2018 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 4

Welshy wrote:

I was worried about him losing his attacking output but his base stats are still great for a 2RF and he will be running off Green and SJ, I'm very confident Harris goes back to 50

Rhinoceroo made a great point threads back about how Bodene did off SJ and Harris is twice the player attacking wise

From what I'm reading Harris will be on Green's edge. I think that was the combo when they were at the Storm.

What sort of predictions are people making for Moses Mbye this year?

I think he's a little too expensive to risk for someone playing a new position, but will be keeping an eye out

White Lightning wrote:

From what I'm reading Harris will be on Green's edge. I think that was the combo when they were at the Storm.

They won't have the ball in the attacking third as much as the Storm, but the Harris edge will do just fine I reckon mate

Milchcow wrote:What sort of predictions are people making for Moses Mbye this year?

I think he's a little too expensive to risk for someone playing a new position, but will be keeping an eye out

I chucked him in my VSDT team

I like Moses and his skillset translates better in the No.1 shirt than the halves I reckon

wouldn't be surprised to see him go over 45 points but I will reserve my judgement until I watch him there

it amuses me greatly that after 3 years of being in the fantasy system and not an NRL game to his name, Brock Gray continues to find his way into nearly everyone's team

surmo13 wrote:it amuses me greatly that after 3 years of being in the fantasy system and not an NRL game to his name, Brock Gray continues to find his way into nearly everyone's team

The new myth??

Milchcow wrote:What sort of predictions are people making for Moses Mbye this year?

I think he's a little too expensive to risk for someone playing a new position, but will be keeping an eye out

Yep, I reckon he could do well, small but poweful with a good side-step (good for tackle busts), and fast, with ball playing ability. If he can adapt to the new defensive role I think he'll go ok. I have him pencilled in for now.

We need a new 'alpha prop' this year!

wolfking wrote:We need a new 'alpha prop' this year!

I reckon Ese'Ese has it in him to elevate but With the Saifiti brothers, Lilyman, Barnett, king I'm not sure he gets the minutes needed

wolfking wrote:We need a new 'alpha prop' this year!

indeed- i have macguire who always starts the season well and is consistent and 150grand in the bank to snap up whoever stands up to be this years alpha prop in the first few rounds

mulvy wrote:

Time for an avatar mate. Something like this maybe:

Great Thinking Mulvy!

Anyone got any thoughts om Dylan Napa's potential this year?

Is it too much to think he can average 40 starting at prop?

Buramada wrote:Anyone got any thoughts om Dylan Napa's potential this year?

Is it too much to think he can average 40 starting at prop?

I like Napa and think he will go well above his 30 average, waiting on Roosters bench makeup before deciding

Welshy wrote:

I like Napa and think he will go well above his 30 average, waiting on Roosters bench makeup before deciding

The question I have is how many people, priced at 30, who might score 40 do you want in your side? I don't think there is a way to do it without one or two guys that make you grind your teeth. Napa makes my teeth grind. I've personally upgraded Alvaro to Fifita to avoid such shenanigans, but my emergencies now suck.

Shooter McGavin wrote:

Great Thinking Mulvy!

Cool. But beware, I eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast!

mulvy wrote:


The question I have is how many people, priced at 30, who might score 40 do you want in your side? I don't think there is a way to do it without one or two guys that make you grind your teeth. Napa makes my teeth grind. I've personally upgraded Alvaro to Fifita to avoid such shenanigans, but my emergencies now suck.

I reckon Napa has more upside than Alvaro, who will not score much more than he is already. I was more thinking along the lines of do you think there is a basis (extra minutes) for this kind of score increase with the starting role that Napa is likely to have. I am guessing you are not confident.

Same with Evans. I got the impression he was shit because his minutes were limited at the Roosters. I reckon with more minutes at the Eels he is bound to improve. Ese'ese is another one. Will he start or is it bench forward with limited minutes? Twal had the capacity to improve as well, given the right conditions

FWIW, I can see the people who are smartest in identifying the mid-rangers than will bust out of that shell (by about 10 points) are the ones that will do will with the changes. There is much less advantage in stacking your side with guns and having dead wood on your bench with no capacity to score now.

I'm pretty sure Napa can have some stinkers, he can play long minutes and still return 25 points.

mulvy wrote:

Cool. But beware, I eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast!

You eat shit for breakfast?!

Who was has the best value out of Napa, Liu, RCG, JBrom?

SlitherySloths wrote:Who was has the best value out of Napa, Liu, RCG, JBrom?

JBrom is the only one out of those who has a history of being a consistent gun FRF scorer. His season averages in 16, 15 and 14 were above 50 points, which IF he can return to makes him under priced by something close to 200k. He doesn't play origin like Napa (edit: and maybe RCG?), and with the departure of McLean and a few other key components of the storm team this year also gives him opportunities for an increased workload.

I think he'll be must have this season and will return to his previous scores but it is a very big "if" and lots of people were burnt by him last year and I can understand their hesitation.