NRL Fantasy Amateurs

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

Walsh & Drinkwater dominate as we wrap up the round that was with big scores on the board as the march towards the finish continues   Link to the NRL Fantasy Amateurs Discord: https://discord.gg/XraJe9vFzp   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.

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?   Link to the NRL Fantasy Amateurs Discord: https://discord.gg/XraJe9vFzp 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://www.patreon.com/cw/NRLFantasyAmateurs/membership and sign up for $5 per month to start receiving benefits.

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...   Link to the NRL Fantasy Amateurs Discord: https://discord.gg/XraJe9vFzp   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://www.patreon.com/cw/NRLFantasyAmateurs/membership and sign up for $5 per month to start receiving benefits.

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.   Link to the NRL Fantasy Amateurs Discord: https://discord.gg/XraJe9vFzp   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://www.patreon.com/cw/NRLFantasyAmateurs/membership and sign up for $5 per month to start receiving benefits.

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.    Link to the NRL Fantasy Amateurs Discord: https://discord.gg/XraJe9vFzp   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://www.patreon.com/cw/NRLFantasyAmateurs/membership and sign up for $5 per month to start receiving benefits.

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?   Link to the NRL Fantasy Amateurs Discord: https://discord.gg/XraJe9vFzp   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://www.patreon.com/cw/NRLFantasyAmateurs/membership and sign up for $5 per month to start receiving benefits.

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!    Link to the NRL Fantasy Amateurs Discord: https://discord.gg/XraJe9vFzp   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://www.patreon.com/cw/NRLFantasyAmateurs/membership and sign up for $5 per month to start receiving benefits.

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.   Link to the NRL Fantasy Amateurs Discord: https://discord.gg/XraJe9vFzp   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://www.patreon.com/cw/NRLFantasyAmateurs/membership and sign up for $5 per month to start receiving benefits.

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.  Link to the NRL Fantasy Amateurs Discord: https://discord.gg/XraJe9vFzp   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://www.patreon.com/cw/NRLFantasyAmateurs/membership and sign up for $5 per month to start receiving benefits.

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!   Link to the NRL Fantasy Amateurs Discord: https://discord.gg/XraJe9vFzp   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.

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.   Link to the NRL Fantasy Amateurs Discord: https://discord.gg/XraJe9vFzp   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 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?    Link to the NRL Fantasy Amateurs Discord: https://discord.gg/XraJe9vFzp   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 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.   Link to the NRL Fantasy Amateurs Discord: https://discord.gg/XraJe9vFzp   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.

Well that definitely was a round of football.   Link to the NRL Fantasy Amateurs Discord: https://discord.gg/XraJe9vFzp   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 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.   Link to the NRL Fantasy Amateurs Discord: https://discord.gg/XraJe9vFzp   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.

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.   Link to the NRL Fantasy Amateurs Discord: https://discord.gg/XraJe9vFzp   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.

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.   Link to the NRL Fantasy Amateurs Discord: https://discord.gg/XraJe9vFzp   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.

*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.    Link to the NRL Fantasy Amateurs Discord: https://discord.gg/XraJe9vFzp   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.

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!   Link to the NRL Fantasy Amateurs Discord: https://discord.gg/XraJe9vFzp   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.