2017 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 39

hymenbustas wrote:

Im holding him for at least this week and monitoring Semi. Im hoping with the court case behind him, he will start performing. Heck, i'll even chuck a pineapple on him to score first this week

Cheers, I'm thinking of holding him

hymenbustas wrote:Just a couple more rounds pls Critchy boy, then i can upgrade you to Gallen

Is there anyway else you can get Gallen without selling Crichton who has better byes than Gallen.

Only one trade this week.
Kelly > Fuimaono

Leaves $251k in the bank and 19 trades

McInnes Cook
Fifita Kaufusi Wallace (Papalii)
Gallen(c) JDB Brown Crichton CHN (Fai)
Walker Cleary (Nikorima Hampton)
SMat Tturbo (Fuimaono Suli)
Hayne RTS Cotric (Ponga Abbey)

Looking at Radradra, Norman, Munster, Graham and Surgess for trade ins next week

From Fox Sports:

Late Mail: A Bunnies backline reshuffle will see Alex Johnston move to the wing, Braidon Burns and Siosifa Talakai make way. Cody Walker will shift to the back, John Sutton into the halves and Jason Clark likely elevated to the starting side. Aaron Gray and Tyrell Fuimaona will also start out wide

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That can't be right. Unless Clark is starting at Prop (unlikely), there is surely no space for Fuimaona to start wide unless Crichton is benched. :/

Vanish wrote:From Fox Sports:

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That can't be right. Unless Clark is starting at Prop (unlikely), there is surely no space for Fuimaona to start wide unless Crichton is benched. :/

Sounds like centres

White Lightning wrote:

Is there anyway else you can get Gallen without selling Crichton who has better byes than Gallen.

My initial plan was to trade Mcguire out just before origin for Gallen. No rush and i'll play it by ear. Heres a snap shot of my forwards:

Vanish wrote:From Fox Sports:

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That can't be right. Unless Clark is starting at Prop (unlikely), there is surely no space for Fuimaona to start wide unless Crichton is benched. :/

Its confusing as if AJ goes to the wing it will be for Burns and Walker will go to FB. So if Talakai gets dropped there will only be room for Fuimaona at CTR and not Gray as mentioned in the article.

Unless of course they're talking about dropping one of Hunt/Goodwin although i don't think thats the case.

itsJay wrote:I'm going to stick to my rule of not getting any Souths players not named Reynolds or Sam Burgess. Madges rotations are insane

Hes a coach whos under pressure and frankly has run out of ideas.

Vanish wrote:From Fox Sports:

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That can't be right. Unless Clark is starting at Prop (unlikely), there is surely no space for Fuimaona to start wide unless Crichton is benched. :/

It may be that Fuimoana starts at centre in place of a dropped Talakai.
Or maybe Fuimoana starts in Sutton's spot and Clark doesn't start

But what is listed above suggests 2 dropping out (Burns and Talakai) and 3 coming in (Clark, Gray, Fuimoana) so either 1 extra drops out, or 1 doesn't start.
Just have to wait until tomorrow night

Vanish wrote:From Fox Sports:

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That can't be right. Unless Clark is starting at Prop (unlikely), there is surely no space for Fuimaona to start wide unless Crichton is benched. :/

Burns will be dropped for Gray and Talakai will be dropped for Fui.

Turner could go to second row for Sutton and Clark would start in place in the front row.

4 changes/shuffles in the back 5 seems crazy, but yes it is madge. I guess if he decided this after rnd 9 they've had two weeks to train that way.

Anyone thinking Cotric to Gray...?

From memory Gray scored big and consistent last year and is DPP as well. Cotric has just about peaked. Could be a great POD unless my memory is poor!

wolfking wrote:

Burns will be dropped for Gray and Talakai will be dropped for Fui.

Turner could go to second row for Sutton and Clark would start in place in the front row.

Where does Johnston play though?

Feline wrote:Anyone thinking Cotric to Gray...?

From memory Gray scored big and consistent last year and is DPP as well. Cotric has just about peaked. Could be a great POD unless my memory is poor!

Why sell Cotric when he plays round 12 & has the Knights this week.

Damn I'm glad I've avoided most Souths players up until this point.

Probably gonna take a punt on this Tyrell cat for Frankenstein though if he makes the 17. Hame Sele was my other option anyway, so don't think I'll miss out on much there.

My SR is a bit thin if this Manners news is true, so Tyrell will allow me to temporarily shift Sione up there and play Cotric/Suli at CTR.

Might get confirmation this time tomorrow (3pm AEST) whether or not Manners remains in the 19-man squad.

im playing cotric over hayne this week. picking a player based on opponent doesnt always work but hoping cotric can go big.

my tv broke wrote:im playing cotric over hayne this week. picking a player based on opponent doesnt always work but hoping cotric can go big.

I have Cotric and BJ in my centre. Expect knights to get up 40-0

hymenbustas wrote:

I have Cotric and BJ in my centre. Expect knights to get up 40-0

I read an article the other day which said the Knights were the Raiders bogie team.

Scouter wrote:

Where does Johnston  play though?

I would say more likely Walker to FB, Sutton to 5/8th, AJ to wing in place of Burns, Gray if fit to play on the other wing with Goodwin shifting to the centres. Leaves a spot in the backrow which I (as a Souths fan) hope get filled by Fuiamaono rather than Turner shifting back to the 2nd row. Murray more of a middle forward i think.

If you were going to ring wholesale changes the two weeks training would be the time to do it. All guesswork though until an hour before kickoff.

White Lightning wrote:

Why sell Cotric when he plays round 12 & has the Knights this week.

Well forget about Cotric then, but what about the potential of Gray. Worth considering?