2016 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 8

Daily Telegraph's Newcastle reporter Barry Toohey names the Knights' first round team. Cat amongst the pigeons.

https://twitter.com/BarryToohey/status/703531547568111617
https://twitter.com/BarryToohey/status/703531824262156288

Does anyone know what the depth in centres at the storm is like? I keep coming back to Harris for my team as I think he definitely will score over 50 per game. I just worry about him being pushed out to centre again if there is any injuries

rhinoceroo wrote:Daily Telegraph's Newcastle reporter Barry Toohey names the Knights' first round team. Cat amongst the pigeons.

https://twitter.com/BarryToohey/status/703531547568111617
https://twitter.com/BarryToohey/status/703531824262156288

That's a pack of wolves amongst the pigeons if accurate

Randal becomes an option if Bhana is going to named as back-up hooker.

Im not sure i trust thats the team that will be named and if it is how long do they stick with it?

Got to make sure i pick the right Safititi now lol

Going to have nice article in the Herald Sun to read tomorrow "Knights coach gambles with record 5 debutants", I've always loved Randell.

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Have you accidentally moved your messages to the "Saved" area.

I am also the same. Received the email, but I don't have a PM (in my inbox or savebox)

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I am also the same. Received the email, but I don't have a PM (in my inbox or savebox)

Same with me. Got email, no new PMs.

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Same with me. Got email, no new PMs.

Click the link in the email.

Mine showed no new messages too but once I clicked I could get in there to get the message

I'm trying to work Parker back into my team but
Merrin Cartwright Tapau
Just looks so much stronger than
Parker Cartwright Cow

Haven't been able to fit both Merrin and CP13 in. Thoughts?

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Have so much money in the kitty but am stuck at where to use it since I like my team as it is. Any suggestions lads?

This team leaves 126k/118k

Seggy, Lichaa
Surgess, Evans, BLawrence, Leuluai
Merrin, SST, Carty, LAM, Pauli, Frei
DCE, Hastings, Taylor, JNikorima
Aubbs, CLawrence, Auvaa, Henry
Mansour, Gordon/Slater, Feeney, Mitchell, Gutherson

Have no idea where to spend the cash, any ideas?

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Have so much money in the kitty but am stuck at where to use it since I like my team as it is. Any suggestions lads?

This team leaves 126k/118k

Seggy, Lichaa
Surgess, Evans, BLawrence, Leuluai
Merrin, SST, Carty, LAM, Pauli, Frei
DCE, Hastings, Taylor, JNikorima
Aubbs, CLawrence, Auvaa, Henry
Mansour, Gordon/Slater, Feeney, Mitchell, Gutherson

Have no idea where to spend the cash, any ideas?

wowsers that's a pretty impressive team without having all that cash leftover, to start the season at least mate I think you need a nailed on captain choice though mate, seggy to CS9 I reckon

Welshy wrote:
wowsers that's a pretty impressive team without having all that cash leftover, to start the season at least mate I think you need a nailed on captain choice though mate, seggy to CS9 I reckon

Haha yeah I was weighing that move up. Except it was Lichaa for CS9 haha
But I think Lichaa is in for a big year somehow.

Probably best just to wait for TLT and then make big decisions. Fair play?

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Have so much money in the kitty but am stuck at where to use it since I like my team as it is. Any suggestions lads?

This team leaves 126k/118k

Seggy, Lichaa
Surgess, Evans, BLawrence, Leuluai
Merrin, SST, Carty, LAM, Pauli, Frei
DCE, Hastings, Taylor, JNikorima
Aubbs, CLawrence, Auvaa, Henry
Mansour, Gordon/Slater, Feeney, Mitchell, Gutherson

Have no idea where to spend the cash, any ideas?

I'd get either a more reliable captaincy option, or improve your 4th reserve (currently Taylor or Pauli?)

So if this is the Knights team

1. Feeney
2. C. Mata'utia
3. P. Mata'utia
4. Gagai
5. Uate
6. Mullen
7. Hodkinson
8. Snowden
9. Randell
10. Mataora
11. Rochow
12. J. Saifiti
13. Smith

14. Bhana
15. K. Sims
16. Pauli
17. D. Saifiti

Then Jacob Saifiti (currently not on system) suddenly is in everyone's team. Which helps out because he'd be the first decent cheap option to emerge this season.

Randell becomes tempting as he's the only proper hooker there.

Also, David Bhana was a tackling machine in the U20s.

If he gets decent game time I imagine he'll score all right in fantasy

Milchcow wrote:

I'd get either a more reliable captaincy option, or improve your 4th reserve (currently Taylor or Pauli?)

What's not reliable about Seggy??!! Hehe

Stupid posts not being posted in there whole!!!!!

Anyway apart from that, ive moved CS9 in for seggy and that leaves me with enough for Barba if hes named at Fullback on Tuesday
Or keep Seggy and upgrade 4th reserve Pauli to Grant

Votes??

Milchcow wrote:
So if this is the Knights team

1. Feeney
2. C. Mata'utia
3. P. Mata'utia
4. Gagai
5. Uate
6. Mullen
7. Hodkinson
8. Snowden
9. Randell
10. Mataora
11. Rochow
12. J. Saifiti
13. Smith

14. Bhana
15. K. Sims
16. Pauli
17. D. Saifiti

Then Jacob Saifiti (currently not on system) suddenly is in everyone's team. Which helps out because he'd be the first decent cheap option to emerge this season.

Randell becomes tempting as he's the only proper hooker there.

Strange team? Is Levi injured? As i read he was the preferred hooker. Doesnt make sense he misses out altogether. With the Saifiti twins all the wraps were on Daniel especially after the trial. Daniel is the bigger one (just) 117kg v 111kg and i guess hes on the bench in the prop rotation? There is a Brendan Santi amongst these cheapies just need to work out which one

Apparently Bhana has been training as back up hooker.

Bullbender wrote:

Strange team? Is Levi injured? As i read he was the preferred hooker. Doesnt make sense he misses out altogether. With the Saifiti twins all the wraps were on Daniel especially after the trial. Daniel is the bigger one (just) 117kg v 111kg and i guess hes on the bench in the prop rotation? There is a Brendan Santi amongst these cheapies just need to work out which one

I'd read the same about Levi. Must have just been the previous administration, and Brown must have other ideas. Bhana had been training at higher so will cover Randell, but for how long? (Both in minutes per game, and how many games before Levi gets back in the team?)

Jacob Saifiti was the better credentialed one as a junior. It's only recently (ie this year) that Daniel has been mentioned more. Daniel also a prop and Jacob a back rower which explains why he starts there.