NRL Fantasy 2024 Part 10 - Not enough Raiders

my tv broke wrote:

it seems like its far too ambitious for.. people to just take things on board and try work towards being a little better?

i don't think any reasonable person reading this thread thinks the post has made "rabbits21 look like a sexist moron".

Yes of course, all im saying is that it works both ways. Pointing the post out was as unecessary as the use of Rabbits language.

I understand the irony me of pointing this all out. So thats my last post.

Welshy wrote:Back to fantasy….

What minutes is May getting when JWH returns? Elevated minutes with Tups getting injured and Wong?

Is he a must have?

Yes - how bout that McInnes

is it fantasy to think - he will get 60 minutes on a bench packed with MIDs?

Rabbit wrote:

So you'd take the 31 then over the starting edge? Avatar bet?

I'm waiting on the Levi TO to be added too.

If Chan has a huge score in slot 18, I can look at adding another non-player this round. If he doesn't, I'm fine with no risk.

Welshy wrote:Back to fantasy….

What minutes is May getting when JWH returns? Elevated minutes with Tups getting injured and Wong?

Is he a must have?

The big impact is Leniu being out for several weeks. Means they have 20-30 minutes more in the MID rotation, with Whyte likely getting 15 minutes again.

mattnz wrote:

The big impact is Leniu being out for several weeks. Means they have 20-30 minutes more in the MID rotation, with Whyte likely getting 15 minutes again.

Oh shit yeah, cheers! That probably swings the balance for me!

Oh FFS White Lightning! Now I'm going to look like a wordy snob again!

Oh well, you all know I'm a wanker anyway, so.....



Pussy is a contraction of pusillanimous, meaning timid or lacking in courage.

It has nothing to do with any qualities, good bad or otherwise, of either vaginas or cats.

wolfking wrote:Cotter at 29.5% ownership I surprising.  I mean, he was one I pencilled in early but got cold on.  Is that number from casuals as there hasn't been much talk about him here? I am looking at him again though.

I ended up with Cotter over Elliott.

Upside is he ends up playing like 2022 and averages mid 50s. Downside he is probably priced appropriately

He is also really fun to watch

lukeayee wrote:

His choice of language could be better. But intention matters in my opinion.

Rabbits21 - Consider for a minute that he doesn't have the same eloquence the other linguists here. Yet no concession is made for this fact (As far as I can tell).

All your posts has done, is made rabbits21 look like a sexist moron, which is probably not the case. Rabbits like many of us are guilty of sometimes speaking quickly with no ill intent  we all make mistakes from time to time (Sam kerr?!), some more freuqnet than others. You don't need to protect a group of people who don't need protecting. I'm sure those ladies are tough as nails. As are the other female aspiring league players.

I doubt anyone on here thinks young rabbits is a sexist moron.
I personally have the utmost respect for rabbits21 and I know him to have great integrity, and I do agree that it wouldn't be his intention. I also hope it just gives him (or anyone really) just an opportunity to pause and think about whether there's a better way to express disappointment without using an archaic stereotype.

It's when we let those insidious little remarks just slide by that by default we are saying we accept them and that they are okay and reflect how we view things.
It's pretty easy to have banter and light conversation without the need to drop into sexism, racism or any other demeaning stereotype.

Welshy wrote:Back to fantasy….

What minutes is May getting when JWH returns? Elevated minutes with Tups getting injured and Wong?

Is he a must have?

JWH probably just takes the minutes Leniu got.

After Leniu returns, May could lose some but I doubt he gets less than 45ish mins while Leniu's suspended.

I'm bringing him in next week for sure, the question is who to sell for him - right now it's Sitili unless someone else gets injured.

my tv broke wrote:Bellamy also mentioned they're giving Loireo a go in the middle but he trained both there and edge in pre-season and might play a bit of both this year.

Admittedly I think that is mostly just meaningless press conference chatter.

Chan 52

When does the MTB try forecasting resume?

Welshy wrote:Back to fantasy….

What minutes is May getting when JWH returns? Elevated minutes with Tups getting injured and Wong?

Is he a must have?

I think just after the game Robinson said he was looking to take May off with 15 to go, but he kept coming up with big plays yadda yadda...

My takeaway is that he had planned to play him for 40 minutes (15 first half, 25 second).
But then May will sometimes just play it out (like we saw), so I've put him at a 45 minute average - which at his PPM should shade a 50 average?

It's guesswork, but he looks the most exciting new Mid I can recall seeing in a while

GreenSchist wrote:

I'm 11/439 with captain Cleary, McInnes, Hutch, Luki Paps and Kleese still to come.

Rubbish score but can't get too worked up about the flops. Every competitive team had Piakura and Strange (the smart ones probably had him in reserves). Sitili was unlucky, Ponga struggled but still got 35. He will be better.

On the bright side, Hosking, Rapana and Smithies worked out well enough, as did Cheese and Turbo from last week.
Ultimately gonna be a low score for this round but I'm pretty happy with the thought process and decision making to start the season. No absolute fires to put out (yet).

wait talk to me about khaas, im looking for an alternative 17th man that isnt flanno/chan. Kleese looks amazing if he can get over 50 minutes until fifita is back in round 5, bench looks alright for him, should get 3-4 games but the bye is annoying. probably makes somewhere between 70-90k

all that said, another fire to put out in round 4/5 seems a hassle. but way more fun that watching flanno slowly tick along

also to make you all feel better, im 6/223. ranked 125k

easytiger wrote:It's guesswork, but he looks the most exciting new Mid I can recall seeing in a while

he is the new haas

mattnz wrote:

The big impact is Leniu being out for several weeks. Means they have 20-30 minutes more in the MID rotation, with Whyte likely getting 15 minutes again.

Do they really get more minutes in the MID rotation though if JWH is back?

JWH who had 7 games of more than 50mins last year, compared to Leniu who has never played a 50min first grade NRL game... including last week

Cheers guys on the May input.

Everyone going to trade Sitili to May, myself included.

round 2
Sitili 55 in 80
May 38 in 40

hehe

easytiger wrote:

Do they really get more minutes in the MID rotation though if JWH is back?

JWH who had 7 games of more than 50mins last year, compared to Leniu who has never played a 50min first grade NRL game... including last week

There is also Watson and Egan Butcher who can play big middle minutes. Nat Butcher can also play his minutes in the middle when both starters don't get injured

my tv broke wrote:Everyone going to trade Sitili to May, myself included.

round 2
Sitili 55 in 80
May 38 in 40

hehe

Tupouinua doesn't score 50s. We are here for 70s and 30s only

my tv broke wrote:

he is the new haas

I didn't want to say it, but yeah why not


Is he really only 1.83m tall? - looks taller to me
Maybe he's not the new Haas after all