NRL Fantasy 2022 Part 24 - Responsibility is not a good look for me

Antipodean1 wrote:

Sorensen is now seen more middle cover from the bench, and is only required because both Martin and Garner are recovering.

I agree Hosking is a no-brainer and I would play him and Martin, but I am not yet convinced I.Cleary sees it that way.

Antipodean1 wrote:All common sense aside, Hosking kills it from an eye-test and base stats point of view...also there are a bunch of fallen guns you can switch to IF Hosking is short lived.

It comes down to your gut, jump on now for cash gen...or pick him up as a cut-price keeper next week.

The difference will be about 60k.

danseels1985 wrote:To’o to Hosking

TU:Yup
TD:Nup

mattnz wrote:

I have a strong suspicion that Matamua takes decent minutes.

Minutes in the last couple of games have suggested something like:
Klemmer 50 (his average last 2 games)
Uto 45 (his average last 2 games)
Pole 50 (51 average the last 2 games)
Twal 45 (his average the last 2 games and reducing each week)

That could leave a nice chunk of minutes for Matamua at around 40-50ish.

It fits with the early season discussion where we were hearing that Jofa wasn't in the plans for this season, (30 minute average, now dropped for Matamua) and that Matamua was their incoming ball playing lock. He has been playing 60 to 80 minutes for Wests at lock each week, so has a good motor. We are seeing a rumour become reality, early in the season, so there seems to be truth to it.

We saw what Matamua is capable of in the first trial, where he scored 58 in 50 minutes, including a couple of offloads (knocked the ball on trying for a 3rd offload), one of his offloads set up a try and made 37 tackles with 0 misses. I just rewatched that trial game and he was often taking 3 tackles in a set effortlessly throughout the game.

He turns 20 in a couple of months, Pole is 20 now and they have had the confidence to give him good minutes, so age may not be the issue that it is at other clubs.

He is my POD pick of the week for a downgrade.

White Lightning wrote:on betting the nrl it's too much risk for the return as any team can beat the other on it's day
you get a better return at a lower risk betting on the football premier league because the results are pretty much as expected & you know who will get the attacking stats like goals/assists

my tv broke wrote:Toa is probably just there if Bateman isn't good to go, in which case Toa centre, Kepaoa edg and Blore onto bench.

Don't think they run out as listed, regardless.

Krump wrote:
I think you’ll find the %’s are very very similar therefore so is the risk. This is terrible advice

robelgordo wrote:

Kepaoa has quietly done what we hope Null does.

Don’t think it could be foreseen

mattnz wrote:

I have a strong suspicion that Matamua takes decent minutes.

Minutes in the last couple of games have suggested something like:
Klemmer 50 (his average last 2 games)
Uto 45 (his average last 2 games)
Pole 50 (51 average the last 2 games)
Twal 45 (his average the last 2 games and reducing each week)

That could leave a nice chunk of minutes for Matamua at around 40-50ish.

It fits with the early season discussion where we were hearing that Jofa wasn't in the plans for this season, (30 minute average, now dropped for Matamua) and that Matamua was their incoming ball playing lock. He has been playing 60 to 80 minutes for Wests at lock each week, so has a good motor. We are seeing a rumour become reality, early in the season, so there seems to be truth to it.

We saw what Matamua is capable of in the first trial, where he scored 58 in 50 minutes, including a couple of offloads (knocked the ball on trying for a 3rd offload), one of his offloads set up a try and made 37 tackles with 0 misses. I just rewatched that trial game and he was often taking 3 tackles in a set effortlessly throughout the game.

He turns 20 in a couple of months, Pole is 20 now and they have had the confidence to give him good minutes, so age may not be the issue that it is at other clubs.

He is my POD pick of the week for a downgrade.

Fortitude wrote:Any news on bateman injury? Reckon he blew a nut when he got hit with the ball? Could be why shenius didn’t want to talk about it.