2018 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 9

my tv broke wrote:

nah well i think its fairly obvious he would be a grinding character.

he has lost 10kgs in pre season apparently so maybe he's pulled himself together a little bit. I doubt it lasts. I'm not overly confident of having him in my side but I'm unable to find much better for the same price.

You watch games from the back end of last season and it's clear as day, there's interactions/altercations behind the try line and times when players look to their outside to pass, see BJ and die with the ball. It wasn't even subtle. If nothing has changed I'm staying away

Boozecluez wrote:

Thinking they will do the same as a few clubs like the raiders and Knights looking at the team lists (J Reynolds + Sezer)

Play Godinet at hooker, Benji comes on and Reynolds moves to Hooker to rest him.
Play Havili at hooker, Austin comes on and Sezer moves to Hooker to rest him.
Play Griffin at hooker, Lamb comes on and Watson moves to Hooker to rest him.

Seems to be the trend

At least you know they will make plenty of tackles in the first 25-30 minutes with them potentially playing 50-60 and the half coming on late to shake the game up while cover injury
Gambles but that is the game

Which one of those clubs will get an injury (or HIA) in the halves and that hooker will have to play 80 mins ????????????

Dumb question I know, but if you are doing a draft league, Smith is by far the first choice player you want hey? I can make myself go first in my work league but then have to wait 16 picks or whatever until my round 2 pick. Worth it for Smith though, right?

Pacey's Best wrote:

Which one of those clubs will get an injury (or HIA) in the halves and that hooker will have to play 80 mins ????????????

Money

I am going to shake my team up a little bit and bank on the Roosters having a huge year.
SST/Mitchell/Aubo/Tedesco ........

Upgrade my team list then log off until 5pm Thursday haha.
Have had enough

wolfking wrote:Dumb question I know, but if you are doing a draft league, Smith is by far the first choice player you want hey?  I can make myself go first in my work league but then have to wait 16 picks or whatever until my round 2 pick.  Worth it for Smith though, right?

It has to be surley, or would you rather try get 2 decent players that can spread the points a bit, but then smith is smith

Besides no Smith and Ted. Other Thoughts?

Cook
Lodge + Arrow
Merrin + Brown + Jturbo
Croft + Moses
Inglis + Isaako
Mitchell + Katoa + Ponga

Lichaa
RFM
Rochow
Fualolo

Thompson
Croker
Nicholls
Godinet

Thanks Guys

Its such an unknown predicting some of these teams 8 weeks into the future.

Can Kikau keep CHN out of the team? Only Griffin really knows, and he might not even be the coach 8 weeks from now.

Can Havili keep the hooking spot at the Raiders? What if they sign Farah, or decide that Garvey is the man?

How long until Liddle gets to start for the Tigers? He is seemingly permanently on the injury list. McIlwrick might even get his spot back.

Noone can give a form answer on these, you just have to take whatever punt you are comfortable taking.

Smith (c)
SST Lodge
Harris Whitehead Murray
Cronk KNik
Kennar Leilua
Dufty Ponga Katoa
Cook RFM Arrow BCartwright
Griffin Nicholls Godinet Croker

I may downgrade Griffin to Kikau and swap Godinet for Kennar, bringing Hiku into my 13.

I forgot that Leilua was allowed to find another contract at the end of last year but no one was particularly interested.. haha

wolfking wrote:Dumb question I know, but if you are doing a draft league, Smith is by far the first choice player you want hey?  I can make myself go first in my work league but then have to wait 16 picks or whatever until my round 2 pick.  Worth it for Smith though, right?

Stoxk up on gun forwards - A friend or Cook will still be available come round 3 or 4

my tv broke wrote:I forgot that Leilua was allowed to find another contract at the end of last year but no one was particularly interested.. haha

I am surprised so many are going with him now. The Raiders will probably be poor this season without Hodgson and I can see them not having as much possession as other teams most weeks as I don't rate their halves to run a game as well as other teams halves.

StormTrooper96 wrote:

Chewie wrote:DPP is roling out as we speak...

GI is DPP

This is all well and truly good, except they still haven't changed pimples red head to a green head

It's infected mate, a couple of days of Amoxycillin and it'll be back to normal.

I’m going Leilua because the first three rounds for the Raiders are Titans, Knights, Warriors. After that it’s Manly, Bulldogs and Eels. First three matchups have great potential for all Raiders players, particularly Leilua.

Boozecluez wrote:

Chewie wrote:

I will probably go with Godinet as a bit of a unknown POD... low risk as he'll be in my 18-21 section... hopefully he'll make some cash.

Thinking they will do the same as a few clubs like the raiders and Knights looking at the team lists (J Reynolds + Sezer)

Play Godinet at hooker, Benji comes on and Reynolds moves to Hooker to rest him.
Play Havili at hooker, Austin comes on and Sezer moves to Hooker to rest him.
Play Griffin at hooker, Lamb comes on and Watson moves to Hooker to rest him.

Seems to be the trend

At least you know they will make plenty of tackles in the first 25-30 minutes with them potentially playing 50-60 and the half coming on late to shake the game up while cover injury
Gambles but that is the game

Yeah, JReyn actually played a couple of sets in both trials at dummy half.

McIlwrick was great last year but God awful in the trials and Liddle has spent more time off the field then on it with injury. I actually thought with Benji Ci JBG back Cleary might entertain the idea of starting Grub back at Hooker.

SI wrote:

Yeah, JReyn actually played a couple of sets in both trials at dummy half.

McIlwrick was great last year but God awful in the trials and Liddle has spent more time off the field then on it with injury. I actually thought with Benji Ci JBG back Cleary might entertain the idea of starting Grub back at Hooker.

Yeah, keeping an eye on any last minute changes for the tigers game...

These nominated songs will roar throughout the stadium at all Eels home games when the boys cross for a try!

2018 Game Day Playlist
Daniel Alvaro – Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Can’t stop
Kirisome Auva’a – Eminem – Not afraid
Nathan Brown – Storm Queen – Look right through
Kenny Edwards – Poi E – Patea Maori Club
Kane Evans – Migos – Open it up
Bevan French – Brooks and Dunn – My Maria
Clint Gutherson – Whitney Houston – I wanna dance with somebody
Jarryd Hayne – R.Kelly – Ignition (remix)
Josh Hoffman – Ini Kamoze – Here comes the hotstepper
Michael Jennings – Shalamar – A night to remember
Cameron King – Nelly – Here comes the boom
Manu Ma’u – Konecs – Uisa ta koe fakapo
Tim Mannah – Coldplay – Paradise
Suaia Matagi – Tupac – My Block
Tepai Moeroa – Brother Love – Ruketekete te Mamae
Mitchell Moses – Neil Diamond – Sweet Caroline
Corey Norman – Calvin Harries feat PARTYNEXTDOOR – Nuh Ready Nuh Ready
Beau Scott – Baha Men – Who let the dogs out
Will Smith – Local Knowledge – Blackfellas
Brad Takairangi – Tyson – Jonah Lomu Song
Tony Williams – 2pac – California Love

Arrow or Latu - is this the Clash of the Titans ?

No comments gents RE Fusitua ? As a centre option. Os 423k

Revraiser wrote:Arrow or Latu - is this the Clash of the Titans ?  

No comments gents RE Fusitua ? As a centre option. Os 423k

If the Fus was playing wing for a top side...  I'd probably get him in..

Would appreciate any feedback - Thanks
Would like to have Muster in the team - NO DPP (yet)


C. Smith
S. Siua Taukeiaho M. Lodge
B. Cartwright T. Merrin T. Pangai Junior
J. Thurston B. Croft

L. Mitchell P. Hiku

K. Ponga R. Tuivasa-Sheck S. Katoa

D. Cook
R. Faitala-Mariner
C. Murray
M. Nicholls

S. Havili
V. Kikau
L. Croker
R. Kennar

my tv broke wrote:These nominated songs will roar throughout the stadium at all Eels home games when the boys cross for a try!
[snip]

Thank god they won't be crossing often.