by Milchcow Sun Feb 20, 2022 4:23 pm
Tall_man wrote:Hey guys, first post and first time playing fantasy in some years - last time I played it was called dream team. Just wondering how the reserves work now. Before you needed a certain amount of players on the bench in each position but now it seems like I could have 8 halves if I pleased. So my question is could I trade say Nathan Cleary for David Fifita mid season so long as they're on my bench? And what is the general strategy for the make up of positions on the bench?
Cheers
You can have 8 halves on the bench if you want.
It is not a good strategy, because if a player in your starting 13 doesn't play, they can only be replaced by someone with the same position in your 14-21.
So most people try and have at least 1 person covering for each position in the 14-21, makes DPP very valuable to cover all positions but still have as many high scorers as possible.
In previous years stacking your bench with as many hookers as possible (whilst still covering other positions) was a common ploy.
Last year with the NRL rule changes having lots of halves was the way to go
This year they have changed scoring so kick metres aren't as important, so stacking halves will probably make way for something else.