NRL Fantasy 2019 Part 11

David Nofoaluma (shoulder) will miss the start of the season. Paul Momirovski expected to start in the centres with Robert Jennings on the wing. Benji Marshall has won the #6 jersey.
Nofoaluma is expected to miss the first couple of rounds

When only looking at games when Friend played >70 minutes, he averaged 56.
When only looking at games when Macca played >70 minutes, he averaged 52.

Historically, Macca looks to be the better scorer but they both tend to have similar PPM so it's all about gametime.

Anyone have interest in Widdop assuming he's named at fb?

If liu gets big minutes, he is a must have I would have thought.

Vanish wrote:When only looking at games when Friend played >70 minutes, he averaged 56.
When only looking at games when Macca played >70 minutes, he averaged 52.

Yeah but first year back from an ACL and spent a lot of the season carrying injures. eg had a hyper-extended elbow which was supposed to put him out for weeks and he only missed one game. He'll step up again this year.

Edit: Again I think they are both solid picks though.

Mulvy wrote:

Yeah but first year back from an ACL and spent a lot of the season carrying injures. eg had a hyper-extended elbow which was supposed to put him out for weeks and he only missed one game. He'll step up again this year.

I have Macca in my team at the moment, and I think you are right.

I can see an argument for starting with both, actually.

Mulvy wrote:

Yeah but first year back from an ACL and spent a lot of the season carrying injures. eg had a hyper-extended elbow which was supposed to put him out for weeks and he only missed one game. He'll step up again this year.

will a new coach + keeping his origin jersey have an effect

Vanish wrote:

I have Macca in my team at the moment, and I think you are right.

I can see an argument for starting with both, actually.

Yeah I edited my post and agree.

FalconSloth wrote:

will a new coach + keeping his origin jersey have an effect

I can only see it helping or doing nothing. Macca will still do 60 odd tackles (exaggerating) in any case and his attacking stats will either remain lacklustre or improve if Seibold wants to change it up.

Vanish wrote:When only looking at games when Friend played >70 minutes, he averaged 56.
When only looking at games when Macca played >70 minutes, he averaged 52.

Historically, Macca looks to be the better scorer but they both tend to have similar PPM so it's all about gametime.

Both also improve if you go back to 2017 data and preference that over 2017 data.

McCullough is the one with better reasoning to return to 2017 form (injury last year)

Rapture_NRL wrote:

I'm interested in your thoughts

Played lock through-out the U20s from what I can see and similarly in rep footy. I think he came on as a hooker with the Roosters NRL to get him into the game. Latter half of last season he had earnt a position in his own right, and this year I think he'll be starting lock.

Ravalawa got the wing ahead of Lomax

This is my team. Any good?

FalconSloth wrote:does siebold have an effect on mccuolough

Macca has spent time with the North Melb AFL club working on his kicking game (hopefully more KM's). Seibs also unleashed the best Hooker in the game last year by utilising his running game. I know Macca may not have the speed/acceleration Cook has but surely he will still allow him to test it out. If the Broncos can also use their pack like expected will allow him to roll up the field. So i think Seibs does have an affect on him.

Nrl4Life wrote:

This is my team. Any good?

Pending TLT, seems good. Although Xerri is unlikely to get the start. Are you going to run with him and hope he gets a start early this season or switch him to another cow (and if so, whom?)

Also, if Lomax starts ahead of Ravalawa, you don't have enough cash to straight swap them. Something to keep in mind.

How does it work if a player gets named at a different position from what they were listed as, i.e. only listed as WFB, but named at CTR?

Do they get dual before round 1 starts or at the end of round 1?

mattnz wrote:How does it work if a player gets named at a different position from what they were listed as, i.e. only listed as WFB, but named at CTR?

Do they get dual before round 1 starts or at the end of round 1?

They will get DPP before Round 1 begins (at NRLF discretion)

StormTrooper96 wrote:

Macca has spent time with the North Melb AFL club working on his kicking game (hopefully more KM's). Seibs also unleashed the best Hooker in the game last year by utilising his running game. I know Macca may not have the speed/acceleration Cook has but surely he will still allow him to test it out. If the Broncos can also use their pack like expected will allow him to roll up the field. So i think Seibs does have an affect on him.

Agreed. He also got 100+ kick metres in the last trial. That's a free 5 points lol

Vanish wrote:

I have Macca in my team at the moment, and I think you are right.

I can see an argument for starting with both, actually.

I have both + Mahoney

my tv broke wrote:

They will get DPP before Round 1 begins (at NRLF discretion)

Unless they don't.

Like Munster last year. Because... reasons.