NRL Fantasy 2022 - Part 11 - Let's Gone Cowboys !

StormTrooper96 wrote:What actually happened to Billy Smith? Is he a possibility to be playing this week?

StormTrooper96 wrote:What actually happened to Billy Smith? Is he a possibility to be playing this week?

robelgordo wrote:

Bunker doctor said her was a grade 1 HIA - which means can't return. My understanding of this is he showed concussion signs at contact (e.g. KO'd, unable to brace for impact, staggering etc.) so it then doesn't matter about the initial cognitive tests - you're off.

I would assume if he wasn't actually concussed - as Robbo has indicated - he can sail thru protocols and play this weekend. If he's not dropped first.

StormTrooper96 wrote:
EDIT:
Only real trade outs are Ilias and Brandon Smith.

BCT05 wrote:

Unlucky on Russell, guessing not much $ itb? Will be a pain to have to downgrade elsewhere to deal with him

Antipodean1 wrote:


I have Tuilagi, he had 30 points at 1/2 time from memory, then was a passenger all second half, very much like SChrichton.

I wouldn't get too concerned about missing him, I missed Max King and Tago.

Milchcow wrote:
My thinking on no Haas was that he was slightly overpriced based on his 2021 stats. A bit underpriced based on 2020 stats, Figured he was more likely to replicate 2021 than 2020 so gave him a miss thinking he was unlikely to jump out of price range.

Went Fifita figuring that even if he didn't replicate the 17 tries, he wouldn't be playing off the bench and that might make up for it. Know he has some low scores in him, and away against Parra was one of the likely low scores. If I had Mahoney I probably would have captained him ahead of Fifita this week. And pre game if you'd offered me 51 I would have accepted it, only becomes disappointing when you know the Titans scored 28 points, and he just bludged out near the wing (and when you know what Haas scored as well)

sets wrote:

Wow, trading out Ilias already. I really dont think its such an urgent trade out. He only ran the ball once/twice? And they made a point that he will be running the ball much more as the year goes on...

sets wrote:

Wow, trading out Ilias already. I really dont think its such an urgent trade out. He only ran the ball once/twice? And they made a point that he will be running the ball much more as the year goes on...

The Bludger#2 wrote:
1. Holbrook is an idiot and doesn't know how to come up with a game plan to maximise his $1M man.
2. Sexton & W.Smith are useless halves who can't execute Holbrook's game plan to get Fifita early ball.
3. Fifita is in the coach's plan, Sexton and co. are trying to get him more involved and the big cat hides out in the backline being lazy, avoiding the hard stuff. 
I'm going with Option 3 as the most likely.

Milchcow wrote:

With the game in the balance he was not given the ball once. Had 1 run out of dummy half but don't think a Titans player passed it to him in the last 20 minutes. Mostly he was standing out near the wing. Not sure if that was a deliberate plan to have him running at opposition wingers that they never executed, or if he was just hiding out there because he is soft.

Loomer wrote:

He had 14pts in negatives and 10 from missed tackles which many were questioning before hand if was a worthwhile cow

Milchcow wrote:

With the game in the balance he was not given the ball once. Had 1 run out of dummy half but don't think a Titans player passed it to him in the last 20 minutes. Mostly he was standing out near the wing. Not sure if that was a deliberate plan to have him running at opposition wingers that they never executed, or if he was just hiding out there because he is soft.