2018 NRL.com Fantasy Thread Part 61

Yawn, isn't there a loophole thread for all this?

hymenbustas wrote:Yawn, isn't there a loophole thread for all this?

Rewrite: *not having my 1500th post talk about the smut that is poolhooping.

Shout out to all the contributors on here! and to a slightly lesser extent those who just ask questions. But still. Shout out.

Personally, I know that this place offers a distraction from other shit I've got going on, I always enjoy logging on and having a stab at broncos fans, and talking about fantasy in general. Thanks to everyone.

Good luck with the final few rounds!

Sharks, Raiders, Broncos and Panthers tonight.

Four teams playing and I have one player (Fifi) after only having one player (Martin) last night.
Live rankings gonna kick my butt!

Currently sitting 1450 after starting the round at 1213.

Milchcow wrote:
NRL fantasy player decline

2014 there were 207,573 teams (this was when they did the 'Plate' comp after stuffing up round 1, so heaps of people had 2 teams)

2015 - 118,813

2016 - 112,477

2017 - don't have saved

2018 - 102,586 at the moment

It’s dropping quite fast actually. I think after this year a lot of people won’t play again so they might see the numbers under 100k.

This year because there are weekly prizes I’m sure there were heaps of sniper teams for the bye rounds. Again there would be plenty of people with multiple teams too

filthridden wrote:Sharks, Raiders, Broncos and Panthers tonight.

Four teams playing and I have one player (Fifi) after only having one player (Martin) last night.
Live rankings gonna kick my butt!

Currently sitting 1450 after starting the round at 1213.

Ah man I only have the one too

Whispers Jordan Periera will make NRL debut on wing for Dragons vs Cowboys with Nene Macdonald out Mann to stay on bench

multiple.scoregasms wrote:Whispers Jordan Periera will make NRL debut on wing for Dragons vs Cowboys with Nene Macdonald out Mann to stay on bench

That's fucking shit for Mann.

Weird that DWZ likely out and Luai to replace instead of Aekins who ran +300m on debut

3 for me tonight.

Fifita, Cotric, Rapana. First time ive ever had Rapana in my team.

Fortitude wrote:

Rewrite: *not having my 1500th post talk about the smut that is poolhooping.

Shout out to all the contributors on here! and to a slightly lesser extent those who just ask questions. But still. Shout out.

Personally, I know that this place offers a distraction from other shit I've got going on, I always enjoy logging on and having a stab at broncos fans, and talking about fantasy in general. Thanks to everyone.

Good luck with the final few rounds!

not thread-worthy three in off-topic always a good place to talk about anything you've got going on if you want to.

I seem to have killed the vibe in there by asking about home brew cider (that I will be drinking tomorrow night, all going to plan!)

Milchcow wrote:

Rippin and Tearin wrote:

Of interest, how come you needed to make three videos? 1 not enough? also, where are the videos, youtube?

I've not seen Loomer's videos, but Facebook groups are still full of people who don't understand the new system, even basic questions about getting an FRF to sub in for a WFB come in almost every week.


I understand some confusion (its still not clear to me what position a DPP emergency will fill if both positions require an AE) but some people have gone a whole season without realising that its moved on from the previous system.

I saw them yesterday-the beard has a voice!

SI wrote:

I saw them yesterday-the beard has a voice!

Milchcow wrote:
NRL fantasy player decline

2014 there were 207,573 teams (this was when they did the 'Plate' comp after stuffing up round 1, so heaps of people had 2 teams)

2015 - 118,813

2016 - 112,477

2017 - don't have saved

2018 - 102,586 at the moment

From memory there were around 180k playing before the Plate Comp. I could be wrong but either way, the biggest drop was between 2014 and 2015 after FanHub first wreaked their special kind of havoc.

filthridden wrote:

SI wrote:

How it is structured is there for all to use mate.  I don't think any die hard Fantasy player isn't aware of how the system is.  Just like last year, and the year before that.

FWIW I haven't used the poolhop this year at all; I get it, but it scares me  

It scares me too but I am a man who meets his fears head on like jumping out of a plane and going near lavender plants. That shit is disgusting.

I could understand if it was Coriander, that spectacular species of shit does not deserve a place in our World, but Lavender is a pretty weird hate/phobia.

Sorry for the forbidden chat but I have
17. Ponga
18. Martin - 46
19. Fainu
20. Clifford
21. Brimson

Should i chuck Fainu in? Think he can score better than 46?

SI wrote:

I could understand if it was Coriander, that spectacular species of shit does not deserve a place in our World, but Lavender is a pretty weird hate/phobia.

My best mate hates coriander and I love it.

Coriander and Lemongrass. Take me back to Thailand and Vietnam already!

Wacko saying Clifford would start from the bench. I hope not, this seems a total waste, might as well chuck him straight in.

StormTrooper96 wrote:Sorry for the forbidden chat but I have
17. Ponga
18. Martin - 46
19. Fainu
20. Clifford
21. Brimson

Should i chuck Fainu in? Think he can score better than 46?

Could be worth a punt, but was last week an anomoly? I guess that's the punt. I don't have him so I haven't paid attention to him at all while watching. 46 a pretty safe score though.

No Worries wrote:

You do realise there is an actual game being played which fantasy is based around ?

It's like saying my dogs shit because I forgot to feed my tamagotchi.

Are you trying to tell me that last night's game was worth watching if not for fantasy scores?

Mighty Fishes wrote:I’m amazed that the nrl doesn’t promote it at all. Too busy with gambling sites instead

Because the nrl gets a cut from the gambling companies.

Promoting fantasy is a cost that they have a hard time quantifying the value of. And its more of a long game. Ie most of us know that fantasy players watch more football, and in time, spend more money on the nrl, but that is hard to quantify on a pretty chart