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NRLCEO 2012-02-23T10:55:56+11:00 NRLCEO urn:http://www.nrlceo.com:news CEO INJURY WARD AND SIN BIN: urn:http://www.nrlceo.com:news259 2012-02-22T01:12:29+11:00 2012-02-20T23:00:00+11:00

<div style="text-align: left; ">Trials week 3 is upon us and already two more knee injuries. Parramatta have early injury dramas with two guns in Hayne and Tim Mannah going down with knee injuries after the Panthers trials game. Given the extent of their injuries no doubt their absence will quite evident and we will not mention Ben Smith who looks like he will be carrying the oranges this season... with the good arm that is. </div><div style="text-align: left; "> </div><div style="text-align: left; "><table> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="5" bgcolor="#003300">BRONCOS </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Player </td> <td>Status </td> <td>Details </td> <td>Time Out </td> <td>Due Back </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1">David Hala</td> <td colspan="1">Recovery</td> <td colspan="1">Foot Surgery </td> <td colspan="1">Pre-season</td> <td colspan="1">Rd 5 </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1">Jordan Kahu</td> <td colspan="1">Recovery </td> <td colspan="1">ACL Reconstruction</td> <td colspan="1">Pre-season</td> <td colspan="1">2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dunamis Lui </td> <td>Injured </td> <td>Bicep </td> <td>TBA </td> <td>TBA </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Corey Parker </td> <td>Injured</td> <td>Hamstring </td> <td>2 Weeks </td> <td>Rd 1 </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1">Jharal Yow Yeh</td> <td colspan="1">Injured</td> <td colspan="1">Shoulder</td> <td colspan="1">2 Weeks</td> <td colspan="1">Rd 2 </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="5">BULLDOGS </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Player </td> <td>Status </td> <td>Details </td> <td>Time Out </td> <td>Due Back </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michael Ennis</td> <td>Recovery </td> <td>Knee Surgery </td> <td>Pre-season </td> <td>Rd 1 </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="5">COWBOYS </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Player </td> <td>Status </td> <td>Details </td> <td>Time Out </td> <td>Due Back </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1">Dallas Johnson</td> <td colspan="1">Recovery</td> <td colspan="1">Back Sprain</td> <td colspan="1">Pre-season</td> <td colspan="1">Rd 1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Robert Lui </td> <td>Injured </td> <td>Ankle </td> <td>4-6 Weeks </td> <td>Rd 10 </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1">James Tamou</td> <td colspan="1">Recovery</td> <td colspan="1">Ankle Sprain </td> <td colspan="1">Pre-season</td> <td colspan="1">Rd 1 </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1">Brent Tate</td> <td colspan="1">Injured </td> <td colspan="1">Ribs </td> <td colspan="1">6 Weeks</td> <td colspan="1">Rd 4</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="5">DRAGONS </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Player </td> <td>Status </td> <td>Details </td> <td>Time Out </td> <td>Due Back </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dan Hunt </td> <td>Injured </td> <td>Ribs </td> <td>6 Weeks </td> <td>Rd 4 </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1">Atelea Vea</td> <td colspan="1">Injured</td> <td colspan="1">Knee</td> <td colspan="1">4 Weeks</td> <td colspan="1">Rd 2</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="5">EELS </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Player </td> <td>Status </td> <td>Details </td> <td>Time Out </td> <td>Due Back </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jarryd Hayne </td> <td>Injured </td> <td>Knee </td> <td>4-6 Weeks </td> <td>Rd 4 </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1">Tim Mannah</td> <td colspan="1">Injured </td> <td colspan="1">Knee </td> <td colspan="1">4-6 Weeks </td> <td colspan="1">Rd 4 </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1">Ben Smith</td> <td colspan="1">Injured </td> <td colspan="1">Shoulder </td> <td colspan="1">Season </td> <td colspan="1">2013 </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="5">KNIGHTS </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Player </td> <td>Status </td> <td>Details </td> <td>Time Out </td> <td>Due Back </td> </tr> <tr> <td>N/A</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="5">PANTHERS </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Player </td> <td>Status </td> <td>Details </td> <td>Time Out </td> <td>Due Back </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nigel Plum</td> <td>Injured </td> <td>Shoulder & Bicep </td> <td>Season </td> <td>2013 </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="5">RABBITOHS </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Player </td> <td>Status </td> <td>Details </td> <td>Time Out </td> <td>Due Back </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Greg Inglis </td> <td>Injured </td> <td>Ankle </td> <td>6-8 Weeks </td> <td>Rd 4 </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1">Luke Burgess</td> <td colspan="1">Injured </td> <td colspan="1">Broken Foot </td> <td colspan="1">12 Weeks </td> <td colspan="1">Rd 10</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="5">RAIDERS </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Player </td> <td>Status </td> <td>Details </td> <td>Time Out </td> <td>Due Back </td> </tr> <tr> <td>N/A</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="5">ROOSTERS</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Player </td> <td>Status </td> <td>Details </td> <td>Time Out </td> <td>Due Back </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1">Martin Kennedy</td> <td colspan="1">Injured</td> <td colspan="1">Abductor Strain</td> <td colspan="1">TBA</td> <td colspan="1">Rd 3 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>S. Kenny-Dowall </td> <td>Injured</td> <td>Kidney </td> <td>TBA </td> <td>Rd 2</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="5">SEA EAGLES </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Player </td> <td>Status </td> <td>Details </td> <td>Time Out </td> <td>Due Back </td> </tr> <tr> <td>N/A</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div><div style="text-align: left; "><table> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="5">SHARKS </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Player </td> <td>Status </td> <td>Details </td> <td>Time Out </td> <td>Due Back </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1">Isaac Gordon</td> <td colspan="1">Injured </td> <td colspan="1">Shoulder </td> <td colspan="1">8 Weeks</td> <td colspan="1">Rd 6 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Reni Maitua </td> <td>Injured </td> <td>Ankle </td> <td>4 Weeks </td> <td>Rd 4 </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1">Nathan Stapleton</td> <td colspan="1">Injured </td> <td colspan="1">Knee </td> <td colspan="1">8-10 Weeks</td> <td colspan="1">Rd 10 </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="5">STORM </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Player </td> <td>Status </td> <td>Details </td> <td>Time Out </td> <td>Due Back </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ryan Hinchcliffe</td> <td>Injured</td> <td>Concussion</td> <td>2 Weeks </td> <td>Rd 1 </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="5">TIGERS </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Player </td> <td>Status </td> <td>Details </td> <td>Time Out </td> <td>Due Back </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lote Tuqiri</td> <td>Injured </td> <td>Thumb </td> <td>8 Weeks </td> <td>Rd 5 </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="5">TITANS </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Player </td> <td>Status </td> <td>Details </td> <td>Time Out </td> <td>Due Back </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Beau Falloon</td> <td>Injured </td> <td>Torn Bicep </td> <td>TBA </td> <td>TBA </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="5">WARRIORS </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Player </td> <td>Status </td> <td>Details </td> <td>Time Out </td> <td>Due Back </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jacob Lillyman</td> <td>Injured </td> <td>Bicep </td> <td>15 Weeks </td> <td>Rd 10 </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1">Michael Luck</td> <td colspan="1">Recovery </td> <td colspan="1">Wrist </td> <td colspan="1">12 Weeks </td> <td colspan="1">Rd 10 </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1">Sam Rapira</td> <td colspan="1">Injured </td> <td colspan="1">Shoulder </td> <td colspan="1">3 Weeks </td> <td colspan="1">Rd 2 </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1">Steve Rapira </td> <td colspan="1">Injured </td> <td colspan="1">Ankle </td> <td colspan="1">6 Weeks </td> <td colspan="1">Rd 4 </td> </tr> </tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center; "> </div><div style="text-align: left; "> </div>

WEEK BY WEEK SCORES: RD 1 urn:http://www.nrlceo.com:news266 2012-01-25T02:03:06+11:00 2012-01-24T23:04:00+11:00

Follow the games as they happen. Each week we will update the scores as soon as our volunteer statisticians have processed the results. Scores are not finalised until Tuesdays each week. If you have any questions or think you have found a discrepency, please email <a href="mailto:nrlceo@y7mail.com">nrlceo@y7mail.com</a> ROUND 1: <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Thursday 1/03/2012 </td> <td> Knights </td> <td> </td> <td> 0-0 </td> <td> </td> <td>Dragons </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> Tries TBA Goals TBA Work Horse TBA Try Assists TBA Line Breaks TBA </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Tries TBA Goals TBA Work Horse TBA Try Assists TBA Line Breaks TBA </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Friday 2/03/2012</td> <td> Eels </td> <td></td> <td> 0-0 </td> <td></td> <td>Broncos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> Tries TBA Goals TBA Work Horse TBA Try Assists TBA Line Breaks TBA </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Tries TBA Goals TBA Work Horse TBA Try Assists TBA Line Breaks TBA</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Saturday 3/03/2012</td> <td> Raiders </td> <td></td> <td> 0-0 </td> <td></td> <td>Storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> Tries TBA Goals TBA Work Horse TBA Try Assists TBA Line Breaks TBA </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Tries TBA Goals TBA Work Horse TBA Try Assists TBA Line Breaks TBA</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Saturday 3/03/2012</td> <td> Panthers </td> <td></td> <td> 0-0 </td> <td></td> <td>Bulldogs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> Tries TBA Goals TBA Work Horse TBA Try Assists TBA Line Breaks TBA </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Tries TBA Goals TBA Work Horse TBA Try Assists TBA Line Breaks TBA</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Saturday 3/03/2012</td> <td> Cowboys </td> <td></td> <td> 0-0 </td> <td></td> <td>Titans</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> Tries TBA Goals TBA Work Horse TBA Try Assists TBA Line Breaks TBA </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Tries TBA Goals TBA Work Horse TBA Try Assists TBA Line Breaks TBA</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sunday 4/03/2012</td> <td> Warriors </td> <td></td> <td> 0-0 </td> <td></td> <td>Sea Eagles</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> Tries TBA Goals TBA Work Horse TBA Try Assists TBA Line Breaks TBA </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Tries TBA Goals TBA Work Horse TBA Try Assists TBA Line Breaks TBA</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sunday 4/03/2012</td> <td> Tigers </td> <td></td> <td> 0-0 </td> <td></td> <td> Sharks </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> Tries TBA Goals TBA Work Horse TBA Try Assists TBA Line Breaks TBA </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Tries TBA Goals TBA Work Horse TBA Try Assists TBA Line Breaks TBA</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Monday 5/03/2012</td> <td> Rabbitohs </td> <td></td> <td> 0-0 </td> <td></td> <td>Roosters</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> Tries TBA Goals TBA Work Horse TBA Try Assists TBA Line Breaks TBA </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Tries TBA Goals TBA Work Horse TBA Try Assists TBA Line Breaks TBA</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Archived Results: Round 1

NRLCEO DREAM TEAM urn:http://www.nrlceo.com:news258 2012-01-25T09:59:12+11:00 2012-01-24T23:02:00+11:00

We pick the top players each week in this section... Round 1 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> # </td> <td>Name </td> <td>Club </td> <td> Points* </td> <td> Caps^ </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. </td> <td>Fullback Winger Centre Centre Winger Five Eight Halfback Front Row Hooker Front Row Back Row Back Row Back Row </td> <td>NRL NRL NRL NRL NRL NRL NRL NRL NRL NRL NRL NRL NRL</td> <td> x x x x x x x x x x x x x </td> <td> 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 </td> </tr> </tbody></table> * Points: Tries=4, Work Horse=4, Try Assists=2, Line Breaks=1, Field Goals=1, 40/20=1, Goals=n/a ^ Caps: Number of times player selected in the Dream Team

LEGENDS OF LEAGUE urn:http://www.nrlceo.com:news264 2012-01-25T09:57:53+11:00 2012-01-24T22:56:00+11:00

<div style="text-align: left; "><img src="/media/15-LOL Banner.png" alt="LOL Banner" /> </div><div style="text-align: left; ">See where your team is at in the ultimate of NRLCEO competitions...</div><div style="text-align: left; "> </div><div style="text-align: left; ">In 2011, 120 teams took part in the inaugural and hugely popular Legends of League competitions. Named after the greats of our game, there were 12 competitions played in their honour. The battles were brave, but in the end there could only be 12 winners. These winners named below will have the prestigious honour of representing their clubs in the first even Champions League in 2012. </div><div style="text-align: left; "> </div><div style="text-align: left; ">2011 LEGENDS OF LEAGUE HONOUR BOARD:</div><div style="text-align: left; "> </div><div style="text-align: left; "><table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Competition </td> <td>Team Name </td> <td>Coach </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wally Lewis</td> <td>You Know It </td> <td>Mig*</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Allan Langer</td> <td>Injury Brigade </td> <td>Sylvester</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ruben Wiki</td> <td>The Dribblers </td> <td>Tony* </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Johnny Raper</td> <td>Square Bears </td> <td>Peter </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Reg Gasnier</td> <td>Diddy Kong Racers </td> <td>Will </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bob Fulton</td> <td>Bucca Bulldogs </td> <td>Tunks </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Graeme Langlands </td> <td>Bookies Bandits </td> <td>Bookworm* </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1">Arthur Beetson</td> <td colspan="1">The Last Dregs </td> <td colspan="1">Deano* </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1">Mal Meninga</td> <td colspan="1">Dominant Tackle </td> <td colspan="1">Cappo* </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1">Andrew Johns</td> <td colspan="1">Forestville Ferrets </td> <td colspan="1">Jimbo* </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1">Clive Churchill</td> <td colspan="1">Smash Em </td> <td colspan="1">Mark </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1">Peter Sterling</td> <td colspan="1">Team Enormous </td> <td colspan="1">Shags* </td> </tr> </tbody></table>* Denotes "Guru"</div><div style="text-align: left; "> </div><div style="text-align: left; "> </div><div style="text-align: left; "> </div><div style="text-align: left; "><table> <tbody> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> </tbody></table> </div>

CELEBRITY LEAGUE urn:http://www.nrlceo.com:news263 2012-01-25T09:19:20+11:00 2012-01-24T22:55:00+11:00

<div><img src="/media/16-Celebrity Challenge.png" alt="Celebrity Challenge" /> </div><div> </div>Follow our celebrities in their quest for glory! Each player is competing for bragging rights as well as $500 for their designated charities.<div> </div><div>We will announce the names of the challengers in a few weeks, until then who do you think is in our League? The silhouettes should give you a clue as to what they are known for.</div>

WHICH DRAFT TO USE? urn:http://www.nrlceo.com:news262 2012-01-25T19:26:45+11:00 2012-01-24T22:54:00+11:00

<h1></h1><div>NRLCEO offers a number of recruitment options. These include three Live Drafts: 1. Live Random Draft 2. Live Staggered Draft 3. Live Snake Draft 4. Quick Draw </div><div>5. Offline Draft We have outlined the different options in more detail in the <a href="http://www.nrlceo.com/about/How_to_Play/">How to Play </a>section of the site, but here what you need to know in a nutsell. 1. Live Random Draft: </div><ul> <li>Ideal for private competitions with between 2 and 10 teams </li> <li>Better for groups who know each other and can directly contact each other easily </li> <li>Can take some time and even days to complete so be patient </li> <li>During the draft the pick order in randomised by the computer </li></ul><div>2. Live Staggered Draft: </div><ul> <li>Ideal for private competitions with between 2 and 10 teams </li> <li>Better for groups who know each other and can directly contact each other easily </li> <li>Can take some time and even days to complete so be patient </li> <li>The pick order is randomised in the first round and then each player moves up one position in the rounds thereafter </li></ul>3. Live Snake Draft:<ul> <li>Ideal for private competitions with between 2 and 10 teams </li> <li>Better for groups who know each other and can directly contact each other easily </li> <li>Can take some time and even days to complete so be patient </li> <li>The pick order is randomised in the first round and then proceeds as such for a 4 team competiton (1-2-3-4-5-6-6-5-4-3-2-1-1-2-3-4-5-6 etc) </li></ul>4. Quick Draw:<ul> <li>Ideal for private or public competitions with between 2 and 16 teams </li> <li>Particularly short, sharp and exciting. A 25 round competition can be done in under an hour. </li> <li>Once the recruitment time is completed, players are then able to be picked up until squads are full - this is only required if a coach missed the opportunity to pick up a player in any round in the draft </li></ul>Each of the Live Drafts has a time limit that a coach can take to select a player. If that time limit is exceeded, then a random player is selected. If a Pre-Draft List is made by a coach, the player at the top of the list will be selected.5. Offline Draft:<ul style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 12px; "> <li style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 12px; ">Ideal for dedicated punters who get together for a beer, banter and the occasional draft pick as well. If you don't use the site for the draft, we recommend setting your competition to quick draw, letting the draft finish without recruiting anyone and then picking up your squad as a Free Agents as per the offline draft. </li></ul><div><div>DRAFTS WILL NOT COMMENCE UNTIL COMPETITIONS ARE FULL. We should recommend that the competition creator leans on the side of starting later rather than earlier to organise competitions. We all have, "that" mate who is too lazy to move in a hurry. </div></div>Please Note: The time for the draft is set by the competition creator doing initial creation. It is important to note that the competition drafting page will open 1 minute after the nominated time. The Draft will then start 1 minute later. This is to ensure that all coaches are ready to draft.

TIPS FROM THE GURUS urn:http://www.nrlceo.com:news261 2012-01-24T22:37:24+11:00 2012-01-24T22:37:23+11:00

Here are a number of important things to do and don't do when preparing for your draft and then during the draft itself. Following these tips will have you headed in the right direction, but we cannot guarantee you a Premiership. Only the NRLCEO Gods (or former Melbourne Storm CEO Brian Waldrom) can do that. THINGS TO DO: 1. DO. Know your league point scoring system. Well. This may sound fairly obvious (and it is) but you'd be surprised at how many coaches forget to look at the scoring system of their competition and choose the wrong types of players accordingly. Each competition in NRLCEO has a customisable scoring system and if your competition does not reward try assists then there is no point picking your two favourite halfbacks/five eighths in the first three rounds. The order in which you choose the positions in your team can also be crucial. Some coaches select a star backline first, but then miss out on the consistency of a regular scoring forward pack. Make sure you have a blend of star backs, halves and forwards. 2. DO. Get to know the NEW rules for 2012. There are two new rules in 2012 that you need to be aware of. The first is fairly self-explanatory. 40/20's are now included meaning a few extra points for your halves throughout the season. Bearing in mind this happens rarely. Do not focus on halves for this reason along. Secondly, is the introduction of the Double Work Horse. You asked for it., we have provided it. So those hard working forwards can now earn you huge points for an outstanding performance. The new level is based on 60+ tackles and hitups combined as well as over 120m or more in runs for Front Rowers and Back Rowers. For Hooker, this is set at 50+ tackles and hitups as well as 100m or more in runs. To give you a better idea of who these candidates are we have included a "DWH" column in each team stats breakdown further on in the guide. 3. DO. Prepare for your draft. Again, this may sound pretty obvious, but many coaches don't prepare. Some coaches might forget about the draft and print out a bunch of meaningless statistics without much thought. Lists can be your friend, but do yourself a favour and start getting your materials together about a week before your draft. Remember the 7 P's? NRLCEO is no different!!! There is also the option of a pre-draft list which can be populated before your draft begins and will act as a safety net if you somehow can't take your turn. 4. DO. Draft until the final whistle. Many coaches can get distracted towards the end of a long draft and place less emphasis on the later picks. Don't be this person. Often, the later picks can be the difference between finishing in the middle of the pack and making the finals. If you can pick up a couple of great late picks you will find yourself I a stronger position. Now the question becomes, who do you pick with these late picks? Most of the players left at the end of the draft are the veterans (you know what you're getting) and the young unproven guys (sink or swim). You should make sure that you have enough veterans to cover your bench, but throw caution to the wind and pick some rookies with the rest of your picks. These are the guys that could be the difference in your competition. 5. DO. Know your League Members. This rule may not apply to all NRLCEO coaches because they may be in a public league but for those playing in a private league where they know the other coaches, this can be key. If you have known your opponents for years, then you know their tendencies. You might know that one opponent is a sucker for big name players that don't necessarily do well in NRLCEO. Another tip is if you all do your draft together it's a good idea to bring some beers to the draft. It's a guarantee that at least one guy will get distracted making it easier for you to draft the squad you want!!! THINGS NOT TO DO: Sure, you can do what you like. This is your game, your way, so you certainly don't need to listen to us, but having developed the game and played competitively against ourselves for 10 years now we think we know our stuff. Hopefully a few of our insights will help you in your drafts. 1. DON'T. Place too much emphasis on the goal kicker. Ok, so goal kickers are crucial players in NRLCEO and can rack up a majority of your points throughout a season, but you don't want to place all your eggs in one basket. If you are in the first three picks, sure have a crack. Don't be concerned if the first five teams select their goal kickers straight up in the draft. There are plenty of great goal kickers in the NRL and the generic NRLCEO rules allow a first choice goal kicker to always be available, even if your kicker gets injured throughout the year. Yes, you want a good kicker, but there are plenty of good ones out there! 2. DON'T. Get caught up in a position run. Position runs happen in every draft. That is when a coach takes a star centre (or any position), and everyone else in the competition follows suit so as not to miss out. You don't want to give in to a position run. You want to be the one to start the position run. Ask yourself: "Do I want the third best frontrower or the best of another position..." 3. DON'T. Take your rookies too early. Rookies can often be everyone's favourite draft picks. Will you be the one to claim the rookie that goes on rack up the points in his maiden season? Everyone has their list of rookies that they have seen or read about and is 'destined to be the next best thing'. Some people become a little too nervous about missing out on their rookies so they take them four or five rounds too early. Generally, rookies should be picked up in the 15th or 16th rounds of the draft, not the 10th! Rookies are unknown quantities and they certainly don't always work out. They may only get minimal minutes, games, or even not play at all. If you take this advice and your rookie selection doesn't pan out to be a good one, at least you didn't select him too early in the draft and sacrifice the opportunity to get a solid player. 4. DON'T. Take the draw into consideration when drafting. Often people will overanalyse the NRL draw and decide against picking certain players because they are playing a few tough games early in the season, because they have a bad bye week or because they may be injured for the first few rounds. This should all be taken into consideration later in the season when the run to the finals is underway. During the draft stage, don't let small considerations like this influence your decision between two players. 5. DON'T. Get sucked in by the reputation. Example 1: Darren Lockyer. Fantastic player. Will no doubt be inducted as an immortal in the coming years. Rubbish NRLCEO player. Example 2: Fui Fui Moimoi. Strong, explosive runner. Unfortunately his stats do not always equate to Work Horse points. The moral of this story is that just because a player is a fantastic NRL player, it doesn't automatically translate to NRLCEO stardom. Do your research and think about how the rules apply to particular players. While Lockyer in his prime might have set up the two winning tries of the game and won Man of the Match he may only get 4 points. Jharal Yow Yeh on the other hand may have benefitted from those two balls and scored two tries with two line breaks equaling 10 points. You do the math.

2011 STATS & RANKINGS urn:http://www.nrlceo.com:news256 2011-12-10T06:50:37+11:00 2011-09-08T19:08:00+11:00

Now that the fantasy rugby league season is over we can reflect on our selections made many months ago. We have compiled a list of statistics for you to browse ranging from the best overall NRLCEO point scorers, to the toughest work horse and the blistering try scorers. For the second year running Robbie Farah has proven to be the best buy of the NRLCEO world. Eight points clear of his next rival, it is his consistency in defence and his ability to be apart of all of the big plays that sets him apart from the rest of the field. Ben Barba was at his attacking best this year. Any concerns of him not staying in first grade due to his defensive lapses have been well and truly squashed with his attacking brilliance. We're pretty sure Barba will remain near the top of the list for years to come. In third place, try scoring ace Nathan Merritt made his mark in the second half of the season. His five tries against the Eels in Round 22 being the highlight of a top year. Benji Marshall and Paul Gallen round out the top five for obvious reasons proving why they are rated the best in the world in their respective positions. So how many of your own players have made the list? As a coach, who were you happy with? And who is getting the chop for next year? 2011 DREAM TEAM (By Overall Points): 1. Ben Barba - Bulldogs (135) 2. Akuila Uate - Knights (96) 3. Matt Cooper - Dragons (82) 4. Jamie Lyon - Sea Eagles (67) 5. Nathan Merritt - Sea Eagles (123) 6. Benji Marshall - Tigers (114) 7. Johnathan Thurston - Cowboys (94) 8. Luke Bailey - Titans (89) 9. Robbie Farah - Tigers (143) 10. Aiden Tolman - Bulldogs (87) 11. Andrew Ryan - Bulldogs (89) 12. Corey Parker - Broncos (95) 13. Paul Gallen - Sharks (113) * Not including kicking points - Points baed on: Try= 4, Work Horse= 4, Field Goal= 1, Try Assist= 2, Line Break= 1 TOP 10 OVERALL POINT SCORERS: 1. Robbie Farah - Tigers (144) 2. Ben Barba - Bulldogs (135) 3. Nathan Merritt - Rabbitohs (123) 4. Benji Marshall - Tigers (114) 5. Paul Gallen - Sharks (113) 6. Cam Smith - Storm (111) 7. Andrew Ryan - Bulldogs (99) 8. Jake Friend - Roosters (99) 9. Akuila Uate - Knights (96) 10. Corey Parker - Broncos (95) * Not including kicking points - Points baed on: Try= 4, Work Horse= 4, Field Goal= 1, Try Assist= 2, Line Break= 1 TOP 10 TRY SCORERS: 1. Ben Barba - Bulldogs (23) 2. Nathan Merritt - Rabbitohs (23) 3. Akuila Uate - Knights (19) 4. David Mead - Titans (16) 5. Matt Cooper - Dragons (14) 6. Benji Marshall - Tigers (13) 7. Blake Ferguson - Raiders (13) 8. Jharal Yow Yeh - Broncos (13) 9. Billy Slater - Storm (12) 10. Cooper Cronk - Storm (12) TOP 10 WORKHORSE: 1. Nathan Hindmarsh - Eels (23) 2. Dallas Johnson - Cowboys (21) 3. Corey Parker - Broncos (21) 4. Andrew McCullough - Broncos (21) 5. Andrew Ryan - Bulldogs (21) 6. Aiden Tolman - Bulldogs (20) 7. Cam Smith - Storm (20) 8. Luke Bailey - Titans (20) 9. Robbie Farah - Tigers (19) 10. Anthony Watmough - Sea Eagles (19) TOP 10 GOAL KICKERS: 1. Chris Sandow - Rabbitohs (82) 2. James Maloney - Warriors (73) 3. Cam Smith - Storm (73) 4. Benji Marshall - Tigers (70) 5. Corey Parker - Broncos (65) 6. Jamie Soward - Dragons (64) 7. Luke Burt - Eels (63) 8. Johnathan Thurston - Cowboys (59) 9. Jarrod Croker - Raiders (59) 10. Kurt Gidley - Knights (55)

LEGENDS OF LEAGUE: GF REVIEW urn:http://www.nrlceo.com:news254 2011-12-10T06:51:57+11:00 2011-09-05T16:06:00+11:00

Legends of League - Grand Final review What a cracking final week of NRLCEO! There were some brilliant individual performances throughout the weekend and those coaches that selected Robbie Farah, Akuila Uate or Ben Barba certainly got their double points worth! The Gurus showed that they were aptly named, winning 7 titles all up - an impressive effort! Those 7 gurus and the other 5 winners will now be invited to enter the 2012 Champions League with the winner to be crowned the Inaugural NRLCEO Champion Coach. Congratulations must go to all the winners who have survived the challenges set by some very competitive rival coaches throughout the season. There were some close grand final results and some blow outs but special mention must go to the Dribblers who chalked up a whopping 107 points to dispose of their opposition. With the NRLCEO season now over, attention now turns to season 2012 where we will be back bigger and better than ever. The Legends of League Competitions will continue to run next year where obviously a place in the 2013 Champion's League will be on offer. Of course, the 2012 NRLCEO Champion Coach will gain automatic entry into 2013's tournament! Overall, it has been a successful year and hasn't it gone quickly! In 2011, we have seen Queensland take yet another origin series, the Storm power their way to the minor premiership and 144 teams take part in the Legends of League Competitions. Also on NRLCEO, we have seen the introduction of the sledge page; the new quick draw recruitment method as well as over 10000 teams take part in NRLCEO private and public competitions. We hope that you have enjoyed your respective competitions and hope to see you all again in February 2012! 2011 LEGENDS OF LEAGUE HONOUR BOARD Wally Lewis Champion.............................You Know It (Guru) Allan Langer Champion............................Injury Brigade Ruben Wiki Champion.............................The Dribblers (Guru) Johnny Raper Champion.........................Square Bears Reg Gasnier Champion............................Diddy Kong Racers Bob Fulton Champion..............................Bucca Bulldogs Graeme Langlands Champion....................Bookies Bandits (Guru) Arthur Beetson Champion........................The Last Dregs (Guru) Mal Meninga Champion............................Dominant Tackle (Guru) Andrew Johns Champion..........................Forestville Ferrets (Guru) Clive Churchill Champion..........................Smash Em Peter Sterling Champion..........................Team Enormous (Guru) Wally Lewis Competition Grand Final: You Know it Gurus 85 defeated Macgyvers 53 The 'Emperor of Lank Park' Says: My prediction was correct! The Gurus took their game to a new level and will go into next year's Champion of Champions as the people's favourite! Well done gurus - you deserved the Wally Lewis Title and my wining margin prediction of 24 was close! Allan Langer Competition Grand Final: Wallalong EMUS 71 lost to Injury Brigade 73 Alfie Says: This was easily the best grand final of the tournament with the final result going right down to the wire. The EMUS looked the goods all weekend but the Injury Brigade pulled one out of the top drawer late to claim the title. Both teams deserve to be in the Champion's League but unfortunately there is only one spot. Injury Brigade will no doubt represent this competition with honour but the talking point of the Allan Langer Comp will always revolve around what happened to the Dentites... Ruben Wiki Competition Grand Final: Dribblers 107 defeated Pyrmont Pirates 26 Rubes Says: WOW bro! Nothing could have stopped the Dribbers this weekend bro and what a score to finish the season on! 107 points is a massive score bro and without a kicker the Pirates were never a chance. Well done guru Dribbler coach bro and good luck in the 2012 Champion of Champions bro! Johnny Raper Competition Grand Final: Old Bar Maggots 41 lost to Square Bears 75 Johnny 'Chook' Raper Says: My prediction was right and the Square Bears have taken the Raper title and earned their spot in the 2012 Champion of Champions. Well done to the Square Bears coach and commiserations to the Old Bar Maggots - you had a good season and hopefully we'll see you again next year. Reg Gasnier Competition Grand Final: Diddy Kong Racers 75 defeated Hikurangi Rugby 67 Puff the Magic Dragon Says: A high scoring grand final and it lived up to my expectations! My prediction was correct and the Racers only just got over the line from a fast finishing Hikurangi Rugby outfit. Good luck to the Racers coach who will meet much stiffer competition in the Champion's League next year.. Bob Fulton Competition Grand Final: Jehovah's 60 lost to Bucca Bulldogs 67 Robby Says: What a great prediction! The Bulldogs have knocked over the gurus by a close margin. My prediction of Bulldogs by 4 was very close and well done to the Fulton Competition Champions - the Bucca Bulldogs - you have earned your spot in next year's Champion of Champions and I hope you will do us proud!! Sorry Jehovahs - it just wasn't your day... Graeme Langlands Competition Grand Final: Bookies Bandits 59 defeated Funk Soul Rookies 50 Changa Says: And yet another prediction that is correct! Guru team the Bandits have secured the Langlands Title in a solid grand final display. They will represent us in the Champion's League where the opposition will be even tougher! Bad luck to the Funk Soul Rookies - you played a good season but fell short in the big dance! Arthur Beetson Competition Grand Final: The Last Dregs 50 defeated the Dullbogs 26 Big Artie Says: My prediction of a Dregs win has eventuated and that makes yet another guru team into the Champion of Champions Tournament next year. The Dullbogs were always up against it but when Barba started firing, the game was well and truly over! Well done Dregs Coach Liberace! Mal Meninga Competition Grand Final: Dominant Tackle 76 defeated NQ Raiders 34 Big Mal Says: Like I suggested, Dominant Tackle were the team to beat and they didn't disappoint! The NQ Raiders were always up against it and met the full force of a guru team on their game! Better luck next year Raiders and good luck in the Champion's League Dominant Tackle - make us proud! Queenslander!!!!! Andrew Johns Competition Grand Final: Dazraider Dingoes 0 lost to the Forestville Ferrets 61 Joey Says: Well what a shock! The Dingoes decided not to show up to the grand final (just like me in the first half of the 2001 GF) and handed the Ferrets a walkover! This was a poor effort from the Dingo coach and if he would have named his strongest possible squad, his troops would have taken the title by two points. Nevertheless, the Champion's League wants only the most committed of coaches and the Ferrets will not take their place with the big boys for granted. Another guru takes the title!!! Clive Churchill Competition Grand Final: Smash Em 59 defeated Broncos 2011/2 53 Clive 'The Little Master' Churchill Says: Another tight tussle and another correct prediction! Smash Em claimed the MP and now they have backed it up with a deserving title! Well done Smash Em and may you man up to face the other champions next year! PETER STERLING COMPETITION Grand Final: Team Enormous 85 defeated Macgyvers 72 Snorky Sterlo Says: Another prediction proves accurate in a very high scoring grand final and another guru winning the title. The Macgyvers made it a double of grand final losses and really, no one is crying for them! Team Enormous deserve their title and will take their place in the Champion's League with pride! Hopefully the Macgyver coach comes back in 2012 and contributes to the sledge page a little more..

NRLCEO DREAM TEAM RD 26 urn:http://www.nrlceo.com:news255 2011-09-08T17:25:43+11:00 2011-09-05T05:24:00+11:00

The Best 13 from Round 26 of the Competition 1. Ben Barba - Bulldogs (6) 2. Akuila Uate - Knights (6) 3. Joseph Leilua - Roosters (1) 4. Josh Morris - Bulldogs (1) 5. Brett Morris - Dragons (4) 6. Josh McCrone - Raiders (3) 7. Mitchell Pearce - Roosters (1) 8. Luke Bailey - Titans (3) 9. Robbie Farah - Tigers (3) 10. Dan Hunt - Dragons (1) 11. Andrew Ryan - Bulldogs (3) 12. Chris Houston - Knights (3) 13. Jeremy Smith - Sharks (2) * Brackets represent how many times each player has made the NRLCEO Dream Team Dream Team Representatives for 2011 Sea Eagles (30) Cowboys (27) Storm (26) Tigers (26) Broncos (24) Bulldogs (24) Dragons (23) Panthers (23) Sharks (21) Rabbitohs (20) Warriors (20) Knights (17) Raiders (17) Roosters (15) Titans (15) Eels (9)