2016 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 7

Welshy wrote:
Yes Lowe was the 80 man last year, Cooper as well I think

No surprise given they play 2 hookers too.

Nothing really to see there when it comes to cows. It has been annoying me for a couple of weeks not having any of them

GreenMachine wrote:

No surprise given they play 2 hookers too.

Nothing really to see there when it comes to cows. It has been annoying me for a couple of weeks not having any of them

asiata has some potential but will need an injury to one of the backrowers first

GreenMachine wrote:

Was Lowe an 80min man last year? Seems logical he will be this, with reduced interchange and those big units at prop and lock for cows

As stated earlier both Gooper and Lowe play 80. I think Lowe played 80 bar 2 or 3 games last year. Gooper is really JTs little bumbuddy though, Majority of attack goes to him on the left. Especially in the latter part of last year Lowe hardly took a hit up he was always the decoy on the right

Bullbender wrote:

As stated earlier both Gooper and Lowe play 80. I think Lowe played 80 bar 2 or 3 games last year. Gooper is really JTs little bumbuddy though, Majority of attack goes to him on the left. Especially in the latter part of last year Lowe hardly took a hit up he was always the decoy on the right

Cool thanks.

It's Morgan or no one for me from the premiers

Bullbender wrote:

As stated earlier both Gooper and Lowe play 80. I think Lowe played 80 bar 2 or 3 games last year. Gooper is really JTs little bumbuddy though, Majority of attack goes to him on the left. Especially in the latter part of last year Lowe hardly took a hit up he was always the decoy on the right

Gooper played 75 twice and the rest 80's
Lowe played less than 80 on 5 occasions - a 67 min and 4 in low 70's.
Tolo avg 49min (including a 1 minute effort) so this is where the bench backrower (asiata ?) will get his game time - assumes Kostjasyn doesn't play lock while Granville is also on.

GreenMachine wrote:

Are you saying Inglis' peak and trough come exactly one round apart or are you just looking at his stats on site and calling out his high and low? I ask because in my own recollection, A sub 40pts is a rarity with GI. I don't buy him for fear of him scoring in 20s. It's because he is 400k for a WFB you lose over origin.

From Milch's stats sheet

finals excluded

Inglis played 19 games:
2 sub 30's (21 and 22)
7 games 30-39
6 games 40-49
4 games 50+ (72, 50, 79, 90)

avg 44.84

Teddy played 24 games:
2 sub 30's (23, 28)
3 games 30 - 39
7 games 40-49
12 games 50+
53, 65, 59, 52, 73, 100, 60, 78, 55, 85, 80, 79

avg 53.91

GreenMachine wrote:

Cool thanks.

It's Morgan or no one for me from the premiers

I have zero ATM but considering Gooper at 15k more than Lowe but it just feels immoral

Andy V wrote:

Gooper played 75 twice and the rest 80's
Lowe played less than 80 on 5 occasions - a 67 min and 4 in low 70's.
Tolo avg 49min (including a 1 minute effort) so this is where the bench backrower (asiata ?) will get his game time - assumes Kostjasyn doesn't play lock while Granville is also on.

Thanks for verification Andy. Not a bad guesstimate on my behalf Those Teddy V GI stats are very interesting reading. Cheers mate

Bullbender wrote:

Thanks for verification Andy. Not a bad guesstimate on my behalf Those Teddy V GI stats are very interesting reading. Cheers mate

Yes teddy's stats are surprisingly consistent for a WFB spot. He has worked his way into my team. I missed out last year. It's whether Teddy vs other cheap WFB will net more points than the difference between say mid range 2RF and gun 2RF, but for me I'm ok taking that risk

In the real world I don't want him to crush the warriors too bad in round 1, although I believe warriors haven't won their opening game since 2009.

my tv broke wrote:re whitehead, from raiders forum:

Papalii will be 11 and left and Whitehead will be 12 and right. That's already set in stone, Ricky has even said so.

i dont have the quote so you can take it with a grain of salt if you like.

This excites me!

Andy V wrote:

From Milch's stats sheet

finals excluded

Inglis played 19 games:
2 sub 30's (21 and 22)
7 games 30-39
6 games 40-49
4 games 50+ (72, 50, 79, 90)

avg 44.84

Teddy played 24 games:
2 sub 30's (23, 28)
3 games 30 - 39
7 games 40-49
12 games 50+
53, 65, 59, 52, 73, 100, 60, 78, 55, 85, 80, 79

avg 53.91

Cheers mate! Ted was one of my first picked and nothing I'm seeing there to change that!

my tv broke wrote:two 300k players in WFB or teddy + cheapie?

tough, I think Tedesco and Barba if named FB would be better than say Fergo and Gordon, Mansour has the highest potential as he has previously been an elite GUN but that was a year ago....Feeney if named FB another decent pairing with Ted, but if you are looking at Gutherson or similar I think the 2 300k options

The Raiders have a cracking side! Such an exciting team to watch when they're at their best, they'll be hard to beat this year.

Makes you wonder how much better they would've been with Teddy there. They also had some other big name signings that fell through a couple of years ago, anyone remember who they were?

Milchcow wrote:

5 weeks of 35 and Cherrington will still be under $250k.  And you've got $180k (20 points a week) sitting there doing nothing for a month

Looking at another $200k+ to get him to a proper gun by then.

Does the same apply to Jnik as a 2nd HOK as I expect him to average around 35pts

my tv broke wrote:two 300k players in WFB or teddy + cheapie?

Tedesco Gordon +3 rotating cheapies for me

Although would like Barba to be the third back and almost definitely will be if named.

I've had Mansour nearly every draft but now thinking out of Gordon, Mansour, Ferguson I need to ditch one of them and that is currently Mansour - purely due to wing. Not a confident omission

my tv broke wrote:this article pretty much confirms whitehead will start on the right - http://www.canberratimes.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/right-edge-duo-joey-leilua-and-elliott-whitehead-keen-to-run-rampant-for-raiders-20160221-gmzjnz.html

something else i've noticed, there are alot of raiders fans who arent big fans of fensom. guess they arent fantasy players

Just when you thought you were figuring out the Canberra pack....

http://www.zerotackle.com/knights-release-joseph-tapine-20824/

"The Newcastle Knights received a request from Joseph Tapine’s management to release him from the final year of his contract on Wednesday.

Club management has been through a process of exploring a range of options in relation to the release of Tapine.

This process in now complete and the Club can confirm Tapine has been released.

As per NRL guidelines, the terms of the release are to remain confidential however the Club is very satisfied with the outcome."