NRL Fantasy 2019 Part 45

As people were asking about it here is captain choice progression (all percentages taken from the poing in time I do my BEs, so normally just after the round has completed, so there will be slight inaccuracies if people have logged on early to change captain choice)

Round 1
Damien Cook 16.81
Andrew Fifita 14.64
Cameron Smith 12.25
Jason Taumalolo 8.81
Jake Trbojevic 7.46
Jake Friend 3.12
Kalyn Ponga 2.59
Martin Taupau 2.05
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 1.79
James Tedesco 1.76
Nathan Cleary 1.74
Andrew McCullough 1.2
Cameron McInnes 1.11
Latrell Mitchell 1.01


Round 2
Damien Cook 17.02
Andrew Fifita 16.16
Cameron Smith 12.32
Jason Taumalolo 10.5
Jake Trbojevic 6.66
Jake Friend 3.77
Kalyn Ponga 2.26
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 1.97
Martin Taupau 1.83
Nathan Cleary 1.59
James Tedesco 1.58
Andrew McCullough 1.07
Latrell Mitchell 1.03
Michael Morgan 1.01

Round 3
Damien Cook 18.02
Cameron Smith 13.96
Andrew Fifita 12.53
Jake Trbojevic 7.18
Sam Burgess 6.04
Jake Friend 3.36
Jai Arrow 2.36
Robbie Farah 2.33
Jason Taumalolo 2.21
Martin Taupau 1.99
Kalyn Ponga 1.91
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 1.67
James Tedesco 1.36
Nathan Cleary 1.18
Andrew McCullough 1.08
Cameron McInnes 1.03

Round 4
Damien Cook 16.7
Cameron Smith 14.28
Andrew Fifita 10.23
Jake Trbojevic 6.57
John Bateman 4.5
Sam Burgess 4.44
Robbie Farah 2.83
James Tedesco 2.38
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 2.26
Cameron McInnes 2.26
Kalyn Ponga 2.07
Martin Taupau 1.91
Jason Taumalolo 1.78
Daly Cherry-Evans 1.47
Nathan Cleary 1.23
Adam Reynolds 1.17
Jai Arrow 1.13

Round 5
Damien Cook 18.01
Andrew Fifita 13.82
Cameron Smith 12.43
Jake Trbojevic 5.98
Sam Burgess 3.22
Robbie Farah 3.08
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 2.72
Kalyn Ponga 2.7
Cameron McInnes 2.5
James Tedesco 2.5
John Bateman 2.46
Martin Taupau 1.84
Daly Cherry-Evans 1.66
Jason Taumalolo 1.63
Cameron Murray 1.45
Cameron Munster 1.17

Round 6
Damien Cook 20
Cameron Smith 12.37
Andrew Fifita 7.6
Jake Trbojevic 6.33
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 4.97
Robbie Farah 3.8
Kalyn Ponga 3.22
John Bateman 2.84
Cameron McInnes 2.83
Sam Burgess 2.57
Daly Cherry-Evans 2.26
James Tedesco 1.94
Martin Taupau 1.72
Jason Taumalolo 1.58
Cameron Munster 1.22
Jai Arrow 1.06

Round 7
Damien Cook 19.35
Cameron Smith 13.39
Andrew Fifita 10.34
John Bateman 6.11
Jake Trbojevic 5.04
Kalyn Ponga 3.54
Robbie Farah 2.84
Daly Cherry-Evans 2.8
Sam Burgess 2.17
Cameron McInnes 2.06
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 1.93
James Tedesco 1.82
Jason Taumalolo 1.55
Martin Taupau 1.39
Nathan Cleary 1.25
Cameron Munster 1.14

Looking at those numbers, comparing how each players percentage change each week, you can get a fair idea of the percentage of people who create a team and don't touch it after round 1. The percentages all hover around the same initial figure, only moving a couple of percent either way.

Jack Murchie posted a pic on social media of his arm in a cast.

Raiders training in Brisbane on Saturdya is a closed session apparently, no public allowed.

bluetige wrote:

A problem would be created if your captain was injured after 11min. One way of solving the problem would be NOT to have captains or vice-captains

Lol sounds like when two kids are fighting over a toy and parent takes it from both of them

It's hard to pin down exactly how many people are active on their team. There's a lot of people who deliberately set and forget a captain all year.

But look at Jake Friend - high captaincy for the first 3 weeks. Although he didn't play in round 2, he was named in the initial team, and coming off a 90+ score it's not surprising his captaincy went up (can't remember if he pulled out before or after lockout)

After getting injured again in round 3 his captaincy plummeted
But he is still captain of around 0.7% of teams.

Friend ownership has dropped from over 9000 to about 3500, so almost 2/3rd of owners have ditched him. Is that reflective of general teams and how many are actively trading?

Taumalolo still had 1.5% captaincy in round 5 when he hadn't been playing for weeks.

Smarter to just pick up Taumalolo now and reasses these cows after a week? I can’t afford a dud atm. It’s not like his BE is ludicrously high.

Bateman to lolo? Hold Garner for now and sell for a cow next week

Adrianoooo wrote:Smarter to just pick up Taumalolo now and reasses these cows after a week?

Its smart if he scores 80

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Any testing roles going?




Im kidding, they don't test.

While we are at it - HPSNZ advertising for a data analyst position. They could do worse than a few jokers on here. In all seriousness, PM me if you are interested.

Archer wrote:
Any testing roles going?




Im kidding, they don't test.

Haha

my tv broke wrote:This is a great opportunity to join a passionate team working on some of the most exciting digital sports products in Australia, if you have the skills mentioned we’d love to hear from you.

Employment Type: Full-Time
ROLE: Front End Developer
COMPANY: FANHUB MEDIA

bluetige wrote:
Apply mate, I'll give you a reference, as will everyone else on this forum (and the FB groups too)

At a guess this job pays less, and is in a different city to mtb.

When NRLStats used to advertise every year for stats collectors it was paying jack all, and expecting you to work past midnight on weekends.

I imagine this pays better than that, but without even knowing what mtb does now, this job would be a step down (but if you really loved fantasy might be a fun job, although you'd become ineligible for prizes)

Milchy wrote:


At a guess this job pays less, and is in a different city to mtb.

When NRLStats used to advertise every year for stats collectors it was paying jack all, and expecting you to work past midnight on weekends.

I imagine this pays better than that, but without even knowing what mtb does now, this job would be a step down (but if you really loved fantasy might be a fun job, although you'd become ineligible for prizes)

Almost applied for a kayo test role but this was pretty much the reason I didn't. Not because it's a step down from what I'm currently doing... But from what I should be. Still, thought crossed my mind because its something that interests me.

Milchy wrote:


At a guess this job pays less, and is in a different city to mtb.

When NRLStats used to advertise every year for stats collectors it was paying jack all, and expecting you to work past midnight on weekends.

I imagine this pays better than that, but without even knowing what mtb does now, this job would be a step down (but if you really loved fantasy might be a fun job, although you'd become ineligible for prizes)

The pay is comparable, going off the job ad (though tbh i don't have the qualifications or range of experience), though yeah, its in Melbourne.

Devs make pretty good coin these days.

Interesting that Cook went Niko. Was very tempted myself but ultimately the fact that even a big score won't see him rise much meant it wasn't a priority. Definitely one to watch though, maybe even next weeks trade. Extra points from kicking you'd think and he was one of the options for Goal kicking too wasn't he? Could see him getting 5-8 points extra from that alone. If he thrives with green as a partner could see him being a 10-12 point better scorer which would put him potentially as a pod keeper. Maybe. All big ifs though

my tv broke wrote:

The pay is comparable, going off the job ad (though tbh i don't have the qualifications or range of experience), though yeah, its in Melbourne.

Devs make pretty good coin these days.

Noone ever has the full range of experience most jobs ask for do they? Just highlight your strengths and make the rest up as you go.

(I say this as someone who's been at the same company for so long that my most recent resume is dated last millennium)

Milchy wrote:

Noone ever has the full range of experience most jobs ask for do they? Just highlight your strengths and make the rest up as you go.

(I say this as someone who's been at the same company for so long that my most recent resume is dated last millennium)

Agree. Your resume is your site. Your understanding of the requirements are beyond what anyone else applying can demonstrate.

The hardest thing when hiring developers is to find the right person that gets what the end user needs. You have that in spades. Technical skills can be developed on the job, the mindset, understanding and passion for the role aren't things you learn. Even things like active participation in forums like this should count heavily in your favour.

No Worries wrote:I'm thinking about doing nothing and day drinking today after pulling an all nighter with work. To start my day with a laugh, can I get a shout out from anyone who captained Bateman last week and Fifi this week. There's gotta be some out there.

I’m in that group too
I had the C on Ponga until about an hour before kickoff.
Watch him get a banner now.