2016 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 3

SoylentGreen wrote:

Johnson?

Just looked it up, it was Brett Seymour.
I wonder if Maloney will do the bulk of the kicking

Isn't T-Rex off contract this year?

Very interesting...

jstands wrote:Who was Maloney's halves partner at the Warriors a few years back?

Shaun Johnson. he might have had some crossover with Stacey Jones that one year when Jones tried a comeback, and I'm trying to think if he also crossed over with Michael Witt

Milchcow wrote:

SJ
And before that was Brett Seymour

Beat me to it Milchy , Brett Seymour than SJ.

Brett Seymour. jeez forgot all about him. wasn't too bad actually at the warriors after his previous issues

jstands wrote:Isn't T-Rex off contract this year?

Very interesting...

You think he'll put in an effort?

He's at a nice price if he is going to do some work

Milchcow wrote:

You think he'll put in an effort?

He's at a nice price if he is going to do some work

I think he is smart enough to realise that he isn't going to get $600k a year at any club after the last couple years he's had. He will need to put in if he is to get a good contract from anyone.

Remember his last season at Manly before he came over to us? He was absolutely bulldozing his way through everyone.

It was like watching Taumaulolo on speed and steroids.

jstands wrote:

I think he is smart enough to realise that he isn't going to get $600k a year at any club after the last couple years he's had. He will need to put in if he is to get a good contract from anyone.

Remember his last season at Manly before he came over to us? He was absolutely bulldozing his way through everyone.

It was like watching Taumaulolo on speed and steroids.

I feel those days are behind him and now days he bulldozes his way through half a dozen Big Macs........

jstands wrote:Isn't T-Rex off contract this year?

Very interesting...

Yeah I mentioned that a little while back I think. I was considering him until I remembered he is lazy as fuck and there havent been any reports of him training the house down

Bren wrote:

Yeah I mentioned that a little while back I think. I was considering him until I remembered he is lazy as fuck and there havent been any reports of him training the house down

Yeah Bren thats exactly what I did

jstands wrote:

I think he is smart enough to realise that he isn't going to get $600k a year at any club after the last couple years he's had. He will need to put in if he is to get a good contract from anyone.

Remember his last season at Manly before he came over to us? He was absolutely bulldozing his way through everyone.

It was like watching Taumaulolo on speed and steroids.

I think he doesn't have the confidence anymore after that back injury. I reckon he won't be starting.

I'm hoping Shaun Lane takes Pritchards edge position and gets regular minutes. He is a real worker on and off the ball.
Should have bulked up nicely this preseason as well

I remember I was getting all excited last year about picking Shaun Lane for Fantasy this season because I thought he'd play 80 and be way undervalued but then I remembered T-Rex was still employed by the Dogs. Not all bad though if he cuts into Lane's minutes then it means that when Jackson goes on Origin duty Lane should slot straight in and hopefully be a cheap pickup for the bye period.  
Oh and cheers for the feedback on my team, Beast.

jstands wrote:I'm hoping Shaun Lane takes Pritchards edge position and gets regular minutes. He is a real worker on and off the ball.
Should have bulked up nicely this preseason as well

Lane although a good offensive player that has a knack for scoring tries, his defense is still unreliable

Hopefully trex can become a gun again , he looks like he has lost his belly fat and is looking fit

Guerra or Cordner??

Any recomendations on 2rf in the 450-400k range?

Klemhammer wrote:Guerra or Cordner??

Any recomendations on 2rf in the 450-400k range?

De Belin?

Don't really see Guerra or Cordner improving much on last years efforts. Still very good players but pretty much are priced for what you get

Yeah, just what the hell happened to T-Rex. Remember when he was at Manly, playing limited minutes and had dpp. TB's just went up to 3 pts and everyone was gibbering on about DT being made for him....until he copped a massive suspension for judo throwing de gois - then became an 80min dud for the dogs...

Any players i should change

Smith, Seggy
Graham, Bromwich, NAS, Packer
Fensom, Whitehead, Guerra, Pauli, MCK, Bhaha
Areyn, Hastings, Taylor, JNiko
Ferg, Hurrell, Henry, Auvaa
Mann, Inglis, Copley, Gutherson, Mitchell

Klemhammer wrote:Guerra or Cordner??

Any recomendations on 2rf in the 450-400k range?

Guerra over Cordner. Both have attacking potential but Guerra has the tackle count to add to his score whereas Cordner scores more or less like any other edge backrower in that he gets a basic level of tackles and run metres but will rely on attacking stats for the high scores.

As for other 2rf's in that range:

-Cooper, Wade Graham and Friz if you can extend to them.
-Taupau, was a beast outside of a shit halves pairing and team bar Teddy, imagine what he could do at a legitimate top 4 contender and running off of DCE
-JDB, could be in line for a starting role this year and has already shown he has the workload to generate big scores all the while coming off the bench
-Matulino, has a big motor and depending on how you see the Warriors using the interchange this year he could get extra minutes in the prop rotation
-Papalii, has come up a few times in discussions. Has the ability to score similar to those priced 50k above him but the big issue will be whether he moves to the front row and becomes the go to guy up front or if he sticks around in a crowded Raiders 2nd row
-Taumalolo if you want a risk, another year in the game has done wonders for him and he will only grow as he gets more and more time playing off the guys like JT and Morgan. With Scott another year older Taumalolo could likely have more of a role in go forward and gets more runs of the ball which would only be good for him fantasy wise.

Big Kev wrote:Yeah, just what the hell happened to T-Rex. Remember when he was at Manly, playing limited minutes and had dpp. TB's just went up to 3 pts and everyone was gibbering on about DT being made for him....until he copped a massive suspension for judo throwing de gois - then became an 80min dud for the dogs...

imo when he started playing 80mins he had to tone down his offensive so he can sustain being on the field for 80 mins
the dogs play a flat structure didnt help either

but still couldnt explain him dropping off so hard and being soft from previous years