NRL Fantasy 2024 Part 3 - Half the height we want

robelgordo wrote:Not even watching the game (replay later) and just fuming at this page lol. Fuckin Sloan. Can’t believe someone said he wasn’t even the worst fullback in the NRL let alone player earlier. If I could remember who that was or be bothered to look it up I’d be giving you the verbal thrashing of a lifetime now.

That was me
Seb Kris was worse last year at fullback and by a considerable margin.
Anyone who can play week in week out fullback at nrl level will never be the worst player.
Maybe fume at your forwards instead?
Only one cracked 100 metres that game…..
Or maybe fume at your backs?
Only one other than Sloan registered a single line break that game……
Anyway thrash away!

The problem with the dragons is they have one good player and hes been open about not wanting to play for them

Squad has somehow gotten worse since last year too.

Genderbender wrote:



That was me  
Seb Kris was worse last year at fullback and by a considerable margin.
Anyone who can play week in week out fullback at nrl level will never be the worst player.
Maybe fume at your forwards instead?
Only one cracked 100 metres that game…..
Or maybe fume at your backs?
Only one other than Sloan registered a single line break that game……
Anyway thrash away!

Sloan is selected to play NRL level each week, but we’ve got a lot of data that he can’t play NRL level. Hoping with a full offseason with a new coach he gets there.

I’d have taken Kris over Sloan all last season btw. I’d do a loan swap now.

A Sloan's WAP?

my tv broke wrote:The problem with the dragons is they have one good player and hes been open about not wanting to play for them

Squad has somehow gotten worse since last year too.

We used to have a few others - somehow a bunch of coaches made them worse players. But yeah we have like 7-8 guys any team would have in their top 30 and a bunch of kids and extras. Not good.

Just hopefully build something this year for 2025 and win a couple along the way.

Genderbender wrote:



That was me  
Seb Kris was worse last year at fullback and by a considerable margin.
Anyone who can play week in week out fullback at nrl level will never be the worst player.
Maybe fume at your forwards instead?
Only one cracked 100 metres that game…..
Or maybe fume at your backs?
Only one other than Sloan registered a single line break that game……
Anyway thrash away!

Each to their own, pretty much anything can be justified. Sloan is probably the most disappointing prospect by a far margin. It's a shame Ramsay is cooked (forever) because Sloan as FB is the worst option for a team by far. Looks absolutely clueless.

Sloan is absolutely the worst fullback in the NRL

He’s abysmal, basic skill level, game awareness/understanding is no where near good enough

I can tell you that if they ref the World Club Challenge anything like they have the opening round of Super League fixtures, it'll be eleven-a-side by half time. Anything near the head that last year would have been "on report" they're just flipping out the red cards.

Yeah each to their own, people could argue he’s the worst FB in nrl.
I just think it’s ludicrous to say he’s the worst player in the nrl.
The skill level required just to play fullback imo eliminates any of those players from the conversation.
It must be painful to watch as a Dragons fan, probably because the potential on the kid is so much higher than most, he’s one of the best movers with the ball in hand I’ve ever seen.
Wishful thinking but I’d like to see what would happen if he was able to get an entire offseason with Billy as his trainer.

Genderbender wrote:Yeah each to their own, people could argue he’s the worst FB in nrl.
I just think it’s ludicrous to say he’s the worst player in the nrl.
The skill level required just to play fullback imo eliminates any of those players from the conversation.
It must be painful to watch as a Dragons fan, probably because the potential on the kid is so much higher than most, he’s one of the best movers with the ball in hand I’ve ever seen.
Wishful thinking but I’d like to see what would happen if he was able to get an entire offseason with Billy as his trainer.

He doesn’t have the skill level currently to play fullback in the NRL.

He has the pace. Thats where it ends

His D also makes Drinky look like prime Matt Cooper

Hey boys draft is coming around fast and I've not watched a lick of footy. Can someone summarise the trials thus far so I don't do a dumb dumb and draft two injured players like last year?

Mostly just give me the massive news. Cheers!

Welshy wrote:

He doesn’t have the skill level currently to play fullback in the NRL.

He has the pace. Thats where it ends

His D also makes Drinky look like prime Matt Cooper

Drinky still missed more tackles than Sloan did last season….
And that’s behind the Cowboys pack.

Snatchpato wrote:Hey boys draft is coming around fast and I've not watched a lick of footy. Can someone summarise the trials thus far so I don't do a dumb dumb and draft two injured players like last year?

Mostly just give me the massive news. Cheers!

DFifita & Campbell (R4-5) and Campbell Graham (late season after Origin) are the only major injuries so far

Joey Manu started on the bench as Billy Smith and Suaalii began in the centres, with club favourite Daniel Tupou on the left wing. Smith and Suaalii both set up tries.

“It’s a good [problem] to have,” Robinson said. “We’ve made the choice to go with six top-end internationals, and they’ve been really good at training.

“Some guys will play some weeks, others won’t, but there’s a belief in all of them. It’s not one over the other. It’s on me with the choice. We like the fact we have six there ready to play.”

As for Manu starting on the bench, Robinson said: “There’s nothing to read into that … Our belief in all of them is clear. We know how good they are. It’s up to me to manage that. Eventually, you have to pick a team each week, but there won’t be somebody missing out for long.”

Robinson said he could easily carry one of the players on the bench as a utility option.

I'll take, how to use words to say absolutely nothing

Anyone wanna give me a generic cookie cutter team to start building around, or a few guys I should have in my squad.. Tryna get back into this shiz

RandomSil wrote:Anyone wanna give me a generic cookie cutter team to start building around, or a few guys I should have in my squad.. Tryna get back into this shiz

Cleary

robelgordo wrote:

RandomSil wrote:Anyone wanna give me a generic cookie cutter team to start building around, or a few guys I should have in my squad.. Tryna get back into this shiz

Cleary

Now come on, I know I'm not good... But I have that one.

At the moment gun wise I have Haas, Hynes, Cleary, Walsh and DCE as my out and out guns. Will probably swap DCE for Grant probably.

RandomSil wrote:Anyone wanna give me a generic cookie cutter team to start building around, or a few guys I should have in my squad.. Tryna get back into this shiz

This is 21 of the top 22 most popular players (can't afford Ponga, the 21st most popular, so get Leniu instead)

Wouldn't personally recommend this team (some aren't going to start in round 1) But whilst you wait for the community team to take shape may as well load it up and tweak from there