2018 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 49

SI wrote:I rolled back my team this morning.  I spent the last half hour before lockout mucking around with VSDT and Draft.  Remembered I should check my C and VC but was too late.

Completely my fault.  I have the C on Cam and the VC on Ted so no double score for me this week .  And yes, I was Captaining Lolo.  I actually feel sick that I have cost myself 90 points.  Might catch up with the rest of the thread tomorrow.  Some great scores tonight.

Damn I feel for you SI.

Haha feel like i have to go all out now and bring in Surgess, Fitz and Brown if hes named to try and pull myself back level.

GreenMachine wrote:Holy shiiiiiiiit, just looked at fanatics league in first time in forever. I’m 600pts behind rank 1.

Know it’s been a horrible year for Captain choice but ain’t no captain choice or bye round going to make up that deficit!! In top 500 too so not like I’m having worst season ever. Fair play you lads up the top. Amazing.

Didn’t realize you were so high up there WL. Good work pal

Cheers GM. The strategy of loading my team with guns & especially captaining Cook every week has worked so far.

lukeaye wrote:TMM did really well in the Halves. But then again, when Tolo plays like that, make it a lot easier for the whole team as a unit, takes so much pressure off.

Noticed in the last 5 or 10 mins of the game that Thurston took a back seat, and TMM was getting his hands on the ball 3 or 4 times a set. Maybe Thurston was tired, maybe it was just a nice gesture, or maybe its a small signal that TMM will stay in the halves with Morgan coming back in at 1.

Coote was rubbish, he didn't give Green any headaches to be honest.

Taupau will continue to vary between 40 and 80, it's just a matter of which he scores more. He's an amazing offloader, but he's not going to get as many offloads in against better packs, and that NQ pack was, bar Taumalolo, absolutely reserve grade shithouse. Manly still couldn't beat them, mind.

Pookus McFly wrote:They might not be rested, but I cant see Jake pumping out his usual 80 mins 3 days after origin, and of course he got 0 minutes last night. Taupau to pick up the extras. Had his highest tackle count of the season last night, smashed his average (25) by a fair bit (47). Most offloads he has made yet too.

You do realise Pookus my friend that Jurbo is starting on the bench in origin. He'll probably play 40 odd minutes so he'll be gtg for round 14 especially now that Manly have lost again.

lukeaye wrote:I would have to say that was the most conservative 90 I've ever seen.

Tolo looked like he was unlucky not to break the line 2 or three times there and at least score 1 more try.

He played the full 80 and looked like he had more energy than any game he only played 60 minutes of?!

Yep - and he had 3 errors. If he'd held a couple of them they could of been 10 to 15pt runs quite easily.

He was definitely conserving his energy - spent alot of time on the edge and some times on kick chase he would just stop and let the other guys go up and make tackles. he sat behind the defensive line for a couple of tackles at times.

It showed how much of a difference that could make with his runs though, he was steaming onto the ball.

Rippin and Tearin wrote:

Yeah I was a bit surprised to see my rankings too.

Started in 54th and scored Taupau (c), Tolo, and DCE for 288/3 (c) and dropped 11 spots.

I guess most teams up top probably have those three too, some would have put the c on Tolo and then a number must also have had 1 or more other guys from last nights game, obvious ones I guess are Koroisau, Gosi, Tuala, TMM, ....

Exact same players & score & I dropped 10 places. Mind you I think a lot of people had 4-6 players in that game.

my tv broke wrote:

Noticed in the last 5 or 10 mins of the game that Thurston took a back seat, and TMM was getting his hands on the ball 3 or 4 times a set. Maybe Thurston was tired, maybe it was just a nice gesture, or maybe its a small signal that TMM will stay in the halves with Morgan coming back in at 1.

Coote was rubbish, he didn't give Green any headaches to be honest.

Thurston took that big hit late in the game so it could've been him taking a bit of a breather after that.

Real happy with grabbing Tuala, 52 is a great score.

Had hoped for 30 from TMM. He would of got there if that pass wasn't called forward, thems the breaks, I guess.

(c) Kapow, Lolo, DCE and Gos saw me go from 1800th or so to 1200th.

Was tossing up between captain Kapow and Lolo. I am happy I didn't switch and go DCE or Fifita who were my other options.

Definitely no complaints so far this round!

Tonight: Murray, Surgess, Fifita.
Tomorrow: Ponga, Cogger
Sunday: Thompson, RyMat

The nrl definitely has to do something about the late tackles. Those cheap shots in the back are not on. In the old days that would never happen because the perpetrator would be sorted out straight away.

MilfordTheMagician wrote:

I think I've cut down on the complaining a bit recently my captain still scored less than two of my players lmao

I miss angry Milf

filthridden wrote:(c) Kapow, Lolo, DCE and Gos saw me go from 1800th or so to 1200th.

Was tossing up between captain Kapow and Lolo. I am happy I didn't switch and go DCE or Fifita who were my other options.

Definitely no complaints so far this round!

Tonight: Murray, Surgess, Fifita.
Tomorrow: Ponga, Cogger
Sunday: Thompson, RyMat

Nice Filth. Great gains.

231 with Tolo and Kaptain Kapow. Still 10 players to go but with that start it's all downhill from here. I'll say 8 players if I don't count Coggar and Doueihi.

White Lightning wrote:The nrl definitely has to do something about the late tackles. Those cheap shots in the back are not on. In the old days that would never happen because the perpetrator would be sorted out straight away.

For sure, simple solution is heavier suspensions.

White Lightning wrote:

Nice Filth. Great gains.

Live rankings so I'm not getting too excited!

Did anyone notice when Tuala scored his try that Anasta said Tualala. Cracks me up when the Aussie commentators try to pronounce the non Australian names & Tuala is by no means a tongue twister. He looks a great little player & a Hampton like player.

wolfking wrote:231 with Tolo and Kaptain Kapow. Still 10 players to go but with that start it's all downhill from here.  I'll say 8 players if I don't count Coggar and Doueihi.

I had four guys go around for 329, but only 6 to come. Five keepers and Fonua, so fingers crossed they can all hit their expected scores/averages.

White Lightning wrote:Did anyone notice when Tuala scored his try that Anasta said Tualala. Cracks me up when the Aussie commentators try to pronounce the non Australian names & Tuala is by no means a tongue twister. He looks a great little player & a Hampton like player.

He also said it was his debut, I think.. haha

Found a great twitter last night, "Shit Braith Says". Plenty of content