NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 11 - The join your Leagues edition!

Pookus McFly wrote:If I go Watkins/Shiba as my centres instead of Burns/Leilua, I could use that money to turn Friend into Smith or Aekins in Turbo, but I still think I prefer my two gun centres.

What do you like in Leilua? He’s fairly priced and he doesn’t mind a low score either. Risky at 500k

Adrianoooo wrote:

What do you like in Leilua? He’s fairly priced and he doesn’t mind a low score either. Risky at 500k

You can make an argument for any of these centres really.

J Leilua seems like a guy who needed a bit of a love from the coach. Brother next to him. Perhaps renewed energy. Looked hot in trials, if he gets back to his best then he's a great pick.

my tv broke wrote:

You can make an argument for any of these centres really.

J Leilua seems like a guy who needed a bit of a love from the coach. Brother next to him. Perhaps renewed energy. Looked hot in trials, if he gets back to his best then he's a great pick.

Agree on this. He has shown fantasy pedigree before ending 2016 as the best centre averaging 49 over the season with only 11 tries from 22 games

I know how much we all love a fallen gun

my tv broke wrote:I am starting to think Knight plays similar mins to what McGuire did at 13 for the Broncos when Bennett was there.

Similar minutes to locks at a lot of clubs?

Another plus for J. Leilua is the good early draw, most of the games are day games & that right edge is very dangerous with Benji, L. Leilua, J. Leilua & Nofoaluma.

Camo123 wrote:Which of these options is better:

(1) Knight + Levi + Drinkwater
(2) Taumalolo + Mann + Kennedy/Wiliame

Ignore that they're different positions as I have enough DPPs to move around team. Obviously if no base WFB starts on TLT option 2 won't work though

Option 2

Camo123 wrote:Which of these options is better:

(1) Knight + Levi + Drinkwater
(2) Taumalolo + Mann + Kennedy/Wiliame

Ignore that they're different positions as I have enough DPPs to move around team. Obviously if no base WFB starts on TLT option 2 won't work though

Really hoping Professor Coates gets the Broncos wing spot as I'd much prefer him to Kenney or Wiliame

Which players do you think will step up this year? both in real life and fantasy?

I expect big things from Knight & Carrigan. I also think DFifita & Papenhuyzen will cement themselves as fantasy Keepers this season. Lucy Leilua should make a return to the top 2RF fantasy scorers as well.

Other players who have potential, but I'm unsure about, would be Williams, BBrailey, Croft & Drinkwater.

Bolters this year... I predict JTB and Grant to become some of the biggest money makers. And if Tex Hoy gets a start due to injuries he'll probably become a bolter too.

Any interest in Arrow? Will he have to play big minutes

Chewie wrote:Which players do you think will step up this year? both in real life and fantasy?

I expect big things from Knight & Carrigan. I also think DFifita & Papenhuyzen will cement themselves as fantasy Keepers this season. Lucy Leilua should make a return to the top 2RF fantasy scorers as well.

Other players who have potential, but I'm unsure about, would be Williams, BBrailey, Croft & Drinkwater.

Bolters this year... I predict JTB and Grant to become some of the biggest money makers. And if Tex Hoy gets a start due to injuries he'll probably become a bolter too.

This question is basically "which players are in your fantasy team"

Loomer wrote: Any interest in Arrow? Will he have to play big minutes

I like him as a keeper option. But too much value in second row for me to consider him

Loomer wrote: Any interest in Arrow? Will he have to play big minutes

I've wondered this too.
Do the Titans just get as much out of him as they can now?
It's not like they are trying to manage him so that he lasts the next 5 years...
Has always looked like he could play the full 80... at least until something pops...

Keep coming back to spending relatively big money on Latrell in the centres. I say relatively, because he's capable of scoring like a prime fullback. Of course, he could be a disaster there, but he'll still break tackles.

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

This question is basically "which players are in your fantasy team"

To some extend yes. But just narrowing it down to the "big movers"

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

Agree on this. He has shown fantasy pedigree before ending 2016 as the best centre averaging 49 over the season with only 11 tries from 22 games

I know how much we all love a fallen gun

Has a gun winger outside him too, same as when Rapana was at his peak

any interest in Lachlan Fitzgibbon this year? Priced at 40, averaged 50 in 2018 but 39 last year when his attacking stats pretty much halved. Worth a punt given the Knights have a new coach and should be big improvers?

I expect Latrell to take a bit of time to find his feet in fantasy and in real life. He'll probably become a consideration in a few months time. Might be a good upgrade target later on.
I wouldn't be starting with him though

rhinoceroo wrote:Keep coming back to spending relatively big money on Latrell in the centres. I say relatively, because he's capable of scoring like a prime fullback. Of course, he could be a disaster there, but he'll still break tackles.

my 2c would be Latrell will be a top 2 fantasy centre at the end of the year, but he will almost certainly bleed cash early on. If I was going to splash big cash at centre early on I'd probably go Bird/Aubo/Burns/Staggs and pocket the extra 100k+

Loomer wrote: Any interest in Arrow? Will he have to play big minutes

I have too many origin players as it is. I had none of them starting last season, this year you can’t avoid Haas, Friend and Fifita, Cleary is up there as an option, if Carrigan continues his rapid rise, he could get there this season as well.

Arrow misses out purely because I will be screwed over origin if I add more of them.

nxoc39 wrote:any interest in Lachlan Fitzgibbon this year? Priced at 40, averaged 50 in 2018 but 39 last year when his attacking stats pretty much halved. Worth a punt given the Knights have a new coach and should be big improvers?

I did a decent write up on him a while ago. Forget the intricacies, but I think last year seemed like a massive outlier and he seemed about 8-10 points underpriced if he, as you say, can capture some of those attacking stats again.