NRL Fantasy 2024 Part 16 - Tommy Talau has arrived... A year too late.

Shady2K wrote:

Starting with Seyfarth was fine as it's one trade out, it's the pump up and .9 PPM in reserve grade that was classic

And the trading in players that no one else does, only backfires to him when they fail. Not a single person batted an eye at McIntyre or Sullivan except him

Mulvy wrote:
Thought this take was just as harsh tbh.

wolfking wrote:
It's not that harsh really, sad to say.  He's right, if you are going to pump your own tyres up all the time when things are going good that's fine, but when things go shit and you make some bad calls, a real man will just admit mistakes and take it on the chin and keep plugging away.

Running away is the part that irritates me and the reason why he cops what he does.  Saying that, I hope he does come back, he's a valuable poster.  

L-Jimmy wrote:



I love you both as you know, and strongly disagree with you here. And like, elsewhere about Souths or kombucha. But that's kinda the point.

Look, we've got a situation where a slightly weird kid who has problems with over-communicating has made some bad calls (as he always does, because he thinks different and that's useful to the forum).

And a few folks from the forum have jumped on with the ad hominem mockery with great delight. Like folk always do. There's always people who really love kicking an easy target to make themselves look good.

I've got MattNZ on mute, and have done for years, because I think the volume of his posts can over-weight his opinions. So, to make sure I get a fair weighting of points of view, I lessen the rate of his. I don't try and shout abuse at him until he shuts up.

Bullying is not a good way to deal with the problem - and I think more than a few folks are heading down the bullying path. And this means that easily-led posters who are keen for engagement pile on too. Which doesn't make a healthy forum, or a happy gang.


Yeah, mulvy, on consideration my take was at least as harsh. You were right. It's just that I really hate bullies, and don't always make even-tempered decisions around them. Fair cop.

I'll try and do better. Perhaps a few others will too.

L-Jimmy wrote:



I love you both as you know, and strongly disagree with you here. And like, elsewhere about Souths or kombucha. But that's kinda the point.

Look, we've got a situation where a slightly weird kid who has problems with over-communicating has made some bad calls (as he always does, because he thinks different and that's useful to the forum).

And a few folks from the forum have jumped on with the ad hominem mockery with great delight. Like folk always do. There's always people who really love kicking an easy target to make themselves look good.

I've got MattNZ on mute, and have done for years, because I think the volume of his posts can over-weight his opinions. So, to make sure I get a fair weighting of points of view, I lessen the rate of his. I don't try and shout abuse at him until he shuts up.

Bullying is not a good way to deal with the problem - and I think more than a few folks are heading down the bullying path. And this means that easily-led posters who are keen for engagement pile on too. Which doesn't make a healthy forum, or a happy gang.


Yeah, mulvy, on consideration my take was at least as harsh. You were right. It's just that I really hate bullies, and don't always make even-tempered decisions around them. Fair cop.

I'll try and do better. Perhaps a few others will too.

wolfking wrote:

That's all fair enough mate, and I've made the conscious effort to not pile on Matt this season so far, he has enough of that and as I said he's a valid poster.  I do enjoy a lot of his insights and takes and I hope his team gets back on track.

I do find it amusing though you're defending him and you have him on block.  You're a good lad.  Also, the bolded part could come across offensive too.

Welshy wrote:Back to fantasy.

Average first round 694, better second 818, but have a fairly imbalanced side.

Cook
Murray, Hop, Smith
Smithies, Wong
Hutch, Cleary
Burbo, Strange
Papy, Rapa, Talau

May
Salmon
Tups
Piakura

Chan
Levi
Kini
Hughes

239k bank.

If Campbell is still a while away, I've got faith enough in Kini to score well enough as 3rd WFB.
But will need strengthening when he does return, CTRs obviously weak point.

TOP Trade out targets are Hutch, Tups then maybe Cheese, Wong,Talau. Might keep Talau for looping
Trade in targets are Galvin, Finefeuiaki, Fog, Turbo/Ted/Ponga

any help appreciated

Welshy wrote:Back to fantasy.

Average first round 694, better second 818, but have a fairly imbalanced side.

Cook
Murray, Hop, Smith
Smithies, Wong
Hutch, Cleary
Burbo, Strange
Papy, Rapa, Talau

May
Salmon
Tups
Piakura

Chan
Levi
Kini
Hughes

239k bank.

If Campbell is still a while away, I've got faith enough in Kini to score well enough as 3rd WFB.
But will need strengthening when he does return, CTRs obviously weak point.

TOP Trade out targets are Hutch, Tups then maybe Cheese, Wong,Talau. Might keep Talau for looping
Trade in targets are Galvin, Finefeuiaki, Fog, Turbo/Ted/Ponga

any help appreciated

Milchcow wrote:
For what its worth I agree with L-Jimmy

The volume of abuse matt gets for any of his dud picks is a disproportionate response to whatever problem he has created in suggesting them.
If you disagree with a pick, just post your reasons and move on. There's no need to bring it up continually for 3 months every time he has a pick fail.

We're going to spend the rest of this season with mentions about reserve grade stats, or the ability of Seyfarth multiple times every thread, whether its relevant to any conversation or not.
And I think it is detrimental to discussion.

As one example, the Roosters currently have several first grade quality players in reserve grade. Its very hard to talk about the timing of if/when they'll make first grade without tempting a bunch of sarcastic remarks about looking at reserve grade stats. In this case it extremely fantasy relevant because the players whose spot they would take are very highly owned. Yet for newbie/infrequent posters it is not a discussion that I would feel welcomed in starting.

lukeayee wrote:

Yeah I don't think he is a weird kid lol.

Just seems like a bloke who loves good theory and a bit impulsive.

Basically me every Friday night.

Pookus McFly wrote:If I wanted to make the super sideways trade of Ponga to Tedesco, you guys would all support me emotionally even whilst condemning my ridiculous sideways trade, right?

User Name wrote:Can you (I can't keep up with the forum enough to post) please get back to the moderately harmless banter from a week ago. It was reminicent of those times in the Sportal days...