NRL Fantasy 2024 Part 3 - Half the height we want

mattnz wrote:

If named on the EDG R1, I probably get him. If not, I probably don't.

Mulvy wrote:Walsh Sucks

Ando wrote:

Second worst Full Back in the comp after Sloan

Milchcow wrote:

Piakura sounds like he might just miss round 1.

I don't think his replacement, whoever it is , is a buy, unless you at confident they'll also score well when Piakura returns.

L-Jimmy wrote:An efficient and useful price system should provide fantasy players with the signals they need to buy or sell footy playing assets.

The scoring determined price system as it currently stands is obviously entirely unsuitable by the way it treats DNP.

Player who plays 1 minute and score zero faces a price penalty whereas a player who scores zero minutes and scores zero does not.

This leads to oddities like players who've played only one game per season coming back in at a high price point and not offering value and not giving an incentive to bring them in. It can also lead fantasy players to hold on for too long a time to assets who will not play simply because they don't depreciate.

But worse still It means the price signal is broken to the point of meaninglessness. A formerly gun prop out for 4 weeks with a knee injury should be expected to come back scoring at a lower level, ditto  a fullback with a dodgy hamstring.

To remedy this awkward state of affairs, I propose that DNP=NULL is replaced by a score 50% of that at which the player is priced. For instance, a player priced at 40 points per game would, should they be away for a week with HIA, be awarded 20 points for the game they missed.

This would incentivise far greater trading activity, and so we would also need to increase the number of trades. But this much higher degree of engagement would lead to better outcomes for enthused fantasy players who understand how different injuries would would impact different players. And remove the bonus less engaged players get for simply always holding Cleary.

It also would change the mad rush for base price cows, into a staged sensible rush throughout the year. Looking at players who are coming back from injury. We wouldn't all be obsessing over some unproven 19-year-old fullback, but instead cheering for turbos legs to actually get better faster.

We shall call this Jimmy's rule, and it should be implemented forthwith.

my tv broke wrote:Why would willison play edge ? Did this just get made up on the forum? I dont think hes ever played edge in his life and hes not even a certainty to make the 17.

It will be Hunt if piakura has to miss a week

Obbeats wrote:

Not sure if you have info I'm not privy to, but the magic sponge podcast said that it could be between 1 to 6 weeks depending on the severity and that Kevvy typically keeps his cards close to his chest - playing down injuries.

He also said that given the most likely mechanism (knee into the ground) it is most probably a PCL strain.

GreenSchist wrote:

Bit of chat in other fantasy circles in light of the Piakura injury but sounds more like hopeless optimism.
I agree that Hunt would be the beneficiary, barring some weird re-shuffle where Carrigan moves to the edge to cover the injury.

rhinoceroo wrote:2 weeks until R1 and 4 weeks until R2. Odds in favour that he doesn't miss too much time with a 1-6 week injury, if that's what it is.

Obbeats wrote:

Milchcow wrote:

Piakura sounds like he might just miss round 1.

I don't think his replacement, whoever it is , is a buy, unless you at confident they'll also score well when Piakura returns.

Not sure if you have info I'm not privy to, but the magic sponge podcast said that it could be between 1 to 6 weeks depending on the severity and that Kevvy typically keeps his cards close to his chest - playing down injuries.

He also said that given the most likely mechanism (knee into the ground) it is most probably a PCL strain.

easytiger wrote:We have a late withdrawal in one of our NRL Draft teams.

If anyone is keen to give Draft a go, please let me know.

Draft details are here;
https://www.nrlfantasyfanatics.com/t2340-2024-nrl-fantasy-fanatics-draft-leagues

Just add your name to the bottom and watch for a PM
https://www.nrlfantasyfanatics.com/t2340p60-2024-nrl-fantasy-fanatics-draft-leagues#744576

Thanks!

Camo123 wrote:Word in the Courier Mail is Piakura is travelling to Vegas so he’d probably be more likely than not to play R1 as if he’s guaranteed out, a long flight isn’t the ideal recovery for an injury

Welshy wrote:

Happy to fill in another league if required mate

Shady2K wrote:

Whether he plays or not I think the right play is just stash him in your 21. Don't waste a trade getting him later