2018 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 5

Pacey's Best wrote:Melbourne Storm v Leeds Rhinos
Friday, 16 February
AAMI Park

1. Billy Slater
2. Suliasi Vunivalu
3. Will Chambers
4. Curtis Scott
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. Cameron Munster
7. Brodie Croft
8. Jesse Bromwich
9. Cameron Smith
10. Tim Glasby
11. Felise Kaufusi
12. Ryan Hoffman
13. Dale Finucane

14. Brandon Smith
15. Nelson Asofa Solomona
16. Kenny Bromwich
17. Christian Welch
18. Joe Stimson
19. Young Tonumaipea
20. Tui Kamikamica
21. Ryley Jacks

NAS starting off the bench isn't a good sign. Interested to see how Croft and Bromwich go this game. It will be the deciding factor if I run with them.

Thoughts Guys

Cam
Brom Lui
Arrow RFM Murray
Croft JT
Milne Hiku
Teddy Turbo Ponga

Carty Griffin Latu Lodge
Crocker Havili L Leliua Isaako

74K left

Buramada wrote:

It seems a certaintly that Cam Smith is going to get some bench time this year, no? They are not going to want to let him retire without someone already in the system.

Also I am interested in the interest in NAS. I just cannot see him doing better than the last two years in minutes or scoring (which is already at a high rate)

Smith has understudies getting game time in the preseason almost every year and the same panic about his minutes being cut arises. I mean, if he is playing 80 throughout the season then these trials are the perfect time to give Brandon Smith some experience, and also to give Cameron a rest for what will be a grueling 2018 playing big minutes. I would not take that as a certainty of him stealing any time in the least. Wait until round 1 TLT and then if Brandon is named there, you can panic at the appropriate time with the rest of the fantasy community

Random wrote:

NAS starting off the bench isn't a good sign. Interested to see how Croft and Bromwich go this game. It will be the deciding factor if I run with them.

Where else would NAS start? He was never going to start over Glasby. The rumour is that he could spell Hoffman on the edge for parts of the game also, as well as play his prop role. This is pretty much what i expected (minus Brandon Smith), but I have had NAS in my team for some time with the thought that he will be coming off the bench

Got a team with Smith, Fifita & Teddy - had to sacrifice a bit on the bench, but overall I don't mind it:

Smith,
Fifita, Lodge
Murray, Liu, Arrow
Croft, Watson
Mitchell, Milne
Teddy, Ponga, Mbye

RFM, Carty, Evans, Havili

Hiku, Croker, Leilua, Kikau

@TheGame

Honestly it looks like most of the other teams posted here.

Pookus McFly wrote:

Where else would NAS start? He was never going to start over Glasby. The rumour is that he could spell Hoffman on the edge for parts of the game also, as well as play his prop role. This is pretty much what i expected (minus Brandon Smith), but I have had NAS in my team for some time with the thought that he will be coming off the bench

Same

SoylentGreen wrote:Got a team with Smith, Fifita & Teddy - had to sacrifice a bit on the bench, but overall I don't mind it:

Smith,
Fifita, Lodge
Murray, Liu, Arrow
Croft, Watson
Mitchell, Milne
Teddy, Ponga, Mbye

RFM, Carty, Evans, Havili

Hiku, Croker, Leilua, Kikau

I like

Finch wrote:@TheGame

Honestly it looks like most of the other teams posted here.

Thanks, these a couple of PODS in there. Haven’t seen the back 3 combo on here, but
Haven’t been looking

SoylentGreen wrote:Got a team with Smith, Fifita & Teddy - had to sacrifice a bit on the bench, but overall I don't mind it:

Smith,
Fifita, Lodge
Murray, Liu, Arrow
Croft, Watson
Mitchell, Milne
Teddy, Ponga, Mbye

RFM, Carty, Evans, Havili

Hiku, Croker, Leilua, Kikau

Pretty good effort I reckon. No Cook or Lichaa is certainly different.

Haha, just saw Farah is playing 7 on the weekend. Can't you just fuck off already Farah lol.

mulvy wrote:

Pretty good effort I reckon. No Cook or Lichaa is certainly different.

Can easily swap Liu for Cook (via RFM) - 1k short of Lichaa with the same swap.

No real mention of Macca on here ?

The guy is a gun and coming back from injury shouldnt scare you off.

I can see Oates being our utility with McGuire/Glenn to spell Macca jf needed. He will play 70+ minutes per game.

Also has a few small scores from injury bringing down his average.

Buramada wrote:

It seems a certaintly that Cam Smith is going to get some bench time this year, no? They are not going to want to let him retire without someone already in the system.

Also I am interested in the interest in NAS. I just cannot see him doing better than the last two years in minutes or scoring (which is already at a high rate)

Storm have had a utility on the bench for years. Hinchcliffe, Griffin now possibly Brandon Smith or Ryley Jacks.

Bellamy still wants to win games, so he will not be giving SMith a rest for the sake of it. He might get taken off if Storm have the game wrapped up, and perhaps might skip a game around origin. But almost every week he will play 80.

Pookus McFly wrote:

Where else would NAS start? He was never going to start over Glasby. The rumour is that he could spell Hoffman on the edge for parts of the game also, as well as play his prop role. This is pretty much what i expected (minus Brandon Smith), but I have had NAS in my team for some time with the thought that he will be coming off the bench

Also Glasby averaged 42 minutes off the bench last year. This year that job goes to NAS and given he's almost a point a minute there's value there. Extra minutes on an edge even better. Hard to see him getting less than 40 minutes.

That Souths team isn't even close to full strength. Nothing useful to be learnt there

OK my team... until much closer to team lists. No Smith, No Tedesco, No Fifita

Close to happy with it, but I would like a fit Cody Walker instead of Kodi Nikorama

Lichaa
Evans Lodge
Brown Taumalolo Murray
Nikorama Croft
Aubusson Milne
Mbye Ponga Hayne

Liu Faitala-Mariner Cartwright Griffin

Butcher Havili Katoa Haas


bit light on for bench backs but I will cross that bridge come TLT

Buramada wrote:OK my team... until much closer to team lists. No Smith, No Tedesco, No Fifita

Close to happy with it, but I would like a fit Cody Walker instead of Kodi Nikorama

Lichaa
Evans Lodge
Brown Taumalolo Murray
Nikorama Croft
Aubusson Milne
Mbye Ponga Hayne

Liu Faitala-Mariner Cartwright Griffin

Butcher Havili Katoa Haas


bit light on for bench backs but I will cross that bridge come TLT

If you want Cody Walker downgrade Taumalolo as he won't get the minutes to justify his price.

White Lightning wrote:

If you want Cody Walker downgrade Taumalolo as he won't get the minutes to justify his price.

Really! He started on big minutes last year when Scott has not injured. I can easily revert him back to Mannering

To be honest i dont see taumalolo playing any less mins than last year.