NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 72 - Bursting the COVID bubble

robelgordo wrote:

Eh 15-20 from the bench by Aubs in the CTRs going to be the least of my problems at that point

5/342 mate what a start from you.

I’m shocked just over 50percent in the top 1000 only captained Haas, thought it would’ve been more 60percent.

I guess Haas isn’t as set and forget as I thought.

Camo123 wrote:

Could be interesting if he loses his spot in last couple of rounds if people have run out of trades by then

With the way HIA’s are in our game these days any HIA to pretty much any player in the squad Aubbs will be seeing extra minutes of the bench whether he be pushed into a centre roll, second row roll or even play in the middle a little. So in theory I guess it isn’t that bad.

Camo123 wrote:

Could be interesting if he loses his spot in last couple of rounds if people have run out of trades by then

He "lost his spot" this round, and played in the centres, but scored a try to give himself a reasonable score.

Rabbits21 wrote:
5/342 mate what a start from you.

I’m shocked just over 50percent in the top 1000 only captained Haas, thought it would’ve been more 60percent.

I guess Haas isn’t as set and forget as I thought.

In the first half of the season, people had maybe 2 options they'd captain - something like Hass or Lolo (or a few with McInnes/Cook etc) and Haas was by far the most commonly owned, so captaincy made sense

Now that final teams are ready people have more captaincy options so its no surprise to see people like McInnes/Cook get more captaincy as their ownership increases.
And people are willing to go people like Cleary/Teddy that they would't necessarily do in the early rounds

Rabbits21 wrote:
5/342 mate what a start from you.

I’m shocked just over 50percent in the top 1000 only captained Haas, thought it would’ve been more 60percent.

I guess Haas isn’t as set and forget as I thought.

Always had the thought that I might switch captain to McInnes or Cook as soon as I owned one of them. But Haas could go just as big, quite easily.

Still find it hilarious Daine Laurie is a frf on SuperCoach, wackos is saying he’ll be debuting this week for Penrith, probably on wing for malakai

mintotheimmortal wrote:Still find it hilarious Daine Laurie is a frf on SuperCoach, wackos is saying he’ll be debuting this week for Penrith, probably on wing for malakai

They probably just confused him with Daine Laurie, the Panthers front rower who last played in 2010.

Geez Gagai on Staggs tonight worries me.

rhinoceroo wrote:

Warriors have one of if not the best back three in the competition. Their back row (Harris/Katoa/Tevaga/) is also top rank, and once Ah Mau is back and maybe Rudolf signed their front row is pretty good too. Their 6/7/9 could do with a bit of work, but the squad doesn't need a total rebuild or turnaround, they just need a decent training ground and gameday coach after years of Kearney. Not sure Nathan Brown is it.

Agree with this. A full strength Warriors squad should be talented enough to finish in the 7/8/9 area, rather than consistent bottom 4 finishes. Back 3 is quality, centres serviceable, and back row quality. Nikorima is a decent ball running half who should suit the new rules, so if CHT can continue to develop this season it's not the worst halves pair to build from next year. Hooker is a clear weakness + a couple of props to go with Ah Mau (hopefully JTB continues developing & Rudolf would be nice). I reckon you chuck a top tier hooker (either C or B Smith, CM9, Cook, Grant, Koro) into this squad and it could go from bottom 4 to top 8 fairly quickly. Don't think that was true of the Knights roster.

If you look at the Knights teams from round 1 & 2 2016 only the Saifiti boys, Gagai, Levi, Fitzgibbon & Sims are still active in the NRL so 6 out of a possible 34. Definitely a bigger roster rebuild than what the Warriors should need. Overhaul of culture + training + talent ID/player retention is a different story of course.

Ikuvalu score and McInnes not getting a respectable 65 or so has screwed my 2 trades next week and set with 4 spare. I need to sell Ikuvalu next week and if Ponga scores over 40 probably can't afford. Really set on Munster this week. Maybe just Yolo it and have to get cashout next week and Ponga the week after with 3 trades left.

Logic dictates I get Ponga this week to complete WFB 3
One of the reasons of holding off on Ponga this week is Green effect. How do we think Ponga scores will be affected or is it not at all

Just listened to AOB’s presser today on the Knights site and I must say I have gained a tonne of respect for the bloke now. The way he talks and answers the media he just sounds like a true blue Aussie. He doesn’t hide anything, is just 100% and he is very well spoken. Sounds like someone the players would really get along with.

Camo123 wrote:

Could be interesting if he loses his spot in last couple of rounds if people have run out of trades by then

Honestly Aubo being able to cover 2 positions and get 15-20 points rather than play with 16 could come in handy.

He might be a permanent inclusion to my team.

Haas at juicy odds for anytime try scorer tonight! Wet weather could be hard to stop close to the line!

Warriors front runners for Adam Elliott according to Brent Read.

mintotheimmortal wrote:Still find it hilarious Daine Laurie is a frf on SuperCoach, wackos is saying he’ll be debuting this week for Penrith, probably on wing for malakai

Remember when Taukeiaho was a wfb/frf in fantasy ?

Erin Moleman wrote:

Remember when Taukeiaho was a wfb/frf in fantasy ?

Yes but wasn't he 2RF/WFB as used to play edge

WT2K wrote:Warriors front runners for Adam Elliott according to Brent Read.

Think that's a solid signing for the right price.

mrbrownstone wrote:

Agree with this. A full strength Warriors squad should be talented enough to finish in the 7/8/9 area, rather than consistent bottom 4 finishes. Back 3 is quality, centres serviceable, and back row quality. Nikorima is a decent ball running half who should suit the new rules, so if CHT can continue to develop this season it's not the worst halves pair to build from next year. Hooker is a clear weakness + a couple of props to go with Ah Mau (hopefully JTB continues developing & Rudolf would be nice). I reckon you chuck a top tier hooker (either C or B Smith, CM9, Cook, Grant, Koro) into this squad and it could go from bottom 4 to top 8 fairly quickly. Don't think that was true of the Knights roster.

If you look at the Knights teams from round 1 & 2 2016 only the Saifiti boys, Gagai, Levi, Fitzgibbon & Sims are still active in the NRL so 6 out of a possible 34. Definitely a bigger roster rebuild than what the Warriors should need. Overhaul of culture + training + talent ID/player retention is a different story of course.

Except they really aren't.

RTS is great, except he's now hampered because he has to carry such a heavy burden. So he rarely provides the game breaking ability he was capable of because he's too busy having to make so many tough carries every week.

Maumalo is super overrated. Gets hyped because he gets big metres, but he's slow, he's an average finisher. There's no slower turner on the wing in the comp. He should be in the forwards. He is not Manu, he never has been, he never will be. Fusitua was one of the top wings in the competition, then he got his big contract.

Probably the slowest back three in the comp.

The centres are fucking garbage. Hiku is the worst defensive centre in the competition (yes worse than Darius) and makes mistakes every week. On the rare week where he's involved in a couple of tries, you can bet that he's probably been responsible for a couple going the other way and fucked up at least one as well. Herbert is barely NRL quality, he wouldn't be sniffing a spot at most clubs.

Definitely the slowest group of backs in the comp.

The back row isn't quality. Harris is great, Katoa is a rookie, Tevaga gets overhyped by people in fantasy circles, but in the real world he is super small. Blair spends time at 13 and has been doing nothing but steal money from the club for a long time.

Nikorima is a decent ball running half WHEN HE RUNS THE BALL. Which doesn't happen enough. Literally one of the coaches made a bet with him on how many times he'd run to try to get him moving. He has got better, he's forming a good bond with Katoa.

Been paired up with Green who has been average most of the year. CHT is a work in progress, but him and Kodi on paper aren't a good combination because there's no navigator between them.

Then hooker is about as bad as it gets. The props are about as bad as it gets.

The good thing for the Warriors is next year they'll have LAM back, along with BMM. That makes the prop rotation better. Still won't have that top tier prop, but they're hard to come by.

They're also devoid of leadership and strong experience. The guys who have had success elsewhere, like Harris, aren't vocal. Even Roger, he's a lead by example character. The guys who are meant to be the veteran leaders fucking suck i.e Blair.

This isn't a top 8 level roster, and it isn't really close. They need a hooker, props, at least one good centre (Perham should get groomed to be one), potentially another half, some leadership, speed. They have so many shortcomings.

WT2K wrote:Warriors front runners for Adam Elliott according to Brent Read.

Yuck. Probably overpaying for him too.

Loomer wrote:

Yes but wasn't he 2RF/WFB as used to play edge

Yeah maybe that was it. Either way crazy haha