Fantasy Pro12

Hey guys, just found this site

http://www.fantasypro12.com/Default.aspx

Instead of a predictions competition, it's a team based fantasy game a la Fantasy Football.

I haven't registered yet, but does anyone have any interest in trying to get a league going on here for it? Would be an impressive achievement to win the thing if we got a decent number entered.

Not sure how points scoring etc is decided, and this is obviously a big deal. But I couldn't find any other similar games on my (very short) search for something like this.

If anyone has another recommendation for a better fantasy game, we could go with that too, but I think we should definitely have enough interest in a game like this to get a decent number, and potentially blag a prize if someone badgers the good folks at RaboDirect/Pro12 enough...

Thoughts?

Big Nelly

Deleted User wrote: »

Hey guys, just found this site

http://www.fantasypro12.com/Default.aspx

Instead of a predictions competition, it's a team based fantasy game a la Fantasy Football.

I haven't registered yet, but does anyone have any interest in trying to get a league going on here for it? Would be an impressive achievement to win the thing if we got a decent number entered.

Not sure how points scoring etc is decided, and this is obviously a big deal. But I couldn't find any other similar games on my (very short) search for something like this.

If anyone has another recommendation for a better fantasy game, we could go with that too, but I think we should definitely have enough interest in a game like this to get a decent number, and potentially blag a prize if someone badgers the good folks at RaboDirect/Pro12 enough...

Thoughts?

Registered

League 'Boards.ie' created, password to join is '19d85ad3'

ktulu123

I'll be up for this, i enjoy the super rugby one!

CatFromHue

This could be a tricky one as there is going to be a hell of a lot of players used by each team in this years competition.

so difficult to make a team under 100m!!! Nacewa at 13m is devastating imo

Hagz

Deleted User wrote: »

so difficult to make a team under 100m!!! Nacewa at 13m is devastating imo

Will Isa be fit for the first week?

1. Marcus Horan
2. Richardt Strauss
3. Iestyn Thomas
4. Michael Swift
5. Paul Tito
6. Rhys Ruddock
7. Justin Tipuric
8. Xavier Rush
9. Matt Berquist:D
10. Naas Olivier
11. Craig Gilroy
12. Nevin Spence
13. Danny Barnes
14. Tim Visser
15. Jared Payne

tolosenc

Jesus that was tough to get under the 100!

Was in the process of designing a similar site, but that'll go on hold until I see if this is any good.

0lordy

I'm in.

Shougeki

Points were WAY too easy last year (managed to come 10th after missing three weeks of transfers).

The OH points are a bit high, but i think everyone else is ok-ish!

CIARAN_BOYLE

where is the scoring system explained?

edit found

CIARAN_BOYLE

Deleted User wrote: »

so difficult to make a team under 100m!!! Nacewa at 13m is devastating imo

He costs so much cause he was he 2nd choice PK last season for leinster in addition to his other skills imo

I think if you can pick out a few placekickers who don't play OH and will kick during the WC you will get a big pull up

EDIT McFadden is the most expensive center for the same reason, he is a placekicker

Shougeki

I think the points are actually based on how much they scored last year. All those players had very high scores.

buck65

Keatley rated higher than O Gara!
14.5 million a bit steep, had Howlett and Visser but had to drop them. 100 million is tough. I have quite a mediocre team. Saying that at least they're not at the RWC!

CIARAN_BOYLE

One thing I noticed is that new signings from outside the Pro12 are all at 4.0

So Sykes Payne Berquist (for some reason he is a SH bu that just means I get an extra placekicker) are all 4.0

ambid

I'm in.

Just crashed the site though Was trying to select Swift so it's all Connacht's fault really.

molloyjh

Bloody hell that was tough. Not helped by the lack of first team players leaving me wondering who the hell some of the Welsh fellas in particular were!

Anyway...

1. John Afoa
2. Richardt Strauss
3. Wian du Preez
4. Damian Browne
5. Ian Nagle
6. Justin Tipuric
7. John Muldoon
8. Xavier Rush

9. Matt Berquist - he's a SH :eek: :P
10. Dan Biggar
11. Craig Gilroy
12. Lifeimi Mafi
13. Nevin Spence
14. Andy Fenby
15. Gavin Duffy

Fantasypro12

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

where is the scoring system explained?

edit found

Fantasypro12.com/rules.aspx

The link is top left, showing up as blue on blue on some browsers, I'll get that fixed

Hagz

Fantasypro12 wrote: »

Fantasypro12.com/rules.aspx

The link is top left, showing up as blue on blue on some browsers, I'll get that fixed

When you select your squad there's no confirm option for me. Is that normal?

ambid

molloyjh wrote: »

Bloody hell that was tough. Not helped by the lack of first team players leaving me wondering who the hell some of the Welsh fellas in particular were!

Glad I'm not the only one. I have no idea who a couple of the feckers in my team are.

Fantasypro12

When you select your squad there's no confirm option for me. Is that normal?


Yes, your team saves everytime you make a change to it, so there is no need to confirm

Third_Echelon

Joined it and had 4 million left over :-)

Shougeki

buck65 wrote: »

Keatley rated higher than O Gara!
14.5 million a bit steep, had Howlett and Visser but had to drop them. 100 million is tough. I have quite a mediocre team. Saying that at least they're not at the RWC!

All the points are based on last years performance as i said earlier. If you look at:

http://www.rabodirectpro12.com/statzone/index.php#2349

You see Keatley had more points than ROG

Fantasypro12

Shougeki wrote: »

buck65 wrote: »

Keatley rated higher than O Gara!
14.5 million a bit steep, had Howlett and Visser but had to drop them. 100 million is tough. I have quite a mediocre team. Saying that at least they're not at the RWC!

All the points are based on last years performance as i said earlier. If you look at:

http://www.rabodirectpro12.com/statzone/index.php#2349

You see Keatley had more points than ROG

Yes, it's based on last year.
Keatley will be good value for it, O'Gara will miss most of the season through internationals.

buck65

Yeah I picked him but he cost me Doug Howlett. Still reckon Keats will kick the points and maybe a try or two as well.

ambid

Any thoughts/ advice on:
01. Rogers
02. Brady
03. Ah You
04. Tuohy
05. [URL="javascript:void(0)"]Pavanello[/URL]
06. Holland
07. Williams
08. Naoupu
09. Berquist
10. Keatley
11. Fitzgerald
12. Barnes
13. Cave
14. Visser
15. Nacewa

CIARAN_BOYLE

ambid wrote: »

Any thoughts/ advice on:
01. Rogers
02. Brady
03. Ah You
04. Tuohy
05. Pavanello
06. Holland
07. Williams
08. Naoupu
09. Berquist
10. Keatley
11. Fitzgerald
12. Barnes
13. Cave
14. Visser
15. Nacewa

I don't like Nacewa, for such a high value you have to expect him to score a lot of points. The reason he got so many points last season was because he was the second choice place kicker. If Berquist is the place kicker when Sexton isn't playing then Nacewa won't give the return you would expect for over 1/8 of the total value you can spend.

sock puppet

Fantasypro12 wrote: »

Fantasypro12.com/rules.aspx

The link is top left, showing up as blue on blue on some browsers, I'll get that fixed

What's up with the weeks with more than one transfer? Will it just be for finals?

Fireball07

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

I don't like Nacewa, for such a high value you have to expect him to score a lot of points. The reason he got so many points last season was because he was the second choice place kicker. If Berquist is the place kicker when Sexton isn't playing then Nacewa won't give the return you would expect for over 1/8 of the total value you can spend.

And will Berquist be playing on a regular basis, do you think?


And is Johnnie Beattie injured, does anyone know?

CIARAN_BOYLE

Fireball07 wrote: »

And will Berquist be playing on a regular basis, do you think?


And is Johnnie Beattie injured, does anyone know?

I reckon Berquist will play untill the WC is over (when I may transfer him from my squad) and possibly after when Sexton isn't available.

He will play enough to ruin Nacewa's value in fantasy rugby

Brendan97

1.Jon Welsh
2.Fergus Thomson
3.Kyle Traynor
4.Alun-Wyn Jones
5.Richie Gray
6.Stephen Ferris
7.Roddy Grant
8.Robbie Diak
9.Tobie Botes
10.Jonathan Sexton
11.Will Harries
12.Casey Laulala
13.Ian Whitten
14.Richard Mustoe
15.Denis Hurley

Not bad team but not fantastic either

ambid

Brendan97 wrote: »

1.Jon Welsh
2.Fergus Thomson
3.Kyle Traynor
4.Alun-Wyn Jones
5.Richie Gray
6.Stephen Ferris
7.Roddy Grant
8.Robbie Diak
9.Tobie Botes
10.Jonathan Sexton
11.Will Harries
12.Casey Laulala
13.Ian Whitten
14.Richard Mustoe
15.Denis Hurley

Not bad team but not fantastic either

Am I missing something? Will lots of these guys not be away at the WC for the first six weeks so won't score points?

CIARAN_BOYLE

ambid wrote: »

Am I missing something? Will lots of these guys not be away at the WC for the first six weeks so won't score points?

and Diack is likely to be second choice as well Whitten is probably Ulsters #5 center #4 during the WC so probably wont get a lot of game time

Fireball07

My team...I think I might make a few changes yet...

1. Brett Wilkinson
2. Richard Hibbard
3. Lewis Niven
4. Antonio Pavanello
5. Dominic Day
6. John Muldoon
7. Willie Faloon
8. Johnnie Beattie
9. Matt Berquist
10. Ian Keatley
11. Tim Visser
12. Nevin Spence
13. Eoin O'Malley
14. Doug Howlett
15. Gavin Duffy

Shougeki

buck65 wrote: »

Yeah I picked him but he cost me Doug Howlett. Still reckon Keats will kick the points and maybe a try or two as well.

Im hoping they give keatley a good ol run at 12 this year. He played a lot for connacht there. A munster back line of Murray - OGara - Earls - Keatley - Barnes - Howlett - Jones would be quite tasty, and has no foreign journeymen :P

molloyjh

Fireball07 wrote: »

And will Berquist be playing on a regular basis, do you think?

Between the WC and the 6 Nations next year Sexton will be missing for a good bit of the season. It looks like Madigan and Berquist will be battling it out for the 10 jersey at Leinster for the majority of the Magners. So far Berquist looks very good so should be first choice. I wouldn't be surprised to see him at 12 and Madigan at 10 either tbh, with Berquist taking the majority of the place-kicks.

buck65

molloyjh wrote: »

Between the WC and the 6 Nations next year Sexton will be missing for a good bit of the season. It looks like Madigan and Berquist will be battling it out for the 10 jersey at Leinster for the majority of the Magners. So far Berquist looks very good so should be first choice. I wouldn't be surprised to see him at 12 and Madigan at 10 either tbh, with Berquist taking the majority of the place-kicks.

Tha wha Gay?

molloyjh

buck65 wrote: »

Tha wha Gay?

Oops. I wonder how long I'll be making that mistake!

David900

I need to add a tighthead and a winger to my squad with 7 credits remaining!
Anyone any ideas? I don't think its quite possible somehow....

CIARAN_BOYLE

David900 wrote: »

I need to add a tighthead and a winger to my squad with 7 credits remaining!
Anyone any ideas? I don't think its quite possible somehow....

Not possible cheapest player is 4 credits
TOH might be a decent 4 credit option at winger

Looking for a change somewhere else might be a good idea.

Shougeki

TBH i would splash the cash on the wingers/fullbacks first.

David900

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

Not possible cheapest player is 4 credits
TOH might be a decent 4 credit option at winger

Looking for a change somewhere else might be a good idea.

Yeah I was forced to drop Isa at the back, I put Payne in there for only 4 credits which could turn out to be a bargain but I'm not sure if he has linked up with the team yet.

Shougeki

Nope A Darcy is playing tomorrow:

http://www.ulsterrugby.com/9614.php

David900

Shougeki wrote: »

Nope A Darcy is playing tomorrow:

http://www.ulsterrugby.com/9614.php

Maybe I'll change him so. Do the players values go up as the season progresses?

Shougeki

I dont think so. They didnt last year.

However last year you could fit Peinaar, Paterson/Nacewa, an OH, all on the same team with ease. In fact it was hard to hit the cap. This year its impossible to field a great team, and hard to make a good team.

sock puppet

David900 wrote: »

Maybe I'll change him so. Do the players values go up as the season progresses?

The ITM cup has finished so Payne will be available from next week on. Then it depends on when Ulster decide to play him.

GerM

Nice way to spend a Friday morning avoiding work.

1. John Afoa
2. Mike Sherry
3. Rodney Ah You
4. Mike McCarthy
5. James Down
6. Jonathan Thomas
7. Martyn Williams
8. George Nauopu
9. Matt Berquist
10. Ian Humphreys
11. Craig Gilroy
12. Casey Laulala
13. Andrew Bishop
14. Fionn Carr
15. Isa Nacewa

David900

GerM wrote: »

Nice way to spend a Friday morning avoiding work.

1. John Afoa
2. Mike Sherry
3. Rodney Ah You
4. Mike McCarthy
5. James Down
6. Jonathan Thomas
7. Martyn Williams
8. George Nauopu
9. Matt Berquist
10. Ian Humphreys
11. Craig Gilroy
12. Casey Laulala
13. Andrew Bishop
14. Fionn Carr
15. Isa Nacewa

I've no idea how you got all them players on the one team. I have:

Mefin Davies
Brett Wilkinson
Jamie Hagan
Damian Browne
Mick O'Driscoll
Rhys Ruddock
Justin Tipuric
Xavier Rush
Paul Marshall
Ian Humphreys
Casey Laulala
Danny Barnes
Tim Visser
Doug Howlett
Jamie Smith

Nice call on the hooker, I'll probably try switch them myself
I had Payne in at full back but switched for Smith as he isn't playing tonight.
Not sure if I'm going about that right though as I'll probably look to change Wilkinson from prop too.
Everyone seems to be putting two 10s in at half back, is that the right thing to do? Does it get you more points or does it recognise it?

CIARAN_BOYLE

David900 wrote: »

I've no idea how you got all them players on the one team. I have:

Mefin Davies
Brett Wilkinson
Jamie Hagan
Damian Browne
Mick O'Driscoll
Rhys Ruddock
Justin Tipuric
Xavier Rush
Paul Marshall
Ian Humphreys
Casey Laulala
Danny Barnes
Tim Visser
Doug Howlett
Jamie Smith

Three players there cost 4.0 each which leaves money for the rest of the team

David900 wrote: »

Nice call on the hooker, I'll probably try switch them myself
I had Payne in at full back but switched for Smith as he isn't playing tonight.
Not sure if I'm going about that right though as I'll probably look to change Wilkinson from prop too.
Everyone seems to be putting two 10s in at half back, is that the right thing to do? Does it get you more points or does it recognise it?

There is a mistake on the website and Berquist is listed as a 9. You can only have one of each position. To score you want to get points which mainly come from scoring tries kicking penalties or conversions. There are also points for each game played and how the team does in general. Because of this placekickers are the most valuable players. Berquist is new to league and they do any research on new players they just assigned him a value of 4.0. This means that Berquist is going to be an incredibly cheap placekicker for the first few weeks.

David900

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

Three players there cost 4.0 each which leaves money for the rest of the team

There is a mistake on the website and Berquist is listed as a 9. You can only have one of each position. To score you want to get points which mainly come from scoring tries kicking penalties or conversions. There are also points for each game played and how the team does in general. Because of this placekickers are the most valuable players. Berquist is new to league and they do any research on new players they just assigned him a value of 4.0. This means that Berquist is going to be an incredibly cheap placekicker for the first few weeks.

Nice! I didn't notice it myself, I may change a few things before tonight so.

conf101

Dylan Rodgers
Mike Sherry
Jamie Hagan
Ian Gough
Johann Muller
Josh Turnbull
Justin Tipuric
Xavier Rush
Matt Berquist
Phil Godman
Casey Laulala
Nevin Spence
Tim Visser
Fionn Carr
Gavin Duffy

ambid

There is a message at the top of the screen saying "You are limited to 1 transfer this week, any extra transfer will incur a 3 point penalty from next week's score". Does anybody know if this applies only from next week on?

I've been changing my team all week and am finally happy with it, but if they count transfers this week I'll be minus lots and lots of points. I assume the penalty only applies from next week as there have been no warnings as I've changed the team - anybody know for sure?