Fantasy Super Rugby

Okay, building a complete 15-player fantasy Super Rugby team requires careful consideration of each position. Here's a lineup, incorporating strong performers and value picks, based on available information:
Fantasy Super Rugby Team:

• 1. Prop: Angus Bell (Waratahs) - Strong scrummager, good attacking presence.
• 2. Hooker: Matt Faessler (Reds) - Reliable set-piece work, contributes in open play.
• 3. Prop: Taniela Tupou (Waratahs) - Powerful, high impact player.
• 4. Lock: Tupou Vaa'i (Chiefs) - Solid set-piece, good work rate.
• 5. Lock: Patrick Tuipulotu (Blues) - Experienced, strong physical presence.
• 6. Flanker: Fraser McReight (Reds) - Excellent turnover ability, high tackle count.
• 7. Flanker: Dalton Papali'i (Blues) - High work rate, strong ball carrier.
• 8. Number 8: Hoskins Sotutu (Blues) - Dynamic ball carrier, strong in open play.
• 9. Scrum-half: Cam Roigard (Hurricanes) - Excellent distribution, sniping runs.
• 10. Fly-half: Damian McKenzie (Chiefs) - Playmaking genius, high scoring potential.
• 11. Wing: Mark Telea (Blues) - Dangerous finisher, high try-scoring threat.
• 12. Centre: Anton Lienert-Brown (Chiefs) - Solid distributor, strong defender.
• 13. Centre: Rieko Ioane (Blues) - very high impact player.
• 14. Wing: Corey Toole (Brumbies) - very fast, and a high try scoring threat.
• 15. Fullback: Shaun Stevenson (Chiefs) - very high attacking threat.

@Bones said in Fantasy Super Rugby:

Scrum-half: Cam Roigard (Hurricanes) - Excellent distribution, sniping runs.
Fly-half: Damian McKenzie (Chiefs) - Playmaking genius, high scoring potential.

With DMac not available and Roigard on the bench this week there will have to be some nifty selections this week.

@Bones said in Fantasy Super Rugby:

Okay, building a complete 15-player fantasy Super Rugby team requires careful consideration of each position. Here's a lineup, incorporating strong performers and value picks, based on available information:
Fantasy Super Rugby Team:

• 1. Prop: Angus Bell (Waratahs) - Strong scrummager, good attacking presence.
• 2. Hooker: Matt Faessler (Reds) - Reliable set-piece work, contributes in open play.
• 3. Prop: Taniela Tupou (Waratahs) - Powerful, high impact player.
• 4. Lock: Tupou Vaa'i (Chiefs) - Solid set-piece, good work rate.
• 5. Lock: Patrick Tuipulotu (Blues) - Experienced, strong physical presence.
• 6. Flanker: Fraser McReight (Reds) - Excellent turnover ability, high tackle count.
• 7. Flanker: Dalton Papali'i (Blues) - High work rate, strong ball carrier.
• 8. Number 8: Hoskins Sotutu (Blues) - Dynamic ball carrier, strong in open play.
• 9. Scrum-half: Cam Roigard (Hurricanes) - Excellent distribution, sniping runs.
• 10. Fly-half: Damian McKenzie (Chiefs) - Playmaking genius, high scoring potential.
• 11. Wing: Mark Telea (Blues) - Dangerous finisher, high try-scoring threat.
• 12. Centre: Anton Lienert-Brown (Chiefs) - Solid distributor, strong defender.
• 13. Centre: Rieko Ioane (Blues) - very high impact player.
• 14. Wing: Corey Toole (Brumbies) - very fast, and a high try scoring threat.
• 15. Fullback: Shaun Stevenson (Chiefs) - very high attacking threat.

I'd pop a Tizzano in the loose forwards, he's been a Fantasy points machine. Not including Ardie in your team is a big call as well. Quite a few players you've listed aren't available this week. I hope people use this team this week.

Tupou was a massive flop for me last week, he's getting the boot.

An FYI for everyone, the form fantasy side so far based on average points per game is:

1. M Pearce (Force)
2. R Riccitelli (Blues)
3. T Robertson (Force)
4. D Swain (Force)
5. C Grace (Crusaders) - he's listed as a lock but plays in the loose, good chance he scores more points
6. S Parker (Chiefs)
7. C Tizzano (Force)
8. A Savea (Moana)
9. C Roigard (Hurricanes)
10. D McKenzie (Chiefs)
11. S Reece (Crusaders)
12. Q Tupaea (Chiefs)
13. A Leinert-Brown (Chiefs)
14. C Tangitau (Highlanders)
15. K Taumoefalou (Moana Pasifika)

Good advice, I ignored Pearce last week despite his previous scores then and both Force props scored so well.

FFS.

I only have scores for Vaai and Riccitelli in the forwards so far and both of them individually scored more than these 3 together.

Lol

@Bones my canes already almost outscored my chiefs...

anyone got any spare boosters ?

@BerhamporeNinja I've only got the unlimited budget left...but the way the values don't go up or down I haven't found I need.that?

I feel like I've had a pretty poor round so far, but have boosted from 15th to 8th on our leaderboard, so most people struggling a bit

@No-Quarter I stayed on 16th with 1 player yet to play.

22nd with 4 yet to play.. there is hope!

@taniwharugby its a waste of a space, i have that booster left aswell and dont see any use in it, majority of the "high end" players are continously getting low scores except for guys like Mckenzie, who show up week in week out. but you get guys like Taumoefolou and Tangitau who are always getting high scores but cost less to purchase. the value of these players should increase

@Bones

Next time I'll pay some attention to the location and weather forecast.

Yeah I did read comments on here about the likely weather beforehand and thought maybe it wouldn't be that bad, then I watched a few minutes and it looked like a slip and slide ad. Hoping Jordan, Reece and Havilli can help me make some ground up today.

Updated table after round 4, TheBerhamporeNinja re-takes the lead

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Adding to the above. The big movers this week were Phil who gained two spots to move into 4th, @Carter B who went from 10th to 6th, @bobily who went from 20th to 11th, myself (thankfully) who was able to move from 17th to 5th (Thanks Beauden) and @boozeathletic who went from 14th to 9th.

Congrats to @Mikey_Woa, @Bones who have also entered the top 20.

Worst pick of the week was Isaia Walker-Leawere who scored -1 points. He probably deserved more for smiling like a dick when he walked off the park after being yellow carded.

Roigard is so far ahead of the other halfbacks in this scoring format that he still gets top score for the week off the bench.

The Fiji game was a nice reminder to check forecasts....

Fighting for the wooden spoon!

Oosh, 23rd upto 3rd in the competitive TSF league...might be time to retire before the round ends.

@taniwharugby said in Fantasy Super Rugby:

Oosh, 23rd upto 3rd in the competitive TSF league...might be time to retire before the round ends.

Not a bad shift from you in the last 24 hours.

@taniwharugby I'm stunned that you picked Ikitau as captain then he scored three tries!

@HugeCarrot2 last minute decision

@HugeCarrot2 said in Fantasy Super Rugby:

@taniwharugby I'm stunned that you picked Ikitau as captain then he scored three tries!

I saw how well he was playing and wondered who I'd swapped him for. I fucking still have him!

Forgot to change my captain though

Enjoy double captain Reece and Jordan only to sit down after dinner and see ALB out and my team taking a zero argh...

@HugeCarrot2 I left Godfrey as my captain by mistake. Also being shafted by Lam back to the wing, if Taele is carving up then...

Week 5 update:

@RacingCarrot makes the shift up to top spot after scoring 899 points this week. A great time to use two boosters tripling up with Reece and selecting Jordan as your second captain.

@BerhamporeNinja dropped down from 1st to 4th, with @bobily managing to rise from 11th to 5th this week scoring 812 points.

I don't think many had Macca Springer in their team but he would have been the best selection of the week scoring 5 tries for the Crusaders. Infact if you had all three Crusader outside backs this week, you would be doing very well.

The most up to date top 20 is below.

this is a stupid game

@Canes4life game seems far too geared towards backs.

Think the scoring needs to add a bit more weight to tackles, tackle assists, rucks etc.

Harry WIlson is the highest scoring Forward in 9th on 210, 91 behind leader Reece.

In the top 20 there are 4 forwards: Wilson (9th) Tizzano (12th on 206) Riccitelli (15th on 190 points) and then Deverey (20th on 170)

@taniwharugby said in Fantasy Super Rugby:

@Canes4life game seems far too geared towards backs.

Think the scoring needs to add a bit more weight to tackles, tackle assists, rucks etc.

Harry WIlson is the highest scoring Forward in 9th on 210, 91 behind leader Reece.

In the top 20 there are 4 forwards: Wilson (9th) Tizzano (12th on 206) Riccitelli (15th on 190 points) and then Deverey (20th on 170)

Agreed, Kirifi's performance on the weekend deserved a lot more than what he got from a points perspective. I also feel like Aussie players, especially loosies and props tend to pick up a lot more points so not sure how it's all tracked.

Nothing like the feeling of the Crusaders back three with 8 tries in 70 minutes and me picking Jordan with zero of them - luckily he crawled over for one at the end.

The fact the cost of players doesn't change and the cap is huge, means picking is not that strategic, just tactical. That said, I am still shit at it

Feels like a bit too much luck involved with picking players that score loads of tries, especially in the forwards (I.E. if you happen to pick a forward that scores a try or two, you are in the money, even if other forwards had much better games). Agree with the above, forward play is massively under valued and that is where people that actually understand rugby can do well as it takes a bit more nous to identify a forward doing all the sh*t work to get their team over the line.

I also really hope they introduce player value going up and down next season, as managing a budget and picking the cheap players that you think will score well is half the fun.

@No-Quarter I think an easy way to deal with it would be limit x number of trades per week, but if you have a player on a Bye, it is a 'free' trade, and also have a bench, so if a starting player drops out, one of your bench is automatically promoted to have a full contingent of 15 players earning points.

All other fantasy games I have played involve the fluctuating values.

Not as many obvious standouts this week. I'm avoiding getting too involved in the Crusaders/Blues or Waratahs/Brumbies games, mostly looking to Chiefs, a few from Force vs Drua and a few in the Highlanders/Reds. At least weather doesn't seem a factor anywhere. Just went with Mckenzie as captain, seems the safest option this week.

@HugeCarrot2 said in Fantasy Super Rugby:

Not as many obvious standouts this week. I'm avoiding getting too involved in the Crusaders/Blues or Waratahs/Brumbies games, mostly looking to Chiefs, a few from Force vs Drua and a few in the Highlanders/Reds. At least weather doesn't seem a factor anywhere. Just went with Mckenzie as captain, seems the safest option this week.

Yeah, the halfback pick for this week is a hard one with Roigard out. Not sure who to pick there. I'm tempted to pick Reece and Jordan in my back three but feel like the Blues will be able to negate them a lot more than the Force could. I think I've got my pack sorted for this week, even with Savea and McReight out.

I just went the Brumbies guy, didn't really see any obviously good option. I found it hard to find a third loose forward with Wilson and Tizzano.

@HugeCarrot2 said in Fantasy Super Rugby:

I just went the Brumbies guy, didn't really see any obviously good option. I found it hard to find a third loose forward with Wilson and Tizzano.

I find it frustrating the Chiefs keep starting Roe, if they started Ratima he would have been my pick. Not confident on Roe though so still undecided. Preston could be a good pick but Hotham is on the bench this week so Preston will likely get pulled early.

These late pregame injury rule outs like Vaa'i are getting really annoying....