NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 3 - Trials by Combat

Me: oh, SWalker might be value....638k on footystatistics....yeah nah

He still might average 50 and make me regret, but early bye and too many halves

The Pascoe Fiasco wrote:
HSS will get DPP when named at wing -he’s 250k and should be safe for four or five price rises.

Has a good scoring history as a winger too. Just need him to get enough games in before Savage comes back (and/or hold his spot on his return)

Welshy wrote:

Thats where I have him atm mate, extra GK points so around 54

He's about to turn 23, better service from DH, Kikau outside him, it's his team now. Wouldn't surprise me if he matches Doueihi for cheaper. I know I won't convince you, because it's largely a gut feel thing. Which is fine.

White Lightning wrote:wiliame named to start at ctr again he's 319k if you want a cheap ctr

I don't want a centre scoring in the negatives though.

Mulvy wrote:

He's about to turn 23, better service from DH, Kikau outside him, it's his team now. Wouldn't surprise me if he matches Doueihi for cheaper.  I know I won't convince you, because it's largely a gut feel thing. Which is fine.

I see the upside potential mate. But I’d rather pay up 56k for someone who already averages what you are expecting from Burton. Who now also has better service from DH and Bateman inside and IPap outside him

L-Jimmy wrote:Me: oh, SWalker might be value....638k on footystatistics....yeah nah

He still might average 50 and make me regret, but early bye and too many halves

Priced at 44 and I don't think he'll average 54, as good a player as I think he is.

If he was priced at his actual average of 42, I would be more willing to back him in. Basically he's got the same problem as Welch.

Maestro wrote:What is the go with Ford being named starting second row at the warriors? Hadn’t even considered him but with dpp and potential starting second row is he a potential cheapie sleeper?

Probably more an actual TLT rather than preseason TLT question

Yeah Curran is the one you gotta watch out for mate. Highly likely to start on the edge. Ford MAY get onto the interchange but usually we run a Hooker, so Lussick would be there to back up Egan who doesn't usually play 80.

Goodnight Kiwi wrote:

Yeah Curran is the one you gotta watch out for mate. Highly likely to start on the edge. Ford MAY get onto the interchange but usually we run a Hooker, so Lussick would be there to back up Egan who doesn't usually play 80.

If Ford does actually start on the edge then I'll probably still pick him, 340k and dual is cheap enough to take the risk on. If he's on the bench with Curran on the edge then I probably won't though.

What’s the thoughts/opinions on seeing Keppie at 13? Too early to read into it? Aloiai was listed as injured and due to return this week, see he’s been named on an extended bench in what could only be assumed as a cautious approach back from injury. Is it just a matter of wait and see next week? Also with Manly having the second bye there could be some reshuffling by round 3 also depending on fitness. They’ve got a new coach so could be a new approach, would Keppie named at 13 at his price point round 1 be enough to start with? Or would the “conservative” approach of basically sitting back on all Manly players as wait and sees be the way to go? There’s also reports of Manly looking to swap MHarper for NBrown at the Eels. So a bit to consider albeit potentially a week too early.

Genderbender wrote:What’s the thoughts/opinions on seeing Keppie at 13? Too early to read into it? Aloiai was listed as injured and due to return this week, see he’s been named on an extended bench in what could only be assumed as a cautious approach back from injury. Is it just a matter of wait and see next week? Also with Manly having the second bye there could be some reshuffling by round 3 also depending on fitness. They’ve got a new coach so could be a new approach, would Keppie named at 13 at his price point round 1 be enough to start with? Or would the “conservative” approach of basically sitting back on all Manly players as wait and sees be the way to go? There’s also reports of Manly looking to swap MHarper for NBrown at the Eels. So a bit to consider albeit potentially a week too early.

if JTrbo's move to prop is permanent and Keppie is the new lock, then he'd be great for Fantasy.
I have some concerns about job security though

Milchcow wrote:

if JTrbo's move to prop is permanent and Keppie is the new lock, then he'd be great for Fantasy.
I have some concerns about job security though

Definitely a lack of actual NRL quality depth in the forwards at Manly, was quite surprised when looking through their team lists. Don’t think they’ve got anyone else not named, could be wrong (FRF wise), JTurbo the obvious threat. Could the fact Manly are looking at NBrown be a sign they’re looking to move JTurbo to prop full time?

Siebold will change that manly lineup five times in the first six weeks

my tv broke wrote:Siebold will change that manly lineup five times in the first six weeks

Warriors will be the same. Can't see Ford retaining a starting EDG in a team with Curran, Sironen (coming back from Injury), and Barnett. All likely to steal lots of minutes from him, even in the unlikely event he can hold them off from taking his starting spot.

Jurbo playing prop might mean he goes back to his fantasy glory days, rather than playing the link role

Honey Badger wrote:Jurbo playing prop might mean he goes back to his fantasy glory days, rather than playing the link role

Its an interesting thought. Just looking through his stats, last season he had a total of 3 TBs, all in 1 game and 2 offloads for the season. 1 offload the whole season before. The only thing that is fantasy friendly about his game is the big minutes.

Just curious about when the word drivel (as in talking shit) morphed so completely into dribble.

It looks like so many people have fucked it up and used the wrong word it has ended up being the right word.

Would love Keppie to be relevant but it'll probably be that crusader for Manly men doing manly things, Josh Aloiai, coming back into the lineup. Maybe Seibold will do something different but who knows.

mattnz wrote:
Agree, if he starts this year like he finished last year, you will be bitterly disappointed 22, 39, 42 and 30 .... or if he starts the season like he did last year with 1 score over 45 in the first 7 rounds. He had a purple patch in the middle of the season, but surely he is a great opportunity to wait until he has had a run of poor scores, to pick him up at $550k, like you could last season, after starting at a similar price to what he is now.

Why would you though?

CTR stack got a lot easier with those trial teams - Thompson, Alamoti, HSS.

Where's all this value in the MID people are talking about? Seems to all be in the EDG, I've only got 4 MID ATM. Might slot Pele in as a cashie