NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 60 - Keep your paws off our players Billy and Freddie

Camo123 wrote:

I’ve got 4 as well (Preston and Loiero in addition to previous 2)

Hes really trying to put a downer on your Sunday afternoon. Just let the man be happy Matt

Krump wrote:
Hes really trying to put a downer on your Sunday afternoon. Just let the man be happy Matt

The Hynes captainers will be the downer for him, I am just preparing him for it.

Keep going. May the fantasy gods smite you for your confidence

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/warriors/132282552/shaun-johnson-announcement-on-hold-others-set-to-leave-warriors

Shaun Johnson will very likely still be at the Warriors next season, but don’t expect an announcement from the club anytime soon.

Johnson recently said he was mulling over his future beyond this year, but he is clearly enjoying a golden period of his career and it would be stunning if he’s not back in Warriors colours in 2024.

However, before any public announcement can be made, there is the tricky issue around Ronald Volkman to sort out.

It’s an unfortunate situation for the 20-year-old halfback, but however much he’s liked around Mt Smart Stadium, the fact is the Warriors need him to move to a new club next season so that there is a space on the roster for Johnson.

Chanel Harris-Tavita, Te Maire Martin, Luke Metcalf and Volkman are all signed for next year, but one of them needs to find a new club for 2023 and everything points to Volkman being that player.

As there aren’t going to be many halves on the market at the end of the season, Volkman shouldn’t have a problem picking up a contract somewhere.

However, it won't be until that’s sorted that any announcement over Johnson’s future is likely to be made by him or the club.

Although the current NRL season is only at the halfway point, the Warriors’ roster for next year is almost complete and there won’t be a place in it for Bayley Sironen or either Adam Pompey or Viliame Vailea.

Sironen has been a good servant at the Warriors since joining in 2021 and his ability to play in a number of positions, including filling in at dummy half, has been helpful.

However, with promising young players coming through the Warriors’ system like Zyon Maiu’u, there isn’t going to be a spot on the roster for him next year, unless something dramatic happens, so Sironen’s future could lie in the Super League.

Warriors coach Andrew Webster confirmed last week that Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad will be the team’s fullback next year, despite Roger Tuivasa-Sheck returning to the club.

Webster was less forthcoming on where the Warriors captain will slot back into the team, but Stuff understands it will be at centre.

With Ali Leiataua making his NRL debut on Friday night, the Warriors have got an abundance of centres, as Rocco Berry, Brayden Wiliame and Vailea are all signed for next season and fighting for one spot.

Pompey is off contract at the end of the season and as yet he hasn’t been offered a new one. However, it does appear that the coaches rate him ahead of Vailea, and it could be they tell Vailea and his agent they are free to talk to other clubs.

But like Volkman, Vailea is signed through to the end of the 2025 season and if he doesn’t find a new club, or Webster and Andrew McFadden, the club’s general manager recruitment, development and pathways, decide they want to keep Vailea, then they wouldn’t be in a position to offer Pompey a new contract.

Vibes round here

Can't stand this, have reported Hynes to the RLPA

my tv broke wrote:
Vibes round here

It does seem a bit irritable in here today.
Everyone had their forum mandated outdoor time?

Do we need to bin someone for carrying on like a pork chop for far too long?  
Less eyeballs and water squirting might be nice... or carry on...

Everyone’s worried about Hynes. Captained sand non captainers alike

Meanwhile, I have just Loiero and Hopgood to come.
Sounds like I should be worried.

Mostly just looking forward to next week rolling around and finding out who wins/loses selection roulette

I have loads of points and hundreds of players left to play*

Lots of goady/cranky post so far today, is it ‘my dad’s bigger than your dad Sunday’?

*just an estimation, may not be entirely accurate

Also told you JFH was annoying (need a pot kettle emoji)

JWH two $3000 fines

If I’m reading it correctly, you can never be suspended for contrary conduct. Just 3000$ fines forever

Only player suspended so far this week is Barnett.

Well I guess you could get so many $3000 fines that you run out of salary and have to take the Matterson, but that’s unlikely even for JWH

I wonder if fines should be a % of a players salary rather than a fixed amount?

$3000 is hefty on min salary not so much if you’re on 700k a season (unless you’re Matterson)

robelgordo wrote:Well I guess you could get so many $3000 fines that you run out of salary and have to take the Matterson, but that’s unlikely even for JWH

I wonder if fines should be a % of a players salary rather than a fixed amount?

$3000 is hefty on min salary not so much if you’re on 700k a season (unless you’re Matterson)

Pretty sure that fines are related to your salary.

mattnz wrote:

Pretty sure that fines are related to your salary.

Yeah I think they take into account a players salary, otherwise becomes a disproportionate penalty to a $1mil player versus a development player for instance.
Also need to consider whether the NRL bar stock is running low

easytiger wrote:

Yeah I think they take into account a players salary, otherwise becomes a disproportionate penalty to a $1mil player versus a development player for instance.
Also need to consider whether the NRL bar stock is running low

They tend to be reported as a fixed amount based on the charge and grading.

Eg the 3rd and subsequent offence is always $3000 for most charges  

But that could be about protecting the privacy of how much everyone is making I guess

Also in Australia the law absolutely does not give a fuck that a fine is disproportionate to your salary eg a homeless person will be fined the same amount as a billionaire. So I guess that was my assumption with NRL

Did someone say Hynes did a hammy?

Haas with 140 points over a 4 week period is pretty dire for the big fella and owners at 850k.. I mean Tatola's scored 121 in that period.. Harris 163, Cook 179, Horse 190.. just to name a few

Just watched the cook up and Adam Liaw says there’s very little difference between sauce in fridge or pantry

robelgordo wrote:

They tend to be reported as a fixed amount based on the charge and grading.

Eg the 3rd and subsequent offence is always $3000 for most charges  

But that could be about protecting the privacy of how much everyone is making I guess

It might be to a certain threshold?
I'm sure they said a year or two ago that it needed to not over penalise players that are on the bottom end of the salary scale.

Not sure Australian Civil law has much bearing on the NRL judiciary (short of it being in breech of Aus law)