NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 28 - too many guns

wolfking wrote:

Kind of wouldn't mind punting on JTB but probably too late.  Would make 120K for 3 rounds averaging 35.

Yeah, I need someone to bring in for Williams but it does feel a week too late and his price is slightly too high (still tempting though given the other options...hopefully something in the next 20 mins)

mattnz wrote:Bateman apparently looking to return to Super League. Has a daughter in UK https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/raiders/nrl-2020-john-bateman-canberra-raiders-contract-uk-super-league-wigan-contract-details/news-story/3457eb0f92a3d43bd380bc179a690d92

Go to Bankstown or go home and get a $3.5m payday. Tough one that

With Watson out for 4-6 weeks, Randall has a spot in my team. He should get decent mins with McCullough there, he's proven himself. Ideally he'd get over 40 mins but a 40/40 split would be nice, hell even 30 mins is enough for Randall.

That said, I don't believe Macca should be starting, his service is very slow and he just doesn't have the running game to do well with the new rule changes, similar to Granville and Robson at the Cowboys. Macca is obviously solid in defence but it seems he's mostly there to be an old head for the young lads and to fill in while Watson's out.

Aardvark wrote:

Wasn't there some report about them getting towelled up by the reserves with him in the halves?

Yeah PK said the A grade team played a B grade team before the game or the day before or something and JDB was playing in the halves and schooled them.

Bethany_B wrote:With Watson out for 4-6 weeks, Randall has a spot in my team. He should get decent mins with McCullough there, he's proven himself. Ideally he'd get over 40 mins but a 40/40 split would be nice, hell even 30 mins is enough for Randall.

That said, I don't believe Macca should be starting, his service is very slow and he just doesn't have the running game to do well with the new rule changes, similar to Granville and Robson at the Cowboys. Macca is obviously solid in defence but it seems he's mostly there to be an old head for the young lads and to fill in while Watson's out.

Do you really think they would have gotten Macca there to play 40 minutes?

wolfking wrote:

Do you really think they would have gotten Macca there to play 40 minutes?

With the rule change, I can see it. Macca is old and slow, and he's not a good fit for the new style of play. His service is also questionable. What he does bring is defence and experience, but I don't think that means he plays massive minutes, 50-60 at the very most.

wolfking wrote:

Do you really think they would have gotten Macca there to play 40 minutes?

I'm guessing he'll spend some time at dummy half and some time at lock.
Macca may play 80mins but that doesn't mean Randall won't be on the bench to play 20-40min.

Bethany_B wrote:

With the rule change, I can see it. Macca is old and slow, and he's not a good fit for the new style of play. His service is also questionable. What he does bring is defence and experience, but I don't think that means he plays massive minutes, 50-60 at the very most.

He may be slow but he's only 30.

Bethany_B wrote:With Watson out for 4-6 weeks, Randall has a spot in my team. He should get decent mins with McCullough there, he's proven himself. Ideally he'd get over 40 mins but a 40/40 split would be nice, hell even 30 mins is enough for Randall.

That said, I don't believe Macca should be starting, his service is very slow and he just doesn't have the running game to do well with the new rule changes, similar to Granville and Robson at the Cowboys. Macca is obviously solid in defence but it seems he's mostly there to be an old head for the young lads and to fill in while Watson's out.

Last week Macca was saying he was happy with 40-50 minutes

Needs to average 35 for 3 rounds to make 150K.

mattnz wrote:
Last week Macca was saying he was happy with 40-50 minutes

That's good to hear. Even Macca 50/Randall 30 would be pretty handy, 30-35PPG from Randall is enough.

mattnz wrote:
Last week Macca was saying he was happy with 40-50 minutes

True? Huh.

wolfking wrote:

True?  Huh.

Was a video of Macca, from his own mouth

Also, would it be stupid to captain Grant against the Titans?

mattnz wrote:
Was a video of Macca, from his own mouth

Yeah I believe you.

Bethany_B wrote:Also, would it be stupid to captain Grant against the Titans?

Yes

Bethany_B wrote:Also, would it be stupid to captain Grant against the Titans?

Depends if Walters named again?

mattnz wrote:
Last week Macca was saying he was happy with 40-50 minutes

That was probably while he was rotating with Watson, with Randall is a different story

Adam O'Brien focusses on defence (as clearly seen by last game) so he wouldn't be against playing Macca for long mins as Macca is a quality defender

Taumalolo showing injured sign on the app

Macca went to the knights for an opportunity tobplay first grade. He will take any mins he is given tbh

Not knocking macca as a person/clubman, but he's not an NRL hooker these days