NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 83 - Send-offs are back

Aardvark wrote:The advantage of most of my team playing early is that the potential for a last minute freak out trade is reduced significantly. If Ted is rested HTF comes in and that’s that. Bittersweet.

If this purely speculative Teddy thing happens, looks like most teams would be HTF or nothing from my quick scan

Townsend 3 weeks, risks 5 weeks if he contests. He should take the three and be thankful I think.

W Graham 2 weeks with early plea
Riki 2 weeks
J Hoppa 1 week

Everyone else no suspension with early plea. Klemmer gets a fine

robelgordo wrote:

If this purely speculative Teddy thing happens, looks like most teams would be HTF or nothing from my quick scan

I'd probably rather play with 16 then HTF anyway

robelgordo wrote:Townsend 3 weeks, risks 5 weeks if he contests. He should take the three and be thankful I think.

W Graham 2 weeks with early plea
Riki 2 weeks
J Hoppa 1 week

Everyone else no suspension with early plea. Klemmer gets a fine

No charge for Felise Kaufusi for his cheap shot? No fine at least? Surely there has to have been for a cheap shot on a halfback off the ball. It’s not in the spirit of the game.

Camo123 wrote:

I'd probably rather play with 16 then HTF anyway

Same same.....but does make watching the game less fun if you have to play him

Also hoping Butcher gives me one last week of something around the 50 mark.

Camo123 wrote:

I'd probably rather play with 16 then HTF anyway

I don’t blame anyone for bringing him in at the time, cheap WFB with good job security after all, but I wish I knew which thread it happened. Looking back at some of the quotes/hype would be tremendous now

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Also hoping Butcher gives me one last week of something around the 50 mark.

Because my team is so unbalanced I had to start one of Biro or Butcher, or risk no FRF cover. I chose Siro. Seems a mistake as Butcher should hit 35-40 from the bench and could still start. I think you’ll be ok

Rabbits21 wrote:
No charge for Felise Kaufusi for his cheap shot? No fine at least? Surely there has to have been for a cheap shot on a halfback off the ball. It’s not in the spirit of the game.

Didn't know fines and suspension changed depending on the position of the player effected.

filthridden wrote:

Didn't know fines and suspension changed depending on the position of the player effected.

Huh? Why else do you think our halfback went off for the HIA test?

What’s your point? Do you like seeing halves hit in the head off the ball?

Rabbits21 wrote:
No charge for Felise Kaufusi for his cheap shot? No fine at least? Surely there has to have been for a cheap shot on a halfback off the ball. It’s not in the spirit of the game.

nrl.com doesn’t have anything from Storm v Souffs, might be because it’s still to be updated, might be that Kaufusi has got away with it and is twirling his moustache as we speak

robelgordo wrote:

nrl.com doesn’t have anything from Storm v Souffs, might be because it’s still to be updated, might be that Kaufusi has got away with it and is twirling his moustache as we speak

I’d say so mate they keep doing these grubby shots as it goes uncited, it doesn’t change!

robelgordo wrote:Townsend 3 weeks, risks 5 weeks if he contests. He should take the three and be thankful I think.

W Graham 2 weeks with early plea
Riki 2 weeks
J Hoppa 1 week

Everyone else no suspension with early plea. Klemmer gets a fine

Most importantly for me, Welch is free to play with an early plea Sorry Rabbits21

Also on nrl.com, following the success of the mullet poll... best headgear poll

Completely invalidated by the lack of Brett Rodwell

Bethany_B wrote:

Most importantly for me, Welch is free to play with an early plea Sorry Rabbits21

No surprises mate. You guys deserved to win but are getting off very lightly with the judiciary, very lightly. We have had players miss a week for much less than that.

Rabbits21 wrote:
No surprises mate. You guys deserved to win but are getting off very lightly with the judiciary, very lightly. We have had players miss a week for much less than that.

What are you on about mate?

Storm play by the book.. the second set of books.

Rabbits21 wrote:
Huh? Why else do you think our halfback went off for the HIA test?

What’s your point? Do you like seeing halves hit in the head off the ball?

I don't like seeing any player hit in the head off the ball. That was my point.

robelgordo wrote:

I don’t blame anyone for bringing him in at the time, cheap WFB with good job security after all, but I wish I knew which thread it happened. Looking back at some of the quotes/hype would be tremendous now

I brought him in that first week reluctantly because I needed a cash out. I was pretty clear with the idea that speed + a few tries in a micky mouse competition wouldn’t automatically make him a good fantasy scorer

filthridden wrote:

I don't like seeing any player hit in the head off the ball. That was my point.

Ah right, sorry I misunderstood.

Looking forward to today’s footy now.

Bulldogs:
Luke Thompson and Jake Averillo (both rested last week) return on the bench in place of Sione Katoa and Dean Britt. Reserves duo Jack Cogger and Tim Lafai were cut from the squad 24 hours from kick-off and Sauaso Sue and Reimis Smith dropped out on game day.

The Bulldogs have won four of their past five games against the Titans.

Titans:
Jai Arrow returns from a shoulder injury after being elevated from the reserves to the interchange while winger Anthony Don has recovered from a rib injury and starts in place of Phillip Sami.

Prop Moeaki Fotuaika will return from suspension on the bench while prop Sam Lisone will make his 100th NRL appearance after securing a not guilty verdict at the judiciary.

Keegan Hipgrave and Jai Whitbread were omitted from the squad on Friday and Tanah Boyd dropped out of the squad an hour before kick-off.