Great side considering Smith and Munster are on the sidelines.
If Taupau misses, you can utilise the Cardigan and Kerr dpp meaning Rudolf will not need to be in your 17.
As for the CTW upgrades, I think the 3 best options in no particular order are Mansour, Sivo and Mitchell.
Can you turn both HTF and Best into Sivo and Mansour or do funds not permit?
Thanks, yea don't think I've played Kerr once this year but he's been so handy for the dual and made a little cash, I've been a fan of his for a while and started with him as I expected more minutes than he has gotten even when he's starting which is a shame, I probably nuff him next week to identical dual Tom Ale or the like.
Agree with your CTW's, but i would say this is the week for Latrel otherwsie I think I'll look elsewhere unless something happens to Reynolds and Latrel kicks. I'm still watching Mann closely at Hooker too, he was owed a try assist last week and played the last 15 minutes in the centres as cover so i think he still could be a very solid base option in CTW. The only other one I may hold out for is Will Hopoate, but it seems hes still a week away then I'd need to be sure hes fullback for the dogs, he might be a late season option of a Latrel downgrade once his draw toughens up.
I am working on the assumption Marty wont play and working backwards from there but I really do now want to hold him now AFB out, Marty been going great and averaging 80 with AFB out. I thought him more likely to not play but as he's been named maybe he's passing protocols so far ok, geez i need him to.
My scenarios for Taupau are
1) plays, 4th reserve still has to be williams
2) ruled out at Captains Run Saturday, Take the R off him and play Rudolph
3) ruled out Sunday, Take the AE
I'm looking at selling Hammer and Best but only have $31k ITB so cant get 2 guns, so its to a nuff (Ben Trbo) and either a gun 2RF or FRF from Jazz, Dfifi, Paulo, Klemmer, Jurbo via Anderson dual. Am ok to play Shibasaki as my 4th CTW next few weeks with decent matchups and Ponga back in form, so will look to a bargain Sivo / Mansour CTW next week via Kerr / Rudolph, once I get hopefully at the least Taupau and CS9 reliably back on deck. This way if I take the AE for Marty with out of Kerr and Rudolph, with Kerr starting this week hes safe for 40-50 so that's pretty good and gives me a free look at a VC loop, probably cleary with C on SJ, Lolo or even Bateman.
This could be all ruined now with the news Aitkins from dragons has signed with warriors and Williame is 18th man, I can see Aitkins being sat out for the rest of the year.
I don't like planning to use an AE as I am so thin anyway if I get a late out I could be stuck with a 0 but I think the risk vs reward of holding Smith, Munster and Taupau while cleaning our some rubbish this week is worth it, this may influence who I bring in as I may be able hold both trades until the Cows game Saturday if were to get Say Dfifi or Klemmer, rules out Jazz and Paulo though who are my higher preference.
I'm probably leaning Jazz or Difif just because they a little bit cheaper, Jazz for dual but minutes are a ?, Dfifi needs attacking stats and Broncos are a trainwreck but plays 80 and has a bigger potential to go large.
More thinking required