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Season 5- Weekly Fantasy Corner (Premiership Round 17)
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It's another edition of the Fantasy Corner from TFRY. On this episode of FC we look back at the happenings in CYL for 6 Nations and then we pick the draft order for Super Rugby FRD (live draft coming to you soon). Then we make our return to Start or Sit as we look ahead to this weekend's action from the Prem. Grab the notepads and get after it!
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Transcript
Introduction and Host Banter
00:00:02
Speaker
It is. The Fantasy Robias. My name is Jared Dyke. I wanted to say it's stupid and let's move on, but then you kept going. I'm Ben Glauser. I don't like any way anybody gambled that. Collusion. Collusion.
00:00:27
Speaker
Hey everybody, welcome back. It is the Fancy Rugby Yanks. My name is Jared Dyke. I'm Ben Glauser. It's fancy corner time. Let's do this thing. I am having a second beverage. I have a second one, but I actually didn't. I was too busy moving my lips and yapping, but I didn't finish my other beer. Let's finish now. There you go. It's just so easy to finish the storm alarms.
00:00:54
Speaker
I mean, well, yeah, they're dangerous. We know this. This is why Jared could have four in a match and wonder why he ship faced. Man, I didn't feel like I drank that much. Yeah. You drank four of them. Oh. Yep. That happens. Can confirm. That can happen.
Fantasy League and Draft Strategy
00:01:18
Speaker
Anyway, let's look at champions league, six nations, and then we'll go to the other fun. We got scheduled for this, uh, this pod division one. We had some movement, big movement for some, uh, yeah, George shot three spots, George shot three and Duncan jumped too. So that's a bit of movement right there in the middle there.
00:01:45
Speaker
Yeah. And I think we kind of just kept the same. Yeah. I'm still down at the bottom. You're not that far on, are you, are you looking at our league or are you looking at, uh, you look at the podcast or you look at, um, you'll get super blue. Oh, I'm sorry. Oh, we're doing, that's right. I was looking at the, okay. How was it? I was looking at FRD. I had a decent, oh, I know Freddie. No, we'll get to, we'll get to that later. We're going, we're going there for start set. Okay.
00:02:13
Speaker
Yeah, no. And I was able to leapfrog Mark. Well, I actually dropped a fifth in the US, which, okay. Not bad. I got ahead of the guy I wanted to in the US though. There we go.
00:02:33
Speaker
That's good. Yeah. Oh, Castle Collins. Yeah, that was a game engine is being busy on me. I can't. Oh, it's it likes me. So there you go. You you keep at it. I'm just going to get it. Yeah. Castle Collins was kind of George's big hole. Hmm. Didn't score well. Right. I switched over to mail. I was silly. I switched over to Malins and then sat low. I thought that that would work out even with, you know, almost only got 13. Well, obviously, you know,
00:03:04
Speaker
Yeah. I made a couple of mistakes like that. That was him. And I played Farrell over Sexton and that did not go well for me either. Um, I had, I had Finn. Well, Roddy fucking duh. Oh, okay. I had.
00:03:30
Speaker
which I did have Finn. Okay. I did not make that up in my head. Yes, I did have Finn. Yeah. Cause I had to make it. I had to make too many changes otherwise cause cause of lineup issues. So, um, my fin was already my backup and Smith didn't start. So I was like, well, that's the, I had him in the host, the, the, the official six nations. Yep. Yeah. I did a little better than the official this week too.
00:04:00
Speaker
D2 has one more member. I think I don't think Terry's in this thing You mentioned went busy on us, but that's right. Yeah. Yeah, we're working out the case with FRD and super ugly. So just bear with us if you're in D2 We're getting around to it. I promise Getting around to it what Speaking of we have a draft order We do
00:04:28
Speaker
for the super rugby's. For the super rugby, which we will be doing this Saturday with our good friend, George, who's gonna hang out with us and talk more super rugby. May the gods let you be between me and George again. No, fuck that shit. Uncool. That was too fun. It was fun for me. And George, I guess. Yeah, it was fun for George.
00:04:55
Speaker
All right. But yeah, there was nothing I could add to the conversation at all. It was quite. Hands are tied. Hands are tied. Fucking right. OK, so we got it. Pick better. We got numbers. Worst number of the day is.
Draft Order and Pink Slips League
00:05:17
Speaker
Number eight.
00:05:19
Speaker
Yes, Ken confirmed. Number eight. Okay. Took the camera a little bit to focus on it. Yeah, the camera doesn't like me these days. Never really did, but less so now. And let's see who we got here. Final pick, but you'll at least get a good... You have to bounce? There you go, buddy. You won't be between two of us. All right, there we go. It's Ben. Unless you guys have six and seven.
00:05:48
Speaker
I mean, you'll get two picks. That's true. That's true. You get two picks, but yeah, if it's one of us at seven, you're screwed. You're a telebound because we'll get you on one way and the other. But at least I'm in position to pick up. Yeah. Don't, don't, don't do that. Don't you dare do that. Don't do that. No, I mean, he's well, he's sacked. So right. Five.
00:06:21
Speaker
I think like five is one of the worst. Warren five is just one of the most annoying ones. You can't plan for a whole lot other than like a couple of turns in front. Cause you got a lot of picks between you no matter what Mr. Mark markets five. And of course our divisions will be odds and evens as it usually is.
00:07:00
Speaker
All right, next number is. Come on. So this time, Jared has OK, here we go, three, three.
00:07:17
Speaker
This time Jared has used a sticky and he's struggling to unstick the sticky from itself. So it's not like he previously, the, the issues that Jared has had is that he folds them like five or six times so that he doesn't see the number, whatever it is. And it takes him that long to unwrap it now. Unstick it and has having similar issues. I'm finding it hilarious. Yeah. You're sitting here just laughing your ass off, aren't you? This is three.
00:07:46
Speaker
and they'll be in the same division as Mark. That's Mark. Yep. And not my division. So you guys can have fun. I'm perfectly fine to not be in COVID. You and I aren't in the same division often, I have to say. Yeah. Perfectly fine not being in COVID, this division and super rugby. Yeah. No division I'm in a lot is George's. Yes. I've been in his division a lot. Notice that over the years.
00:08:15
Speaker
whether we're doing Cram, Super Rugby or whatever and play somehow. Or singing Spin Doctors. Here we go. Here we go. Uno, the opposite of me. Sorry, I'm actually, I'm looking at the Super Rugby rankings in the background. Yeah. Jared is number one. I swear.
00:08:47
Speaker
This has not been rigged. Trust me. I'm going to watch this anyway. My drafts are usually not that strong. It's usually my. Player movement afterwards. That gets me right. I'm really going to try to do better at the draft this year, see what I can get done. Yeah. I swear, no matter what I do, if I have a top two pick, I find a way to pick the wrong fucking guy. I swear. I wish that wasn't the case, but it's true.
00:09:17
Speaker
It's true. It's true. Number six. No. Is that right? Thank you.
00:09:28
Speaker
What's CIT7 or am I just making it up? Is that not even the same? Okay. Dude, a guy came into my gym the other day trying to get training and was not speaking a whole lot of English. Like just, he's from DR, like straight out of DR. I was like, oh, I am in so much trouble. Cause I don't, I can, I can hang with Spanish for a little bit and just pick up on the key terms. Like if you want fluent, no, one of my kids, perfect English. I was like, bless you. Yeah. Bless you.
00:09:59
Speaker
Six is George. George. All right. So George is he's in your division. Yeah, we just what we have what seven four and two to go to four seven. And of course, I'll open them up to confirm. Of course. Come on. All thumbs, you see.
00:10:30
Speaker
There's seven. There's seven. Oh, your, your sniper is about to be picked. Let's see who it is. We can do this.
00:10:53
Speaker
Justin. Justin. Yep. Good luck, Jared. Have fun with that crew. So I got Justin. Oh, fuck. Justin, Mark and Cobus. Yeah. They're all my bugaboos too. Yuck. Yuck. All right. Let's see what we got left here.
00:11:17
Speaker
Oh, this ones are well fucking sealed. Here we go. That's, that's the right end. Got it. Whereas I've got people that I've drank beers with. Yeah. Cause it's four. Okay. Four. Four. Although, so we're missing Duncan and Carrick. Eric, wake up for April. Let's see if we can not have the pleasure of a beer with Carrick. Unfortunately. Well, I'm going to push for that. So.
00:11:48
Speaker
Speak of the devil. There he is. So four is. Tarek. Are you right? And then. Confirm that this is in fact two. So we know there's no tom foolery going on over here.
00:12:13
Speaker
It's a seven. No, there's actually upside down. It looks more like a five first of the way I write it. Cause it's a backwards five. It's an S and then she's, I see this one. Good.
00:12:31
Speaker
God, I'll use the extra strength stickies. Definitely. Not the cheap brand. Uh, Duncan, there he is. Good. Yeah. I got the legit post. It's not the knockout versions. All right. Get the course did you get this? No. So evens and odds. So it's me.
00:12:54
Speaker
And Cobus, as we said, and Mark and Justin, who we'll talk a little bit about Justin's own project in the second year, which most of you know about if you're listening to us. If you don't, then you're going to be in for something nifty, that's for sure. Yeah. So who are you picking? No idea.
00:13:18
Speaker
Again, I find ways to screw this up. All right. So the order draft, you're technically on the clock now. You can, you know, you already make, you can announce your signing if you'd like. It's cool. Lord and survey is on the clock. Um, so the order is myself, Duncan, Cobus, Carrick, Mark, George, Justin, Ben, and obviously the inverse on the following. Wait,
Rugby Match Previews and Analysis
00:13:40
Speaker
what's, what's, wait, hold on. Stop. What's your team name? Lord and survey. That's,
00:13:49
Speaker
It's already, obviously. Well, I know. Yeah. But I mean, that's hilarious. I love it. Yeah. I was like, I can I can mess around with this somehow. I love that. That is fantastic. I need to find a picture of like already in like some sort of Catholic. Yeah. Just to laugh at it. I mean, the divisions are the divisions of the even division is Duncan Carrick, George and Ben. Aud is myself, Cobus, Mark and Justin.
00:14:17
Speaker
So the other thing that we want to talk about with FRD is this year we're going to be participating in our first Pink Slips League. Yes. I'm excited and extremely scared. I'm terrified, but I am also very excited because I've been very interested in this whole thing for a while. You know, and in some ways,
00:14:39
Speaker
pink slips league was, was the inspiration for champions league, because we wanted something different to come to bring to the game, the games that were being played at the time. And so two years ago, we hatched this airborne idea to do this. And it's been fun since obviously, right? Um, really, uh, lots of credit to Justin and his pink slip leagues. So the, the gist of it is if you lose to your opponent, you gotta give away someone that they choose.
00:15:10
Speaker
That's the gist. Um, so for, for Ben and I, the weeks that we play each other, we're going to announce our trade on the pot. So I will, if I be Ben, I'll decide. And then when we get to fancy corner, we'll drop it here. And if Ben beats me, same.
00:15:27
Speaker
So it'll be more fun for you all to look forward to. And it has to be someone from your starting lineup that week too. So it's not like full team kind of thing. Yeah, it's interesting. I'm looking forward to sorting it out and seeing how to work it. Yeah, because you have to also give away someone from your starting up as well, right?
00:15:55
Speaker
Yeah, it's like, yeah, you can make like a favorable trade for yourself. I don't know the exact, I haven't reviewed the rules yet. Yeah, but basically, yeah, you're giving up somebody from your squad for,
00:16:07
Speaker
by their choosing, and it's not going to be fun. Right. Either way. So I remember one year I asked George. Unless he goes to a really good team, in which case maybe it'll be an OK trade. It won't be that bad, yeah. Maybe it works out OK. Which I'm sure happens every once in a while. I remember one year asking George, like, how did you get all those players on his team? And he was in pink slips, and he had been tearing it up in pink slips. So he was taking everybody's good players. I was like, you sound like a bitch. I am looking forward to that aspect of it, because that's
00:16:37
Speaker
Uh, you know, it's, it's unlikely to be me, but at the same time, the same time men can dream. And, um, I think I'd be a lot better if I, if I could do that. So see how it works. Here's open. He's open for the both our stakes. Um, anyway, but so that's the draft. And yeah, of course, thanks to Justin for getting us into a pink slips league. Sounds like it's going to be a lot of fun. Okay.
00:17:05
Speaker
It is the return of Start Set because we've got Prime Action to cover this weekend. Yee-haw. We actually do.
00:17:14
Speaker
And then I believe you have only five matches so I'll take we go to Ashton gate. First thing we're lining you up first chief. Yep. So Bristol hosting Newcastle which interesting matchup. Bristol are sixth in attack, overall ninth in defense. Newcastle are 13th in attack, and seventh in defense so.
00:17:38
Speaker
Kind of not exhibit will kind of strength on strength in a way for Bristol, the front row or maybe they could still score Thacker could get over but Newcastle are actually first against front rows.
00:17:51
Speaker
So that, that could be saying something. Um, Bradbury is really the only other forward. That's that's worth starting again. Newcastle are pretty good against the forwards. It's then we get to the back line. Um, Newcastle are eighth against outside backs, but then they're worse against every other position. So they're like 10th, even down to, I think 13th against centers or something. It's, it's, it's ugly. Um,
00:18:15
Speaker
So, yeah, the entire back line for for Bristol maybe the front row Bradbury and then everybody from nine out should be a worthy starter for Newcastle, their front row guy pepper is the only other forward I'd, I'd, I'd rate.
00:18:31
Speaker
We're still last in the league versus flyhaves, and Conan's kind of been ripping it up a little bit late. Maroney and then, yeah, but they're on the road here, so. Oh, are they? Oh, shit. Yeah. Oh, yeah. You're right. I can use that. But, yeah, it still might work out. Yeah. And then the Mighty Mice, Radwin and Carrettas. Radwin, I'm sure, has things to will be willing to make statements because
00:18:57
Speaker
You know that there is a wing that seems to be open on the national team. At this point, not that Hassell Collins has been bad, but. He's not, he's certainly not more than penciled in at this point. Yeah, not quite there yet. I would agree with that. So there's still time for Radwin to maybe make a case. Mm hmm. Agreed. OK, it is. Over to King's home, so same same area of the country, same same night we're going Friday night. Mm hmm.
00:19:28
Speaker
Lost her and Quinn's. Quinn's will have some of their contingent back, but not, but not all of it. Like Tommy Allen will be available. Um, as long as probably Edwards will start. Yeah. And I would be surprised if we'll, we're just starting because Alan will have gotten off, off a plane probably yesterday from Italy. So yeah. And again, got his ass beat just got crushed. I mean, maybe state, maybe stage, maybe he may have stayed at home. Yeah. Yeah. That's a possibility as well. And in any case,
00:19:58
Speaker
So let's talk about Gloucester because their hosts and twins are a little leaky in fantasy defense overall. They are. But his center's less so, and there wouldn't be any centers that'd be too excited about when it comes to Gloucester anyway, so that's not a big deal.
00:20:16
Speaker
Loose forwards, yes, that's a big like glaring one. So probably Ludlow and if Pledry's in, Pledry, yes. After that, I'm kind of meh on the back row for- Yeah, I agree. If Clement, maybe Clement plays, that'd be nice. I'd be into that. Scrum half, Charlie Chapman's the only Scrum half that I really want from Gloucester. And actually, Quinn's are...
00:20:40
Speaker
Just, just second to last. Oh, actually not just second to last there. They're right there. They're giving up almost 10 points a game. So, okay. Yeah. So that makes it a decent look as long as it's one of the better going to have some there. So traffic being the one that comes to mind for me to do.
00:21:00
Speaker
I have no interest in their, in their fly house right now until I see something better. Uh, front row. Yes. If Mulligan's in, um, see if he gets healthy. Yeah. But if he's healthy as well, that's a, that's a possibility as well. So yeah.
00:21:17
Speaker
But he should be, but it's not somehow getting a look. Yeah, I agree. And then Obie's so thoroughly. Yes. If he's back at fullback, just not great at 10. So no, not at the front level. It's a little, it's a little terrifying for me. It kind of hurts him that they don't have.
00:21:40
Speaker
too many quality backs, as you were mentioning, like they don't have center. So him at 10 is, is, yeah, it's hard. You don't have guys who can literally, who can run with you or keep it. Yeah. Harris just isn't an attacker and he's the best. He's probably the best center that they have right now. So he's just not an attacker. Uh, so for lots of Gloucester are actually a little tougher on defense and fancy wise, uh, their, their biggest weakness comes at the halfback positions. So
00:22:06
Speaker
maybe will Edwards or Tommy Allen, definitely Danny care. He'd be a yes to anyway. So that's not really saying a whole lot. Uh, their front row is still a little eyebrow and hmm. Um, and lost her also tough against front row. So that's a no and no Walker. So who's who's there? Right. Marla is probably the only thing that I would be excited about in that front row right now. Um,
00:22:29
Speaker
Or low. Excuse me. Oh, low. Yes. BBA for back row and cluster tough against back row and without a dominator in there. I don't know. Uh, maybe Evans and that's, that's about it. Uh, centers. Okay. Andre. And that's about it because cluster actually really good against centers. And then what if they do Andre and Anyan Wu, that would be, uh,
00:22:55
Speaker
Hmm. I'd be probably into both of them. Yeah. Um, Northmore, maybe I haven't seen for a while. So, um, and then outside backs, Marley and Nick David are probably plays, but Gloucester are decent. They're fifth against OB. So just keep that. I'm going to get the bearded one. Oh, beard green.
00:23:17
Speaker
Oscar beard. Oh yeah. Yeah. Well, I'd like to see him in an outside back and on at 13. That's, that's the big one for me on that one. Don't disagree. All right. Off to the rec where nobody really wants to play. Um, the rec, the rec, our 10th and attack fifth in defense. Um, the Irish visiting our fifth and attack and second in defense. So.
00:23:45
Speaker
Stinge, a lot of stinge going on. Bath, it surprises me that they're 10th in attack. I think that's more of, again, fantasy points, not so much reality. But at the same time, the front row, I would take the front row. I know Dunn got released, so. Yep. Stewart's been called in. Stewart's been called in, but Obano's back. Yeah, yeah, yeah, for a bit, so it doesn't matter. Right.
00:24:13
Speaker
But either way, that's basically it in the forwards. The Irish really shut down the back row. So I really wouldn't want to be leaning on like a Bayless or a Hill this week if you can avoid it. Bailey's worth a start, but don't expect a lot.
00:24:30
Speaker
The exiles are ninth versus centers, so that might be a good week for a Jomo and JJ. They are first against outside backs, so beware of the bath outside backs. They can be tempting, but maybe not this week.
00:24:46
Speaker
On the other side, the exiles, their front row, it's hard to move away from them because it seems like the minute you sit them, they're going to put up like 20 or 30 points. So you kind of ride and die with them if you take the points that you get and eventually they'll pay off.
00:25:05
Speaker
Um, Chandler Cunningham South, Gonzo, Pearson in the back row, no one else really. Uh, Bathurst Strong against the scrumhaves, their third flyhaves, their fifth centers, their first. Um, but seventh versus the outside back. So I'd look at Loader, Sinti, and Stokes here. I've been hard, and certainly not Jennings. Even, you know, I would not use him as that sneaky, um, center at, uh, halfback spot this week. Avoid it. No, we'll see somehow against the tee.
00:25:36
Speaker
Right. That'd be the only reason. Like unless he suits up a 10 in which case or something like, yeah. Also that, also that not ruling that out.
00:25:47
Speaker
Right. Uh, we have and sale. This'll be interesting. Um, a couple of teams, well, one team that can definitely attack, but one team that's also good defense, just let in one team that just is bleeding points. Right. This'll be interesting. And after a second on attack, but their last defense. So that's a lot to say right there. Anywho,
00:26:15
Speaker
So, and so let's start with Northampton. The sale are, we'll start with Northampton, sale are first in defense, which is not awesome in a lot of ways. Leaves things kind of like, you gotta rely on like the guys that haven't really shaken yet this year. And that's not a lot of them for Northampton. And then you gotta really just hope that you can find a gap in there, which there ain't many.
00:26:42
Speaker
Without that front without Sam Medivacy that front row is completely useless for me. So next Yeah Coles if he's at six because he actually performed really well there, but that's about it in terms of that Rocks probably the only four forward. I want otherwise Scrum half Do you think it's ribbons was ribbons released or is he is he available? He's he's released. Yeah, but I still don't know if I want him at lock. I
00:27:10
Speaker
because they are fourth against locks. Yeah, it's not a good matchup. I'm just wondering if, again, there's some motivation there. Yeah, maybe. Fly apps, we might see for a bank at 10 or we might see grace in a 10. I don't know which one. Either way, I'm not really excited about it because sailor fourth against fly. Scrum half is a desperation play. We may be seeing a different
00:27:34
Speaker
sale 10. So that may change that. We'll see what the system uses as well. Center's is their weakest point. So that leaves Hutch and Dingwall on well, Ding's suspended still. Yeah. So Proctor. So we Proctor and Hutch, which is fine either or I'm okay with either one of them in that case as well.
00:27:59
Speaker
We know that Northampton are leaky, but we have to find some players from sale are actually going to take advantage. They do have some, which is the good news. Um, but you just got to make sure you pick the right ones. Scrum have to actually not a pick position. You want to pick though, because Alex Mitchell apparently is a pain in the ass when it comes to defense. Cause they are second and, um, against Scrum house front row. Yep. Especially if it was if rod and like hackers in there or Ashman, you know, one I'm fine with that. Um,
00:28:29
Speaker
back row. Yeah. So you're going to go with DDP and, um, really in, and JL probably if he's in there too, I think DDP has been banged up, but hopefully he's healthy soon. Jean-Luc at least at the very least is definitely going to be someone you play. And then have a coin toss after that. If you're really, if you're really desperate to have fun, no matter who's at fly half, it's a play because don't take it in our second to last against fly house. So Ford, Dupree, it doesn't matter which one go for it. Um,
00:28:57
Speaker
They're lasting in centers. I don't trust any of the centers. The only thing, the only midfielder that's listed for sale. I trusted the robot and he's going to be playing on the wings. So yeah, that's fine there. Um, either fullback is fine. Luke James or Joe Carpenter. That's good. And then whoever's on the other wing is actually probably okay too. Honestly. Yeah. It's been, it's been a few, it's been on flats. It's been read. They're all fine. So go ahead and give them a shout. All right.
00:29:28
Speaker
Off to the rematch of our our visit to London. Yes, Lester hosting Saracens. It'll be really interesting to see what both teams have, because I mean, obviously, salaries are missing quite a bit, but Lester are missing some key players, too, so.
00:29:48
Speaker
But for Lester they're 11th in attack and 12th in defense so it's really not been that impressive either way. Saracens are still first in attack and third in defense and we kind of saw
00:30:00
Speaker
The attack be OK last time without the Six Nations players. The defense not so much. So but we'll see if Lester can take advantage of that. The players I'd look to there, still the front row is still a maybe because Montoya is there and he's always a threat. Visa could go have a monster day because, again, he'll be a little bit of a man playing against boys situation for him.
00:30:28
Speaker
Pollard, you're going to have to hope he stays healthy and can play the full match. Otherwise, I'm not sure it's worthy play. The centers may have some good options. I'm not sure. Again, I don't know who's available for them exactly at this point. OK, that's right there. Yeah, he's a play. I'd stay away from the outside backs, though.
00:30:50
Speaker
Um, at least the listed outside backs. Um, what's his name? The, the scrum half. Um, Simmons Simmons who, yeah, Harry Simmons, who's come on has been good. Harry Potter's actually had somehow a decent season. Um, but at the same time, I don't think I wouldn't.
00:31:10
Speaker
Saris are pretty stacked in their wing depth, so I wouldn't really want to test that so much. For the Saris though, their front row is still a go. Wollstonecroft can still absolutely get it done. So it can pretty much any of their hookers because they seem to have, you know, even Theoden, they can ride the back of them all pretty easily, pretty well each. Also handing them loose. Ivan Van Zell is
00:31:35
Speaker
Kind of reaching must-start territory at this point, if he plays, because he's been really good. And then the backs, I'd look at Loz, good. Shagan and Lewington could have a good match here. No one's been surprisingly sneaky scorers, sneaky good. Yeah, you know who did okay for me in a pinch was Manu.
00:31:59
Speaker
Yes. That's right. If he, if he's playing, yeah, if they have him at 10 and good at 15, I'm wondering if, yeah, the way I was, I was approaching it would be good at 10 in laws, having the T. Yeah. Might, might, might see that. We'll see. Might see that. Oh yeah. I don't know. How do I, where do I start of the week? So the week. So.
00:32:23
Speaker
Uh, I got my start, my center from the same match. Uh, so this guy's been really consistent since he's been given, um, his shirt, given for injury, really had a hard time letting it go as long as he's, as long as he's in there. And, uh, I know I'm not sure he's had a bad week yet, so knock on wood. This is not the one where I put the hex on him, but my style of the week for this round of the prime is sales, Joe Carpenter. That's the worthy inclusion there. Yeah, that's good.
00:32:53
Speaker
My start of the week, I mentioned that the opponent is last against their position. And I don't know which one it's going to be of these two players. It even could be the third potentially. Either way, stardom, whoever is at nine for Bristol against Newcastle teed up for a good day, whether it's you're in Randall or Porter. Yeah, Porter. All could be.
00:33:23
Speaker
Extremely quality. There you go. Yeah. Be nice to see a Bristol nine breakout again. Right. All right. So my set, as I said, from the same game, I have concerns over both the position and the player because
00:33:42
Speaker
the opposition's just a bunch of dicks, usually. And this is just a tough time. It's a tough team to play against. And I think this guy's confidence has been shaken a little bit. So my set of the week for this round of the prime is Northampton's James Grayson. Ah, see, I went the same position, different player. I don't think that Borthwick dropped Finn Smith because he didn't want to see him play.
00:34:07
Speaker
So I get the feeling that Finn's going to start. So I think we're in the same position, Northampton 10. Yeah. Yeah. In general, in general. I figured it would be Finn, but it could be Grayson too. Yeah. I don't know. Maybe he is available and I don't know, but we'll see.
00:34:24
Speaker
because he hasn't been playing. So I would hope he'd be available to play. Right. And he wasn't and I think that that's one of the what's up. He wasn't he wasn't held over for this camp either. No, he was not. He's he was. Yeah, maybe he is in there. Maybe he is in there and I just assumed he wouldn't be because of I mean, that's a time period. But maybe I'm wrong. We'll find out. We'll find out anyway. The pick of them.
00:34:53
Speaker
Oh, they must be picked. Uh, Bristol and Newcastle at Ashton gate. I'm going to take Bristol. I as well. The home team. Yeah. That being really the difference between these two teams at this point.
00:35:09
Speaker
Although Bristol gave Newcastle a shout when they were up there, they, they punched him in the mouth. I remember we, we eventually were able to watch that match on TV. Yes. That's right. That was that weekend too. Um, God. Yeah. Flashbacks all over the place here. Right. Um, lost her and Quinn's. Can we do that again next year? Yes, please. Let's do it. We'll plan to do it again next year at some point. Like, yeah, I know the world cup's happening, so we'll have to go later in the year, but
00:35:38
Speaker
We'll plan to do it again. Gloucester and Quinn's. I got the visitors. I got Harlequin's. Yeah. My only problem with Gloucester right now is they're back when you throw. Right. Who are you throwing out there? Right. And even their forwards haven't been spectacular. Like Freddie Clark has been consistent, but not great. Like he was last year. Not the player he was last year when he was very good.
00:36:03
Speaker
Yeah. And they just, they don't have their, their back row is a mess. I mean, their throat, Ben Morgan looks like an out of shape lock and he's getting significant minutes at eight. No, please. Right. It's I think Harlow Quinn's just can show up with their, you know, they, with their backups and just outplay Gloucester still because Gloucester don't play that good rugby right now. Yeah. The defense is great, but they got to find a way to attack.
00:36:32
Speaker
And that's put that again, no, fuck, what's his name? Harris.
00:36:39
Speaker
Yeah. Uh, Harris might mirror. He may. Each club's different when it comes to the non-England players. So we'll see what Gloucester do. I know, um, I know Mark McCall is pretty good about keeping anybody away. That's not necessarily an England player, but is playing six nations. Well, that's exactly, you're, you're, you're paying these guys to, you know, be healthy. So give them a rest if they need it. Yep.
00:37:03
Speaker
But yeah, that's what I'm saying. You're an national rugby. Right. Quinn's can still throw at Edwards and Andre and Nianwu, like I said. And that's a center combination right there. That's a center combination. You're doing OK. And then they still have that depth at wing and Nick David. They've got guys who can play. It's not a big deal. Yeah, David's in form. There's no doubt about that. Bath and one in Irish. I'm going to take the host.
00:37:33
Speaker
I am as well. Especially if they play the way they played the last game we saw them before the break. Indeed. Please, please. That's the best you might want to watch right there. Exiles are good at home. Like they're, they're making their bones at home, not on the road. So no, definitely not. I was hyped in sale. I'm going to take sale. I think this is where we see George Ford. Yeah, I think so too. And I think they're just, I think right now they're a better team. The big one on Sunday, Lester and series.
00:38:02
Speaker
I got series. Yeah, I'm going to take them because in this is going to be a very even match and an even match. I'm going to take the team that is my guys. So that's the end. You know, I mean, I think that the only thing that's tipping in in Lester's favor here is that they're at home. Yeah. I mean, it's not like there. There has to come, but won't will certainly be something to note. You know, if they have if it's young's and Pollard.
00:38:33
Speaker
as a prime halfback combo, that's pretty good. It is. But then again, you know, Young's is going to slow the game down. So that's going to help the Saracens defense. Like if they get that much more time to organize themselves, that's going to be helpful when, you know, Lester get their butt up. It's not, you know, I'd be much more like Van Port Fleet scares me a lot more than Young's does at the moment because of how Saracens play defense. Yeah.
Conclusion and Future Plans
00:38:59
Speaker
Yeah. So I'm a little fucker. Right. Like you need, you need to put pressure on. You need to make them like go before they're really ready. If you give them time to get set, stop. You're not really trying. Yeah. Okay. So yeah. And again, it is the backups and there's, there's a lot of backup going around, even with less, you know, for Lester, like, shit, I've chosen was playing this match. I'd be a lot more scared. Yeah. After seeing what he can do. Yeah.
00:39:29
Speaker
And he'd probably even Coley, right? No cold. That's going to, that's going to be problematic. That's going to be more problematic for them than no Mako for for Saris. Yeah. Yeah. Nope. Not wrong. All right. Cool. So we'll have start sit sheet on Friday. Keep your eyes peeled on Friday for a special app. Uh, we're going to talk about MLR with our good friend,
00:39:59
Speaker
Eagle's overseas and the host of Eagle Eye podcast, Bill Baker. And then last year's super rugby stats will be, yes. Our analytics will be uploaded to our, our Patreon for free. In case you are interested in following along with that this year. Oh shit. That means I got to update those.
00:40:18
Speaker
At least I got, you know, there's no really need to put them out the first week or two. So I have a little bit of time to sort those out. Yep. So I'll take care of that. Anyway, but yeah, we'll have to see that on Friday on Twitter's fancy rugby podcast at gmail.com. Like I've said, you'd better arrive for questions, comments, concerns on that. Enjoy the return to the league action. Good luck in your matchups and we'll see you all next week. Have a good one later.