NRL Fantasy 2021 Part 70 - Origin, Bye & lock downs

StormTrooper96 wrote:

I for sure thought Turbo would be most popular. I know Cleary is killing it fantasy wise but what Turbo is doing is unreal!

This is the answer I'd be most interested in a pure vote. I voted Cleary because I thought the forum would vote that way - but geez I'm not sure I wouldn't have gone Turbo if it was just my view.

StormTrooper96 wrote:

I for sure thought Turbo would be most popular. I know Cleary is killing it fantasy wise but what Turbo is doing is unreal!

I agree with you but I also knew forum will go with Clearly. It could be the case with lot of people I would assume.

Great work Jumpin Marlin on getting this organised! Any thoughts in the Women's Origin game tonight? I don't know any of the players really aside from watching a bit of the Women's Origin game last year unfortunately I'm not even across much of the news there. Saw a post pointing out it's raining on the Sunny Coast were the game is so have put a fun bet on the unders for something to follow.

Also our preview of Origin Game 2 is up. We look at the return of Papalii and both forward packs, how both teams will score their points & Reece Walsh's debut. Here's the link:
https://sporttechdaily.com/our-insights/your-edge-state-of-origin-game-2-preview/

Jumping Marlin wrote:Sheep Positions After 5 Questions

After 5 Questions:

EasyTiger takes an early lead


Off to a work call.  More later

StormTrooper96 wrote:
If this was like golf, I'd be first :cheer:

Oh what, and you've a huge pool and polish bathtubs professionally? Yeah, right.

Mate we all know you are a LiverpoolBulldog alt, stop pretending to be a Rabbits alt.

I was the idiot that said Tedesco is the best player. I guess 6 months is a long time. Also I should've put the fantasy googles on.

Milchcow wrote:
Given just working or having visited the city means you are under stay at home order - I am surprised they just didn't do all of Sydney. So many people affected

Yeah for just one week doing a full Greater Sydney and Wollongong lockdown would be more straightforward. Both for people to follow, and for enforcement purposes.

The best is King St Newtown cut in half by the LGA boundaries. Pubs closed one side and party central the other side.

Good work by the warriors to beat SJ down from the original figure he's been floating around.

robelgordo wrote:I was the idiot that said Tedesco is the best player. I guess 6 months is a long time. Also I should've put the fantasy googles on.

I went with Munster because I trusted the forum not to watch everything with fantasy goggles and was wrong. Season over after question one.

rhinoceroo wrote:

I went with Munster because I trusted the forum not to watch everything with fantasy goggles and was wrong. Season over after question one.

TBF to the forum, actual NRL players are even worse at judging the best player. Even more recency bias. 

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-player-poll-2021-tedesco-dethroned-as-the-game-s-best-player-20210603-p57xvf.html

Cleary and Turbo over Tedesco, Munster, RTS for overall player.
Luai a better 5/8 than Munster
DCE not a top 5 HB
iPap 3rd best 2nd rower in the game

L-Jimmy wrote:Good job Jumpin'! This is a fun way to pass the Friday

It evens looks a bit like work with the graphs, nicely done!

robelgordo wrote:

TBF to the forum, actual NRL players are even worse at judging the best player. Even more recency bias. 

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-player-poll-2021-tedesco-dethroned-as-the-game-s-best-player-20210603-p57xvf.html

Cleary and Turbo over Tedesco, Munster, RTS for overall player.
Luai a better 5/8 than Munster
DCE not a top 5 HB
iPap 3rd best 2nd rower in the game

Interestingly it pretty closely matches fantasy scoring, if you take out kick meters.

Jumping Marlin wrote:Sheep Positions After 5 Questions

After 5 Questions:

EasyTiger takes an early lead


Off to a work call.  More later

I was pretty confident Rabbitohs would be one of the forum's losing qualifiers, I thought that entrants would think the Roosters would Rooster their way into the Semifinal (over the Eels) - I guess the injuries etc have finally taken the lustre off the mighty Roosters?

Enjoying the slow release BTW, it gives people a chance to discuss on a slow weekend - and thanks again for your hard work JM

easytiger wrote:

I was pretty confident Rabbitohs would be one of the forum's losing qualifiers, I thought that entrants would think the Roosters would Rooster their way into the Semifinal (over the Eels) - I guess the injuries etc have finally taken the lustre off the mighty Roosters?

Enjoying the slow release BTW, it gives people a chance to discuss on a slow weekend - and thanks again for your hard work JM

I was sure Souths and Manly were it. Manly playing a lot better than the Roosters these days at least. Eels/Manly hard to split I think.

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This will be the ultimate test of the Storms powers to transform a player imo.

mattnz wrote:
Interestingly it pretty closely matches fantasy scoring, if you take out kick meters.

It does

Which suggests either fantasy scoring is a decent measurement of reality (excluding kick metres), or that players also have fantasy (or perhaps stats) googles. Maybe a bit of both.

It always surprises me that players rate current form so highly over long-term success in these polls. Maybe even moreso than fans do. I guess most of them don't pay any more attention to other teams than a fan, except in the week when they are playing them, so just rely on the same headlines and highlight reels.

Jumping Marlin wrote:


Q4: Which fanatic do you most want to have a beer with?

Feels obvious in hindsight.

Q4:

Is that because he gives good ..... gee it's time for bed

StormTrooper96 wrote:

I for sure thought Turbo would be most popular. I know Cleary is killing it fantasy wise but what Turbo is doing is unreal!

I went Turbo too. I think his form and the way he's turned his team around warranted him just ahead of Cleary. Turbo was the first player that popped in my mind so that's just what I went with.

How did I get a vote for that beer question haha. It must be the gifs. Thank you though

Jack Torrance wrote:How did I get a vote for that beer question haha. It must be the gifs. Thank you though

Probably because you look like you need a stiff drink from your photo.

Jumping Marlin wrote:Sheep Positions After 5 Questions

After 5 Questions:

EasyTiger takes an early lead


Off to a work call.  More later

Great work JM.....

Might have given me an idea for next years team name 'Aardvark the Vanilla Man'