2018 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 62

hymenbustas wrote:How is Cotric at FB? Is he actually running the ball up or passing it?

He is nice and greedy, generally.

Rapana annoyed the shit out of me at the weekend. Pinching too many runs from Cotric. He got shoved out of the way by the hooker heaps of times. Super keen bastard

Verbal Kint wrote:

He is nice and greedy, generally.

Rapana annoyed the shit out of me at the weekend. Pinching too many runs from Cotric. He got shoved out of the way by the hooker heaps of times. Super keen bastard

Nice, good to know.

Cotric, Isaako
Turbo, Teddy, Ponga

Would be my dream back 5 if Cotric gets named at FB for the remainder of the season. Love my hookers, locks and fullbacks

There was something on Fox Sports where Cronk is saying that Hughes has locked down the No. 7 Jersey for Storm. He says that Bellamy likes someone who has that strength and defensive prowess along with the want to be there and the want to win and Croft and Jacks still have learning to do. I agree that Croft and Jacks definitely still have learning to do but our team flows A LOT better when Croft is in the halves. We can’t have two Fullbacks in the halves. Yes Hughes is a great, fast, talented young player but I much prefer Croft in the halves and Hughes to hang around the interchange until Slater leaves next year.

StormTrooper96 wrote:There was something on Fox Sports where Cronk is saying that Hughes has locked down the No. 7 Jersey for Storm. He says that Bellamy likes someone who has that strength and defensive prowess along with the want to be there and the want to win and Croft and Jacks still have learning to do. I agree that Croft and Jacks definitely still have learning to do but our team flows A LOT better when Croft is in the halves. We can’t have two Fullbacks in the halves. Yes Hughes is a great, fast, talented young player but I much prefer Croft in the halves and Hughes to hang around the interchange until Slater leaves next year.

Agreed. Just feels like CS9 is carrying the team in attacking and defense. No creativity in the halves and we're just scraping by.

Interesting that Smith only has one try assist for the season, seems like that would be done on prior years. 6 line break assists.

He kicked a season high 322m last week with Hughes at 7.

With ponga coming back who misses out Cotric or Isaako? Isaako got 50 playing at fb last weekend, plus bonus of goal kicking.

Or with 4 trades left do i spend one to bring in someone like fergo? Would rather keep the trades though. Arrow is prime example of why i try to keep trades at the end.

Sam Djodan
‏@samdjodan
Fresh injury concerns for @NRLKnights. Connor Watson didn't train while Kalyn Ponga left the field with an ankle injury. Landed awkwardly taking a high ball. See it tonight on @nbnnews


Haven't seen anything yet to say whether its a big deal or not.

my tv broke wrote:Sam Djodan
‏@samdjodan
Fresh injury concerns for @NRLKnights. Connor Watson didn't train while Kalyn Ponga left the field with an ankle injury. Landed awkwardly taking a high ball. See it tonight on @nbnnews


Haven't seen anything yet to say whether its a big deal or not.

Oh righty then

my tv broke wrote:Sam Djodan
‏@samdjodan
Fresh injury concerns for @NRLKnights. Connor Watson didn't train while Kalyn Ponga left the field with an ankle injury. Landed awkwardly taking a high ball. See it tonight on @nbnnews


Haven't seen anything yet to say whether its a big deal or not.

Re Ponga. It's amazing how often that when a player comes back from an injury & he then gets a separate injury.

Barry Toohey says he rolled his ankle - not too bad. Nick Meaney will travel as cover though..

That's a tricky one if you held him, and whether to bring him straight back or wait a week. At least Knights play Friday at 6pm.

Brown did say Ponga won't play if he isn't 100%. Of course we don't know anything about his ankle injury so it's just really a guess atm.

Well bloody hell, ponga injured again. Probably won't be playing this week then.

I don't mind this sort of stuff. With the end of season getting a bit dull this makes things nice and interesting.  

Rolled ankle doesn't sound too major though.

NRL PHYSIO
@nrlphysio
Hopefully good news for Ponga, reports he returned to training shortly after this and appeared to be moving OK

my tv broke wrote:NRL PHYSIO
@nrlphysio
Hopefully good news for Ponga, reports he returned to training shortly after this and appeared to be moving OK

False alarm then.

wolfking wrote:

False alarm then.

No no, my alarm was genuine.

Good news then re ponga. Gives me a dilemma though, have turbo as 18th man.. Think he could go large vs the panthers. Will wait for teams before deciding on who I leave out.

I had brought in JTurbs already. Reverse!!

Not sure if anyone owns mck but he'll probably see close to 80 a week now. Josh Aloiai had surgery today for a broken hand.

Never really been in this position this early before where I have 6 trades and a couple of weeks to the H2H finals and don't really have any trades to make. I guess it is good but I do kind of miss trying to think of what trades to do.