Dream Team Virtual Sports - Sports Deck 2017 Thread Part 2

Still using the old Magic Number guys so some of the numbers will be off.

Seems we need a pretty major capitulation of the top teams for any of us to have a shot at winning this thing now. Im in 6th but ~250 points behind 1st. I was all set to make my move that last round with 17 guys starting before 2 pulled out with late injuries and then several chimed in with well below average scores. So it wasn't to be

Im just hoping for a top ten finish now....

This round has me dreaming of a top 50 finish, currently 57th. I think I need mannering but do I bring him in for Elliot or merrin? Thinking of Cashing out dwalker and having a pool of centres wfb of Crichton, Tyrell, Scott, Munster, cwalker, turbo, hayne and Guth.

Clack Bocks wrote:This round has me dreaming of a top 50 finish, currently 57th. I think I need mannering but do I bring him in for Elliot or merrin? Thinking of Cashing out dwalker and having a pool of centres wfb of Crichton, Tyrell, Scott, Munster, cwalker, turbo, hayne and Guth.

Id bring him in for Elliot. And yup, depending on your trade situation I'd certainly be looking to cash out one of your C/WFBs , maybe 2 if it means you can bring in another gun.

That said, D Walker in a day game at home to Wests is surely worth a consideration as a POD starter this round?

Eliminators now up... I would assume alot of teams remaining would have very similar team templates.

POD's (Me vs them):

McCullough vs Fui (or if they trade Tolman to someone else)
JTrbo vs Fifita
Taupau vs Wallace
Mansour vs Rapana
Calker vs Hayne

Roger8 wrote:Eliminators now up... I would assume alot of teams remaining would have very similar team templates.

POD's (Me vs them):

McCullough vs Fui (or if they trade Tolman to someone else)
JTrbo vs Fifita
Taupau vs Wallace
Mansour vs Rapana
Calker vs Hayne

I've got a fairly high profile opponent this week......President Donald J Trump!

POD's for our match up are (me vs. them):

Burgess vs. Mannering
Macca vs. JTurbo
McInnes vs. Gillett
TTurbo vs. Teddy
CWalker vs. Croker
Lachlan Fitz vs. Moylan
DWalker vs. Esan Masters
Cotric vs. Brian Kelly
SMat vs. Nobody

Not sure if he will be able to trade an extra player to make up a full 17 but he also has Paul Vaughan and Milf if they end up getting a guernsey.
On the flip side he has 3 SOO players backing up compared to my none....so let's hope it is a brutal encounter!

I also have Lamb in the wings if need be and am looking to unleash all 3 trades - possibly one or two downgrades to NPR's and maybe bringing in Mannering??

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VSDT ELIMINATOR RESULTS 2017

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Week 1 - Top 4096 (Round 13)

FF username = DT team = Score

WINNERS
1. Simon Templar = Brothers = 747-701
2. Clack Bocks = Clack Bocks = 909-637
3. Rippin and Tearin = Humza = 867-769
4. TheWeapon = Theweapons = 719-575
5. code delta = code delta = 836-801
6. Pacey's Best = Pacey's Best = 882-457
7. Quicksand = Quicksand = 712-487
8. Oz Sport Mad = BroncOz = 799-486
9. Bullbender = No C In Tagataese = 866-360
10. Badbetter = badbetter = 735-591
11. StuDogg101 = Shizzle My Nizzle = 807-557
12. Roger8 = Bankstown Kebabs = 623-431

LOSERS
1. jelejasof = west end warriors = 759-870
2. SI = Trousers (TBC)
3. No Worries = Ghost of Laurie Nichols (TBC)

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Week 2 - Top 2048 (Round 14)

FF username = DT team = Score

WINNERS
1. Simon Templar = Brothers = 982-862
2. OSM = BroncOz = 958-707
3. Roger8 = Bankstown Kebabs = 959-774
4. Clack Bocks = Clack Bocks = 966-689
5. Badbetter = Badbetter = 944-908
6. Bullbender=No C in Tagataese 826-819

LOSERS
1. Rippin and Tearin = Humza = 911-929
2. TheWeapon = TheWeapons = 864-1067
3. code delta = code delta = 825-864
4. Pacey's Best = Pacey's Best = 935-1009
5. Quicksand = quicksand = 752-979

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Week 3 - Top 1024 (Round 16)

FF username = DT team = Score

WINNERS
1. Badbetter = Badbetter 668-641
2. Roger8 = Bankstown Kebabs = 750 - 652
3. Clack Bocks = Clack Bocks 849 - 820
4. OSM = BroncOz = 887 - 699
5. Bullbender=No C In Tagataese 887 -773

LOSERS
1. Brothers 720-898

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Week 4 - Top 512 (Round 17)

FF username = DT team = Score

WINNERS
1. OSM = BroncOz = 982 - 767
2. Badbetter = Badbetter = 965 - 884
3. Roger8 (assumed)

LOSERS
1. Clack Bocks (assumed)
2. Bullbender (assumed)

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ST: Assumed that Roger8 won, while assuming that Clack Bocks and Bullbender lost, in the last week of the Eliminator (in Round 17)

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Good luck to those involved in the Eliminator this week.
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VSDT ELIMINATOR RESULTS 2017

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Week 1 - Top 4096 (Round 13)

FF username = DT team = Score

WINNERS
1. Simon Templar = Brothers = 747-701
2. Clack Bocks = Clack Bocks = 909-637
3. Rippin and Tearin = Humza = 867-769
4. TheWeapon = Theweapons = 719-575
5. code delta = code delta = 836-801
6. Pacey's Best = Pacey's Best = 882-457
7. Quicksand = Quicksand = 712-487
8. Oz Sport Mad = BroncOz = 799-486
9. Bullbender = No C In Tagataese = 866-360
10. Badbetter = badbetter = 735-591
11. StuDogg101 = Shizzle My Nizzle = 807-557
12. Roger8 = Bankstown Kebabs = 623-431

LOSERS
1. jelejasof = west end warriors = 759-870
2. SI = Trousers (TBC)
3. No Worries = Ghost of Laurie Nichols (TBC)

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Week 2 - Top 2048 (Round 14)

FF username = DT team = Score

WINNERS
1. Simon Templar = Brothers = 982-862
2. OSM = BroncOz = 958-707
3. Roger8 = Bankstown Kebabs = 959-774
4. Clack Bocks = Clack Bocks = 966-689
5. Badbetter = Badbetter = 944-908
6. Bullbender=No C in Tagataese 826-819

LOSERS
1. Rippin and Tearin = Humza = 911-929
2. TheWeapon = TheWeapons = 864-1067
3. code delta = code delta = 825-864
4. Pacey's Best = Pacey's Best = 935-1009
5. Quicksand = quicksand = 752-979

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Week 3 - Top 1024 (Round 16)

FF username = DT team = Score

WINNERS
1. Badbetter = Badbetter 668-641
2. Roger8 = Bankstown Kebabs = 750 - 652
3. Clack Bocks = Clack Bocks 849 - 820
4. OSM = BroncOz = 887 - 699
5. Bullbender=No C In Tagataese 887 -773

LOSERS
1. Brothers 720-898

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Week 4 - Top 512 (Round 17)

FF username = DT team = Score

WINNERS
1. OSM = BroncOz = 982 - 767
2. Badbetter = Badbetter = 965 - 884
3. Roger8 = 1028 - 981

LOSERS
1. Clack Bocks (assumed)
2. Bullbender (assumed)

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I captained Mannering in eliminator so good start so far.

Our POD's of Mansour and Rapana cancelled each other out so it'll come down to:

Me: 83 + McCullough + Gallen + Taupau

Them: Fifita + Gallen (c) + Wallace

I have 18 playing this week.

VC on Gallen, C on Taumalolo, NuBrown's 32 is my current AE.


If I loophole I would sub Fuiamono out of my team. If Taumalolo + Fui than 120 I'll be ahead.
Taumalolo has had a few monster scores this year, so not a risk free proposition.

Would anyone loop in this scenario?


Also posted on the fantasy thread for no response, but might check here too.

Is Cam Smith in any sort of doubt for next week? Thinking of bringing him in tomorrow, allowing me to use my 2 trades next week on Pearce and Fifita.
Might just do it anyway - I want Smith in eventually anyway - and given he'll be coming in for Friend I'm not really losing a scorer if Smith doesn't play

My eliminator looks like coming to an end, filthy that they are including this round.

Why not just start a week earlier.

I need Taupau to score 42 or more or I'm out of eliminator - gonna be close!

Milchcow wrote:
I have 18 playing this week.

VC on Gallen, C on Taumalolo, NuBrown's 32 is my current AE.


If I loophole I would sub Fuiamono out of my team. If Taumalolo + Fui than 120 I'll be ahead.
Taumalolo has had a few monster scores this year, so not a risk free proposition.

Would anyone loop in this scenario?


Also posted on the fantasy thread for no response, but might check here too.

Is Cam Smith in any sort of doubt for next week? Thinking of bringing him in tomorrow, allowing me to use my 2 trades next week on Pearce and Fifita.
Might just do it anyway - I want Smith in eventually anyway - and given he'll be coming in for Friend I'm not really losing a scorer if Smith doesn't play

With Gallen's score of 88, I vote yes for loophole and you wouldn't think that Cam Smith will be in any doubt at all next week, perfect time for him to have the bye.

Id loophole too mate!

I'm taking a risk and captaining turbo. Guessing alot of top teams have few trades plus Johnson and merrin plus no smith should be interesting finish to the year.

Milchcow wrote:
I have 18 playing this week.

VC on Gallen, C on Taumalolo, NuBrown's 32 is my current AE.


If I loophole I would sub Fuiamono out of my team. If Taumalolo + Fui than 120 I'll be ahead.
Taumalolo has had a few monster scores this year, so not a risk free proposition.

Would anyone loop in this scenario?


Also posted on the fantasy thread for no response, but might check here too.

Is Cam Smith in any sort of doubt for next week? Thinking of bringing him in tomorrow, allowing me to use my 2 trades next week on Pearce and Fifita.
Might just do it anyway - I want Smith in eventually anyway - and given he'll be coming in for Friend I'm not really losing a scorer if Smith doesn't play

I would not. But that's someone who put the C on Gallen and doesn't have Cleary

Well despite taking advice from people I am competing with, I have gone and done the loop this morning.
At least in this comp, if Taumalolo does go big I at least get his score to count once after looping.

Every chance Fui will score less than NuBrown and count for my score anyway.


Barring further injury today, next week's trades are SJ - Pearce and Wallace/Merrin to Fifita

If Ma'u doesn't play next week may need to replace him instead, so hopefully he is good to go.

B/L wrote:My eliminator looks like coming to an end, filthy that they are including this round.

Why not just start a week earlier.

Its not like they are pushed for time. They could ditch round 13 and 16 as well, which would have stuffed a few people up.

Good luck to anyone left in.

Milchcow wrote:
Well despite taking advice from people I am competing with, I have gone and done the loop this morning.
At least in this comp, if Taumalolo does go big I at least get his score to count once after looping.

Every chance Fui will score less than NuBrown and count for my score anyway.


Barring further injury today,  next week's trades are SJ - Pearce and Wallace/Merrin to Fifita

If Ma'u doesn't play next week may need to replace him instead, so hopefully he is good to go.

It's good that you loopholed mate. I had a chance to loophole Mannering but because my AE was J.Hayne's fricken 12, I went with J.Trbojevic as captain. Thank goodness he scored a try but he still won't make 50. So if you got an 88 as captain and a reasonable AE, always take the loophole.................................

Roger8 wrote:I need Taupau to score 42 or more or I'm out of eliminator - gonna be close!

Bloody Taupau 4 short... he may update to 42 but can't take the risk so I've switched my reserves and I'll now need CWalker to outscore Fui by 4 points or more.