NRL Fantasy 2021 Part 15 - Let the raging begin

https://youtu.be/sAsUte_TMjA

Listening to Payten, totally agree. Lolo is a lazy defender. That's why he's not a leader yet. Can't just be a weapon in attack

Revraiser wrote:

Some we're saying Bird looked hesitant, but he is coming back from injury etc so I thought he looked fine. He is often johnny on the spot, still the case last night. Had a try disallowed. Next week he will go 45 and all smiles.
 Centres are gunna piss people off all year, if u allow it to. Not worth the time or trades.

Bird got more involved as the game went on.
My biggest issue with him was when he started rushing out of the line to put on a big shot.

Roberts - not too concerned yet. He was trying to get involved, and he attempted to get things going a couple of times, but Tigers were shit across the park. Roberts went for a few slappsies runs, and tried a couple offloads. Once Tigers find a bit of structure and direction he'll go okay.

Bird - Should have went Opacic. Hopefully he finds form. Not really keen to waste time trying to sort CTR this early.

Rapture_NRL wrote:Roberts - not too concerned yet. He was trying to get involved,  and he attempted to get things going a couple of times, but Tigers were shit across the park. Roberts went for a few slappsies runs, and tried a couple offloads. Once Tigers find a bit of structure and direction he'll go okay.

Bird - Should have went Opacic. Hopefully he finds form. Not really keen to waste time trying to sort CTR this early.

Agree, too early to waste trades. There isn’t a stand out option that’s an easy jump. These clowns can’t lose much more money, I’ll just roll with them until a cheapie comes along or a consistent scorer pops up. Eyes on cotric at this stage, but want to see him score well again before I bit the bullet

Rapture_NRL wrote:https://youtu.be/sAsUte_TMjA

Listening to Payten, totally agree. Lolo is a lazy defender. That's why he's not a leader yet. Can't just be a weapon in attack

Why not? Do you say the same to Thurston or Lockyer? Lolo at 80% on defence and 100% on attack for 70 minutes is better for the Cowboys than Lolo at 100% on defence and 90% on attack for 50 minutes. Payton should be thinking about building a team around his skills and weaknesses, not turning him into Robotackler.

(Also, if you're talking about bad Cowboys defenders, Lolo is not the place I'd start)

Iron Mike wrote:Thinking of just biting the bullet and somehow getting Peachey in at centre. Should see 50 mins as roving lock most games. And could be far more expensive soon with Broncos, Cowboys, Raiders, Knights, Sea Eagles in next 5.

Not sure who makes way though as don't really need to trade.

Have Croker, Jimmy, Averillo, Would have to find $200K from somewhere though.

Wow, 10 missed tackles for Riki killed his score.

I'm thinking of doing the same, I have the funds to go Lodge --> Peachey which is very tempting. Not sure if there is a better option at centre though...

I don't think anybody is going to look back at the end of the season and say "hey, remember those idiots who traded out Lachlan Croker after round one and then he turned into a nice cash generator averaging 40". I mean, it *might* happen, but I'd bet against it.

So, yeah. One trade, spend the bank. Croker to Milf.

Pulled tthe right rein on nearly all pods/cows. Just enough $$ remaining to squeeze Milford and 
Brailey in.

WHY THE FUCK ISN'T IT OPEN YET?

Worst first week in as long as I can remember.
Scraped inside the top 20,000 and near the bottom of the FOG.

860ish for filth.

Harviginald wrote:


I'm thinking of doing the same, I have the funds to go Lodge --> Peachey which is very tempting. Not sure if there is a better option at centre though...

Peachey will get 50 mins at least, and as the season goes on I believe he could start at lock. Titans will use 2 interchanges for hookers, leaving only 6 interchanges for there 3 middies. If he starts and then there is in game injuries, he could get the occasional 80. Tino and Fifita play origin. Have to wear the games where a back goes down. Not sure where I will find the money from though.

Chucky wrote:
Bird got more involved as the game went on.
My biggest issue with him was when he started rushing out of the line to put on a big shot.

Yeah if u do that, u gotta be 100% ur taking them down and onside

rhinoceroo wrote:

Why not? Do you say the same to Thurston or Lockyer? Lolo at 80% on defence and 100% on attack for 70 minutes is better for the Cowboys than Lolo at 100% on defence and 90% on attack for 50 minutes. Payton should be thinking about building a team around his skills and weaknesses, not turning him into Robotackler.

(Also, if you're talking about bad Cowboys defenders, Lolo is not the place I'd start)

A half back is different defensively than a forward - the comparison isn't one for one. Payten made a great point about Lolo setting an example for the younger forwards. He doesn't need to be a robo tackler, but if you're getting beat around the middle, something needs to change. Lolo is a lazy defender. Watch his old games closely

Storm and Roosters have accountability. Doesn't matter how good they are in attack, they have to turn up defensively

Wasn't going to do a recap since I missed bits and pieces making dinner but few things I saw with fantasy relevant guys

Raiders Tigers

Young looked incredible with ball in hand. Involved in defense and had two good runs cutting back on the inside that made up most of his attacking stats. Not sure if the score is repeatable but could easily take that next step to gun

Tapine was very damaging with ball in hand. Had a great run to set up the try in the corner. Scoring at nearly 2 ppm is absolutely not sustainable, so would be worried about minutes as an owner

James is the feel good come back story of the year. First middle off the bench and had a good work rate to match. Will score a few tries because he is sneaky strong near the try line driving through contact. Probably doesn't have the minutes to be fantasy relevant if you didn't start with him

Hodgson stayed at hooker the entire game, which was expected. Made a decent number of tackles to go with his usual misses that aren't true misses. Feel he is slightly under priced when the attacking stats flow, so wouldn't trade him out if I started with him, but wouldn't bring him in either

Brooks had one of Lachlan Lewis style fantasy games where they don't play the best but score well. Didn't dominate kicking as much as I would have wanted if I owned him, so will probably be a trade out soon after he has made a bit of cash. Wouldn't trade him in, wouldn't trade him out yet

Ofa had his best game in years. Fantasy score probably not sustainable with those minutes but should make some cash for owners. Unsure if minutes were affected by Tamou HIA, with Ofa not coming back until the last 15

Twal looks like he won't be getting the minutes needed for improved scores. Priced where he will score

Liddle raced to 50 points just after half time, then spent the rest of the game racking up negatives. Don't think he is up to 80 minute games yet and would probably be better off with 50-60. Would like to see him run the ball more in shorter stints

Laurie looked every bit a first grader and will be comfortable with him in my 17 going forward. Great defensive positioning and has sneaky speed so will get a few tbs

Utoikamanu didn't have a lot of impact when running the ball, but seemed to generally be in the right place defensively. Think he needs some time in ressies to develop so wouldn't be surprised if he only sees 10 or so games this year

Dragons vs Sharks

I can't believe that Kerr actually played edge after being abused by the Rabbitohs. Titans left edge could have a monster next week

McCullough once again tempting with that big minute tackle bot role. Owned him enough times in the past that I know he can put up these kind of games before reverting back to 50s. With Dragons set to lose a lot of games, wouldn't be surprised if that role changes

Vaughan looks to be the beneficiary of the terrible Dragons pack so far, but once again role could change at any time. If he keeps this up he is probably back in the Origin frame

Merrin got some extra minutes due to Sims HIA at the end of the game, not sure he is worth is playing 30 odd. Priced awkwardly as well so probably wouldn't want to take the gamble

Fuimaono got a few extra minutes with Kerr HIA, but I'm surprised with his output. Without the HIA he probably only gets 50 minutes. Good enough for current owners but right on the fringe of trade in worthy. Concerned that he could lose the spot at any time

Alvaro took the points battle over Faamausili with a few extra minutes despite coming on at the same time. 35 minutes probably not enough to trade Alvaro in, but should slow burn his way to some decent cash for owners. Could easily see a change in role get him a starting spot if there is a few loses

Ramsay and Bird looked to be forming a nice combination on the edge and should score a few tries this year. Bird showed flashes of the reason I picked him, landing on his front through a lot of contact and also very nearly scoring at the end. As long as he is fit and playing I won't be trading him out

Townsend dominated the kicking as we expected. While in that role he will have a great floor, with upside to put up 60s and 70s when he gets a few attacking stats. With SJ's return on the horizon I wouldn't be grabbing him if you didn't start with him

Moylan chalked up a nice combination with Townsend and had a few nice attacking opportunities. Very nearly beat Kerr on a few occasions and should be better for the run

Magoulias won't get enough minutes to be fantasy relevant. Maybe 2022 is the year of Magoulias

rhinoceroo wrote:I don't think anybody is going to look back at the end of the season and say "hey, remember those idiots who traded out Lachlan Croker after round one and then he turned into a nice cash generator averaging 40". I mean, it *might* happen, but I'd bet against it.

So, yeah. One trade, spend the bank. Croker to Milf.

Agreed. He might go olay at best - but Levi 2.0

Harviginald wrote:


I'm thinking of doing the same, I have the funds to go Lodge --> Peachey which is very tempting. Not sure if there is a better option at centre though...

I'm looking seriously at Peachey as well. Got 50 minutes, even with a bench hooker and Tino getting 65 minutes. Seems to be his locked in role, whatever is going on around him. Makes him appealing as an underpriced keeper center and not needing to worry about that shitty position for the season (would be next to Cotric for me).

filthridden wrote:Worst first week in as long as I can remember.
Scraped inside the top 20,000 and near the bottom of the FOG.

860ish for filth.

Same here- gonna have to take some risks here to try make up ground

rhinoceroo wrote:

Is it him? A WAG? Don't think it's the team in our league.

Pretty sure that's not him

Krump wrote:
Pretty sure that's not him

It’s not the White Lightning from this forum unfortunately

@multiple.scoregasms - if that's any sign on ur detail, I'd love to know what u had for dinner !