2017 NRL.COM Fantasy Thread 54

White Lightning wrote:Gee people on here have good memories. I can hardly remember what happened last week but what I can remember what a long drop Feleti Mateo was. Years ago I needed about 20 points to win a h2h & he was playing for the Warriors & they had the last game & he ended up scoring 14 points. Back then I had a no Warriors policy but at the time he was gunning it in the 2fr so I got him in & the wanker scores 14 points as my only Warriors player.

No Warriors was such a tough policy to hold, especially being a warriors supporter.

I remember when people were talking up Mateo pre-season because of how cheap he was.
Cheap for a reason, lads and lasses!

He'd have a scoring run of three or four games good and then a bunch of sub 20-scores all at once.

Mateo was gold when he was the Eels though.

Pros and Cons of pairing Macca with McInnes this week and going without CS9 if rumour is true and he doesn't play Broncos.

Also remember Jamie Lyon was a great centre to finish the season with because he peaked in the last third of the year and was a top tier centre who actually played in the centres. Pretty much what Croker does these days. Both goal kickers too.

Fuck Manly, they always went on big runs towards the finals.

filthridden wrote:Also remember Jamie Lyon was a great centre to finish the season with because he peaked in the last third of the year and was a top tier centre who actually played in the centres. Pretty much what Croker does these days. Both goal kickers too.

Fuck Manly, they always went on big runs towards the finals.

Was Luke Burt ever fantasy relevant? I know he was one of the top pointscorers in the league in the late 00's, but it was before the change to increased value for attacking stats.

CLaw was like Smat. But actually delivered.

Hoffman before he went to warriors
CP13

Enough nostalgia.

developing trade anxiety with this Graham/Vaughan news.

My frf is graham, Vaughan, Gurgess and Fai.

With 6 trades and 80k in the bank, I think my only option is to upgrade one, and run my FRF with Gurgess and wait out the injury.

No DPP in 2rf to help my FRF.

Anyone got better ideas?

Who would you chose for your two CTR's this week out of Hayne, Sione or Fuimaono?

My team after trades this week

Friend King
Taupau Fifita JBrom Gurgess
Chrichton Mannering Merrin Surgess JDB Wallace
Johnson Munster Lolohea FBrown
Fuimaono Cotric Moga Scott
RTS Edwards CWalker Burns Drew

6 trades left $11k cash

Rank 1223

Lolohea/Cotric/Moga/Wallace/CWalker all potential trade outs to fund upgrades to Teddy/Mansour/Smith/Lolo. Fitness and injuries will play a big part in finall team make up.

On the dragons forum, an insider said JDB and Frizz in doubt. No further info.

White Lightning wrote:Anyone without Smith who are you captaining. My choices are between Taupau, Taumalolo, Surgess or Crichton but I think I might go Crichton who will be running at Moylan all day. The 3 games Moylan has played in the halves he has missed 13 tackles so I think Souths will target him. Thoughts & thanks.

Taumalolo for captain... especially with Thurston out, he'll be carrying the team!

Crichton as honourable VC

no looph le this week

Chewie wrote:

Taumalolo for captain... especially with Thurston out, he'll be carrying the team!

Crichton as honourable VC  

no looph le this week

When JT was out the first time this season through injury Lolo struggled. He's in great form at the moment though.

Fortitude wrote:CLaw was like Smat. But actually delivered.

Hoffman before he went to warriors
CP13

Enough nostalgia.

developing trade anxiety with this Graham/Vaughan news.

My frf is graham, Vaughan, Gurgess and Fai.

With 6 trades and 80k in the bank, I think my only option is to upgrade one, and run my FRF with Gurgess and wait out the injury.

No DPP in 2rf to help my FRF.

Anyone got better ideas?

The Eels Brown or Faufusi.
Both DPP and play R18

code delta wrote:

The Eels Brown or Faufusi.
Both DPP and play R18

As in trade Graham and Vaughan for Brown and Kaufsi?

Fortitude wrote:

As in trade Graham and Vaughan for Brown and Kaufsi?

I thought you were going to only trade one?
But ......

code delta wrote:

I thought you were going to only trade one?
But ......

If I trade one, I would likely go taupau.

If I go two. it would have to be Jbrom and Brown. Cant afford both Kaufsi and Brown.

How many do people have that play both 18 & 19?

Taupau
Surgess
Crichton
Cleary
Walker
Fuimaono
LeBrown
Dedwards

I will attempt to make 2 or 3 trades next week to pump those numbers up if there are cheap options available.

with Graham/Vaughan out I've gone:

Leilua ---> LeBrown (cash out, hopefully plays 18/19, don't care about anything else)
Vaughan ---> Taupau

$80k in the kitty now.

Next round:

downgrade CNK and potentially Moga.
Upgrade Graham... but to who? Current FRF: NBrown, Taupau, Graham, I-Paps.
I could also switch Fai into FRF and bring in a 2RF but leaves me with only 2 starter props... which as we've seen this round - can cause problems. :-/

Bellamy said this about CS9,
"If he plays, he’ll train on Thursday. If he doesn’t train Thursday, he won’t play."

via NRL.com

filthridden wrote:
Leilua ---> LeBrown (cash out, hopefully plays 18/19, don't care about anything else)

No rush to trade out LeBrown with a BE of 79. BJ has a BE of 22 so should be able to make a bit more cash this week. Give it a week at least

code delta wrote:Bellamy said this about CS9,
"If he plays, he’ll train on Thursday. If he doesn’t train Thursday, he won’t play."

via NRL.com

i dont have him, so im pretty sure he needs a rest

Rumours surrounding SmithV2 has a fractured wrist. RIP to everyone that brought him in

KiwiWarriors wrote:Who would you chose for your two CTR's this week out of Hayne, Sione or Fuimaono?

Considering playing all 3 and benching RTS