2018 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 2

Such a funny ol' game this is. Just spent all morning messing around building a team that I know will change another 100 times before the season....

The things that I'm struggling with:

Watson. Not sure he's worth it. As a knights fan, Lamb was great for a big part of last season....I just can't see him not getting a shot.

Cartwright. Will he start or be equally shit as he was last year?

Lichaa / Cook. Will both / either / none get 80. At the moment I think none will, but I guess the trials will tell us more.

Lodge. Grub. Don't like seeing him there.

Aubo. There seems to be a LOT of good forwards at the chooks (Liu, Matterson, SST, Cordner)

GI. Haven't been paying any attention to reports on him. Training the house down? Being slowly re-introduced? FB? CTR?

Bring on the trial games!!!

SoylentGreen wrote:Put together my first team - leaves me with $0.

Smith,
Lodge, Latu,
Harris, Murray, Arrow,
DCE, Thurston,
Hiku, Milne,
Tedesco, Rapana, Ponga,

Lichaa
Evans
Garvey
Croker

Cartwright
Kennar
Isaako
Butcher

Nice looking team!

mulvy wrote:Adam Reynolds in a moon boot. Precaution for plantar fasciitis. I wasn't planning on him anyway, but another reason not to. If I'm not mistaken those things can periodically flare up again.

Correct. Plantar Fasciitis can keep coming back. Generally though there are a shit load of simple reasons why it starts and they are easily identifiable. Eg new shoes, walking in bare feet, sudden weight gain etc. once you remove the cause it is generally okay.

TheWeapon wrote:Such a funny ol' game this is. Just spent all morning messing around building a team that I know will change another 100 times before the season....

The things that I'm struggling with:

Watson. Not sure he's worth it. As a knights fan, Lamb was great for a big part of last season....I just can't see him not getting a shot.

Cartwright. Will he start or be equally shit as he was last year?

Lichaa / Cook. Will both / either / none get 80. At the moment I think none will, but I guess the trials will tell us more.

Lodge. Grub. Don't like seeing him there.

Aubo. There seems to be a LOT of good forwards at the chooks (Liu, Matterson, SST, Cordner)

GI. Haven't been paying any attention to reports on him. Training the house down? Being slowly re-introduced? FB? CTR?

Bring on the trial games!!!

Have got a good feeling about Cartwright this year.

TheWeapon wrote:Such a funny ol' game this is. Just spent all morning messing around building a team that I know will change another 100 times before the season....

The things that I'm struggling with:

Watson. Not sure he's worth it. As a knights fan, Lamb was great for a big part of last season....I just can't see him not getting a shot.

Cartwright. Will he start or be equally shit as he was last year?

Lichaa / Cook. Will both / either / none get 80. At the moment I think none will, but I guess the trials will tell us more.

Lodge. Grub. Don't like seeing him there.

Aubo. There seems to be a LOT of good forwards at the chooks (Liu, Matterson, SST, Cordner)

GI. Haven't been paying any attention to reports on him. Training the house down? Being slowly re-introduced? FB? CTR?

Bring on the trial games!!!

I’m a knights fan also, Lamb is awesome but Watson is a gun and will start. Very elusive with speed to burn and can only get better playing big minutes next to Pearce. Don’t think Lamb will get a go anytime soon unfortunately.

Don’t think there is any sign of Farah so Cook should get big minutes

Lodge, great value and potential. Yes he’s a grub but probably a must have somewhere in your team

Not sure about Aubo, there are other better options at his price?

Have picked GI also, good value, huge scoring potential if he gets back to his best

Heard that maybe CHN might miss the start of the season with an injury?.. so carty might get a go?

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GI. Haven't been paying any attention to reports on him. Training the house down? Being slowly re-introduced? FB? CTR?

from reports... he's looking strong in training, confirmed to be taking the FB spot

Chewie wrote:

from reports... he's looking strong in training, confirmed to be taking the FB spot

I haven't been paying much attention, but i thought he was in doubt for the start of the season?

mulvy wrote:Ah beat me to it!

Just by a bit lol

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Seibold is determined to play with an 80 minute hooker for those dising Cook

Alfie wrote:Seibold is determined to play with an 80 minute hooker for those dising Cook

You obviously didn’t see the article of Farah training the house down lol.

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No I haven’t, is it straight of the camp or a vague news article?

Young Sharks winger Sione Katoa (not to be confused with his namesake at the Panthers) is a bolter for round 1 according to the coach re the replacement for Beale's wing spot. Note that he hasn't been added to fantasy yet.

Who will be this years rory obrien?

Alfie wrote:No I haven’t, is it straight of the camp or a vague news article?

Nrl article

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Alfie wrote:No I haven’t, is it straight of the camp or a vague news article?

Even if it were true Seibold would go with Farah, they’re paying overs for him and to not field him would be a waste. Hence the Groundhog Day of Cook and Granville continues. Always talk of playing 80 but we will never see it

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White Lightning wrote:Young Sharks winger Sione Katoa (not to be confused with his namesake at the Panthers) is a bolter for round 1 according to the coach re the replacement for Beale's wing spot. Note that he hasn't been added to fantasy yet.

Heard the same thing but realistically that spot is for Gray

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Alfie wrote:No I haven’t, is it straight of the camp or a vague news article?

Seibold stated in an article he wants an 80 min hooker and a utility to cover other positions on the bench (naming Adam Doueihi and Fuimaono as options), and I imagine the other three positions would be two props and 1 second row forward cover. Kyle Turner is going to be used as a middle forward only.

My guess is

Turgess, Cook, Musgrove
Surgess, Chricton
Murray

with a bench of (Doueihi/Fuimaono, Gurgess, KTurner, Sutton). Jason Clark would be in the mix to make the 17.

This is a souths article
https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/rabbitohs/nrl-2018-rabbitohs-round-one-bolter-anthony-seibolds-bench-plan-and-backline-shakeup/news-story/9934ea63b73ef3079f304086659f83dd

Take aways
Farah not mentioned at all
Fuiamaono or Doueihi for bench utility
Inglis not mentioned as candidate for centre

Kalkadoon Warrior wrote:


Even if it were true Seibold would go with Farah, they’re paying overs for him and to not field him would be a waste. Hence the Groundhog Day of Cook and Granville continues. Always talk of playing 80 but we will never see it

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Souths are paying Farah less than the Tigers were when they had him in reserve grade

Even if it were true Seibold would go with Farah, they’re paying overs for him and to not field him would be a waste. Hence the Groundhog Day of Cook and Granville continues. Always talk of playing 80 but we will never see it

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Souths are paying Farah less than the Tigers were when they had him in reserve grade


Which is still more than double what they pay Cook, Tigers might like throwing money away I don’t think Souths are the same.

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