Rate My Team 2019

One of my first attempts at a team. Keighran is eels half. Struggling to find value around any FRF, Napa only one I can see. Maybe JBrom/Tamou could see some improvement. Bench is really WFB heavy but I can’t see any other basement price players coming up in any teams, guess wait till TLT and trials though. Scoring bench would be Twal/Huth, CHT, Radley, Watson. 77k itb for those dud picks. This will more than likely change a bunch before RD1. Just putting my thoughts on paper.

So here is my first team draft

McCullough
Fifita Tolman
Murray Arrow Matterson
Morgan Sezer
Capewell Holland
Edwards Barba Lomax

Stimson
Egan
Sorensen
Keighran
Salmon
Bird
Haas
(I refuse to identify the 21st player on the grounds that it may incriminate me)

Relies on Sorensen and Capewell getting the 2 wide spots at the Sharks. If Bukuya gets the gig I'll have to trade one out.
Sort of hoping Sezer will get back to his Titans best with Wighton at 5/8th

Have 0 WFB depth so that will need to change, but there are several guys there who I don't think will leave my team all pre-season.

First draft this year, never really done that well so any advice is appreciated!!

Hodgson
Taupau R Sutton
Murray Papalli Arrow
DCE Salmon
Capewell Masters
Barba Moylan Elliot

Haas
Stimson
L Leilua
Bird

Paseka
Mcillwrick
Harris-Tavita
C Allan

McCullough
Tolman/TPJ
Papalii/Papali’i/Frizell
Morgan/Cronk
Bird/Capewell
Lomax/Edwards/Barba

Napa
Haas
Stimson
Matterson

A.Hopoate
T.Moga
C.Allan
C.Harris-Tavita

t43597 wrote:McCullough
Tolman/TPJ
Papalii/Papali’i/Frizell
Morgan/Cronk
Bird/Capewell
Lomax/Edwards/Barba

Napa
Haas
Stimson
Matterson

A.Hopoate
T.Moga
C.Allan
C.Harris-Tavita

Moga is unlikely to be there, but you can swap him out with a different cheapie.

Your WFB looks very weak, especially if Lomax doesn't fire or Barba doesn't return to form.

Josh Papalii's scoring can be too erratic, that an he may be shifted up front now with Whitehead, Tapine and Bateman in the back. Cooper Cronk has never been that fantasy relevant. Napa is also another guy who isnt that big fantasy wise. I feel like you have too many mid-range guys.

I tried to avoid looking at any teams until I made my first draft. Just did that, and came back to compare with those already posted. Looks very similar. I guess that is unavoidable.

Macca
Tpj, gueler
Arrow, Murray, tapine
Dce, Croft
Jcroker, kapewell
Ponga, barba, Lomax

A combo of nuffs that will likely include haas, cht, Mahoney, Egan, kerogen

Should give me space to have two mids as well.

Milchy wrote:So here is my first team draft

McCullough
Fifita Tolman
Murray Arrow Matterson
Morgan Sezer
Capewell Holland
Edwards Barba Lomax

Stimson
Egan
Sorensen
Keighran
Salmon
Bird
Haas
(I refuse to identify the 21st player on the grounds that it may incriminate me)

Relies on Sorensen and Capewell getting the 2 wide spots at the Sharks. If Bukuya gets the gig I'll have to trade one out.
Sort of hoping Sezer will get back to his Titans best with Wighton at 5/8th

Have 0 WFB depth so that will need to change, but there are several guys there who I don't think will leave my team all pre-season.

I really like Sezer as an option. I am not sold on Tolman at all. Curious about the Barba pick, as I really like Mansour at a similar price. What are you expecting from Barba?

Holland if he is starting CTR is great value, especially if he gets Goal Kicking. Last year in the 10 games he played at CTR he averaged 45.2points and is priced at 30 points which is a massive jump. My only question about it would be, does Holland keep goal kicking? If he does he is far more consistent and definitely worth the pick. Is Haas getting the minutes?

Fortitude wrote:gueler

i want to pick this bloke, but further inspection of the raiders pack suggests it will be hard for him to get the mins (at least early in the season)

my tv broke wrote:

i want to pick this bloke, but further inspection of the raiders pack suggests it will be hard for him to get the mins (at least early in the season)

He was getting minutes towards the end of season, with losing two big bodies, papa will take one spot. Even with the two poms, he Emere surely gets more minutes. For the price I’ll be taking the punt pending any major surprises. The risk been the Ricky Stuart effect

Random wrote:

I really like Sezer as an option. I am not sold on Tolman at all. Curious about the Barba pick, as I really like Mansour at a similar price. What are you expecting from Barba?

Holland if he is starting CTR is great value, especially if he gets Goal Kicking. Last year in the 10 games he played at CTR he averaged 45.2points and is priced at 30 points which is a massive jump. My only question about it would be, does Holland keep goal kicking? If he does he is far more consistent and definitely worth the pick. Is Haas getting the minutes?

With Klemmer and Woods gone Tolman will go back to chief prop and average 40+ easily.

Barba averages over 40 as fullback and is priced at 35. Good value if I can't afford Teddy.

Holland has enough low minute bench games last year that his price is tempting even without kicking. If team lists make it viable may go cheaper though to spend cash elsewhere.

At the moment I think Haas might be a PPM king who provides little fantasy value, but he is cheap so I'm taking a punt for now. Plenty of time to consider if I actually want him on my team or not.

Fortitude wrote:

He was getting minutes towards the end of season, with losing two big bodies, papa will take one spot. Even with the two poms, he Emere surely gets more minutes. For the price I’ll be taking the punt pending any major surprises. The risk been the Ricky Stuart effect

I think by end of year he will probably be getting decent minutes.

Early on, it would look like Papalii, Soliola, Lui, John Bateman, Sutton, Guler, and Luke Bateman competing for spots and minutes in the middle of the field.

Milchy wrote:Barba averages over 40 as fullback and is priced at 35. Good value if I can't afford Teddy.

I hadn't really considered Barba but now I'm interested. I guess alot of their attack is going to centre around getting him involved.

my tv broke wrote:I tried to avoid looking at any teams until I made my first draft. Just did that, and came back to compare with those already posted. Looks very similar. I guess that is unavoidable.

Murray, Stimson Matterson will be a popular back row.
Warriors half and Parra half will be in every team.
Capewell will be every where (assuming he gets an edge spot)

Few cheapies that are everywhere for now too like Lomax, Haas, etc

Hopefully trials and team lists provide some differentiation, good if there is variety in starting teams

No doubt plenty of changes but pretty happy with it so far. $460k ITB for those knee jerk trades round 2

my tv broke wrote:

I think by end of year he will probably be getting decent minutes.

Early on, it would look like Papalii, Soliola, Lui, John Bateman, Sutton, Guler, and  Luke Bateman competing for spots and minutes in the middle of the field.

Actually I agree. Forgot about Liu. Papa, lui and soli will get the most minutes up front.

G'day guys,

I've been tinkering with my team quite a bit and like you've been discussing it's much of the muchness at this current point in time but I thought I'd throw mine in the hat for some super sensual family fun criticism:

Macca
TPJ Tolman
J.Arrow C.Murray I.Papali'i
A.Sezer M.Morgan
J.Bird Z.Lomax
Tedesco D.Edwards J.Mansour

J.Stimson
S.Sorensen
R.Mahoney
W.Egan

C.Allan
Ravalawa
Eels half
Warriors half

Hey, long time lurker first time poster
Been obsessed with FPL in my first season but with nrl fantasy opening up I've quickly made a team
What do you make of it? (70k left)

McCullough
Fifita Tolman
Matterson Murray I.Papali'i
Morgan Pearce
J.Bateman Capewell
Mansour Brimson Lomax

Stimson
Haas
Egan
Keighran

Allan
Brown
CHT
Garrick

My first draft from the Fantasy Site

McCullough
Fifita Offa
Murray Stimson Lil Pap
Morgo Brown
Capewell Garrick
Lomax Tedesco Barba

Radley, Mahoney, Watson, Hughes

Keighran, Allan, Hopo, Haas

Feeling very week in the starting Ctr and Half. This will likely change before round 1. Whats everyones thoughts?

Harviginald wrote:First draft this year, never really done that well so any advice is appreciated!!

Hodgson
Taupau  R Sutton
Murray Papalli Arrow
DCE Salmon
Capewell Masters
Barba Moylan Elliot

Haas
Stimson
L Leilua
Bird

Paseka
Mcillwrick
Harris-Tavita
C Allan

Hey mate, I've never done any well either, so you should absolutely, totally, listen to my advice.

You're depending a lot on cows for scoring, and you seem to be a huge Raiders fan? Fair enough, I guess. Some of my best friends are Raiders fans. Well, not best. Or friends.

The rumours are the Salmon is training at centre - do you want him using a halves scoring spot? Same with Elliot. Do you see Haas doing better than 20-25 points off a stacked Broncos pack? Then play him, otherwise reshuffle.
I'd view Sutton/Barba as genuine risks - coming from lower grade England and playing in serious heat, with competition for spots to boot.
I'd also be tempted to put more cows in the centres - dropping Marsters (who is unlikely to increase in value much) for someone who'll make coin.