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Coaches now have a fortnight to take a deep breath, assess their position and plan their trades before getting right back into it in Round 15.

To complicate matters, we also must consider the next (and final) Bye Round (16) with only available players from the Dragons, Storm, Tigers, Roosters, Knights, Warriors, Sharks and Brisbane set to the field for your NRL Fantasy side.

It’s important to highlight that even though Origin Game II is on a stand-alone weekend, some of your representative players may play reduced minutes or sit out a game completely in the weeks that follow as coaches look to effectively manage the workload of their roster and blood their fringe first-graders. This can have serious ramifications on your captain choice for the week, so plan wisely – or at least listen in to the next episode of the podcast for our top picks!

As we’re now into the second half of the NRL Fantasy season, it is imperative that we are aware of our trade numbers and have them mapped out for weeks in advance on your journey to construct the best scoring 18-19 players as possible. Preferably, you’ll achieve this with adequate depth in each the six positions, so you are covered for a late-out or short-term injury when you’re preserving trades at the business end.

Whilst Round 16 does present a great opportunity to climb the ranks by getting as many players onto the park as possible, trade management must take precedence.

As a rule of thumb, if you can, avoid trading-in players for one scoring opportunity (Bye Round) if they are not going to bring something more to your squad for the remainder of the year via crucial coverage, points or price rises.

If you are unsure who you should consider to trade-in/out this week, don’t forget to check out our “Who’s Hot and Who’s Not” article next week ahead of Round 15.

In the mean time, the below is a brief short-list of players with Round 16 availability that we’ve given some consideration (as of the rep Round):

  • Cameron McInnes | Dragons (HOK)
  • Reece Robson | Dragons (HOK)
  • Josh Kerr | Dragons (FRF)*
  • Cameron Smith | Storm (HOK)
  • David Nofoaluma | Tigers (WFB)
  • Luke Brooks | Tigers (HLF)
  • Ryan Matterson | Tigers (2RF)
  • Mitchell Pearce | Knights (HLF)
  • Corey Thompson | Tigers (WFB)
  • Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | Warriors (WFB)
  • Shaun Johnson | Sharks (HLF)
  • Briton Nikora | Sharks (CTR, 2RF)
  • Andrew Fifita | Sharks (FRF)
  • Anthony Milford | Broncos (HLF)
  • Kotoni Staggs | Broncos (2RF, CTR).

*Notable trade-in targets that don’t play Round 16 but might still be worth your consideration include; Tom Trbojevic & Dylan Brown.

Connor Watson was a great buy two weeks ago and he was all the talk in NRL Fantasy circles again last week. He showed us why in Round 14 with another 60+ score from dummy half. In two weeks he has made $128,000 and with a break even of 3 – he looks set to add even more over the next couple of weeks.

However, we’ve left him off the buy-target list above due to the impending return of Danny Levi for coaches with fewer than 10 trades.

Whilst he is a chance of playing himself into the position and cementing his place as a keeper WFB option and one of the better buys of the year, Brownie didn’t instil any confidence in would-be owners after divulging that he doesn’t know what Connor’s best position is moving forward in a pre-game interview.

If Watson was to be moved back the halves, history tells us that he won’t be able to produce keeper-like scores and he would demand another trade to move him back out of your side. At this stage of the season and having missed his biggest price rises already – we can’t back anyone into risking it.

On the contrary, RTS looked great in Round 14 (albeit against the Titans) and comes with a discounted price-tag of $593,000. He will be a priority for plenty of non-owners over the fortnight and is only a slightly dearer than Watson.

So if you’re tossing up one or the other – we’d be locking in RTS with confidence.

Whatever your trade plans, use the below break even tables to ensure optimal use of your salary cap.

Broncos

Player/PositionPriceAvg.BE
D. Boyd (WFB)$315,00026.232
K. Staggs (2RF, CTR)$329,00024.814
G. Shibasaki (CTR, WFB)$338,00025.78
J. Isaako (WFB)$309,00025.821
A. Milford (HLF)$769,00054.166
S. O’Sullivan (HLF)$479,0003338
M. Lodge (FRF)$622,0004534
J. Turpin (HOK)$441,00040.821
P. Haas (FRF)$779,00062.452
A. Glenn (2RF) $553,00040.829
D. Fifita (2RF)$447,00035.517
T. Pangai Junior (FRF, 2RF)$499,0003939
A. McCullough (HOK)$700,00050.363
T. Flegler (FRF)$332,0002624
J. Ofahengaue (FRF)$563,00039.654
P. Carrigan (FRF)$243,00019.67
J. Su’A (2RF)$321,0002337
M. Gillett (2RF)$539,00041.426
C. Oates (WFB)$478,00037.243

Bulldogs

Player/PositionPriceAvg.BE
N. Meaney (WFB)$381,00030.339
D. Watene-Zelezniak (WFB)$343,0002321
M. Montoya (WFB)$365,00027.335
W. Hopoate (CTR, WFB)$475,00035.917
R. Smith (WFB)$264,00022.125
K. Foran (HLF)$596,00044.834
J. Cogger (HLF)$561,00040.947
A. Tolman (FRF)$619,00048.160
J. Marshall-King (HOK, HLF)$607,00040.917
D. Napa (FRF)$363,00030.633
J. Jackson (2RF)$600,00044.353
A. Elliot (FRF)$508,0003839
R. Faitala-Mariner (2RF)$634,00046.647
C. Harawira-Naera (2RF)$620,00043.667
R. Martin (2RF)$364,00032.547
D. Fualalo (2RF)$345,00025.330
S. Sue (FRF, 2RF)$397,0002821
F. Brown (HOK, HLF)$212,00015.318
C. Smith (2RF)$301,00021.931

Cowboys

Player/PositionPriceAvg.BE
M. Morgan (HLF) $596,00045.831
K. Feldt (WFB)$448,0003329
J. Bowen (CTR, WFB)$228,0001627
J. Kahu (CTR, WFB)$341,00026.237
T. Opacic (CTR)$410,0003033
E. Tuala (CTR) $312,00021.531
J. Asiata (FRF, 2RF)$369,00031.232
J. Clifford (HLF)$417,00030.322
J. McGuire (FRF, 2RF)$583,00045.542
J. Granville (HOK)$541,00038.943
J. McLean (FRF)$668,00049.549
G. Cooper (2RF)$490,00039.737
C. Hess (2RF)$429,00032.649
J. Taumalolo (2RF)$910,00064.365
K. Baptiste (HOK)$229,00017.234
S. Wright (2RF)$348,0002235
S. Bolton (2RF, FRF)$435,00031.633
F. Molo (FRF)$376,0002411

Dragons

Player/PositionPriceAvg.BE
M. Dufty (WFB)$415,00029.833
J. Pearson (WFB)$284,0002514
E. Aitken (CTR)$430,00034.45
L. Maranta (WFB) $229,0001916
M. Ravalawa (WFB)$374,00027.815
C. Norman (HLF) $593,00045.750
B. Hunt (HLF)$714,0005356
B. Lawrie (FRF, 2RF) $533,00042.248
C. McInnes (HOK)$792,00057.889
P. Vaughan (FRF)$620,00048.547
T. Frizell (2RF)$490,00037.235
T. Sims (2RF)$551,00039.247
K. Sims (FRF) $400,00028.442
J. Host (FRF, 2RF)$344,00027.24
R. Robson (HOK)$338,00040.7-2
J. Field (HLF) $242,00017.637
L. Leilua (2RF) $442,00027.234

Eels

Player/PositionPriceAvg.BE
C. Gutherson (HLF, WFB)$366,00033.241
M. Sivo (WFB)$512,00038.434
J. Hoffman (CTR, WFB)$391,00029.314
B. Ferguson (WFB)$407,00034.526
M. Jennings (CTR)$487,00038.629
J. Salmon (HLF)
$261,00020.10
M. Moses (HLF)$725,00053.634
K. Evans (FRF)$349,00026.121
J. Paulo (FRF)$556,0004225
R. Mahoney (HOK)$642,00049.949
R. Stone (2RF)$212,00014.326
S. Lane (2RF)$587,00043.854
M. Niukore (2RF)$456,00038.148
M. Ma’u (2RF)$619,00046.147
P. Terepo (FRF, 2RF)$464,00034.129
D. Alvaro (FRF)$463,00032.941
N. Brown (2RF)$657,00035.768
D. Gower (FRF)$466,00034.428

Knights

Player/PositionPriceAvg.BE
K. Mann (HOK, HLF)$336,00022.59
E. Lee (WFB)$410,00028.544
H. Hunt (WFB)$433,00031.830
J. Ramien (CTR)$480,00036.340
S. Kenny-Dowall (CTR, WFB)$372,00028.838
M. Lino (HLF)$408,00025.340
M. Pearce (HLF)$708,00047.584
D. Saifiti (FRF)$368,00026.934
C. Watson (HLF, WFB) $586,00038.73
J. Gavet (FRF)$400,00030.644
L. Fitzgibbon (2RF)$521,00037.558
M. Barnett (2RF)$552,00040.351
T. Glasby (FRF, 2RF)$506,00036.241
J. Buhrer (HOK, 2RF)$239,0001623
H. Ese’ese (FRF)$441,00029.933
S. Mata’utia (2RF, CTR)$368,00029.428
P. Saulo (FRF)$212,0005.546
K. Ponga (HLF, WFB)$800,00053.668
D. Klemmer (FRF) $689,00052.968
D. Levi (HOK)$502,00036.470

Panthers

Player/PositionPriceAvg.BE
D. Edwards (WFB)$428,00028.721
J. Mansour (WFB)$435,00029.526
I. Yeo (2RF)$358,00029.632
B. Naden (CTR)$235,000229
B. To’o (WFB)$375,00036.2-4
J. Maloney (HLF)$501,00037.829
N. Cleary (HLF)$716,00051.849
J. Tamou (FRF)$624,00049.356
M. Kenny (HOK)$326,0003117
L. Martin (2RF)$440,00034.513
V. Kikau (2RF)$590,00044.229
F. Winterstein (2RF)$316,00024.333
J. Fisher-Harris (2RF)$619,00049.547
R. Campbell-Gillard (FRF)$533,00039.452
M. Leota (FRF)$362,00027.431
J. Luai (HLF)$236,00012.928
W. Egan (HOK)$337,0002630

Rabbitohs

Player/PositionPriceAvg.BE
A. Johnston (WFB)$435,00038.136
M. Hiroti (CTR, WFB)$263,00020.528
E. Lowe (2RF)$364,00030.625
K. Turner (2RF, CTR)$336,00023.626
J. Roberts (CTR)$502,0003720
D. Gagai (CTR, WFB)$475,00034.322
C. Graham (WFB)$309,00027.227
C. Walker (HLF, WFB)$647,00045.866
A. Doueihi (HLF)$381,0003811
G. Burgess (FRF)$330,00021.512
D. Cook (HOK)$860,0006395
T. Burgess (FRF)$494,00033.628
J. Sutton (2RF) $468,00033.628
S. Burgess (FRF, 2RF)$491,00042.945
C. Murray (2RF)$725,00054.868
T. Tatola (FRF, 2RF)$497,00036.744
D. Britt (2RF)$286,00029.3-7
L. Knight (FRF)$529,00037.221
R. Kennedy (FRF)$212,0001616

Raiders

Player/PositionPriceAvg.BE
C. Nicoll-Klokstad (WFB)$494,00040.258
B. Simonsson (WFB)$313,00024.41
J. Croker (CTR)$418,00035.418
N. Cotric (WFB)$410,00029.240
J. Rapana (WFB)$346,00026.445
J. Wighton (WFB, HLF)$686,00047.856
A. Sezer (HLF)$424,00034.219
R. Sutton (FRF, 2RF) $550,0003742
S. Havili (HOK) $434,000 30.1
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I. Soliola (FRF, 2RF) $360,00030.728
J. Bateman (CTR, 2RF)$708,00056.863
E. Whitehead (2RF) $592,00041.951
J. Tapine (2RF)
$335,00018.330
J. Papalii (2RF, FRF)$614,00044.964
D. Lui (FRF)$401,00026.925
T. Starling (HOK)$212,0001427
E. Guler (FRF)
$262,00015.729

Roosters

Player/PositionPriceAvg.BE
J. Tedesco (WFB)$792,00054.946
D. Tupou (WFB)$453,00034.734
M. Aubusson (2RF, CTR)$315,00027.928
J. Manu (CTR)$437,00034.3-10
R. Hall (WFB)
$442,0003431
D. Hutchinson (HLF)$267,000331
C. Cronk (HLF)$536,00041.640
Z. Tetevano (FRF)$390,00028.835
S. Verrills (HOK)
$240,000236
S. Taukeiaho (FRF, 2RF)$625,00049.551
B. Cordner (2RF)$503,00041.849
S. Tupouniua (2RF)
$321,00027.611
I. Liu (FRF, 2RF)$518,00037.818
N. Butcher (2RF)$610,00044.424
L. Collins (FRF)$226,00016.325
M. Ikuvalu (WFB, CTR) $344,00026.345
V. Radley (HOK, 2RF)$485,00034.827
P. Faamausili (FRF)$242,0001717
L. Mitchell (CTR)$615,00043.866
J. Waerea-Hargreaves (FRF)$533,00040.443
A. Crichton (2RF) $695,00047.850

Sea Eagles

Player/PositionPriceAvg. BE
T. Trbojevic (WFB)
$751,0006242
J. Taufua (WFB)$362,00026.217
D. Walker (CTR)$426,0003539
M. Suli (CTR)$281,00022.519
R. Garrick (CTR, WFB)$378,00027.918
C. Cust (HLF)$447,00044.24
D. Cherry-Evans (HLF)$763,00057.190
A. Fonua-Blake (FRF)$682,00051.442
A. Koroisau (HOK, HLF)$438,00032.533
M. Taupau (FRF, 2RF)$744,00055.138
J. Thompson (2RF)$513,00037.124
C. Sironen (2RF)$579,00041.935
J. Trbojevic (2RF)$753,00055.261
M. Fainu (HOK)$469,00038.136
J. Gosiewski (2RF)$291,00020.920
M. Boyle (FRF)$247,00019.123
T. Paseka (FRF)$239,00020.712

Sharks

Player/PositionPriceAvg.BE
M. Moylan (HLF, WFB)$437,00031.250
S. Feki (WFB)$284,00017.933
B. Xerri (CTR)$520,00038.237
J. Dugan (CTR, WFB) $449,00035.523
C. Townsend (HLF)$583,00041.851
A. Fifita (FRF)$745,00058.240
J. Brailey (HOK)$530,00041.247
M. Prior (FRF)$453,00036.827
B. Nikora (2RF, CTR)$612,00050.551
K. Capewell (2RF, CTR)$415,00035.149
P. Gallen (2RF)$603,00040.944
B. Brailey (HOK)$265,00019.59
J. Bukuya (2RF)$430,0003240
J. Williams (2RF)$456,00034.334
B. Hamlin-Uele (FRF)$521,0003927
S. Johnson (HLF)$578,0003981
J. Morris (CTR)$433,00034.633
W. Graham (2RF)$500,00033.544

Storm

Player/PositionPriceAvg.BE
J. Hughes (WFB)$532,00040.827
S. Vunivalu (WFB)$418,00031.814
W. Chambers (CTR)$334,00023.827
M. Seve (CTR)$418,00029.219
J. Addo-Carr (WFB)$512,00038.741
C. Munster (HLF)$722,00055.160
B. Croft (HLF)$437,00035.160
J. Bromwich (FRF)$535,00041.545
C. Smith (HOK)$798,00059.860
N. Asofa-Solomona (FRF)
$512,00037.527
F. Kaufusi (2RF)$510,00038.236
K. Bromwich (2RF)$662,0005166
D. Finucane (2RF)$556,00045.256
B. Smith (HOK, 2RF)$463,00032.720
J. Stimson (2RF)$361,00024.327
C. Welch (FRF)$448,00036.536
R. Papenhuyzen (WFB)$451,00029.937

Tigers

Player/PositionPriceAvg.BE
M. Mybe (HLF, WFB)$501,00036.647
C. Thompson (WFB)$488,00031.828
M. Fonua (CTR, WFB)$388,00028.750
R. Jennings (WFB, CTR)$341,00026.341
P. Momirovski (CTR)$445,0002742
E. Marsters (CTR)$517,00041.958
D. Nofoaluma (WFB)$539,0004434
B. Marshall (HLF)$467,00034.934
L. Brooks (HLF)$715,00049.863
B. Matulino (FRF)$422,00030.533
R. Farah (HOK)$637,00053.262
A. Twal (FRF, 2RF)$675,00051.750
R. Matterson (2RF)$760,00054.750
C. Lawrence (2RF)$471,0002944
M. Eisenhuth (FRF, 2RF)$568,00042.338
J. Liddle (HOK)$287,0002317
T. Mikaele (FRF)$357,00025.514
J. Aloiai (2RF)$600,0004443
M. Chee-Kam (2RF, CTR)$401,00029.425

Titans

Player/PositionPriceAvg.BE
A. Brimson (HLF, WFB)$515,00035.624
A. Don (WFB)$268,00024.818
J. Arthars (WFB)$359,00030.85
B. Kelly (CTR)$492,0003615
D. Copley (CTR, WFB)$431,00031.650
T. Roberts (HLF)$685,00047.439
R. Jacks (HLF)$477,00039.328
J. Wallace (FRF)$641,00045.842
N. Peats (HOK)$570,00043.350
M. Rein (HOK)$629,00048.870
J. Stockwell (FRF)$212,00014.635
K. Proctor (2RF)$643,00046.846
B. Cartwright (2RF, HLF)$510,00038.626
M. Fotuaika (FRF)$571,00038.728
T. Peachey (HLF, CTR)$408,00031.457
S. Boyd (FRF)$377,00028.928
K. Hipgrave (2RF)$287,00022.115
J. Whitbread (FRF)$371,0003122

Warriors

Player/PositionPriceAvg.BE
R. Tuivasa-Sheck (WFB)$593,00049.244
D. Fusitu’a (WFB)$282,00022.233
P. Hiku (CTR, WFB)$476,00037.843
P. Herbert (CTR)$377,00031.527
K. Maumalo (WFB)$560,00039.831
K. Nikorima (HLF)$451,00035.340
B. Green (HLF)$506,00037.928
A. Paasi (FRF)$581,00040.442
I. Luke (HOK)$499,00034.733
L. Ah Mau (FRF)$598,00044.144
I. Papali’i (2RF)$593,00042.847
T. Harris (2RF)$574,00045.743
A. Blair (FRF, 2RF)
$553,0004031
B. Afoa (FRF, 2RF)$455,00035.446
L. Burr (2RF)$526,00041.840
J. Tevaga (HOK, 2RF)$489,00038.745
K. Lawton (HOK, CTR)$391,0003123

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