NRL Fantasy 2021 - Part 9 - ‘Twas the weekend before TLT

Drifterspence wrote:Any interest in Fogarty? Scored well at the end of last season and Titans should do better this year?

Only about 2 threads lol

Welshy wrote:Who is goalkicking for Manly (if they score any points)

I recall Rueben Garrick

michaelz101 wrote:

I recall Rueben Garrick

Thought he was on the outer

@mattnz are you starting Cleary mate?

2 middle priced players Welch + Fa'asuamaleaui TU
1 super gun Taumalolo + Host/354000 or any mid/edge below that price TD

Welshy wrote:

Thought he was on the outer

Should be on one of the wing spots. I think The goal kicking is his saviour over Funa

michaelz101 wrote:

Should be on one of the wing spots. I think The goal kicking is his saviour over Funa

Cheers mate, i'm looking at every possible wat to not spend the 972000 on Cleary and had DCE pegged, but I'm probably going to go with the crowd

'Twas the night before Teamlist, when all thro' the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;

The draft teams were typed in the website with care,
In hopes that TLT soon would be there;

Rabbits21 was nestled all snug in his bed,
While visions of making level 1 danc'd in his head,

And Milch in his barnyard, and MTB in his cap,
Had just settled their brains for a pre TLT nap

When down on the internet there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.

Away to the screen I flew like a fright,
Turned on the computer, and opened up the site

When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a team list from Wacko, without favour or fear,

With a little old wisdom, so lively and quick,
MS said don’t worry, Wacko knows shit,

Yet more rapid than eagles the fanatics they came,
So he whistled, and shouted, and call'd them by name:

"Now! Welshy, now! Mulvy, now! Chewie, and Cookie
"On! FalconSloth, on! Bethany, on! MattNZ and Wolfie;

It’s just his guesswork, no truth in his call
"So dash away! dash away! dash away all!"

So back to the beds the fanatics they flew,
With the brains full of Cows - and sub guns too:

And then in a twinkling, I heard on the wind
The searching for the POD they were trying to find

As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
In my dream I see Teddy with a ball on the mound:

He was kicking for goal with his trusty  right foot,
But his clothes were all tarnish'd with ashes and soot;

A bundle of weight was flung on his back,
He’d come off second best against the Tigers big pack:

His eyes no longer twinkled! His kick was in vein,
Losing 40-6 to the Tigers was certainly a pain;

His 40 fantasy points was something of a blow
I’d captained the bugger, it was like wading in snow ;

Then Levi popped in, and so I clenched my  teeth,
Cheeky bastard came over and gave me a wreath.

He looked at my team and laughed as he said,
you’ll need this wreath with that draft team in your head

Milf is a has been, playing for  the wooden spoon;
And Brooks,  he laugh'd, is little more than a cartoon;

Then you’ve got LAM and BMM and the Peach
Come TLT 4pm, I think you’ll run out of speech

He spoke not a word, he just shook his head,
Panic is coming, your current team’ll be dead,

So get well rested, you’ll need every cell
To fix up the mess from this TLT hell

Then I heard him exclaim, as he drove out of sight-
Happy TLT to all, and to all a good night.

Welshy wrote:

Was playing some huge stints, I think he's just trying to get him away from those

Can't imagine him not playing much less than 60 mate

I've been thinking about this. We all went off Lolo with the reduced minutes news. But it might only be a few minutes less and he might be more productive. Still likely to finish top 3 or 4 Mids and saves me having to decide between Tino, Welch, BS9 et al and just go a gun instead. And with no origin, he can average a couple of points less and still match it with origin guns. It's a compelling argument.

mattnz wrote:
No, Captain Crichton should do the job just fine.

All good, I want a no Cleary team and have Crichton as captain regardless

Welshy wrote:

Cheers mate, i'm looking at every possible wat to not spend the 972000 on Cleary and had DCE pegged, but I'm probably going to go with the crowd

It’s tempting especially given the numbers DCE statistically produce without Turbo. Yeah, over 1,2 or even 3 weeks they might be neck and neck but over the course of the season I definitely know who I want in my team.

Having said that, that extra money saved can go miles in the mids and benches but if you plan on DCE and Cleary as your end season pair then there is no reason why you can’t nab DCE now and wait on Cleary for a clanker.

Mulvy wrote:

I've been thinking about this. We all went off Lolo with the reduced minutes news. But it might only be a few minutes less and he might be more productive. Still likely to finish top 3 or 4 Mids and saves me having to decide between Tino, Welch, BS9 et al and just go a gun instead. And with no origin, he can average a couple of points less and still match it with origin guns. It's a compelling argument.

Boys packs was getting destroyed without him on the field last year. Just can't see him being kept off if it happens again

Bethany_B wrote:anyone rate Koro as a Cook alternative? Not playing Origin is a nice bonus (and if he does play Origin, it's because Cook went down so Cook owners are worse off)

I’m not settled on it, but I’ve been trying to squeeze Koro in.

Think there’s maybe 7-8 guaranteed 60+ scorers. Three of them are hookers. One of them is injured, one has doubts about his running game, and one seems guaranteed 80 mins for the best team in the comp.

Mulvy wrote:

I've been thinking about this. We all went off Lolo with the reduced minutes news. But it might only be a few minutes less and he might be more productive. Still likely to finish top 3 or 4 Mids and saves me having to decide between Tino, Welch, BS9 et al and just go a gun instead. And with no origin, he can average a couple of points less and still match it with origin guns. It's a compelling argument.

I'm having the same thoughts, just put a TU, TD post on regarding Taumalolo + Host/ any mid/ edge 354000 or below or 2 mid priced players Tino and Welch. Both on paper have their upsides, but having Lolo from the off looks nice and takes the guns to 6 from the current 5 I have.

StormTrooper96 wrote:

Concept is pretty cool and also pretty attainable. 5K for top tipster if jackpot doesn't go off.

What account/password is this asking for ?

robelgordo wrote:

I’m not settled on it, but I’ve been trying to squeeze Koro in.

Think there’s maybe 7-8 guaranteed 60+ scorers. Three of them are hookers. One of them is injured, one has doubts about his running game, and one seems guaranteed 80 mins for the best team in the comp.

You talking about Jake Friend or Josh Hodgson here? Or Harry Grant twice?

Welshy wrote:

Thought he was on the outer

I think it depends on who you listen to.
Some will say that Garrick and Tuipolutou are battling for the same spot.
Personally I think Garrick will get the start.
Until 4pm tomorrow it’s all guesswork.
DCE is supposedly the backup kicker.
I don’t think Manly score enough tries for it to be a factor.
Although I’m happy to be proven wrong.

Chucky wrote:
I think it depends on who you listen to.
Some will say that Garrick and Tuipolutou are battling for the same spot.
Personally I think Garrick will get the start.
Until 4pm tomorrow it’s all guesswork.
DCE is supposedly the backup kicker.
I don’t think Manly score enough tries for it to be a factor.
Although I’m happy to be proven wrong.

Cheers mate

Finally someone went at that fossil Buzz Rothfield. Fucking germ that he is, good on Cooper Cronk.