2017 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 38

my tv broke wrote:Semi is a free man. Case dropped by prosecution.

hat-trick of tries for Semi next round?

Decided to beef up my forward pack a bit more and Niko or Suli will become Munster in due time.

148k in the bank,18 trades left

Smith McInnes
Brown FKaufusi Ese ese Yates
JDB Surgess Mannering Crichton CHN Fuimaono
SJ Norman Niko Hampton
Aubusson BJ Idris Kelly
RTS Slater Hayne Suli Phythian

How does it look peeps?

danseels1985 wrote:Decided to beef up my forward pack a bit more and Niko or Suli will become Munster in due time.

148k in the bank,18 trades left

Smith McInnes
Brown FKaufusi Ese ese Yates
JDB Surgess Mannering Crichton CHN Fuimaono
SJ Norman Niko Hampton
Aubusson BJ Idris Kelly
RTS Slater Hayne Suli Phythian

How does it look peeps?

worth remembering that Hunt will more than likely play rnd 10 so you won't want the R on niko.

my tv broke wrote:

worth remembering that Hunt will more than likely play rnd 10 so you won't want the R on niko.

Ahh ok then thanks I wasn't sure about Hunts return date. How does the rest of it look?

itsJay wrote:nrl.com just put up an article about cs9's successor Brandon Smith. Sounds like he'll get a run with the storm while cs9 is on origin duty?

I'd expect so. He is a very highly rated hooker, always stars for the jr kiwis.
Kidwell brought him into the main kiwis wider squad and he hasn't even played an NRL game yet. Big wraps.

1. Tonumaipea
6. Munster
7. Croft
9. Smith/Jacks

14. Smith/Jacks

That's my best guess. or would they shift Munster back to FB?

This is the best 17 based on avg (excluded Hoppa as only 3 games)

Smith Macca
Fifita Vaughan
Tolo Papali Gallen JDB Mannering
Pearce Johnson Norman
Roberts Turbo
Rapana Nofo Tedesco

In the forwards you can basically use others that are very close in avgs but in the backs there is a big difference from the top few to the next level. I have only 1 of the back 5

Tinkering away...

Smith Cook
McGuire Faufusi Wallace Yates
Taumalolo Mannering Surgess Hess Bodene CHN
SJ CWalker Frawley Field
Turbo Cotric Idris Fuimaono
RTS Slater Hayne TRD CNK

I think Hess needs to become Gallen. A Yates cash out will enable this. I'd be left with 20 trades and no money. Wise or not? Probably not considering my previous trade ideas.... I thought I'd throw this out there anyway. Thanks gents

Shanbon wrote:This is the best 17 based on avg (excluded Hoppa as only 3 games)

Smith Macca
Fifita Vaughan
Tolo Papali Gallen JDB Mannering
Pearce Johnson Norman
Roberts Turbo
Rapana Nofo Tedesco

In the forwards you can basically use others that are very close in avgs but in the backs there is a big difference from the top few to the next level. I have only 1 of the back 5    

Thanks Shanon that definitely puts things into perspective...
I only have 3 out of those 17, maybe that explains my ranking

Rapana'a and Roberts centuries definitely helped their average

danseels1985 wrote:

Ahh ok then thanks I wasn't sure about Hunts return date. How does the rest of it look?

Hunt is meant to be due back between r11-13. I'd be super annoyed if he has Wolverine-like healing abilities and comes back earlier

itsJay wrote:

Hunt is meant to be due back between r11-13. I'd be super annoyed if he has Wolverine-like healing abilities and comes back earlier

Reports were that he was recovering well...
He might be back for round 10... But let's hope it's later than that

itsJay wrote:

Hunt is meant to be due back between r11-13. I'd be super annoyed if he has Wolverine-like healing abilities and comes back earlier

I think niko owners will be lucky to get another game with hunt out.

he was running "freely" at training on april 26 - video in tweet linked below - there were a few others posted by the same bloke

https://twitter.com/Eden_Richards/status/857019281644572672
Eden Richards‏ @Eden_Richards  Apr 26
Bit more of Broncos half Ben Hunt. Running well. Round 10 return realistic

so from date of video to rnd 10 match is 2.5 weeks

Verbal Kint wrote:Tinkering away...

Smith Cook
McGuire Faufusi Wallace Yates
Taumalolo Mannering Surgess Hess Bodene CHN
SJ CWalker Frawley Field
Turbo Cotric Idris Fuimaono
RTS Slater Hayne TRD CNK


I think Hess needs to become Gallen. A Yates cash out will enable this. I'd be left with 20 trades and no money. Wise or not? Probably not considering my previous trade ideas.... I thought I'd throw this out there anyway. Thanks gents

With the team you have the Hess - Gallen trade is not urgent. I would wait until after rep round and for a bit more clarity on Gal's Origin plans

filthridden wrote:

I'd expect so. He is a very highly rated hooker, always stars for the jr kiwis.
Kidwell brought him into the main kiwis wider squad and he hasn't even played an NRL game yet. Big wraps.

1. Tonumaipea
6. Munster
7. Croft
9. Smith/Jacks

14. Smith/Jacks

That's my best guess. or would they shift Munster back to FB?

I'll go
1. Munster
3. Tonumaipea
6. Jacks
7. Croft
9. Griffen

14. B Smith

Shanbon wrote:This is the best 17 based on avg (excluded Hoppa as only 3 games)

Smith Macca
Fifita Vaughan
Tolo Papali Gallen JDB Mannering
Pearce Johnson Norman
Roberts Turbo
Rapana Nofo Tedesco

In the forwards you can basically use others that are very close in avgs but in the backs there is a big difference from the top few to the next level. I have only 1 of the back 5    

Be interesting to see the differences between this team and the best 17 based on total score.
Don't think there'd be too many differences actually - Yolo, Norman the only ones that missed games out of that 17?

Shanbon wrote:This is the best 17 based on avg (excluded Hoppa as only 3 games)

Smith Macca
Fifita Vaughan
Tolo Papali Gallen JDB Mannering
Pearce Johnson Norman
Roberts Turbo
Rapana Nofo Tedesco

In the forwards you can basically use others that are very close in avgs but in the backs there is a big difference from the top few to the next level. I have only 1 of the back 5    

Excluding Fifita, Paps and Smith, highlighted are the players due to play the first bye round.
Pearce and Gallen origin possibles.

This was my fantasy team last weekend...

Carnage:

Can't view that Chewie.

SI wrote:Can't view that Chewie.

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SI wrote:Can't view that Chewie.

bloody workplace filters

filthridden wrote:I'm back!

Didn't get burnt too badly (in regards to fantasy) while I was gone.
managed to sneak in CHN when I saw he was starting and make some trades and don't think I copped any AEs which is good.

Oh and I'm sorry I broke BJ Leilua.

Squad now looks as follows:

Smith, McInnes
Fifita, Faufusi, Ese'ese, IPapali'i
Surgess, Crichton, Whitehead, Thompson, CHN, Leary
Johnson, Norman, CNK, Field
Leuilua. Moga, Suli, Scott
Tedesco, RTS, Ponga, Hayne, RJennings

21 trades remaining and $106k in the bank.

Welcome back buds! Good to see I'm not the only dickhead with all of IPapalli, Field and 4 Fullbacks you have proper halves though so you win the fantasies