NRL Fantasy 2024 Part 18 - I see the problem Walsh has

ynot wrote:

Yeah, he's really good. I would love to know where he gets his data from, I'm assuming he doesn't pay for it.

Could do so much with it for fantasy.

I actually found him when I first joined here and people kept talking about the eye test. I didn't know if this was literally just watching players and seeing how they go or an objective tool so I was searching for it and stumbled across his site.

I mean I found this place because I noticed a bunch of people in the top 100 last year with NRLFF in their team name and did a search.

Good things come from seeking clarity on things you don't understand.

OB wrote:

I actually found him when I first joined here and people kept talking about the eye test. I didn't know if this was literally just watching players and seeing how they go or an objective tool so I was searching for it and stumbled across his site.

I mean I found this place because I noticed a bunch of people in the top 100 last year with NRLFF in their team name and did a search.

Good things come from seeking clarity on things you don't understand.

The advertising worked haha

OB wrote:Does anyone read The Rugby League Eye Test articles? The guy does some really interesting statistical analysis. Nothing directly about Fantasy, but more meta team insights and trends. The latest article on there has a fair bit of relevance, where he is talking about a trend for a lot of teams to be moving wider more often this year so far over last, particularly Manly and Canberra to the right side.

https://www.rugbyleagueeyetest.com/

Love the stats breakdown, but it does require game related context. Often times there is a reason why a certain side of the field is attacked. We've seen a few injury affected backline reshuffles which have been targetted by the opposition teams. Sometimes it's just part of the game plan, and sometimes one side of the team just has more strike power so they prefer to go to that side

Chewie wrote:I only realized too late that I could have put Strange in the loop with Kris, Burbo and Kiraz...
I thought that Strange would do better than a 12 pointer, lesson learned, he'll be in the EMG next wek

Feels like one of those players that will score the odd 40+ when ya don’t need him and drop a 12 when ya do

Snatchpato wrote:
Will happily do so - might even do two.

You alive snatch? That's gotta be 25 beer skulls with that result

380/8(c) - another underwhelming score to go with my previous 2. Up 20,000 places for the round so far though.

To just outside the top 70,000

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:
Feels like one of those players that will score the odd 40+ when ya don’t need him and drop a 12 when ya do

yeah he's a strange one, I had him in my EMG last week for his 44

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

If it makes you feel better I reckon May got some extra minutes tonight. If we played a good team Collins and JWH both come back on with about 20 to go instead of having 10 minutes each to end the game. May just seems to be the guy to get extra minutes when a game doesn't go to script (HIA, injury, blowout) which seems to be every week

The only way we are going to see May’s true minutes, ie nil Roosters forward injuries, is when I finally relent and buy him. This will be this week, so I apologise in advance for breaking him or getting him dropped.

multiple.scoregasms wrote:

Also agree here that Duncan looks a good one. Bounces through contact and finds his front most play the balls. Hits well in defense. Shame his best position is lock and Souths already have the best in the comp

Doesn’t Seyfarth play for the Tigers?

Campbell back in Q Cup tonight

Presumably back in NRL next week if unscathed

OB wrote:

And I'm assuming you would suggest Chan over shoes too? Are we worried about Bradley spelling him?
Basically need to play 2 out of Salmon, Shoes and Chan.

I am already playing Salmon and Chan (and Strange) with Shoes firmly at 21.

ynot wrote:

Yeah, he's really good. I would love to know where he gets his data from, I'm assuming he doesn't pay for it.

Could do so much with it for fantasy.

You mean you don’t think he does his own research?

Shady2K wrote:Campbell back in Q Cup tonight

Presumably back in NRL next week if unscathed

Kini out next week along with Melbourne players. Gonna be pretty tight.

Shady2K wrote:Campbell back in Q Cup tonight

Presumably back in NRL next week if unscathed

Looks like I could be playing two FB’s next week then!

Chewie wrote:

yeah he's a strange one, I had him in my EMG last week for his 44

I feel like the Raiders could just play Fog on his own and then a second fullback for lols. Strange just does cardio

Jayden Campbell playing for the Seagulls at 7pm tonight. If he gets through that OK we might see him in first grade next week

Liverpool_Bulldog wrote:
I feel like the Raiders could just play Fog on his own and then a second fullback for lols. Strange just does cardio

I thought that watching him. He's literally just there to make sure there's 13 on the field. Could pull a plodder from the crowd last night and chuck him in there instead.

Seriously, that's a bit harsh, he'll find his feet and be better as each game goes on. I was toying with looping him or Rapa but looped him as I did think he would be tested in defence by the Warriors last night. I do think they need to let him have some options and kicks on the last or else he's never going to improve in first grade at all.

wolfking wrote:

I thought that watching him.  He's literally just there to make sure there's 13 on the field.  Could pull a plodder from the crowd last night and chuck him in there instead.

Seriously, that's a bit harsh, he'll find his feet and be better as each game goes on.  I was toying with looping him or Rapa but looped him as I did think he would be tested in defence by the Warriors last night.  I do think they need to let him have some options and kicks on the last or else he's never going to improve in first grade at all.

Ultimately I blame Kris for him being in my team in the first place. 

How’s he meant to get better? He’ll be the best defensive half in the comp in the next couple of years from all the tackling practice. They will be up shit creek if Fog goes down, Strange won’t know what to do

Strange wasn’t far off a 20+ point try but he’s probably ideally an EMG player

If I were looking to improve my clubs coaching ranks, a guy like Les Kiss would be on my radar.