NRL Fantasy 2022 Part 42 - Tofu Haggis

@ChrisReive Sports journo from NZHerald tweet-

Returning NZ Warriors captain Tohu Harris will be on a minutes restriction, fwiw. Likely to see about 40 minutes - the team is just deciding how to best use those minutes.

There’s every chance he starts on the interchange bench @NRLFantasy @SuperCoachNRL

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:

I’ll take the punt on Manly improving a bit and hopefully his goal kicking gets a little boost. Even if he can average in the region of 45 give or take a couple I’ll be happy enough.

I’m sure I’ll make worse trades

Good luck with Gutho though mate, wish you well

I reckon if you both want to spend ~600k on a questionable WFB, go with Manu. He plays R13 (unlike Gutho) and he might be a keeper with his DPP (unlike Garrick)

I’d also prefer to go down and punt on Meaney instead.

EDIT: probably also prefer Ponga and To’o at those prices

robelgordo wrote:

I don’t get many right, but I definitely predicted this.

Have Titans and Knights bottom 2 on the ladder prediction because of anticipated spine bed shitting.

I was also on this train

Who could have predicted Fifita scoring tries more often than Bmoz and Slater for their careers would have been unsustainable

my tv broke wrote:@ChrisReive Sports journo from NZHerald tweet-

Returning NZ Warriors captain Tohu Harris will be on a minutes restriction, fwiw. Likely to see about 40 minutes - the team is just deciding how to best use those minutes.

There’s every chance he starts on the interchange bench @NRLFantasy @SuperCoachNRL

Not sure if that's good or bad. Will drop price obviously, but then everyone will get him. Would have liked a nice POD.

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

I was also on this train

Who could have predicted Fifita scoring tries more often than Bmoz and Slater for their careers would have been unsustainable

Yeah should’ve given you a shoutout too, you’re the only other person I remember pointing out that the Titans look crap on paper.

The funny thing with Fifita is besides not scoring tries at an unsustainable rate anymore, and not getting the related TBs and metres, he’s actually not scoring badly or doing much less than last year. Views on him are classic fantasy googles IMO

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

Haha

The best way to troll a dragons supporter is to point out that St.George-Illawarra have one premiership. I do this often. The ones from before when most people were born are a different team.

robelgordo wrote:

I reckon if you both want to spend ~600k on a questionable WFB, go with Manu. He plays R13 (unlike Gutho) and he might be a keeper with his DPP (unlike Garrick)

I’d also prefer to go down and punt on Meaney instead.


EDIT: probably also prefer Ponga and To’o at those prices

Ponga and To’o miss two games so I’ll let them go, my ranks so bad I have to target the byes.

Gutho plays the same amount of games as Manu so not sure what the difference is there apart from DPP. Would prefer a FB in a decent team than a CTR in one that looks a bit off (although that could change).

My gut says Garrick at the moment so will have a go. It’s all part of the fun right?

robelgordo wrote:

Yeah should’ve given you a shoutout too, you’re the only other person I remember pointing out that the Titans look crap on paper.

The funny thing with Fifita  is besides not scoring tries at an unsustainable rate anymore, and not getting the related TBs and metres, he’s actually not scoring badly or doing much less than last year. Views on him are classic fantasy googles IMO

The thing that sold most on Titans and Knights being towards the bottom was lack of a plan B. Dragons for example were going with some young talent in the spine but still had the likes of McCullough, Hunt and in emergency Mbye that could fill those roles. Knights back up play is Tex Hoy and Crossland. Titans backup plan is Will Smith and Tanah Boyd

Ramitinmyhaaas wrote:Tossing up between Cotter and Luciano, h2h team and already own Lolo

TU: Cotter
TD: Lucy

Is this just a classic reputation gathering scam haha?

Alrighty, I’m bypassing Elliot and bringing in carrigan for murray and turning jones into cotter. “Hopefully” I’m getting two cut price keepers instead of having to upgrade Elliot down the track, plus I don’t trust Ricky.

mrbrownstone wrote:

Not sure if that's good or bad. Will drop price obviously, but then everyone will get him. Would have liked a nice POD.

Good for Tevaga

Areyn can get fooked with his hornswoggle.

my tv broke wrote:@ChrisReive Sports journo from NZHerald tweet-

Returning NZ Warriors captain Tohu Harris will be on a minutes restriction, fwiw. Likely to see about 40 minutes - the team is just deciding how to best use those minutes.

There’s every chance he starts on the interchange bench @NRLFantasy @SuperCoachNRL

*reverses trade and pulls out a drawing board*

BBowler wrote:

Is this just a classic reputation gathering scam haha?

Nah man genuine question. I thought it'd be way closer than what it was, Lucy is kinda slept on, has gone 50+ in 6 of his 8 games this year and is a nice POD

robelgordo wrote:

I don’t get many right, but I definitely predicted this.

Have Titans and Knights bottom 2 on the ladder prediction because of anticipated spine bed shitting.

In the Knights defence, Pearce wanting to leave early was always going to be a problem. 
They had picked up Clune as a depth signing, not a starting half. They went hard to Brooks (that's a whole other discussion) and he's a better option than Clune. The other issue for them is their forward pack aren't stepping up, they should be rolling a lot of the other packs going round. 
Not sure if it's injuries or a lack of mental strength, but you are correct they are heading for bottom two unless they Mann up.

Rabbits21 wrote:I’m starting to panic I go to work soon but can’t decide whether to C Cleary or Grant...

I think you should pretend you are hosting a podcast, and it’s not your team. Listener asks the same question. How would you respond?

You generally give prompt and succinct advice when it’s not your team. Take the emotion / panic out of it and go with your podcast choice.

And when it goes pear shaped, blame radio Rabs. Or me.

Barry wrote:Alrighty, I’m bypassing Elliot and bringing in carrigan for murray and turning jones into cotter. “Hopefully” I’m getting two cut price keepers instead of having to upgrade Elliot down the track, plus I don’t trust Ricky.

I am doing similar. Other than Starling, the last bargain buy in the Raiders pack that was actually fantasy relevant was Bateman. That pack changes every week.

I already have Carrigan, turning Murray and Leo into Watson and Turbo. Both have locked in roles and scoring pedigree that Elliott doesn't have.

mattnz wrote:
I am doing similar. Other than Starling, the last bargain buy in the Raiders pack that was actually fantasy relevant was Bateman. That pack changes every week.

I already have Carrigan, turning Murray and Leo into Watson and Turbo. Both have locked in roles and scoring pedigree that Elliott doesn't have.

They both also cost a lot more.

So you know...value.