NRL Fantasy 2021 Part 1 - Game on Mole

my tv broke wrote:

I think Fifita is too lazy to be a consistent fantasy scorer. I dont doubt his ability  but defenses will be all over him this year, so it will be interesting to see how he goes. Not a punt i want to start the year.

I have a big call for the big calls thread that features fifita.

Why would defences be all over him this year more than last year? He's playing in a better team this year and I'm not even on the wind-up.

Tommy is best value for starting GUN wfb isn't he? think I'll be on the hunt to start season with some value there and usually only go with 1 of the big guns.

Ponga was value last season but will be priced correctly to start this season. Edwards had best season but well below the elite tier still, Nofo been around 50 last 2 seasons. Papy priced at 50 and will be tough to go much higher.

Looks like early doors I'll go with Tommy as my risk and grab some value with other 2 picks

Welshy wrote:Tommy is best value for starting GUN wfb isn't he? think I'll be on the hunt to start season with some value there and usually only go with 1 of the big guns.

Ponga was value last season but will be priced correctly to start this season. Edwards had best season but well below the elite tier still, Nofo been around 50 last 2 seasons. Papy priced at 50 and will be tough to go much higher.

Looks like early doors I'll go with Tommy as my risk and grab some value with other 2 picks

Early thoughts are that there could be so many cash-building MFs and EDGs under 400k that there could be a bit of cash left over for a near-gun WFB like Pap or RTS to go alongside Trbo and a cheapie.

Tommy is a risk in some ways but more of a risk not to get him when everyone else has him, which they will if he's starting the season. Having him is actually the conservative play.

I don’t like the new MF role... kept thinking people are talking about me.....

rhinoceroo wrote:

Why would defences be all over him this year more than last year? He's playing in a better team this year and I'm not even on the wind-up.

100% agree. Broncos were just handing him the ball and expecting him to do something whil Taylor and Fogarty were putting Sam Stone and proctor through gaps. Imagine the opportunities Fifita could get running off halves which would actually create opportunities for him

rhinoceroo wrote:

Early thoughts are that there could be so many cash-building MFs and EDGs under 400k that there could be a bit of cash left over for a near-gun WFB like Pap or RTS to go alongside Trbo and a cheapie.

Tommy is a risk in some ways but more of a risk not to get him when everyone else has him, which they will if he's starting the season. Having him is actually the conservative play.

My risk more In terms of having him as my No.1 gun WFB to start season and not going with the other big guns, but if you are correct and can fill enough elsewhere will follow suit with a second decent WFB option

Mighty Fishes wrote:I don’t like the new MF role... kept thinking people are talking about me.....

What do you mean mate?

standard-issue wrote:

Mighty Fishes wrote:I don’t like the new MF role... kept thinking people are talking about me.....

What do you mean mate?

Wait, I just got it

Mighty Fishes wrote:I don’t like the new MF role... kept thinking people are talking about me.....

Oh but people ARE talking about you MF.
They are saying “get a bloody profile picture ya silly fish!”

Pookus McFly wrote:

Mighty Fishes wrote:I don’t like the new MF role... kept thinking people are talking about me.....

Oh but people ARE talking about you MF.
They are saying “get a bloody profile picture ya silly fish!”

Seconded, he is a bit of a silly fish

FalconSloth wrote:
100% agree. Broncos were just handing him the ball and expecting him to do something whil Taylor and Fogarty were putting Sam Stone and proctor through gaps. Imagine the opportunities Fifita could get running off halves which would actually create opportunities for him

Yeah good points. Might have talked me into him lol.

Just not sure on him, guess its a gut feel. In my mind i want Chrichton for one EDG spot so the other would be a cow I suppose.

Welshy wrote:Tommy is best value for starting GUN wfb isn't he?

Tommy is the new Black Widow

Welshy wrote:Anyone starting with Papy at his much higher price?

Teddy? last 3 year first 2 games well below his seasonal average

2020- 40.5
2019 - 30.5
2018 - 49.5

incredibly small first 2 game samples and a big upgrade needed to get him in, so likely not worth not starting with him and waiting a few games to get him at a discount

Papy firmly on my radar. His back half of the year was much better than his first half so if he can maintain it there is some upside. If I go with a gun WFB it will be Papy

I like the idea of Papy and think at some point he may get a 60 average for a season.
But even if you cherry-pick out the lower scoring first 6 games of last year, you get to a 55 average, so maybe there's a 5 point upside - which isn't bad for a likely keeper.

On Pappy if CS9 is gone & it becomes Munster's team then won't this affect Pappy. Wasn't there talk in 2020 that Pappy scored a bit less when Munster played because he wasn't getting the ball as much vs when Munster didn't play. I think Pappy will be a pick if he get gk but imo Munster will be gk.

Aiden Tolman MID $725,000
Shaun Johnson HLF $722,000
Briton Nikora EDG $626,000
Blayke Brailey HOK $595,000
Aaron Woods MID $586,000
Siosifa Talakai EDG $545,000
Toby Rudolf MID $545,000
Andrew Fifita MID $541,000
Wade Graham EDG $541,000
Sione Katoa WFB $540,000
Braden Hamln-Uele MID $492,000
Chad Townsend HLF $446,000
Ronaldo Mulitalo WFB $433,000
Jesse Ramien CTR $431,000
Mawene Hiroti WFB $400,000
Josh Dugan CTR $393,000
Jack Williams MID $380,000
William Kennedy WFB $377,000
Royce Hunt MID $360,000
Matt Moylan HLF, WFB $310,000
Connor Tracey HLF $304,000
Braydon Trindall HLF $303,000
Teig Wilton EDG $292,000
Billy Magoulias MID $278,000
Nene Macdonald WFB $253,000
Franklin Pele MID $228,000
Jack A Williams HLF $228,000
Jensen Taumoepeau CTR $228,000
Kyle Patterson HOK $228,000

Only Hiroti discounted & Macdonald slightly above base price with everyone else same. Williams 1k off predicted price which is probably rounding error. Only 1 DPP in Moylan, but I'm not really sure who else would be thought of as DPP bar maybe Dugan

standard-issue wrote:

Wait, I just got it

Camo123 wrote:Aiden Tolman MID $725,000
Shaun Johnson HLF $722,000
Briton Nikora EDG $626,000
Blayke Brailey HOK $595,000
Aaron Woods MID $586,000
Siosifa Talakai EDG $545,000
Toby Rudolf MID $545,000
Andrew Fifita MID $541,000
Wade Graham EDG $541,000
Sione Katoa WFB $540,000
Braden Hamln-Uele MID $492,000
Chad Townsend HLF $446,000
Ronaldo Mulitalo WFB $433,000
Jesse Ramien CTR $431,000
Mawene Hiroti WFB $400,000
Josh Dugan CTR $393,000
Jack Williams MID $380,000
William Kennedy WFB $377,000
Royce Hunt MID $360,000
Matt Moylan HLF, WFB $310,000
Connor Tracey HLF $304,000
Braydon Trindall HLF $303,000
Teig Wilton EDG $292,000
Billy Magoulias MID $278,000
Nene Macdonald WFB $253,000
Franklin Pele MID $228,000
Jack A Williams HLF $228,000
Jensen Taumoepeau CTR $228,000
Kyle Patterson HOK $228,000

Only Hiroti discounted & Macdonald slightly above base price with everyone else same. Williams 1k off predicted price which is probably rounding error. Only 1 DPP in Moylan, but I'm not really sure who else would be thought of as DPP bar maybe Dugan

Im going to get sucked in by Ramien again....

Looks like they’re discounting players with 1 or 2 games more than expected so Staines might be 50-100k cheaper than predicted but still pretty expensive for a winger

Tolman 725k just goes to show how well he did in 2020...what a machine especially being an old fella
I'm quite tempted by Rudolf