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Fantasy Rugby - Looking Long-Term 2 views
08 April 2014 by The Swede Eaters
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Fantasy Rugby hurts when you run out of trades, but this doesn't have to happen!
For those people who are managers on fantasy rugby websites like www.testrugby.com then you will be aware of how difficult it is to juggle your trades with all the injuries, byes, suspensions and the resting of players. This is a nightmare with the current Super Rugby competition featuring such a long season where every team has two byes and some teams have the bye in the same round. Here is one technique that I am going to put into practice from now on, look for long-term value!
Always look long-term.
Managers must look at the draw going forward and try not to pick players you will only get a week or two out of because their team has the bye. It is also important to not give up on players after one or two poor performances. If they play 80 minutes every week, then they may come right. I give them the three strikes you are out policy. It is better to have someone playing and not earning many points than having a non-playing player on your roster earning the big fat zero. You can always use up the trades at the end of the season when most people have run out so you can pick players from finals bound teams.
Have you ever sacked a player, only for him to score big points the next round? I hate that feeling too! Adriaan Strauss has a lot to answer for!
There is also the temptation to pick a player after his strong performance one week or because he is playing the Cheetahs, but it is important you look longer term. I did this with Quade Cooper after he played the Lions and he has been a mixed bag since.
There is barely the scope to dump a player who is starting regularly for their team, even if their points production isn't very high. You simply do not get enough trades. So you must pick a player with a long-term option.
It is also difficult with the season being so long that players now struggle to be the points scoring machines as consistently as they used to be. It is hard for a player to be in good form from Round 1 through to the Super Rugby finals. Therefore it is important to pick starters that will be automatic team selections for the whole season, rather than benchwarmers. Injuries, byes, suspensions and rotations do happen and are the only reason to drop a player in my book.
Managers get allocated a limited number of trades in www.testrugby.com which adds to the challenge and makes it one of the best fantasy rugby games online.
You get an allocated number of trades at the start of each of these rounds. With 72 trades during the regular season in four batches and 20 trades for the finals, managers have to make some important decisions.
Round 5 18
Round 9 18
Round 1318
Round 17 18
Qualifiers 20
As an experienced Super Rugby manager of some repute, I did the unthinkable and had two non-playing team members in my squad having run out of trades. Kieran Read and Stephen Moore sat idle earning me zero points over the weekend, while Blade Thomson earned some points from the bench. It was relief when managers go a new allocation of trades, especially given that the Stormers, Blues and Hurricanes have the bye in Super Rugby Round 9.
What strategies do you use when playing www.testrugby.com or other fantasy sports?
http://www.superrugbytips.com/2014/04/fantasy-rugby-strategies-for-picking.html
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