2017 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 1

Milchcow wrote:
Last year. Moses without Farah averaged 44
Moses with Farah averaged 31

Here I was expecting you guys to talk me out of considering Moses, only to find extra support

Chewie wrote:

Here I was expecting you guys to talk me out of considering Moses, only to find extra support

I was negative re Moses. He misses tackles & makes errors against top opposition who dominate the Tigers.

Yeah I have looked at Moses but thinking they will struggle early on. Too much risk and only plays the middle bye. Its a no from me. I actually think Jamal could be exposed on D making it very hard on Moses, the game has sped up a lot in the last two years.

I know Moses will miss a bunch of tackles like most halfbacks, but he seems to have gained a lot of confidence throughout the last season, and I think he will mature even more this season (he's only 22)... just a gut feeling

JAC with Munster and Cronk feeding him the ball?

Anyone got some info/stats on musgrove from souths. From memory he killed it first round before getting injured

Chewie wrote:I know Moses will miss a bunch of tackles like most halfbacks, but he seems to have gained a lot of confidence throughout the last season, and I think he will mature even more this season (he's only 22)... just a gut feeling

I feel you can afford to miss him for the first couple weeks and see how it goes, no need to gamble that early in the season

Milchcow wrote:
Last year. Moses without Farah averaged 44
Moses with Farah averaged 31

I can add that after Farah was unofficially sacked with 7 rounds to go Moses averaged 52.9 which only included 2 tries.

Honeysett wrote:

I feel you can afford to miss him for the first couple weeks and see how it goes, no need to gamble that early in the season

But gambling and trading is my main game

Honey Badger wrote:Anyone got some info/stats on musgrove from souths. From memory he killed it first round before getting injured

round 1 21 22 23 25 26
position r 10 10 10 r r
minutes 39 38 49 39 31 23
score 43 22 33 30 27 15

Here's a list of late bloomers

season avg 59 - Last 5 avg 71 - JDB
season avg 58 - Last 5 avg 70 - Mannering
season avg 55 - Last 5 avg 63 - Surgess
season avg 49 - Last 5 avg 56 - DCE
season avg 49 - Last 5 avg 57 - Taupau
season avg 48 - Last 5 avg 55 - Hodgson
season avg 45 - Last 5 avg 59 - Nofo
season avg 42 - Last 5 avg 49 - GI
season avg 40 - Last 5 avg 54 - Nightingale
season avg 39 - Last 5 avg 51 - Mitchell Moses
season avg 38 - Last 5 avg 53 - Kata
season avg 36 - Last 5 avg 46 - Daniel Safiti
season avg 36 - Last 5 avg 64 - Jamie Lyon
season avg 36 - Last 5 avg 50 - Moylan
season avg 35 - Last 5 avg 48 - Nathan Ross
season avg 34 - Last 5 avg 47 - Ferguson
season avg 34 - Last 5 avg 43 - Eastwood
season avg 34 - Last 5 avg 42 - Prior
season avg 34 - Last 5 avg 43 - Cheyse Blair
season avg 34 - Last 5 avg 51 - Damian Cook
season avg 27 - Last 5 avg 39 - DWZ
season avg 27 - Last 5 avg 38 - Connor Watson
season avg 27 - Last 5 avg 39 - Jordan Kahu

Credit to @Milchcow's 2017 team planner

bluetige wrote:

round 1 21 22 23 25 26
position r 10 10 10 r r
minutes 39 38 49 39 31 23
score 43 22 33 30 27 15

Ok thanks. Not as good as i thought

i love NRL Fantasy pre season

g'day all

true to form i disappeared from the forums around june/july but always continued to manage my team right through to end of year.

haven't looked closely at anything teamwise yet for this season but a quick browse of this thread, the itch is back.

i had a dream the other night that Peats became a true gun.

Chewie wrote:Here's a list of late bloomers

season avg 59 - Last 5 avg 71   - JDB
season avg 58 - Last 5 avg 70   - Mannering
season avg 55 - Last 5 avg 63   - Surgess
season avg 49 - Last 5 avg 56   - DCE
season avg 49 - Last 5 avg 57   - Taupau
season avg 48 - Last 5 avg 55   - Hodgson
season avg 45 - Last 5 avg 59   - Nofo
season avg 42 - Last 5 avg 49   - GI
season avg 40 - Last 5 avg 54   - Nightingale
season avg 39 - Last 5 avg 51   - Mitchell Moses
season avg 38 - Last 5 avg 53   - Kata
season avg 36 - Last 5 avg 46   - Daniel Safiti
season avg 36 - Last 5 avg 64   - Jamie Lyon
season avg 36 - Last 5 avg 50   - Moylan
season avg 35 - Last 5 avg 48   - Nathan Ross
season avg 34 - Last 5 avg 47   - Ferguson
season avg 34 - Last 5 avg 43   - Eastwood
season avg 34 - Last 5 avg 42   - Prior
season avg 34 - Last 5 avg 43   - Cheyse Blair
season avg 34 - Last 5 avg 51   - Damian Cook
season avg 27 - Last 5 avg 39   - DWZ
season avg 27 - Last 5 avg 38   - Connor Watson
season avg 27 - Last 5 avg 39   - Jordan Kahu

Credit to @Milchcow's 2017 team planner

Can Daniel Saifiti kick on? Moylan is an interesting one and Mitchell Moses does have a good case for selection. Of that list I have Surgess and DCE locked in.

Anyone that finished the season strongly must therefore have started the season weakly (relatively speaking at least)

Do you pick a late bloomer hoping they can continue their end of 2016 form.

Or do you avoid late bloomers due to their slow starts to the year and pick them up cheaper several rounds in when they have dropped price.

Milchcow wrote:
Anyone that finished the season strongly must therefore have started the season weakly (relatively speaking at least)

Do you pick a late bloomer hoping they can continue their end of 2016 form.

Or do you avoid late bloomers due to their slow starts to the year and pick them up cheaper several rounds in when they have dropped price.

Good questions...

Some season avg are low due to injuries
Some of the Last 5 avg are bloated because of tries and unusual high scores
Each player needs to be looked at more closely to see why they were late bloomers

It took Surgess some time to get back into it, and I would expect him score slightly higher this season
Moses as mentioned earlier
I expect Daniel Saifiti to keep scoring 40+

Honey Badger wrote:

Ok thanks. Not as good as i thought

Will be squeezing him in somehow come Round 1

i like D Safaiti and will try squeeze him into my team to start the year

another honourable mention for late bloomers is Corey Norman
season avg 48 - Last 5 avg 60 (before his suspension)

my tv broke wrote:i love NRL Fantasy pre season

g'day all

true to form i disappeared from the forums around june/july but always continued to manage my team right through to end of year.

haven't looked closely at anything teamwise yet for this season but a quick browse of this thread, the itch is back.

i had a dream the other night that Peats became a true gun.

Hahaha, yeah, could set my watch to when you stop posting every year!