NFL

[Gorgoroth 12,969]

Sod it, I'll give it a crack.

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

Ok so that's Macca, Gorgoroth and me...

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

OK. Plus another demons supporter not currently posting on demonland.... that's 4/10 so far. If we get 5+ I'll start PMing.

[JV7 2,351]

OK. Plus another demons supporter not currently posting on demonland.... that's 4/10 so far. If we get 5+ I'll start PMing.

I'm in.. Might have to set to auto select, not sure if my knowledge leauge wide is good enough!

[Gorgoroth 12,969]

JV7, just choose peeps from your own team

[JV7 2,351]

JV7, just choose peeps from your own team

Haha julio and Ryan would be the only 2 worthwhile!

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

Sweet JV7. Ok I'll send round emails, and tentatively schedule the draft for tomorrow evening 8pmish? Will also keep checking the thread to make sure if anyone else is into it. We have 5+ now, so that makes it majority us in the draft... Which also means likely the playoffs will be all us.

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

Hmmm. We have a small problem. They don't run drafts during our evening hours. We can choose between 11am through to the following 1am American time. In other words... So we can choose anywhere between 1am Melbourne time, through to 3pm Melbourne time. I'll set it for 3pm Melbourne time, on Thursday afternoon for now. If anyone has any objections, or wants a different time, let me know.

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

Alrighty. Emails sent to Gorgoroth, Macca, JV7 so far. Plus me and one more.

If anyone else wants in, PM me... We only need 3 more teams now, so if any of you guys have another name, let me know.

Edited September 8, 2015 by Dappa Dan

[Gorgoroth 12,969]

I leave home at 5:30am and get back home at 6pm, I won't be able to log into anything in between while at work.

[Macca 16,982]

Just a shout out to you blokes about the tipping comp ... no need to reply

Also, if you're reading this ... DemonDave, daisycutter, old dee, Strafford, bananas, Arrow, Norm Smith's Curse, Beelzebub et al ... feel free to join in if you like

Here are the rules again (posted on the previous page) ...

Rules of the 'Demonland' NFL tipping competition ... (the same as last year except a couple more bonus weeks have been added)

* All participants get 3 picks only in any given week (but .. they must all be 'road' teams)

* Anyone who correctly tips all 3 winners from their 3 picks receives 1 point (any number of people can win a point in any given week)

* Bonus points are up for grabs in weeks 2, 5, 8, 10, 13 & 15 (2 points to all winners) whilst week 17 carries 3 points to any given winner.

* No margins or correct scores are required - just the straight winners.

* If you miss a week or come into the comp later on, there is no penalty. You just simply miss the chance to win points for that week or weeks. You can join in the comp at any time.

* Your tips must be in before the start of Monday's games (AEST) ... or before the Friday game if you include that game. All 3 tips must be included in your post (editing your tips is strictly forbidden )

* The person (or persons) with the most points at the end of the regular season wins.

For those out there who just read this thread, feel free to join in the comp. It's just a bit of fun and we could do with a few more people on the thread anyway.

Last year's notable point scorers (regular season) ...

8 - Dappa Dan

7 - Georgiou R. R. Martin

4 - Gorgoroth

3 - JV7, Go the Biff, Macca

• The season kicks on Friday (our time) - Pittsburgh @ New England.

Regular Season Tipping Competition

Year Winner Runners up 3rd place

2013 cowboy_from_hell/ pantaloons/ Gorgoroth

Strafford Macca

2014 Dappa Dan Georgiou R.R Martin Gorgoroth

Post Season Tipping Competition

Year Winner Runners up 3rd place

2013 titan_uranus DemonDave cowboy_from_hell/

Macca

2014 JV7/ pantaloons Gorgoroth/

Go the Biff Macca

[JV7 2,351]

I'll get in early before I forget... Packers, Panthers, Seahawks. Good to be back!

[cowboy_from_hell 2,390]

Pumped that the season is finally here. The vikings seem to be on the cusp of playoffs according to a few experts. I don't think so yet. Our O line is pretty bad and we have lost one linesman for the year already. I'd say 8-8 this year for us. I'll have a look at the divisions and have a crack.

[cowboy_from_hell 2,390]

Ok I'll go.

New England

Baltimore

Indy

San Diego

Dallas

Green Bay

Atlanta

Arizona

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

I love that Gorgoroth has been 3rd every comp but one.

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

I'll go Packers Dolphins Colts for this week.

And for playoffs...

Patriots

Ravens

Colts

Chiefs

Cowboys

Packers

Saints

Seahawks

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

Ok so for Fantasy we have Gorgoroth, JV7, Macca, myself and a mate called Deztroyers so far. Anyone else wanting to jump in we still have a few spots left and would love to have people from here instead of randoms.

Some advice for you guys doing autopick, I autopicked in another comp... ended up with this: Rogers, Cobb, V Jackson, Petersen, Sanders, Ellington, Witten. That's a sensational team in anyone's language, so don't be afraid that autopick will screw you. 90% of the time it's smarter than any coach.

- Keeping it nice and simple with 1 QB, 3 WR, 2 RB, 2 Flex, 1 DEF and 1 K.

- For those confused, flex can be filled with any RB, TE or WR. DEF is team defense. You get points for that team's sacks, turnovers, pick 6es, tackles for loss, and for keeping the opposition to low yardage. You also can lose points if that team D gives up lots of points and yards. I've seen team DEF get -15 points... and in games where Watts goes off, they get +25, so they're worth taking seriously.

- With fantasy, it's not so much about picking stars.... your first 6 picks will get you stars no matter what you do, as long as you don't pick some random. It's about picking the players who play against the worst defenses. So if you think Panthers or Washington or whoever have a porous defense, and you have a guy on your bench you think might go ok, pick him. 4/5 times it'll be the right thing to do. There's only a small handful of players you pick regardless. Guys like Petersen, Leveon Bell, Rogers etc.... The team selection screen is really simple and gives you lots of info on who you should select and why. And if you click the players name, all relevant background including injuries is put in a little blurb, so you don't have to feel as though you need to do research.

- Pay attention to byes when it comes to Team defenses, Tight Ends and QBs. You should never have more than two of each on your list, just make sure each guy doesn't have the same bye week as his counterpart.

- The old standard rule is that RBs are more important than anyone. You would think it's QBs since they score highly, but with injury, and with teams who use RBs in committee.... a good RB who gets most of his teams carries is worth his weight in gold. They get 1 point for every 10 yards plus 6 each TD.... whereas QBs get 1 point every 25 yards and 4 for TDs. If your first 5 rounds are RB, RB, QB, WR, RB you've done well. As the season wears on you'll be glad for that 3rd serious RB.

- With QBs, you can take Rogers and Luck in the first few rounds.... then Manning and Wilson a couple rounds later, but otherwise it actually helps to wait til much later. Guys like Bradford and Romo who project to be massive often don't go til the last few rounds. If you go early on a big name, you might be sad to see quality RBs and WRs go.

- TEs are tricky. After Gronk and Graham, there's really no guarantees, so always hold onto two. Or just take your team's guy and sit back and enjoy.

- If you want advice, feel free to ask me or Deztroyers. I'm a couple of years in, and he's a few years in.

[Gorgoroth 12,969]

I'm in, but I'll have to be auto pick.

Can you guys rig it so I get Gurley

Ha ha

Wouldn't mind Bradford for sentimental reasons either.

Should be fun, I'm aiming for third!

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

Just had another look, if you guys would rather do a live draft we can leave it til after week 1? Maybe some time on the weekend when you're not working? Just means we miss out on week one stats and can see who's playing where.

[Gorgoroth 12,969]

Nah, auto pick will probably work out much better for me

[dee-luded 2,959]

The season has come round real quick... Already planned in my annual sick day for the Falcons game. Good on Hayne for making the 53-man roster, although the Australian media and bandwagon supporters are already getting to me

used to watch NFL & NBA back in the 80's, re Montana, Riggins, etc ; & Magic, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Bird, Malone, Barkley, Olajuwon, McHale.. dropped off somewhere, maybe 7 days work week?

I'm interested in the Heyne train.

[DemonDave 1,089]

OK I'll be in the tipping comp again, to be honest havent been keeping as close an eye as in the past due to the Niners decline last year, but Hayne-mania has reignited my awareness..

[cowboy_from_hell 2,390]

I must be the only bloke in Australia who wants to see the niners get whooped.

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

I reckon you might be CFB.

Any interest in drafting a squad tomorrow afternoon to compete against us in Fantasy?

Just a reminder to those who've joined, 3pm tomorrow it all kicks off. If you're near a computer I recommend looking in. If not, autopick will go alright for you.

[Gorgoroth 12,969]

I must be the only bloke in Australia who wants to see the niners get whooped.

Oh no, I too want to see that happen, especially when we play them. Being divisional rivals does that to you tho.