That would just make the gap wider. A lot of struggling teams are doing so because they can't always get 15 out, let alone 19.
Round 7 Team: Def: Z Williams, Broad, Baker, McCartin (BZT) Mid: Amon, Acres, Cottrell, Crisp (Sheed) Ruck: Briggs Fwd: Banfield, Close, KKP,...
That said, the tactical requirements of such a strategy requires a team to effectively run a squad of 26 to get a boost of about 30.
Interesting idea. It could effectively have F1 or D1 being rucks. Scoring-wise, the team would get a boost of about 25-35 on average (which is...
New ruling: A player who scores 0 from missing the game counts as a 0 and doesn't recieve a loss. The scoring ruck still gets a win.
Hmm. That said, there is a paradox where a 0 is usually a sign of not playing and therefore doesn't count towards an average. And Witts last year...
Some other teams have swapped out and put a 0 score player or left the position blank.
Round 6 H. Reid (CAR) 5 H. Jones (SER) 4 R. Bonner (KOR) 3 H. Garcia (NVI) 2 R. Maric (NVI) 1 (Maric averaged lower than Emmett going into the...
Full time at Eden and the Whalers get a 2nd win in a row for the first time since 2022. It was a scrappy game with the Whalers having big outs...
Giant Tap R6 Nuytsland vs Ararat English 114 vs Jackson 90 Eden vs Carnamah Briggs 87 vs Meek 97 Serengeti vs Bueng Kan Draper 46 vs Miller DNP...
So last year 37 of the current 70 rucks got a game. Though 6 of them only got 3 or less games. 6 rounds in, 27 have played 2 or more games with a...
I feel like a 0 from the team having a bye should count as a null instead of a loss, because a loss goes on the player's record as a loss and puts...
Round 5 H. Reid (CAR) 5 W. Graham (BKR) 4 C. Comben (KIM) 3 B. Smith (SER) 2 R. Bonner (KOR) 1 Total H. Reid (CAR) 15, B. Smith (SER) 13 C....
Hmm, I think I will keep him for now. He's returned to form and is DPP.
Out: Short, Nash, Baker In: Meek, Collins, Frampton
Round 6 Def: Payne. Z Williams, BZT, McCartin Mid: Amon, Acres, Sheed, Crisp Ruck: Briggs Fwd: Banfield, Cottrell, Close, Hill IC: Ah Chee, Pendles
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