2018 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 3

Milchcow wrote:

Speaking of which - how many players are people going to try and get for the bye rounds

Maximum possible availability is 33 players over the 2 bye rounds (field a full 17 in round 13, with 4 AE spots being taken by R17 players, then use all 12 trades between R13 and R17 to trade R13 players out and R17 players in)

Every origin player that you keep reduces your max available bye players by 1.

So if you have Smith and Tedesco as keepers, and no other origin players, then the most you can field is 31 players over 2 rounds.

Which assumes no injuries or suspensions in rounds 13+17, and that you spend all 10 trades between bye rounds replacing R13 players with round 17 players.

And assuming you keep Smith and Tedesco - you can only keep 2 other players through both byes, everyone else has to be traded out.


Realistically, that is not going to happen, so what sort of coverage are people going to look for. Will 13 each week be OK for most people?
15 or more both weeks seems unattainable without killing your team for other rounds

Milchcow wrote:

Speaking of which - how many players are people going to try and get for the bye rounds

Maximum possible availability is 33 players over the 2 bye rounds (field a full 17 in round 13, with 4 AE spots being taken by R17 players, then use all 12 trades between R13 and R17 to trade R13 players out and R17 players in)

Every origin player that you keep reduces your max available bye players by 1.

So if you have Smith and Tedesco as keepers, and no other origin players, then the most you can field is 31 players over 2 rounds.

Which assumes no injuries or suspensions in rounds 13+17, and that you spend all 10 trades between bye rounds replacing R13 players with round 17 players.

And assuming you keep Smith and Tedesco - you can only keep 2 other players through both byes, everyone else has to be traded out.


Realistically, that is not going to happen, so what sort of coverage are people going to look for. Will 13 each week be OK for most people?
15 or more both weeks seems unattainable without killing your team for other rounds

SI wrote:I will be picking the best team I can come round 1, with no eyes on the byes.  Bit of a cliché but even more so than normal you need to be right up there from Round 1, not as many opportunities to peg back back points.

my tv broke wrote:

SI wrote:I will be picking the best team I can come round 1, with no eyes on the byes.  Bit of a cliché but even more so than normal you need to be right up there from Round 1, not as many opportunities to peg back back points.

If youve got the best team for the early rounds it means youre both a) scoring points, and b) most likely making good cash too. Even if yoj miss a cow or two, if yojre smashing out points you can afford to use trades to gain cows

So end result is youre in a great position to deal with byes. Just need to be smart.

"Runs on the board" if you will

Pookus McFly wrote:Hooper on 360 just said Brennan told him that he sees Cartwright as a ball playing 13. Would make him a must have if it unfilded that way early and shelve Arrow further down my wish list

Pookus McFly wrote:Hooper on 360 just said Brennan told him that he sees Cartwright as a ball playing 13. Would make him a must have if it unfilded that way early and shelve Arrow further down my wish list

Pookus McFly wrote:Hooper on 360 just said Brennan told him that he sees Cartwright as a ball playing 13. Would make him a must have if it unfilded that way early and shelve Arrow further down my wish list

my tv broke wrote:

Pookus McFly wrote:Hooper on 360 just said Brennan told him that he sees Cartwright as a ball playing 13. Would make him a must have if it unfilded that way early and shelve Arrow further down my wish list

Has cartwright ever played in the middle?

Doesnt realy seem like hed have the workrate for it. At least at this stage of his career

my tv broke wrote: Cartright defendin at 2nd row and just being given a license to roam in attack makes more sense to me. Arrow is a guy who will make 45 tackles a game in the middle without breaking a sweat. You keep him there

SI wrote:

Just had a squiz and from what I can see, no.  What did the panel say about it?  

my tv broke wrote:Arrow is basically a new Corey Parker. Using him any other way than a big minute lock would be a waste of a good signing for the titans.

Pookus McFly wrote:Yeah I would agree with Manners. But I am still going Brown for $115k less!