Game Day 2024 Fantasy Round 8 Discussion

[samFFC]

More freefalling.

1,962
Down to 6.3k

Hope I can start moving up pre byes…..

 

[dplggr47]

2058. Only had Rozee as a problem, but he still outscored every one of my bench players, so not really a big problem. Went up about 3.5k spots to just inside the top 18k.

 

[staffa002]

Cant believe i got 2182 thanks to the dunks. Avoided most of the carnage but envious of the zorko owners. Would have been glorious watching him as a owner.

 

[Sixpence]

1938. Dropped 2k to 28k.

Not the worst given how much of a disaster the week was.

 

[Coasters7]

Yep. While a lot is knowledge and research on players roles and positions, luck almost always dictates who finishes in the top 100 or top 1k.

Prime example is the bloke on top after this round. No Green plus has Zorko. Absolute fluke and really completely undeserved. Zorko is not a smart play whilst Green in the wet should be a monty for 120. Instead it’s a 175 point swing over most people who have Green, and no Zork

 

[Corkintheocean]

I'm not talking to any Zorko owners for 24 hours. Unbelievably kissed.

 

[KBLT]

Hurry up already, I want to rage trade

 

[Corkintheocean]

Prime example is the bloke on top after this round. No Green plus has Zorko. Absolute fluke and really completely undeserved. Zorko is not a smart play whilst Green in the wet should be a monty for 120. Instead it’s a 175 point swing over most people who have Green, and no Zork

Zorko is avg 121.5 in the last four weeks since I brought him in...how long does he have to continue like that until it's deemed a 'smart play'?

 

[Phar Ace]

2058. Only had Rozee as a problem, but he still outscored every one of my bench players, so not really a big problem. Went up about 3.5k spots to just inside the top 18k.

Similar, 2066, though did the loop with Rozee and sat him on the bench but ended up taking Gallager's 47 instead - meh 4pts. Some serious reno's required for the FWD line. Still, now back in to the top 10000 for an 8012 ranking. Now I can feature in some of those great Venn diagrams!

 

[Coasters7]

Zorko is avg 121.5 in the last four weeks since I brought him in...how long does he have to continue like that until it's deemed a 'smart play'?

Scoring wise definitely. But unless you got him at 800, bringing in a 35 year old bloke with a long history of soft tissue injuries for is nuts. If you told me one of Green or Zorko would have a 7 point game it’s Zork every day of the week.

 

[SM]

Filthy with myself flinching at Sheez's EO yesterday.

 

[matty lloyd the champ]

Prime example is the bloke on top after this round. No Green plus has Zorko. Absolute fluke and really completely undeserved. Zorko is not a smart play whilst Green in the wet should be a monty for 120. Instead it’s a 175 point swing over most people who have Green, and no Zorko.

I've been following last year's AFL fantasy winner's team for the season so far and he was ranked 2000 odd going into this round. His rank would have plummeted with Tom Green, Whitfield, Fyfe on his field as well as the standard picks like Yeo and Macrae as well.

You can't tell me that he magically got tha much worse as a coach after winning it last year.

 

[Uptipp]

2000s to 12000s and lost to a ghost ship running cofield ,sexton, and sanders all on field

 

[SM]

I've been following last year's AFL fantasy winner's team for the season so far and he was ranked 2000 odd going into this round. His rank would have plummeted with Tom Green, Whitfield, Fyfe on his field as well as the standard picks like Yeo and Macrae as well.

You can't tell me that he magically got tha much worse as a coach after winning it last year.

Is the concept of luck playing a part in this game just occurring to you?

 

[Corkintheocean]

Scoring wise definitely. But unless you got him at 800, bringing in a 35 year old bloke with a long history of soft tissue injuries for is nuts. If you told me one of Green or Zorko would have a 7 point game it’s Zork every day of the week.

Maybe just week days.

 

[matty lloyd the champ]

Is the concept of luck playing a part in this game just occurring to you?

I'm saying that people understate the amount of luck involved with the game in the top end of the rankings but thanks for the smart ass response.

 

[TheRednWhite]

So ******* happy my cursed soul somehow burgled a hat a few years ago. At least I have something to take away from this dumb game and something to show the grandkids. Dumb, dumb game this is

 

[Cm Perfect]

Zorko is avg 121.5 in the last four weeks since I brought him in...how long does he have to continue like that until it's deemed a 'smart play'?

You already won, a 180 is insane, anything could happen from here and you're still ahead over non owners. Great early trade in

 

[Cm Perfect]

On the skill v luck point - getting to the top 5k-ish before the byes is pure skill, you can't fluke that strong an early start as you need to nail the early picks when there's limited in-season data.

From there luck plays a massive part and it's also a different type of skill needed as well, balancing when to be aggressive/POD picking and when to play a straight bat, definitely a weak spot in my game as I usually peak in R3/4 each year then go backwards

 

[ShotTakesOnly]

Last night, I was controlling SFlanders with puppet strings to ensure he scored at least 100. All me! 100% skill. Cm Perfect

 

[Barrybran]

2011 and out 400 places to 6,080

Looks like a wild round. Some massive scores and some absolute nightmares. I seem to have found myself in the middle. Caught the Kennedy bullet early but was forced into playing six rookies on field. Wilson and Windsor scoring 199 between them outscoring the likes of Sheezel, Whitfield, Stewart, Yeo and Gawn. My only real mistake was keeping Lohmann on the bench as I had a chance to flick Flanders / Graham / Clohesy before the last game.

 

[tigs2010]

I'm just salty at Corkintheocean for not telling me to get on the Zork train at the same time.

 

[Mezzoculo]

2000s to 12000s and lost to a ghost ship running cofield ,sexton, and sanders all on field

 

[Ah12]

Curtin won’t be dropped, trust.

Getting subbed is never a good sign. Hoping he gets a good run at it.

 

[Phar Ace]

I'm just salty at Corkintheocean for not telling me to get on the Zork train at the same time.

But you didn't listen to me either (I didn't listen to me either - but that's another story ).