4th time out. Looking to improve.

Sik wrote:First time poster...

Been doing fantasy for 3 years now. Sportsbet 2013 and 2014, and NRL Fantasy in 2015.

Looking to improve. I normally make the top 4 in my comp, however I struggle picking a good first up team. I generally burn lots of trades at the beginning of the season to improve my team, but by then I generally fall behind. I did make top 250 in one round last year in NRL, and made to 100 3 or 4 times with Sportsbet. But I want to be better and get there more often.

Cheers Justin

Welcome Sik,

Plenty of people around here who are willing to help.
Firstly though, saying you are top 4 in your comp doesn't tell us much, as we don't know how strong your comp is. Overall rank is what is important, even if you care more about winning your private comp than overall position you should still be able to get a decent rank.
Also, being highly ranked in just one particular round is not that informative. Anyone can put together a half decent team that flukes a good round now and then. Consistently weekly scores is where its at.

Just have a read through the main fantasy thread, see what sort of players people are picking. More importantly, look at what reasons they give for picking them (when given)
Come up with a team and chuck it up asking for advice, or just ask questions on specific players as they enter your mind.

In general though, nothing wrong with burning trades early on. You want to get in the cash cows and top performers you have missed, and ditch any duds you have accidentally acquired. Key is making the right trades. Always friendly people here to help you out though