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Mister Chief posted:SA teams only this weekend mate. Yeah, I know. I'm counting on the sweet, sweet money to roll in starting week 2.
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Feb 13, 2014 08:00
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Best Friends Forever is in the league. Someone has to come last, I guess.
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Feb 13, 2014 08:17
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Vagabundo posted:What are your teams? 01. Owen Franks (Crusaders) 02. Corey Flynn (Crusaders) 03. Ben Franks (Hurricanes) 04. Flip van der Merwe (Bulls) 05. Brodie Retallick (Chiefs) 06. Kane Barrett (Blues) 07. Kieran Read (Crusaders) 08. Phillip van der Walt (Cheetahs) 09. TJ Perenara (Hurricanes) 10. Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes) 11. Benji Marshall (Blues) 12. Conrad Smith (Hurricanes) 13. Francois Steyn (Sharks) 14. Israel Folau (Waratahs) 15. Ben Smith (Highlanders) 16. Greg Holmes (Reds) 17. Stephen Moore (Brumbies) 18. Chris van Zyl (Lions) 19. Shalk Berger (Stormers) 20. Will Genia (Reds) 21. Marty Banks (Hurricanes) 22. Ryan Crotty (Crusaders) 23. Nemani Nadolo (Crusaders) For the second year in a row, Fox Sports' lack of research has allowed me to get 2 Fly Halves in my starting 15  - Candy Update Welsh grocery stores don't sell Rhys' Pieces, but my local supermarket is selling this : 
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Feb 13, 2014 08:40
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My Team Traitors: 01. Tendai Mtawarira (Sharks) 02. Keven Mealamu (Blues) 03. Werner Kruger (Bulls) 04. Tom Donnelly (Blues) 05. Franco van der Merwe (Lions) 06. Richie McCaw (Crusaders - Captain) 07. Ardie Savea (Hurricanes - Vice Captain) 08. Ryan Kankowski (Sharks) 09. Aaron Smith (Highlanders) 10. Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes) 11. Julian Savea (Hurricanes) 12. Francis Saili (Blues) 13. Ryan Crotty (Crusaders) 14. Charles Piutau (Blues) 15. Ben Smith (Hurricanes) 16. Charlie Faumuina (Blues) 17. Dane Coles (Hurricanes) 18. Sam Whitelock (Crusaders) 19. Jerome Kaino (Blues) 20. Andrew Ellis (Crusaders) 21. Louis Fouche (Bulls) 22. Francois Venter (Cheetahs) 23. Willie Le Roux (Cheetahs) Edit: I may make some changes to above as some of the selections were based on the idea that only SA teams were playing this weekend and I would trade a couple of players out after that (not counting injuries too). ElectroMagneticJosh fucked around with this message at 10:09 on Feb 13, 2014 |
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Feb 13, 2014 09:57
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Vagabundo posted:What are your teams? The Fightin' Flatulists are: You benched Jean de Villiers? I've gone for Team Failure! 1. Laurens Adriaanse 2. Ben Funnell 3. Benn Robinson 4. Francois Uys 5. Rob Simmons 6. George Whitelock 7. Warren Whiteley 8. Liam Gill 9. Francois Hougaard 10. Christian Lealiifano 11. Israel Folau 12. Ryan Crotty 13. Jean de Villiers 14. Julian Savea 15. Ben Smith 16. Ben Alexander 17. Mahonri Schwalger 18. Hugh Pyle 19. Chris Alcock 20. Alby Mathewson 21. Chris Noakes 22. Jono Lance 23. Gio Aplon I only have 4 players playing on Saturday, this seems like a bad thing.
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Feb 13, 2014 10:44
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Mine's just the Lions.
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Feb 13, 2014 10:51
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For my professional drinking team I went for players with alcohol related incidents in the past.
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Feb 13, 2014 11:58
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Hatari 1: Coenie Oosthuizen - Cheetahs 2: Dean Greyling - Bulls 3: Adriaan Strauss - Cheetahs (C) 4: Franco van der Merwe - Lions 5: Pieter-Steph du Toit - Sharks 6: Marcell Coatzee - Sharks 7: Pieter "Lappies" Labuschagne - Cheetahs (VC) 8: Derick Minnie - Lions 9: Francois Hougaard - Bulls 10: Pat Lambie - Sharks 11: Bjorn Basson - Bulls 12: Frans Steyn - Sharks 13: JJ Engelbrecht - Bulls 14: Lwazi Mvovo - Sharks 15: Willie Le Roux - Cheetahs 16: Pek Cowan - Western Force 17: Bongi Mbonambi - Bulls 18: Brodie Retallick - Chiefs 19: Jaco Kriel - Lions 20: Brendan McKibbin - Waratahs 21: Christian Lealifano - Brumbies 22: Conrad Smith - Hurricanes 23: Ben Smith - Highlanders
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Feb 13, 2014 14:30
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The Repo Men, opening weekend line-up: 1. Steven Kitshoff 2. Bismarck Du Plessis 3. Tendai Mtawarira 4. Eben Etzebeth 5. Fudge Mabeta [he's never going to get playing time with the Bulls, thought I'd give him a shot...  ]6. Rohan Kitshoff 7. Willem Alberts 8. Kieran Read 9. Francois Hougaard 10. Demetri Catrakilis 11. Odwa Ndungane 12. JJ Engelbrecht 13. Francois Steyn 14. Gio Aplon 15. Willie Le Roux [may switch these last two guys, hard to say] 16. Mahonri Schwalger 17. Charlie Faumuina 18. Luke Romano 19. Jacques Potgieter 20. Will Genia 21. Kurtley Beale 22. Chris Tuatara-Morrison [I picked him because he has "Tuatara" in his name] 23. Jaco Taute I don't know how to do fantasy sports. Kieran Read isn't playing real rugby this weekend, so I guess he can't be my captain...
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Feb 13, 2014 18:43
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Mister Chief posted:Mine's just the Lions. Lets suffer together.
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Feb 13, 2014 21:22
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My team based on players that are playing this weekend that I've heard of and a man named after a battleship. 1. Tendai Mtawarira 2. Bismarck du Plessis (VC) 3. Jannie du Plessis 4. Flip van der Merwe 5. Franco van der Merwe 6. Marcell Coetzee 7. Philip van der Walt 8. Warren Whiteley 9. Michael Bondesio 10. Patrick Lambie 11. Lwazi Mvovo 12. JJ Engelbrecht 13. Jan Serfontain 14. Bjorn Basson 15. Willie Le Roux 16. Morne Mellett 17. Keven Mealamu 18. Lodewyk de Jager 19. Liam Messam 20. Sarel Pretorius 21. Matt Toomua 22. Alwyn Hollenbach 23. Deon van Rensburg I suspect this is probably a bad choice for the future but it'll hopefully score something this weekend.
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Feb 14, 2014 11:49
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Vagabundo posted:What are your teams? The Fightin' Flatulists are: I don;t follow fantasy super since I spend way too much time on fantasy premier league and NRL as it is, but Richie McCaw seems like a really bad purchase given the likelihood of rest and injury. With Baden Kerr injured and Benji Marshall a huge question mark I'd have a look at Chris Noakes depending on price. Also Marty Banks if he's starting for the 'canes.
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Feb 14, 2014 22:45
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Tyma's grand prize has persuaded me to stop lurking and join the fantasy league as Walesofthe80s. I suspect I will do as well as they did.
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Feb 14, 2014 23:19
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Secret Toulon Scout is up and running,and I have probably made a number of bad decisions with his team.Picking an Australian prop is a disaster waiting to happen. 1:Coenie Oosthuizen (Cheetahs) 2:Bismarck Du Plessis (Sharks) (C) 3:Ben Franks (Hurricanes) 4:Will Skelton (Waratahs) 5:Flip Van Der Merve (Bulls) (VC) 6:Duane Vermeulen (Stormers) 7:Willem Alberts (Sharks) 8:Pierre Spies (Bulls) 9:Francois Hougaard (Bulls) 10:Pat Lambie (Sharks) 11:Bryan Habana (Stormers) 12:Francois Steyn (Sharks) 13:Robbie Freuan (Chiefs) 14:Willie Le Roux (Cheetahs) 15:Jesse Mogg (Brumbies) 16:Ben Alexander (Brumbies) 17:Mahroni Schwalger (Chiefs) 18:James Horwill (Reds) 19:Ardie Savea (Hurricanes) 20:Tawera Kerr-Barlow (Chiefs) 21:Matt Toomua (Brumbies) 22:Pat McCabe (Brumbies) 23:Tim Nanai-Williams (Chiefs)
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Feb 15, 2014 04:05
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^^great team name. My predictions for today: Cheetahs by 14 Sharks by 5 Also, fantasy participants, one quirk I remember from last year - individual player scores are adjusted throughout the weekend, so just because a player has a certain score at the end of a match doesn't mean it'll stick. I think Fox updates live-ish throughout the game (usually easy stuff like tries and yellow cards) and then goes back and adjusts later based on a replay (stuff like tackles). So don't be too dismayed or cocky about your score until sometime Sunday or Monday when it's all finalized.
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Feb 15, 2014 13:54
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Welp. Looks like the "knowing nothing about Southern Hemisphere rugby and just picking the SA players with the most points last year" strategy has paid off for this week. 
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Feb 15, 2014 22:14
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Tragic Peculiar posted:Welp. Looks like the "knowing nothing about Southern Hemisphere rugby and just picking the SA players with the most points last year" strategy has paid off for this week. HA! Were you Henson Text Disaster? There will be updates in the next day or two so I'd expect standings in the league to shift a bit between now and Monday. Also, am monitoring Youtube, will post links to the matches from this week for folks to review when they are up. WOOP WOOP!
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Feb 15, 2014 22:33
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butros posted:HA! Were you Henson Text Disaster? Yeah, I'm gonna revel in my short-term glory and pretend to be super smart and well informed. Anyone want to hear any inside gossip from the *checks crib sheet" Cheetahs camp about *checks crib sheet again* Willie Le Roux? Also, isn't Willie Le Roux a famous drag queen? Rugby seems like an odd career shift.
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Feb 15, 2014 22:43
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Lions vs Cheetahs was horrible but the Sharks vs Bulls game was much better than most of the dross from the 6 Nations.
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Feb 15, 2014 23:36
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Vagabundo posted:Lions vs Cheetahs was horrible but the Sharks vs Bulls game was mych better than most of the dross from the 6 Nations. The Sharks have some great players and, with White coaching, this could easily be their year.
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Feb 16, 2014 06:56
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ElectroMagneticJosh posted:The Sharks have some great players and, with White coaching, this could easily be their year. Agreed, they are going to be tough to beat.
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Feb 16, 2014 08:17
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Cheetahs/Lions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUvJmrzVjzA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr6DUGG8xtw Sharks/Bulls: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeh9-TSA6h0
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Feb 16, 2014 14:02
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StraightFace posted:Agreed, they are going to be tough to beat. Yeah, until they get to the final.
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Feb 16, 2014 17:31
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I wonder if Warren Gatland will follow-through on his promise to pick the Fly-Half with the "best current form", because The Ospreys just put 11 try's past Treviso, and were disallowed another 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5lfdA5KQzQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqvLU1N2bHA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq1bugeYeZ0
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Feb 16, 2014 19:49
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Tyma posted:I wonder if Warren Gatland will follow-through on his promise to pick the Fly-Half with the "best current form", because The Ospreys just put 11 try's past Treviso, and were disallowed another 4. If Treviso are bad enough to ship 11 trys, then clearly they're not good enough opposition for all that scoring to matter 
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Treviso aren't that bad (they're not good though),they were firmly mid-table last year.The problem is since there's only two top-tier Italian teams,they both lose a large chunk of their squad during the international window.They have to put a team together who have probably barely played all year,and then matched like that happen.
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So the latest issue of NZ Rugby World has a bit where they deliver the news in small one-sentence pieces, with humour mixed in. Said humour is pretty weak at the best of times, but this month, they delivered a solid set of  comments in at the expense of Gatland and Wales.quote:
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Feb 17, 2014 01:46
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Did some kicking practice today and felt good about everything except kicks beyond 30m. Strictly speaking I am a terrible, terrible kicker, however as you may recall I play in the USA Division III where missing straight-on kicks from 10m is a thing that happens all the time. So being able to make a kick 20m out and 20m sideways on my off side (right side, as I am a right-footer) is actually decent, and being able to make them 2/3 of the time is even better. The issue I have noticed is that beyond 30m the hook/curve of my kick becomes both much more severe and less predictable. Everything I think I can control about the strike on the ball can be the same, but while I usually have a pronounced hook to the left for which I can compensate, 1/3 of the time it has no hook at all, or drifts right a bit. I can definitely get enough power to make >40m kicks, so at 30m the power isn't really the issue, but I was wondering if you lot had any suggestions as to a specific area of my approach, plant, stroke, etc. that I should fiddle with to establish a more consistent pattern. Is there something I should be checking every time before I make my approach, like, is the ball pointed in such-and-such a direction, are my toes point here/there, that kind of thing? (Keep in mind I have literally never been coached on kicking, my team has no actual coach this year, and everything I have learned I have learned from watching rugby and league games, so more advice like what you helpfully provided in the last thread will be very welcome!)
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Vagabundo posted:So the latest issue of NZ Rugby World has a bit where they deliver the news in small one-sentence pieces, with humour mixed in. Said humour is pretty weak at the best of times, but this month, they a solid set of After the earlier discussion about Wales losing their number 10 production line; maybe a Gatland playing for Wales isn't too far fetched.
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ElectroMagneticJosh posted:After the earlier discussion about Wales losing their number 10 production line; maybe a Gatland playing for Wales isn't too far fetched. "Now remember son, the primary role of the fly-half is to collect the ball from the scrum-half and take it straight into contact while the scrum half's unavailable, allowing the prop to launch an attack with a clever box-kick. If you can't find a defender to run into, a good second option is to kick directly to one of the back three, in the hope they'll just lose their mind and stare blankly at the ball instead of counter attacking, allowing you to run in for an easy try."
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Apollodorus posted:Did some kicking practice today and felt good about everything except kicks beyond 30m. Strictly speaking I am a terrible, terrible kicker, however as you may recall I play in the USA Division III where missing straight-on kicks from 10m is a thing that happens all the time. So being able to make a kick 20m out and 20m sideways on my off side (right side, as I am a right-footer) is actually decent, and being able to make them 2/3 of the time is even better. It would be very hard to say exactly without seeing you kick but if you're hooking the ball in left (I'm assuming you're right footed) it sounds like you're striking across the ball too much. So you're trying to hit the back of the ball but wrapping your toes round catching the side which will make it hook. You want your follow through with your whole body to be going towards the target. It's tempting to swing your leg so your follow through ends up going round you, you need it to be going forwards or the ball will follow your foot round. Here's a decent video I found that has some tips in it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qClWlvA-WLQ Other than that just practice practice practice. Even if you can't get rid of the hook entirely, even pro's still hook the ball slightly, you can make is consistent so you can aim it based on how you'll kick the ball.
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Tragic Peculiar posted:Welp. Looks like the "knowing nothing about Southern Hemisphere rugby and just picking the SA players with the most points last year" strategy has paid off for this week. I'm currently running in fourth without having a clue... though I fully expect this to all go wrong soon. But still, I'll take it while I have it. 
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Vaders Jester posted:I'm currently running in fourth without having a clue... though I fully expect this to all go wrong soon. But still, I'll take it while I have it. Oh fucksticks, the last season's scores have been replaced by this season's. Looks like I'm going into the next round blind, unless anyone knows where to find the old scores? Edit: Also didn't realise that the number of transfers you can make is limited. Ah well, I've brought in Folau on the basis that I've heard of him, he got a lot of points last season, and he's portable. Tragic Peculiar fucked around with this message at 19:10 on Feb 17, 2014 |
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Feb 17, 2014 18:48
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I suggest waiting until the squads are named and then making the appropriate changes.
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Glasgow seem to be shedding off good players. We've lost Moray Low to Exeter Chiefs and now Chris Cusiter to Sale Sharks. I wonder if this has anything to do with the current league dispute.
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 TWO MORE YEARS  This means he turned down a central contract. Some sort of announcement about the Rabo / Aviva has to be coming soon.
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WMain00 posted:Glasgow seem to be shedding off good players. We've lost Moray Low to Exeter Chiefs and now Chris Cusiter to Sale Sharks. Might, sadly, just be down to money on offer for good players. Though with the Italians leaving the Rabo there must be some sort of change coming up soon, maybe a fully British and Irish league or something though that might require more than a year to hammer out.
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They should just merge all the top European leagues into a 32-team league, 4 Irish, 4 Welsh, 2 Scottish, 10 English, 10 French, 2 Italian, two conferences with two divisions (Northwest/Northeast, Southwest/Southeast, or whatever), 16-game regular season, 3 knockout playoff rounds, an all-star game, and a grand final event rotating among the major stadiums, with an elaborately choreographed half-time show, and you all learn to eat hot wings and drink lovely beer while watching it. Boom, rugby solved.
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Apollodorus posted:They should just merge all the top European leagues into a 32-team league, 4 Irish, 4 Welsh, 2 Scottish, 10 English, 10 French, 2 Italian, two conferences with two divisions (Northwest/Northeast, Southwest/Southeast, or whatever), 16-game regular season, 3 knockout playoff rounds, an all-star game, and a grand final event rotating among the major stadiums, with an elaborately choreographed half-time show, and you all learn to eat hot wings and drink lovely beer while watching it. Boom, rugby solved. Good luck getting the French to abandon the Top 14,they won't agree to anything that could jeopardise it (with good reason,it's one of the oldest rugby competitions to still be going on). WMain00 posted:Glasgow seem to be shedding off good players. We've lost Moray Low to Exeter Chiefs and now Chris Cusiter to Sale Sharks. They've lost Low and Cusiter,but Glagow have signed Carlin Isles,star of that 7s video where he runs faster than all the other guys who can run fast,showing no other rugby skills in the process (I'm not a big fan of 7s). If he picks up the other skills he needs for union,he should be a good buy,but that's a big ask.Takudzwa Ngwenya is the only other player I can think of that has succeeded.
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