NRL Fantasy 2020 Part 1 - Offseason Edition

White Lightning wrote:I have no idea whether or not Arrow will get an early release & play for Souths this year but the recent trend is the player usually gets what he wants it seems so I'm leaning towards him playing for Souths in 2021 2020. However he seems a loyal kind of person so he may honour the deal & go to Souths in 2021.

StormTrooper96 wrote:

SI wrote:

Make sure you put some time aside to come see us then in Brisbane mate

Who knows might even be sitting near ya. How many of the NRLFF are going to Magic Round?

White Lightning wrote:I have no idea whether or not Arrow will get an early release & play for Souths this year but the recent trend is the player usually gets what he wants it seems so I'm leaning towards him playing for Souths in 2021. However he seems a loyal kind of person so he may honour the deal & go to Souths in 2021.

my tv broke wrote:

I think he was quoted yesterday saying its now up to the club.

IMO it seems like a matter of time before the details of an early release are sorted out.

I suspect the Titans are just trying to secure another signing (or get Tino released early?) before saying "ok you can go now" to Arrow.

Cookie Monster wrote:


Bloody hell @Chewie

That all sounds like a bunch of Wookiee gibberish to me

castlecrag sweethearts wrote:

From a wookie's perspective, Chewbacca is the handsome rogue and Han is the dumb sidekick communicating in animal noises.

Iron Mike wrote:Carrying on from the Hooker chat last thread it looks like a continuation of this stategy could be viable again this year. 1 of Cook, Smith and McInnes (my preference is in that order to start season) along with Brailey and Mybe/Korisau/Robson/Manly Hooker could all be viable to start season.

Milchy wrote:

That is my current plan (without having done any actual planning beyond a few vague thoughts)

One possibility is that Mbye will be Tigers starting hooker, and selectable at CTR in fantasy. It would make him like Nikora last year where everyone has him, but helps with team picking

Chewie wrote:



Yeah, I'm leaning towards Booze's strategy for 2020, just to keep things interesting.
I'm also considering using only a maximum of 1 trade per round (bar long-term injuries) at least until bye planning kicks in (round 9)

StormTrooper96 wrote:Manly coach Des Hasler is considering taking a daring gamble on boom teenager Josh Schuster in the opening round of the 2020 season.

There is no doubt that Schuster is destined for stardom - but most expected him to have to wait at least most of next season to make his top grade debut.

But word out of Brookvale is that the 18-year-old nephew of former Knights cult hero John Schuster is a big chance of filling the key five-eighth position.

That would enable the versatile Dylan Walker, who has had his problems at No.6, to move to his preferred position in the centres.

Much will depend on how Schuster, who starred for NSW under-18s last year, performs in the trials.

Hasler isn't afraid to throw young players into the fray if they are good enough - and Schuster certainly falls into that category.

WARNING - source from the MOLE!!

Chewie wrote:I'm also considering using only a maximum of 1 trade per round (bar long-term injuries) at least until bye planning kicks in (round 9)

my tv broke wrote:Ideally, you'd pick the perfect 21 players and you would have no need to trade for the first 6 weeks.

There are trades you've got to make early, to grab any guys you missed who are making bulk cash. Obviously injuries as well.

There are trades you shouldn't make early as well. Some fell into the trap last year of trading out keepers who started quietly, I remember people bailed on guys like Mahoney pretty quickly, etc (but at the same time someone has to fund trades). It's a long season, we fall into the trap of thinking a week at a time a lot. Some times you've just got to stick to your guns and remember why you bought someone originally (obviously every situation is different, if a guy isn't getting the role you thought, etc)..

StormTrooper96 wrote:

Same case goes for some cash cows. I remember last year players like Ravalawa and Garrick had shit first or second rounds but then went gangbusters the next few. I remember I sold Garrick off a single digit score, then went on some mad run. So just because your cow doesn't go big in the first round doesn't mean they won't in the second. Obviously, if someone like Haas pops up who seems to be playing 40+ minutes, a part of the main offence, and look hungry you jump on that shit straight away. I fell in the trap last year of holding onto my red dots for WAYYYY too long and for dumping any cows/middies off of 1 bad score. Essentially this hindered my money making around the middle rounds and my trades left towards the end. I think it is best to stick to the old rule. If an injury is more than 2 weeks it's probably good to let them go, as their BE will most likely be pretty high when they come back so they will drop cash before you can pick them up again. Unless it is someone like Cook, Haas, Bateman who you probably don't want to sell ever!.

TL;DR - This Storm Trooper knows nothing about Fantasy.

Chewie wrote:



Finally getting some recognition...

Chewie wrote:

I feel that I was way to trigger happy with my early trades last year. That's why I'm considering putting the limit on.
Maybe I should go with doing a double trade in round 1 and 2 to fix early dud picks and then revert to the limit of 1 trade?
In any case I plan to conserve trades and play the long game. This won't be easy for a tradaholic like myself

mattnz wrote:There can be severe anguish from holding a non-performer too long, like Edwards and Holland last season, worth trading them early rather than too late

FalconSloth wrote:Does anyone have any idea when nrl fantasy opens for 2020

Random wrote:

Yes and no, it is always a flip of the coin. You need to offload anyone bleeding cash massively, particularly those who are in your starting 17 as the above examples. However there are examples of Cashcow's who get dropped early, I remember I offloaded Sivo before he had some stellar performances after that and I regretted trading him out due to how well he was scoring.

But I do believe you have to max trade the first 3 weeks. It is so unlikely you hit on your 21 picks, and you want to get on any potential cashcows that are going huge early. If you only 1 trade those weeks, you essentially put yourself behind by 3 decent picks. As everyone jumps on guys making a bucketload of cash.