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NRLCEO League making a big splash!

Josh Wells

DRAFT DAY is an exciting time for all involved, but it is one NRLCEO League in Grafton who has really made a splash.


By Josh Wells

A unique 18-team league, with a $500 upfront buy in and a $200 yearly impost no less, decided to head to the famed Grafton Bridge and jump off all in the name of fantasy.

The rules were simple – the bigger the splash, the higher in the draft order.

It is not clear if other stipulations, such as weight classes, were included but the league’s draft day preparation is just as unique as its rules.

The wooden spoon winner must cater for the league Annual General Meeting (all expenses paid). Venue, food and drink are different for each year.

The winning CEO has the responsibility to invest the $15,000 kitty in any venture they see fit (logic states that he is the canniest CEO). If the CEO doesn’t manage to equal or better the ASX200 average return in profits, then he must ‘pony up’ the difference.

The ultimate aim of the growing kitty is to fund the NRLCEO League Las Vegas tour!

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While the Grafton League might be the world’s craziest fantasy football competition, other sides have used a variety of methods to determine their orders.

 

 

1. The horse race

Horse racing is always a traditional method. The first past the post has the top draft pick, the last one there is the final entrant to the draft and the rest all fight for middle order supremacy.

2. Duck race

Yes. A duck race. Check out the Tantasy Podcast’s duck race on Facebook. No other description needed really.



3. WWE on PlayStation

It appears one league used the Royal Rumble feature on Sony’s PlayStation. The last man standing would have top pick, the rest are based on the number they were eliminated at. One CEO opted to smell what was cooking and picked The Rock. He was thrown out first.

4. The Arcade

This ingenious idea saw ten grown men waltz into an arcade, put down $10 and the person with the most tickets at the end of it would be declared the winner. According to The Water Cooler’s spies, the whack a mole and whack a croc got an absolute pounding.

5. Bowling

A Canberra league decided to go bowling. The higher the score, the higher the pick. The catch? They all had to have six schooners before rolling their first ball.

 

It sounds like there were some plenty of interesting draft stories. Tweet me your best @joshuawells93 or fill me in on any absolute draft day/team selection howlers.

 

Also, you can tune in to Josh’s debut segment on this week’s Tantasy Podcast. Download on iTunes or listen below:

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By day Joshua is a journalist working for a radio station in the middle of no where, by night he is a terrible NRLCEO player. Since joining the site in 2013, Joshua has been working to become a better scribe but has failed to become a better fantasy player. Despite this, he still enjoys playing and will still talk the talk, who needs to walk?
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By day Joshua is a journalist working for a radio station in the middle of no where, by night he is a terrible NRLCEO player. Since joining the site in 2013, Joshua has been working to become a better scribe but has failed to become a better fantasy player. Despite this, he still enjoys playing and will still talk the talk, who needs to walk?