Some serious and some unserious team lists for the first full round of trials, as coaches do their best to send the fantasy community into a panic. We try to work out whats relevant and whats not, and intern Sammy gives us the low down on the most important question on all our minds.. what exactly do sheep eat?

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Round 1 of the Trials sees the Bulldogs (reserve grade), Cowboys, Dragons and Knights face off, with the latter 3 teams deciding to use the opportunity to test out combinations, get some miles in the legs, and decide on some final roster spots. What has been revealed by the team lists, and what is yet to be answered? Tune in to find out...

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The final episode of our early preseason series, the keeper possibles series sees us check out some less popular keeper options you may want to consider starting with, including a few elite gun WFBs and some former guns.

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Episode 5 of the year sees us tackle the "keeper" level players, that is players that are more than 600k that we might be considering for our fantasy teams in 2026 - including popular captaincy selection Payne Haas and former rule number 1 Nathan Cleary. 

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As with the cheapies, the mid range also offers a variety of "possibles" options, where their range of outcomes is wide or their role uncertain, hence why they have landed in that spot. If you pick one of these players and they pop off, they are likely a great point of difference option. If they don't, you will find yourself trading them sooner rather than later. Can you pick the right one?

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The mid range often makes or breaks an NRL fantasy start of the year, and 2026 should be no different with options coming out our eyeballs at a variety of price points in a range of positions. Can you identify the right type of risks? If not, don't worry, we have you covered! 

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We are back with part 2 of our "cash cows" analysis, where we look at the riskier and/or less secure and/or less obvious cash cow options, but that doesn't mean they won't be good money makers if the role lands the right way in 2026. Getting the right cash cows in your team is essential, so don't miss these niche ones.

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Everyone, and we mean everyone, who plays NRL fantasy LOVES a cash cow, and 2026 is chock-a-block full of potential cash cows you might want for your fantasy team. We discuss the 11 players we think are pretty safely locked into their role for 2026, and their potential to earn a spot in your 21 man squad. 

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Well folks, thats all for another year of NRL fantasy. We wrap up the year for the standard followers, but for the GFOTS we still have a lot more to come!

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Audio issues galore in the last podcast of the year sees Mark record an impromptu short podcast for those looking to lock in their final decisions of the week. We will try to record one tonight, but may not be able to, so wanted to at least get you this.

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Like marathon runners approaching the finish, Fantasy coaches struggle to drag themselves over the line of a brutal 2025 season full of injuries. Where will you finish? 

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With trades at a premium, we have some last minute advice on spending your last few wisely, and the best possible buy options in a very thin week for those with the last few trades.

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Well that definitely was a round of football.

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With Rob unavailable, 2024 third place finisher Peter jumps in to give us his thoughts on the best tactics for the last three weeks of the year. Its time to gun up or go home, and make those last few trades count.

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Walsh & Drinkwater dominate as we wrap up the round that was with big scores on the board as the march towards the finish continues

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Back again with a popular segment, we look at the absent Raiders along with a number of other fringe options to see if they are swift as a coursing river or if we should make a man out of them! Also we pick a few surprising options out of the bag for you if you are bored with the conventional options.

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Poo slinger doesnt quite cover this round, as we get out the trebuchets and get ready to sling it in bulk in yet another wet round of NRL with suboptimal fantasy scoring as the norm with few exceptions.

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*If you want to skip the NRL Fantasy power ups chat, skip from 26min 30sec to 41min 50 sec*

The crew is back on deck, talking all things NRL Fantasy post Round 23 TLT, including best positional replacements for Yeo and Herbie, and how to best spend your last few trades in the run home. 

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Mark and Rob chop up a particularly soggy round 22 of the NRL, with guns (just for something different) going down injured and/or failing to provide fantasy points for the post part, with a few exceptional PODs providing elite scoring for us just enough to keep us interested until the end!

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With Hughes down for the year, some value opens up at the Storm but is that the right place to invest your money? We also look at the concept of VORP (value over replacement player) - basically whether byes and potential resting would incline you to buy or sell certain players due to the quality of your EMG depth.

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After years of podcasting, Rob finally hosts his first ever NRL Fantasy Amateurs podcast as the all Wahs team of Rob and Bilent look at a wild round 21 of scores, with some big guns firing - and also the players did well too!

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With Cleary, Yeo and Haas the obvious buys this week Mark, Ryan and our favourite Wahs fan Bilent look for some diamonds in the rough to solve any price point issues you might have (unless of course you just like PODs, but do you?)

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Ryan & Rob wrap up all the action from round 20 with the high profile injuries seemingly never ending.

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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. 

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

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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A round of big scores, looping and always picking the wrong centre. Austin and Bilo run through all the notable action for round 13.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Mark is BACK. The boys discuss what is maybe the best TLT of the year with high profile returns from injury in a week where we needed it most.

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With a monster week in the bag for fantasy coaches including some 1200+ scores, Austin and Bilent chop up the fantasy winners and losers as we head into a tough Roosters bye week. 

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Ryan, Rob & James discuss another roller coaster TLT as we ponder the Ponga question with coaches ready to YEET.

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Austin & Ryan break down the highs and lows from a roller coaster week in the NRL jam packed with sin bins.

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Ryan leads the charge joined by Austin & James, breaking down the WFB dilemma for Round 8

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Austo and the returning Bilent dive head first into the highs and lows of round 7, wrapping up the demise of the WFBs.

It's the David Fifita show this week as Rob waxes lyrical and Austin makes the case for taking another high profile middle over Isaah Yeo.

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Austo and the returning Bilent dive head first into the highs and lows of round 6, featuring Austins coming to terms with the Panthers dynasty ending.

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With an absolute smorgasbord of buy and sell options this week, the boys chop up the best bu, hold, and sell options from the Round 6 TLT. One not to miss!

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Austo and Mark dive head first into a straight up poo slinger round 5, where captaincy options (mostly) failed, some bad footy was played and disappointment was plentiful. 

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Round 5 team lists are in, and Ryan and Mark chop up the relevant action including ranking the best cheapie options for the week, looking at a few cut price guns, and the most hotly contested captaincy decision in years.

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Austin and Ryan review another big week of fantasy points, with most of the cheapies and guns firing with the Knights on the bye and Cleary and Watson on the sidelines. Can the big scores continue? Only the fantasy gods know for sure.

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Well, it took less than a month and we are already dealing with a Nathan Cleary absence through injury, but is he really the optimal trade out this week, or is there another red dot that should go instead? Is superhuman Payne Haas a must buy, or just in a purple patch? Tune in to find out.

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A round to forget is in the books, with concussion and injury heavily impacting fantasy scoring for the most popular captaincy option of the round. Ryan and Austin take you through the week to prepare for a no doubt chaotic Tuesday.

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Rob returns +1 family member as we look through our first "chaotic" tlt, with player injuries and suspensions starting to come in thick and fast, probably because we got comfortable! 

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Austin rides solo to review the round 2 action in another big scoring week of NRL fantasy, with plenty of cheapies and guns firing, including a few great bounce back performances.

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Round 2 AKA Hump Week is here as the masses flock to the hunky halfback from the Bunnies, which includes us. We talk about which players are ok to sell to bring him in, and which players should be a held including the highest sold player this week.

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Austin and Mark dissect the balance of Round 1, the good, bad and downright ugly, and look at some options for round 2 for fantasy coaches looking to move on from failed mid rangers.

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Team list Tuesday proper is finally upon us for round 1, and we embrace the oncoming destruction and discuss the buys and avoids leading into round 1, including a number of POD options you might be considering for your squad.

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We review the Vegas games, and try to separate the buys and sells from the holds, and either dial up or turn down the panic-o-meter on some players you might be regretting buying like Luke Metcalf, or have FOMO on like Zac Hosking. 

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The day has finally come - after months of waiting, we have 4 of the 16 team lists for round 1, with some questions answered and others raised as coaches are finally forced to play some of their cards, with one in particular keeping his closer to his chest than the others. Check out our thoughts on the key issues, and which players are locks for your side in 2025.

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Well we have team lists for the final dress rehearsal, with coaches looking to make final decisions on their squads heading into round 1. With so many cheapies potentially available, their performance this weekend is going to be critical to their round 1 hopes. Tune in with us as we look at their chances, along with many other fantasy relevant options.

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With less than two weeks until kick off in Vegas, the Amateurs run a fine tooth comb over the top 52 highest owned players (everyone over 8% ownership) to sort the STUDS from the DUDS in our biggest episode of every year. We identify 18 studs, 20 duds, 5 guys we need to wait until TLT for, and 7 guns you shouldn't be buying until later. With 8 duds over 15% ownership, this is a must listen episode!

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The first proper team lists are in, with some coaches playing cat and mouse and others showing us their wares for round one. Positional battles are still happening, and fantasy options can come and go like the wind at this time of year. Join us as we explore the names who are playing (and not playing) in our quest for round 1 clarity.

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It is finally time for (unofficial) kickoff, as the Sharks, Raiders, Warriors, Panthers and Broncos blow out the cobwebs in their first trial match of the year, with the Warriors naming a near full strength side, the Sharks and Panthers with a few round 1 locks scattered throughout and some jerseys on the line, while the Raiders and Broncos give us hints about who is NOT there in their B sides.

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Yesterday we dropped our first "private members podcast", where we did a full round by round breakdown of the 2024 NRL fantasy season to learn real lessons you can apply straight away to improve your performance in 2025 NRL fantasy 2025. For a sample of what type of analysis you can expect, we provide for all our followers an introduction to Game Theory, with some handy tips and tricks for players looking to move from ranks 10000+ into the top 5000 and beyond.

The Tigers are alarmingly relevant for Fantasy in 2025, a foreboding sign for the year for coaches. We look for the best buy, best cash cow, biggest trap, risky play and the one to watch in every team, and discuss our thoughts on what the 2025 season looks like for that team and the impact on Fantasy Performance.  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.

Super Coach Wayne Bennett departs, and the Dolphins forge their identity moving forward with new coach Woolf and welcome back their spiritual leader Tom Gilbert. We look for the best buy, best cash cow, biggest trap, risky play and the one to watch in every team, and discuss our thoughts on what the 2025 season looks like for that team and the impact on Fantasy Performance.  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 ACL injuries or departures to a number of key members of their 2024, the Roosters look quite different in 2025, which is usually great news for Fantasy coaches. We look for the best buy, best cash cow, biggest trap, risky play and the one to watch in every team, and discuss our thoughts on what the 2025 season looks like for that team and the impact on Fantasy Performance.  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 Dragons welcome a host of experienced players and a new halfback as they look to try to prove the doubters wrong this season. We look for the best buy, best cash cow, biggest trap, risky play and the one to watch in every team, and discuss our thoughts on what the 2025 season looks like for that team and the impact on Fantasy Performance.  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.

Several Rabbitohs are racing the clock to be fit for the season, and there are a few young forwards who stand to benefit. We look for the best buy, best cash cow, biggest trap, risky play and the one to watch in every team, and discuss our thoughts on what the 2025 season looks like for that team and the impact on Fantasy Performance.  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 decimated Panthers come on the radar next, as they seek a title having lost three key players. We look for the best buy, best cash cow, biggest trap, risky play and the one to watch in every team, and discuss our thoughts on what the 2025 season looks like for that team and the impact on Fantasy Performance.  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 Eels are the 11th team on the list as we slug it up and look at a potential cheapie at fullback. We look for the best buy, best cash cow, biggest trap, risky play and the one to watch in every team, and discuss our thoughts on what the 2025 season looks like for that team and the impact on Fantasy Performance.  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 Cowboys come into the line of fire as the run of fantasy relevant teams begin, with a few WFB options on the table and an old hat edge up for discussion. We look for the best buy, best cash cow, biggest trap, risky play and the one to watch in every team, and discuss our thoughts on what the 2025 season looks like for that team and the impact on Fantasy Performance.  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 Warriors are up next, with the backline or halves up for discussion and an attitude adjustment at prop. We look for the best buy, best cash cow, biggest trap, risky play and the one to watch in every team, and discuss our thoughts on what the 2025 season looks like for that team and the impact on Fantasy Performance.  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 Newcastle Knights are next under the microscope, with Ponga's men hoping to continue their run of unlikely finals appearances. We look for the best buy, best cash cow, biggest trap, risky play and the one to watch in every team, and discuss our thoughts on what the 2025 season looks like for that team and the impact on Fantasy Performance.  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 Melbourne Storm are up next, with a few potential cut price keepers on the books. We look for the best buy, best cash cow, biggest trap, risky play and the one to watch in every team, and discuss our thoughts on what the 2025 season looks like for that team and the impact on Fantasy Performance.  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 Manly Sea Eagles come into focus next, welcoming even more old guys to their forward pack. We look for the best buy, best cash cow, biggest trap, risky play and the one to watch in every team, and discuss our thoughts on what the 2025 season looks like for that team and the impact on Fantasy Performance.  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 Gold Coast Titans are next up, with Tino returning from ACL and under the microscope along with his teammates. We look for the best buy, best cash cow, biggest trap, risky play and the one to watch in every team, and discuss our thoughts on what the 2025 season looks like for that team and the impact on Fantasy Performance.  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 Cronulla Sharks are our latest team to discuss, with our crew wading through an unappetising buffet looking for options. We look for the best buy, best cash cow, biggest trap, risky play and the one to watch in every team, and discuss our thoughts on what the 2025 season looks like for that team and the impact on Fantasy Performance.  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 Canberra Raiders are up third, with the Amateurs trying and failing to get inside the mind of coach Ricky Stuart. We look for the best buy, best cash cow, biggest trap, risky play and the one to watch in every team, and discuss our thoughts on what the 2025 season looks like for that team and the impact on Fantasy Performance.  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.

We have the Bulldogs under the microscope next as the boys preview the NRL 2025 season. We look for the best buy, best cash cow, biggest trap, risky play and the one to watch in every team, and discuss our thoughts on what the 2025 season looks like for that team and the impact on Fantasy Performance.  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 boys are back to talk NRL Fantasy 2025, with the Broncos coming under the microscope first. We look for the best buy, best cash cow, biggest trap, risky play and the one to watch in every team, and discuss our thoughts on what the 2025 season looks like for that team and the impact on Fantasy Performance.  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 end is here, as we look at the final team lists of the year, a look to 2025 and some memorable moments from the 2024 season.

With trades at a premium and H2H finals winding up, we answer your questions!

The boys kick around the best buy options for the h2h grand finals, and captaincy and loophole options for round 26 before diving into a thorough autopsy of our preseason projections, analysing the 60 or so preseason options and our opinions of them from this year to work out ways to improve our processes for 2025.

A little late, but the boys review the week that was round 25, with only 2 rounds remaining now and a number of injuries and suspensions we are limping to the finish.

In this episode, we cover off on helping you with your last few trades for the year and (hopefully) guide you you to gain those last few ranks or win that H2H league.

Mark and Ryan kick it old school and discuss your best Cleary replacements and captaincy option for the week.

Another round in the books, as Ryan and Lingy chat all things round 24, and we enter H2H sudden death finals and the final sprint for overall coaches.

With trades dwindling and at a premium, we answer your trade questions for this week.

With Mark out, Ryan and Rob cover the relevant Round 24 TLT news.

Austin and James take a look at Round 23, with a bit of a mixed bag of scores coming through. Only 4 rounds to go!

For something out of the ordinary, the boys answer all your questions in the wake of some big injuries and the start of H2H finals.

The boys are back to review all the Round 23 TLT action on the Roosters bye, including the best Haas and Trindall replacements and a significant amount of unrelated chat.

Back to normal programming with the boys answering your trade questions for the week.

Being released by popular demand under duress 

- Mark

In this episode, the band is back together and the software is working, as the boys do a quick review of the teams and dive into some lessons to learn from the 2024 season.

The return of the King indeed - the boys review the Round 21 action including a monster score from the rule #1.

Third time lucky, as we finally manage to get some audio and churn out the Round 21 team lists, biggest buys sells and holds, along with all your questions, the erroneously added dual position updates, Olympic improvements and birthday hat tricks.

As ever, the team review and answer your questions heading into round 20.

In this episode, we celebrate the end of the major bye rounds, welcome the addition of the extra 8 trades, and dissect the best buys, holds, sells and avoids with #1 ranked owner Peter AKA the Ethical Fantasy Squad.

Austin and Stu tackle results from the reduced weekend of games in the leadup to the final origin match and the NRL Fantasy home stretch.

In this episode, the boys answer all your listener submitted questions about the best buys, sells and holds for your NRL fantasy squad.

Another week, but a different format as the boys get down and dirty in the rankings, covering the top sells, potential keepers and cash outs. 

Mark joins James to wrap up the round 18 action after a massive weekend of quality NRL games and some monster fantasy scores.

The boys once again answer all your questions as the Origin period draws to a close.

In this episode, we kick it old school with Mark and Ryan rapping about the Round 18 team lists and issues, including the dropping of Fletcher Sharpe to the bench for Ponga to return, the omission of Harry Grant, and more.

We lost the first little bit of audio, but that doesn't stop Austin and James from bringing you all the events from a mixed bag Round 17, and their look ahead to Round 18.

Sorry about the late upload fam, got distracted my bad - Mark

In this episode, we look at all the fantasy relevant team lists and news from Round 17, including injuries to some former fantasy guns, the best cash out options and the state of the middle position for round 19.

The boys wrap up the events of Round 16, which featured some monster scores for fantasy relevant guys, and in turn some huge performances from coaches, including our own James who cracked the top 10 for the week and Austin who is comfortably inside the top 100 overall.

In this episode, Stu and James answer all your listener questions, plus a few supplementary discussion points added by the Tuesday crew around strategy and returning players.

In this episode, the boys celebrate the return of a much beloved Amateurs option, and look at all the relevant news from the Round 16 team lists and Origin selections in a tough week for "buys". 

The boys Austin and James discuss the nightmare round 15 (that was supposed to be easy with only one team on the bye), the NSW squad for a must win game 2, and look ahead to round 15.

In this episode, the Boom or Bust crew answer your NRL Fantasy questions heading into Round 15 and beyond.

In this episode, the Amateurs dissect all the fantasy relevant action in the Round 15 team lists, along with finally discussing Origin 1, the potential game 2 selections, and planning to tackle the remaining major bye rounds with trades at a premium.

We look at the events of round 14 and ahead to round 15.

After a recording error last week, the boys are back to answer your questions heading into the games.

We finally get to get rid of Hughes as we unpack the Round 14 TLT, including moving on from some faithful cash makers and bringing in a number of others, along with some bye rounds strategy and State of Origin predictions.

In this episode, the boys review a tough round 13, with some late surprises, popular players playing reduced minutes, and some boom scores pushing people up the ranks.

In this episode, we discuss the fantasy fallout from the NSW and QLD selections for game 1, the big winners and losers, buys and sells and all other fantasy related info, plus some not fantasy related stuff because... well.. we are that podcast too.

Timestamps by Regular Rob (we're so back baby):

TLT Chat (00:15:54)

SOO Chat (01:19:22)

The boys take a look at the results from round 12 as we are officially done with the first part of the season. We now move into phase 2 - State of Origin time.

In this episode, the boys handle the calm before the Origin storm, and answer your questions about Jolliffe replacements, hooker cover and some bye planning advice.

In this episode, Ryan, Rob and Austin look at a fairly quiet week for NRL Fantasy, with a few red dots needing to go for some coaches but an overall quiet week with no obvious byes and lots of Origin selections up in the air.

Interns James and Austin take you through the events of magic round, which had a number of pretty high scores and a few concerns for fantasy managers.

We answer all your listener submitted questions from the Round 11 team lists. 

In this episode, we cover all the (are we still calling it carnage if it happens every week?) events from Round 11 TLT with the largely fantasy irrelevant Dragons on the bye (thank goodness!). We uncover a fantastic high upside dual outside back, and guide you through the injuries, buys and sells. 

In this episode, we look back at the end of a really tough round for NRL Fantasy, with plenty of key injuries and restings - just what we needed after a NRL Fantasy season that has provided barely any challenges before this week.

Bit of a weird week, with the best buy on a bye and a lot of potential options with little certainty. Nevertheless, we answer your questions and give only 100% correct advice as usual.

With Ryan Papenhuyzen out until rounds 15-17 and the Raiders WFB/CTR contingent on the bye, the Amateurs look at the top 10 best WFB options for your NRL Fantasy team this year, including cheapies Armstrong, Aitkinson and Fa'alogo, mid rangers Brimson and Young, and fallen guns like Tedesco, Walsh and Garrick. We also tackle some bye cover, mid options, and a number of other topics. 

The interns run rampant as Austin and James tackle the events of Round 9, and take a quick look ahead at the upcoming Wing/Fullback shortage with the Raiders on the bye and Papenhuyzen in the medical tent,

No further introduction needed, we answer your questions including the sneaky Nathan Cleary withdrawl. 

In this episode, the OG crew look through all the relevant news and notes, the many sells, the ambiguous holds, attempt to locate the buys (with some success) and try to uncover exactly why Rob keeps missing so many podcasts.

James and Mark lament their lack of Hynes ownership as they review this weeks matchups, including some high highs and some low lows as we look to round 9.

Coming into an early kick off, we have three games on a Thursday and the boys get stuck right in answering your questions about who to buy, hold and sell as always.

The boys jump into an action packed TLT, with cheapies coming out of the woodwork, some previous performers reaching their peak, sputtering mid rangers and a fantasy relevant Bulldogs team on the bye.

In this episode, the boys analyze all the round 7 scores and general goings on, with a view to more than likely max trading AGAIN with injuries to key fantasy options and some peaking mid rangers.

As reliably as ever, the team answer your questions following Round 7 Team List Tuesday.

You had best believe we are lining up once again to look at the fantasy relevant news and notes from round 7 TLT, including the ongoing omission of one Nathan Cleary, a big YEET list featuring some musical inspiration from a Disney banger, and some red hot money making options, not to mention a strong debate on the Foran Against of taking one Titans halfback who is drinking the entire milkshake and licking the cup clean.

With just under a quarter of the season in the books, we cover off on all the fantasy relevant take aways from the round that was, and look forward to Round 7, where we have dual position eligibilities added and the ability to use 3 trades per week.

In this episode, we answer your post TLT round 6 questions, as we start our bye preparation and attempt to push up the ranks after a tough start to the year for all coaches.

In this episode, we cover off on a big TLT laden with traps, cheapies, value keepers, and ducks/drakes from the coaches. Who are you bringing in amid the ongoing chaos?

We tackle another rough week for Fantasy Coaches - surely the mayhem is almost done?

We once again handle your questions about trades, captains, strategy and more!

Unfortunately Rob injured his calf in the warmups, so Intern Austin joins Ryan and Mark to discuss the weekly fantasy news and notes just 1 day after his big performance on the summary podcast - 5 day turn around eat your heart out! We discuss all the relevant news, notes and topics following TLT, including top captaincy options, lanky English back rowers, and the return of a fantasy option we wish was not back.

We let the interns loose to look at all the relevant results from Round 4, with a look ahead to Tuesdays TLT for Round 5.

Mark joins the regular crew of Stu, Nic and Bilent to bang out a mammoth 2 hour questions pod, covering all the hot topics and issues. 

In this episode, we deal with the raft of new injuries and the Storm bye, which sees some teams fielding as little as 13-15 players this week. Additionally, we cover the best captaincy options, winger/fullback potential selections, and how to handle the sale of the #1 fantasy asset Nathan Cleary.

In this episode, Mark and Austin discuss the highs and lows of the weekend of football, which sees Austin inside the top 500 ranks while the rest of the Amateurs crew drag themselves up the ranks too. 

With TLT out of the way and Haas headed for surgery, the team answers your trade questions and helps you tackle the big issues heading into a big weekend of Football.

Oh man, a dumpster fire TLT leaves coaches with a lot of tough decisions, with Zac Hosking and Siua Wong the main problems plus injuries to Heilum Luki and Tommy Talau. We unpack all the key issues, trade targets and get stuck into some coaches just for something out of character. 

In this podcast, the boys look at the highs and lows of the week that was round 2, which was definitely better overall than round 1, but we are still looking for improvements.

In this episode, we answer your questions following the round 2 team lists in the lead up to round 3.