2016 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 42

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:

Cheers WL, yeah the switch between Lolo and Fusi is what is keeping me from trading Lolo this week

It's also quite possible they could alternate at various times during the game as well. You'd have to think though with the Titans at home Lolohea could very well get plenty of attacking opportunities & score a couple of tries. He could also get a roving commission & pop up anywhere. With his ability anything is possible & just cause he's named on the wing I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing

Anyone considering trading Ben Hunt out has too many trades left, absolute madness thinking about dumping him and running Cleary as a starting half and expecting him to keep banging out 60's, kid has played 3/4 games and has scored a few tries already

Hunt is an elite GUN half with an avg based on 2/3 seasons not 2/3 games

Welshy wrote:Anyone considering trading Ben Hunt out has too many trades left, absolute madness thinking about dumping him and running Cleary as a starting half and expecting him to keep banging out 60's, kid has played 3/4 games and has scored a few tries already

Hunt is an elite GUN half with an avg based on 2/3 seasons not 2/3 games

Now McCullough is back the Broncos will improve and so will Hunts scores.

Welshy wrote:Anyone considering trading Ben Hunt out has too many trades left, absolute madness thinking about dumping him and running Cleary as a starting half and expecting him to keep banging out 60's, kid has played 3/4 games and has scored a few tries already

Hunt is an elite GUN half with an avg based on 2/3 seasons not 2/3 games

Welshy i thinks its time to accept the world is changing. Imagine Cleary is Wales, unknown to most but doing the job spectacularly. Hunt is England, memories of the past just dont translate much to the now.

But since were talking about league its a very tough question, i have Milf and am hoping the return of Mcullough will signal better times for both halves.

Quote from McFadden:

"The other reason is David Fusitu'a, in his two showings at fullback previous to this game, has done a really good job and we just felt that we probably looked a touch better particularly defensively with David at fullback and Tui hasn't had a lot of practice on the wing.

But hey we will put him there this week because screw you all.

Bren wrote:
Now McCullough is back the Broncos will improve and so will Hunts scores.

Not just Macca returning mate, although I agree it should increase his attacking output with better ruck control, its just slumps are part of the game, especially from someone who can sometimes morph into a turnstyle and rack up minus points

Hunt is just a gun though and a top 2 in his position, just think its stupid trading him out

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Quote from McFadden:

"The other reason is David Fusitu'a, in his two showings at fullback previous to this game, has done a really good job and we just felt that we probably looked a touch better particularly defensively with David at fullback and Tui hasn't had a lot of practice on the wing.

But hey we will put him there this week because screw you all.

The reason the Warriors lost against the Sharks was because of McFadden & his selections. So he reckons Lolohea has defensive issues. Well RTS came over & played f/b & he can't tackle to save himself. He missed plenty of 1 on 1 tackles at f/b which led to tries. You pick guys like RTS & Lolohea because of their attacking prowess & accept their bad defense. Before the Sharks game I thought McFadden doing ok but sticking Lolohea on the bench was bordering on ineptitude. If I was a player I'd probably be shunted to reserve grade after knocking McFadden out.

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:

Welshy i thinks its time to accept the world is changing. Imagine Cleary is Wales, unknown to most but doing the job spectacularly. Hunt is England, memories of the past just dont translate much to the now.

But since were talking about league its a very tough question, i have Milf and am hoping the return of Mcullough will signal better times for both halves.

Not in fantasy, Hunt is still elite and always will be

Milf will never be in his tier, too reliant on attacking stats which is unsustainable

Not sure if it's been mentioned but Ash Taylor may be rested this week (groin injury). Titans play in Auckland this week so we'll know more in a day or so

i need help/ dont know what to do - my ctr & wfb this week is:
aitken, holland
barba, tedesco, munster

should i cop the asiata/welch AE  (if munster doesnt play) or trade in crocker/dugan (upgrade auv'a, keep holland for now) as i've always planned and deal with holland next week? 

 with 8 trades left i need to be as efficient as possible.

Stinkbug wrote:i need help/ dont know what to do - my ctr & wfb this week is:
aitken, holland
barba, tedesco, munster

should i cop the asiata/welch AE  (if munster doesnt play) or trade in crocker/dugan (upgrade auv'a, keep holland for now) as i've always planned and deal with holland next week? 

 with 8 trades left i need to be as efficient as possible.

nothing wrong with Aitken and Holland as a CTR pairing mate, only issue is Holland potentially losing his spot but that looks like distinguishing as the rounds go on, I'd run them and upgrade Barba to Dugan/Walker

Welshy wrote:

nothing wrong with Aitken and Holland as a CTR pairing mate, only issue is Holland potentially losing his spot but that looks like distinguishing as the rounds go on, I'd run them and upgrade Barba to Dugan/Walker

yeah thats fair, just worried about a stinky AE + the morris brothers lurking around is concerning. seems only a matter of time.

Does anyone else still own big Marty. Holding him through his suspension doesnt seemed to have paid off with his move to the front row. Tempted to trade him for merrin with the next big bye round in mind

Honey Badger wrote:Does anyone else still own big Marty. Holding him through his suspension doesnt seemed to have paid off with his move to the front row. Tempted to trade him for merrin with the next big bye round in mind

Ive still got him, with Walker out of the HLFs and DCE moving to the left (don't quote me), I would expect his scores improve drastically.

I for one have Whitehead on the chopping block for James or Fifita.

Looks a little like Semi Radradra on the google homepage today

White Lightning wrote:

For some reason contracts mean nothing today & can be broken with very little drama. This happens in every day life as well such as wills. Even though the deceased leaves specific instructions other family members can contest the will if they feel aggrieved & are usually successful. Unfortunately today greed & materialism have replaced ethics & honesty.

Amen. I know some wil say its his right and take care of the family and all that, but where has honour gone, it's literally disappearing.

If Semi is a no show this weekend, will Gordon go to the wing and Gutherson back to FB?

Toutai into centre

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:If Semi is a no show this weekend, will Gordon go to the wing and Gutherson back to FB?

Toutai into centre

Gutherson to wing, Toutai to centre would be my guess

Welshy wrote:

Gutherson to wing, Toutai to centre would be my guess

Supposedly Toutai is injured?

Finch wrote:

Supposedly Toutai is injured?

Yeah, I posted this a few days ago. Got a 6 week knee injury in round 15. From the eels website.