2017 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 4

Milchcow wrote:
I am a little skeptical of George too. But if I go without him, his replacement is unlikely to be Tom

Same, I rather start with Saifiti and switch over to George if he starts looking the goods

This is me running out the door of my workplace in a few minutes...

Just gave a No Smith team a crack:

Mc Innes, King
Fifita, McGuire, Daifiti, Hoare
Gallen, Surgess, ET, SMat, Capewell, Stimson
Norman, Mortimer, Elgey, Hingano
Milne, Idris, Scott, Kelly
RTS, Slater, Hayne, Phythian, RJennings

SoylentGreen wrote:Just gave a No Smith team a crack:

Mc Innes, King
Fifita, McGuire, Daifiti, Hoare
Gallen, Surgess, ET, SMat, Capewell, Stimson
Norman, Mortimer, Elgey, Hingano
Milne, Idris, Scott, Kelly
RTS, Slater, Hayne, Phythian, RJennings

A couple of solid Captain choices considering no Smith. Gallen or Fifi gets the C?

SI wrote:

A couple of solid Captain choices considering no Smith.  Gallen or Fifi gets the C?

Or Surgess.

bluetige wrote:There was a post on here earlier today stating Madge said George's problem last year is now fixed

Post 224 by Aardvark

I was going off this -

Forward George Burgess has overcome his injury woes and is set to return to career-best NRL form, according to South Sydney coach Michael Maguire.

The prop struggled last year with hip and groin injuries, playing 17 games as the Rabbitohs missed out on the finals for the first time since 2011.

The 24-year-old England international's output was its lowest since his breakout season in 2013, averaging 87 metres compared to the previous two years where he gained more than 145 metres per game.

Maguire was confident Burgess' fitness issues were behind him, praising his pre-season efforts.

"He's been able to get his body right," Maguire told reporters on Wednesday.

"People don't realise what he went through for the club last year with his injuries.

"He's been able to actually train full days now.

"Off the back of that, I'm sure he's going to have a good season ahead."

Burgess' season reflected the Rabbitohs' last year, with his two-month absence from round 11 after groin surgery coinciding with a nine-match winless streak by the 2014 premiers.

He helped the club restore some gloss to its year with four straight victories to finish the season as the Rabbitohs placed 12th.

Burgess, who's tied to the club until the end of the 2018 season, will not play in this weekend's Auckland Nines.

Way I see Gurgess is he only needs to hit low 30,s to maintain his price the potential to go big is there and his byes are good, I am giving him a chance................might take a few games but willing to risk him.

re Gurgess. He might initially start on the bench & ease his way in for a few games & then when he has his match fitness then he could start. I'm not starting with him & will see how he goes.

mango wrote:

Good riddance, he's a fucking dipshit. Did anyone hear him on the news last night,  he reckons that the nrl haven't done anything for him so why should he stick around. What about all the opportunities they' ve given you to become a sports star dickhead.

Hate pricks like him that think everyone owes them all the time.

RE: Barba's comment - exactly the same comment was said by Mal Meninga in 1995

SoylentGreen wrote:

SI wrote:

A couple of solid Captain choices considering no Smith.  Gallen or Fifi gets the C?

Or Surgess.

You're braver than me.

For those looking at priors end to last year check his stats with and without Tagatese

Does anybody know if the Auckland 9's will be shown on free to air tv?

Put Smith back in.. Couldn't sleep last night

Thought I would chuck something out there to join in the fun

McInnes/King
McGuire/Gurgess
Surgess/Jackson/Taupau
Johnson/Norman/Hingano
CMat/Idris
Gutherson/Walker/RTS/Hayne/Slater

Rocks or diamonds and 3k left

Or the the Smith lovers swap out McInnes/Norman for Smith/Mortimer

Just having a play around, usually build my team up from the cows then fill in my shortlisted players

Aardvark Ratnick wrote:Way I see Gurgess is he only needs to hit low 30,s to maintain his price the potential to go big is there and his byes are good, I am giving him a chance................might take a few games but willing to risk him.

If Gurgess just maintains his price it makes him a bad fantasy buy.

He needs to get an increase or money is better spent.

mango wrote:Does anybody know if the Auckland 9's will be shown on free to air tv?

Nah they won't be however there might be a live stream around somewhere?

@Booze - Love the the Gutho and CWalker picks.

Bren wrote:@Booze - Love the the Gutho and CWalker picks.

Cheers mate, can never have too many halves haha and decent byes too

Will probably chicken out and go forward heavy but not seeing a huge amount of options in FRF/2RF (for reserves) and at least you know fullbacks/halves play 80min.

Not completely sold on Gurgess but just wanted to make a cool looking explosive team on paper, rose tinted glasses of him in his debut season.

If I swap Norman/Gurgess I can even get Fifita/Elgey in too

McInnes/Hodgson
JBrom/JWall/Hoare/AFB
Surgess/Bolton/SMat/KBrom/Stimson/BGray
Johnson/Norman/Elgey/Hingano
Whare/Idris/Scott/RJennings
Holmes/RTS/Hayne/Pythian/JDrew

161K to spare - this is my 'buy Moneybags Cam fund' once he drops after a couple of rounds (I hope).

Forwards are real light on, but hopefully with a gun/near gun in each spot and making up for it with 2 x gun/near gun HOK & HLFs.

Thoughts...