NRL Fantasy 2024 Part 2 - We've all been waiting for Weekes

mattnz wrote:

Apparently both Lodge and Sipley miss the start of the season. Have just been looking at the Silvertails forum and they are expecting that with that and Keppie moving on, they will need Jurbo in the prop rotation, likely opening up a spot for Brown at lock. Its a good sign that he was in the scrimmage for the top team.

Would expect round 1 line up to be something like:
8. Paseka
9. Croker
10. Jurbo
11. Olakau'atu
12. Schuster
13. Brown

14. GCKT
15. Bullemor
16. Waddell or Burbo
17. Aloiai

my tv broke wrote:Jake Trbo is moving to prop because some people on a fan forum think he should?

SandroTilocca wrote:


Yileen Gordon wow what a throwback, hasn't played NRL since 2010 or so

Alfie wrote:

I can’t take this seriously, where on earth is Sipley?

mattnz wrote:

He played in both positions last season

mattnz wrote:

Must be injured, saying back by round 3.

Alfie wrote:

I think Bullemor’s been really good last couple of years. Manly have decent depth this year for the first time in a decade it seems; not sure what MattNZ is on about. Matt Lodge to come back soon as well. Also, Seibold rubbished all the Schuster talk recently and said he’s confident he’ll be on the plane; worst case scenario he misses a week in all likelihood. Have you got the Nathan Brown article?

Alfie wrote:

I think Bullemor’s been really good last couple of years. Manly have decent depth this year for the first time in a decade it seems; not sure what MattNZ is on about. Matt Lodge to come back soon as well. Also, Seibold rubbished all the Schuster talk recently and said he’s confident he’ll be on the plane; worst case scenario he misses a week in all likelihood. Have you got the Nathan Brown article?

rhinoceroo wrote:

I forgot about Lodge tbh, when's he back? Not saying that Brown will be at 13, just a chance for the bench out of those "cast offs" that Matt posted. Definitely seen a few NBrown house destruction quotes floating around for whatever that's worth.

Rabbits21 wrote:
I’m assuming Brown is not top 30 yet which is why he’s not available yet? Wonder  what they’d price him at…..

Alfie wrote:

He began there, then played 10 straight at lock to cap the season off; doesn’t that tell you something?

mattnz wrote:

Yep, it says when they were missing Sipley at Prop at the start of last season, they moved Jurbo there. Sounds a familiar situation this year.

my tv broke wrote:

Its meaningless though. #10 or #13, he was an ~80 min player all year. And in all likelihood is again this year

mattnz wrote:

Its not meaningless for whether they play a lock or a prop in the starting team.

mattnz wrote:

He is 6'9", gets compared more with NAS. I'll be interested to see which of Willison and him have the motor to play big minutes.

My current pick for the next Haas is Sam Hughes, same height, just 4kg lighter and has the huge motor for big minutes.

SandroTilocca wrote:


Yileen Gordon wow what a throwback, hasn't played NRL since 2010 or so

Rabbits21 wrote:
If Schuster doesn’t fly over and Burbo starts I’ll be tempted to run him and Penis in the centres round 1 and carry Kris as a looper and be my other centre round 2 pushing Burbo to 20/21st man

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

Burbo sucks at rugby league. If his name was Ben Smith he wouldn't even make the top 30 squad

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

There isn't a next Haas. Haas is a generational prospect and might end up as the best front rower to ever walk the earth. Hughes is a reserve grader who had a few good training sessions. Hughes might end up a good fantasy option but he isn't fit to lace Haas's boots