kamikamica 17. Marion Seve

Reserves: 18. Ryan Papenhuyzen 19. Patrick Kaufusi 20. Albert Vete 21. Billy Walters

Team news: No changes with Joe Stimson (back) still sidelined.


TIGERS V BULLDOGS

Sun, 31 Mar, Campbelltown Stadium, 4.05pm

Tigers: 1. Moses Mbye 2. Mahe Fonua 3. Robert Jennings 4. Esan Marsters 5. Corey Thompson 6. Benji Marshall 7. Luke Brooks 8. Ben Matulino 9. Robbie Farah 10. Alex Twal 11. Ryan Matterson 12. Luke Garner 13. Elijah Taylor

Interchange: 14. Russell Packer 15. Thomas Mikaele 16. Josh Aloiai 17. Michael Chee-Kam

Reserves: 18. Paul Momirovski 19. Josh Reynolds 20. Michael Eisenhuth 21. Chris McQueen

Team news: No changes following a strong win over the Warriors.

Bulldogs: 1. Nick Meaney 2. Jayden Okunbor 3. Kerrod Holland 4. Will Hopoate 5. Reimis Smith 6. Keiran Foran 7. Lachlan Lewis 8. Aiden Tolman 9. Jeremy Marshall-King 10. Dylan Napa 11. Josh Jackson 12. Corey Harawira-Naera 13. Adam Elliott

Interchange: 14. Michael Lichaa 15. Ofahiki Ogden 16. Rhyse Martin 17. Chris Smith

Reserves: 19. Jack Cogger 20. Marcelo Montoya 21. Raymond Faitala-Mariner 22. Sauaso Sue

Team news: Sweeping changes as coach Dean Pay looks for a winning formula. Fullback Nick Meaney, backrower Corey Harawira Naera and winger Jayden Okunbor have all been promoted to start. Will Hopoate has moved to the centres, while Rhyse Martin, Chris Smith and Ofahiki Ogden are the new faces on the bench. Winger Christian Chrichton was dropped, while Raymond Faitala-Mariner, Marcelo Montoya and Sauaso Sue have been demoted to the reserves.

RABBITOHS V TITANS

Sun, 31 Mar, ANZ Stadium, 6.10pm

Rabbitohs: 1. Alex Johnston 2. Dane Gagai 3. Greg Inglis 4. Braidon Burns 5. Campbell Graham 6. Cody Walker 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Tevita Tatola 9. Damien Cook 10. Tom Burgess 11. John Sutton 12. Sam Burgess 13. Cameron Murray

Interchange: 14. Liam Knight 15. Mark Nicholls 16. Ethan Lowe 17. Kyle Turner

Reserves: 18. Corey Allan 19. Bayley Sironen 20. Rhys Kennedy 21. Jacob Gagan

Team news: Unchanged.

Titans: 1. Michael Gordon 2. Anthony Don 3. Tyrone Peachey 4. Brian Kelly 5. Brenko Lee 6. AJ Brimson 7. Ryley Jacks 8. Jarrod Wallace 9. Nathan Peats 10. Shannon Boyd 11. Kevin Proctor 12. Ryan James 13. Jai Arrow

Interchange: 14. Phillip Sami 15. Moeaki Fotuaika 16. Max King 17. Bryce Cartwright

Reserves: 18. Mitch Rein 19. Keegan Hipgrave 20. Dale Copley 21. Jai Whitbread

Team news: No changes with halves Ashley Taylor (groin) and Tyrone Roberts (achilles) still sidelined. Dale Copley (calf) has been named among the reserves as he looks to return from injury.

 

[7/11]

When I saw the winners/losers players I was worried that all my ctw cheapies were going to be missing out on price rises. Now however, you have to wonder how much stock you put into what their ‘predictions’ are because they are pretty bad at them!

I know that most of you have the majority of the cheapies at the moment so I'll make a post about some of the mid range-keepers who are looking like grabbing the most cash/most value before the price changes.

Hookers
Robbie Farah: Now this was someone I was keen on as he's been a supercoach freak in the past, but I was worried about other hookers at the club stealing his minutes. Whilst this is still a worry in the future, at the moment he is killing it in attack. He's got 2 more 'weaker' teams to play the next two weeks, so there's every chance he could go large and gain potentially 100K+ in 2 weeks time. If you're looking for a cash grab (for either Smith or Hodgson who will leak cash unless they ton up this week) to try and get Cook later on, this is your man.

Front Row
James Tamou: A lot of ifs and buts with Tamou, but the stats he's put up in base the last two matches have been quite amazing considering his past history. This could however be inflated by the fact Kikau hasn't been playing and thus minutes have shuffled around the backrowers rather than front rowers having shorter stints. That said, he'll make a fair bit of cash and at under 450K, is worth considering as a downgrade option if you want to trade Taumalolo and upgrade a cheapie CTW to Burns.

Dylan Napa: Big Papi had quite a good week this round and played over 50 minutes for 52 in base stats (before errors) which is very very good for his price. The try and linebreak was a nice bonus but won't be a feature unless the Bulldogs get their proverbial together. If you haven't got a decent cheapie in the FRF you should consider as his minutes should be consistently over 50 now.

Sam Burgess: Pretty obvious one for those that have been following scores, as he will go up between 50-80K depending on how well he goes this week. The only issue with Burgess is that he will have the odd week where he gives away plenty of penalties or make errors, so just ride the good with the bad and hope the Rabbitohs keep putting lots of points on the board.


2nd Rowers

There's not a lot of 2nd rowers that are making truckloads of cash in the mid-range to keeper range apart from Murray, Lane and Burgess. Niukore is an option if you can't afford any of the former players. The cheapies are the go in this category apart from the premium 2RF.

Halfbacks

John Asiata: Probably the least talked about player in Supercoach, but at the top of the halfback rankings after two rounds. Played 40 minutes in the pack for the Cowboys and without Taumalolo there he might pinch a handful more potentially. Worth a shout if your halfback is leaking cash, but not a long term option past probably round 8-9. There are also other positions I would be targeting before halfback, especially with Keighran and Brown being available at HB to score for you.

5/8

Luke Keary: Looked unbelievable last weekend in attack. Possibly won't have as big an effect with Cronk and Friend back, but when he's on he can score up there with the best of them. Expect another reasonable score this week to get a solid price rise.

Cameron Munster: Also one player who can have monster matches, as was shown in round 1. Won't make quite as much cash as Keary but should have a solid rise after this weekend.

Matt Moylan: Been solid both weeks and hopefully is one of the more consistent 5/8 options. Should make a decent amount of cash with a negative breakeven this week.

CTW

Too many to give reasoning to, but Oates is the one who will make the most this week given his crazy start to the season. Ken Maumalo, Clint Gutherson and Vunivalu are going to make a solid amount of cash. I'd be looking at getting those players in that order as Maumalo had a massive game despite being in a loss. Gutherson should be the more consistent out of the three given he plays at fullback and has a high involvement in Parramatta's attack.

FB

RTS, Munster, Moylan and Gutherson the ones to look at seriously in this position if you haven't spent big on Tedesco already.


I can do a cheapie one tomorrow if people want, but I thought I'd help people out with their potential buys if they were indecisive about certain positions.