2017 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 2

Congrats guys on the recent /upcoming babies.

Hope you guys have some paternity leave (aka fantasy planning time)

My best fantasy overall result came after my youngest was born and I had a couple months off during NRL pre season for planning

What are the chances Dugan plays centre Dufty FB and Milne out of the team?

Idris feels like a trap to me, just cant see him staying fit

Shanbon wrote:What are the chances Dugan plays centre Dufty FB and Milne out of the team?

Idris feels like a trap to me, just cant see him staying fit

Therein lies the main issue with Idris, fitness and mental state.

Kia ora everyone and happy new year to you all!

Great to see so much action in this thread, you guys are awesome.

As if the Knights need any more bad luck, apparently Pauli Pauli was in a multiple car pile up on the M1. reportedly dislocated hip and broken leg.

That seriously sucks, could be done for the season. Hopefully he goes on to recover fine from this and it doesn't jeopardize his NRL Career.

Also does this mean the Knights try and hold onto Sims more now?

Hi Scouter welcome back mate.

Jeez the Knights pre season just gets worse & worse. Pauli Pauli suffers suspected dislocated hip & broken leg in car crash. Load up on the Warriors boys for round 1.

my tv broke wrote:As if the Knights need any more bad luck, apparently Pauli Pauli was in a multiple car pile up on the M1. reportedly dislocated hip and broken leg.

haha you beat me to it bro.

Random wrote:Also does this mean the Knights try and hold onto Sims more now?

Another club perhaps, but Brown seems pretty intent on letting anyone walk who doesn't want to be there. I have to agree with that stance.

I do agree to that stance especially for guys that arent going to make or break your season.

Random wrote:That seriously sucks, could be done for the season. Hopefully he goes on to recover fine from this and it doesn't jeopardize his NRL Career.

Also does this mean the Knights try and hold onto Sims more now?

I think they have enough props with D Saifiti, Mataora, Starling, King, Paea, Stockwell and J Saifiti at a push. Reckon they should still let Sims go and just go after Fensom and/or Grevsmuhl.
Those props don't sound that appealing apart from Daniel Saifiti. Going to be another tough year for the Knights.

Really thought Stockwell was going to go on with it with how he went earlier at the Dragons.

flasSId* wrote:Really thought Stockwell was going to go on with it with how he went earlier at the Dragons.

Yeah he was a ppm monster at the Dragons & I really thought he'd take it up a level when he went to the Knights. Unfortunately it didn't happen.

Jackson Hastings having ankle surgery, will miss 9's, will be right for RND 1 apparently.

my tv broke wrote:Jackson Hastings having ankle surgery, will miss 9's, will be right for RND 1 apparently.

Okay I'm trying to use my limited brain capacity to see the likely outcome of this. Does this mean he won't be in the 17 in round 1 as he'll be underdone/lacking fitness. If so Koroisau will likely play 80 mins. Also that means 4 forwards on the bench which means my Fonua-Blake pick will get less mins as I was hoping he'd be starting prop playing 50 mins so now he'll start & play 40 mins maybe. Thoughts.

I guess it depends on how his recovery goes at this point. I reckon Barrett will fit him into the 17 even if he's underdone. just may come off the bench and play less mins than planned to start the year.

Has Segy been signed yet by the Sharks?
Also, who do think will score more out of Hurrell and Valentine Holmes at fullback?. Really liking that Titans opening draw.

Thoughts on this team if Segy is signed and is cheap enough.

McInnes, Segy
McGuire, Vaughan, AFB, Cheapie
Surgess, E Taylor, S Mata'utia, C Hess, Cheapie, Cheapie
Johnson, Norman, Elgey, Hingano
Hurrell, Idris, R Jennings, B Kelly
Trobjevic, RTS, Hayne, Scott, Dufty

Lots of question marks obviously but think they are all have a bit of value.

Warriors wrote:Has Segy been signed yet by the Sharks?
Also, who do think will score more out of Hurrell and Valentine Holmes at fullback?. Really liking that Titans opening draw.

not sure what the go is to be honest. tweet from 12 hrs ago:

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Just on James Segeyaro, Leeds Rhinos have not yet received any offers for the hooker, Rhinos have told me

Warriors wrote:Has Segy been signed yet by the Sharks?
Also, who do think will score more out of Hurrell and Valentine Holmes at fullback?. Really liking that Titans opening draw.

Thoughts on this team if Segy is signed and is cheap enough.

McInnes, Segy
McGuire, Vaughan, AFB, Cheapie
Surgess, E Taylor, S Mata'utia, C Hess, Cheapie, Cheapie
Johnson, Norman, Elgey, Hingano
Hurrell, Idris, R Jennings, B Kelly
Trobjevic, RTS, Hayne, Scott, Dufty

Lots of question marks obviously but think they are all have a bit of value.

Nice team but Hurrell may be underdone come round 1 due to his knee injury & he's currently on crutches. I don't like picking players who carry pre season injuries into round 1. Also Scott is just a ctr.

Warriors wrote:Has Segy been signed yet by the Sharks?
Also, who do think will score more out of Hurrell and Valentine Holmes at fullback?. Really liking that Titans opening draw.

Thoughts on this team if Segy is signed and is cheap enough.

McInnes, Segy
McGuire, Vaughan, AFB, Cheapie
Surgess, E Taylor, S Mata'utia, C Hess, Cheapie, Cheapie
Johnson, Norman, Elgey, Hingano
Hurrell, Idris, R Jennings, B Kelly
Trobjevic, RTS, Hayne, Scott, Dufty

Lots of question marks obviously but think they are all have a bit of value.

My team is almost identical, though I'm still leaning towards squeezing CS9 in for McInnes and downgrading ET