Fantasy Super Rugby

Should've taken Mafile'o as a prop. Any prop that scores a try is streaking ahead in the points.

@antipodean i changed him out 5 minutes before kick off ‍️

Not sure what went worse, subbing out Savea this week or putting Kyren in in the backs, didn't get many chances.

Bit ridiculous that you're locked in for an injured player. I have Hurley in my team and I'm stuck with a guy with zero points...

@Mr-Fish my only consolation with his zero was i gave Tavatavanawai triple captain which didnt pay off as well as hoped...should left it with Ardie.

I did move from 20-somethingth to 7th

@Mr-Fish said in Fantasy Super Rugby:

Bit ridiculous that you're locked in for an injured player. I have Hurley in my team and I'm stuck with a guy with zero points...

Only until next week. Once their team starts playing they're locked in. Stops people swapping for players who are having a Stormer

@Mr-Fish said in Fantasy Super Rugby:

Bit ridiculous that you're locked in for an injured player. I have Hurley in my team and I'm stuck with a guy with zero points...

Was thinking for these they should have some kind of a system where they get swapped for the replacement or if the replacement is categorised under a different position then the next guy in that position. Probably ends up too convoluted in some instances I guess.

@Bones yea you should have subs, so if a player is injured and drops out, your sub in that position automatically goes in.

@Machpants said in Fantasy Super Rugby:

@Mr-Fish said in Fantasy Super Rugby:

Bit ridiculous that you're locked in for an injured player. I have Hurley in my team and I'm stuck with a guy with zero points...

Only until next week. Once their team starts playing they're locked in. Stops people swapping for players who are having a Stormer

Yeah that's what I mean. If a player doesn't feature in the match-day 23 then they shouldn't be locked in, even if their team has played. You still wouldn't be able to switch to a player in the middle of their game, but you could switch to a player who has a game at a later time or on another day.

@taniwharugby said in Fantasy Super Rugby:

@Bones yea you should have subs, so if a player is injured and drops out, your sub in that position automatically goes in.

Definitely they should do that as it would then people would be morely to watch the games knowing they can sub out players.

Our third different leader in three weeks with @Dolamite taking poll position after another exciting round of Super Rugby. Other big moves see @BerhamporeNinja move from 9th to 2nd and @darreninusa go from 18th to 5th.

@Canes4life used my double captain booster and still did worse than ever.

Good to see my slow decline to the bottom of the ladder is in progress, as predicted

@Bones said in Fantasy Super Rugby:

@Canes4life used my double captain booster and still did worse than ever.

yep, I gave mine to Tavatavanawai...after the Highlander game i was up in the top 6, nek minut back to reality...

@taniwharugby said in Fantasy Super Rugby:

@Bones said in Fantasy Super Rugby:

@Canes4life used my double captain booster and still did worse than ever.

yep, I gave mine to Tavatavanawai...after the Highlander game i was up in the top 6, nek minut back to reality...

Yeah DMac and Jim.

too early to try something new?

AI might be too smart.....listed Finn Hurley at halfback :cat_face_with_tears_of_joy:

@Kiwiwomble Apart from picking the midget in the normal midget position, did it come in under budget?

@antipodean didn;t get as far as checking the budget, first list only had 12 names....second one had 19...so i went with

"taking all rules and the fixture list into consideration, can you give me the best 15 players across the positions available"

listed aaron smith

so i refined

"aaron smith left super rugby a few years ago, taking all rules, squad and injury lists and the fixture list into consideration, can you give me the best 15 players across the positions available"

and it listed brad weber.......

So your AI is Scott Robertson?

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.