2016 NRL.com Fantasy pre-thread Part 2

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White Lightning wrote:finger: & &  mf & kfp.

That finger icon doesn't show it just says "finger"

My finger was a cheeky one, not meant to be offensive.

Bren wrote:My finger was a cheeky one, not meant to be offensive.

I thought it was funny. No offence taken mate.

Warriors wrote:First Draft for the year. Pick it to pieces.

C Smith, M Parcell
J Bromwich, J Graham, J Debelin, S Lousi
C Parker, E Whitehead, R Rochow, J Tapine, J Edwards, M CheeKam
DCE, Hastings, A Taylor, C Walker/Te Maire Martin
J Croker, Auva'a, B Henry, Gutherson
M Gordon, Ferguson, Holmes, L Mitchell, J Hawkins

17k left. Gone more forward heavy than backs. Was also looking at T Merrin, J Lyon, J Mansour instead of some of the players I have.

Solid and will be a very popular make up. I will be trying to fit that 1 genuine WFB gun in, though understand you have used that cash up forward. Looking forward to seeing Chee Kam healthy.

Milchcow wrote:

IMO the secret is not to try and predict runs of form. Its a waste of trades chopping and changing your team every few rounds trying to make a quick buck.

If you get Hurrell you have to be prepared to keep him for the whole season. Perhaps if Dugan/someone drops enough in price you might plan a switch, or maybe a new Soliola will appear.
But the plan should be to ride out the whole season, and play for his overall score, not caring about week to week fluctuations

I was referring to Copley, buying cheap, wait for a run of good scores, then sell him for hopefully a 100K profit, otherwise I totally agree with what you said. Trades are valuable so trading a CTR or WFB for only 30-40K profit is a waste.
Edrick Lee was a classic example last year, he was cheap to start the year so many people brought him but everyone sold him after his dismal early season performances for only a tiny profit, (hence a wasted trade), but even he eventually strung together some decent scores and hence made some good money, albeit too late. When a cashcow is brought no one wants an edrick lee performance, we all want profit straight away

Warriors wrote:First Draft for the year. Pick it to pieces.

C Smith, M Parcell
J Bromwich, J Graham, J Debelin, S Lousi
C Parker, E Whitehead, R Rochow, J Tapine, J Edwards, M CheeKam
DCE, Hastings, A Taylor, C Walker/Te Maire Martin
J Croker, Auva'a, B Henry, Gutherson
M Gordon, Ferguson, Holmes, L Mitchell, J Hawkins

17k left. Gone more forward heavy than backs. Was also looking at T Merrin, J Lyon, J Mansour instead of some of the players I have.

Pick it a part.. sure..

HOK: There is much better value in the HOK position than Cam Smith. Sure Super Man Cam is a Fantasy god and would do wonders this year. However guys like Segeyaro/McCullough/Peats have potential to score as well if not better than them this year if they get 80 minutes and come in at a cheaper price. You also have Peats with some of the best Byes from a Fantasy perspective. Also as others have mentioned if Parcell ends up on the Bench and only manages to get 20 minutes and a 1PPM. Then it is very likely he doesn't rise in price too much and does nothing to help your team.

FRF: Aaron Woods, Josh McGuire just two guys who are $30k-$40k cheaper then Bromwich and average 3 points less with more upside this year. McGuire returning to the Broncos will be massive and the bloke has a motor. Aaron Woods will be relied on heavier than last year as well. Not sure Jack de Belin will get the minutes everyone thinks he will. They have Frizell, Cooper, ah Mau, If Cooper remains in the Front Row then he should be a solid option, however Jack Trbojevic looks like a better option.

2RF: Corey Parker is massively priced, last year he averaged 62.52 points a game. Sam Burgess, who is $67k cheaper than Corey Parker, who won't play Origin averaged 62.57 points in 2014. Much better value. Will Whitehead get much minutes with Fensom, Soliola and Papalii? In fact Soliola was averaging almost 80 minutes a game, Papalii averaged 71 minutes and Fensom avergaed 67 minutes. Lets also point out Fensom is the workhorse in the Canberra pack and he had the least amount of minutes. Still trust Sticky to give Whitehead enough time on the field?

HLF: If Hastings/Taylor flop you could be in trouble and you have a dead position essentially if Rabbitohs/Panthers don't have an injury. Dead positions from the outset wont help your Team Value.

CTR: Croker is great... every second week, he is just too inconsistent. With blokes like Brown ($70k Cheaper)/Lawrence ($100k Cheaper) starting in the second row which should make them more consistent. Lafai and Hurrell ($100k+ Cheaper) There just seems to much value to be made here to go with Croker, and they have Sezer ready to step in and kick goals if he shanks a few. 1/3 of your Rookie CTR's should kick on.

WFB: Holmes is too much of a risk with the ever present Barba floating around there. Michael Gordon has always been an inconsistent scorer. Jeremy Hawkins and Latrell Mitchell.. Will they get game time or are they relying on injuries. Because we already spoke about how valuable dead positions from the beginning of the year are.

On an actual note, if Parcell isn't starting I feel like he is too much of a risk. The rest of your team is solid, I actually stand by what I said regarding Croker and you should make sure your entire team is named on the first TLT if you can.

Warriors wrote:First Draft for the year. Pick it to pieces.

C Smith, M Parcell
J Bromwich, J Graham, J Debelin, S Lousi
C Parker, E Whitehead, R Rochow, J Tapine, J Edwards, M CheeKam
DCE, Hastings, A Taylor, C Walker/Te Maire Martin
J Croker, Auva'a, B Henry, Gutherson
M Gordon, Ferguson, Holmes, L Mitchell, J Hawkins

17k left. Gone more forward heavy than backs. Was also looking at T Merrin, J Lyon, J Mansour instead of some of the players I have.

Our 2fr are essentially the same & I'm worried about the potential minutes there. I can only see CP13 & Rochow getting good game time. Will Whitehead get the same minutes as Kennedy did as Papalii, Soliola & Fensom are big minute players. Tapine will also start on the bench & J. Edwards had injury problems last year & seems injury prone although he's a good chance to start at lock but he'll probably be sharing minutes with Halatau. I'm now looking at a few changes myself. The rest is very good though.

(a) DCE & Mbye or
(b) A-Rey & Milford

WL - what makes you think Mbye will be a good choice? Have you seen what scores he produces when partnering Josh Reynolds in the halves.

Milchcow wrote:
WL - what makes you think Mbye will be a good choice? Have you seen what scores he produces when partnering Josh Reynolds in the halves.

That's right you mentioned that the other day. He just fitted my numbers if I go with DCE. You have answered my question. Cheers.

Doing a bit of a house cleanup declutter at the moment.

No longer need my copy of any of these books
"Wayne Bennett - Man in the Mirror"
Shane Webcke - The Hard Road
Andrew Johns - Two of Me
Anybody here want one or more of them. Free* to a good home. They're all in good condition.

If you live outside Aus I might make you pay for postage.

Milchcow wrote:Doing a bit of a house cleanup declutter at the moment.

No longer need my copy of any of these books
"Wayne Bennett - Man in the Mirror"
Shane Webcke - The Hard Road
Andrew Johns - Two of Me
Anybody here want one or more of them. Free* to a good home. They're all in good condition.

If you live outside Aus I might make you pay for postage.

I'm keen, once finished Im happy to send it onto someone else as well.

Anyone know how many minutes Packer was playing on avg for cutters? Or if NSW cup stats are published anywhere?

Am wondering how much action he'll see with all of the the dragon's big minute middle men. (Except for masoe if in the 17)

Lets start an NRL Fantasy Fanatics book club

I have somewhere Sean Longs autobiography and it incredible, the guy was an absolute howler!

Packer averaged 30 minutes, and a little shy of 25 fantsy points back in 2013.

Only played 9 games, and one of them he managed juts 13 minutes. My memory isn't that good but I assume he was just arrested mid game and sent to jail.

Milchcow wrote:
Packer averaged 30 minutes, and a little shy of 25 fantsy points back in 2013.

Only played 9 games, and one of them he managed juts 13 minutes. My memory isn't that good but I assume he was just arrested mid game and sent to jail.

I wonder what his ppm's were on the inside.

Had Packer as my 3rd FRF and having second thougts after the above comments. Whats another option around that price range that can possibly be used as a scoring player?