NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 8

SoylentGreen wrote:Hopefully Curran gets a start. That playable 246k makes a whole lot of difference.

Friend,
Haas, Carrigan
Taumalolo, Fifita, Stimson
Cleary, Drinkwater
Aubbs, Lomax
Pappy, Brimson, Aekin

Koro, Brailey, Luai, Curran

Musgrove, Magoulias, Koloamatangi, Leleisiuao

Basically same structure as mine. I'm banking on a playable 246k declaring themselves if it's not Curran.

I have Leilua/Hess/Williams vs Stimson, Moses vs Cleary, Burns/Aubs will be my centre with Lomax, Mann vs Brimson, Brailey may become Stimson if named.

Donkeyyyyyy wrote:Came across something interesting with the storm pack. With Stimson moved on, Papy in the 1 and Welch out with injury who fills out their remaining bench spots?

8. JBrom
9. CS9
10. NAS
11. Kaufusi
12. K Brom
13. Finucane

14. B Smith
15.???
16.???
17.???

You'd think Kamikamica, Tino at the top of the pile. I'd like to see Schonig get the 17 personally, looked great in the trial really getting involved in everything. Or does Grant sneak in there as a sub for Hughes moving CS9 to Halves late in the game?

Christian Welch will be one of the first picked.

He was back to full training at end of January so should be right for round 1

Camo123 wrote:

What changed your view of Brimson from yesterday?

Had a look at his stats at FB in 70+ minute games. If he can average 45.1 for a spoon team, he can surely get somewhat near that this year with a better coach and better team around him

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.

Why would it be disaster? You just stick him on your interchange.

I don’t think Curran starts, I think he gets a bench spot.

Only 15 days until our first TLT Oh the buzz around here on February 10 will be ecstatic.

Can't wait to see soooo many people disappointed that x player wasn't named to start, meaning player y can't fit under their cap.

Bethany_B wrote:

Had a look at his stats at FB in 70+ minute games. If he can average 45.1 for a spoon team, he can surely get somewhat near that this year with a better coach and better team around him

He has a better team around him?

StormTrooper96 wrote:Only 15 days until our first TLT Oh the buzz around here on February 10 will be ecstatic.

Can't wait to see soooo many people disappointed that x player wasn't named to start, meaning player y can't fit under their cap.

It’s gonna be chaos 

I’ll get home from work about 5 and start stressing lol!

SoylentGreen wrote:Hopefully Curran gets a start. That playable 246k makes a whole lot of difference.

Friend,
Haas, Carrigan
Taumalolo, Fifita, Stimson
Cleary, Drinkwater
Aubbs, Lomax
Pappy, Brimson, Aekin

Koro, Brailey, Luai, Curran

Musgrove, Magoulias, Koloamatangi, Leleisiuao

This is my current boring 1-17 except I have Su’a and Moga instead of Drinkwater and Aekin. But I could do Moga -> Aekin if a assume a few more 228k players. So I like it obvs.

Mulvy wrote:

He has a better team around him?

Maybe not better, but at the 9's the Titans actually looked like they wanted to play for their coach/club and seemed a bit more intense.

Just looking into that Titans draw again due to Ash Taylor and Brimson being options. It's more brutal than I thought.

1 - Raiders A
2 - Eels H
3 - Broncos H
4 - Roosters A
5 - Storm A
6 - Sea Eagles A

Rabbits21 wrote:
It’s gonna be chaos 

I’ll get home from work about 5 and start stressing lol!

First month of footy is great in NQ, TLT is at 2pm instead of 3pm. Friday night games are at 5pm and 7pm instead of 6pm and 8pm.

Rabbits21 wrote:
Why would it be disaster? You just stick him on your interchange.

I don’t think Curran starts, I think he gets a bench spot.

Because I’m super competitive and I was enjoying the fact that it wasn’t easy to create a team this year. Curran in everyone’s 17 makes it so much easier. As nice as it is to get rostergasms from your gun squad, it means everyone has a gun squad and inevitably it just comes down to which gun happens to jag a try for the points boost that week. This is why I don’t like supercoach as much. Don’t listen to me though, I’m just a cranky old flog

I.Cleary believes T.May proves as a handy utility on the bench upon his return in R5.

Iron Mike wrote:Just looking into that Titans draw again due to Ash Taylor and Brimson being options. It's more brutal than I thought.

1 - Raiders A
2 - Eels H
3 - Broncos H
4 - Roosters A
5 - Storm A
6 - Sea Eagles A

Panthers have 4 of the same but Dragons & Tigers instead of Eels & Sea Eagles and yet everyone is also picking Aekins without many people questioning it - opening 6 games of ROOSTERS, dragons, storm, BRONCOS, RAIDERS, TIGERS (Caps = home games)

Aekins also probably only the 6 weeks of gametime as well (obviously price is a factor)

Love the forum. I've been reading it for a few weeks and thought I would make a post. I'm currently running with the following team:

Friend
Knight Carrigan
Su'a Williams Fifita
Drinkwater Taylor
Shibasaki Lomax
Sailor Brimson Aetkins

Levi
Koro
Brailey
Mann
Luai
Magoo
?
?
1.67m ITB

Only looking at guys with a chance of improving with the exception of Shibasaki, who is there only because he is DPP and likely to get a start. I'm looking at having a bit of cash in the bank for round 1 to cover for bad choices and injuries, and to pick up missed cows and under-performing guns. Would like at least 400k ITB.

Also, have been wondering why a few people don't think Aubo is the Black Widow anymore.

Frizell (582K) and priced at 40 points. Off contract at the end of the year with Pearce and Klemmer begging him to come to the Knights, I think he is bound for an uptick and could be a handy POD. averaged just under 48 (47.7) points in 2018 and has proved he can push 50 (averaged 51.4 in 2015). Last year (38.7) was by far his worst in his career and was constantly asked to move around due to injury.
If he can get back to playing 60-80 minutes on the edge I think he could possibly be 7-10 points underdone and either turn into a borderline keeper or become a great stepping stone to a gun around Origin time.

Finding a POD in 2rf around this price is hard because there are so many option 550K and under that could score similar to some of these players. With this pick, you know what you are getting; an absolute work horse who gets through a lot of work and knows how to find the try line.

StormTrooper96 wrote:Only 15 days until our first TLT Oh the buzz around here on February 10 will be ecstatic.

Can't wait to see soooo many people disappointed that x player wasn't named to start, meaning player y can't fit under their cap.

So many potential disappointments
Crichton, Stimson, Carrigan, Drinkwater, Hess, Capewell, Aubusson, Curran, every $246k player currently in people's starting 17

(not saying all of these will disappoint, but almost certainly some of them will)

Donkeyyyyyy wrote:Came across something interesting with the storm pack. With Stimson moved on, Papy in the 1 and Welch out with injury who fills out their remaining bench spots?

8. JBrom
9. CS9
10. NAS
11. Kaufusi
12. K Brom
13. Finucane

14. B Smith
15.???
16.???
17.???

You'd think Kamikamica, Tino at the top of the pile. I'd like to see Schonig get the 17 personally, looked great in the trial really getting involved in everything. Or does Grant sneak in there as a sub for Hughes moving CS9 to Halves late in the game?

I can't see Storm having Smith and Grant both on the bench.

Stacking hookers is a good fantasy move, not sure it works in reality

StormTrooper96 wrote:

Maybe not better, but at the 9's the Titans actually looked like they wanted to play for their coach/club and seemed a bit more intense.

And on the weekend they lost to a QLD Cup team.

I am hoping for some improvement from the new coach, but I don't expect them to suddenly be contenders.

Holy Moly wrote:Love the forum. I've been reading it for a few weeks and thought I would make a post. I'm currently running with the following team:

Friend
Knight Carrigan
Su'a Williams Fifita
Drinkwater Taylor
Shibasaki Lomax
Sailor Brimson Aetkins

Levi
Koro
Brailey
Mann
Luai
Magoo
?
?
1.67m ITB

Only looking at guys with a chance of improving with the exception of Shibasaki, who is there only because he is DPP and likely to get a start. I'm looking at having a bit of cash in the bank for round 1 to cover for bad choices and injuries, and to pick up missed cows and under-performing guns. Would like at least 400k ITB.

Also, have been wondering why a few people don't think Aubo is the Black Widow anymore.

Holy Moly

In regards to your team. I wouldn't take the risk of running with Friend as your only real captaincy option.
And the black widow has a way of luring people into his trap with his charm, just look at that smile: