2017 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 25

I reckon a combination of jrey and Austin would go well for NSW hooking

The first year or two when Try Assists came in they were cut and dried. Basically last person involved got it.

Then they went away from that for a year or so and complicated it by looking at the level of involvement. For Fantasy purposes that was frustrating because it introduced subjectivity. They seem to have simplified it again over the last few seasons which makes it more objective again.

With Try Saves, as a Maubbs owner I wanted him to get it. But for the sake of objectivity, and therefore fairness across the board, I do think the 'has to happen in goal' makes it more objective.

Also need to remember that these stats are not actually compiled solely for Fantasy. They are the permanent record for the players, the clubs, and the NRL. At least they used to be. Certainly other guys on here that would know more about that than me though.

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Simpkins is buy of the week on foxsports SuperCoach thing.

Playing at hooker until Peats returns then to lock for Paasi where he played the last pre season game before injury struck.

Seems like he was meant to start the season there.

Just personal opinion??

You have Grevsmuhl and Greenwood to throw in there, Also Wallace too

Honeysett wrote:

Every tackle stops a try. For mine it needs to be a last ditch effort, holding someone up over the line or stopping an absolute certainty

Yeah you're right, that's more what I was going for

Watching nSW cup.

Feeney is not a first grader... he's barely coping in NSW cup. :/

On try assists - in general the Fantasy community is pretty accepting of the stats.

Every time I go to a supercoach forum/Facebook a significant portion of the posts are whinging about someone getting or not getting a try assist

Milchcow wrote:
On try assists - in general the Fantasy community is pretty accepting of the stats.

Every time I go to a supercoach forum/Facebook a significant portion of the posts are whinging about someone getting or not getting a try assist

We are a pretty constructive and accepting bunch.
No one likes a whinger.

Any word on Coote. Thinking of going Suli to Slater but will hold off if Ponga looks like getting another run

Would you keep Suli or Cotric. Having second thoughts re Slater.
I think Cotric has a better chance to score a try but Suli loves a tb
On second look Cotric beats him there too

Goondalf wrote:Any word on Coote. Thinking of going Suli to Slater but will hold off if Ponga looks like getting another run

Why would you sell Suli? 156 metres last game, against Dragons this week and BE of 17

Goondalf wrote:Any word on Coote. Thinking of going Suli to Slater but will hold off if Ponga looks like getting another run

155/3. With any luck I will finally hit 700 again for the first time since round 1.

Milchcow wrote:
On try assists - in general the Fantasy community is pretty accepting of the stats.

Every time I go to a supercoach forum/Facebook a significant portion of the posts are whinging about someone getting or not getting a try assist

We think the stats guys are bad in fantasy but they are shocking in sc. The points upgrades/downgrades can be up to 20 points which is strange because how can they miss so much during a game. A couple of weeks ago when Sione provided a ta in sc they awarded it & then took it away when it was a clear ta so people rightfully so got really pissed off & it even cost people in h2h games. People who owned him lost up to 20 points of their score. People whinge because the stats guys are so inept so there is a lot of complaining.

is it too early to party,

i have been saving up a tumultuous party starter that was supposed t launch the last one

Still planning on Elgey>Slater and Palavi 2.0> CHN if named starting. Any objections?

Loomer wrote:Still planning on Elgey>Slater and Palavi 2.0> CHN if named starting. Any objections?

solid trades pull the trigger

As a Talakai owner who played him last night I'm not sure why they insist in attacking down the left edge so much. Jennings has such bad hands that half the plays fail. Two weeks ago Souths scored down the right edge & Talakai got a ta. It was one of the few times they used this channel during the game & it paid off.

Yates out for Knights

multiple.scoregasms wrote:
solid trades pull the trigger

so CHN is a goer now?

i reckon he is up for one game only

Big changes to the Newcastle side. Mainly Luke Yates is out.........................



Newcastle Knights

1 Brendan Elliot
2 Ken Sio
3 Dane Gagai
4 Peter Mata'utia
20 Jacob Gagan
6 Brock Lamb
7 Trent Hodkinson (c)
15 Jack Stockwell
12 Jamie Buhrer
10 Josh Starling
11 Sione Mata'utia
19 Joe Wardle
13 Mitchell Barnett

Interchange:
8 Daniel Saifiti
9 Daniel Levi
16 Sam Stone
21 Anthony Tupou

Coach: Nathan Brown

Mearcats wrote:Yates out for Knights

dropped or injury?