NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 1 - Offseason Edition

Milchy wrote:
To move the conversation on from the current topic.

One thing I am looking at doing this year is reducing origin players in general.
I think players like Teddy/Cook cause too much of a problem when they always get rests on top of the games they miss for origin.

Sometimes they score too many points in the other rounds to pass up, but one of my problems last year was struggling to field a team over origin (Didn't help that for origin 3 all my bye players seemed to get injured, which also impacted a lot of other people)

StormTrooper96 wrote:To add to the argument, it is all luck. None of us know what is going to happen. Haas could bust out a banner in R1 against the Cows and he can make cash and lower his BE for a couple weeks. Haas could do a pec muscle while trying to fend off Taumololo. These are the things we don't know. What we do know his Haas is premium, but I believe you are getting what you pay for; his scores ranged from 50-100 last year. Not a single score below 50 is ridiculous and many are just waiting for that one bad game. Maybe 50 is his bad game. I know, as many examples have been made, it is possible to not start without him; however, for what we know now; Haas is the Broncos main enforcer, the forwards aren't where the Broncos really struggled last year so do we really see that changing much? The change needs to come in the halves and the backs. For now I will be trying to get him in my team each way till Sunday.

Someone I have only seen mentioned a couple times is Fifita. Hopefully he has done something about that knee. No Prior, No Gallen and should be cut price at about 650K (started last year at 864K) he will be a much cheaper option up front with the ability to score very similar if in the mood and given the minutes.

EDIT: SORRY MILCH, DIDNT SEE

Rippin and Tearin wrote:

There's luck in this game for sure, but its pretty clear that some people live in their parent's basement vs others who do not....

No Worries wrote:

FTFY

Honey Badger wrote:

I read somewhere fifita's knee injury is bone on bone and struggled through most of last season with it

No Worries wrote:

FTFY

rhinoceroo wrote:I'd always start with a keeper-level Kiwi/Pom over an Aussie in this game, simply because of Origin. Still room for two or three, but if I have eg. Haas and Ted (being way ahead of non-Origin players in their position) then I'd favour SJ over Cleary, Lolo/Bateman over Jurbo. Also, if your mid-tier players do well (eg Wighton & Murray last year) then you have more Origin players than you thought.

Talking of Kiwis, is Tohu fit? He'll be interesting at the right price.

Iron Mike wrote:

SJ over Cleary this year with no Maloney?

Agree with the rest.

rhinoceroo wrote:

SJ had a down year in real life last year and still averaged 58 in the last 8 games when half-injured. For highest-scoring half reckon it's likely between SJ, Cleary and DCE, and SJ has no Origin.

Iron Mike wrote:

SJ over Cleary this year with no Maloney?

Agree with the rest.

StormTrooper96 wrote:QUESTION TIME!

Would you rather;

a) Have a player score 20's and 60's to average 40 for the year

OR

b) Have a player score 35's and 45's to average 40 for the year

StormTrooper96 wrote:QUESTION TIME!

Would you rather;

a) Have a player score 20's and 60's to average 40 for the year

OR

b) Have a player score 35's and 45's to average 40 for the year

StormTrooper96 wrote:QUESTION TIME!

Would you rather;

a) Have a player score 20's and 60's to average 40 for the year

OR

b) Have a player score 35's and 45's to average 40 for the year

StormTrooper96 wrote:QUESTION TIME!

Would you rather;

a) Have a player score 20's and 60's to average 40 for the year

OR

b) Have a player score 35's and 45's to average 40 for the year

Ben Marlin wrote:
I don't think Cleary is guaranteed to play origin either since he's competing against Brooks, Moses, Keary, Pearce, Reynolds, Wighton etc.