NRL Fantasy 2022 Part 17 is the new 50

WT2K wrote:Not that anyone has them...

Wacko: Expect to see a change for Tigers tonight with Ken Maumalo set to be ruled out which will see Starford To'a move to wing and Luke Garner to play centre

That could have flow on effect for next week, depending on the Maumalo injury length if Garner plays centre next week
Tuilagi back to edge

L-Jimmy wrote:

Nice one toast!

It'll be critical to have the frequent ball-touchers (heheh) have short names, so the Rabbits are looking good with Cook, Ilias, Walker. Ball-playing locks likewise (Murray, Arrow). Koloamatangi will struggle, may have to just run hitups.

Manly are bang in trouble. Trbojevic's aren't great, Cherry-Evans worse. Olakau'atu is wasted as a hitup merchant.

The Dragons will also struggle, not because of the name thing but because they aren't very good at football.

I thought you were going to say the Dragon's would struggle remembering their names. To be fair Hunt-Bird-Amone pretty easy too.

Agreed Manly are farked.

Revraiser wrote:

I've got better than the preview, I've got the post game result. Bunnies slayed again.

I mean sure, but I am just going to go ahead and interpret 'slayed' as an intransitive verb so that the Bunnies are doing the slaying. There isn't anything you can do about it, its all locked in grammatically in my head. Suffer in ya syntax!

Boozecluez wrote:

That could have flow on effect for next week, depending on the Maumalo injury length if Garner plays centre next week
Tuilagi back to edge

I think Tui has that locked up over Garner anyway.

Jury is out on the fantasy scoring tho.

mattnz wrote:Mann would have to be one of the most regretted trade outs on a regular basis the last few seasons.

In the right role, he always ends up scoring well.
HOK > 60 mins average 59
Halfback > 60 mins average 47
Five eighth > 60 mins average 46

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Take away the TB nerf and the lack of kick metres and his half/five-eighth record drops to under 40, which is what he is priced at.

His 80 minute hooker average correlates to about 40 points if reduced to 60 minutes

So the value has to come from combining the tackles of hooker, with the play making of a half, and upping the work rate because he has to do it all in less minutes.

Lock is a high scoring position most of the time, so its not impossible, but he is far from a certain thing.

WT2K wrote:Not that anyone has them...

Wacko: Expect to see a change for Tigers tonight with Ken Maumalo set to be ruled out which will see Starford To'a move to wing and Luke Garner to play centre

Who plays EDG then? Must be Peachey?

Probably a good sign for Tuilagi that even when he is out, they don't see Garner locked into that role.

These young rep CTRs must really not be training the house down when they play Garner at CTR ahead of them. Expect they will be getting pissed off and leaving soon if they never get a chance, even when the cupboard is bare for other replacements.

Damn Ilias...you know you are bad when Leniu and Walters are on the bench and you are in the NPP. But at least you are ahead of Smith....for now.

mattnz wrote:
Who plays EDG then?

Assume it'll be seyfarth if above is correct

Milchcow wrote:

Take away the TB nerf and the lack of kick metres and his half/five-eighth record drops to under 40, which is what he is priced at.

His 80 minute hooker average correlates to about 40 points if reduced to 60 minutes

So the value has to come from combining the tackles of hooker, with the play making of a half, and upping the work rate because he has to do it all in less minutes.

Lock is a high scoring position most of the time, so its not impossible, but he is far from a certain thing.

Mann will average 40ish, his utility value and the nerfs you mentioned will see to that.

Antipodean1 wrote:

Mann will average 40ish, his utility value and the nerfs you mentioned will see to that.

Hard to see a guy with 37 base when playing injured, averaging 40, when he is a strong attacking player in what is looking like a decent team. He isn't Tolman or Twal.

toast wrote:There's a new rule where every player must say their name when touching the ball and must complete their name before passing the ball.

Which team succeeds and which team struggles?

I think Storm look alright - Grant, Munster and Hughes can be rattled off quickly.

#unproductivity

This is why I traded out Uto. No more offloads.

Is Martin definitely out for the Panthers? If Mann is in doubt as well I need to reshuffle my team in case they both don't play.

Despite Matt presenting his best Mann case, I still have to go Mann to Starling purely because it banks some cash and I'd be expecting Starling to outscore Mann

SoylentGreen wrote:Is Martin definitely out for the Panthers? If Mann is in doubt as well I need to reshuffle my team in case they both don't play.

Martin is confirmed out

mattnz wrote:

Hard to see a guy with 37 base when playing injured, averaging 40, when he is a strong attacking player in what is looking like a decent team. He isn't Tolman or Twal.

I have Mann, so I hope your optimism is upheld Matty. I just have a worry his utility might see him shifted about - I really do hope he shuts me up and crushes it. But I won't lose any sleep if he doesn't.

In Matt's defense, because of his belief in Mann, I did decide to trade Bully out for Starling instead of Mann. (not a hard decision)

So it's all your fault if it backfires

Pookus McFly wrote:

I mean sure, but I am just going to go ahead and interpret 'slayed' as an intransitive verb so that the Bunnies are doing the slaying. There isn't anything you can do about it, its all locked in grammatically in my head. Suffer in ya syntax!

Admirable interpretation Pook !

Leniu starting. Smith onto Martins edge.
Hopgood onto the bench

Has a nice average of 40+ when given a decent go on the edge, too bad

robelgordo wrote:Tigers situation looks so bad I’m picking them to win tonight

Me too....surely there is some reaction with all of the stick they have been copping this week and against everyone's favourite enigmas as well.