NRL Fantasy 2024 Part 8 - May we have a new Roosters forward

Milchcow wrote:

He played 31 games last year

8 Missed Tackles per game???

Nevermind... marker tackles it is

TU: Koroisau (loop chan and salmon) + Fog + 100k
TD: Luki + Moses (no hooker cover for cheese, wait for dust to settle) + 38k

Milchcow wrote:For round 1, the Sharks are without one of last years starting props (Hamlin-Uele) and have benched the other (Rudolf) so who knows what they are planning for their rotation. Its possible both Finucane and McInnes could both shoot up in value.

I read a couple of weeks ago that Rudolf was going to have a bench role this year. No idea how much truth there is to that, but i guess he is on the bench this week.

Anyway it did give me a bit of interest in Roycie, but again, so many forwards, he could easily play ~30 mins. Smells of a guy who will slow burn though.

my tv broke wrote:

80 min hook and two 80 min edges, with a four forward bench. Very crowded. I don't think he's a bad pick. I'm going Tohu though.

70-80 mins for Tohu you think with that bench your thinking?

Shady2K wrote:

70-80 mins for Tohu you think with that bench your thinking?

I tend to agree with Matt on Tohu, I think he will play a good handful of 80 min games, not necessarily every week. Around 70 ish average. Think he's just a set and forget spot since he has no early byes. Until he bangs his knee or something, of course.

Saw an interview on a podcast earlier this year (January?) where he said the strapping is for 'peace of mind/just something he does now, he doesnt really need it, and the body is in real good shape. Good enough for me.

wolfking wrote:No other interest in Elliot?

For me it comes down to him and 260K for next week or run Hoppo.  Some decent upside to Elliot.

Elliott or Cotter for me. Think both will score around the same amount of points so will probably be following the pack

Milchcow wrote:

He played 31 games last year

Good grief, look at that missed tackle count, that's almost 8 Missed tackles per game

I think I'm passing

Edit: Like Chewie, I can't read.

MT = Marker Tackles not Missed

my tv broke wrote:
Saw an interview on a podcast earlier this year (January?) where he said the strapping is for 'peace of mind/just something he does now, he doesnt really need it, and the body is in real good shape. Good enough for me.

Interviews like that are a bit like training the house down.

What is Tohu going to say otherwise?
"Actually my knee is pretty stuffed, and every tackle I worry its about to explode"

I have $200k in my bank at the moment, and looking at upgrade to someone like Fog or Smithies. Tohu in is one potential use of cash


edit: I'm actually just shy of Smithies to Tohu in one move, so would have to be part of a wider re-jig to bring him in

I'd just like to say that I explicitly cut and paste the stats key into the image for Smithies stats, just so that people could read what MT stood for

Guess it wasn't enough, so I'll re-add with a helpful red circle

Milchcow wrote:

Why would you start with Galvin if you think he'll do nothing for a few weeks, before moving on to a low minute bench role? If that does eventuate he'll probably just lower his price well under minimum and its going to take ages before you see any cash from him

It’s the last place in the team, there really isn’t much other options at his price, he’s dirt cheap, and he’ll be in my team sooner rather than later. May as well take a punt he gets picked next week. 20/21 ain’t bad. He’s also my loop for Burbo this week.

Camo123 wrote:I’m contemplating double gun at HOK (Grant and Robson/maybe Koroisau)

Have no Cheese and not confident in having Levi fill in for Grant bye.

Salmon and SHughes MID cover doesn’t really seem sufficient though, especially as not really certain on Hughes v Cotric for last spot

I did like Grant, but having both Papy and Chan would make R4 tough with Grant

Might have to hope he's quiet to start the year and get him later.

OB wrote:I have a choice between these two options:

TU: Hopgood + Suli
TD: McInnes + Kiraz with an extra 30k ITB

You had me at Hopgood!

Milchcow wrote:Interviews like that are a bit like training the house down.

What is Tohu going to say otherwise?
"Actually my knee is pretty stuffed, and every tackle I worry its about to explode"

i will concede that is very true.

it did feel like more of an honest chat, but who knows.

Milchcow wrote:

I did like Grant, but having both Papy and Chan would make R4 tough with Grant

Might have to hope he's quiet to start the year and get him later.

Exactly, that early bye with three of my starters was looking terrible so I went Grant to Hopgood!

Is my rough maths wrong or if stats linked divided by 31 games gives Smithies around 36pts avg?

I was pleasantly surprised by the Hosking TLT news, one of my 2023 favourite players, straight into the team (at least while Whitehead is sidelined)

Loomer wrote:Is my rough maths wrong or if stats linked divided by 31 games gives Smithies around 36pts avg?

Can't compare SL and NRL. Bateman had similar stats.

Milchcow wrote:I'd just like to say that I explicitly cut and paste the stats key into the image for Smithies stats, just so that people could read what MT stood for

Guess it wasn't enough, so I'll re-add with a helpful red circle

Also, would you happen to know if the marker tackles are included in the tackles total?

Loomer wrote:Is my rough maths wrong or if stats linked divided by 31 games gives Smithies around 36pts avg?

All this math talk and stats and data is getting me nervous on Smithies.
Let's play the thumbs up / thumbs down game.

TU > Smithies
TD > Luki (+$20k ITB)

Will be playing Smithies as an Edge.

Cheers.

In my head all Canberra locks will score like Fensom, so Smithies isn’t even a question for me.

Considering making an alt stacked with all the potentially fantasy relevant Raiders, just to make Raiders games extra fun to watch.