Fantasy Rugby Championship

[TheKing]

Conrad Smith is officially out for tonight, Malakai Fekitoa to start outside Nonu

 

[Bairdy]

Guys, Lobbe or Vermuelen?

Vermuelen is calling springbok lineouts, presumably is the number 1 lineout target.

Difficult one. The Springboks lineout is very good and has all of 4-8 as viable lineout targets. Might reduce the number of takes Vermuelen takes, I'm not sure. But Vermuelen is generally a grafter, and will carry, tackle and win breakdown penalties

Then you have Lobbe. If the Pumas play well, you'd have to think he'd be leading the way with involvements. Alternatively, he could be making a shit load of tackles if the Springboks steamroll them.

 

[Bairdy]

Team for this week. Hoping Read scores a triple of consolation tries after losing to the Wallabies

 

[TheKing]

Here we go

 

[TheKing]

Got hit hard with Crockett on -5, and White on -7.

Meanwhile Aaron Smith outperformed Israel Folau while on my bench. smh

 

[KOB1987]

most of my Saffers got negative points and my best scorers were on the bench!!

Did Alberts play?

 

[Bairdy]

most of my Saffers got negative points and my best scorers were on the bench!!

Did Alberts play?

Late change (injury enforced I think). Marcell Coetzee started in his place, and Teboho Mohoje was on the bench

 

[KOB1987]

OK so at least I will get another 2 points for the Argie I had on the bench!

 

[binga2014]

Vermuelen

 

[KOB1987]

ALL BLACKS: Ben Smith, Cory Jane, Conrad Smith, Ryan Crotty, Julian Savea, Aaron Cruden, Aaron Smith, Kieran Read, Richie McCaw (c), Liam Messam, Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Owen Franks, Dane Coles, Wyatt Crockett. Reserves: Keven Mealamu, Ben Franks, Charlie Faumuina, Steven Luatua, Sam Cane, TJ Perenara, Beauden Barrett, Malakai Fekitoa

 

[KOB1987]

BOKS

15. Willie le Roux 16 tests 35 points
14. Cornal Hendricks 4 tests 10 points
13. Damian de Allende 1 test 0 points
12. Jean de Villiers (captain) 97 tests 125 points
11. Bryan Habana 98 tests 275 points
10. Handré Pollard 2 tests 18 points
9. Ruan Pienaar 77 tests 135 points
8. Duane Vermeulen 20 tests10 points
7. Juan Smith 69 tests 60 points
6. Francois Louw 31 tests 25 points
5. Lood de Jager 4 tests 10 points
4. Eben Etzebeth 24 tests 0 points
3. Jannie du Plessis 55 tests 5 points
2. Bismarck du Plessis (vice-captain) 61 tests 45 points
1. Gurthrö Steenkamp 51 tests, 30 points
Replacements:
16. Adriaan Strauss 35 tests 25 points
17. Tendai Mtawarira 56 tests 10 points
18. Frans Malherbe 3 tests 0 points
19. Bakkies Botha 80 35 points
20. Marcell Coetzee 17 tests 10 points
21. Francois Hougaard 28 tests 20 points
22. Morné Steyn 57 tests 663 points
23. Lwazi Mvovo 9 tests 15 points

 

[KOB1987]

Pumas
1 Marcos Ayerza 1- (49 games - 5 points)
2 Agustin Creevy (captain) (29 games)
3 Ramiro Herrera (3 matches)
4 Mariano Galarza (19 games)
5-Tomas Lavanini (10 games - 5 points)
6-Pablo Matera (12 games - 10 points)
7-Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe (57 games - 25 points)
8-Juan Manuel Leguizamón (56 games - 50 points)
9-Martin Landajo (32 games - 10 points)
10-Nicolás Sánchez (22 games - 164 points)
11-Manuel Montero (14 games - 60 points)
12-Juan Martín Hernández (44 games - 114 points)
13-Marcelo Bosch (26 games - 37 points)
14-Lucas González Amorosino (34 games - 30 points)
15-Joaquin Tuculet (12 games - 20 points)
Substitutions:
16-Matias Cortese (7 games)
17-Bruno Postiglioni (13 games - 5 points)
18-Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro (8 games - 5 points)
19-Matias Alemanno (6 games - 5 points)
20-Leonardo Senatore (21 games - 10 points)
21-Thomas Cubelli (26 games - 25 points)
22-Jerome De la Fuente (5 games - 5 points)
23-Horacio Agulla (52 games - 20 points)

 

[Bairdy]

Forecast for Salta Argentina is sunny and 24 for Saturday.

Team for the week:

 

[TheKing]

I need to get rid of Pollard and JDV, they've been given plenty of chances against Argentina to fire and they haven't. Has anyone here got any suggestions?

 

[Bairdy]

Cruden and Conrad Smith if you got the money

 

[KOB1987]

Boks

1. T. Mtawarira
2. A. Strauss
3. J. du Plessis
4. E. Etzebeth
5. V. Matfield
6. F. Louw
7. M. Coetzee
8. D. Vermeulen
9. R. Pienaar
10. M. Steyn
11. B. Habana
12. J. de Villiers
13. J. Serfontein
14. C. Hendricks
15. W. le Roux

Replacements: B. du Plessis, T. Nyakane, M. van der Merwe, L. de Jager, W. Whiteley, F. Hougaard, P Lambie, D. de Allende​

 

[TheKing]

Great, so now I've got to cut De Allende too


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[KOB1987]

All Blacks - no Cruden



1. Wyatt Crockett (29)
2. Dane Coles (20)
3. Owen Franks (59)
4. Brodie Retallick (29)
5. Samuel Whitelock (56)
6. Liam Messam (33)
7. Richie McCaw (c) (129)
8. Kieran Read (64)
9. Aaron Smith (31)
10. Beauden Barrett (21)
11. Julian Savea (24)
12. Ma’a Nonu (92)
13. Conrad Smith (78)
14. Ben Smith (31)
15. Israel Dagg (39)

Reserves:

16. Keven Mealamu (115)
17. Ben Franks (33)
18. Joe Moody (1)
19. Jeremy Thrush (5)
20. Sam Cane (16)
21. TJ Perenara (5)
22. Colin Slade (11)
23. Malakai Fekitoa (4)

 

[TheKing]

I took the plunge and cut Aaron Smith to bring my All Blacks back down to 6. I had Cubelli on the bench anyway, so bringing in a cheap halfback gave me some money to bring in some big names if need be.

I dropped Bismarck DP to the bench because I imagine the Argies are going to be doing a lot of defending against the All Blacks, so Creevy should get his tackle count quite high.

I've got $144 k spare cash, and one transfer left for the round. Are there any more changes I should be looking at?

 

[KOB1987]

how did you have more than 6 All Blacks in there?? isn't there a 6 man limit from any one team??