NRL Fantasy 2024 Part 6 - The only time I make a thread this year

my tv broke wrote:

Anyone not like vegas? Ive been twice and it was a good time but it felt so...sterile and commerialised (obviously). Not sure id be that interested in going back. I did spend all my time on the mains strip which i admit is a bit of a rookie error

A couple of family members went, but on one of these contiki tour type things (not my go, fuck schedules). Mainly hung around on the Strip and had a good time, but not sure they'd go back either. I'd probably be too wary of being jumped/mugged or whatever if veering too far away from the Strip.

I've only been to Europe, a few months in Amsterdam and a few days in Paris, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Inverness. A couple of stopovers in Guangzhou and Beijing were enough of China for me. Don't fly China Southern Airlines people. Cheap for a reason.

WT Winfield wrote:

A couple of family members went, but on one of these contiki tour type things (not my go, fuck schedules). Mainly hung around on the Strip and had a good time, but not sure they'd go back either. I'd probably be too wary of being jumped/mugged or whatever if veering too far away from the Strip.

I've only been to Europe, a few months in Amsterdam and a few days in Paris, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Inverness. A couple of stopovers in Guangzhou and Beijing were enough of China for me. Don't fly China Southern Airlines people. Cheap for a reason.

If you are tall, never fly Asia Airlines either. I am 186cm and if the guy in front of me had leaned his seat back, I would have been crushed.

mattnz wrote:

If you are tall, never fly Asia Airlines either. I am 186cm and if the guy in front of me had leaned his seat back, I would have been crushed.

Haha funny you say that, I'm not tall, but felt like it when everyone was standing to leave the plane. I think I'm like 167cm or thereabouts. Then I arrived in Amsterdam and felt like a little person.. goddamn tallest people in the world

Last cal reminder for What Happens In Vegas footy tipping comp https://www.nrlfantasyfanatics.com/t172-tomos-50-tipping-comp#744915 (44 tippers in so far)

Welcome back everyone and good luck for the season ahead. I have been tinkering with a team and I think it looks pretty template but feeling pretty happy with it at the moment pending TLT of course

Grant
Cotter Haas Curran
Piakura Luki
Cleary Moses
Strange Burbo
Papy Walsh Kini

Hutchinson
Sitili
Salmon
Leniu

Hughes
Mikaele
Flanagan
Bradley

my tv broke wrote:

Anyone not like vegas? Ive been twice and it was a good time but it felt so...sterile and commerialised (obviously). Not sure id be that interested in going back. I did spend all my time on the mains strip which i admit is a bit of a rookie error

I got married in Vegas by Elvis in his white chapel of love. 2nd marriage, didn’t last too long (7 years)

Vegas was great!

WT Winfield wrote:

Haha funny you say that, I'm not tall, but felt like it when everyone was standing to leave the plane. I think I'm like 167cm or thereabouts. Then I arrived in Amsterdam and felt like a little person.. goddamn tallest people in the world

188cm here

Going to Europe at the end of the year. 100% paying for exit row seats. My knees can't handle regular spacing.

The only time I actually feel tall (185) is on an airplane. Honestly people are getting taller and….ahmmm ‘more prosperous’ yet seat pitch and width is shrinking.

Just on Levi……can’t do it. Even if he does start Ricky will pull one of those play him for the first 30 mins and let Starling/Woodford play the game out moves. Plus he’s a bit of a dick.

Some of my worst Airlines experiences have actually been through USA on their local carriers. I have travelled USA extensively with my wife and I would say that at least half the time (no exaggeration), even though my wife and I booked our tickets at the same time on the same booking, we were seated separately a long distance from each other.

Just really weird. Have never experienced it anywhere else.

Snatchpato wrote:
188cm here

Going to Europe at the end of the year. 100% paying for exit row seats. My knees can't handle regular spacing.

195 here, and my pool is also bigger than yours

The extra legroom is always worth the money. I flew Qantas to London last year, and while they admittedly are pretty generous with legroom for long haul flights, it's still a battle trying to sleep.I'd actually kill a man to fly in one of those $20k first class seats where you can stretch all the way out, sounds like a dream

Snatchpato wrote:
188cm here

Going to Europe at the end of the year. 100% paying for exit row seats. My knees can't handle regular spacing.

I'm about the same height and flew to Taiwan last year, definitely worth paying for exit row.

Bethany_B wrote:

I'm about the same height and flew to Taiwan last year, definitely worth paying for exit row.

I was wondering where you were. How's the team looking?

mattnz wrote:Some of my worst Airlines experiences have actually been through USA on their local carriers. I have travelled USA extensively with my wife and I would say that at least half the time (no exaggeration), even though my wife and I booked our tickets at the same time on the same booking, we were seated separately a long distance from each other.

Just really weird. Have never experienced it anywhere else.

US domestic is the pits every flight is overbooked, every desk is undermanned and security are aggressive morons rejected by the armed services

mattnz wrote:

I was wondering where you were. How's the team looking?

Team's looking good so far, though I haven't had as much time as I used to since I started a fulltime job 3 weeks ago (after 7 years in uni where I had all the time in the world).

I've gone a bit more gun heavy than I imagine most of us are, managed to squeeze in Grant and Moses alongside Cleary and Haas, but it will take a bit of luck. I may be forced off Grant if TLT goes against me but that's fine. If I can make it work then I definitely want to do it this way.

Team:

A good reason to C Haas or another Vegas player and VC too is if Cleary pulls a hammy in training he's locked in your team. I think that's my decision made

danseels1985 wrote:Welcome back everyone and good luck for the season ahead. I have been tinkering with a team and I think it looks pretty template but feeling pretty happy with it at the moment pending TLT of course

Grant
Cotter Haas Curran
Piakura Luki
Cleary Moses
Strange Burbo
Papy Walsh Kini

Hutchinson
Sitili
Salmon
Leniu

Hughes
Mikaele
Flanagan
Bradley

Curran AND Salmon? You’re confident both will score well?

Bethany_B wrote:

Team's looking good so far, though I haven't had as much time as I used to since I started a fulltime job 3 weeks ago (after 7 years in uni where I had all the time in the world).

I've gone a bit more gun heavy than I imagine most of us are, managed to squeeze in Grant and Moses alongside Cleary and Haas, but it will take a bit of luck. I may be forced off Grant if TLT goes against me but that's fine. If I can make it work then I definitely want to do it this way.

Team:

Looks good. Can get away with having quite a few guns, as long as you don't go too light in the backs. Looks like you have found a good balance.

danseels1985 wrote:Welcome back everyone and good luck for the season ahead. I have been tinkering with a team and I think it looks pretty template but feeling pretty happy with it at the moment pending TLT of course

Grant
Cotter Haas Curran
Piakura Luki
Cleary Moses
Strange Burbo
Papy Walsh Kini

Hutchinson
Sitili
Salmon
Leniu

Hughes
Mikaele
Flanagan
Bradley

Bradley supposedly not getting named and you have no CTR cover. That would terrify me

Currently running with the sub-gun non-pods. It's likely to blow up in my face but I believe I've talked myself out of a gun mid to start off.

Cheese
Cotter Tatola Silly
Wong Piakura
Clearly Fog
Kris Strange
Teddy Pappy Rapana

Lussick Smithies Luki Lolo/Curran

Hutch Burbo Mikaele/Salmon Hughes

84k

If Weekes selected, Teddy to Kiraz (CTR), Strange to Weekes (WFB)

Curran/Salmon selected is covered.

Bethany_B wrote:

I'm about the same height and flew to Taiwan last year, definitely worth paying for exit row.

Y'all must have long legs. I'm 190cm and have never had any issues across numerous flights to and from Europe. International flights are glorious compared to anything domestic.

Been to Vegas twice.The first for a few days, did the tourist things, Grand Canyon, losing money in a casino etc, the other just driving through to Colorado from LA. Enjoyed the second trip a lot more.
I think the main reason though is the first trip was not that long after I'd started working, didn't have much money and everything felt expensive.

The shows are awesome though, went to Penn and Teller and a proper Cirque du Soleil show and loved them both.