Welcome back Fantasy A-League fans! While we wait for Fox Sports to open the game so we can select and start tinkering with our initial squads, I thought it would be a good idea to address any key parts of the fantasy game that weren't covered in my initial two posts (which you can read here and here). These are essentially questions that I have been asked by friends and fellow fantasy A-League coaches more than a few times, and therefore I thought would be worthwhile taking a look at here. Of course, if there's anything that you'd like to ask me regarding the Fox Sports Fantasy A-League game that I haven't talked about in any of my posts so far, feel free to hit me up on Twitter, or use the comments section at the bottom of the page.
Selecting your Fox Sports Fantasy A-League starting squad is far more difficult than it seems and even the people who end up at the top of the rankings sometimes don’t quite get it right. In my title-winning season I had some dud selections in my starting team, and I then repeated this mistake last season (Bernardo Ribeiro, anyone?), resulting in me occupying 7,675th position on the table after Round 1.
There are a few reasons for this, which I will discuss here along with my advice for working out which players will provide the best value for your fantasy dollars. Do you have any strategies for picking your Fantasy A-League team? If so, sound off in the comments section at the bottom of the page. For those who don’t know me – and I’m guessing that’s pretty much all of you – I am the lucky individual who won the 2011/12 Fox Sports Fantasy A-League competition, earning myself a new car and tickets to a Socceroos game (not sure that really qualifies as a ‘prize’ these days).
Last season I overcame an awful start to eventually finish 4th. So after two top-four finishes in consecutive seasons, I’ve been asked to write a blog on the Fox Sports Fantasy A-League game and give you all the information you need to beat me. Wait, what? I’m starting off with a couple of articles on the basic strategies I use when playing the game, followed by an ‘FAQ’ – so if you have any general questions about the Fox Sports Fantasy A-League game, submit them in the comments below or to me on Twitter and I’ll try to answer them in that post. After that I am going to do an overview of the 10 A-League clubs, including looking at who of the new signings I think could find their way into fantasy contention. During the season I will be doing a weekly preview, discussing the players you should be considering trading in or out as well as other important fantasy trends. Anything else you want to read about? Let me know in the comments section below or on Twitter. So for this first post I’m going to talk about my mentality for playing fantasy A-League, though much of this can be adapted to other fantasy games. While these concepts may seem simple, particularly if you are a fantasy veteran, I think they are both extremely important to follow if you want to win. Do you have any ‘golden rules’ for playing Fantasy A-League? If so, sound off in the comments. |
Adelaide United die-hard and 2011/12 Fox Sports Fantasy A-League winner, also 4th overall in 2012/13.
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November 2014
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