2017 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 9 - TLT edition

my tv broke wrote:

Loomer wrote:

Looks like your right. Articles from December about his heavily pregnant wife. So that means he gets no sleep?

According to a bit of lurking (instagram posts) she would only be about 34 - 35 weeks pregnant right now.. that said, a baby from George is probably huge.

SI wrote:

I know right. But deadset, anyone with Turbo should spend the extra 20 for Dugan going on what I can see.

Milchcow wrote:Tthere's almost zero chance Brailey starts putting up Lichaa/Garvey type scores

Des has his hookers play a specific role in his game plan which basically involves tackling for 80 minutes.

Brailey won't be doing that and he won't be playing 80 minutes.


I am also starting to play with not having Smith. Last year most people who went without him regretted it because most of the other options all got injured in the first few weeks - Lichaa, Seggy, Peats.

But Jake Friend outscored Smith over the first 10 rounds, and if you want him instead you were laughing. I have the feeling McInnes might go pretty well to start the year too.
Smith+McInnes sort of kills my other forwards, so I am so very tempted by Smith/McInnes + brailey

Feline wrote:

Forgive my intrusion, but how are SMat or Turbo cover.

It seems that if you removed either of them from their current positions then either your WFB or 2RF become shit

Random wrote:So I am curious as to what everyone feels are their PoD Guns. Essentially who are the guns do you guys have locked in, that you don't feel are talked about often or at all and think it is likely you are one of the only people with them?

For mine it is J. Bromwich and P. Gallen.

Krump wrote:

SI wrote:

I know right. But deadset, anyone with Turbo should spend the extra 20 for Dugan going on what I can see.

Wear that hemet while your watching games or you're going to hurt yourself banging your head against a wall in frustration. Was it last year he did a 6 week syndesmosis and was back a week later after everyone traded him out? Turns out he'd actually broke a nail.

Spectre wrote:I don't feel comfortable with Brailey in my team at all but I just can't be left behind if he starts making serious cash

Milchcow wrote:A lot of people ( me included) have gone Surgess -> Gallen recently

Anyone got good reasons besides gut feel?

Without Origin Burgess's byes are only slightly better.
They both have a similar capacity to go 60+

Assuming I have JDB, there is only room for one in my team

Chewie wrote:

The way I see it...

If Brailey scores 35 in round 1, he'll go up $16k, if he posts another score of 35 in round 2, he'll get an increase of $25k.

If McInnes scores 60 in round 1 he'll go up by $8k, if he posts another score of 60 in round 2, he'll get an increase of $12k.


I'm starting with McInnes, I'll be monitoring both Brailey and McInnes for round 1, looking at minutes, ppm and base-stats, if Brailey does well, I can trade him in and trade McInnes out without missing out on too much $$$. The money I get from the trade will help me make possible upgrades/changes.

Milchcow wrote:A lot of people ( me included) have gone Surgess -> Gallen recently

Anyone got good reasons besides gut feel?

Without Origin Burgess's byes are only slightly better.
They both have a similar capacity to go 60+

Assuming I have JDB, there is only room for one in my team

Milchcow wrote:A lot of people ( me included) have gone Surgess -> Gallen recently

Anyone got good reasons besides gut feel?

Without Origin Burgess's byes are only slightly better.
They both have a similar capacity to go 60+

Assuming I have JDB, there is only room for one in my team

SI wrote:I have somehow talked myself into Josh Dugan

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

What if Brailey scores 35 (+16k) and McInnes scores 50 (+0k) ? What if Brailey scores 40 (+20k) and McInnes scores 55 (+4k)?

Chewie wrote:

Spectre wrote:I don't feel comfortable with Brailey in my team at all but I just can't be left behind if he starts making serious cash

The way I see it...

If Brailey scores 35 in round 1, he'll go up $16k, if he posts another score of 35 in round 2, he'll get an increase of $25k.

If McInnes scores 60 in round 1 he'll go up by $8k, if he posts another score of 60 in round 2, he'll get an increase of $12k.


I'm starting with McInnes, I'll be monitoring both Brailey and McInnes for round 1, looking at minutes, ppm and base-stats, if Brailey does well, I can trade him in and trade McInnes out without missing out on too much $$$. The money I get from the trade will help me make possible upgrades/changes.

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

Farah always tries to make something happen with the ball from dummy half, picking the ball up rather than passing from the ground 90% of the time. This allows the defense to move up and forwards having to time their run differently basically meaning less run metres. Woods for example averaged 167 metres per game without Farah in the team vs 145 metres per game with Farah. Hitting the advantage line with a retreating defense is usually how forwards get tackle busts and offloads so I see a lot less of that. Basically Farah is going to have a negative effect on his scores.

Chewie wrote:

What if Brailey scores 25 (+8k) and McInnes scores 65 (+12k)?