NRL Fantasy 2021 Part 41 - Didn't see that coming!

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:

Using Instagram would suggest that your head isn’t good to be fair

Players not allowed to have a social media account? Cmon now mate

Rippin and Tearin wrote:Hey guys - I noticed someone say Brian To'o could be in line for Origin - is this true?

Im not familiar with the eligibility rules, but thought he was a Samoan representative and hence wasnt eligible.

Cheers in advance

https://www.zerotackle.com/rugby-league/players/player-eligibility/

Rippin and Tearin wrote:

Thank you.

Begs the next question - how likely is he for an Origin call up? On the lookout for a round 13 playing WFB and To'o seems like he is as good as (perhaps better than) any...

People say he has issues under the high ball but every other facet of his game is top of the league this year

I think he will get picked personally

No idea what I'll be doing this week so..

Update on players to score 69 in my team.
Rd 7: 1 - Brian To'o
Total: 7

Averaging 1 a week, hope my team can keep it up.

Ramitinmyhaaas wrote:

Players not allowed to have a social media account? Cmon now mate

Sorry mate not sure where in that post I said they shouldn’t be allowed to have social media accounts.

never read a great deal into overall team value, i mean, obviously it is good to have it high, but your guns will fluctuate in price and it really doesn't matter because if you're keeping them, you aren't actually losing or gaining any money there, i keep a spreadsheet i use to compare the value of my cows to my intended final team and i find that a much better indicator of how my team is tracking at gaining actual value.

Is it to late to bring in hampton don't know anything about him

Chris nz wrote:Is it to late to bring in hampton don't know anything about him

Team lists might tell us more mate but there’s a chance Dearden ruins this all for us

Rippin and Tearin wrote:

Thank you.

Begs the next question - how likely is he for an Origin call up? On the lookout for a round 13 playing WFB and To'o seems like he is as good as (perhaps better than) any...

I've already outlined why I don't believe To'o will play Origin.
He's a great metre eater, but he's too small in the air for Origin.
Qld will play Coates on one wing, and he's a freak at taking bombs.

NSW have the options of:
incumbency - Fox & Toups (neither of whom is injured, nor wrecked their chances of selection)
Then, Fergo (has the experience)
Turbo (especially if Freddy plays Wighton / Latrell in the centres)
Cotric (was in the extended squad last year)
all of these wingers are strong in making the hard carries out of their end, are (mostly) taller than To'o and/or have more big game experience.

Just my opinion (obviously), but I don't think the hype surrounding To'o and his metres each week translates into being an effective SOO winger.
If Freddy wanted a rough-diamond, surely he'd look at Sivo.

The Bludger wrote:

I've already outlined why I don't believe To'o will play Origin.
He's a great metre eater, but he's too small in the air for Origin.
Qld will play Coates on one wing, and he's a freak at taking bombs.

NSW have the options of:
incumbency - Fox & Toups (neither of whom is injured, nor wrecked their chances of selection)
Then, Fergo (has the experience)
Turbo (especially if Freddy plays Wighton / Latrell in the centres)
Cotric (was in the extended squad last year)
all of these wingers are strong in making the hard carries out of their end, are (mostly) taller than To'o and/or have more big game experience.

Just my opinion (obviously), but I don't think the hype surrounding To'o and his metres each week translates into being an effective SOO winger.
If Freddy wanted a rough-diamond, surely he'd look at Sivo.

Yeah I second this post. I don't see any reason to change the wing combination of Fox and Toops. Both were really good for NSW last year and haven't got any worse for club this year. To'o playing fantastic but will get peppered under the high ball - if I was freddy watching the Broncos vs Penriff game a week ago I would've been extremely concerned with To'o's ability or should I say inability to take the high ball under pressure (in a dead game rather than a packed out origin decider).

BEs (correct ones)

Simo to Walsh seems a fair shake

Ramitinmyhaaas wrote:

I got a feeling he will play. From what I heard Robbo brushed off the media when they raised a concern about his concussions saying it's his first of the year and said he was all good after the game. But you never know with Robbo and how he treats concussions.

Robbo played Tupouniua the week after his concussion off the bench but that was his first concussion. Tedesco won't come off the bench so he either starts or doesn't but I think I read it was his 3rd concussion in a year (could be wrong). The Roosters are in unfamiliar territory being 5th on the ladder & in previous concussions when Tedesco was rested the Roosters were usually 1st so they could afford to rest him. Maybe this has a bearing on whether Tedesco will be rested.

surmo13 wrote:never read a great deal into overall team value, i mean, obviously it is good to have it high, but your guns will fluctuate in price and it really doesn't matter because if you're keeping them, you aren't actually losing or gaining any money there, i keep a spreadsheet i use to compare the value of my cows to my intended final team and i find that a much better indicator of how my team is tracking at gaining actual value.

it's crude - i know my way around computers, but not enough to do the really advanced stuff - but here's the set-up for anyone mildly interested, ignore the data irregularities, it gets out of wack on Mondays while i wait for the blokes around here smarter than i am to provide the BE info and make adjustments on who i want in my final team etc.

@Milchcow are those last week's BEs?

The Bludger wrote:

I've already outlined why I don't believe To'o will play Origin.
He's a great metre eater, but he's too small in the air for Origin.
Qld will play Coates on one wing, and he's a freak at taking bombs.

NSW have the options of:
incumbency - Fox & Toups (neither of whom is injured, nor wrecked their chances of selection)
Then, Fergo (has the experience)
Turbo (especially if Freddy plays Wighton / Latrell in the centres)
Cotric (was in the extended squad last year)
all of these wingers are strong in making the hard carries out of their end, are (mostly) taller than To'o and/or have more big game experience.

Just my opinion (obviously), but I don't think the hype surrounding To'o and his metres each week translates into being an effective SOO winger.
If Freddy wanted a rough-diamond, surely he'd look at Sivo.

Cheers mate - appreciate the post. Logic seems good to me so will ride with that.

Ramitinmyhaaas wrote:

Yeah I second this post. I don't see any reason to change the wing combination of Fox and Toops. Both were really good for NSW last year and haven't got any worse for club this year. To'o playing fantastic but will get peppered under the high ball - if I was freddy watching the Broncos vs Penriff game a week ago I would've been extremely concerned with To'o's ability or should I say inability to take the high ball under pressure (in a dead game rather than a packed out origin decider).

Thanks!

Thinking Turpin and Egan to Moses and Murray

Erin Moleman wrote:Thinking Turpin and Egan to Moses and Murray

First time I’ve seen that name floated around here in a while

Would b hunt be a good punt avg 60+ no origin plays the bye and should be a bit of a pod or go for hass / mosses ?