2018 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 5

my tv broke wrote:

As far as I know he'll be fine for rnd 1.

Bird wont be back til round 4 or 5 (likely). And if pates persists with his backrow thing, there will be a wing and centre spot open

Im still of the opinion bennett will send oates back to the wing. But we will see.

I feel if he is going to go into the second row they should be all in with it Not a game or two on the wing here.. Then a game on the bench. Then half a game on the wing and on the bench for a rest then finish up in the forwards.

But for mine id have him one more year on the wing. Hes brilliant there and we have more forwards than backs

my tv broke wrote:

I think hes gonna be onr of those slow burners who ends up makig 150k

I'm hoping so! I'm just worried about Kas coming back

If Lussick is out for a reasonable length of time then Fonua-Blake will be starting
Which option do you like:
(a) Fonua-Blake @ 441k or
(b) J-Brom @ 534k

Both performed very well in their respective trials. Fonua-Blake cheaper so it allows for cash distribution into other areas of your teams but will he compete with J-Brom's points.

White Lightning wrote:If Lussick is out for a reasonable length of time then Fonua-Blake will be starting
Which option do you like:
(a) Fonua-Blake @ 441k or
(b) J-Brom @ 534k

Both performed very well in their respective trials. Fonua-Blake cheaper so it allows for cash distribution into other areas of your teams but will he compete with J-Brom's points.

What Manlys depth like? He and Taupau may be in for huge minutes. Perret might be an alright pick up too. I'm not sure of his price though.

If Lussick is out for a good length of time I think i'll put AFB in over Jbrom

They dont have much in the way of actual props, paseka and sipley are all i can see noted.. and they probably arent first graders..

May use lane or tanginoa or somrthing.. but again, nsw cup players

Did jake trbo play 80 consistently last year?

Edit: manly forum fwiw seem to see afb as their standout prop. Sipley bench. They also think tolman is coming over

Thoughts on SKD?

Playing in much better (on paper) Knights team this year.

SoylentGreen wrote:Thoughts on SKD?

Playing in much better (on paper) Knights team this year.

Is he on the wing or centre?

Mighty Fishes wrote:

Is he on the wing or centre?

Wing I'd say. At least until Sione gets concussed again.

SoylentGreen wrote:

Wing I'd say. At least until Sione gets concussed again.

Might be worth a pick up later if plays a few games on the wing with low scores and gets moved to centre

Damn, just as I put AFB in, Lussick gets injured and now he might not be such a POD

@nrlphysio
Anthony Seibold seemed to indicate Greg Inglis will be held out until Rd2-3 on his return from an ACL reconstruction

hopefully we pick the right cashie out of kennar/graham/hunt as we wont get a look at the best 17 till inglis is back. makes things harder to predict

Didnt realise hymel hunt was rather cheap, very tempted to slot him in now

Hunt said post game hes fine for next week re hamstring niggle. May be a worry though movig forward i guess

What is everyones plan with frf, everyone going fairly mid range in both spots or trying to have one safe/solid pick. At the moment i have mcguire for dpp and because hes the cheapest of the "reliable" scorers.. can sort of expect 50s week in week out there..

my tv broke wrote:What is everyones plan with frf, everyone going fairly mid range in both spots or trying to have one safe/solid pick. At the moment i have mcguire for dpp and because hes the cheapest of the "reliable" scorers.. can sort of expect 50s week in week out there..

JBrom, Lodge and one of Evans/AFB

my tv broke wrote:What is everyones plan with frf, everyone going fairly mid range in both spots or trying to have one safe/solid pick. At the moment i have mcguire for dpp and because hes the cheapest of the "reliable" scorers.. can sort of expect 50s week in week out there..

I don't like the cheap options, so unless I can be convinced by Evans or someone, might run with Lodge, Fifita and a DPP like McGuire.
Maybe instead of Fifita go cut price for Graham or JBrom

Someone like Kikau in NPR

I dont intend to play 3 frfs. Just the two, with one in my 18-21

What's everyone's thoughts on dce? Will probably take on more kickmeters etc without green, anyone have 2016 stats on him?6

my tv broke wrote:What is everyones plan with frf, everyone going fairly mid range in both spots or trying to have one safe/solid pick. At the moment i have mcguire for dpp and because hes the cheapest of the "reliable" scorers.. can sort of expect 50s week in week out there..

I really see Moose as a sub-50 player, he just doesn't get enough attacking stats. Think he is set for 60 minutes at lock and should consistently score the 46-47 he is priced at. Where the money will be is that he is always the first person to step into the extra minutes through injuries in the forward pack. Happened last year a bit early in the season, and no reason why it wouldn't again- but I certainly wouldn't be thinking those 70 minute stints and 55 point games are nailed on to him.

Pookus McFly wrote:

I really see Moose as a sub-50 player, he just doesn't get enough attacking stats. Think he is set for 60 minutes at lock and should consistently score the 46-47 he is priced at. Where the money will be is that he is always the first person to step into the extra minutes through injuries in the forward pack. Happened last year a bit early in the season, and no reason why it wouldn't again- but I certainly wouldn't be thinking those 70 minute stints and 55 point games are nailed on to him.

Around 50/52 he maxes out on, one or two injury affected games last year and a horrendous turn of fantasy form after origin 1 killed his scores when he had a few 30s and low 40s. You are right with the lack of attacking stats elevating him further

Currently have Bromwich lodge and kikau (18-21). Trying to decide if I need a frf in my 17 in which case I'll upgrade kikau.