2016 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 4

Bren wrote:Has anyone seen watermelon pants @SI ? We were going to chat and get the rego thread ready but I havent seen him for a few days.

Aardvark Ratnick wrote:Thinking of running with a back row of Parker,Surgess,Rochow,Turner and Sue plus a NPR, I think the later 3 are all value for money and priced below their potential scoring value.

White Lightning wrote:

That would be a very impressive back row but Turner & his injury history would put me off but you could easily replace him if need be.

Aardvark Ratnick wrote:

Yeah WL I am a huge fan of Turners and his injury history is a concern but he is still very young and as you say if it doesnt pan out to bad, but I feel he has the motor to go all day and loves the hard stuff.

White Lightning wrote:All this talk about Parcell has me thinking of running him as my 2nd hooker but using him as a npr & getting an extra gun frf, 2fr or hlf & playing them. From a points scoring scenario there wouldn't be much difference.

Welshy87 wrote:BJ Leilua intrigues me, but probably just out of reach price wise being more expensive than Hurrell and Lafai so a more riskier proposition, Expecting some good things from the Raiders this year and on his day he is a damaging ball runner

Aardvark Ratnick wrote:Like I said in a previous post I know little of Parcell but if he is to keep Api out he must be worth having a look at the very least.

White Lightning wrote:With the Titans back row looking like Taia, McQueen & Bird I'm thinking Taia & McQueen will play 80 with Bird getting a rest. I can see the Titans doing a lot of defence so both Taia & McQueen could get good tackle counts with 40+ tackles easily a game. With McQueen being 52k cheaper he could be a great pod. Thoughts.

Bren wrote:Has anyone seen watermelon pants @SI ? We were going to chat and get the rego thread ready but I havent seen him for a few days.

Beast From The Big East wrote:

-A bit of a POD move with Hodgson but I'm not a fan. Would rather pay the extra and get someone more reliable like Lichaa who is a bit of a POD this year.
-Very solid front row
-Going expensive with your 2nd row will be the deal breaker for your team's success this season I think. Bodene is a great POD and if Stuart sorts out Fensom's minutes he will be too. Not a fan of Whitehead given you have Fensom. I know they play different roles but I don't usually like doubling down on 1 position from the same team unless there is a cash cow involved. Someone like Rochow might fit better there.
-Your expensive 2nd row has meant you aren't able to afford the gun halves and have had to settle for Austin. While Austin will score well, he is too much up and down for me and would prefer him as a 2nd half along side someone more stable such as DCE, Hunt, A.Reynolds etc...
-Lawrence should do well but like you I'm not a fan of Waqa. If you are after a cash cow why not look at Copley, or Lafai/Hurrell if you wanted to go a bit more expensive
-Two big PODs in your WFBs. Not sure how much Moylan can increase by and to me he has always seemed to be in that mix between not quite a gun and not a mid ranger who has potential. Gordon is a solid and common pick while Slater could go very well with an easy start of the season if I recall.

Bren wrote:Interested to see how that Martin bloke from the Panthers goes. Didnt the Tigers let him go? Could turn out to be a massive mistake.