NRL Fantasy Amateurs

Round 7 already... wow. Magic round and Origin are just around the corner as we unpack another TLT with some key injuries and fantasy relevant player returning. 

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A JC & Kini master class ends another rollercoaster round

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5 rounds down and 1 more week until we get access to 3 trades per week, has anyone not max traded every week?

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The boys ride the Twallercoaster after another wild round

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We have 17 green dots again and it's time to make progress. Ryan, Austin & Rob dive into all the Round 5 news.

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How much worse can it get? Sometimes when you think you've hit rock bottom, you've only stopped to change drill bits. Austo & Sammy wrap a red dot filled round 4.

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We didn't want those green dots anyway. 

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A chaotic end to Round 3 leaves the red dots piling up for what's going to be a tricky Round 4. Austo & Bilent break down all the carnage.

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Back again, with injuries to Brown and Ponga and other players underperforming, and the cheapies going gangbusters, it is more strategy, team composition and the right type of risk for the Amateurs in round 3. 

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SORRY WRONG FILE!! Round 2 is in the books with another high scoring round propped up by keeper level scoring from the cheapies. Ranks are volatile and cash is flowing in, can you get the strategy right and keep up?

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With cheapies Noah Martin, Moses Leo, Ryan Couchman, Ativalu Lisati and others firming as "must haves" and some preseason favourites slow out of the blocks, coaches are scrambling to get their start/sit and trades right for round 1 - have no fear, the Amateurs are here to point you in the right direction.

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The sunday crew of Austin and Bilent are back to discuss the mixed bag that was round 1, 2026 with some players and coaches going BOOM while others have... no shortage of options for players to sell. Turns out 940 in round 1 isn't even good enough for a top 10k rank, what have the game makers done?!

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With Round 1A in the books and Round 1B team lists out, the boys examine the (shorter but still extensive) list of players you might consider for your fantasy team in round 1, with half a mind to getting in some strong performers from the first two games and the risks you might take knowing you might pull the rip cord on 2 trades heading into round 2.

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We are finally out of the preseason and into the season, with tonnes of fantasy relevant players named including Ponga, Marzhew, Brown, Mooney, McEwen, Drinkwater, Chester, Dearden, Mahoney, Luki, Galvin, Hayward, Tu, Atkinson, Couchman x2 and Stewart - How many can you fit into your team?

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There are currently 38 players that are sitting at over 10% ownership in NRL fantasy 2026, but a whopping 21 of them fall into the DUD category for the Amateurs. Do you own one of them? You will have to listen to find out...

Players discussed: Haas, Fifita, Smith, Faalogo, Lisati, Mooney, Makasini, Fale, Sanders, Walsh, Moses, Brown, Cleary, Patston, Mclean, Luki, Mahoney, Grant, Farnworth, Chester, Hayward, Stewart, Yeo, Kiraz, Gray, McEwen, Halasima, Bai, Couchman, Fa'asuamaleaui, Cobbo, Kini, Colquhoun, Purdue, Katoa, Doueihi, Couchman and Pezet.

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Once again we find ourselves with a blend of serious and unserious coaches, with some coaches happy to park their Ethan S. ferraris and troll fantasy coaches with a third Ethan in the halves, while others trot out what is obviously a round 1 team list (or close to it). We unveil what we are looking for in these trial matches, and a surprise elite gun dual centre/wing fullback option we are looking at for round 1 if the chips fall his way. 

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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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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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