2016 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 22

Krump wrote:It sucks missing Dugans score and I'm not normally one for hard rules on certain players but he will never make my team again. He's not only made of glass but when he's not injured he's lying down like Steve Matai the fucking hypochondriac.

Did you know Matai was told to retire at age 24? He suffers from a chronic neck nerve condition which causes immense uncontrollable pain with certain types of contact in and around that area. It has ended many pro sportsman's careers. Yet Matai refused to let it beat him. Most blokes would have retired years ago, so I think he actually deserves a hell of a lot of credit for persisting and pushing through the pain barrier to forge a great career.

Finch wrote:

Mate come on!! Where is your love for the Warriors haha

I dont agree with the comment with halves its about how the team is going. EG Hayne when he was playing either FB or the halves, he was one of the games best players in real life, and also Fantasy.

I kind of do. First, Hayne is a fullback and is a freak. SJ has some responsibility in getting his team around the park and setting up others, so won't run at first option like a fullback does. If the warriors are getting belted he will struggle.
Its kind of the same with Moses Mybe and Mitchell Moses, when there teams are going well and scoring tries and the other team is on the back foot they scored well, when they have lost their scoring dried up.

Best start to a round for me in a long time 178 from/3 should hopefully crack the top 10k this week.

Finch wrote:@Milchow

I just noticed something looks at the BE's, most notably with Blaw

It says if he gets his 2016 average, he goes up 18060, but if he gets his 3 game average he goes up 18058.

Both averages are the same, 40.7

Nothing major of course, but is it a glitch, or is it because of something else? Magic number?

Just rounding.

His average is 40.6666666667, so one of the calcs will be using that number, and the other will use 4.7 exactly. EVen though they both display the same one will be more accurate under the covers.
(Without checking the 3 game average will be the accurate one, and the 2016 average will be rounded)

Apparently one of the Broncos players might be a rat if this article is anything to go by...

http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/broncos-in-locker-room-scuffle-after-rat-hunt-leak/news-story/0d9b8a3002f16e2025d38d9805a7bec6

CubanMafiaSandSlugs wrote:

Did you know Matai was told to retire at age 24? He suffers from a chronic neck nerve condition which causes immense uncontrollable pain with certain types of contact in and around that area. It has ended many pro sportsman's careers. Yet Matai refused to let it beat him. Most blokes would have retired years ago, so I think he actually deserves a hell of a lot of credit for persisting and pushing through the pain barrier to forge a great career.

Good for him if the only issue is pain but if it could cause more damage and he was told to stop by a Dr and didn't I'd say he's an idiot.

Krump wrote:
Good for him if the only issue is pain but if it could cause more damage and he was told to stop by a Dr and didn't I'd say he's an idiot.

Fair enough, but imagine doing your job for years then all of a sudden somebody says "You cant do that anymore, go find another job".

I can see both sides of the coin.

Finch wrote:

Fair enough, but imagine doing your job for years then all of a sudden somebody says "You cant do that anymore, go find another job".

I can see both sides of the coin.

He was only 24 at the time if it's correct not exactly too old for a change of career. If that somebody was a Dr and I had nerve damage I'd be looking for a new job the next day.

Anyone considering bringing stockwell in? He is sitting at 300k exact, should be good for round 12, and looked strong last week. A bit of a risk guessing his minutes, but if he can pull similar numbers to mataora then he will provide better value sitting 53k cheaper. forgot to say with Tsims playing backrow for presumably the time that rochow is out (10 weeks estimate), his starting spot may be safe for a while.

It just sucks because nathan brown looks far more promising but he wont be playing the first bye round which is a big issue for me.

CubanMafiaSandSlugs wrote:

Did you know Matai was told to retire at age 24? He suffers from a chronic neck nerve condition which causes immense uncontrollable pain with certain types of contact in and around that area. It has ended many pro sportsman's careers. Yet Matai refused to let it beat him. Most blokes would have retired years ago, so I think he actually deserves a hell of a lot of credit for persisting and pushing through the pain barrier to forge a great career.

Not only that but his reasons for continuing. Gotta respect the bloke. Selfless.

Finch wrote:Apparently one of the Broncos players might be a rat if this article is anything to go by...

http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/broncos-in-locker-room-scuffle-after-rat-hunt-leak/news-story/0d9b8a3002f16e2025d38d9805a7bec6

Interesting. Can we start speculating? I'm gonna go with Boyd.

filthridden wrote:

Interesting. Can we start speculating? I'm gonna go with Boyd.

Nah - this player went to the media. Boyd would have just told Wayne when he tucked him into bed that night.

There are no cashcow replacements I can get for nikorima, might have to get someone that might get play time during the byes. Any ideas?
Can be HLF or WFB

pm888 wrote:Anyone considering bringing stockwell in? He is sitting at 300k exact, should be good for round 12, and looked strong last week. A bit of a risk guessing his minutes, but if he can pull similar numbers to mataora then he will provide better value sitting 53k cheaper. forgot to say with Tsims playing backrow for presumably the time that rochow is out (10 weeks estimate), his starting spot may be safe for a while.

It just sucks because nathan brown looks far more promising but he wont be playing the first bye round which is a big issue for me.

He's a pretty good PPM player, I would of picked him if he had started the year but for now I'll wait on him and see how he goes. He's kind of at an awkward sort of price range where he's not a cash cow but not a gun either.
I do love POD's though so if an opportunity arises and he's doing okay then I'll get him.

filthridden wrote:

Interesting. Can we start speculating? I'm gonna go with Boyd.

May be reading way too much into it but Milf posted a pic of the team out for lunch which was only missing Thaiday & J.Wallace from the 17... I doubt it was Sammy, but wasn't Hannant deep-sixed for getting in Wallace's ear a couple years back? might've planted a few seeds.

As long as it's not Milf or Roberts, I welcome some drama in the Broncos camp. Roberts is new and does like to talk.. just saying. I guess Gillett can be ruled out, since the info was leaked about him.

For the players to set a tarp, it's obviously happened more than once, so maybe someone off contract this year and discussing player movements with their manager.

filthridden wrote:

Interesting. Can we start speculating? I'm gonna go with Boyd.

Boyd talking to the media???
He's probably the last bloke it would be.

filthridden wrote:

Interesting. Can we start speculating? I'm gonna go with Boyd.

Roberts as an IOU for some of the things that haven't been written

Chucky wrote:

filthridden wrote:

Interesting. Can we start speculating? I'm gonna go with Boyd.

Boyd talking to the media???
He's probably the last bloke it would be.

That's what Boyd wants you to think. He's got you guys hook line and sinker.