NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 86 - Fantasy is a 15 man game

@Teeth Eater wrote:Jeez, what an interesting weekend. I scored 942 and within my little H2H bubbles this weekend I didn't think that was going to do me any favours, but I seem to have shot up the rankings... 131 at the moment. Intense madness.

149 rank in FOG League as well you scored over 950 I think.

@robelgordo wrote:795 for me now with some downdates. Very odd week. What was par - high 800s? Also known as, my score if I owned Lomax

If i was playing you in L11 rather than Mulvy, lomax would have been the difference

L6 Grand Final Preview:

No shockers here! After a scare in the first round of the finals the minor premiers (6 Budus Fo Yo Haas) are into the big dance. Facing them is the team that has been hot on their heels all year (The Freak from Kashyyk). The two last met in Round 6 where the minor premiers got up in a narrow win; however, the two teams look very different since then. This should be a cracker of an affair with a couple players on either side having question marks over their availability this week. I can’t wait!

The teams should be running out like this:

TFFK –
Hunt?, Carrigan, Haas?, McInnes, Lucy, Yeo, Cleary, DCE, Lomax, Crichton, Pappy?, Teddy, Ponga, SST, Fogarty, Moses, Sironen, Nikorima, Averillo, Herbie, Niu.

6BFYH –
Smith, Carrigan, Twal, Lucy, Matterson, Bateman?, Cleary, DCE, Lomax, Crichton, Pappy?, Teddy, Ponga, Api?, Moses, Tino, Randall, Herbie, Cotric, Hamiso, DFifi

Comparison – Hunt?, Haas? McInnes, Yeo, SST, Fogarty, Sironen VS Smith, Twal, Matterson, Bateman, Api, Tino, Randall/Herbie/Cotric

TFFK looking like he could be without both Hunt and Haas this week as Hunt limped off with the thigh strain over the weekend and mixed reports on whether Haas will re-join the bubble for their final game. Pappy also needs to pass a fitness test this week to be available for selection.

6BFYH will be without David Fifita this week after scans have proven he suffered a Syndesmosis injury over the weekend and has played his final game in Broncos colours. With Bateman battling through pain to finish the game he will be evaluated during the week and Api should be up for selection after missing last week with HIA protocols.

Prediction: It will be a rollercoaster weekend possibly coming down to the last game (Hunt and McInnes vs Smith and Tino) but I think the big names for 6BFYH will lay a massive platform. If Randall plays it will help get them over the line.

Updates were not kind overnight I dropped from 292 to 401 rank overall only scored 817 for round 19.

Hunt will be out this week you’d say suspended and injured and you’d think Penrith rest Cleary so I’ll be down to 16. I hope Haas plays as I held him, I’ll chuck the C on him if he plays.

@my tv broke wrote:Jason Muller
@JMull91
@BarryToohey Randall was very good out of dummy half yesterday. Do you think he will be 9 and Mann 6 v Titans

Barry Toohey
@BarryToohey
No

Randall was immense for the Knights on the weekend. I felt when Crossland came on they turned dull! AOB must really not like Randall man.

Well done to Goat Boys who has made the L10 GF and also well done to Eating Pussy Kicking Haas who finished 5th for the season and he’s made the GF also from outside the top 4. Well done to both.

@Rabbits21 wrote:Updates were not kind overnight I dropped from 292 to 401 rank overall only scored 817 for round 19.

Hunt will be out this week you’d say suspended and injured and you’d think Penrith rest Cleary so I’ll be down to 16. I hope Haas plays as I held him, I’ll chuck the C on him if he plays.

Avatar bet Cleary doesn't get rested  

Stipulation by rest I mean full rest and missing game, not early shower

@robelgordo wrote:795 for me now with some downdates. Very odd week. What was par - high 800s? Also known as, my score if I owned Lomax

Par for the top 1000 was about 845
For the top 500 was about 855
For the top 100 was about 860

@Camo123 wrote:

Avatar bet Cleary doesn't get rested  

Panthers have been coasting for the last month. Cleary has been doing fuck all. He doesn't need a rest.

Pre TLT set up:

Friend
Carrigan, Fotuaika
McInnes, Tevaga, RFM
Cleary, Luai
Peachey, Crichton
Tedesco, Ponga, RTS

Grant, McGuire, Moses, Hunt

Sironen, Randall, Averillo, HTF

HTF scores well and I leave RTS as is. Potentially trade him if HTF bombs or shuffle Crichton into WFB and play Averillo in the centres (though I don't see him scoring well against the Panthers, assuming he's named in the halves again.

@StormTrooper96 wrote:L6 Grand Final Preview:

No shockers here! After a scare in the first round of the finals the minor premiers (6 Budus Fo Yo Haas) are into the big dance. Facing them is the team that has been hot on their heels all year (The Freak from Kashyyk). The two last met in Round 6 where the minor premiers got up in a narrow win; however, the two teams look very different since then. This should be a cracker of an affair with a couple players on either side having question marks over their availability this week. I can’t wait!

The teams should be running out like this:

TFFK –
Hunt?, Carrigan, Haas?, McInnes, Lucy, Yeo, Cleary, DCE, Lomax, Crichton, Pappy?, Teddy, Ponga, SST, Fogarty, Moses, Sironen, Nikorima, Averillo, Herbie, Niu.

6BFYH –
Smith, Carrigan, Twal, Lucy, Matterson, Bateman?, Cleary, DCE, Lomax, Crichton, Pappy?, Teddy, Ponga, Api?, Moses, Tino, Randall, Herbie, Cotric, Hamiso, DFifi

Comparison – Hunt?, Haas? McInnes, Yeo, SST, Fogarty, Sironen VS Smith, Twal, Matterson, Bateman, Api, Tino, Randall/Herbie/Cotric

TFFK looking like he could be without both Hunt and Haas this week as Hunt limped off with the thigh strain over the weekend and mixed reports on whether Haas will re-join the bubble for their final game. Pappy also needs to pass a fitness test this week to be available for selection.

6BFYH will be without David Fifita this week after scans have proven he suffered a Syndesmosis injury over the weekend and has played his final game in Broncos colours. With Bateman battling through pain to finish the game he will be evaluated during the week and Api should be up for selection after missing last week with HIA protocols.

Prediction: It will be a rollercoaster weekend possibly coming down to the last game (Hunt and McInnes vs Smith and Tino) but I think the big names for 6BFYH will lay a massive platform. If Randall plays it will help get them over the line.

Good luck Trooper, looks like it's going to be close.
I'm out of trades so there won't be any changes in my line-up.

@Camo123 wrote:

Avatar bet Cleary doesn't get rested  

Stipulation by rest I mean not selected to play full rest and missing game, not early shower

FTFY

Cleary, Luai, Edwards are still a pretty young component of the spine. I would think keeping cohesiveness & momentum is more important at this point than Freshness by having a week off.
I also wonder with the Nathan being in the leadership group and the TikTok suspension, if playing each week without rest is also a little bit of atonement for letting the team down earlier in the year.

Adam Jackson
@AdamJackson_9
Another new look backline for Broncos. Training today as Boyd, Kennar, Arthars, Farnworth, Coates, Staggs and Dearden. No sign of Corey Oates. Jordan Riki also in to 2nd row to replace injured Fifita.

@Chewie wrote:

Good luck Trooper, looks like it's going to be close.
I'm out of trades so there won't be any changes in my line-up.

Are you the freak?

@my tv broke wrote:Adam Jackson
@AdamJackson_9
Another new look backline for Broncos. Training today as Boyd, Kennar, Arthars, Farnworth, Coates, Staggs and Dearden. No sign of Corey Oates. Jordan Riki also in to 2nd row to replace injured Fifita.

Would be all over that if i had a trade. Will be first picked next year.

@my tv broke wrote:Adam Jackson
@AdamJackson_9
Another new look backline for Broncos. Training today as Boyd, Kennar, Arthars, Farnworth, Coates, Staggs and Dearden. No sign of Corey Oates. Jordan Riki also in to 2nd row to replace injured Fifita.

Does Kennedy start or will Offa start again I wonder?

@my tv broke wrote:Adam Jackson
@AdamJackson_9
Another new look backline for Broncos. Training today as Boyd, Kennar, Arthars, Farnworth, Coates, Staggs and Dearden. No sign of Corey Oates. Jordan Riki also in to 2nd row to replace injured Fifita.

Don't go increasing your price too much for 2021 Riki

Cleary said in the press conference he will look at possible restings, but didn't sound that commited or anything but said he'd definitely look at it.