NRL Fantasy 2021 Part 2 - Backdoor Entry

FalconSloth wrote:I have locked in TTurbo and will probably go with Holmes but I am struggling for a third WFB who is everyone else’s WFBs?

I have Isaako currently. It’s a risk but he could thrive under Kevvie.

I’m his previous 5 games he averages 41 at fullback and a 37 career average at fullback.

robelgordo wrote:RTS carves it up in odd numbered years and has lulls in the even years in between. That doesn’t convince me to get him in fantasy but he’s going to be good this season

My God you're right. He's taken over from Ropati who was a special for this but the other way around, not in terms of tries but just form.

Rabbits21 wrote:

You’re not concerned after half a dozen games that the Dragons move Bird into a 40mins lock role?

I believe Bird is one of those players who scores freely wherever he goes. Just has to stay healthy Rabbits21.

I’m not saying Bird can’t score low to mid 30’s in a 40mins lock role.

For his career though he averages 35 at centre and had a 44 point avg for Brisbane in 2019.

My point was I think he will score lower than this at lock if he’s on reduced mins to ease him into the forwards.

He’s still on my radar firmly though.

You fanatics have been busy...still no thoughts from the Aardvark but have noted that houses in The Shire are in serious danger

https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/01/28/fit-again-moylan-to-start-year-at-five-eighth/

I think Dugan has been training some tents a bit sideways

In todays record spinning news played a couple of nice albums I picked up second hand this month

The Drones - 1000 mistakes (Recorded live in a studio)
New Order - Substance (All the non album singles.... in other words, the tunes people know)

Trajan wrote:

I believe Bird is one of those players who scores freely wherever he goes. Just has to stay healthy Rabbits21.

Bird and Jet/Farnworth could be good at centre with Averillo as 18th or 19th man..

I was looking at having a third half mid ranger like a CHT or Morgan on the bench but there is no need if you have Averillo there.

Halves for me at this stage are Munster and Brooks.

McInnes
Crichton, Haas, Lolo
D.Fifita, BMM
CHT, Moylan
Bird, Roberts
Tommy, Staines, Niu

CHN, Riki, Blore, Watson
Averillo, Hoy, D.Walker, Simonsson

Didnt spend long on it. I expect ill end up downgrading/upgrading my bench when the 228k cows present themselves

easytiger wrote:IMO the only reason you buy Tino is if you think he's going to become keeper level ~55avg. I'm not sure a 43 vs 40 priced average should make any real difference at all.

Averages 54 in 50+ minute games, so capable of getting there, but you'd think he probably needs a 55-60 minute role to do that consistently. Will he get that much with Peachey/Ese'ese in the mix?

Article on nrl site this arvo re how Moylan is so fit and training the house down

Rabbits21 wrote:Article on nrl site this arvo re how Moylan is so fit and training the house down

It was only a matter of time!

Gut feel at the moment is Tino will be a mid range trap.

2nd draft

Hooker heavy:

Cook
Taumalolo Lodge McInnes
Riki CHN
Munster Brooks
Bird Jet
Holmes Tommy T Isaako

J. Brailey Gilbert Egan Liddle
Watson Averillo Blore Niu

wolfking wrote:Gut feel at the moment is Tino will be a mid range trap.

Same here, just not sure who to replace him with

G'day everyone. Good to see this place in full swing. Time to get to work and pick a team.

Gotta say, logging back in to fantasy today for the first time gave me a warm fuzzy feeling.  Like I was lost in the desert for 6 months, got rescued and walked back into my house and room for the first time.  Just felt safe and I knew I was home.

My new year's resolution was to not start putting drafts together until trials were done at least

It's day 1 and my self resolve is already struggling, I've got a notes app full of players I want that I keep tinkering with to keep me at bay. 40 days until TLT though lesgooo

t43597 wrote:McInnes
Crichton, Haas, Lolo
D.Fifita, BMM
CHT, Moylan
Bird, Roberts
Tommy, Staines, Niu

CHN, Riki, Blore, Watson
Averillo, Hoy, D.Walker, Simonsson

Didnt spend long on it. I expect ill end up downgrading/upgrading my bench when the 228k cows present themselves

Start Hoy over Niu because he'll be playing f/b while Ponga is out & maybe will be gk

I think I might just lock in Fifita and Angus as my two edge forwards and leave them there as long as they're fit.

710k for Fifi isn't a bad price, and you know what you'll get from him. Floor of 40ish, and a soft ceiling of 65-75 (though obviously he can ton up with attacking stats every so often). I'm more willing to trust him than Tino, since surely he'd be playing 80 minutes every week? (plus Angus is dual MID so if I need to, I can move him there and play CHN on the edge)

Is it possible we can please have a link on page 1 to a page showing us all the players so far that have DPP?