NRL Fantasy 2023 Part 55 - Big red and the KP comeback

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

From what we have learnt so far this year my approach will be different next year

- Try to avoid guys that have early byes in the first 5-6 rounds. These stalled cash gen and also total points
- Trade in the best players regardless of byes until about round 10.
- Max trade in 12 and 13 to bring in 7 bye players. Assuming should have 3 or so out of 21 organically this gets to a healthy 10. If you are in with a chance at overall you can grab 3 more in round 11
- It feels harder to make up ground in the "big byes" with only 13 players on the field so I think making sure you have a good 17 in the other rounds is equally important

Agree with all of the above. I would also add:

- Don't be afraid to trust your gut and make trades. Treat Fantasy like the Stock Market. Sell High, Buy Low.
- Avoid dead spots at the end of your roster (18-21). Early cash gen is key.

GreenSchist wrote:

Agree with all of the above. I would also add:

- Don't be afraid to trust your gut and make trades. Treat Fantasy like the Stock Market. Sell High, Buy Low.
- Avoid dead spots at the end of your roster (18-21). Early cash gen is key.

I would say similar to 2nd point is don’t be afraid to sell underperforming player who is playing bye earlier but miss bye points

Katoa, Host, Miller are 3 I had which weren’t worth the bye points (also Sloan etc)

I guess we all have different takes on it, I will probably play the opposite but thats me

Whats the point of having the 'best' players if you lock down that spot at close to full price and when opportunities come along you don't/can't grab them

Other than your captain then your team should be fairly fluid until the big byes I believe

Some of my best gains were in weeks like rd9 (storm bye) when people were struggling to field even a full team
I used the prior round to refresh my team and set it up with a strong 17 and made huge inroads.
I could have cruised through it too but you have to take calculated risks sometimes too

Or when JDB,Horsburgh,Lemuelu,Johnson were all cheap and on the up I pulled the trigger then.
Or the same approach with any fallen gun, how long do you wait to bring them in?

You see all too often "should have or can't grab them when they were 200k cheaper 4 rounds ago" as they then bring them in round 13 for the bye.
Or the player you were looking at has a low game the round prior so you get cold feet.

There is no perfect game and this is all in hindsight but people are over thinking things

Cash gen and points per $$$ is king, but if bye friendly options pop up then you why not grab prior as a discount.
Sure they might get selected but their form was probably great too so you probably made cash and got discounted points.

TLDR
All the above has taught me is don't be soo attached or locked into your team

Milchcow wrote:

People need to be careful of trusting their gut

After a few weeks, the gut feel was that Lachlan Miller was a fantasy gun who has tackle breaks for breakfast and had a lot of way to score points.

True but some do their job after a great run and your gut says to quit while you are ahead
Without going into it I traded Miller round 9 for Horsburgh, HTF round 10 for Bula
When you are struggling to even pick them in your 13 or you have to loop them on your bench then its time to get off
They don't have years of pedigree or stats to back them up so can you trust they maintain their current run
As long as you spend their money well then you can't regret it

Unless their name is Averillo (last year) haha

Fuck, still havent decided what I want for lunch

Chewie wrote:

I recommend a porg ceasar sandwich

Sounds great, I assume the sandwich is toast like the franchise now?

Haha but hopefully they fix it sometime soon, they need a milford/maloney/cartwright run

Contrastinghobby wrote:I guess we all have different takes on it, I will probably play the opposite but thats me

Whats the point of having the 'best' players if you lock down that spot at close to full price and when opportunities come along you don't/can't grab them

Other than your captain then your team should be fairly fluid until the big byes I believe

Some of my best gains were in weeks like rd9 (storm bye) when people were struggling to field even a full team
I used the prior round to refresh my team and set it up with a strong 17 and made huge inroads.
I could have cruised through it too but you have to take calculated risks sometimes too

Or when JDB,Horsburgh,Lemuelu,Johnson were all cheap and on the up I pulled the trigger then.
Or the same approach with any fallen gun, how long do you wait to bring them in?

You see all too often "should have or can't grab them when they were 200k cheaper 4 rounds ago" as they then bring them in round 13 for the bye.
Or the player you were looking at has a low game the round prior so you get cold feet.

There is no perfect game and this is all in hindsight but people are over thinking things

Cash gen and points per $$$ is king, but if bye friendly options pop up then you why not grab prior as a discount.
Sure they might get selected but their form was probably great too so you probably made cash and got discounted points.

TLDR
All the above has taught me is don't be soo attached or locked into your team

Well said.
Only player I'm currently attached to is Cleary as my go to Captain option. Could add JDB to this list as well but only cause I bought him at top dollar so would prefer to hold him as a keeper (if his role changes though, I wont be afraid to flip him).

In order to field a full (or near full) 13 for the bye rounds, you need to flick some players from your squad, simply due to numbers. In those situations, we as managers need to weigh up whether the extra points or potential trades are more valuable. If you can deal with the reduced trades, I will always lean for the extra points (worth noting that post bye round performances will also be considered for any trade out/in).

This is the halfway mark and still 3 months to go, plenty of time for things to change

What hasn’t changed is the Sydney meetup so would be cool to see more come along

Went with homemade pea and ham soup with a bagel
The tolman of the food world

Haha enough dribble from me

Do we get any more trades later in the year? I sort of have a trading problem

MF wrote:Do we get any more trades later in the year? I sort of have a trading problem

8 in R20

Camo123 wrote:

8 in R20

Thank you kind sir

Genuinely have no idea what to do this weekend.

Might just turn my phone off and hide behind the couch.