NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 3

Teeth Eater wrote:

I like the adventurous nature of this. Harris (assuming it's of the Tohu variety, and not the James Fisher variety) was heavily earmarked by me at the end of last year but I was a bit taken aback by his price and therefore lost interest, but he's still good value, imo. I was just hoping for a bit cheaper...

I made a lead balloon post about Ash Taylor a few pages back too. Something about him makes me believe this is his year. Maybe not 100% verified keeper level, but I'm expecting major improvements.

DWZ solid choice at that price too.

Yeah mate definitely Tohu I’m a big fan of his and I don’t think he was 100% last year. I’m on Ash Taylor to bounce back this year even if he ups his kms he’ll make some money.

Rabbits21 wrote:Thoughts on today’s team for me:

McInnes
Haas James
Stimson D. Fifita Su’a
Cleary Mann
Lomax Milne
Papenhuzyen Isaako Brimson

Carrigan Koro B. Brailey, Grant
Luai Magoulias 228k 228k

18k spare.

This is looking quite strong to me. I'm not quite on the Mann tram (that is dreadful) and not sure about Su'a either, but I like Haas and James. And of course McInnes. Lots of similarities to my squad, actually.

@GCTitans announce Ryan James has reinjured his acl. Shocking news. Poor bloke. #nrl
https://twitter.com/edjacko/status/1223176169513570304?s=19

Ryan James has suffered a re-occurrence of his ACL injury after a collision during Titans training this morning. Devastating news, with another full rupture likely requiring surgery & often at least 8-9 months recovery with re-injury occurring so soon. Thoughts go out to James
https://twitter.com/nrlphysio/status/1223178005314322432?s=19

Wow that is awful news. Hate to hear that.

WT2K wrote:@GCTitans announce Ryan James has reinjured his acl. Shocking news. Poor bloke. #nrl
https://twitter.com/edjacko/status/1223176169513570304?s=19

Ryan James has suffered a re-occurrence of his ACL injury after a collision during Titans training this morning. Devastating news, with another full rupture likely requiring surgery & often at least 8-9 months recovery with re-injury occurring so soon. Thoughts go out to James
https://twitter.com/nrlphysio/status/1223178005314322432?s=19

Fuck me, I could cry for the fella. Very sad.

Far out, feel for the bloke

Just saw that, awful for him. He's had it rough the past few years.

Just awful for him! I feel for the poor bloke just can’t take a trick!

Awful news for Ryan James hate to see anyone cop an injury

Few direct and indirect fantasy impacts

Haas - With one locked in cheapie gone in a tough front row position is there a shift to set and forget?

Mofo - Absolute beast who passes the eye test. Pretty much locks him in for a starting spot and 50+ minutes. Average of 48 points when playing 50+ the last 2 seasons

Arrow - One less big minute player in the Titans pack could lead to bigger minutes for Arrow. In 60+ minute games Arrow averages 65 over the last 2 seasons

Knight/Merrin - As popular options in the same price range do they now become less risky as they enter more teams?

WT2K wrote:@GCTitans announce Ryan James has reinjured his acl. Shocking news. Poor bloke. #nrl
https://twitter.com/edjacko/status/1223176169513570304?s=19

Ryan James has suffered a re-occurrence of his ACL injury after a collision during Titans training this morning. Devastating news, with another full rupture likely requiring surgery & often at least 8-9 months recovery with re-injury occurring so soon. Thoughts go out to James
https://twitter.com/nrlphysio/status/1223178005314322432?s=19

Surely you’re kidding me, this just can not be true?!

I can’t believe it, geez the poor bloke I really feel for him.

This happening too would 100percent now mean that Arrow is staying up there for sure.

Devastating for James, seems a good bloke as well!

Arrow might sneak his way into my team again now and Fotuaika

Rabbits21 wrote:
I may still go with Friend but if it looks like he’s coming off after 55-60mins and Verrills is coming on I won’t go with Friend, talk has been Friend will share that hooking role with Verrills and Friend is fine with playing less minutes.

Friend has had plenty of 50-65min games in which he scored 50+ points. I don't think he'll be losing any value. But as I said, if DFifita starts on the edge in round one he'll be a hard one to ignore and Friend might have to miss out on selection for a spot in Chewie's Champions

Plenty of us putting our money on James having a great season. What a disappointment for the guy, ACL injuries suck

Thoughts on my team? I just swapped James out for Fotuaika since the poor bloke did his ACL again

Cook
Knight, Fotuaika
D Fifita, Taumalolo, Su'A
Brimson, Croft
Burns, Lomax
Doueihi, Papenhuyzen, Isaako

Stimson, Brailey, Grant, Best

Magoulias, Curran, Luai, Rudolf

3k ITB

This team assumes that Doueihi will kick goals for Wests

my tv broke wrote:

Ahhhh, I haven't even run the script to update the BE's - it would still be showing whatever their BE was at the end of 2019 (i think). I should probably fix that.

Sorry!

These are now updated on player profiles as well as current player ownership %'s

Bethany_B wrote:Thoughts on my team? I just swapped James out for Fotuaika since the poor bloke did his ACL again

Cook
Knight, Fotuaika
D Fifita, Taumalolo, Su'A
Brimson, Croft
Burns, Lomax
Doueihi, Papenhuyzen, Isaako

Stimson, Brailey, Grant, Best

Magoulias, Curran, Luai, Rudolf

3k ITB

This team assumes that Doueihi will kick goals for Wests

Good variety, looks a bit different from most drafts I've seen on this forum so far.
Cook, Taumalolo, DFifita, Burns and Papenhuyzen should give you a solid base, with plenty of cash to be made by BBrailey, Stimson, Luai, and the other cows.
Maybe not as good as my team, but it's a good start

Chewie wrote:
I personally don't think Mann will be the man this season.

That is because ponga is the Mann

Some interesting ownership stats:
Only 30% have Haas, thought it would be higher
Fifita 34%
Cook just 13% this season, way down from last
Friend just 7%, despite his huge discount - POD
Luai is most owned at just 37%
James was in 20% of teams
Holmes in 20% of teams, surprisingly high
Tino in 17% of teams, maybe we are missing something that insiders know about him
Lucy in just 3% of teams, huge POD

I'm more POD-ish than I thought, only have 6 of the top 15 owned players.

my tv broke wrote:

These are now updated on player profiles as well as current player ownership %'s

Legend thanks!

Just saw the James news. Horrible. Reminds me of Brent Tate crying in the changerooms and lunching is knee after doing his third ACL rupture. The human turtle was a favourite of mine and I was devastated

For fantasy it does bring MoFo into my team