2019 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 3

mattnz wrote:

Most of last season they didn't use a 4 forward bench. Had someone like Will Smith, Mahoney or Salmon on the bench (15 of 25 rounds they only had a 3 forward bench).

You mean they did? I myself thought Smith would be on the bench this year but apparently the word is Mahoney plays 80

Ponga for prez wrote:Hey everyone,
what are your thoughts on Ryan James? Trying to fill out frf without having to go to fifita.

cheers

Relies alot on attacking stats. His breakout year he scored a crazy number of tries.

No one really knows what Arthur will do to be fair. Personally, I think it's silly not to carry a utility.

Every year R. James goes on this crazy 3-4 game points bonanza. He's a machine with a big motor. He can easily play 80 minutes at prop. But I like him playing prop I think it's his best fantasy position he plays big minutes too. Playing on the edge he's not involved enough.

White Lightning wrote:Every year R. James goes on this crazy 3-4 game points bonanza. He's a machine with a big motor. He can easily play 80 minutes at prop. But I like him playing prop I think it's his best fantasy position he plays big minutes too. Playing on the edge he's not involved enough.

I agree, definitely better at prop. I guess it could happen if all this Cartwright hype is forthcoming and he starts on an edge.

The last 2 years R. James has drawn me in & spat me out lol. He's on my never again list.

Alfie wrote:

You mean they did? I myself thought Smith would be on the bench this year but apparently the word is Mahoney plays 80

Mahoney could play 80 and they have a utility available anyway. Someone like Salmon that can cover the backline.

White Lightning wrote:

new combo though so it might take a couple of weeks to click. I agree though on Moylan.

New combo with Moylan, yes, but SJ and Townsend have played together at the Warriors.

mattnz wrote:

Mahoney could play 80 and they have a utility available anyway. Someone like Salmon that can cover the backline.

I hope so, Brown becomes a better option in my team

Alfie wrote:With a four forward bench at the Eels, do we think Brown is still an option? Have him in at the moment on the basis he plays Rd 12

Where’s the talk of a four forward bench? Will Smith will be there most likely.

First or second thread, nothing concrete was provided in terms of evidence. I just went with it

Mighty Fishes wrote:TT

SI wrote:So much agro the last 24 hours (including me) and The Bunker hasn’t even ruined a single game yet!

Come on lads, where’s that soft cock Fanatics spirit

Yeah I noticed that I thought things were bad when you were blowing up.. I thought we were a couple of posts away from you calling someone a silly billy

Not out of the woods yet mate, let’s all pray it doesn’t come to that!

Alfie wrote:First or second thread, nothing concrete was provided in terms of evidence. I just went with it

There has been literally nothing anywhere, can’t see it happening. BA loves a utility.

Welshy wrote:Potentially Paulo plays 40 with 2 short power filled stints allowing Alvaro to play extras soaking up all the tackles in extra minutes

SI would love that, loves a polar bear

He has a Ben Hannant poster on his bedroom wall

Guilty! And for a high functioning alcoholic you have a tremendous memory

Alfie wrote:

I hope so, Brown becomes a better option in my team

Not understanding any attraction to Brown. Coming off injury and averaged 68 minutes last season. Where is the upside in a much stronger pack with Paulo available this year, Alvaro having a great season last year and Terepo showing he could play big minutes too. His minutes are coming down this season.

SI wrote:



Not out of the woods yet mate, let’s all pray it doesn’t come to that!

Think of poor sprinkles mate

My latest attempt at a team looks a bit forward heavy and a bit light in the backs

McCullough
Ofa TPJ
Jurbo Crichton Murray
Morgan Brown
Capewell Bird
RTS Edwards Lomax

Surgess
Stimson
Egan
CHT

Salmon
Haas
Allan
Garrick

The more I look at it the more I don’t like it lol

I wouldn't be worried with starting guys like Lomax, Ravalawa, Sharks winger, look at Thompson last year.

Simple fact is you have to have some cheapies in your team to start because you can't afford a team full of guns and mid rangers, sounds too stupid to type but everyone worries about starting player X because they are cheap or rookies

At start of season almost always about luck, which guns fire early? Captain choice, getting the correct cheapies, which mid rangers look like taking a leap

Rookie halves are my favourite, easiest position to score decent points. km, rm, tackles, assists, potential GK
would not hesitate to start the rookie warriors and eels half in my starting 17 R1

SI wrote:

Guilty! And for a high functioning alcoholic you have a tremendous memory

Everyone jokes about this sort of thing but I started to take a good look at my self the other week, took my boy to cricket trials and weren't allowed to watch. So went to seafront and into the pavillion, bar had lights on but no staff, i asked for a pint, they said they weren't open and I caused a massive fuss over not being allowed a swift cider or 2!

Sad but funny now when i think back, so said fuck it ill have a few weeks off!

Then 6 nations rolls around and I sunk 15 bottles of apples in a short stint, crying then joyous over the Welsh result!

think i may have an issue

Welshy wrote:

Aardvark Ratnick wrote:

I thought everyone had one on their bedroom wall

Yea but not the private investigative type though.

His is very artistic actually, wearing a headband and pulling up his socks with a tear in his eye

it's titled "The last polar bear"

I think that was the year I also started with Ben Lowe, 3 seasons after he ceased being Fantasy relevant Who was his doppelgänger that was getting BLowe’s points? I don’t think it was Jason Clark?