2018 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 53

796 all done, pretty much every gun that decided to have a crap game or take the week off was in my team... thought last years ranking was a return to form, but I think I’m starting to realise that was actually an anomaly and I really am shithouse at this game

zorasdomain wrote:

Would Fonua be against Leipana's side? With Rapana out they might be weaker?
I thought Fonua was good today. Very busy and a decentish score without a try. I think I'd play Fonua.

Good point mate. I agree Fonua played well. Those hard yards & hit ups he made early in the game were keeping Wests in the game. It was a pity Brooks never gave him any ball but chose to kick instead.

I'd probably play fonua @ WL. I think there will be plenty of points on offer in that game. He's busy and always doing the hard hit ups coming out our end

Looking at trade for next week I'm thinking I'll grab SJ. Was waiting for him to go back to dominating kick metres so he has a solid base. Nathan Brown is hard to pass up aswell. Probably do something like Arey>SJ and Fitzgibbon>Brown

surmo13 wrote:796 all done, pretty much every gun that decided to have a crap game or take the week off was in my team... thought last years ranking was a return to form, but I think I’m starting to realise that was actually an anomaly and I really am shithouse at this game

Bad luck mate. You're not shithouse because a lot of this game is luck & timing. There's usually a couple of rounds each season where our teams score shit. But you'll be sweet bro because round 15 will come around soon enough & you'll be right back into it.

multiple.scoregasms wrote:Looking at trade for next week I'm thinking I'll grab SJ. Was waiting for him to go back to dominating kick metres so he has a solid base. Nathan Brown is hard to pass up aswell. Probably do something like Arey>SJ and Fitzgibbon>Brown

That's a yes from me MS. Both SJ & N. Brown had brilliant games. If R. James stays at prop he'll score 60+ because he plays big minutes & has all the skills.

Probably no trade for me unless I can find a cashout for Soro.

White Lightning wrote:

Bad luck mate. You're not shithouse because a lot of this game is luck & timing. There's usually a couple of rounds each season where our teams score shit. But you'll be sweet bro because round 15 will come around soon enough & you'll be right back into it.

Its gotta be like 80% luck/timing. I was 4k short of going barnett to tturbo so I just banked the trade and decide to play tuala, who scores a try with 30 seconds left on the clock while barnett scores 65 because buhrer does his acl. all because of 4k

Not sure if mentioned but Rhyse Martin played reserve grade on Saturday and scored twice and kicked conversions

@Fortitude how was the fishing?

Arrow has shown he is not as effective backing up after origin so he'll be a risky option during this period. He's had a dud score so I'm guessing his price will end up low 700s soon which will be a score.

None of the Rabbitohs Origin players backed up :/

@Bullbender Not sure if I remember correctly if you're the one that topped out at 800 this week but if you are, thats a decent score considering the trash you got dished up. My trash scores with dud players are low 700s :/

StormTrooper96 wrote:Not sure if mentioned but Rhyse Martin played reserve grade on Saturday and scored twice and kicked conversions

Just read on wackos whispers that Rhyse was dropped to reserve grade for missing training

StormTrooper96 wrote:Not sure if mentioned but Rhyse Martin played reserve grade on Saturday and scored twice and kicked conversions

Just saw on whackos whispers that martin was dropped for not showing up to training

StormTrooper96 wrote:
Just saw on whackos whispers that martin was dropped for not showing up to training

Fake news, apparently. Someone posted a few pages back a convo someone had with Rhyse where he said he was never late to training. But dropped regardless. Who knows if it was the media or someone from the club who starterd the rumour, but not good news for his long term job security.

White Lightning wrote:

You'll hit 900 easy mate & hopefully the gun Mbye turns up tomorrow.

Thanks mate.  900 is the goal, but I really hope MBye comes out swinging tomorrow.  been frustrating to own him.  Had no Cook or Crichton either so not bad.

PS.  I'd play Fonua also.  Tualua would have scored 20 without that junk try at the end.

zorasdomain wrote:
Fake news, apparently. Someone posted a few pages back a convo someone had with Rhyse where he said he was never late to training. But dropped regardless. Who knows if it was the media or someone from the club who starterd the rumour, but not good news for his long term job security.

...or potentially Martin himself lying about it, maybe not wanting someone to know he was dropped for being late to training?

Gallen 90
Marsters 68
Fifita 58
Ramien 52
Graham 47
Fonua 29
Katoa 24
Thompson 22
MCK 17


Smith 76
Munster 54
Isaako 51
Sua 44
TPJ 42
Milf 38
Macca 37

806 with Widdop & Dufty (or Olive) to come

filthridden wrote:

...or potentially Martin himself lying about it, maybe not wanting someone to know he was dropped for being late to training?

Or that. I would much prefer that he was dropped for a good reason.

zorasdomain wrote:
Or that. I would much prefer that he was dropped for a good reason.

He could still play

Could