NRL Fantasy 2019 Thread Part 9

Widdop gets his DPP in rd 6 or 7 ?

StormTrooper96 wrote:How long is pec normally? Hughes back in the team?

10-14 weeks via nrlphysio

With Drinkwater out, can we assume that Hughes will get the fullback spot? I have a sneaky suspicion that he won't and that either Munster moves back there or they give Papenhuyzen a chance. It would be a bold move but Papenhuyzen looked really good in the trial time he got, plus he has the coolest name in the NRL.

Thoughts?

Bethany_B wrote:With Drinkwater out, can we assume that Hughes will get the fullback spot? I have a sneaky suspicion that he won't and that either Munster moves back there or they give Papenhuyzen a chance. It would be a bold move but Papenhuyzen looked really good in the trial time he got, plus he has the coolest name in the NRL.

Thoughts?

I agree, he definitely has a cool name

Buramada wrote:For Mahoney watchers, he was still playing dummy half after Will Smith cam on!!

Just getting through the thread mate, assume Smith went into the Halves then?

Hey guys this is the latest instalment of my team(updated now with news of Drinkwater torn pec)

McCullough
Vaughan Tolman
Arrow Murray Stimson
Morgan Drown
Capewell Nikora
Tedesco Hughes RTS

Mahoney
Lane
Leilua
Keighran

Sivo/Burr
Lomax
Allan
Salmon

Anyone care to share their opinion of this bunch?

danseels1985 wrote:Hey guys this is the latest instalment of my team(updated now with news of Drinkwater torn pec)

McCullough
Vaughan Tolman
Arrow Murray Stimson
Morgan Drown
Capewell Nikora
Tedesco Hughes RTS

Mahoney
Lane
Leilua
Keighran

Sivo/Burr
Lomax
Allan
Salmon

Anyone care to share their opinion of this bunch?

With Napa not suspended, not seeing the value in Tolman

Serious money spent on WFBs

And now everyone sells Drinkwater for Hughes.

danseels1985 wrote:Hey guys this is the latest instalment of my team(updated now with news of Drinkwater torn pec)

McCullough
Vaughan Tolman
Arrow Murray Stimson
Morgan Drown
Capewell Nikora
Tedesco Hughes RTS

Mahoney
Lane
Leilua
Keighran

Sivo/Burr
Lomax
Allan
Salmon

Anyone care to share their opinion of this bunch?

Not bad, but I'm not so sure Hughes will actually get the fullback spot even with Drinky out. I suspect either Munster moves back (with Hughes and Croft in the halves) or Papenhuyzen gets a start.

mattnz wrote:

With Napa not suspended, not seeing the value in Tolman

Serious money spent on WFBs

It's not like Napa is going to steal Tolman's tackles, he averages like 20 a game.

mattnz wrote:

With Napa not suspended, not seeing the value in Tolman

Serious money spent on WFBs

Ted Hughes RTS. Not money well spent?

MilfordTheMagician wrote:And now everyone sells Drinkwater for Hughes.

Not me, I don't rate Hughes as a fantasy option, and TBH I didn't have Drinkwater in anyway (I did in SC though, he would have been an absolute steal on there). Hopefully Bellyache puts Hughes at 5/8 and moves Munster back to fullback, then I'd lock him in any day of the week.

MilfordTheMagician wrote:And now everyone sells Drinkwater for Hughes.

Makes sense though unless I'm missing something. I haven't even watched it yet. But Hughes is cheaper and now doesn't have the competition he had a couple of hours ago right?

Just getting to the Charity shield. Ethan Lowe still sporting the man bun for whoever was asking earlier.

Mulvy wrote:

Ted Hughes RTS. Not money well spent?

Just added RTS to my own team, looking good for Warriors.

Not seeing upside value in Hughes. He looks to be priced pretty fairly.

Teddy also likely to be fairly priced.

I think there are likely to be bottom dollar WFBs that are playable, may get 10 points less per week for a guy like Ravalawa, but in other positions that cost difference can make 20 points.

If Drinkwater was able to avoid a complete tear (would be very lucky considering traumatic mechanism of injury), a general guide for partial tears/lower grade pec strains (reminder they are the same thing):
Grade 1: 1-4 weeks
Grade 2: 4-8 weeks

Mulvy wrote:

Makes sense though unless I'm missing something. I haven't even watched it yet. But Hughes is cheaper and now doesn't have the competition he had a couple of hours ago right?

Hughes has played some games at FB and some games in the halves so I'd be interested to know what his stats are at FB compared to half.

MilfordTheMagician wrote:

Hughes has played some games at FB and some games in the halves so I'd be interested to know what his stats are at FB compared to half.

38.7 average at FB, 32.4 at Halfback last year.

MilfordTheMagician wrote:

Hughes has played some games at FB and some games in the halves so I'd be interested to know what his stats are at FB compared to half.

I dunno but I suspect that Bellamy might play Hughes in the halves, either for Croft (if he drops him for being shit) or Munster (if he gets his wish and moves back to fullback). If the second scenario happens, then Munny is locked into my halves (although surely he'd get his DPP back)

Sipi1994 wrote:

38.7 average at FB, 32.4 at Halfback last year.

Would rather have a $212k player capable of 30-35 than a $500k at 38 average.