Welshy wrote:Guns and Cows
Smith, McInnes
Fifita, DSaifiti, Cowboys bench prop, Cow
Surgess, ETaylor, KBrom, Hess, Stimpson, nuff
Norman, ATaylor, Elgey, Hingano
SMat, Idris, Kelly, Scott
Slater, RTS, Hayne, Phythian, Jennings
trying to swap Hess for Chambers/milne via SMate but can't find the cash
HOK: What are you going to do if a Bench Hooker is named for the Dragons? Other than that concern if he plays the 80 minutes he scores like an absolute monster.
FRF: Daniel Safiti is interesting, if he can push for more minutes this season he is capable of scoring well. He had a PPM of 0.9 last season and only went over 1ppm 3 times and only 1 try in the game. So the guy looks to have solid base stats to keep up the PPM. The only issue is he does seem to miss tackles now and then. Almost 2 per game, but that is something after a full year he may have improved on. With all the changes to the Knights forward pack (Sims brothers departing, Pauli Pauli injury, Robbie Rochow leaving. It opens the door for him to play 50-60 minutes which could result on a score of 40 - 55 point average. (Note: I did what I think is the absolute worst he would score on average under those minutes and what is the best he can look to achieve consistently.) I also think there is no risk as it is likely he will get at least 50 minutes and it is very unlikely his PPM drops below 0.75PPM from his stellar 0.9PPM. Which even with a significant drop wouldn't make him lose cash.
2RF: Kevin Proctor was averaging 70 minutes last season. If Kenny Bromwich can transition from 40 minutes to 70 minutes that would be a sizable jump and enough for him to push into gun status. However that is almost double his playing time last season. I am not saying he can't do it, just that it is a leap of faith with a stacked backrow. Although for safety sake if he jumped to 55 minutes. Which is still a decent size bump to depend on he would improve his scores by around 10 points on average. Which wouldn’t push him to a true gun status, but would be a viable long-term keeper who will make you cash to make the trade up easier. He also shouldn’t lose cash. So you are hoping for a lot if you want him to be a gun, but he looks alright to be a mid-tier guy who you can make some money and be traded up. Just don’t expect 50 points games.
HLF: Taylor is a superstar and with Elgey beside him he will do the bulk of the kicking. While Peats and Hayne will play a role and take some kick meters away. They should also help accent Taylors attack. He has the potential to be a consistent 45-50 point scorer this year if not more. The only factor floating around is Tyrone Roberts. When Roberts plays it hampers Ash Taylors scores to a degree. Ashley Taylor only scored over 50 points once when Roberts played out of 17 games (Which involved a try), meanwhile he scored 50 points in 2 out of the 4 games when Tyrone Roberts was out. (None involving a try.) This is all because Tyrone Roberts does a lot of kicking, which Kane Elgey does a lot less of. If Tyrone Roberts is on the bench or not in the 17, then Ashley Taylor is your man. If Tyrone Roberts is starting in the halves, look elsewhere or expect mediocre scores.
CTR: S. Mata'Utia could become a keeper in the CTR position it looks like a better option to start him in the 2RF and look at guys like Idris, Hurrell, Whare, Lafai, Chambers and hell even Gagai potentially. Then you have cheapies like Scott, Jennings, Kelly, and potentially J. Olive currently who could be rookie options if you wanted to replace a 2RF rookie.
WFB: Running with Slater in your 17. I currently have him, but not in a starting spot. But hey live life on the edge right?
Overall: You already want to swap Hess out for Mata'Utia which makes perfect sense. How much cash do you have left in the bank? Have you looked at other alternative instead of Chambers that may interest you? Otherwise you could look at swapping out Taylor if my spiel regarding Roberts puts you off him for a cheaper option.
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