NRL Fantasy 2021 Part 2 - Backdoor Entry

rhinoceroo wrote:

What's your rank "typically" though?

One seems absurdly low. What's your plan for getting in Cook/Cleary/DCE/Ted? Just not have any of them until round 20 and leak points?

I'm in favour of minimising Origin players as a means to early bye planning - usually by placing a premium of Kiwis and Brits, but they're thinner on the ground this year and eight of last year's ten best scorers are Origin players. Of the Kiwis there's Lolo obviously. Tohu if he replicates last season. JFH and SST might be worth a look, but are they going to match the Origin Tino who's 100k less?

There's also the problem that if a non-Origin player - let's say Matterson - does what you hope and plays and scores amazingly then they might get Origin anyway.

Mulvy wrote:This is why I love having origin and byes in the middle of fantasy season, so many different approaches. My view is that the second bye will be the bigger problem. By that stage you are trying to bring in final team players and there's not many that play rd 17 beyond Lolo, maybe Tohu, maybe SST.

Angus- origin? SJ - probably not in top 3 halves
Friend, Kapow, ARey, Flanagan, RTS - all second tier really.

I'm probably going to target round 13 and then just start bringing in final team guys, second bye be damned, and if trades permit, a couple of strategic sideways trades in key positions over the origin period.

Milchcow wrote:

In the toolbar with all the options for your post (Like bold, underline, insert image, etc) th last option is "Switch Editor Mode" flip that and you can cut and paste from excel and it will preserve the formatting

Camo123 wrote:https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/02/01/big-winners-from-the-new-nrl-fantasy-rules/

Mentions in this article that try saves that force error will count towards both try save and forced turnover.

That's not going to cause controversy at all

my tv broke wrote:

seems like it doesn't like your haiku

No Worries wrote:

A cool 9 points for a tackle, I've read the article and the first think I thought was tackle on the 6th and last, is that a forced turn over ?

Camo123 wrote:
No 

It’d be ones where they’re pushed into touch close to line or example with Keary over line and Turbo knocking it out of his hands

Camo123 wrote:

You have to use judgement because a lot of players pulled out with injury last year

Ponga, Fifita & Turbo are practically definite selections that missed out last year

With this year though it'll just be the 17 for QLD/NSW missing out rather than 27 man squads and it's only minimum of 1 game as 2nd Origin occurs on standalone Rep weekend (excluding players getting a rest, like Teddy usually does)

Camo123 wrote:
No 

It’d be ones where they’re pushed into touch close to line or example with Keary over line and Turbo knocking it out of his hands

No Worries wrote:

So back to your original point, 3 blokes put a guy over the side line, is it first to make contact, all 3 or nobody. Did that bloke drop off before or after he went into touch ? Fun times ahead.

mattnz wrote:The NRL is on the verge of making the biggest change to its competition in 14 years, moving ahead with plans to add a 17th team in time for the 2023 season.
The Sydney Morning Herald can reveal the ARL Commission will make a decision on a potential second Brisbane team by June.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/300218945/rugby-league-peter-vlandys-drops-nrl-bombshell--second-team-for-brisbane