2018 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 17

my tv broke wrote:Jack Bird trained at left centre this morning and looks set to play this week.

As he will be playing on Jisaako's edge, does Jack Bird pass the ball much?

Loomer wrote:

Keeper or cow. Those are neither

Agree. Green's score was inflated by the way Warriors and Titans played. Keary is like rolling a die and expecting a 7.

Crofts problem is the negatives, his tackle count, tbs(5 in 2 games) run mtrs are all pretty good for a half. I cant see those negatives going away though so that means he needs Trys and TA's to go from 20-25 to 40-45s. He will get those at some stage and he will even have games with few negatives but can he do it consistently over the season? I started the year with him, i thought he was a better defender but it seems i was wrong on that count. Teams are targetting him in attack and in defence, cutting his time down. Untill i see a change from him im out, ive traded to Korosau as the early season is showing in close game he'll play big minutes in blow outs he'll get a rest but he will generally score a heap of attacking points in those games.

my tv broke wrote:Storm vs Cows on Thursday night shapes as a huge match, at full time one of those teams is going to be 1 from 3.

If I had Croft I'd probably hold him, surely the Storm bounce back in a big way. (or maybe Bellamy throws a curve ball and puts him back to QCUP for a couple of weeks). Smith, I expect a big game.

He had so much pressure on him pre-season, this would be counter productive in my mind at this stage, maybe in another 2 or 3 games if they are still clunky.

Reference Croft's defence, look how placing Moses around reasonably competent defenders has improved his defence (2017). It comes down to decision-making, and as a half, it can be a difficult place to defend. Once Kaufusi is back, his defence should improve.

I don't have Croft, thankfully, but there is hope

my tv broke wrote:Gene Miles (QLD head of selectors) has confirmed that if Inglis is fit he will be playing left centre for QLD.

I saw this. As a QLD-er this is a bit of a worry. Gagai and Chambers are the goods; GI's knees are completely boned.

THEGAME wrote:After all the stats and feedback the CS9 Trade is off the table.

wolfking wrote:

It should never have been on the table.

THEGAME wrote:

Your right I’ve gone from trading him to Captaining him

What if... last Sunday was Smith's age finally catching up with him???

or it was just a glitch

Nevermind... as you were

First wish team lists where out already
Second wish that they where actaully as selected for the games

Rapture_NRL wrote:Reference Croft's defence, look how placing Moses around reasonably competent defenders has improved his defence (2017). It comes down to decision-making, and as a half, it can be a difficult place to defend. Once Kaufusi is back, his defence should improve.

I don't have Croft, thankfully, but there is hope

Moses had one of the best defensive coaches at Parra doing work with him on how to tackle

I can see the temptation for those wanting to down grade smith. Cook is looking like a suitable replacement, and if it meant doing a Nichols type player to Murray and an Arrow to Vaughan. That's tempting.

But, every year we talk about Smith having to slow down eventually. Every year he keeps it up and proves the doubters wrong.

Fortitude wrote:I can see the temptation for those wanting to down grade smith. Cook is looking like a suitable replacement, and if it meant doing a Nichols type player to Murray and an Arrow to Vaughan. That's tempting.

But, every year we talk about Smith having to slow down eventually. Every year he keeps it up and proves the doubters wrong.

Specifically with Arrow he looks like he might be a cut priced keeper as well.

StormTrooper96 wrote:

As he will be playing on Jisaako's edge, does Jack Bird pass the ball much?

other side mate - Bird and Oates will be our left. Roberts and Isaako right side.

bootleg wrote:

Specifically with Arrow he looks like he might be a cut priced keeper as well.

Yeah, the prices for Arrow Murray and TPJ mean there's a less pressure to find the budget for big 2RF scorers.

Chewie wrote:

Moses had one of the best defensive coaches at Parra doing work with him on how to tackle

https://www.nrl.com/news/2017/08/02/the-man-behind-mosess-defensive-steel/

L-Jimmy wrote:

Yeah, the prices for Arrow Murray and TPJ mean there's a less pressure to find the budget for big 2RF scorers.

I started the year with three keepers in the 2rf (merrin, harris, Jurbo). Missed Murray and TPJ. I reckon ill hold arrow for a fair while in the frf possie and look to bring in a gun to join him in the next month or so.

Just with missed tackle talk, Luke Brooks has missed 3 in two weeks.

He used to somehow miss that in a set...

my tv broke wrote:

other side mate - Bird and Oates will be our left. Roberts and Isaako right side.

Roberts was on Oates edge last week?

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/bulldogs/bulldogs-coach-dean-pay-reacts-to-poor-start-to-season-drops-fiveeighth-matt-frawley/news-story/abb6675c4733a7472cd718a5b57587ba

New Cow Alert!!!

Chewie wrote:https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/bulldogs/bulldogs-coach-dean-pay-reacts-to-poor-start-to-season-drops-fiveeighth-matt-frawley/news-story/abb6675c4733a7472cd718a5b57587ba

New Cow Alert!!!

Surely is a perfect example of 'wait and see' on this one.

Fortitude wrote:

Surely is a perfect example of 'wait and see' on this one.

I agree... possible trade-in next week