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[Raggs]

It's only last minute drop outs, not those who weren't listed like Launch.

[Puja]

There's a lot of non-enforced rotation at the start of this season. Great from a player welfare and England perspective, but a bugger for fantasy rugby.

Puja

[Stom]

It's only last minute drop outs, not those who weren't listed like Launch.

It's not. Replacements happened.

[Scrumhead]

Last night was mostly OK for me, but I’m surprised Joe Simmonds only got 5 points. I’d have been disappointed with 5 points from a sub, so to get that from a starter is rubbish.

The formula I work to is for starters to average 28 points, with an average of 10 points from each of the players on the bench. That gives you 500 points so then your captain and kicker, ideally put the gloss on it or make up for the short fall from any underperformers.

[Raggs]

It's only last minute drop outs, not those who weren't listed like Launch.

It's not. Replacements happened.

Fair enough.

[Peej]

Yeah, they'll move a guy to the bench from your starting XV, and replace him from either the bench it wider squad

[Stom]

Last night was mostly OK for me, but I’m surprised Joe Simmonds only got 5 points. I’d have been disappointed with 5 points from a sub, so to get that from a starter is rubbish.

The formula I work to is for starters to average 28 points, with an average of 10 points from each of the players on the bench. That gives you 500 points so then your captain and kicker, ideally put the gloss on it or make up for the short fall from any underperformers.

28 points on average seems a bit high to me... how the hell do you consistently get that high?!?! I mean, this a good week - at last - for me and I have 5 starters over 30 points. But I also have Joe Simmonds, who only got 5 bloody points, WLR only got 10 awarded so far despite playing well, while BCurry got yellowed and Smith and Madigan on the bench both did crap. So how the hell can you averae that high?

Sure, I mean the two games tomorrow could result in a tonne of points...but that's not likely. I only have 3 starters.

[Peej]

That is an amazing stat. I only have two players who got over 28 (and one got 29). Even Carr, who had a good game and scored didn't get that. I had Simmonds, but he wasn't my kicker, and got 1. Yes, 1.

I'm not sure I've ever had more than 500 points in a game week. I'm currently on 267 for the round, my captain's played, and I have 4 starters and 3 bench players to come. I'm not even going to clear 400.

[Scrumhead]

Sorry for not being clear. Those figures are what I calculated you need to be in touch with the leaders - not what I’m scoring myself.

It’s 100% possible though. I scored over 600 in a freakishly good week last season, but my average for last season was 454. Not a million miles off the 500 point target when you consider there’s 23 players in a squad but that still only got me to 210th overall and upper mid table in our league.

I’m having a shocking week so far (242 points currently) and even with several players plus my captain ready to play, I doubt I’ll score much more than 350 points. Three of my starting lineup have scored under 10 points (a 5, a 6 and a 7) so the others playing tomorrow need to put in huge performances to compensate.

[Shiny]

I’m glad I saved up and brought Naiyarvoro he scored -1 yesterday, along with Simmonds as my fly half I don’t need a calculator to work out my averages this week.

[Scrumhead]

Ugh - really crap week for me ... my starting lineup featured Josh Adams with a 0, Joe Simmonds with a 5, Ben Curry with a 6 and Luke Morahan with a 7. Mostly single figures on my bench too ...

[Peej]

Yeah, I had 4 zeros. Two didn't play, but Spencer and Adams really did one on me

[Peej]

That said, I did go up a place in the league table, so go figure

[Stom]

I thought I'd have a good game week. 10 starters broke 26 points. But then Simmonds got 5 and Adams 0 (the latter on the bench).

[Scrumhead]

I thought I was being clever picking my squad based upon a data-centric approach. So far it hasn’t really worked and I’m actually behind where I was this time last season!

Player like Bateman and Adams that did really well for me last time round have been rubbish.

[Shiny]

Teams are out. Due to team rotations I cant even put out at first 15. Whoops.

[Raggs]

Holy fecking hell that's a nasty week!

I've sold just one player (Manu), bought in a load of kids, but have a starting XV, and managed bench players on the bench.

[Scrumhead]

Goddamn rotation!

I have managed to get a side out but I was very close to having to drop my first 20 points of the season.

I’m still debating doing so, but TBH, based upon the recent single digit scores a lot of players have produced, I’m dubious on whether the 20 point hit will actually be offset.

This week I have no kicker as all of my 10s are benching!

[Puja]

Had to sell two players and buy in four, and I've still got two benchees on my bench.

Puja

[bitts]

First twenty points gone. Rotation is a bitch and im struggling to get a full team out. Got four on my bench who are on the bench.

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[Peej]

Rotation killed me this week. Even with a 40 point hit I still only have 14 starters, and two of my bench aren't even playing.

[Peej]

Ugh, just realised one of the players I took a 20 point hit for isn't playing. Bugger

[Stom]

I think I managed to sort it out OK. Another couple for Johnny Williams helps

[Peej]

He's one of the players I took a hit for, and has worked

[switchskier]

Dammit, I signed Williams and thought that I'd put him on the branch but evidently something went wrong. Highly frustrating.