NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 4 - It's go time !

Welshy wrote:

Don't see the massive fanfair with Walsh, average low 40s in WFB.

A fair few games there where he was kicking A lot from FB which he won't be doing with ARey at the Donkeys dominating the in field kick game

I think he will get lots more attacking stats at the Broncos and I think he will get a few kick metres to take pressure off Reyno who is carrying injuries. I feel Walsh can avg 45.

Rabbits21 wrote:
I think he will get lots more attacking stats at the Broncos and I think he will get a few kick metres to take pressure off Reyno who is carrying injuries. I feel Walsh can avg 45.

Will need them from addtional attacking opportunities becasue he isn't taking KM off ARey and Mam

He averages 120 KM a game from fullback. That's 5 points a game he's probably losing and his GK points where he averages 2 per game (4 points)

Milchcow wrote:

For both of them the averages I quoted were ignoring the bench games

CNK 28 at fullback (actually goes to 31 if you ignore <70 minute games)  23 for the whole season

HTF 21 for the season, 32 for 80 minute fullback (31.8 over his whole career)

Yeah probably not as much value as I'd hoped then.

I think CNK will be dependant on returning to his usually solid form and holding his spot - which would hopefully avoid a repeat of last season.

HTF will obviously be more dependant on timing and avoiding a run of single figure scores.

GarethEllisismyDad wrote:Phil Gould gives Jacob Preston some absurd hype here

https://youtu.be/OBkHeK2RHIM

230k, will he be named?

Gus looks animatronic now.

rhinoceroo wrote:

Gus looks animatronic now.

Welshy wrote:Hopgood pretty much nailed on for MID dual addition isn't he?

Might use as the 3rd MID I've been craving an add another of the potential value EDGEs into the mix

Yeah I've been toying with that. I've been plugging in Corey Jensen in the mean time, who is closest in price.

Mulvy wrote:

Yeah I've been toying with that. I've been plugging in Corey Jensen in the mean time, who is closest in price.

Nice. Will try that to re jig team make -up mate

Welshy wrote:

Will need them from addtional attacking opportunities becasue he isn't taking KM off ARey and Mam

He averages 120 KM a game from fullback. That's 5 points a game he's probably losing and his GK points where he averages 2 per game (4 points)

Think he might keep the kicking points. Mam can't kick, so left-footed, left side second option - he'll get used. GKs he loses, obviously.

Is Walsh GTG rd1?

Mulvy wrote:Is Walsh GTG rd1?

Probably if we are desperate but I personally wouldn't be risking that magnificent face of his....

rhinoceroo wrote:

Think he might keep the kicking points. Mam can't kick, so left-footed, left side second option - he'll get used. GKs he loses, obviously.

Not to the tune of 120 a game average mate, he's got some huge KM games from fullback built into his average already

Being nice and giving him 60KM a game. (loses 3 points). GK Loses 2 points.

That's got him around 32 average. 5 below where he is priced to start the season? Will need to go bananas to make the cash?

Kid is uber talented so maybe he explodes this year in a decent donkeys team, but don't think i'm being unreasonable to say expecting a 45 average might be tough (as per Rabbits wanted projection)

Mulvy wrote:Is Walsh GTG rd1?

Sounds like it's possible but not certain.

Thinking a little more, I'd be more worried that even the Warriors dropped him for being such a bad defender than whether he loses a few KMs.

But that sort of defence hasn't done Scott Drinkwater any harm as a fantasy player, and they have pretty similar skills so Drinky-level scoring is the possible upside (if you bet on this year's Broncos being as good as last year's Cowboys).

rhinoceroo wrote:

Sounds like it's possible but not certain.

Thinking a little more, I'd be more worried that even the Warriors dropped him for being such a bad defender than whether he loses a few KMs.

But that sort of defence hasn't done Scott Drinkwater any harm as a fantasy player, and they have pretty similar skills so Drinky-level scoring is the possible upside (if you bet on this year's Broncos being as good as last year's Cowboys).

What is he? Like 17 years old? His defence will improve. Everything will improve. I'm not picking at that price though. I'm happy he's a Qlder.

Mulvy wrote:

What is he? Like 17 years old? His defence will improve. Everything will improve. I'm not picking at that price though. I'm happy he's a Qlder.

He's 20, but yes his defence should improve. And no. Pony up for Turbo, you cowards.

rhinoceroo wrote:

He's 20, but yes his defence should improve. And no. Pony up for Turbo, you cowards.

But hamstrings, shoulders, rd2 byes!!

Nah, but he's a solid option.

@Mulvy

appreciate that Jensen tip.

Allows Garner/Wilton into edge spot and Murray in the MID

Still requires some TLT love with some questionable 250ks (Blore/Doorey)

Mulvy wrote:Is Walsh GTG rd1?

Dobbo on the radio yesterday said he’s out of round one with Cobbo at fullback and Arthurs on the wing

rhinoceroo wrote:

He's 20, but yes his defence should improve. And no. Pony up for Turbo, you cowards.

My latest draft has Turbo I’m hopefully leaving this now til TLT:

Cheese
Haas Tapine Nicholls
E. Butcher Katoa
Cleary Douiehi
Thompson Alamoti
Turbo Miller Warbrick

Boyd Hopgood Loiero Ford
TMM Momoisea Talau BMM


I do not think I can go AKP his base is poor and he needs tries to be relevant and Kelly is back round 3 it smells trappy to me.

Rabbits21 wrote:
My latest draft has Turbo I’m hopefully leaving this now til TLT:

Cheese
Haas Tapine Nicholls
E. Butcher Katoa
Cleary Douiehi
Thompson Alamoti
Turbo Miller Warbrick

Boyd Hopgood Loiero Ford
TMM Momoisea Talau BMM


I do not think I can go AKP his base is poor and he needs tries to be relevant and Kelly is back round 3 it smells trappy  to me.

Don't remove Walsh on my musings. Awesome player, love watching him

Welshy wrote:

Don't remove Walsh on my musings. Awesome player, love watching him

I had 86k spare with that team. Put Walsh in over Turbo then 195k spare would have to figure out what to do with the cash lol.


Here’s one Tapine and Turbo or Murray and Walsh?