NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 13 - Team List Tuesday 2nd Edition

Thoughts please...

Lomax Up vs Suli (Gut feel) Down?

Did have both, now have the Black Widow. Ripping my team apart left, right and centre.

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Pookus McFly wrote:Reading Friends stats really just made me go cold on a mainstay of my team all pre season. No doubt the guy is a gun when playing 80 minutes but his stats really drop off after there. Playing any less than 70 minutes and he may not be worth it. To his credit he usually starts the season on fire and I can’t see him losing any money, but I am not as confident as others seem to be that there is good value there

Being wavering between Knight and Friend for the last day or so. Would go back to knight in a heartbeat if it allowed me to upgrade Mann to JMK, but it doesn't.

my tv broke wrote:

If you start Walters in your halves you're kinda effed if the trade goes through though.. suddenly need to find a starting half

I’m considering this and my contingency plan is that I have drinkwater in my back 3. Could slot into half and I’ll look for playable wfb or half

mattnz wrote:
Expect Turpin to need a break rather than Haas

I'd expect them both to need a break, tbh. The Broncos bench is admittedly weird, but that's the Broncos for you.

Bird to lock? Oates to second row? All sorts of crazy shit possible.

Redneck_hori wrote:Lachlan burr, 80mins?

Unlikely I'd say Katoa comes off bench & replaces him during first half and Blair shifts to middle with Katoa edge

It's also super short term even with their injuries as they have Tevaga, Curran, Paasi due back within 5 rounds

rhinoceroo wrote:

I'd expect them both to need a break, tbh. The Broncos bench is admittedly weird, but that's the Broncos for you.

Bird to lock? Oates to second row? All sorts of crazy shit possible.

It's really not that weird when you consider that the 4th bench forward for most teams often plays less than 10 mins game time, in some cases not at all.

Having an outside back on the bench isn't really that odd, plenty of teams are doing it. I'm a big fan of it and don't know why it hasnt become more popular with how many HIAs we see. How many times do we see a team end up with a forward at centre and it just kills their edge.

Despite my outright dislike of Macca, I think he can offer a bit more than one of the development players (Riki/Bullemor) who are nowhere near NRL ready.

Teams running four forward benches in this day and age is just stupid imo.

With only 9k left I have disaster backup plan if Mary drops Wiliame last minute could do free swap to Fuimoano and actually think he'd probably score more as bench forward. This worst case scenario

my tv broke wrote:

It's really not that weird when you consider that the 4th bench forward for most teams often plays less than 10 mins game time.

Having an outside back on the bench isn't really that odd, plenty of teams are doing it. I'm a big fan of it and don't know why it hasnt become more popular with how many HIAs we see.

Teams running four forward benches in this day and age is just stupid imo.

Yeah, fair point, but it's usually back cover OR bench hooket but not both. Two middle forwards before everyone is season fit is still pretty weird imo.

Ideal bench make-up I guess is a hooker who can play half or lock, a centre who can play second row, and two props.

rhinoceroo wrote:

Yeah, fair point, but it's usually back cover OR bench hooket but not both. Two middle forwards before everyone is season fit is still pretty weird imo.

haha, updated my post - as much as i dislike him, i think Macca can offer more than a development player who is not NRL ready.

At least they can throw Macca on and he will defend well. In that trial against the titans our defense went to rubbish when those dev players came on.

Daedalus wrote:

I’m considering this and my contingency plan is that I have drinkwater in my back 3. Could slot into half and I’ll look for playable wfb or half

This is one variation of my team I'm still pondering. Leaning towards running the Walters gauntlet

Is it dumb having all of Leilua, Williams, Hess, Sua, Carty, Stimson ?

I hate to do this... but

Thumbs up: Lolo + Mann

Thumbs Down: Williams + Cleary (Double gun halves)

my tv broke wrote:

It's really not that weird when you consider that the 4th bench forward for most teams often plays less than 10 mins game time.

Having an outside back on the bench isn't really that odd, plenty of teams are doing it. I'm a big fan of it and don't know why it hasnt become more popular with how many HIAs we see. How many times do we see a team end up with a forward at centre and it just kills their edge.

Teams running four forward benches in this day and age is just stupid imo.

I think it is pretty important with the HIA, but the key is having versatility in the team to let you pull it off. Ricky seems to be a big fan of it, but then we've also get a pack who have nearly all spent some time in the middle or edges and half of them have played time in the centers before, as well as a FB who can play in the halves etc. We certainly aren't unique in that regard either and its probably why you see a lot of smaller packs, both for the ability to play longer minutes if needed and to have a bit more mobility if you have to shift some out wide in a pinch. HIA rules really had a big impact on the game (which isn't a bad thing at all)

Ok I guess we’re in the go through 10 pages in one morning stage of the season

ytsb wrote:I hate to do this... but

Thumbs up: Lolo + Mann

Thumbs Down: Williams + Cleary (Double gun halves)

Williams and Cleary but does it mean you have to ply someone rubbish on your bench because that’s what’s been happening to me with the gun halves, takes depth out of your side completely.

Erin Moleman wrote:

Williams and Cleary but does it mean you have to ply someone rubbish on your bench because that’s what’s been happening to me with the gun halves, takes depth out of your side completely.

Have Walters as 17 regardless

I think a few people need to step back a little and think about actual rugby league.

I've seen some absolutely wild predictions of props moving to second row for a spell, props playing 80 minutes and other big minute predictions. It's round one and people are going to struggle for fitness and therefore the minutes they play round 1-3 won't be the same they play long term. Think long time and think about actual rugby league play not just fantasy.

Honeysett wrote:I think a few people need to step back a little and think about actual rugby league.

I've seen some absolutely wild predictions of props moving to second row for a spell, props playing 80 minutes and other big minute predictions. It's round one and people are going to struggle for fitness and therefore the minutes they play round 1-3 won't be the same they play long term. Think long time and think about actual rugby league play not just fantasy.

Don't you dare quash my fantasies with reality, that's what my alarm clock is for

Honeysett wrote:I think a few people need to step back a little and think about actual rugby league.

I've seen some absolutely wild predictions of props moving to second row for a spell, props playing 80 minutes and other big minute predictions. It's round one and people are going to struggle for fitness and therefore the minutes they play round 1-3 won't be the same they play long term. Think long time and think about actual rugby league play not just fantasy.

Couldnt agree more - have a like