NRL Fantasy 2022 Part 6 - I can't (C) Cleary now his shoulder's gone

Think I must be the only one starting the szn without hooker cover, could be a massive mistake when Randall goes down or could pay off nicely - (gambling man lol). Will obv have to get another hooker at some point but just don't really wanna force myself into getting a gun hooker who I don't really like.

Randall
Angus (VC) Ipap Lolo
Fifi (C) Nanai
Sexton Clifford
Aitken Penis
Critta Hynes Pap

Ilias, Bullemor, Tulagi, Schneider

Russell Fifita Max King L. Thompson

1k ITB.

Stylebender wrote:Aitken & Lolo or Amone & iPap/Crichton/DCE?

Ooft tough one, I'd probs say the second option but the first one is good too...

@GCTitans half AJ Brimson in doubt for round one clash with @TheParraEels

Coach Holbrook hopeful but Brimson has picked up a few niggles. Will Smith the likely replacement #NRL

mrbrownstone wrote:Has everyone gone off TPJ?

Surely if he was good value before the trial he still is, it's not like we learned anything new, suspension was always a risk.

For me it was seeing him in the first tackle (I believe) go on report. Followed by throwing punches.... in a trial! Knew he was a risk, but that seemed just too crazy.

In what will be a covid-riddled, and always a injury-riddled season, removing his crazy-suspension-pending-ass seemed smart. He has become Lolo for the Goodnight Kiwis.

Grouse wrote:@GCTitans half AJ Brimson in doubt for round one clash with @TheParraEels

Coach Holbrook hopeful but Brimson has picked up a few niggles. Will Smith the likely replacement #NRL

I guess Boyd will go 14 to spell Clark

Stylebender wrote:TU: Aitken & Lolo
TD: Amone & iPap/Crichton/DCE?

Second one for me.

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Lemmy KGB wrote:Everything thinking Walters a dead duck? I still think he has won the #6, but maybe too risky now. Last thing I heard was that if Areyn came in Kelly was going to bench (prior to Areyn being ruled out).

The whole ..... everyone gets a fair chance smoke screen, compounded by covid issues, and Langer giving Walters his endorsement seemed like it was going his way. Really hard to tell though.

Others in that price range with far less uncertainty.

mrbrownstone wrote:Has everyone gone off TPJ?

Surely if he was good value before the trial he still is, it's not like we learned anything new, suspension was always a risk.

Not so much learning something new as being reminded of something old.

That trial put me off all Bulldogs players tbh, which also should be nothing new but needs repeating now and again.

robelgordo wrote:

Forgetting Schuster's "2 week" injury last season

Its ok, Graham had one of those too

Need help:

Choose 2 out of Angus, Ipap, Haas

rhinoceroo wrote:

Not so much learning something new as being reminded of something old.

That trial put me off all Bulldogs players tbh, which also should be nothing new but needs repeating now and again.

Burton still got a try and looked a class above.

Bit of a shame the NRL.com Fantasy podcast isn't happening this year. People here probably thought it sucked but I thought it was a decent listen.

mattnz wrote:

Burton still got a try and looked a class above.

Won't take long before someone is made the scapegoat and once Barrett is fired after R6, normally the half is the next target.

StormTrooper96 wrote:

Wasn't said last year that Sexton and Fifita played together in high school? A full pre-season under their belt to get those formations under their belt together, plus probably having some secret plays they have from back in the day and they both could really benefit from each other.

Bit scared that Sexton has to maintain a 50 average to pretty much not lose money.

I know he’s popular on here but I just cant pick Sexton.
With that head he looks like he belongs on Beavis and Butthead.
In addition to that, my ex wife is now a Sexton.
Pretty valid reasons hey!

Ramitinmyhaaas wrote:Need help:

Choose 2 out of Angus, Ipap, Haas

Dual Position...

Moanaman wrote:

Dual Position...

Yeah massive factor aye

Chucky wrote:
I know he’s popular on here but I just cant pick Sexton.
With that head he looks like he belongs on Beavis and Butthead.
In addition to that, my ex wife is now a Sexton.
Pretty valid reasons hey!

If that is not some sort of omenry I don't know what is

StormTrooper96 wrote:

I know different teams, more experience now, different halves partner, etc. but using a bit of historical data... in the 6 games walker has playing in the halves without Reynolds he has only averaged something like 37 points.

Different to training all pre-season knowing it is your team to run. Very different mindset to one off games.

I owned Cody a couple of seasons ago, he would always do 1 thing brilliantly, with an amazing effort to hit 50 points. The rest of the game you were always thinking, why arent you doing anything? This season he is stepping up to be the leader for 80 minutes, playing both sides of the field like he did on his try assist scoring run to finish last season, averaging 60. (He was only playing left side the start of the season, I watched all the highlights to confirm). This is his season. Dominant playmaker, and had most of the kicking in the trials. When he wants the ball, he will always get it.

Loomer wrote:Chooks forum seems to have big wraps on Billy Smith. Is he better pick than any of Tago Scrit or Penis?

Roosters forum wants a young kid who's had bad luck with injuries to do well. As with all club forums there's a tendency to want the next new star to rise as fast as possible, whether they're any good or not (not that Smith isn't good, just don't take the Chooks forum's word for it - even by the standards of internet club message boards it's... not great).

What I am fairly sure of is that either Smith or Momirovski will be out of the team when Suaalii comes back, it's probably a matter of who plays best in the meantime. (Having said that, seems Manu moves to 1/6/7 if there's any injury, so there's still plenty of scope for both Momo and Smith to play.)

Going very slightly cold on Tago, who's a bit of an unknown at centre and may well be in my team just because he's always been in my team, so could feasibly toss a coin for that one.