2016 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 36

my tv broke wrote:funny how fensom has gone from "how can this guy not get picked for rep honours" to basically a raiders discard.

not that he's a total discard, he'll continue to start you would think. but it seems his shelf-life at the raiders is coming to an end. i wouldn't be surprised if he's looking for a new club soon (nfi what his contract situation is)

Currently on 500K per year. Contract runs till end of next year.

Pacey's Best wrote:

For the short term I'm looking at Taukeiaho, especially if he keeps the goal kicking duties for a while but I wouldn't class him as a keeper. The only one is probably Cordner and you will have to wait till after Origin to get him.

I like the idea of SST, and he only has one bye left. The good news is neither are far off a straight swap, both SST an Ma'u in the 390's.

my tv broke wrote:funny how fensom has gone from "how can this guy not get picked for rep honours" to basically a raiders discard.

not that he's a total discard, he'll continue to start you would think. but it seems his shelf-life at the raiders is coming to an end. i wouldn't be surprised if he's looking for a new club soon (nfi what his contract situation is)

To me Raiders best pack/bench looks like

Vaughan Hodgson Paulo
Papalli Whitehead
Soliola

Baptists Boyd Tapine Lima/Bateman/Fensom

with Fensom probably third in line for the last bench spot. Whether Ricky sees it that way I dunno.

^ yup. tend to agree. love fensom but he doesnt have much to offer when you compare him to what else they have available now.

Instead of stacking forwards, the raiders need a fullback that doesn't have greasy fingers. Not sure how wighton hasn't been replaced. He has a lot of errors in his game right now.

I like SST as an option but when all chooks are back in the pen he will probably be left to roost on a lower perch, ie interchange

pm888 wrote:Instead of stacking forwards, the raiders need a fullback that doesn't have greasy fingers. Not sure how wighton hasn't been replaced. He has a lot of errors in his game right now.

He is making a lot of errors of late but still manages to get selected. If his name was Mann or Feeney he would have been dropped

bluetige wrote:I like SST as an option but when all chooks are back in the pen he will probably be left to roost on a lower perch, ie interchange

Jesus Christ what a sentence.

bluetige wrote:

He is making a lot of errors of late but still manages to get selected. If his name was Mann or Feeney he would have been dropped

The likes of feeny or Mann don't set up try's or make tackles. His got the skills, reckon he either lacks confidence or nerves.

Is Bateman a sell now?

635/11. Gutherson, Ma'u and Feeney to play. Up over 1000 spots to 300th. Very happy, doing way better than I expected.

Can't believe I missed another page 51 party.

I'll pop my cherry one of these days and such an auspicious day that will be!

Has meatballs turned up to any of them yet?

405/7

Playing tonight:

Feeney
Gutherson
Semi

I would be pretty happy with 500.

Fortitude wrote:

The likes of feeny or Mann don't set up try's or make tackles. His got the skills, reckon he either lacks confidence or nerves.

Is Bateman a sell now?

Rapana's a better fullback than Wighton. The only reason they wouldn't shift is Rapana works so well with BJ and is a good finisher. When you consider how many talented players out there are capable of playing fullback but are behind in the pecking order and/or playing on the wing it's a little bit puzzling to think Wighton is the Raiders first choice fullback.
On the Bateman thing I got no clue. Wait to see what his BE next week and decide based on whether you think he'll hit the mark based on his 35 score. If it's any help the Raiders play 2 days after Origin and so there's a chance they'll rest Papalii from the game and keeping Bateman making cash another week.

Round 13 team:

Smith (Friend)
Graham, Surgess
Parker, Taupau, Harris (ET, Whitehead, Fensom)
Hunt, Taylor
Holland
Barba, Mitchell, Feeny

Tempted trades: HHunt ---> Hurrell
would leave me with $160k + give me 17 players/2 centres for the round and hopefully Hurrell makes $100k or so if he becomes the Titans starting centre.

I wish I could dig up the Sportal posts from last year calling for Wighton to be NSW fullback.

I was going to bring in Radradra but I might go French instead. Gives me 344k in the bank & allows Macca to Parcell/Peats & Bhana to ET/James next round.

Krump wrote:I wish I could dig up the Sportal posts from last year calling for Wighton to be NSW fullback.

I'd happily bet people that Fensom will not make NSW team anytime soon too.

filthridden wrote:Round 13 team:

Smith (Friend)
Graham, Surgess
Parker, Taupau, Harris (ET, Whitehead, Fensom)
Hunt, Taylor
Holland
Barba, Mitchell, Feeny

Tempted trades: HHunt ---> Hurrell
would leave me with $160k + give me 17 players/2 centres for the round and hopefully Hurrell makes $100k or so if he becomes the Titans starting centre.

Do you have an AE for next week you can use?

Krump wrote:I wish I could dig up the Sportal posts from last year calling for Wighton to be NSW fullback.

Right up there with this one, many lols

http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/canberra-teen-daniel-vidot-a-queensland-origin-prospect-already/story-e6frf3yc-1225917919837

Random wrote:
Do you have an AE for next week you can use?

No AE at this stage, only 16 players due to injuries/byes.