2016 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 44

Mannering, Gallen or Bodene?

Krump wrote:Mannering, Gallen or Bodene?

If not worried about price then i would go Bodene

Krump wrote:Mannering, Gallen or Bodene?

I would take the safe option and go PODene. I won't be trading him in so he won't be struck down by the KFP curse so should score 55 consistently for the rest of the year.

Bren wrote:

I would take the safe option and go PODene. I won't be trading him in so he won't be struck down by the KFP curse so should score 55 consistently for the rest of the year.

Almost enough to make my decision for me.

SaveTheCheerleader wrote:McCullough looks like gold!

McCullough almost looks too good to be true, I am thinking of bringing him in for Parcel for the cash and to bring my round 19 body count up to (15 with McCullough and Munster)

Kodi is out till around 23 according to the casualty ward page (https://www.nrl.com/round-19-nrl-casualty-ward/tabid/10874/newsid/93149/default.aspx) but I don't see any mention of Weddell.

Has Weddell been punted back into reserve grade ?

Have you seen Waddell play? Doesnt deserve to be playing first grade.

Norman just pleaded guilty to drug possession charge!

TheSpiritOfRiverPhoenix wrote:

McCullough almost looks too good to be true, I am thinking of bringing him in for Parcel for the cash and to bring my round 19 body count up to (15 with McCullough and Munster)

Kodi is out till around 23 according to the casualty ward page (https://www.nrl.com/round-19-nrl-casualty-ward/tabid/10874/newsid/93149/default.aspx) but I don't see any mention of Weddell.

Has Weddell been punted back into reserve grade ?

I could be wrong, but I don't think Waddell compliments Macca. Kodi has been there for both Macca and Waddell as an impact attack player, something Waddell does not offer so might as well play the better Hooker (Macca) for the 80 minutes. If he needs a rest, Glenn or Moose (or anybody really) could do a better job than Waddell for 10 minutes. Waddell was just there for experience and defence in Macca's absence.

Plus what Bren said.

Bren wrote:Have you seen Waddell play? Doesnt deserve to be playing first grade.

Haha, fair. Though Wayne is clearly a fan if he's brought him down from Newcastle :-)

With Waddell and Kodi out of the picture for the short to medium term you would think that McCullough should be getting close to 80 minutes per game ?

SportAL wrote:

I could be wrong, but I don't think Waddell compliments Macca.  Kodi has been there for both Macca and Waddell as an impact attack player, something Waddell does not offer so might as well play the better Hooker (Macca) for the 80 minutes. If he needs a rest, Glenn or Moose (or anybody really) could do a better job than Waddell for 10 minutes.  Waddell was just there for experience and defence in Macca's absence.

Plus what Bren said.

Thanks Bren and AL, probably will pull the trigger just needed someone to convince me its a good call haha.

TheSpiritOfRiverPhoenix wrote:

Haha, fair. Though Wayne is clearly a fan if he's brought him down from Newcastle :-)

With Waddell and Kodi out of the picture for the short to medium term you would think that McCullough should be getting close to 80 minutes per game ?

As SportAL said if McCullough cannot play the 80 at this point in time then chuck McGuire or someone else there to give him a rest. Moose spent some time at #9 for Samoa and did a fairly reasonable job for a front rower He actually impressed me more then Waddell playing there which is just cringe worthy.

Geez even chuck Jai Arrow there over Waddell. At least his defense will be top notch.

Bren wrote:Norman just pleaded guilty to drug possession charge!

Hope the fucker gets stood down!

TheSpiritOfRiverPhoenix wrote:

Thanks Bren and AL, probably will pull the trigger just needed someone to convince me its a good call haha.

322k with a BE of 36? McCullough won't be getting much cheaper then that and should definitely see some solid minutes in the back end of the year. (He has had an injury interrupted season after all and has never really been able to string a good run of games together).

Sik wrote:

Hope the fucker gets stood down!

Like all players or anyone for that matter I personally gave him benefit of the doubt (innocent until proven guilty). Now that he has pleaded guilty then he has to be stood down. Fantasy aside (as I have him in my squad) Parra should hand down a fair punishment.

Sik wrote:

Hope the fucker gets stood down!

We can only hope. People will have tonnes of time to make changes to squads if need be with the Eels having the bye this weekend.

filthridden wrote:

We can only hope. People will have tonnes of time to make changes to squads if need be with the Eels having the bye this weekend.

filthridden wrote:

We can only hope. People will have tonnes of time to make changes to squads if need be with the Eels having the bye this weekend.

Eels don't have a bye!?

filthridden wrote:

We can only hope. People will have tonnes of time to make changes to squads if need be with the Eels having the bye this weekend.

Parra play Penrith on Sunday.

Bren wrote:

 Slightly more appropriate

Bren wrote:

Yep, not sure what I was thinking. Bye last weekend. Sorry lads, been a long morning after I missed my alarm and had to race to work!

Hopefully he gets dropped before this game, Takairangi moves back to the halves and Guth can go back to the centres which is really all I care about (plus other people having no Norman!)