NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 77 - Two Thirds Left of a Team List Tuesday

White Lightning wrote:I know Barnett's history re his inconsistency/injuries but his last 4 games he's averaged 62 with scores of 76, 56, 45 & 71 which has coincided with him at starting lock. In his 3 previous games this year 2 were at 2fr in rounds 1 & 2 then in round 10 he started off the bench. He seems hungry for work at lock & he's into everything. The last time he played lock was in 2018.
However for team balance I could go Fotuaka instead of Barnett for frf backup & Fotuaka has averaged  50 in his last 4 games, mind you this week he's starting at lock & the bench suggests he'll get around 60 mins this week.
So I'll ask the question who would you buy:
(a) Barnett or
(b) Fotuaika or
(c) JFH

Thoughts & thanks.

Edit - I forgot the boom/bust option of JFH who has been pretty average of late

I’m getting Barnett this week.
Like you say, Mofo would be a better option for team balance, without any FRF depth while Haas is out, but I like the look of Barnett at present.
I think his increased minutes are a combination of a new role/position and a few injuries.
He’s burnt me before but I think he’s worth the risk at his price.

StormTrooper96 wrote:https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/08/20/gi-launches-mental-health-academy-considers-origin-return/

Don't you gotta be contracted to an NRL team to play?

Is it silly to sell Angus after holding all this time and playing with 16 men?
It’s a hard sell when I could have done this 3 weeks ago and not lost hundreds of points playing 16.
What has spooked me is that the casualty ward now just lists him as ‘indefinite’.
He will no doubt be back next week if I sell

Pookus McFly wrote:Is it silly to sell Angus after holding all this time and playing with 16 men?
It’s a hard sell when I could have done this 3 weeks ago and not lost hundreds of points playing 16.
What has spooked me is that the casualty ward now just lists him as ‘indefinite’.
He will no doubt be back next week if I sell

It's a tough one. Would you be playing with 16 again this week if you hold? Might just be a case of better late than never with that uncertainty - I'd like Crichton to Tohu at basically the same price.

Pookus McFly wrote:Is it silly to sell Angus after holding all this time and playing with 16 men?
It’s a hard sell when I could have done this 3 weeks ago and not lost hundreds of points playing 16.
What has spooked me is that the casualty ward now just lists him as ‘indefinite’.
He will no doubt be back next week if I sell

Why would selling yield you with 16?

Looking like Staines should get a contract as fullback at $300k/year, at either Bulldogs or Tigers for next season. Would be a steal. Didn't realise that DWZ is on $700k, crazy money.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/panthers-give-staines-permission-to-test-market-as-tigers-and-dogs-circle-20200819-p55nbf.html
Penrith have given rookie sensation Charlie Staines permission to test the market, despite tabling the teenager an offer until the end of 2023.

It comes as Dallin Watene-Zelezniak's future at the Bulldogs comes under the microscope, with his name popping up at rival clubs after being dropped, despite the Kiwi international only re-signing with the Bulldogs over the summer on a deal worth about $700,000 a season until 2022.

The Bulldogs, as well as Wests Tigers, are just a couple of clubs that have shown interest in acquiring the services of Staines, who has been offered an upgraded contract for next year by the Panthers, as well as an extension of the deal until 2023.

However, Staines' management indicated they wanted to wait until November 1 to allow the 19-year-old the chance to see what opportunities arose elsewhere given his path may be blocked by Dylan Edwards and Caleb Aekins at fullback at the high-flying Panthers.

The Panthers don't want to wait until the end of the year to sort out their salary cap and roster, and have subsequently granted Staines permission to begin discussions with rival clubs immediately. They are expected to return to the negotiating table later in the year.

Staines, who scored four tries on debut against Cronulla on the wing last month before being stood down for breaching the COVID-19 protocols, is considered one of the hottest young talents in the game, having starred throughout the juniors at fullback.

The table-topping Panthers want to retain his services despite having Edwards on the books until 2022, but know they may not be in a position to do so if rival clubs are able to offer him the No.1 jersey and come close to the $300,000-a-season deal he is after.

Staines was the Jersey Flegg player of the year in 2019, also making his reserve grade debut, during which he scored two tries and ran for close to 250 metres.

Veteran recruitment manager Mark Hughes, who signed Staines to the Panthers as a junior, has connections with the Bulldogs. The Dogs' chances of landing Staines are also aided by the signing of Panthers assistant Trent Barrett as head coach next year.

Tigers recruitment manager Warren McDonnell has been trying to sign Staines since he was 15 and is also huge admirer of the Forbes Magpies junior. The Bulldogs and Tigers are unsure of who their No.1 will be next season, with Watene-Zelezniak's future at Belmore unclear. The Bulldogs signed Watene-Zelezniak on fullback money after an impressive showing for the club when he joined them from the Panthers midway through last year.

Unfortunately for Watene-Zelezniak, who started the season in the No.1 jersey, he has since been shifted to the centres and then out on to the wing before interim coach Steve Georgallis dumped him from last week's side against the Tigers.

The Tigers are also making plans to shift Adam Doueihi from fullback into five-eighth or centre next season, opening the door for the club to pursue Staines. The other fullback on the market is Melbourne Storm back-up Nico Hynes. Doueihi's future will also hinge on whether Benji Marshall decides to play on for another season or if co-captain Moses Mbye remains at the club.

mattnz wrote:Looking like Staines should get a contract as fullback at $300k/year, at either Bulldogs or Tigers for next season. Would be a steal. Didn't realise that DWZ is on $700k, crazy money.

I like DWZ but $700k is absolutely insane. Staines with his pace could add a bit of attacking spark the Bulldogs desperately need.

WT2K wrote:DT saying, Twal will be playing lock. Huth bench. Mikaele needs to get through final session. Will replace seyfarth if he does

Good to see Twal back. He'll probably play about 50 odd minutes. I'm planning to trade him in next week

Do we think Brimson will average close to Edwards? Could grab him for 100k cheaper then instead of Mofo I could do Klemmer/Papalii/Tevaga. Thoughts on that? Haas to Twal and Randall to Brimson gives me exactly $0 to spare. A sign?

Chewie wrote:

Good to see Twal back. He'll probably play about 50 odd minutes. I'm planning to trade him in next week

I needed him back with Haas out. Hope he and Carrigan.... and my whole team for that fact, can stay fit until Haas returns.

StormTrooper96 wrote:https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/08/20/gi-launches-mental-health-academy-considers-origin-return/

Always hope GI is well, gr8 initiative.. maybe a prop in 2021 though ?

Camo123 wrote:

Looks like much less mins on offer for our favourite tyre salesman McIntyre

He's a little do'er, he will give me a 20, thats enough.

my tv broke wrote:Looking like I'll become the proud owner of a Raiders player for the first time this season, in the process doubling the current ownership of said player in the top 1000, from 1, to 2.

As a Croker owner this is not a path you want to go down

my tv broke wrote:Looking like I'll become the proud owner of a Raiders player for the first time this season, in the process doubling the current ownership of said player in the top 1000, from 1, to 2.

Am I the other owner?

my tv broke wrote:Looking like I'll become the proud owner of a Raiders player for the first time this season, in the process doubling the current ownership of said player in the top 1000, from 1, to 2.

Curtis Scott?

Looking for a stop gap FRF to cover for Haas because my team is going to end up way too forward heavy if I bring in a gun, and not enough trades to bother shuffling a mid-ranger in and out.

Upvote - Kolomatangi
Downvote - Rhys Kennedy

I know they're only going to get probably 30-35 points a game but it's all about short term pain for long term gain...