NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 1 - Offseason Edition

Anyone looking at going into Brown town again or are injuries too much of a scare?

Who is starting with the Carty Party?

StormTrooper96 wrote:Who is starting with the Carty Party?

Or is the question who will be this years party ?

2018 Maloney backyard BBQ
2019 Carty Party
2020 ..................

It's 4pm Tuesday

Exactly 8 weeks out from first TLT

No Worries wrote:

Or is the question who will be this years party ?

2018 Maloney backyard BBQ
2019 Carty Party
2020 ..................

Did someone say party? Are we at Page 51 yet?

StormTrooper96 wrote:I agree, that NRL article made some good points. He averaged 45 at ctr last year.

That part is wrong, he averaged 45.2 across the season. But 49.6 at centre. There were 4 games at 5/8 that where he averaged about 25 that dragged him down. It’s pretty lazy by CK.

I would love Cleary and Croft as my halves but don’t think I can afford it.

Also the poster that mentioned Deadwards scoring shite initially and then in the end averaging 42.2 for the season last year and that Brimson could replicate that with the very tough draw the Titans have to start the season off, well I’m having deadwards nightmares now and it’s putting me off Brimson!

Is anyone considering starting off without a gun hooker (don’t think I could do it) and having Koroisau as their hooker and having B. Brailey and Egan on their interchange?

Also anyone know what Lomax averages when playing fullback?

Rabbits21 wrote:Is anyone considering starting off without a gun hooker (don’t think I could do it) and having Koroisau as their hooker and having B. Brailey and Egan on their interchange?

Also anyone know what Lomax averages when playing fullback?

Maybe on the hookers.

And Lomax has played one game at FB in first grade and scored 35.

Rabbits21 wrote:Is anyone considering starting off without a gun hooker (don’t think I could do it) and having Koroisau as their hooker and having B. Brailey and Egan on their interchange?

Also anyone know what Lomax averages when playing fullback?

I think Jake Friend is going to be very tempting, he'll be in plenty of my draft teams.

You'll probably want at least 2 of Cook, Smith, McInness in your final team, so starting with one of them helps save a trade.

For 2019 player stats, MTB's footystatistics.com gives you what you need. And as robelgordo said, Lomax scored 35 in his only start at fullback.

robelgordo wrote:

Maybe on the hookers.

And Lomax has played one game at FB in first grade and scored 35.

I believe he averaged 26 roughly in 2019 so I guess there will be some upside there if he gets the number 1 for them. Both he and Isaako should make some solid cash.

Milchy wrote:

I think Jake Friend is going to be very tempting, he'll be in plenty of my draft teams.

You'll probably want at least 2 of Cook, Smith, McInness in your final team, so starting with one of them helps save a trade.

For 2019 player stats, MTB's footystatistics.com gives you what you need. And as robelgordo said, Lomax scored 35 in his only start at fullback.

I can’t see Easts leaving Verrills out of the side, he will get 20mins every week, I can’t see Friend averaging over 50 playing 60mins.

Thanks for that site too.

Confirming what we all thought it looks like Matterson on the right edge

Eels ran out this side in an opposed training session

Gutho, GJennings (l), MJennings (l), Taka (r), Fergo (r), DBrown (l), Moses (r), N.Brown, Lane (l), Matto (r) RCG Mahoney, Paulo

Reserves used - Niukore, Utoikamanu

Rehab Group - Sivo, Blake

StormTrooper96 wrote:Anyone looking at going into Brown town again or are injuries too much of a scare?

I have Nathan Brown in my team currently. If he gets his minutes back from 2018, he should be back at around 54 average, from just 47 average last season (same PPM in both seasons).

Rabbits21 wrote:
I believe he averaged 26 roughly in 2019 so I guess there will be some upside there if he gets the number 1 for them. Both he and Isaako should make some solid cash.

I think you need to be a bit careful with Lomax averages. The 26 avg includes 3 games where he played under 10 mins. Take those out he’s 30ppg from 10 starts. 5 of those were on the wing and he averaged only 22 there. 1 game at FB 35 avg. 4 at centre avg 38ppg. But one of those was an outlier (66). Oh yeah and 2 of his 10 starts he played about 50 mins. I think there’s a lack of good info and Mary will probably change his FB by round 3 anyway.

robelgordo wrote:

I think you need to be a bit careful with Lomax averages. The 26 avg includes 3 games where he played under 10 mins. Take those out he’s 30ppg from 10 starts. 5 of those were on the wing and he averaged only 22 there. 1 game at FB 35 avg. 4 at centre avg 38ppg. But one of those was an outlier (66). Oh yeah and 2 of his 10 starts he played about 50 mins. I think there’s a lack of good info and Mary will probably change his FB by round 3 anyway.

I am tempted to chuck in one of the trap lords into my squad!! Probably leaning toward trapesaurus rex (Vaughan)

Rabbits21 wrote:Is anyone considering starting off without a gun hooker (don’t think I could do it) and having Koroisau as their hooker and having B. Brailey and Egan on their interchange?

Also anyone know what Lomax averages when playing fullback?

With Bedrolls (it stuck) being the heir apparent to Friend and Friend coming back from injury plus being still unsigned beyond this season, I will go the two cheapie Hooker combo.

mattnz wrote:

I have Nathan Brown in my team currently. If he gets his minutes back from 2018, he should be back at around 54 average, from just 47 average last season (same PPM in both seasons).

I am also pro-Brown to a fault, always get him on various draft platforms since his first year at Souths and like an idiot had him in my side twice last year.

Don’t know if he’s in team robelgordo this year but I do think claims that he is injury prone are overstated. Injury prone would be injuries to areas like shoulders, knees, hammies which get weaker with damage and are likely to reoccur. Having a high ankle sprain one time and a torn pec injury another is not a useful predictor of future injuries.

robelgordo wrote:

I am also pro-Brown to a fault, always get him on various draft platforms since his first year at Souths and like an idiot had him in my side twice last year.

Don’t know if he’s in team robelgordo this year but I do think claims that he is injury prone are overstated. Injury prone would be injuries to areas like shoulders, knees, hammies which get weaker with damage and are likely to reoccur. Having a high ankle sprain one time and a torn pec injury another is not a useful predictor of future injuries.

I think a lot of people are scared off by the fact they were kept extremely in the dark regarding a return date from his ankle I believe it was. 4 weeks turned into something like 8-10

Rabbits21 wrote:Is anyone considering starting off without a gun hooker (don’t think I could do it) and having Koroisau as their hooker and having B. Brailey and Egan on their interchange?

Also anyone know what Lomax averages when playing fullback?

The risk of starting of without a gun hooker has greatly been reduce due to Haas being a solid captaincy option.
I'm leaning towards starting with Haas, it would be nice if I can squeeze a gun hooker into my team without breaking the salary cap