Tuesday, 15 December 2015

The Fantasy Rugby Draft Season Opener

The Fantasy Rugby Draft season is now open.

Bruce has taken up residence in a grain silo for this podcast and is joined once again by Mossman to kick off the season.

They discuss draft tactics for those that are new to FRD. They look back at some star performers from last season and discuss their impact on the 2016 season. There are a bunch of new teams and players in Super Rugby this season and the guys pick out a couple of players and chat about their impact.

Monday, 22 June 2015

FRD 2015 Season Review - Superpod Part 2

Bruce is joined by Mossman and Kuchartown to dissect the Fantasy Rugby Draft season.

This is Part 2 where they discuss players on winning teams, some Fantasy Rugby Draft stats, the seasons wagers between Mossman and Bruce, what next season will bring and finally they announce the league of the year and the manager of the year.

Sunday, 21 June 2015

FRD 2015 Season Review - Superpod Part 1

Bruce is joined by Mossman and Kuchartown to dissect the Fantasy Rugby Draft season.

This is Part 1 where they discuss the Podcast League results, some average stats and a bit of strategy.

Thursday, 11 June 2015

Grand Final Preview - Pass Zack Holmes The Keys

It's Fantasy Rugby Draft Grand Final time. Players are falling by the wayside, either by rest or by injury. The lads try to dissect how that will impact your team.

They also run through a rankings of the Fly Half and Outside Back position for Grand Final week.

Thursday, 28 May 2015

Gameweek 16 Preview - Is Quade The Missing Piece?

It's playoff time. Congratulations to the listeners who have gotten this far.

In this Fantasy Rugby Draft Podcast the boys preview Gameweek 16. Quade Cooper is back as is Marty McKenzie but who will kick the goals....

Thursday, 21 May 2015

Gameweek 15 Preview - To Trade or not to Trade?

Its the final Gameweek of the FRD regular season. Seasons are on the line. Tensions are high.

In this Fantasy Rugby Draft Podcast the boys preview Gameweek 15.

Mossman is back so they gauge his view on trading at this time of year.

Thursday, 14 May 2015

Gameweek 14 Preview - Nigel No Mates

In this Fantasy Rugby Draft Podcast the boys preview Gameweek 14.

They also discuss trading in Fantasy Rugby Draft at this stage of the season when teams have missed out on the playoffs.

Thursday, 7 May 2015

Gameweek 13 Preview - Another One Bites The Dust

In this Fantasy Rugby Draft Podcast the boys preview Gameweek 13.

They also discuss another crippling injury for Fantasy Rugby Draft owners, Beauden Barrett and what to do if you own him, aside from break down and cry.

Thursday, 30 April 2015

Gameweek 12 Preview - Pour Some Out For Marty

In this Fantasy Rugby Draft Podcast the boys preview Gameweek 12.

Also, in the weekly segment of "Who is going to play Fly Half for the Chiefs", the lads pour a little out for Marty McKenzie.

Thursday, 23 April 2015

Gameweek 11 Preview - Life After Cruden

In this Fantasy Rugby Draft Podcast the boys preview Gameweek 11.

Mossman pulls himself out of the despair of losing Aaron Cruden, SP Marais and Jason Woodward to discuss options for the rest of the season.

Thursday, 16 April 2015

Gameweek 10 Preview - Playoffs?

In this Fantasy Rugby Draft Podcast the boys preview Gameweek 10.

Mossman also pulls out a couple of good bits of info to try and improve your chances in the FRD playoffs.

Thursday, 9 April 2015

Gameweek 9 Preview - Quade Cooper's Injured?

In this Fantasy Rugby Draft Podcast the boys preview Gameweek 9.

We also have a special guest drop in and discuss his Fantasy Rugby Draft season so far, Andrew Howitt from Fantasy Rugby Scout.

Sunday, 5 April 2015

Gameweek 8 Review - Super Sefa

In this Fantasy Rugby Draft Podcast the boys review Gameweek 8.

They discuss stand out performances from Super Sefa and Israel Dagg as well as an honourable mention to under-rated Half Back, Andy Ellis.

Monday, 30 March 2015

Gameweek 7 Review - The Hetty and Sonny Will Show

In this Fantasy Rugby Draft Podcast the boys review Gameweek 7.

Thursday, 19 March 2015

Gameweek 6 Preview - Nadologate

In this Fantasy Rugby Draft Podcast the boys preview Gameweek 6.

There are a lot of Naiyaravoro questions this week and the Force and the Lions muddy the waters for Fantasy Rugby Draft managers.

There's also a breakdown in communication in the all new segment the lads have creatively named, start of the week, which leads to a wager. Who said what.....

Monday, 16 March 2015

Gameweek 5 Review - An Explosion of Points

In this Fantasy Rugby Draft Podcast the boys review Gameweek 5 where there was an explosion of points.

There were some superstar performances from your studs, Savea, Visinia and Lowe and finally NMS got to show us what he is made of.

Thursday, 12 March 2015

Gameweek 5 Preview - Frisby flop or not?

In this podcast Bruce and Mossman breakdown each game to try and aide you in your start bench decisions this Gameweek.

Monday, 9 March 2015

Gameweek 4 Review - You've been Pollarded

In the latest podcast the lads review Gameweek 4 of Fantasy Rugby Draft. They discuss the exceptional performances this weekend from Handre Pollard and Bernard Foley.

They also discuss the last minute changes that caused chaos for Fantasy Rugby Draft managers and how to handle this in the future.

It was a tough weekend all round for Mossman as he loses his Hosea Gear versus Frank Halai bet to Bruce as well as his beloved Chiefs losing.

Thursday, 5 March 2015

Gameweek 4 Preview - The Blockbuster Trade

Bruce and Mossman preview Gameweek 4 of Fantasy Rugby Draft. There's a few news and notes to discuss before they breakdown each game and look at players to start and bench.

They also field some listener questions.

Finally, they analyse the blockbuster trade that took place in the Fantasy Rugby Draft Podcast League this week.

Monday, 2 March 2015

Gameweek 3 Review - Where is Samu Kerevi?

Bruce and Mossman review Gameweek 3 of Fantasy Rugby Draft. They look at each game to see who performed or who you should be concerned with e.g. Samu Kerevi.

Thursday, 26 February 2015

Gameweek 3 Preview - Fly Half Dilemmas

Bruce and Mossman preview Gameweek 3 of Fantasy Rugby Draft. They breakdown each game to see who you should start and who you should bench.

They also field some listener questions.

Monday, 23 February 2015

Gameweek 2 Review - The Return of the Stud

Bruce and Kuchar review all the games from Gameweek 2 of Fantasy Rugby Draft in this super-pod (apologies for the length).

They breakdown each game and look at the studs that rebounded.

There's also room for a gripe at SANZAR around players being pulled from lineups late in the piece.

Monday, 16 February 2015

Gameweek 1 Review and Waiver Wire suggestions

Bruce and Mossman review all the games from Gameweek 1 of Fantasy Rugby Draft.

They look at the guys that performed and the ones that stuttered.

They also touch on a few guys to target on your Waiver Wire.

Monday, 9 February 2015

The Fantasy Rugby Draft Podcast league draft analysis

Bruce and Mossman evaluate the Fantasy Rugby Draft Podcast that drafted on Sunday night.

They look at the various themes coming out of the draft and discuss some winners and losers and look at some good value picks and some reaches.

Monday, 2 February 2015

The Straven Road League Draft Analysis with Kuchartown 1/2/15

The dust has settled on the Straven Road League draft for another season.

Bruce and Kuchartown pour over the results and look at the movers and shakers.

Friday, 30 January 2015

News and Notes from the Super Rugby Pre-Season 30/01/15

Bruce and Mossman go through some news and notes from the Super Rugby Pre-Season and put their Fantasy Rugby Draft spin on them.

They also field some readers questions and strategies.

Tuesday, 27 January 2015

Rankings Analysis with Mossman 25/01/15

Mossman brings his 2015 Fantasy Rugby Draft rankings to the Podcast this week to analyse, compare and debate with those created by Fantasy Rugby Draft Towers.

There are a few wagers placed so tune in to figure out which side of the fence you sit on.

Tuesday, 20 January 2015

Drafting 101 with Kuchartown 11/01/15

In this podcast Bruce and Mossman are joined by The Mayor from Kuchartown to discuss his Drafting 101 article that he wrote for the upcoming Fantasy Rugby Draft season. Quite how religion and Kim Kardashian work there way into a Super Rugby discussion is anyones guess...

Sunday, 18 January 2015

The Fantasy Rugby Draft Podcast- South African Squad Analysis - Part 2 10/01/15

Bruce is joined by Andrew Howitt, who writes for Fantasy Rugby Scout, to analyse the South African Super Rugby squads. This is Part 2 where they discuss the Bulls, Lions and the Cheetahs.

Friday, 16 January 2015

The Fantasy Rugby Draft Podcast- South African Squad Analysis - Part 1 10/01/15

Bruce is joined on the Pod by Andrew Howitt, who writes for Fantasy Rugby Scout, to analyse the South African Super Rugby squads. There were so many aspects to cover that we had to split the Pod into two. In this Pod they cover the Sharks and the Stormers squads.

Tuesday, 13 January 2015

Fantasy Rugby Draft - Australian Squad Analysis 23/12/14

In this podcast Bruce and Mossman run the rule over the Australian Super Rugby squads. They are joined by Reg from Green and Gold rugby to provide expert analysis.

Players discussed: Rob Horne, Taqele Naiyaravoro, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Bernard Foley, Israel Folau, Andrew Kellaway, Michael Hooper, Peter Betham, Tevita Kuridrani, Joe Tomane, Christian Lealiifano, Nic White, Jessie Mogg, Matt Hodgson, Dane Haylett-Petty, Junior Rasolea, Kyle Godwin, Sias Ebershon, Zack Holmes, Steve Mafi, Mike Harris, Jack Debreczeni, Cam Crawford, Jonah Placid, James O'Connor, Karmichael Hunt, Samu Kerevi, Quade Cooper and Adam Thomson.

Sunday, 11 January 2015

Fantasy Rugby Draft - NZ Squad Analysis 16/12/14

This is the third Fantasy Rugby Draft Podcast. Mossman and Bruce discuss the New Zealand Super Rugby squads and their impact on Fantasy Rugby Draft for 2015.

Players discussed: Dan Bowden, Jerome Kaino, Seta Tamanivalu, James Lowe, Aaron Cruden, Beauden Barrett, Ma'a Nonu, Jason Woodward, Dan Carter, Sam Whitelock, Israel Dagg, Jone Macilai, Matt Todd, Ritchie McCaw, Robbie Fruen, Richard Buckman, Patrick Osbourne, Lima Sopoaga, Aaron Smith and Dan Pryor.

Apologies for the poor quality. That's the last time we record in a grain silo.

Wednesday, 7 January 2015

Fantasy Rugby Draft - Scoring and Positional Analysis 3/12/14

The second Fantasy Rugby Draft Podcast. We discuss the Autumn internationals, the change in scoring as well as diving into the various scoring categories. Mossman also gets a shot across the bow near the end.