NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 6

Rabbits21 wrote:
Who is Smith in the back row?

Brandon the bench. I hope it's a placeholder

GreenMachine wrote:This would work better as a podcast, but for something different, here is my pre-trials latest draft presented as a walk through (I’m literally picking them, then typing). God bring on TLT already:oops:

Hey mate, really like this post. Preferred this to just having a straight team list.

I like the bench first approach. Did this initially but now my team has been tinkered so much it's entirely different haha might restart.

Have you considered JMK? No specialist Hookers in the team and games over 60min he's 10 points under valued

I like the Smith pick. Never bought him to start a season ever, but this might change. He'll pick up some KM with Hughes at 7 and I don't think he'll slow down. Reliable old Smith - safe 60

FRF - This is something I'm considering too. But if Knight is above average, how does he improve in price? What's your strategy to get Haas in?

Arrow. Love him real life and the first season he came into gun(Ish) form. However, last year was quite underwhelming. He did have a couple big games though. Unless he steps up, I would see more value in Matterson or Garner at a stretch.

Not sure how I feel about Brimson but your set up works well to have him

Overall, good team I feel

I’ve tried a strong front row and better mix of guns and cows team. Trying to avoid too many middies after getting my mix wrong last year. What do you guys aim for in terms of potential season keepers?

Friend
Taupau Fifita
Leilua Taumalolo Su’a
Cleary Luai
Capewell Lomax
Drinkwater Papi Brimson

Stimson Koro Brailey Grant pending news soon

Magdasubanskioulias Musgrove Amone star/any base price player

10k itb

Big candidates for removal are capewell, front rowers, brimson

I’d love a base price centre option to help me turn capewell and brimson into ponga and nuffy

What do we think?

Cordner is OUT of the WCC

Milikache wrote:How come AFifita hasn't been mentioned much? Underpriced compared to his usual output, prior and gallen gone and probably won't play origin.

I know he is coming off a surgery but will return for trials. A wait and see till then?

Because John Morris hates him.

rhinoceroo wrote:Telegraph story (can't see all of it, paywall) that Crichton playing in centres in World Club Challenge. Not sure how inportant that is if Hall back Rnd1, but anyway.

my tv broke wrote:Cordner is OUT of the WCC

heres the story for those who cant unlock the tele page:

The Roosters have finally settled on a replacement for game-breaking centre Latrell Mitchell.

Edge forward Angus Crichton will return to his schoolboy rugby union position as a centre when the NRL premiers play St Helens in the World Club Challenge this weekend in England.

The Roosters trained on Barcelona’s Olympic Stadium on Monday with Crichton at left centre.

“He’s certainly fast enough,” coach Trent Robinson said.

“If he settles there and puts his mind to it he could become one of the best centres in the competition.”

The Roosters have still not given up hope of convincing the Cronulla Sharks to release veteran centre John Morris but Robinson is confident Crichton can get the job done in the meantime.

But in a blow for Roosters fans, skipper Boyd Cordner has been ruled out of the World Club Challenge on Saturday night at St Helens.

Robinson and his coaching staff have been concerned for some time about Cordner’s extra workload in rep football as the NSW and Australian captain.

He has played 60 games for the Roosters in the last three seasons plus Origin and Tests.

His off-season program this year has been designed around him being ready to start in round one against the Panthers.

“We’ve been having discussions for a while about managing my workload,” Cordner said.

“Long term we think this is the best way to go. It’s really hard to miss a game like the world club challenge but it’s been a big few years.

“We’re looking at the bigger picture. I’ll be fresh mentally and physically for round one.”

Veteran Mitch Aubusson and Sitili Tupouniua will be the starting edge forwards.

The Roosters Head of Performance Travis Touma says 27-year-old Cordner will benefit long term from not playing this weekend.

“Boyd had big campaigns for six or seven years and missed a few pre-seasons,” Touma said.

“Because he’s so important to the team, getting some quality time in the gym was the best thing for him and the team.”

SUPERCOACH ANALYSIS
Crichton was a POD pick before this news with just 4.4% ownership, and I predict that number to decline on this news. As a Roosters fan I’m all in on the move because I think the Mighty Angus has the hands and footwork to make it work,
but the shift from second row to centre will see a drop in base stats and therefore he is not a player to invest in to start 2020 but rather one to add to your watchlist and grab later in the season when salary cap pressure eases.

Crichton’s shift does create an 80-minute edge sized hole and I’m hoping that Nat Butcher is the man the Roosters select to fill it. When Boyd Cordner was rested around Origin it was Butcher who stepped up playing the full 80 minutes in rounds 16 and 17.
The former South Eastern Seagulls junior made the most of his opportunity scoring 98 points (57 points in base and a try) and 75 points (61 points in base). Boasting a superb workrate, Butcher averaged 1.18 PPM last year and while he is awkwardly priced
at $522,800 he certainly has the ability to quickly join the ranks of the second-row keepers should he be locked in for an 80 minute role in 2020.

pingu lives in our hearts wrote:Pity about all the shit talk from wankers on this forum- should have one thread for actual  footy talk and one shit talk about how fucking cool your lives are so us lurkers don’t have to wade through pages of shit.

Imagine if we cared about what lurkers thought.

Ponga Yeo the Mann wrote:I’ve tried a strong front row and better mix of guns and cows team. Trying to avoid too many middies after getting my mix wrong last year. What do you guys aim for in terms of potential season keepers?

Friend
Taupau Fifita
Leilua Taumalolo Su’a
Cleary Luai
Capewell Lomax
Drinkwater Papi Brimson

Stimson Koro Brailey Grant pending news soon

Magdasubanskioulias Musgrove Amone star/any base price player

10k itb

Big candidates for removal are capewell, front rowers, brimson

I’d love a base price centre option to help me turn capewell and brimson into ponga and nuffy

What do we think?

That's a really nice looking team mate, really nice. I'm really warming to running Luai as my second half.

Ponga Yeo the Mann wrote:

What do we think?

Fifita and Taupau can bang out an +80 score out of nowhere or slow start the season with a mid-high 40 average first 5 games. I'm erring on the latter

lukeaye wrote:

Imagine if we cared about what lurkers thought.

But they add so much value.

Loomer wrote:

Fifita and Taupau can bang out an +80 score out of nowhere or slow start the season with a mid-high 40 average first 5 games. I'm erring on the latter

Yeah but you'd think they are somewhat set and forget if they perform to value.

wolfking wrote:I'm really warming to running Luai as my second half.

He's in my 21 but not my 17

my tv broke wrote:Cordner is OUT of the WCC

I don’t think he will last long this season. In the next year or 2 I expect him to be medically retired.

His shoulder is stuffed.

I think Aubusson and Crichton will become fantasy relevant again this season.

wolfking wrote:

That's a really nice looking team mate, really nice.  I'm really warming to running Luai as my second half.

He’s my 18th man Luai

Rabbits21 wrote:
I don’t think he will last long this season. In the next year or 2 I expect him to be medically retired.

His shoulder is stuffed.

I think Aubusson and Crichton will become fantasy relevant again this season.

He's achieved everything in the game too so he can retire at anytime knowing he's done it all. Seems like the player though that would want to play as long as possible though.

I think Butcher will get a crack at starting this year

I like Brandon Smith

He is priced at 35 and averaged 44.2 in his final 11 games of last season.

If C Smith or Finucane pick up an injury, I could see B Smith getting 60+ minutes and 50 to 55 points.

If not he looks to be very safe, earning about $150k with potential to be a gun if injuries occur.

He also has the bonus of no origin

Oh, widow.

May even start at lock round 1. Hoping not though. Would be great to get him cheaper later on

Fuck it i've talked myself into him