2017 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 19

So WFBs we have had go down in at least 1 game this year are Inglis, Hayne, Munster, RTS, Pythian, Beale, Ferguson, Coote, Don, Wighton, Hiku, Zillman, Winterstein, Sarginson, Holland and Hopoate.

Not to mention Holmes, Slater, DWZ, Mansour starting the season late.

Only a matter of time before Dugan and Teddy join them with a niggle.

Ouch Munster is going to have a plate inserted into his jaw. Out 4-6 weeks

Pain wrote:How did our Tigers fans feel seeing Benji on the bench for the Bronco's?

I can't imagine seeing Locky or Parker finishing up sitting on a Balmain/ Wests bench.

I'm just happy to see him out on the park again, even though I hate the Dragons and Broncos. Being blinded by what my fantasy players were scoring also helped.

Amusing point about Locky/Parker though. Farah will probably finish his career on some bench too.

Perhaps after this season when the Tigers are a dominant team again, it won't look so out of place for another club's veteran to be shining our pine.

SI wrote:His last game for us was 4 seasons ago.  He was a deadset champion for the club for a decade.

Absolutely. For me personally, during his last season with us, he wrote a card to our family after the passing of my father. Wouldn't change the mancrush, but certainly didn't hurt it

Hunt could have posted a monster score without that -26 but 61 still great

Aardvark Ratnick wrote:1) R. Jennings in for Hayne or

2) Abbey or TRD in for Python ?

If you're trading Rennings in for Hayne, are your plans to use Rennings as a long-term replacement scorer in your WFB until you can upgrade him or is it just for cover?
With a guy like Abbey you can replace a player who won't play again this year and by the time Abbey leaves, Hayne won't be far away from coming back anyway.

Ross96p wrote:Hunt could have posted a monster score without that -26  but 61 still great

Reminds me of Paul Carter last year. Had an absolute monster of a game against the Dragons, got like 70 something points with -20 in demerits. Had a try disallowed too

Loomer wrote:Is it with getting Jacks next week for Koro or just accept I missed out and move on?

I think he still has another $100,000 to make easy, minus the try today nearly all base stats, R1 and R2 is around his floor and a with full 80 today probably would of gotten him close to 50 points so can go well! Good option still

Pain wrote:How did our Tigers fans feel seeing Benji on the bench for the Bronco's?

I can't imagine seeing Locky or Parker finishing up sitting on a Balmain/ Wests bench.

Didn't bother me one bit, it's been that long now since he left.

One thing he did have when at the Tigers was speed to burn off the mark, now Father Time has caught up with him.

Ross96p wrote:Hunt could have posted a monster score without that -26  but 61 still great

Yeah, this is why I'm very sceptical of picking up a guy like this. Needs attacking stats to score over 40 given he misses a lot of tackles. High ceiling but will have many games in the 30s also.
Doing very well still and is definitely an option in the halves this year as plays round 12.

Aardvark Ratnick wrote:1) R. Jennings in for Hayne or

2) Abbey or TRD in for Python ?

I went TRD just because at base price with a 37 next to his name could make 40K this week.
Have the option of going Idris to Abbey depending on both there situations next week.

Warriors wrote:

I went TRD just because at base price with a 37 next to his name could make 40K this week.
Have the option of going Idris to Abbey depending on both there situations next week.

I like this idea! Guaranteed money with the potential for a big influx and ride 20s to 100k

Warriors wrote:

Yeah, this is why I'm very sceptical of picking up a guy like this. Needs attacking stats to score over 40 given he misses a lot of tackles. High ceiling but will have many games in the 30s also.
Doing very well still and is definitely an option in the halves this year as plays round 12.

I picked up Hunt at about Rd 6 last year, and finished 2015 with him after SJ's broken leg. His missed tackles are fucking killers to watch, but..

In 2015 - He was the 5th highest points scorer overall with 23 games, and #1 half with a 57.6 average.

In 2016 - He slipped to 16th overall, but was the 3rd highest half with a 49.5 average behind SJ and late arrival Carty.

Only missed 1 game in those years, but was ineligible for origin last year. Perhaps makes the team this year if Cronk/JT whatever is in doubt at any point.

WT Winfield wrote:

I picked up Hunt at about Rd 6 last year, and finished 2015 with him after SJ's broken leg. His missed tackles are fucking killers to watch, but..

In 2015 - He was the 5th highest points scorer overall with 23 games, and #1 half with a 57.6 average.

In 2016 - He slipped to 16th overall, but was the 3rd highest half with a 49.5 average behind SJ and late arrival Carty.

Only missed 1 game in those years, but was ineligible for origin last year. Perhaps makes the team this year if Cronk/JT whatever is in doubt at any point.

Pretty sure in 2016 Pearce and Cleary were top two halves. Hunt will do well but was on like 10 points until he scored and then started getting lots of kick metres because Brisbane's forwards were getting dominated.

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:Fuck McGuire, ya let KBrom beat ya

The irony haha. I bring in McGuire & sack ET & now ET will probably outscore him. All the negative points killed off his score. Hopefully Abbey has a big one.

Warriors wrote:

Pretty sure in 2016 Pearce and Cleary were top two halves. Hunt will do well but was on like 10 points until he scored and then started getting lots of kick metres because Brisbane's forwards were getting dominated.

For averages I meant to mention Cleary and forgot about Pearce with both missing a number of games early. Those stats are accurate for overall points though.