2019 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 5

mattnz wrote:

I added the predictions thread for this kind of discussion

Yeah! Or you could have used the big calls thread

mattnz wrote:

I have 21 in budget, including 9 of the 13 listed here.

I’d be cheeky and say start again then but Rabs has a solid record. Did you look into DFS?

I can never find the big calls thread.

filthridden wrote:Just figured out I must've joined Sportal in 2007.
Back then I started playing EPL fantasy but was slowly dragged over to the dark side.

It can happen to the best of us

Here’s the Reggies. Please don’t attempt to replicate, or I may have to sue for copyright infringement. Thank you in advance. Rabbit.

Egan, CHT, Brown, Abbey, Bowen, Hunt, Allan, Hopaete Panthers

Dttragic2016 wrote:

Great post and the chat that ensued was super helpful. Moses and woods were just two I wanted to look at more closely but Mansour is one I'm strongly considering.

It's basically Mansour VS RTS atm for me. Rts weaker team this season but without Johnson should get more scope.

Any views on this?

RTS is already a top option. A few extra points and that's a cut price keeper. From a data point I'm not sure where exactly those points come from but if he tries to step up and be more dominant/more involved there will be opportunities and in turn some points. Whether that's offset by teams covering him more without Johnson being there is the key. Without trials you'll need to make a gut call on RTS. I don't feel strongly about it either way.

In isolation I'd prefer RTS to Mansour. While RTS only has a 5 point upside he's a cut price keeper even if he only improves a little bit. Too much risk for me in Mansour (may not make enough money to justify the pick and more than likely will need a trade). Mansour does play the 1st bye but thats not enough for me. Byes don't matter if I'm taking RTS as a cut price keeper.

As far as team building goes though last season I started with Ponga, Tedesco and TTurbo as my back 3. This was great as they were the best and I had them locked in from rd 1. But it quickly became apparent that the downside was guys like C. Thompson was putting up similar points for 4-500k less. Obviously to get that back 3 I sacrificed elsewhere and it really hurt me to start the season. Didn't want to bring in a flyer at wfb as I'd never play them. So to take RTS now you want to be picking him over Tedesco/TTurbo which I personally can't do. I'll pay an extra 50k for him later if hes proven to be a keeper after my rookie (even if they aren't great) go up by 100k. All it takes for rookies is 1 big game to do that...

Rabbit wrote:Here’s the Reggies. Please don’t attempt to replicate, or I may have to sue for copyright infringement. Thank you in advance. Rabbit.

Egan, CHT, Brown, Abbey, Bowen, Hunt, Allan, Hopaete Panthers

who is hopaete panthers?? you don't mean the bloke from sea eagles?

Mulvy wrote:

who is hopaete panthers?? you don't mean the bloke from sea eagles?

Yeah, I tried to cut and paste from the Reggie’s list and missed the ‘panthers’ bit when I deleted. I cbf’d going for another edit

Smith 120
Tolman 48 Kapow 55
Murray 50-55 Arrow 55 Twal 45-50
Pearce 50 Croft 40-45
Capewell 35-40 Hampton 35-40
Edwards 45-50 Drinkwater 40-50 Lomax 25-30

Brown 30
CHT 30
Egan 35
Abbey 25

I'd have this team around 763-808.

Rabbit wrote:

Yeah, I tried to cut and paste from the Reggie’s list and missed the ‘panthers’ bit when I deleted. I cbf’d going for another edit

Hopoate's in a lot of teams but can't he not play until mid-season because of his age? Guess this'll be figured out by TLT.

Welshy wrote:Smith 120
Tolman 48 Kapow 55
Murray 50-55 Arrow 55 Twal 45-50
Pearce 50 Croft 40-45
Capewell 35-40 Hampton 35-40
Edwards 45-50 Drinkwater 40-50 Lomax 25-30

Brown 30
CHT 30
Egan 35
Abbey 25

I'd have this team around 763-808.

I have valued some players higher (why I have picked them)
Smith 130 (played injured start of last season, missing lots of points he normally gets, should be back to normal)
Murray 55
Arrow 60 (if he doesn't get injured again should easily hit that based on form at start of last season)
Twal 50 (assuming starting lock)
Capewell 45
Edwards 50, Drinkwater 50
Those that are different in the teams I have higher value on too, ones like Nikora (45) and Burr (35)

rhinoceroo wrote:

Hopoate's in a lot of teams but can't he not play until mid-season because of his age? Guess this'll be figured out by TLT.

Recently read that someone asked Manly to confirm and were advised he was 18 ahead of round 1.

mattnz wrote:

I have valued some players higher (why I have picked them)
Smith 130 (played injured start of last season, missing lots of points he normally gets, should be back to normal)
Murray 55
Arrow 60 (if he doesn't get injured again should easily hit that based on form at start of last season)
Twal 50 (assuming starting lock)
Capewell 45
Edwards 50, Drinkwater 50
Those that are different in the teams I have higher value on too, ones like Nikora (45) and Burr (35)

Hence the second score I have put down mate as their potential max. I have Arrow in all teams so the higher the potential the better.

Can't see Smith going above what cook did last year fantasy wise, think 60 is fair. Twal has a lot of competition for that spot, Capewell in everyones team.

Drinkwater going at Tedesco rate probably a push but I'm looking at him

rhinoceroo wrote:

Hopoate's in a lot of teams but can't he not play until mid-season because of his age? Guess this'll be figured out by TLT.

I keep hearing this but has anything been confirmed regarding age? I'm a fan of if they're good enough then they're old enough but I also thought Jordan Rankin was a great signing for the Tigers.

I think I have too many storm and broncos players..

Mighty Fishes wrote:I think I have too many storm and broncos players..

I don't know if it's because it's Panther review on Fox atm but I seem to have a lot of them.

I just put kikau and Cleary into my team...

currently lining up like this

McCullough
Tolman, TPJ
Stimson, Murray, Arrow
Munster, Morgan
Capewell, Holland/Hampton
Tedesco, Edwards, Lomax/Ravalawa

Egan
Brown
Warriors Half

Allan
Hopo
Salmon
Ravalawa/Lomax

$761,000 to get anyone else in? Who would you go for?

Currently looking at

Surgess for DPP cover
JFriend
Matterson
Kikau
Joe Ofa

or go elite WFB ala TTurbo and move Lomax/Rava to bench

Welshy wrote:currently lining up like this

McCullough
Tolman, TPJ
Stimson, Murray, Arrow
Munster, Morgan
Capewell, Holland/Hampton
Tedesco, Edwards, Lomax/Ravalawa

Egan
Brown
Warriors Half

Allan
Hopo
Salmon
Ravalawa/Lomax

$761,000 to get anyone else in? Who would you go for?

Currently looking at

Surgess for DPP cover
JFriend
Matterson
Kikau
Joe Ofa

or go elite WFB ala TTurbo and move Lomax/Rava to bench

You have no cover for either prop or 2rf so Surgess kind of picks himsel from that list, unless you turn some of your base price backs into Burr/Haas etc.

Welshy wrote:currently lining up like this

Very similar to mine. Are we the same person. I could wwear we tend to pick similar players alot!