NRL Fantasy 2019 thread part 6

[quote="mattnz"]

The kid is a freak but he's still only 18. He only played 3 full games of QLD Cup before coming into the NRL last year. I agree that Gillett will ease in, re minutes, but if they push D Fifita for 80 mins they will burn him out by round 20. We've got Glenn OR Su'A to fit into the 17, I think early season it will be a bit of a 3 way rotation between the edges.

mattnz wrote:Clifford missing out to TMM https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/cowboys/cowboys-halfback-sensation-misses-out-as-martin-wins-halves-battle/news-story/c595f9cd56a7e8e2d26800aadbc647df?fbclid=IwAR3InIY2spKPd5SA7KFM9BR1cdw2grhUiMTNnhqBmeto1SbKZbx3YLZ5YRU

Great news for Morgan

Iron Mike wrote:What happens to everyone's teams if:

1) Lowe leaves Cowboys and starts 2Rf for Rabbits
2) JDB is rubbed out of the game, Friz goes to lock and Leilua starts.
3) David Fifita gets the start in 2RF and plays 80
4) Both Capewell and Nikora start (I guess they are centres)
5) Lachlan Burr starts at lock
6) Tapine starts at 2RF (80 mins)

There could be a plethora of second row forward options to peer with Stimson, Murray and Arrow/Chricton

1) Not really on my radar so probably no
2) Definitely worth a look. I would lean towards Leilua if I could find room
3) Named to start: I don't think I'm comfortable enough with how the Broncos forwards would work. They all cant be options but it appears that they are. I'd be the one that makes the wrong choice Not for me at this point but he is a beast. On the peripheral perhaps. If he plays 80 in round 1 then I'd need to seriously consider how to make room for him
4) Yep and yep. Cape in the 17 and Nikora probably a NPR
5) Yep, probably a NPR
6) Not for me. I cant say his name properly. Ta-Pine. TBH Sticky puts me off any Raiders players (for now)

White Lightning wrote:


I tend to agree mate. You tend to forget D. Fifita is so young because he's a big individual & he can handle himself & dominate. I want him in my team but the Broncos have a lot of experience in the back row. However if he is in the starting 13 in round 1 imo his ownership will skyrocket due to his price & potential.

if he gets the starting spot you'd have to consider him (with the possible exception being if he starts ahead of Gillett, as you assume Gillett will get back into starting team pretty quickly)

But like many, my back row is Arrow, Murray, Stimson - and is Fifita really a much better proposition than them. Well he'll probabyl score more than Stimson, but he's an extra $140k which would have to come into it

Does Lowe at the Rabbits impact Murray at all?

Iron Mike wrote:What happens to everyone's teams if:
3) David Fifita gets the start in 2RF and plays 80
6) Tapine starts at 2RF (80 mins)

Assuming DFifita does start. How will you decide if he will play 80 minutes or not?

Same for Tapine

Rapture_NRL wrote:Does Lowe at the Rabbits impact Murray at all?

Only if Lowe starts on an edge and pushes Surgess back to lock.

Krump wrote:
Great news for Morgan

yep, Morgan guaranteed a halves spot in my team if this is how they lineup in round 1

White Lightning wrote:A previous poster re Lowe pointed out that Lowe is still a Cowboy. I read on a sc site that Lowe was only going to Souths as a player swap for Gurgess when there was talk of Gurgess going to the Cowboys. The Gurgess deal fell through so it's unlikely Lowe will go to Souths.

The Lowe talk has me very nervous about Surgess ending up at 13 so I hope you're right.

White Lightning wrote:A previous poster re Lowe pointed out that Lowe is still a Cowboy. I read on a sc site that Lowe was only going to Souths as a player swap for Gurgess when there was talk of Gurgess going to the Cowboys. The Gurgess deal fell through so it's unlikely Lowe will go to Souths.

It genuinely never occurred to me that the Cowboys might take Gurgess. What on earth would they do with another large frontrower? Use him as a goalpost?

Bethany_B wrote:

I saw that, but waiting on TLT to be sure. As long as Widdop is at fullback and Dufty isn't on the bench then he's in, otherwise I'll leave him out.

Widdop spending some time in the halves wouldnt be a bad thing for his scores would it?

Then you have mcinnis starting hooker then spending time at lock and hunt halves and hooker

IF hughes and drinkwater start for the storm, they both worth a spot in my 13??

Gurgess decision due today according to Brent Read
https://twitter.com/brentread_7/status/1098017739233357824?s=19