NRL Fantasy guides

Plain-English explainers for the concepts that decide NRL Fantasy seasons — breakevens, price changes, cash cows, byes and trade strategy. Each guide links straight through to the yafss tool that does the work for you.

Fundamentals

What is breakeven in NRL Fantasy? The single most useful number in NRL Fantasy — what it is, how it's calculated, and how to actually trade off it.
How NRL Fantasy prices work Why prices move the way they do, why they lag form by weeks, and how to get ahead of the change.
The magic number, explained The dollars-per-point conversion rate that sits underneath every price and every breakeven.
The NRL Fantasy scoring system Where fantasy points actually come from — and why time on field beats everything else.
How yafss projections work A look under the hood at how every projection on the site is built — and how much to trust it.

Strategy

Cash cows: when to buy and when to sell Finding them, holding them, and — the hard part — knowing exactly when to cash out.
NRL Fantasy trade strategy Trades are your scarcest resource. A framework for spending them well.
NRL Fantasy captaincy strategy The highest-leverage decision you make every single round, and the cheapest one to get right.
What is a POD (point of difference)? Low-ownership picks win leagues and lose them. When the risk is actually worth taking.
Position tiers explained Why the 3rd-best hooker and the 3rd-best middle are worth wildly different amounts.

Planning

Picking your starting squad Round-one structure, how many rookies to carry, and what actually makes a rookie playable.
NRL Fantasy bye rounds and how to plan for them The rounds that decide seasons. How to see the damage coming and trade around it.

Put it into practice

The guides explain the concepts; these are the tools that apply them to this week's data:

Player Finder Price Movers Position Tiers Optimiser Ownership Team Lists