2018 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 1

Welshy wrote:some news from over here

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/toronto-wolfpack-rocked-exits-fuifui-11870961

coal train already on way back home

I was amazed he was allowed to go in the first place with his previous drug indiscretions

Welshy wrote:any more requests for player profiles

Josh Papalii
Bunty Afoa

Mighty Fishes wrote:

Josh Papalii
Bunty Afoa

I'll get on both now mate

Welshy wrote:

I'll get on both now mate

Champion!

Its 18 days into January and you have my vote for poster of the year already!

Mighty Fishes wrote:

Champion!

Its 18 days into January and you have my vote for poster of the year already!

Seconded!

Mighty Fishes wrote:

Champion!

Its 18 days into January and you have my vote for poster of the year already!

True, but we are yet to make it to our first page 51 party, which really is Chewie's moment to shine! Competition is heating up!

Need to step up your game if you want to go B2B Poster of the Year Wolfie!

SI wrote:Need to step up your game if you want to go B2B Poster of the Year Wolfie!

I think I'll conceed defeat now.

These player profiles are wonderful.

Welshys Player Profiles




Player: Josh Papalii
Club: Canberra Raiders
Position: FRF/2RF
Cost: $726,000
2015 average: 45
2016 average: 44
2017 average: 50 (49.6)
2017 minutes average: 79
Handsomeness rating: 2/5 Mitch Aubbussons

After playing 20 rounds last year sandwiched between origin and suspension and every time starting in the 2RF Big Papa has somehow found himself with a dual position in the FRF/2RF. Nice. Papalii suffered a major real life and fantasy form dip after origin 1, more on that in the adjusted averages below. Papalii doesn’t get huge tackle numbers, especially for someone who constantly plays 80 minutes (great effort for an always early season fat cunt) like Merrin. So he relies on big RM and more of the attacking element of the game like TBs and he does have a nose for the tryline.

Starting 2RF points average: 49.6 (20 game 5 tries)
2017 average R1-R12: 58.7 (10 games, 3 tries)
2017 average R13-R26: 40.5 (10 games, 2 tries)

Wrap up
Papaliis scores after R12 dropped into the abyss along with the Raiders finals hopes, an 18 point drop off for the same amount of games played, without a glut of extra tries is to point at as the main reason, the fantasy gods must of stepped in to drop his season average to something closer to what we are more accustomed to seeing! If the Raiders can get back to the more attacking side we seen in 2016 Papalii may be able to replicate his amazing early season 2017 average, Papalii will be a decent POD shout to start the season,  his DPP is very nice but the attacking points he feeds off over base stats is harder to consistently replicate. If you can get on Papalii when he goes on a scoring run and get off at the right time, you will be laughing!

predicted 2018 avg - 48-55 points


3.5/5
Welshy Beers

excellent as always!

Welshy wrote:any more requests for player profiles

Been reading the kennel forum and a lot of them think edge will be RFM or Rhyse Martin (helpful that he kicks goals and Mbye is shit at it and Holland not in their 17) and Elliott at Lock. Forum speculation is always all over the place and wishful thinking but if you think any of those names are worthy of a review then great but the whole point is to generate discussion, so.... discuss!

mulvy wrote:

Been reading the kennel forum and a lot of them think edge will be RFM or Rhyse Martin (helpful that he kicks goals and Mbye is shit at it and Holland not in their 17) and Elliott at Lock. Forum speculation is always all over the place and wishful thinking but if you think any of those names are worthy of a review then great but the whole point is to generate discussion, so.... discuss!

Don't know if its a discussion but id have their team like this

M'bye
Montoya
Hoppa
Morris
Morris
Foran
Frawley

Woods
Lichaa
Tolman
Jackson
RFM
Klemmer

Elliot
Fualalo
Tualau
Brown/ Martin/Priest

Who is going to be their next captain? I'm guessing they'll give it to Jackson

Welshy wrote:Welshys Player Profiles




Player: Josh Papalii
Club: Canberra Raiders
Position: FRF/2RF
Cost: $726,000
2015 average: 45
2016 average: 44
2017 average: 50 (49.6)
2017 minutes average: 79
Handsomeness rating: 2/5 Mitch Aubbussons

After playing 20 rounds last year sandwiched between origin and suspension and every time starting in the 2RF Big Papa has somehow found himself with a dual position in the FRF/2RF. Nice. Papalii suffered a major real life and fantasy form dip after origin 1, more on that in the adjusted averages below. Papalii doesn’t get huge tackle numbers, especially for someone who constantly plays 80 minutes (great effort for an always early season fat cunt) like Merrin. So he relies on big RM and more of the attacking element of the game like TBs and he does have a nose for the tryline.

Starting 2RF points average: 49.6 (20 game 5 tries)
2017 average R1-R12: 58.7 (10 games, 3 tries)
2017 average R13-R26: 40.5 (10 games, 2 tries)

Wrap up
Papaliis scores after R12 dropped into the abyss along with the Raiders finals hopes, an 18 point drop off for the same amount of games played, without a glut of extra tries is to point at as the main reason, the fantasy gods must of stepped in to drop his season average to something closer to what we are more accustomed to seeing! If the Raiders can get back to the more attacking side we seen in 2016 Papalii may be able to replicate his amazing early season 2017 average, Papalii will be a decent POD shout to start the season,  his DPP is very nice but the attacking points he feeds off over base stats is harder to consistently replicate. If you can get on Papalii when he goes on a scoring run and get off at the right time, you will be laughing!

predicted 2018 avg - 48-55 points

     
3.5/5
Welshy Beers

Great review as always Welshy!

DPP whilst undeserved is important this year. Even though the Raiders have one of the easier opening draws, I'm not convinced thought that he scores significantly above 50. Without Hodgson, who knows, they might be completely fucked!

SJ and/or JT please @Welshy!

Mighty Fishes wrote:Who is going to be their next captain? I'm guessing they'll give it to Jackson

Yes the Kennel guys think Jackson as far as I can tell. But I guess it is relevant if as you think RFM on the edge, as he's priced at fuck all (without checking)

RFM is a gun mate the longer he is on the field for the dogs the better

Mighty Fishes wrote:RFM is a gun mate the longer he is on the field for the dogs the better

Agree mate, but doesn't mean that's the way it pans out in round 1. Seems to me if he starts = gold but off the bench there are better options.

mulvy wrote:

Agree mate, but doesn't mean that's the way it pans out in round 1. Seems to me if he starts = gold but off the bench there are better options.

We're all looking at round one.

Things change every year as they always do

Can I say that Foran will be a rubbish signing for the doggies!

Every time he switched clubs I see that he headlines the clickbait sites "biggest signings for your club"

I saw it for the eels he did fuck all I saw it for the warriors he did even less. I really can't see the love affair for him. Even when he was at Manly I always thought that DCE was the superior player I just don't get it.