2018 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 6

my tv broke wrote:Nicholls back on after 50 mins

Might be a good smokie this Nicholls...

Chewie wrote:

Watson combined well with Pearce... Lamb played second half, but Watson should keep the starting spot for now.
The Eels looked solid... Knights still working on their combinations

Thanks Chewie. Verdict is still out on Watson.

Chewie wrote:

Might be a good smokie this Nicholls...

His first stint was awful. His second is better.

He's a big lad, that's for sure. Kinda like Tim Grant 10 years ago.

Just noticed my profile pic.. The good ol' days when Angus had all 10 fingers.

wolfking wrote:

Thanks Chewie. Verdict is still out on Watson.

yeah the Knights have a fair bit of homework after this trial...

luckynumber8 wrote:Just noticed my profile pic.. The good ol' days when Angus had all 10 fingers.

Lol I didn't realise who that was until you just said. I thought it was you/a random business man.

Doueihi is an impressive player.

Walker was awesome also and Cook wrapped up the number 9 jumper.

Cook is far and away the best hooker at South's, however the incentive to have Farah in the 17 is to maximise Cook's running game. When you're playing 80 minutes at hooker, there's only so much dummy half darting you can do.

Did Eisenhuth come back on in the Tigers shark game? Commentators were cluesless and completely missed the clash of heads he and Matulino had which caused both to go off! He was looking good in the limited minutes he was originally on, very busy

With the noted non-kicking 5/8 Moylan coming to the sharks, does anyone think that Chad Townsend will pick upi extra kick metres or am I trying to hard to find a POD

Buramada wrote:With the noted non-kicking 5/8 Moylan coming to the sharks, does anyone think that Chad Townsend will pick upi extra kick metres or am I trying to hard to find a POD

He should and be was goalkicking against the tigers from what I saw

Benchie decisions

Twal (14-17) and Kikau (18-21)

or

Liu (14-17) and Evans (18-21)

leaning toward the 1st decision. I get the impression that all it will take is a few extra minutes fro Twal to be a gun keeper and I think Liu's advantage now is a little inflated... but maybe Evans has better job security than Kikau

[quote="wolfking"]Walker was awesome also and Cook wrapped up the number 9 jumper.[/quote

You are going to have a better season Wolfking. Walker must stay at 5/8 and Cook get at least 60
minutes at hooker. The Burgess clan hold the footy and Inglis gradually eases into the game. Nicholls
looks reasonable.I think he popped a finger in the first half so I will give him a pass. The Warriors are
going to have a handful with that backline although Johnston looks to have a rib problem ( courtesy of
Graham ).

According to the match report, Croker did the majority of the kicking in the Manly game. Judging by the scoreline and the quality of opposition, Croker fitted in very nicely with a cohesive manly attack. Not sure if that translates to points but he also connected well with Taupau.

Alfie wrote:According to the match report, Croker did the majority of the kicking in the Manly game. Judging by the scoreline and the quality of opposition, Croker fitted in very nicely with a cohesive manly attack. Not sure if that translates to points but he also connected well with Taupau.

Really? Some bloke on Reddit said the exact opposite re the kicking.

DCE did all the kicking (conversions and kick offs) He kicked 2/3 conversions (one from the sideline) but his kickoffs weren’t amazing and he kicked out on the full once.

I’ve read mixed reports on Croker, he should start R1 but best to have him in 18-21

Moose wrote:
Really? Some bloke on Reddit said the exact opposite re the kicking.

That reddit quote looks like it is applying to set piece kicks, not general play. 2 statements aren't necessarily contradictory

Trajan wrote:

All three of the Burgess boys were solid mate, and Sam showed glimpses of his former self. Johnston looked like rib cartilage i reckon so i think he should be right.