2017 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 49

Some guy on some site I look at said last week said that Hawkins was "absolutely killing it" in reserve grade so I'm surprised Scott was selected over him but Bellamy does like Scott.

Yeah I had him last year - I dont recall what happened but nothing positive springs to mind. Im thinking low score(s) + injury but cant be certain!

But if its a choice between him and Laybutt and there's a chance Scott plays 2 or 3 games (and that fits well with your bye planning) then he might be a risk worth taking?

I just noticed looking at stats that Curtis Scott played for the Falcons one week and East Tigers the next. I didn't realise they moved the players around (though I guess it may just depend on flights and game times).

I also saw Francis Tualau played prop for Easts Tigers last round. Thats confusing? I assume there isn't two blokes with the same name who both play prop? (ran for 170m)

Curtis Scotts last game in Q CUP: 180metres with 7 tackle breaks at centre. Week before 100m and 5 tackle breaks.

my tv broke wrote:I just noticed looking at stats that Curtis Scott played for the Falcons one week and East Tigers the next. Didn't realise they moved the players around.

I also saw Francis Tualau played prop for Easts Tigers last round. Thats confusing? I assume there isn't two blokes with the same name who both play prop? (ran for 170m)

Curtis Scotts last game in Q CUP: 180metres with 7 tackle breaks at centre. Week before 100m and 5 tackle breaks.

I might take the punt on him.

Does anyone know much about Laybutt? Is he likely to go ok fantasy wise?

I know the stats look impressive but there's a big difference between reserve grade & first grade. I'm not saying he's a bad choice though.

People talking about Hayne being a sell, surely if he stays at fullback he makes for a pretty good option in the lackluster Centre position?

White Lightning wrote:I know the stats look impressive but there's a big difference between reserve grade & first grade. I'm not saying he's a bad choice though.

oh absolutely. he'll probably score 10 and get punted back down the pecking order to never be seen again.

What side will Scott play on? Could be tough defending against Semi, Ma'u and cos edge in rnd 18. But Im not sure who's vs. who

@ wackos - Wardle undergone knee surgery. Maybe SKD could be playing in a couple of weeks.

OnTheLast wrote:People talking about Hayne being a sell, surely if he stays at fullback he makes for a pretty good option in the lackluster Centre position?

If I owned him I wouldn't be selling him & I'd play him in the ctrs. He's a big game player & he'll want to play finals football so I can see him doing well.

Rippin and Tearin wrote:What side will Scott play on? Could be tough defending against Semi, Ma'u and cos edge in rnd 18. But Im not sure who's vs. who

Not sure.

I also don't think Harris will start at centre since they are so low on forwards this week.

White Lightning wrote:@ wackos - Wardle undergone knee surgery. Maybe SKD could be playing in a couple of weeks.

Surely the Warriors rehab center will take him on too. Without intending to be disrespectful at all to what Keiran Foran went (is going) through, purely from a fans perspective I found it fucken ridiculous when Kearney came out and said their move to bring in Foran for the year was mostly about helping him out, getting him back on track etc. That's great and all but sure ly first and foremost NRL clubs are trying to win, not trying to give people opportunities and lifelines. I know it was just PR BS but its indicative of the Warriors way of doing things. Full of shit and hype and talk and promises and bugger all substance.

GreenMachine wrote:

Who on earth owns a lot of eels. Who are they?

One of the reasons my bye numbers are so shite, is because no eel is worth owning or a keeper

Funny enough I'd put my current ranking of 13 in overall partly down to the stellar early season form of Guth.

Chewie wrote:

I guess we're way ahead on schedule compared to last season

That's because there is wayyyy too much chaff going on.......apparently. Maybe we need a chaff counter - that could be intensive for the Mods.

Rippin and Tearin wrote:

Surely the Warriors rehab center will take him on too. Without intending to be disrespectful at all to what Keiran Foran went (is going) through, purely from a fans perspective I found it fucken ridiculous when Kearney came out and said their move to bring in Foran for the year was mostly about helping him out, getting him back on track etc. That's great and all but sure ly first and foremost NRL clubs are trying to win, not trying to give people opportunities and lifelines. I know it was just PR BS but its indicative of the Warriors way of doing things. Full of shit and hype and talk and promises and bugger all substance.

Given you are a Warriors fan, I would never question your God given right to be well and truly disgruntled.

But it is Keiran Foran we are talking about here.....and while it was a nice thing to say (and potentially some arse covering by Kearney to explain their poor performance), they undoubtedly brought him in first and foremost to strengthen the team, not to help him out.

Rippin and Tearin wrote:

It reminds me of investing in the stock-market. People struggle to stay rationale when they have been hit hard. Feel like its the same thing here with Graham. For those that have held him this long it doesnt make any sense (to me) to trade him out. I'm looking to bring him in too as a cut price FRF keeper (plays 18 which is cool too).

If I had Graham I probably wouldn't be trading him out - but I also advised my mate 6 weeks in a row that 'JBrom is a keeper and you don't trade out keepers'. He's ranked 20,000 odd and not my mate any more.

Last year I started with McCullough & K-Nik was taking 20-25 minutes a game off him. I kept on saying to myself don't sell cause he's a keeper & surely this won't continue but it did. I brought J. Graham in round 12 & sold him to Taumalolo in round 13. If I had more numbers for round 15 instead of 9 that I currently have I would sell C. Walker this round as well.

Oz Sport Mad wrote:

Given you are a Warriors fan, I would never question your God given right to be well and truly disgruntled.

But it is Keiran Foran we are talking about here.....and while it was a nice thing to say (and potentially some arse covering by Kearney to explain their poor performance), they undoubtedly brought him in first and foremost to strengthen the team, not to help him out.

Yup, 100% agree, and that was really my point: I think the Warriors fans are well overdue some honesty.

All we get is PR BS. I think Foran was a great pick-up, even if it was just for a year. Why not bloody say that? Instead they (management/coaches) appear to succumb to media pressure claiming it was a mistake to sign him given they likely new they couldn't keep him for more than one season and so make up some half arse excuse that first and foremost they were just trying to do the guy a solid cause he is a good guy!

Culture comes from the top IMO and I dont see much change happening anytime soon at the Warriors.... Its subtle things like this that instill me with very little confidence in the club moving forward. I do hope I am wrong!

AL wrote:

If I had Graham I probably wouldn't be trading him out - but I also advised my mate 6 weeks in a row that 'JBrom is a keeper and you don't trade out keepers'. He's ranked 20,000 odd and not my mate any more.

Nice!

Smith/Hodgson
Graham/Brown/Wallace/Hoare
JDB/Gallen/Surgess/A.Elliot/Crichton/Stimson
Munster/Johnson/Feeney/Field
SMAT/Aubbs/Fui/Hayne
Walker/Slater/RTS/MWZ/Phythian

Should I get rid of Aubbs or SMAT for BJ?