NRL Fantasy 2024 Part 6 - The only time I make a thread this year

mattnz wrote:

I expect that Mikaele is the big beneficiary of this news. Should lock him in at bench prop. Potentially ends up with a starting spot if Lolo doesn't pull his socks up early.

Aardvark wrote:I've got a nagging suspicion that Mikaele is that guy that tears it up in the trials (despite giving no indication he was a terror previously) and then becomes a 20 min bench prop who is in and out of the team week to week. Payton loves Granville.

my tv broke wrote:

Payten change things up? lol

I want to start with Mikaele, but Lolo is going to start and McLean is apparently an immovable object, then theres Griffin who'll be first up off the bench. Its tricky for mins then between McIntyre (he will get mins they love him), Mikaele and Granville (todds son)

Mikaele would be getting 30 mins if i was coach, but that seems like his realistic ceiling atm. He might be a decent slow burn with patience.

Loomer wrote:I don't understand the Roosters 17. Interested in Sitili, Wong, even Lenui, Cheese, and May. But what's with Nat on bench and Angus Egan and Watson not even in 17. Are the ones I'm interested in traps

The Dolphin Conspiracies wrote:

Cheese does not have a bench HOK - I am now reconsidering whether to ditch him

Reklaw wrote:Is it crazy to not run with either of Lussick or Cheese? I'm really warming into a Grant/Boyd combination. But not sure if its a bit risky ditching both popular picks.

The Dolphin Conspiracies wrote:

Cheese does not have a bench HOK - I am now reconsidering whether to ditch him

mattnz wrote:

Lolo played 6 games off the bench last season. Not a locked in starter any more.

mattnz wrote:

I would consider Sandon more likely to be covering just HOK minutes, than if it was Watson covering both HOK and lock.

SoylentGreen wrote:I've landed on a team I'm relatively happy with for the time being.

Main concern is with cover at MID and WFB

Lussick
Haas, Murray, Tupouniua
Wong, Piakura
Cleary, Hunt
Kris, Strange
Papy, RTS, Bostock

Luki, Hutch, SHughes, Api
Salmon, Burbo, Mikaele, Weekes

WT Winfield wrote:

I've ditched Cheese for Wong and not really interested in the Eels HKs. Just Cook at the moment and maybe Levi if he starts.

I think Cheese is a few points underpriced, but probably not the 7-8 points I was hoping for. Decent chance he scores closer to 40 than 45, let alone 50.

Not trusting that Lussick will be an 80 min HK for the opening rounds, especially in the early season heat.

my tv broke wrote:

haha yeah there are a few players every year that trial well against reserve graders and then fade away during the week in week out.

mattnz wrote:

I would consider Sandon more likely to be covering just HOK minutes, than if it was Watson covering both HOK and lock.

rhinoceroo wrote:

Bottom four teams have to do a lot of defence, and the opposition won't be too bothered tracking his 75th minute scoot tries when it's 36-10.

WT Winfield wrote:

Cheese starting HK with Sandon INT has him averaging 42 in 59 mins from 5 games for whatever it's worth.

The Dolphin Conspiracies wrote:

Where did he play in the trials... Is he big enough to defend for any decent amount of time in the MID (176 cm; 82 kg)

my tv broke wrote:

i'm mostly picking BS9 in the hope roosters start to click and he adds a bunch of attacking points. 45 is reasonably achievable but it wont surprise if it doesnt work out. the other options seem boring or too expensive.