NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 56 - Adelaide, home of the dark blues

syn13 wrote:So safe to say with Brandy doubling down that Teddy isn’t in any danger of playing for the Roosters in 16? Bird to Edwards seem like the right play, but the discourse around the NSW fullback spot is giving me some pause, but even if they drop Teddy, surely 1. Latrell 4. Graham seems the most likely adjustment?

IMO Latrell doesn't have the game for fullback in origin and is the perfect origin centre

With lack of stoppages and ball continuously in play you want your entire back 3 to be returning kicks and taking hit ups on play 1 and 2. Latrell has about 4 of those in total this year.

Keeping him at centre he stays fresh and gets to make maximum impact from ~10 touches

The Dolphin Conspiracies wrote:Anyone know if Tapine to LOCK and RANGA to EDG is a long term move...

What would change that moving forward

Anyone that claims to know is lying, I doubt Ricky even knows.

Whitehead is suspended, that's the only thing that's changed really.

Couchman, Bird, HTF to Oloapu, Ramien, Ipap/Bateman.

Solid enough?

Was interesting to see the overwhelming support for Ipap over Bateman in the community team

The Dolphin Conspiracies wrote:Hedwards really has to go does he not?

1 more game for me. If he stays on the bench the party is over after this week

robelgordo wrote:

You are correct that he played well and wasn't the problem.

But so much of what NSW does is always an overreaction to baying media and the average punter. NSW was stilted in attack, Penrithball didn't work this game. There's a Dally M winner on the bench being used incorrectly.

They aren't going to drop Cleary. Or Yeo. Luai is considered both overrated and a dickhead, mainly because an alleged perpetrator of domestic abuse made it his agenda in the media for about a year.

So there's definitely a decent chance Luai is dropped.

Now that Matts said he wont be dropped its $1.10 hes goooone.

FaringdonSwirl wrote:

This isn't even the biggest plus. The juxtaposition of cold tomato sauce on a hot sausage roll is the main draw card for mine.

Of course the kind of monsters that like tomato sauce in the fridge also enjoy sausage rolls when you could have a perfectly good pie in it's place

Krump wrote:No Worries must have knocked off/started early today. Give the two heads hell mate!

As we say here in QLD Fuck you and Fuck you

What was Katoas injury? I’m pretty keen to take him over the Tigers duo

Aardvark wrote:

Still crying about that, you would have dropped him after a mistake in his first game  

Always thought about this when people whine about Inglis. If he was from NSW we would've treated him like Hayne, shunted him between the wing and being dropped for being lazy. Probably plays like 15 Origins over 8 seasons instead of the millions he did

Even Andrew Johns spent a good chunk of the peak of his career playing hooker

Like nobody is immune for getting NSW stink on them. Except maybe Kurt Gidley

It was a pretty heroic reading of the rules to get Inglis to Queensland, but it was still legit by the letter if not the spirit. Tonie Carroll (Qld and NZ), Adrian Lam (PNG and NZ), even the legendary Steeler Craig Smith (Qld and NZ) bit more questionable

It's all about Queensland pride until you just need some warm bodies. Why I gave zero fucks when Mulitalo missed out on Qld due to rules being enforced.

Batman wrote:

https://twitter.com/MarkGottlieb/status/1664513109833424901?t=Ixb6dCM12vS_XJ_qnsBIPQ&s=19

Dang, JMK is one of my Trade ins at the moment!

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:What was Katoas injury? I’m pretty keen to take him over the Tigers duo

AC joint injury from memory

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

Of course the kind of monsters that like tomato sauce in the fridge also enjoy sausage rolls when you could have a perfectly good pie in it's place

I'm going to start another one and say that while a sausage roll can be eaten with the hands, a pie should be eaten with a knife, fork and cold sauce (I can link a wikipedia entry for all the Blues explaining cutlery if necessary)

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

IMO Latrell doesn't have the game for fullback in origin and is the perfect origin centre

With lack of stoppages and ball continuously in play you want your entire back 3 to be returning kicks and taking hit ups on play 1 and 2. Latrell has about 4 of those in total this year.

Keeping him at centre he stays fresh and gets to make maximum impact from ~10 touches

He's a 10/10 centre and an 8/10 fullback. Makes sense for him to play 1 at club level, because the position is so important, but definitely prefer him in the centres at rep level

Captain Teddy to 14. Hynes FB. It's been scripted.

FaringdonSwirl wrote:

I do like To'a, but feel like you could just as easily be describing Ramien. Plays 16 and 19, averaging around 40 (38), ability to go big... But he's 100k cheaper and plays for a better team.

Given that I need 2 WFB and a CTR just to field 17 this week, I'm getting both of them. And Edwards

mattnz wrote:

Dont see Luai being the scapegoat, he played well and wasn't the problem.

Agreed. But the Api / Chin / Luai / Ted spine is not working, and there's no way Freddie drops Ted (C), or Chin (who they've gone all-in on) or Api (who played well. So, by that reasoning, Luai will be the scapegoat. The drums were already beating for Hynes (extremely marketable, Dally M winner etc.) to start.

Aardvark wrote:

I'm going to start another one and say that while a sausage roll can be eaten with the hands, a pie should be eaten with a knife, fork and cold sauce (I can link a wikipedia entry for all the Blues explaining cutlery if necessary)

If I'm in a table and chair situation, I like a plate, knife and fork for a pie. Then I cut the pastry off the top, put sauce on the meat, lid back on and eat with cutlery. While wearing my top hat and monocle.

For this considering kiraz

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

IMO Latrell doesn't have the game for fullback in origin and is the perfect origin centre

With lack of stoppages and ball continuously in play you want your entire back 3 to be returning kicks and taking hit ups on play 1 and 2. Latrell has about 4 of those in total this year.

Keeping him at centre he stays fresh and gets to make maximum impact from ~10 touches

Is 10 touches enough for Latrell in origin?

I would argue the other way, and can argue with To'o JAC you don't need Latrell returning kicks (he doesn't anyway as above) Just get his hand on the ball as much as possible.

Kid also grows a leg when challenged.

Walsh only made 81m Wednesday, not your prototypical fullback return if he's expected to run ball back all day but his touches out the back mattered

robelgordo wrote:

If I'm in a table and chair situation, I like a plate, knife and fork for a pie. Then I cut the pastry off the top, put sauce on the meat, lid back on and eat with cutlery. While wearing my top hat and monocle.

This is the way