NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 8

White Lightning wrote:To me Mann looked disinterested. He never tried to get involved & when he did get the ball he was hesitant & slow off the mark. In the nines as soon as he got the ball he exploded off the mark. I guess it doesn't help when Pearce decides he'll just hog the ball.

Donkeyyyyyy wrote:I mean.. I don't hate it.. 172k ITB

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Knight Carrigan
Fifita Lelilua Williams
Moses Drinkwater
Lomax Aubbs
Papy Aekins Leleisiuao

Koro Brailey Mofo Hess
Stimson Luai Watkins 246k Winger

Blain wrote:Warriors Update FYI;

Fusitua will play centres, with Herbert likely on the wing. I see value in the Fus, was ordinary there a couple years ago, but I think with his extra experience he can make a good go at it. Has the skill and size to make it work. Was pretty average and under used last season, so is cheap. Hopefully he becomes DP.

Isiah Papalii will play in "the middle," so I'd assume will be lock (he's too small for prop). I believe Curran will be in the second row with Harris, unless they see him as a small prop/bench lock and play Blair there instead... Can never rule out SK's stupid ideas with Blair.

Blair and Burr should be playing prop/lock sub to fill Afoa's and Tevaga's gap. Frei was looking like a benchy until injury hit him this weekend, the new man signed from QLD cup Taunoa-Brown might take his spot (20 minute role probably).

Lawton and Egan will likely share the hooker role, both got through Saturday's trial OK.

Can't see CHT beating Nikorima to the 6 jersey, next to old man Green, even if he looks the better player.

Milchcow wrote:
Some trial stats updated here

https://www.nrlfantasyfanatics.com/t1175-2020-trial-stats

Rippin and Tearin wrote:

Thanks for this. I see you've posted a couple times these are available on the NRL site - where exactly? I couldnt find them on the weekend. Cheers.

Donkeyyyyyy wrote:Maybe it's the beers or just a bit of too much time on my hands but I've decided to take a bit more of a look at the end game and what my ideal 18 and thought I might share some of my findings on here. For those who don't like looking at numbers TL;DR at the end for you.

To cut long story slightly less longer I am basing my findings on having my final 18 come R18 with 2 trades in hand. This also works on having all of the cows milked by R15 for the second of the 4 trade rounds.

Based on this year's prices and targeting 20 trades through to R14 and to max trade through the R15-17 you would need to earn $268K from each cow. Taking Haas's earning from last season out of the equation (coz let's be frank can you see anyone doing THAT again this year?), if you picked the top 20 earning cash cows from last season their avg earning was $287K meaning you would have to take almost every one of the top earning cows to get in the best final team for the end of the year.

D'uh! But hear me out, of those top 20 cows most of the time they just won't fit into your team's dynamics. Would anyone have had all of To:o, Papy, Staggs, Bird & Garrick? Burr, Martin, Lawrie, Young, Whitbread & Uele? Cust was a top 10 earner and did any serious team have him?

Of course this does not factor in the possibility of trading in guns at their basement price after a few poor scores but even if that saves 500k it still works out to be about $240k earned per cow. Which is a fair stretch from the consensus $150k.

This all has me inspired to run my WAG's team as just going balls to the wall nothing but cows with only 1/2 guns, maybe not even being Haas. The lack of expectation of this seasons cows turned guns like Hass, Nikora, Bateman could make massive gains come the last 10 rounds over those who end up short on cash.

TL;DR Pick every one of the best cows if you have any hope of scoring 1000's regularly again this season.

trubluwanksta wrote:

If Stimson starts then he will be a decent earner of cash and should be on at least the bench of most squads.

Watkins imo will be a slow burner. He’s a defensive centre.

Musgrove seemed solid in the trial. With Packer out he probably gets a bump in minutes so should earn some cash.

BillyMagoo - depends on whether he starts or not. Will earn cash either way but probably see him for about a 30 min stint? If Graham is out round one then he will start = must have for a cow.

Kolomatagi will be interesting. Probably gets similar mins to BillyMagoo

Blain wrote:Warriors Update FYI;

Fusitua will play centres, with Herbert likely on the wing. I see value in the Fus, was ordinary there a couple years ago, but I think with his extra experience he can make a good go at it. Has the skill and size to make it work. Was pretty average and under used last season, so is cheap. Hopefully he becomes DP.

Isiah Papalii will play in "the middle," so I'd assume will be lock (he's too small for prop). I believe Curran will be in the second row with Harris, unless they see him as a small prop/bench lock and play Blair there instead... Can never rule out SK's stupid ideas with Blair.

Blair and Burr should be playing prop/lock sub to fill Afoa's and Tevaga's gap. Frei was looking like a benchy until injury hit him this weekend, the new man signed from QLD cup Taunoa-Brown might take his spot (20 minute role probably).

Lawton and Egan will likely share the hooker role, both got through Saturday's trial OK.

Can't see CHT beating Nikorima to the 6 jersey, next to old man Green, even if he looks the better player.

Rippin and Tearin wrote:

Pookus McFly wrote:Curran playing second row would be disaster for fantasy. I’ve just had a tinker with my team if I put him in. I now have have Moses and Cleary as my halves with Burns and Aubbs as my centres, team barely took a hit. It will be my guns vs your guns if this eventuates.

Ponga for prez wrote:Who do we think will be the biggest money makers in the first few round? Tossing up between putting a gun (arrow) in my team versus someone like Guerra and su’a on bench.
Rank these guys in terms of money-making potential.
Su’a, Williams, Hess, Levi, Knight, carrigan, mofo, stimson

Ponga for prez wrote:Who do we think will be the biggest money makers in the first few round? Tossing up between putting a gun (arrow) in my team versus someone like Guerra and su’a on bench.
Rank these guys in terms of money-making potential.
Su’a, Williams, Hess, Levi, Knight, carrigan, mofo, stimson

Ponga for prez wrote:Who do we think will be the biggest money makers in the first few round? Tossing up between putting a gun (arrow) in my team versus someone like Guerra and su’a on bench.
Rank these guys in terms of money-making potential.
Su’a, Williams, Hess, Levi, Knight, carrigan, mofo, stimson