NRL Fantasy 2019 Part 34

L-Jimmy wrote:

You said it already.

Your favourite player is playing, in a game that’s really important for your favourite team, in his favourite position, on your favourite day (Happy Birthday for the weekend!!!!!)

Captain him. I’ll even join you.

Yeah fair call. I often hedge my bets when it comes to fantasy and sports betting and my own team is involved because I don't want to be doubly burnt but the planets are aligning.

Wavering hand steadied, hopefully dropping. Is 28 late for that guys?

Cheers legend!

Ponga Yeo the Mann wrote:@Wolfking and @Liverpool_Bulldog this rain talk on the GC is ruining my planned Ponga Party. Steady my wavering hands...

Or someone convince me who to captain out of james, bateman, arrow, nikora (I'm too big of a pussy for this actually)

Nah fuck it, I'm still going for it mate.  Where I'm ranked, fuck it.  I never take risks like this either but it's never gotten me any better than top 500 in the end so why not.

wolfking wrote:

Nah fuck it, I'm still going for it mate.  Where I'm ranked, fuck it.  I never take risks like this either but it's never gotten me any better than top 500 in the end so why not.

Love it

Predictions on how many pages we'll go through on the Fifita news (be it positive or not)

Calling 2 pages at least

wolfking wrote:

Nah fuck it, I'm still going for it mate.  Where I'm ranked, fuck it.  I never take risks like this either but it's never gotten me any better than top 500 in the end so why not.

I am actually tempted to take a risk on Murray. He should be able to exploit a lot of holes in the Dogs defence with the lines he runs. My left field captain pick this week is between Murray, Nikora and Arrow.
Murray as explained above.
Nikora as most of the attack will be going down that edge for the sharks and he should be getting through a number of defence as the panthers attack seems to go through the edges.
Arrow because the team will need to count on him and James to step up this week in a much needed win against the Knights in what should be a close game and Arrow should see an equal amount of attacking opportunities and defensive load as most knights attack goes through the middle.

I think i am sold on Nikora. Although just not confident on what his ceiling could be. Would want 70+ (which he hasn't hit) if i were to Captain him as Cook should be a set and forget 60. Doubt he can get there without a try.

Tossing up between letting Morgan go and playing CHT in my halves in order to bring in Twal, or holding Morgan and bringing in Sutton. I feel like Twal is more important than Morgan (don't see Morgo in my final 17).

Upvote - D Brown/Rava and M Morgan for A Twal and P Haas

Downvote - D Brown/Rava and J Host for R Sutton and P Haas.

Thanks guys.

wolfking wrote:

Nah fuck it, I'm still going for it mate.  Where I'm ranked, fuck it.  I never take risks like this either but it's never gotten me any better than top 500 in the end so why not.

Sweet. Comfort in numbers

I'm just outside the top 500 but as a rookie I don't have a certain rank in mind that i'm aiming for so the Carty Party Ponga Party will at least be a fun ride

Someone with Sele in their team send him an alarm clock.

Camo123 wrote:Predictions on how many pages we'll go through on the Fifita news (be it positive or not)

Calling 2 pages at least

Are we expecting news? I've still got the C on him

Camo123 wrote:Predictions on how many pages we'll go through on the Fifita news (be it positive or not)

Calling 2 pages at least

I'll help start it.  Via fox 

: Andrew Fifita is “a pretty good chance” of overcoming bone bruising in his knee, according to coach John Morris. Fifita hasn’t trained all week but will undergo a fitness test on Thursday morning and Morris admits the prop may need to be managed throughout the game.

luckynumber8 wrote:Tossing up between letting Morgan go and playing CHT in my halves in order to bring in Twal, or holding Morgan and bringing in Sutton. I feel like Twal is more important than Morgan (don't see Morgo in my final 17).

Upvote - D Brown/Rava and M Morgan for A Twal and P Haas

Downvote - D Brown/Rava and J Host for R Sutton and P Haas.

Thanks guys.

To be honest, although Twal is killing it his minutes are a little over the shop. 49, 54, 66, 53, 68. It appears the 66 and 68 were inflated by injury. Without those two his average minutes is 52 and score 51. Now I don't want to put you off Twal as I would love him in my team but are you buying him expecting him to play 65+ minutes and get 60 points a game when for all we know he could be more of a 50-55 minutes prop making 50-55 points a game, which is still a top 17 player might i add.

Ponga Yeo the Mann wrote:

Sweet. Comfort in numbers

I'm just outside the top 500 but as a rookie I don't have a certain rank in mind that i'm aiming for so the Carty Party Ponga Party will at least be a fun ride

Don't follow me mate if you're guts going a different way.  With your ranking I would probably look at being more conservative and safe.  Depends what kind of risk taker you are.  Unless he gets injured, you won't lose a great deal of points compared to other captains.  Unless the Knights get rolled by 50 and Ponga gets zero opportunity to do anything.

Pain wrote:

Are we expecting news? I've still got the C on him

Even if there isn't they'll probably be 20 people saying Fifita is in even though 19 people before have said it (myself probably included)

With John Morris being a new coach he actually opens up to the media a bit in comparison to veteran coaches, and he's said he should be right to go but you never know - definitely being keeping an eye on updated team list

StormTrooper96 wrote:

To be honest, although Twal is killing it his minutes are a little over the shop. 49, 54, 66, 53, 68. It appears the 66 and 68 were inflated by injury. Without those two his average minutes is 52 and score 51. Now I don't want to put you off Twal as I would love him in my team but are you buying him expecting him to play 65+ minutes and get 60 points a game when for all we know he could be more of a 50-55 minutes prop making 50-55 points a game, which is still a top 17 player might i add.

I just feel like he is a much more reliable option than Morgan, but in saying that I'd then be replacing him with CHT who could be essentially the same thing. Morgo is my only ticket to Twal at the moment. The other option is Ryan James but I think I prefer Twal over him.

luckynumber8 wrote:Tossing up between letting Morgan go and playing CHT in my halves in order to bring in Twal, or holding Morgan and bringing in Sutton. I feel like Twal is more important than Morgan (don't see Morgo in my final 17).

Upvote - D Brown/Rava and M Morgan for A Twal and P Haas

Downvote - D Brown/Rava and J Host for R Sutton and P Haas.

Thanks guys.

Mind sharing your team to be able to offer alternative suggestions?

Ponga Yeo the Mann wrote:

Sweet. Comfort in numbers

I'm just outside the top 500 but as a rookie I don't have a certain rank in mind that i'm aiming for so the Carty Party Ponga Party will at least be a fun ride

You are doing great as a rookie. Nice job

Rabbit wrote:Can Xerri catch? Put the unit at fullback.......ultimate cow for 2019

Josh Dugan would then move into the centres with Bronson Xerri shifting to the wing

GG Xerri to score average of 15

mattnz wrote:

Mind sharing your team to be able to offer alternative suggestions?

Cook
Fifi, Lawrie
Arrow, Murray, Bateman
Munster, Morgan
Xerri, Nikora
Ponga, Teddy, CNK

Rein, Garner, Burr, CHT
Rava, Brown, Host, Kamikamica

$80k

luckynumber8 wrote:

I just feel like he is a much more reliable option than Morgan, but in saying that I'd then be replacing him with CHT who could be essentially the same thing. Morgo is my only ticket to Twal at the moment. The other option is Ryan James but I think I prefer Twal over him.

Yes this true but without that shit score in RD 2 Morgo's average is 49.75 and the Cowboys surely have to improve their attack sooner or later. Morgo should peak somewhere around 700K and plays RD 12. I will be looking at players like Twal around RD 16.

StormTrooper96 wrote:

Yes this true but without that shit score in RD 2 Morgo's average is 49.75 and the Cowboys surely have to improve their attack sooner or later. Morgo should peak somewhere around 700K and plays RD 12. I will be looking at players like Twal around RD 16.

Surely he's a high likelihood to be in Origin and then miss R12 whether that be at CTR or 14 for QLD. If not and the spine is Ponga, Munster, DCE, Friend and Hunt 14 and then someone else at CTR I'm bloody cheering, extra number for R12 that I've ruled out