NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 1 - Offseason Edition

Camo123 wrote:

Milchy posted them earlier in the thread. Played 5 games in 2017 (all 80 mins) for 36.4 average. Not actually that promising. I would guess if Reynolds isn't allowed to play that it would be Mbye 60-65, Walters 15-20 mins (unless they moved player to lock or did some weird substitution)

Looks like a hard pass then.

Hey Guys, this is the little plan I have so far for my team, if you guys could give some feedback and fill in the blanks with who I should get it would be greatly appreciated. Btw I havent calculated price or anything like that, its just a sketch

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Haas (C), Knight

DFifi, _____, ______

Cleary, Flano

Burns, Lomax

Lil Papi, Brimmo, Isaako

Bench: B Brailey, Korisau, Levi, ______

So much good value in the second row at most I’m only gonna go with one player around the 700k mark, with all the good middle range options I feel it’s be silly to load your second row.

D. Fifita, Garner and Matterson would be the ones to look at you’d reckon.

Rabbits21 wrote:So much good value in the second row at most I’m only gonna go with one player around the 700k mark, with all the good middle range options I feel it’s be silly to load your second row.

D. Fifita, Garner and Matterson would be the ones to look at you’d reckon.

Ok thanks mate! Wouldnt matto be 700k+ though?

KingTeddy wrote:

Ok thanks mate! Wouldnt matto be 700k+ though?

Will most likely be high 700’s yeah but cheaper than Bateman.

I won’t be going with Levi by the way, I don’t think he will provide enough value.

No doubt once we can start making a team I’ll have a play around and make hundreds of changes, lots of these guys are elite on here and think better than what I can, I’m improving though and excited to play my first season in leagues on here, this has been an awesome site since I joined midway through last season.

I’ve locked Cleary in as one of my halves, no idea on the other yeti have a bit of a list but will depend on team selections come TLT round 1 and what we hear during trials.

Haas is looking like a lock for me too and Pappy, the rest are all open.

I was gonna go with Cook, but I’m not sure if I will now.

Knight will depend on whether Arrow comes or not.

Lomax and Isaako are maybe’s for me right now, I’m keen on Brimson though.

First team I make I’ll probs get to 19 players then have no cap space for the other two and will have to juggle things around.

I’m reluctant to pick Taupau after I owned him last season and Hasler stuffed his minutes even when Manly had bad injuries he still only got around 40mins.

What’s the latest news with the Broncos pack
Is it Carrigan at lock, TPJ & Fifita in the back row with Glenn to come off the bench (meaning Fifita won’t play 80)?

Ben Marlin wrote:What’s the latest news with the Broncos pack
Is it Carrigan at lock, TPJ & Fifita in the back row with Glenn to come off the bench (meaning Fifita won’t play 80)?

If Carrigan is at lock, surely it'd be TPJ off the bench for impact as he can play middle/edge

Glenn is co-captain, he's surely going to start right

rhinoceroo wrote:

I suppose if they're not running an outside back on the bench then if anyone 1-5, maybe even 1-7, gets injured then Mbye switches there, which is not a problem you normally have with hookers.

Yep - you’re 100% correct

Ben Marlin wrote:What’s the latest news with the Broncos pack
Is it Carrigan at lock, TPJ & Fifita in the back row with Glenn to come off the bench (meaning Fifita won’t play 80)?

I thought I read a rumour on here round 1 Fifita might start on the bench.

Talk around Carrigan has that 13 jersey, you’d think he plays about 50mins, he’s really high on my maybe list, I see pretty good value there mate if he does get that 13 jersey.

Camo123 wrote:

If Carrigan is at lock, surely it'd be TPJ off the bench for impact as he can play middle/edge

Glenn is co-captain, he's surely going to start right

TPJ played his last 6 games on the edge and only played 2/18 of his games last year from the bench.

If TPJ did start on the bench, would that mean Fifita plays 80 minutes?

Im starting to second guess getting fifita now :/

Chewie wrote:Looks like the gang is getting back together, anyone seen @Stew, @Foina, or @SI

SI's local stadium something something fancy lights something something distracting

Camo123 wrote:

Milchy posted them earlier in the thread. Played 5 games in 2017 (all 80 mins) for 36.4 average. Not actually that promising. I would guess if Reynolds isn't allowed to play that it would be Mbye 60-65, Walters 15-20 mins (unless they moved player to lock or did some weird substitution)

I would be surprised if he has the same role this time. If you aren’t really a hooker and are expected to play 80 minutes, his coach would have likely told him his primary role is being there to pick up the ball from dummy half and pass to the half almost every play for 80 mins, not to be a tackle bot or to run the ball. This season he is the captain and I would expect a different role from him, especially if less minutes. Could be another Watson this season, so I would pick him at center

mattnz wrote:

I would be surprised if he has the same role this time. If you aren’t really a hooker and are expected to play 80 minutes, his coach would have likely told him his primary role is being there to pick up the ball from dummy half and pass to the half almost every play for 80 mins, not to be a tackle bot or to run the ball. This season he is the captain and I would expect a different role from him, especially if less minutes. Could be another Watson this season, so I would pick him at center

He's a half/wfb playing hooker. Why would he be available at centre?

Mulvy wrote:

He's a half/wfb playing hooker.  Why would he be available at centre?

Wests are the last team to be announced alphabetically, so if there are noises out of the club that he's playing hooker he might be down as a HKR/WFB or something like that. If he's assigned centre then he'll be a must IMO. Any centre with a 30 floor but a very high ceiling due to his running/kicking game is a must.

Mulvy wrote:

He's a half/wfb playing hooker.  Why would he be available at centre?

He ended last season in the centres.

Can’t see Offa not starting.

Lodge
Turpin
Haas
Glenn
Fifita
Offa

TPJ
Carrigan
Fledger
Macca / Paix


I mean it’s be great if he did start at lock but I don’t know why Offa wouldn’t be starting he has a big motor and they still have TPJ for impact

robelgordo wrote:

He ended last season in the centres.

He has only played 2 positions the last couple of years, fullback and center (6 games last season).

Team so far is looking like this:

Cook
Hass, Carrigan
DFifita Williams Stimson
Cleary Mann
Lomax Best
Papy Isaako Brimson

Korisau, BBrailey, Su'a, Magoulias

NPR's - Musgrove, Rudolph, Luai, Leleisiuao

Feels more thin than years gone by but not sure how to improve.

Iron Mike wrote:Team so far is looking like this:

Cook
Hass, Carrigan
DFifita Williams Stimson
Cleary Mann
Lomax Best
Papy Isaako Brimson

Korisau, BBrailey, Su'a, Magoulias

NPR's - Musgrove, Rudolph, Luai, Leleisiuao

Feels more thin than years gone by but not sure how to improve.

Best is injured