2017 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 4

Archer wrote:
Fair call, much easier to judge when the leagues have had more than 1 rd of drafts i guess.

We are up to Round 2 pick 1 with quicksand with a back to back pick. He just took 12 hours for his first pick. Lets hope he jumps online sometime in the next 12 hours...

James Gardiner ‏@JamesGardiner42 4m4 minutes ago
Breaking: @NRLKnights to give Anthony Tupou NRL lifeline with 1 year contract. Training with squad this morning. @newcastleherald @SMHsport

Back rower will compete with Sione Mat, Buhrer, Barnett and Jacob Saifiti for game time

bluetige wrote:Back rower will compete with Sione Mat, Buhrer, Barnett and Jacob Saifiti for game time

Surely it is just a depth signing in case of injury? Bloke is getting on a bit now and Buhrer, SMat and Saifiti etc are their future.

Definitely a depth signing who can also help mentor the younger blokes coming through. Nobody's spot is in jeopardy with that signing

haha - iphone app to be released today. Android.... 'coming soon'

Yeah, especially since it's only a year contract. Definitely for depth, Brown probably just trying to avoid the spoon I reckon.

wolfking wrote:Yeah, especially since it's only a year contract.  Definitely for depth, Brown probably just trying to avoid the spoon I reckon.

I think Newcastle are definitely heading in the right direction. Whether they can avoid the spoon remains to be seen. Any club could have a massive injury hit though (like the Tigers a few years ago).

I actually think they will improve a hell of a lot more than people think.

wolfking wrote:I actually think they will improve a hell of a lot more than people think.

I'm with you. Dragons will lose more games than the Knights

I definitely think there will be a contest for the spoon. The knights will be competitive but struggle during the season. I'm picking them for 5 or 6 wins

was there a lasting reason Woods turned into a sub-50 scorer last season?

surmo13 wrote:was there a lasting reason Woods turned into a sub-50 scorer last season?

From memory he seemed to lose his offloading and tb stats. He's also one who's prone to missing a tackle or two when his minutes go up.

surmo13 wrote:was there a lasting reason Woods turned into a sub-50 scorer last season?

His base stats were consistently solid but the attacking side of his game completely diminished

surmo13 wrote:was there a lasting reason Woods turned into a sub-50 scorer last season?

JT started playing him like J. Graham with a lot of passing before the line. Therefore he didn't hit the defensive line as much so his offloads decreased.

surmo13 wrote:was there a lasting reason Woods turned into a sub-50 scorer last season?

As the others have said he couldn't handle the increased minutes. Attacking stats completely disappeared

I thought about going Woods over someone like McGuire also however I just don't see his scores changing whatsoever. Unless I see something different in the trials I will probably just go Fifita instead as you know he will be a top tier FRF come seasons end. Pick and stick.

Bren wrote:I thought about going Woods over someone like McGuire also however I just don't see his scores changing whatsoever. Unless I see something different in the trials I will probably just go Fifita instead as you know he will be a top tier FRF come seasons end. Pick and stick.

Probably the only prop capable of scoring 100 without tries aswell

multiple.scoregasms wrote:
Probably the only prop capable of scoring 100 without tries aswell

Funny you say that as the two highest Fantasy scores over the past two years have come from forwards. Matt Scott in 2015 and Ryan James in 2016.

Bren wrote:

Funny you say that as the two highest Fantasy scores over the past two years have come from forwards. Matt Scott in 2015 and Ryan James in 2016.

Scott's one had 2 tries. Ryan James definitely had 1 try and maybe two from memory?

Which sites does everyone use for their pre season news?

I'm going across news, smh, fox sports and here. Any others that have a few fantasy or nrl stuff come out regularly?