Link to the NRL Fantasy Amateurs Discord: https://discord.gg/XraJe9vFzp With the byes in the rear vision mirror, we are all excited to finally get all our fantasy guns on the park.. right?! In all seriousness, we help you deal with the surprisingly rough round 20 TLT, including the best buys and sells in all positions and the best way forward.  If you like the show, don’t forget to check out our new ”Good Friends of the Show” exclusive member package, featuring members only discord channel, individual player analysis, tactical game theory content, and personalise team review and trade assistance. To join, visit https://buymeacoffee.com/fantasyamateurs/membership and sign up for $5 per month to start receiving benefits.

Austo & Bilent say goodbye to the bye rounds as we prepare for the run home and some more trades to spend this week!

The major byes are done, and the final minor bye is upon us, with the biggest issue facing most fantasy coaches being oversubscription in certain positions, start/sit and looping decisions, so the Amateurs take you through that along with the buys, holds and sells as normal.  If you like the show, don’t forget to check out our new ”Good Friends of the Show” exclusive member package, featuring members only discord channel, individual player analysis, tactical game theory content, and personalise team review and trade assistance. To join, visit https://buymeacoffee.com/fantasyamateurs/membership and sign up for $5 per month to start receiving benefits.

2ND UPLOAD - VOLUME ISSUES FIXED, STILL A BIT CRACKLY FROM ROB SORRY! An all Wahs sunday edition, with Rob and Bilent discussing the news from the weekend that was our last major bye round. If you like the show, don’t forget to check out our new ”Good Friends of the Show” exclusive member package, featuring members only discord channel, individual player analysis, tactical game theory content, and personalise team review and trade assistance. To join, visit https://buymeacoffee.com/fantasyamateurs/membership and sign up for $5 per month to start receiving benefits.

The last major bye round is here, and with the unexpected absence of Jacob Kiraz and Reece Walsh, along with injuries to key options like Toby Couchman coaches are scrambling for options, so Mark and Ryan cover the basics and hopefully steer you in the right direction. If you like the show, don’t forget to check out our new ”Good Friends of the Show” exclusive member package, featuring members only discord channel, individual player analysis, tactical game theory content, and personalise team review and trade assistance. To join, visit https://buymeacoffee.com/fantasyamateurs/membership and sign up for $5 per month to start receiving benefits.

Like a freight train straight from hell, the fantasy gods exacted their wrath on an unwitting playership, striking down players with injuries and destroying false captaincy options like the malevolent gods they are. Luckily, Austin and Bilent are here to help you through the madness as we look to the last major bye round and Origin 3: The Decider. If you like the show, don’t forget to check out our new ”Good Friends of the Show” exclusive member package, featuring members only discord channel, individual player analysis, tactical game theory content, and personalise team review and trade assistance. To join, visit https://buymeacoffee.com/fantasyamateurs/membership and sign up for $5 per month to start receiving benefits.

With Ryan off on holidays after a big season so far, Rob and Mark catch up with Peter Jessup AKA Less Ethical Fantasy (3rd place finish, 2024) to discuss the injury chaos, best ways forward for the last few bye rounds and trade preservation strategy. If you like the show, don’t forget to check out our new ”Good Friends of the Show” exclusive member package, featuring members only discord channel, individual player analysis, tactical game theory content, and personalise team review and trade assistance. To join, visit https://buymeacoffee.com/fantasyamateurs/membership and sign up for $5 per month to start receiving benefits.

Better late  than never, after failed audio on the first attempt from Mark and Bilent sees the normal team back at the helm to look at all the round 16 action as we head into the home stretch of the big bye rounds! If you like the show, don’t forget to check out our new ”Good Friends of the Show” exclusive member package, featuring members only discord channel, individual player analysis, tactical game theory content, and personalise team review and trade assistance. To join, visit https://buymeacoffee.com/fantasyamateurs/membership and sign up for $5 per month to start receiving benefits.

The second major bye is done, and a 230k option with a familiar surname rises as a cashout for coaches, plus we get some good news on an elite gun and finish up with byes for the Storm - but do they have genuine fantasy options? If you like the show, don’t forget to check out our new ”Good Friends of the Show” exclusive member package, featuring members only discord channel, individual player analysis, tactical game theory content, and personalise team review and trade assistance. To join, visit https://buymeacoffee.com/fantasyamateurs/membership and sign up for $5 per month to start receiving benefits.

Austin & Bilent run through all the action from a roller coaster major bye round featuring the WFB lows of Drinkwater and Sharpe and the dizzying highs of an unexpected hero.

The second major bye round is here and with teams searching for their final green dots for the week, Mark & Ryan break down all the latest team news and give their thoughts on the Maroons team selections.

Origin 2 squads are out and we have had a kick in the gonads with Matt Burton being named as 18th man for NSW, capping off a frustrating week for many coaches with a few low scores from popular options. If you like the show, don’t forget to check out our new ”Good Friends of the Show” exclusive member package, featuring members only discord channel, individual player analysis, tactical game theory content, and personalise team review and trade assistance. To join, visit https://buymeacoffee.com/fantasyamateurs/membership and sign up for $5 per month to start receiving benefits.

As we reach the midpoint of the year, the boys tackle some tough follower submitted questions on players and tactics around bye planning, dealing with origin player injuries and restings, cash cows vs mid range bye covers and much more. If you like the show, don’t forget to check out our new ”Good Friends of the Show” exclusive member package, featuring members only discord channel, individual player analysis, tactical game theory content, and personalise team review and trade assistance. To join, visit https://buymeacoffee.com/fantasyamateurs/membership and sign up for $5 per month to start receiving benefits.

A round of big scores, looping and always picking the wrong centre. Austin and Bilo run through all the notable action for round 13. If you like the show, don’t forget to check out our new ”Good Friends of the Show” exclusive member package, featuring members only discord channel, individual player analysis, tactical game theory content, and personalise team review and trade assistance. To join, visit https://buymeacoffee.com/fantasyamateurs/membership and sign up for $5 per month to start receiving benefits.

With Origin 1 almost in the books, our focus turns to the aftermath and round 13, where we only have to start 13 players so the week becomes about tough start/sit decisions, captaincy, utilising the loophole strategy and gunning up.  If you like the show, don’t forget to check out our new ”Good Friends of the Show” exclusive member package, featuring members only discord channel, individual player analysis, tactical game theory content, and personalise team review and trade assistance. To join, visit https://buymeacoffee.com/fantasyamateurs/membership and sign up for $5 per month to start receiving benefits.

Despite Austins best efforts to lose the podcast, IT skills have prevailed and we can present to you the ”almost lost podcast” where Mark and Austin chop up the action from the first major bye round as we steam towards Origin 1 and the first minor bye week TLT. If you like the show, don’t forget to check out our new ”Good Friends of the Show” exclusive member package, featuring members only discord channel, individual player analysis, tactical game theory content, and personalise team review and trade assistance. To join, visit https://buymeacoffee.com/fantasyamateurs/membership and sign up for $5 per month to start receiving benefits.

The State of Origin period is finally here, and with only 5 games (10 teams) and 13 players needed for fantasy, a different set of challenges present for fantasy coaches and the boys help to unpack the options for us to look at this week. If you like the show, don’t forget to check out our new ”Good Friends of the Show” exclusive member package, featuring members only discord channel, individual player analysis, tactical game theory content, and personalise team review and trade assistance. To join, visit https://buymeacoffee.com/fantasyamateurs/membership and sign up for $5 per month to start receiving benefits.

Austin & Bilo are back to wrap a chaotic injury filled week in the NRL. Bye planning well and truly put to the test heading into the first major bye round of the season.

State of Origin time is coming like a fast train, and we tackle the last TLT until we have teams announced, including what to do with Toby Couchman and other sells, and who are the best buys of the week. If you like the show, don’t forget to check out our new ”Good Friends of the Show” exclusive member package, featuring members only discord channel, individual player analysis, tactical game theory content, and personalise team review and trade assistance. To join, visit https://buymeacoffee.com/fantasyamateurs/membership and sign up for $5 per month to start receiving benefits.

Austin is out, but have no fear Mark is here with Bilent to discuss all the results from Round 10 of NRL Fantasy AKA the week of comebacks in the NRL, including some big scores and some not so big scores. If you like the show, don’t forget to check out our new ”Good Friends of the Show” exclusive member package, featuring members only discord channel, individual player analysis, tactical game theory content, and personalise team review and trade assistance. To join, visit https://buymeacoffee.com/fantasyamateurs/membership and sign up for $5 per month to start receiving benefits.