NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 8

my tv broke wrote:Could be some weight to those James Graham injury rumours ~

David Riccio
@DaveRic1
James Graham @NRL_Dragons will start 2020 season without a hitout. He’s been rested from all pre-season trials. Merrin, Host, Sims, Vaughan, Lawrie and Blacker to form front-row rotation in charity shield v @SSFCRABBITOHS


By "front-row rotation", I think he just means "middle" rotation...

I read earlier that Kerr will be pushing for round 1

I thought Merrin was injured too? Or was that just a 1 week rest from last week.

Loomer wrote:

Is he the guy that will get the nothing minutes King was going to get?

I'm guessing that's a no.

Milchcow wrote:

I thought Merrin was injured too? Or was that just a 1 week rest from last week.

Yeah, I recall someone posting that his hammy injury was serious ?

Apparently not.

robelgordo wrote:So guys just wondering your thoughts on Haas v Lolo?

This years Host or Lawrie

I'd rather have Friend and Koro than Levi

And I think BBrailey probably gives slightly better bang for buck (at over $100k cheaper, his scores should be good enough to make him the better value pick)

Levi certainly could be an option though.

what are the best cheap CTRs available for around $250k ?

Chewie wrote:what are the best cheap CTRs available for around $250k ?

there are no $250k centres that I would be confident of playing first grade

You can pin your hopes on Milne, Harper, Talau or Smith-Shields, but I suspect you'll be settign yourself up for disappointment

Moga/Tuala look to be the cheapest ones who might start in round 1

my tv broke wrote:

My love is not sudden, I just don't post my team every day.

Oh how you are so wonderful I love you

my tv broke wrote:Could be some weight to those James Graham injury rumours ~

David Riccio
@DaveRic1
James Graham @NRL_Dragons will start 2020 season without a hitout. He’s been rested from all pre-season trials. Merrin, Host, Sims, Vaughan, Lawrie and Blacker to form front-row rotation in charity shield v @SSFCRABBITOHS


By "front-row rotation", I think he just means "middle" rotation...

I read earlier that Kerr will be pushing for round 1

I hope this means Merrin is good to go. Straight back in my team if so

Chewie wrote:what are the best cheap CTRs available for around $250k ?

I've been thinking this myself, and I don't think there is this year.
I'm banking on either 2nd rowers or fullbacks to fill this
Pos. Last year I had nikora/bateman, this year is shaping to be aubbs/capew. Previously looking at bird/Mitchell. But.......Mitchell is looking fat and bird is glass, so not right now.
I'll be keeping an eye on McIntyre 2.

General question: pretty much every team I’ve seen has a gun half. Is this because people think there’s value, or something you do every year because it’s too hard to trade in 2-3 good halves in-season? Or a bit of both?

I guess it’s easy to see why people are going Haas/Lolo/both, but wondering why everyone is auto one of Cleary/Moses and not say one of Tedesco/Ponga?

Milchcow wrote:

there are no $250k centres that I would be confident of playing first grade

You can pin your hopes on Milne, Harper, Talau or Smith-Shields, but I suspect you'll be settign yourself up for disappointment

Moga/Tuala look to be the cheapest ones who might start in round 1

Redneck_hori wrote:

I've been thinking this myself, and I don't think there is this year.
I'm banking on either 2nd rowers or fullbacks to fill this
Pos. Last year I had nikora/bateman, this year is shaping to be aubbs/capew. Previously looking at bird/Mitchell. But.......Mitchell is looking fat and bird is glass, so not right now.
I'll be keeping an eye on McIntyre 2.

I didn't think there were many around this season, I just wanted to make sure I didn't miss anyone

Milchcow wrote:
I'd rather have Friend and Koro than Levi

And I think BBrailey probably gives slightly better bang for buck (at over $100k cheaper, his scores should be good enough to make him the better value pick)

Levi certainly could be an option though.

Agree with you here Milchy. If not for the abundance of value hookers I would be more interested in Levi. I prefer Friend and Koro from a points perspective. Brailey from a dollars perspective.

Aardvark Ratnick wrote:
I can’t help thinking Levi will score similar scores / or close to Friend been bugging me something chronic.

I mean I get the appeal is there but I don't see him vastly improving on his 36 BE. In the last 4 years he has only played 80 minutes 7 times and his best season average is 39.9 in 2018 where he played 8 games and averaged 68.4 minutes. Is the thought that the players around him at Manly will help out and Des's defensive minded coaching will help his MT's?

Not knocking Levi at all as he is pretty high on my list but what are your thoughts on how he will go this year?

Also the way he acted in Newcastle when a few of the other blokes were getting a run over him made him come across as a complete jackass and since then I've really gone off him. I am pretty sure he has even quoted that he thinks he is better than a number of Hookers around and should be playing test footy.

Mulvy wrote:

This got lost in the big images, any thoughts?

One all day @Mulvy my man

Bulldogs
Adam Elliott, Aiden Tolman, Brandon Wakeham, Christian Crichton, Corey Hawira-Naera, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, Dean Britt, Dylan Napa, Isaiah Tass, Jack Cogger, Jake Averillo, Jayden Okunbor, Joe Stimson, Josh Jackson, Kerrod Holland, Lachlan Lewis, Morgan Harper, Ofahiki Ogden, Reimis Smith, Renouf To'omaga, Sione Katoa, Will Hopoate

Dragons
Euan Aitken, Eddie Blacker, Billy Brittain, Adam Clune, Jackson Ford, Tyson Frizell, Tyrell Fuimaono, Jacob Host, Ben Hunt, Tim Lafai, Blake Lawrie, Zac Lomax, Issac Luke, Trent Merrin, Corey Norman, Jordan Pereira, Mikaele Ravalawa, Jason Saab, Tristan Sailor, Tariq Sims, Paul Vaughan, Brayden Wiliame

Souths
1. Latrell Mitchell 2. Dane Gagai 3. James Roberts 4. Braidon Burns 5. Campbell Graham 6. Cody Walker 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Junior Tatola 9. Damien Cook 10. Thomas Burgess 11. Jaydn Su'A 12. Cameron Murray 13. Liam Knight 14. Patrick Mago 15. Hame Sele 16. Alex Johnston 17. Keaon Koloamatangi 18. Bryson Goodwin 19. Corey Allan 20. Bayley Sironen 21. Troy Dargan 22. Blake Taaffe 23. Jack Johns 24. Tom Amone

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

Agree with you here Milchy. If not for the abundance of value hookers I would be more interested in Levi. I prefer Friend and Koro from a points perspective. Brailey from a dollars perspective.

Agree with all of this. Hell, I'd almost take Reed Mahoney and Wayde Egan (if there was no bench hkr) over Levi

Liam Knight to start at lock, surely gets a rest at about 25-30 (When Murray goes Middle) then comes back on around 55 to finish out the game... So possibly about 50-55 minutes up for grabs? His average over 50 minutes is 56.7. DPP will be nice but that price tag is really tricky

robelgordo wrote:General question: pretty much every team I’ve seen has a gun half. Is this because people think there’s value, or something you do every year because it’s too hard to trade in 2-3 good halves in-season? Or a bit of both?

I guess it’s easy to see why people are going Haas/Lolo/both, but wondering why everyone is auto one of Cleary/Moses and not say one of Tedesco/Ponga?

A lot of people try and start with a gun in every position (or as many positions as possible)

I like Cleary over Tedesco/Ponga, as with the absence of Maloney I think he has potential to go elite

Tedesco is going to be the top scoring WFB this year, but I don't think there is great value in his price, so I'll just wait and grab him when his price (hopefully) drops and I have funds to get him in.

Ponga interests me a little, and he's been in a couple of team drafts. Possibly he'll come in for Cleary to save a bit of cash before round 1

VODAFONE WARRIORS

1       ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK (c)
2       PATRICK HERBERT
3       HAYZE PERHAM
4       DAVID FUSITU’A
5       KEN MAUMALO
6       KODI NIKORIMA
7       BLAKE GREEN
8       LEESON AH MAU
9       WAYDE EGAN
10     AGNATIUS PAASI
11     ADAM BLAIR
12     TOHU HARRIS
13     ISAIAH PAPALI’I
Interchange:
14     CHANEL HARRIS-TAVITA
15     JAMAYNE TAUNOA-BROWN
16     ADAM TUIMAVAVE-GERRAR
17     KARL LAWTON
18     PAUL TURNER
20     TAANE MILNE
21     JOSH CURRAN
24     PETA HIKU
25     LACHLAN BURR
26     ELIESA KATOA
27     EDWARD KOSI
28     LEIVAHA PULU


SHARKS
1 Will Kennedy
2 Sione Katoa
3 Josh Morris
4 Jesse Ramien
5 Ronaldo Mulitalo
6 Shaun Johnson
7 Chad Townsend
8 Andrew Fifita
9 Blayke Brailey
10 Aaron Woods
11 Briton Nikora
12 Wade Graham
13 Jack Williams
Interchange
14 Connor Tracey
15 Braden Hamlin-Uele
16 Toby Rudolf
17 Scott Sorensen
18 Billy Magoulias
19 Siosifa Talakai
20 Royce Hunt
21 Jackson Ferris