2018 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 1

SI wrote:Grub looks alright in that jersey.  The interviews I've seen, well, the khunt is starting to grow on me.  More like a tumour than anything good but.   I think he will share too many KM's with Brooks to becomes a Gun again so is resigned to being a mid ranger as your suggested average says.

Milchcow wrote:

That is my reading. If anyone in your starting 13 pulls out, they are replaced by the first person in 14-21 that covers that position.

If the replacement is from 14-17, then next in line from 18-21 (any position) comes into your scoring team.

So Cam Smith out - gets replaced by Garvey (who lets say is in position 14) And Garvey then gets replaced by whoever is in 18 (whatever position)
If you have no hookers in position 14-17 then Smith gets replaced by highest ranked hooker in 18-21
If you have no hookers in position 14-21 then Smith doesn't get replaced and you play with 16 that week.


I imagine there will be a tonne of questions on the specifics in the coming weeks as everyone tries to figure out exactly how it works.

But, captaincy choice aside, your 14-17 should be where you chuck all your DPP players, to maximise replacement potential.

Shanbon wrote:

I agree with everything youve said so far except for this bit. I would still put my best scorers no matter their position in 14-17 as they score points no matter what happens, if they are dpp great but im not putting them in just because they are. 18-21 is where ill stack dpp (as long as they still fit my cash cow purposes)

having just re-read maybe you meant if 2 players are going to be in your top 17 always put the dpp in 14-17 and the other guy in starting team, this i agree with

Welshy wrote:Welshys Player Profiles



Player: Josh Mcguire


Club: Brisbane Broncos
Position: FRF/2RF
Cost: $679,000 priced at 46.4 points
2015 average: 48
2016 average: 48
2017 average: 46
2017 minutes average: 59

Handsomeness rating: 1/5 Mitch Aubbussons (grub cunt)
Last pre season there was a heap of talk about the donkey grub Josh Mcguire and his move to lock, soley used as a prop in previous seasons, Mcguire has always been a big worker and many thought his scores would elevate with the move to lock with the potential for extra minutes in a young Broncos pack. That didn’t materialise…..after first glace at his season average….I didn’t select McGuire but can always remember regretting I hadn’t last year so I did some stats digging

2017 points average R1-R14: 51 (13 games)
2017 points average R15-R26: 44 (8 games discounting injury affected R17)
2017 R16, R20, R21 with origin and a DNP inbetween for an avg of 30, really knocked his average down

Wrap up
Losing Easy E and Adam Blair from the Donkeys pack could elevate McGuire further, I’m not sure his minutes will increase much more than the 60 he averaged last year so it will need to come from increased attacking output which is tough is suddenly find, however his FRF/2RF DPP is a big plus and even if he only stretches his 2017 early season R1-R14 and late season R22 through finals average of 51 he will be a great early season buy

predicted average: 48-51

     
4/5
Welshy Beers
 

Milchcow wrote:


This is my point.

In previous seasons you would put guys who played early in the round in your starting team and guys who played late in the round on your interchange.
This year single position players go in your starting team, and DPP players go in your interchange.

mulvy wrote:

I wonder though if the system would be smart enough though to for example if you had a dpp cen/wfb at wfb in your starting 13 and a wfb as emergency and then a centre goes down, if the emergency comes in to wfb and bumps the dpp to centre.

mulvy wrote:

I wonder though if the system would be smart enough though to for example if you had a dpp cen/wfb at wfb in your starting 13 and a wfb as emergency and then a centre goes down, if the emergency comes in to wfb and bumps the dpp to centre.

Milchcow wrote:

The writeup given by Lone Scout implies the answer is no. And I'd be surprised if they did it that way.
Still worth checking out when the site launches officially

White Lightning wrote:This will be the composition of my 8 man bench:
hok*2, frf*1, 2fr*2, hlf*1, ctr*1, wfb*1

critterjg wrote:

Milchcow wrote:

The writeup given by Lone Scout implies the answer is no. And I'd be surprised if they did it that way.
Still worth checking out when the site launches officially

Firstly, hello all. Secondly, agreed I think the way they have emphasised the Bench and Emergency ranking means they will drop the highest matching position in. The interesting part will be the interaction between starting, bench and emergency. In an ideal world your FRF that gets scrubbed gets replaced by your second reserve FRF, which bumps 3rd and 4th reserve up one, with your 1st emergency becoming the new 4th reserve. If that's how they are doing it it will actually be a really good system, IMO.

SI wrote:
Welcome mate. Who do you support before we get attached to you   ?

Orso wrote:Hi everyone. Long time follower of this forum, but a little shy to post. Anyway, had a great season last year, finished 8th overall and the top bronco. Was a real buzz to be in contention for so long.

Am looking forward to the new rule changes.

Just wondering if anyone will know who the goal kickers will be for the Roosters and Sharks?

Orso wrote:Hi everyone. Long time follower of this forum, but a little shy to post. Anyway, had a great season last year, finished 8th overall and the top bronco. Was a real buzz to be in contention for so long.

Am looking forward to the new rule changes.

Just wondering if anyone will know who the goal kickers will be for the Roosters and Sharks?

Orso wrote:Hi everyone. Long time follower of this forum, but a little shy to post. Anyway, had a great season last year, finished 8th overall and the top bronco. Was a real buzz to be in contention for so long.

Am looking forward to the new rule changes.

Just wondering if anyone will know who the goal kickers will be for the Roosters and Sharks?