2017 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 29

White Lightning wrote:If you exclude that try N. Brown would of scored sub 50. I'm just not sure on him.

So hes a Coen Hess kinda guy?

despite him having a low be (17), I think I will still wait one more week on Brown. If he scores a fifty-something playing 60 mins at lock I will swallow the 30k lost, but for ~430k, he will also be getting DPP that week and plays all major byes. Still a fantastic buy, and a great trade-in for Wallace or Fufusi. For that assurance I think it is work losing 30k.

JT out 3-4 weeks.

Trades this week

Lamb -> Frawley
Kelly -> Croker

Then no trades til rd 10.

charliemurphy wrote:Trades this week

Lamb -> Frawley
Kelly -> Croker

Then no trades til rd 10.

Canberra's backline just went bananas and scored a shitload of points, Croker wasn't involved at all.

Doesn't worry you?

Spectre wrote:

Canberra's backline just went bananas and scored a shitload of points, Croker wasn't involved at all.

Doesn't worry you?

Not this week when the mighty Vodafone Warriors crush the Raiders!!!

From memory SJ has a field day against them.

Is Frawley really a trade in? I didn't see the game but I thought he came off the bench and benefitted because of an Abbey concussion, plus scored a try.

I guess we will see how team lists look but is everyone expecting him to start or something?

Pookus McFly wrote:despite him having a low be (17), I think I will still wait one more week on Brown. If he scores a fifty-something playing 60 mins at lock I will swallow the 30k lost, but for ~430k, he will also be getting DPP that week and plays all major byes. Still a fantastic buy, and a great trade-in for Wallace or Fufusi. For that assurance I think it is work losing 30k.

That's a sound theory. I have to go this week because this week it will only cost me one trade, next week I'd end up using 2.

Trades this week,
R. Jacks to J. Hayne, Gutherson as my halves reserve
J. Field to M. Frawley.

Hopefully Hayne is back this week, I heard he was. Will have to wait to trade out F. Kafusi with that big score on the weekend as he's still making me money.

my tv broke wrote:Is Frawley really a trade in? I didn't see the game but I thought he came off the bench and benefitted because of an Abbey concussion, plus scored a try.

I guess we will see how team lists look but is everyone expecting him to start or something?

Frawley changed the game, the Bulldogs looked like a bunch of schoolboys with no hope before he came on

my tv broke wrote:Is Frawley really a trade in? I didn't see the game but I thought he came off the bench and benefitted because of an Abbey concussion, plus scored a try.

I guess we will see how team lists look but is everyone expecting him to start or something?

I reckon he will start and mbye will shift to the centres.
The dogs weren't going very well until he came on the field. Surely he gets a start now after 2 great performances.

OnTheLast wrote:

Frawley changed the game, the Bulldogs looked like a bunch of schoolboys  with no hope before he came on

Jynx! Totally agree!

I was a Frawley naysayer last week, especially pre-TLT when the place was flooded with people trading him with no idea if he'd even play.

Abbey's HIA failure definitely brought him into the game earlier than expected, but he looked to take control the moment he came on I thought. Not afraid to call for the ball and kick, which I like. And not afraid to run it either, which I also like.

I can either dump Maloney or Brailey for him, but has to at least wait until Friday afternoon when Dogs play 1st cab off the rank. Unless Abbey is dumped and Frawley starts, I dunno if I can pull the trigger on it though.

Onthebeatpete wrote:Trades this week,
R. Jacks to J. Hayne, Gutherson as my halves reserve
J. Field to M. Frawley.

Hopefully Hayne is back this week, I heard he was. Will have to wait to trade out F. Kafusi with that big score on the weekend as he's still making me money.

I think I read this morning that Hayne more likely to come back against the Sharks, probably not this week.

Frawley is a definite trade in if he gets the number 7. No way Des can keep him on the bench again.

Looks like value in both Frawley and Hampton this week.

Abbey's a chance to get dropped. B-Moz was a strong runner of the ball at fullback and Mbye looked dangerous in the centres, used his speed quite well. Des would have to be really mad not to start Frawley at halfback in any case.

wolfking wrote:

I think I read this morning that Hayne more likely to come back against the Sharks, probably not this week.

Frawley is a definite trade in if he gets the number 7.  No way Des can keep him on the bench again.

Looks like value in both Frawley and Hampton this week.

Oh damn! I was hoping this week.
I bought in Hampton last week so might have to have another look.

WT Winfield wrote:I was a Frawley naysayer last week, especially pre-TLT when the place was flooded with people trading him with no idea if he'd even play.

Abbey's HIA failure definitely brought him into the game earlier than expected, but he looked to take control the moment he came on I thought. Not afraid to call for the ball and kick, which I like. And not afraid to run it either, which I also like.

I can either dump Maloney or Brailey for him, but has to at least wait until Friday afternoon when Dogs play 1st cab off the rank. Unless Abbey is dumped and Frawley starts, I dunno if I can pull the trigger on it though.

Pretty much all of this. He probably wouldn't have come on until the second half if Abbey didn't go off. If he's on the bench again however this week, I'm with you, it's a risky trade in IMO.

Johnny B Goode wrote:Abbey's a chance to get dropped. B-Moz was a strong runner of the ball at fullback and Mbye looked dangerous in the centres, used his speed quite well. Des would have to be really mad not to start Frawley at halfback in any case.  

Yep. Hoppa back soon though which causes more headaches, but whatever the go is, he should be the number 7 without doubt.

There is a strong reasoning for starting Frawley at halfback. Des is not the sort of coach who makes these changes often though, so I will wait.

Taking a punt on guys without guaranteed game time is the winning strategy this year though.
Hess, Ponga, CHN and now Frawley all benefitting from injury to others

wolfking wrote:

Yep.  Hoppa back soon though which causes more headaches, but whatever the go is, he should be the number 7 without doubt.

Not sure of Hoppa's ideals currently, but Dogs have Sunday games scheduled Rds 11, 13 and 18.. Some added potential.