Ultimate League Thread 3

I get to pick again soon (next 6? hours) woooooo!

7 online and the 1 that isn't is his turn to pick

Welshy, how are you looking for access? Was starting to worry you might only be able to see 2nd rowers

Archer wrote:Welshy, how are you looking for access? Was starting to worry you might only be able to see 2nd rowers

all good mate free overseas roaming with my mobile package! Couldn’t leave Brown there with my second pick and Tedesco a bonus in the 3rd!

Welshy wrote:
all good mate free overseas roaming with my mobile package! Couldn’t leave Brown there with my second pick and Tedesco a bonus in the 3rd!

I thought WFB's should only be picked round 5 onwards . Not bad though young grasshopper, sit back and watch a master draft and I'll teach you another thing for next season . Its easier drafting when you've got one of the early slots, the real challenge is being one of the last blokes.

PS: I know people don't like discussing the trends and such during a draft, but its always forgotten about afterwards when people are busy with trades or burnt out after a marathon draft, so i'll leave it at this - I'm enjoying the difference in approaches from everyone so far in L2, only early days but already the priorities are clearly different when i look through the other teams.

Archer wrote:PS: I know people don't like discussing the trends and such during a draft, but its always forgotten about afterwards when people are busy with trades or burnt out after a marathon draft, so i'll leave it at this - I'm enjoying the difference in approaches from everyone so far in L2, only early days but already the priorities are clearly different when i look through the other teams.

Did you pick up Rapana this year?

Archer wrote:
I thought WFB's should only be picked round 5 onwards . Not bad though young grasshopper, sit back and watch a master draft and I'll teach you another thing for next season . Its easier drafting when you've got one of the early slots, the real challenge is being one of the last blokes.

Im drafting 7th in the other league managed to pick up Friend, Crichton, Brown, Croft, Graham and Ponga so far so happy with the early round work

Moose wrote:

Did you pick up Rapana this year?

Doing something a bit different this year, partly because i think a difference in scoring (and other things) doesn't make him as much value and partly because i don't like to be predictable although I've only had two picks thus far so i can't really say what the difference is

Welshy wrote:
Im drafting 7th in the other league managed to pick up Friend, Crichton, Brown, Croft, Graham and Ponga so far so happy with the early round work

You're always one for discussing tactics and such so I'll be very interested to hear which draft you think you've done best in (as in not which team is the best necessarily, but given the difference in draft positioning and priorities etc, which came away the best) at the end of it all.

Captains log: Day 30 of the draft - Still on pick 2, I think my opponents stall tactics are starting to work. I've not only forgotten who I intended to draft next but who I've already chosen and indeed, what rugby league even is. Not long now until I fall to Welshy levels of coaching.
Still, I hold out hope that we may still make the 2020 season kick off.

Would anyone else be interested in taking part in a speed draft? I'd love to try one where its like Sunday (UK - morning, Aus - afternoon) and its a crazy time limit of something like 1 or 2 mins to pick (if that's possible to do).

I'd personally enjoy it as the draft is at least half the fun and I'd be interested to see what (if any) panic picks occur as your planned picks are all taken 5-min before it gets to you and you have to think fast.

Archer wrote:Would anyone else be interested in taking part in a speed draft? I'd love to try one where its like Sunday (UK - morning, Aus - afternoon) and its a crazy time limit of something like 1 or 2 mins to pick (if that's possible to do).

I'd personally enjoy it as the draft is at least half the fun and I'd be interested to see what (if any) panic picks occur as your planned picks are all taken 5-min before it gets to you and you have to think fast.

yes

Archer wrote:Would anyone else be interested in taking part in a speed draft? I'd love to try one where its like Sunday (UK - morning, Aus - afternoon) and its a crazy time limit of something like 1 or 2 mins to pick (if that's possible to do).

I'd personally enjoy it as the draft is at least half the fun and I'd be interested to see what (if any) panic picks occur as your planned picks are all taken 5-min before it gets to you and you have to think fast.

quicksand wrote:

yes

In if we can get one organised for next weekend lads! We fly it during the NFL draft can’t see why the same can’t be achieved for this

Archer wrote:
You're always one for discussing tactics and such so I'll be very interested to hear which draft you think you've done best in (as in not which team is the best necessarily, but given the difference in draft positioning and priorities etc, which came away the best) at the end of it all.

For sure mate! Always up for a debate, changing my draft thought this year, well I’m probably going for the same type of lineup/strategy this year in both drafts Just the players available when I make each pick will be very different obviously! Finished 3rd previous 2 seasons and main reason I did was because I loaded up both years on top end wfbs trying to soften the rush the market at the expense of higher averaging forwards, but I got panned in a few matchups last year when my fullbacks failed to match the consistent score of mid tier forwards

I've lost all enthusiasm for this draft, over 24 hours between picks, Rapa gone... end my misery

L1 Finished yet?

Sloowwwwwwwwwwwwww goinggggggggggggggggggg

Archer wrote:over 24 hours between picks

Sounds like L1 last year.

Draft speed in L1 this year is fairly decent. Mind you I have been busy at work so haven't had the opportunity to check it all that much.

I let the other mods know, but just putting it here for L1 people. Going into hospital tonight for a bit of Dr Pimple Popper, will be going under the knife some time tomorrow so don't be surprised if the draft stalls for a bit.