2017 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 64

code delta wrote:
Heard some talk on the radio last weekend on how Rapana should be pronounced. Hard to reproduce in print but it isn't pronounced as Rapana.
Mat Elliot suggests it be pronounced how his mum would say it. How's that then??

wrap-pan-nah close to that pronunciation

wolfking wrote:

You think Rapa can score some points against the Storm?  I have no choice but hoping he can bust some tackles.

Rapana seems to be struggling for points, I think it's because Austin is playing more with Crocker and cotric and Whitehead is now playing lock. I brought him in 3 weeks ago and not liking it at the moment.

Honeysett wrote:

wrap-pan-nah close to that pronunciation

more rah-pah-nah with equal emphasis on all syllables (as is every word in Maori)

For those interested - Maori word's syllables end after every vowel and there is equal emphasis on every syllable.

Ra-pa-na.
Mo-e-ro-a.
etc

WT Winfield wrote:

SJ did the year before last.. think it was something like 100, then 90+, then broken leg. Not sure if he jagged one last year though.

Munster was another from last year to go along with James.. Thought Burgers cracked it in updates but could be wrong. Forgot about Scott's. Rapana and Semi maybe last year too? Friend?

Of course Friend, 107 I think. I don't think Munster got 100, pretty sure he got 99. Rapana probably last year too.

Clack Bocks wrote:

Rapana seems to be struggling for points, I think it's because Austin is playing more with Crocker and cotric and Whitehead is now playing lock. I brought him in 3 weeks ago and not liking it at the moment.

Same. I'll take his hat trick last week though, but expected so much more. Hodgson pushes him out of the way a lot of the time when he's looking to take dummy half runs.

Ok with Dedwards out I am looking more like this for the final round:

Smith (McInnes)
NBrown, Taupau (Vaughan)
Crichton, Gallen, JT13 (JDB)
Cleary, Pearce (Munster)
Scott, Leilua
TTurbo, Dufty, Tedesco

Fui to cover anyone Thurs/Fri.
LeBrown cover anyone out on Saturday.
Papali'i to avoid an AE if he is named/cleared to play.

Honeysett wrote:You know what, I really don't mind that they don't play it with their foot. I makes no difference whether it's rolled with the hand or with the foot. I'd rather see the game continue on rather than a penalty for not playing the ball correctly. The more the game flows the better it is for mine.

I agree. I just dont care. It doesnt really affect the game in any way whether he touches it with the foot or not, as long as hes risen to feet to play it

Smith McInnes
Fifita Brown Tolman
Crichton Taumalolo Gallen JDB Buhrer
Cleary Pearce
Walker TTurbo
Radradra Mansour Tedesco

RTS as 18th man playing in the final game with a strong chance of replacing Buhrer

Used my last trade in rd 20 (I think). I have made 300 places to 2600 since. Im going to assume everyone around that mark was in same boat.

One player ill be looking at next year is Tyrone May. The guy has done really well in last few weeks. If he gets game time, he continues to score 40+. Always threatens the line. he is like a good John Sutton, a young Terry Campese. Solid framed half, that takes on the line

my tv broke wrote:

I agree. I just dont care. It doesnt really affect the game in any way whether he touches it with the foot or not, as long as hes risen to feet to play it

I'm with you guys. As long as there's an attempt and it looks close enough to a play of the ball. I don't give a shit if they touch it with their foot or not. As long as they're up and it's played square, it's cool.

Who else is out for titans? They just tweeted that James, Peats, and Roberts will have surgery this week, wallace and copley are also out, any others?

Roosters line -17.5, while high, should cover that easily

my tv broke wrote:Who else is out for titans? They just tweeted that James, Peats, and Roberts will have surgery this week, wallace and copley are also out, any others?

Roosters line -17.5, while high, should cover that easily

You're forgetting that they still have one secret weapon.....

Fortitude wrote:Used my last trade in rd 20 (I think). I have made 300 places to 2600 since. Im going to assume everyone around that mark was in same boat.

One player ill be looking at next year is Tyrone May. The guy has done really well in last few weeks. If he gets game time, he continues to score 40+. Always threatens the line. he is like a good John Sutton, a young Terry Campese. Solid framed half, that takes on the line

Since round 20 I've gone from 2,325 to 1,754 using four trades.
I expect to hopefully go up a little more this round. Top 1,500 is possible but probably unlikely though there could be a fair few with Edwards and no trades and no backups/weak backups.

Trying to think of the worst team possible if you thought you had it set with no trades and no back-ups... basically any (realistic) high-scoring player who has been out for at least one round of the last five.

Andrew McCulloch
Sam Burgess
Adam Reynolds
Shaun Johnson (when did he get injured? Maybe further back than round 20?)
Cameron Munster
Sione Mata'utia
Dylan Edwards

filthridden wrote:Trying to think of the worst team possible if you thought you had it set with no trades and no back-ups... basically any (realistic) high-scoring player who has been out for at least one round of the last five.

Andrew McCulloch
Sam Burgess
Adam Reynolds
Shaun Johnson (when did he get injured? Maybe further back than round 20?)
Cameron Munster
Sione Mata'utia
Dylan Edwards

Throw Merrin in there maybe? Or was he a lot earlier?

code delta wrote:
Heard some talk on the radio last weekend on how Rapana should be pronounced. Hard to reproduce in print but it isn't pronounced as Rapana. :rollinglaugh:
Mat Elliot suggests it be pronounced how his mum would say it. How's that then??

Im at work so the website is blocked but just imagine a meme of Gwen Stefani with the caption

"This shit is Rapana
R-A-P-A-N-A"

Thanks for your understanding.

If I continue with Fantasy next year I've already got my eyes on some potential cut price options pending off-season signings and other variables.

HOK: Lichaa, Cook
FRF: Matt Scott (Discount price for injury perhaps)
2RF: Jai Arrow, Cartwright
HLF: Watson
CTR: Aitken
WFB: GI

When you've got a whole load of guns in 2016 averaging 60 or close to it, you might have to look at a few cut price options for next year.

This is the best possible playing 17 from round 20 onwards


Smith McInnes
Mannering (c) Brown Vaughan Klemmer
JDB Crichton Taumalolo JTrbo
Cleary Morgan
Moga Gagai
Tedesco Lolohea RTS

6192 points for an average of 1032 points (assuming you captained Mannering every week)
How many people got close to this?

Milchcow wrote:This is the best possible playing 17 from round 20 onwards


Smith McInnes
Mannering (c)  Brown Vaughan Klemmer
JDB Crichton Taumalolo JTrbo
Cleary Morgan
Moga Gagai
Tedesco Lolohea RTS

6192 points for an average of 1032 points (assuming you captained Mannering every week)
How many people got close to this?

8/17 for a 942 avg. the forwards, i reckon most teams would have had 80-90% of them

its the backs that are tough to pick. lolohea, gagai, moga and morgan showing late season form. i think it was the same thing happened last year with nofo coming good late

not sure what we can learn from this for next year. but lolohea, gagai and morgan all benefitted from reshuffling through key injuries. didnt have faith in those guys, and im still surprised they scored the best towards the end

Klemmer the only surprising one in there for me.

I've got 9/17 and I sold both Moga and RTS.