After a 67-day spell, the 2020 NRL season is finally back. It restarts with a thriller at Suncorp on Thursday night as the Broncos look to avenge their horror 58-0 finals loss to the Eels last season. The Cowboys and Titans fill the pub slot on Friday evening before a new chapter is added to …
The return of the NRL season means PeeksPod is back with their latest episode covering the Friday games. They do a great job at short, sharp previews to prepare you for your weekend lineups. If you’ve played fantasy sport for a while but wanted to try you hand at DFS, check out their episode that …
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We already know that the Warriors have shown a tendency to play better throughout longer stints in Australia and that, since 2013, underdogs have started the NRL season strong. Now we’re looking into how betting trends can offer us a small glimpse into the future. Betting trends can offer some fascinating insight into how a …
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The New Zealand Warriors have sacrificed more than any other club to get the 2020 NRL season back underway. Recently arrived on the Central Coast after isolating for two weeks in Tamworth, the Warriors don’t know when they will be able to return to New Zealand. For all the playing group and staff know, it …
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Despite coming into the 2020 season following back-to-back premiership wins, the Sydney Roosters are in a little bit of a hole.
We catch up with Paul Thoms who will be contributing on our site predominantly across rugby league with a focus on data visualisation using Tableau. We’re really excited to have Paul onboard and we’ll be growing our base of regular contributors as well as continuing our interviews! Tell us about your background My background and …
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Josh Spigelman has a unique relationship with rugby league. From moving to Newcastle in 1997 (what timing!), completing a Sports Management Degree to working in a broad range of roles around rugby league since 2016. He talks about his journey and his interest in growing the role of sports data analysis in the Newcastle Rugby …
Passionate Rugby League Fan’s Journey Working with Rugby League Statistics Read More »
What are some recent examples of work you’ve done? We discussed added points from kicking data that I recently tweeted. How many extra Supercoach points a player gets from kicking goals is mostly a function of how many goals that team kicks, then how well that player kicks them. If you’re looking just at individual …
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We caught up with Chris, a key contributor to popular forum NRL Fantasy Fanatics. With over fifteen years of experience playing in various fantasy sporting competitions, he discusses how the industry has evolved, the impact of data analysis and his best ever draft pick!
“PeeksPod” has launched a weekly NRL DFS podcast that will go through the key matchups, stats and value plays for each round of the NRL. We’ll be promoting their weekly episodes right here on Sport Tech Daily! Here’s the link to the first episode covering the basics and the preview of NRL Round 2! If …
