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Season 5- Weekly Fantasy Corner (Premiership Round 14)
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Better late than never, it's this weeks version of the Fantasy Corner! On this episode we look back into the action in Champi-Yanks League for the Premiership and all the happenings there. Then of course, we have the famous, Start or Sit for this weeks round of the Prem. Grab some last minute tips with us and enjoy!
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Transcript
Introduction and Collusion Banter
00:00:02
Speaker
It is... The Fantasy Robians. 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!
Fantasy Rugby and Listener Welcome
00:00:27
Speaker
Hey, everybody. Welcome back. It is the fancy RubyX. My name is Jared Dyke. I'm Ben Glauser. It's the return of the fantasy corner. It's fantasy, Ruby time. Let's talk a little bit about it. Um, I'm going to abstain from adding to my tally here because I need to wake up in the morning. Yeah. Like earlier than normal Chicago. Yep. Could be worse. So I'll get there and I'll get there and sack out on there on their couch. So all good.
00:00:54
Speaker
All right.
Champions League Division 1 Highlights
00:00:55
Speaker
So do a quick buzz around the Championks League division one. First, last week, Ben was able to take advantage of their pen or red card and take me down. Although I didn't enjoy it.
00:01:15
Speaker
Uh, Mark lost to Duncan, both put up decent scores comparatively, but, um, Duncan, Mark has to feel hard done by it because there was only two players in the league scored more than him. And he played one of them. That's just, that's tough. Sucks. And then, sorry, bud.
00:01:31
Speaker
You thought ours was a pillow fight. It's not, it's Justin and Carrick with the pillow fight. 34 points goes to the winner. Carrick barely feel he only had four guys. Yeah. 29 points on four guys is not actually that bad, especially when one of them is a scrum half, but damn. Right. And then the only decent score of the week went to Cobus and he pummeled George with it. George has gotten, uh, George has again, again, for reference, George has, wait, I lost it. I went to the.
00:02:03
Speaker
Cause George has like the third highest points. He has, he's got the low nine. Oh no, they're unfair. We got 11,094, but he definitely has the highest against one, two, three, four, five, three, six them. Yeah. Six them in, in points scored, but fuck yeah. I like 200 points. Can't catch a break. Right.
00:02:27
Speaker
So 200 points against, but more than anybody else. Um, so he's three and 10 and that's that.
Division 2 Match Recap
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Speaker
Sorry, bud. Yep. That's smart. There's like nothing you can do about that when everybody's just not at all. Not at all trained on you. Yeah. So we have in division two. Thank you again, Sophia, this along.
00:02:50
Speaker
We had, uh, Stewart take down Luke, uh, pretty good score, two pretty good scores. Otherwise, um, one 16 to 92. And there were, there was only one other score that would even come close to that. So, um, Luke will feel hard done by on that one. Uh, Sophia beat Larry and that was a pillow fight as well. Um, 43 to 34. And then Alex, once again, takes down John.
00:03:20
Speaker
And that's the, that was Alex was, was the other decent score. He had 86 against 22, which definitely was never not going to win you a game. So that happens. Um, and then, oh man, Terry and, um, Franco 0.7 difference. Terry had 41 Franco at 40.3. Wow. Let me find that. Let me find that matchup. All right. Cause of course our deputy commissioner was kind enough to forward that along.
00:03:50
Speaker
Um, yep, it was Reed Carrera, Santee Carreras, Stuart Benard, Tom Penny, Gross, uh, Hastings, Mickey Young, Barf, Ben Earl. Oh, that hurt.
00:04:04
Speaker
Levenberg, Freddie Clark, that was Terry. That was the winner. So can you imagine what, so the, um, Franco had one, two, three, four empty spots. Terry only had one. So yeah, in some ways that ended up being the difference because, um, yeah, I only had one bad score, like negative score. I should say that was Radwin.
00:04:27
Speaker
They'll score 10. Feral scored well, dewatered and score well. And Newcastle's got 5.1, but yeah, so. So that was a tight one, doesn't get much tighter than that.
Playoff Positions and Upcoming Fixtures
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So that leaves Stewart still on top with Franco pulling up the rear on that one, uh, Alex and first, and then the final, uh, playoff spot goes to Sophia right now. So, but all to play for plenty to play for. We got loads of time left here. Yeah. Notice there's lots of time left.
00:05:02
Speaker
Especially now that we got everything organized, we're back to having five matches in a fixture weekend. Yay. Makes life a little bit easier on some of us. Certainly those in the 18 team league, although even in the 10 team leagues, it probably takes it easier on them a little bit. Still strenuous in some ways, but certainly just a little bit easier on the rest of us. Right. All right.
Rugby Match Player Analysis
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Um, start or sit.
00:05:28
Speaker
I believe you first. I have first. Yes. All right. Yeah. So we have sale and they're hosting the Tigers. So sale are actually one of the tougher fantasy defenses. Um, but the fact that I could barely pick out anybody decent on new castle for boom bus, that should tell you everything. Um, they are despite the fact that they lost a still tough defensive wise for wait. Oh wait. Okay. Sorry. Yeah. Go ahead. I got you. You're good. Yeah. The type of series for a second. So, or for first rather. So.
00:05:57
Speaker
Tough sled in there, particularly against, let's see, loose forwards being the big one for me, front row as well. So, Lester front row is always middling, so that's a no for me this week. Makes the only loose forward I want for Lester Jasper. Martin's still okay. I'm all right with that. JVP, if he plays again, absolutely play him. Yes, yeah.
00:06:25
Speaker
And then Porter, Kelly. Yes. I like Porter more than Kelly, but yes, both are fine. Yeah. And then Freddie Stewart and maybe Watson. That's it for OBS on what's like looking pretty on formish. Yeah. Getting there. That's scary. Getting there. So if he continues that, then he's worth it. Yeah. Right.
Bath vs Newcastle Match Predictions
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If he develops that thing called consistency game game on the kids.
00:06:55
Speaker
So Lester are actually very leaky and yeah, they are fancy defense. Although last week wasn't necessarily their, their worst game, but still could be some better options. It helps when it helps when the other teams do best attacking players or, or out early broken. Yeah. Yeah. Hurt. Definitely. Um, yeah. Midfielder midfield consists of set Atkinson. Yeah. Sorry kid. You're just, you're still not there. Um, for the sharks.
00:07:24
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Yeah. Front row is out for me. No, thanks. Um, Rob Dupree. Yes. John Luke, obviously. Um, GDP and either Curry, both are usually good.
00:07:37
Speaker
The midfield I want nothing to do with, unless it's Roebuck who's in the midfielder by Liszt, but not where he plays. And then, yeah, outside backs, that's the place that the Lesser, that Lesser are actually the worst right now. So really shocking. Yeah. Really I want Luke James and a Flaherty. And like I said, Roebuck is good if he's healthy.
00:07:59
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And then Joe Carpenter was good before he got hurt. So if he comes back, that's great. I don't know if I want to read or McWiggin though. No, not so much. That's what you get for that.
00:08:11
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So off to the rec for Beth hosting Newcastle. This is, I got confused because you were talking about Newcastle a bunch. I'm like, wait, what? I have Newcastle. And I didn't realize. You do. Yeah. So I was worried for a second there that we had the same that you were doing. Yeah. Anyway, it would have been my bad anyway. So that's all right. It was I was distracted by alcohol. So the best front row. I think you still want to play them. They're still going to be dangerous.
00:08:38
Speaker
Um, I don't, you know, it's done. I haven't seen any news on, on done. I haven't seen what's going on with him. Right. Left that match early. Obviously he did. So, um, but there's still a quality front row. So I'm still going to start them anyway. Um, Hill under Hill Bayless. Yes. Yes. Yes. Um, I'm in on that. Um, this, I think. Underhill coming back really deflates Fergus Lee Warner now. Yeah. Um, he does.
00:09:04
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but good for Underhill too. So I like all that. And then the 10 to 15, it depends on the lineup. I'm not going to say who would it, you know, like essentially play the 10 to 15 regardless of who the lineup is. But, you know, I want to make sure because there's some that I'm maybe not so much on, um, Newcastle, um, really it's, it's Guy Pepper and the Mighty Mice, um, Carreras and Radwan. Um, everyone else you kind of maybe you might want to use them, might not.
00:09:34
Speaker
I don't know that Newcastle are ready to go into the wreck and win. Um, you know, similar to what we were saying earlier on the other pod, like there, I don't, I think Bath are going to win this one just by showing. I don't think Newcastle had the firepower, but they do have potential. And it's really those three, as I said, the, uh, pepper and cut at us and Radwin are the ones you want to really want to look for. Yeah. Con and potentially it depends on, again, turns on the bath line up there. Like he could be, you can be worth a lot because sometimes he gets a lot of kicking opportunities. So, um, but I'm not ready to put it in there yet.
00:10:04
Speaker
Right. Right, right, right. Okay.
Saracens vs Exeter Match Preview
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Up to the stone X. Both teams are going to be pissed. Saris and, Saris and Exeter back home, back home at the, in Barnet though, for Saris. Saris and Exeter. Oh, that's right. Sorry. Um,
00:10:23
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my I skipped it. Gloucester and Irish. You're right. See that one we got. Gloucester and Irish. Sorry. Oh boy. Sorry. All right. Anyway, for our so Gloucester are again, one of the tougher fancy defenses. Oh, they're right there too.
00:10:44
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cluster are particularly tough against, um, loose forwards. So really what that comes down to boils down to for me is Pearson only in that situation in terms of loose forwards there, um, still juries out on the Irish front row. I know that did well last week, but still it's kind of meh for me right now.
00:11:06
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leave dipshit at home. Ben White, that was a freaking blind squirrel fighting in that sorry pass. And then Benard, and then Hasselkallens, and if Loader goes back to wing, I give him a thumbs up. Other than that, no. And then for Gloucester, Irish are actually not far away from being a tougher defense as well. They're big,
00:11:33
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highlight spot to avoid is outside back. So that means.
00:11:39
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I'm assuming we're not going to see reach Sam at this weekend. If he, if that angle was that bad. Yeah. Although I don't know, he tried to play through. I don't know. I'm being hopeful cause he's on my team, but we'll find out. Um, I assume Santi will be okay. Santi Canares will be okay. Cause it was just a bloody nose, but they probably just couldn't clog it up in time. So give that a thumbs up for him. Leave me at home. Cluster front row is a da. Um, Hastings. Yes. No nine still need to prove it. Freddy Clark. If you're hot on for a lock.
00:12:08
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And. I got to say to us, it was probably OK as a loose forward, maybe not amazing, but that's about it. Yeah, need to be sold on the others and midfield. Sorry, not really fancy worthy at the moment. Hmm. All right, now off to the stone X. That's I seem to recall. Yeah, I seem to recall recently
00:12:36
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as last year, I think it was, when Sarries walked into Sandy Park and got in their heads and talked shit to the referee and lost. And then came back home and just pumped them when Exeter returned to Stonex. This year, I feel like Sarries did the same thing, although they won, but it was far closer than it should have been. I still think Sarries need some
00:13:05
Speaker
Revenge from that because it shouldn't have been anywhere near as close to them and they need to it's not revenge on Exeter It's revenge on themselves. Like this is the game you should have played out So hopefully we get that But as far as the fantasy wise The front row is still a start If Piffle Eddie could actually throw a line out it's about one concerned. Yeah, I
00:13:30
Speaker
Yeah, but he's been terrible. Right, so it's like you get jinxed, but it's like.
00:13:38
Speaker
Who's the backup now without Wollstonecroft for a while? I'm concerned with that share right now. Yeah. But still the front row should do all right because they have other players who can score too. Ezekiel is a go. He had like six points. That's pretty good for a lock. I expect more in a match like this. Right. Ben Earl, Vince Ale, Tomo, Daley, Mahlon's good. Anyone else be hard pressed to want to start him at the moment?
00:14:07
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Maybe Billy, but oh, and Faz, I didn't put Faz in there. He should have been in there. Well, Billy doesn't have Earl to worry about this week because Earl's going to probably obviously miss this week. So maybe he sucks up those points. Maybe he does. That's the one thing I would think of. Maybe he does. But yeah, not having Theo around is this kind of be a little bit painful here. It's been annoying here. Yeah.
00:14:28
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And Maro, obviously. Hopefully he's back soon. For Exeter, their front row still because they're dicks and can still put one over. The Simmonses, Sam and Joe could do okay. And Woodburner and Hodge. Anyone else? Maybe Kata? Yeah, that's about it. Yeah, I don't love him playing 12.
00:14:50
Speaker
No, but I like the way they've used him, but which I've also haven't liked the infrequency in which they've used him. So, or with which they've used him. So he's not worth having on your team because he's only played what? This is only a second start this past week. So yeah, who the fuck knows? Cause it's Baxter being a fucking douche nugget. If that is such a thing, we can make it. It doesn't exist. That's how douche nuggety he is. We can make it a thing. Yeah.
00:15:18
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Just for him.
Northampton vs Harlequins Game Forecast
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New Year's Day. Northampton and Saints. This won't be fun, will it? Oh wait, opposite day. It will be fun. Last time they played each other, it was kind of fun. Right. Well worth the price of admission is literally a test. Go to the gardens. It'll be worth it. It'll be a good game. Right. This is like if, yeah, if rugby were porn, this would be,
00:15:49
Speaker
Oh, yep. All right. Anyway, twins are middling to good against, as far as the fantasy defense goes, uh, centers kind of being one of their big ones as well as, um,
00:16:09
Speaker
Well, yeah, that's the one, but we'll see because they haven't played Finn Smith yet. And Finn Smith's been pretty good regardless of how bad or good saints have been. So speaking of the devil for the saints, um, still don't play the front row. Sorry. No, I'm still, I'm still leaning towards the, the no front row, no locks and no front row because depending on where you're at. Yeah.
00:16:35
Speaker
Um, holes and ribbons are probably the two walks. You want to look at Coles has been better. So there's that loose forwards. I'm only looking at truck. Um, Ludlam needs to prove it and everybody else's meh. So there's that midfield dings, hot, maybe Proctor. Those are probably the big ones for me. Um, and then Obie's really like Rams done well.
00:17:01
Speaker
Freeman for bank. Yes, they're all they're all fine. So there's that Northampton on the other hand are extremely leaky. And this is a fun team to be leaky to watch just holes appear. Maybe their maybe their defense coaches pulled his head out of his ass. We'll find out I guess but
00:17:20
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I doubt it. In any case, yeah, neither do I. Excuse me. Any case, this is an opportunity to play the Quinn's front row if you're hot up for one. Tommy Allen, DC, yes. No locks. I'm wondering about Don Brandt's production without kidding him and Evans. So keep an eye on that. Play him because this is probably a loose enough defense that he'll take advantage. But if this was anybody else, I'd start questioning it in this situation.
00:17:49
Speaker
Esther Hazen, Martian, yes, OBs, honestly, all of them right now in this situation.
00:17:57
Speaker
Basset included, Beard included, like, yeah, I'm okay with any of them this week. Myrtle goes to the top of the list, obviously. Obviously, yeah. But yeah, I'm okay with
Fantasy Corner Wrap-up and New Year Wishes
00:18:08
Speaker
any of them. Nick David should do well. The only one I would be concerned of that's listed as no B is Will Edwards. Yeah. If he plays fullback, he's not going to be, he's not going to be that attacking fullback. He's going to be back there to field kicks and return him. But hopefully that's not the way they go with this match. Cause the last time they played,
00:18:25
Speaker
super open, super, super fun to watch. All right, then we're so of the weeks. My start of the week is from this match you were just talking about. And it's
00:18:45
Speaker
You know, I'm so I'm trying on this in this one to have a start of the week who's someone who may be available. Well, he probably isn't available in the waivers at this point, but he is a waiver pickup generally, like, and maybe a backup. But this week you want to start Tomasso Allen. Yep. Good pick. I like him. Yeah.
00:19:05
Speaker
So he's been kind of streaky. He wasn't that good in the champion stuff, but damn, if he wasn't like on form bang this past week. Yep. Agreed. All right. So mine is also from this match, um, guy that plays well. And there's a fantasy superstar usually going against a soft, soft midfield. And, um, I see him running and running a lot. And that outside their two channel, my start of the week for this week is,
00:19:33
Speaker
Queensland England Center, Joe Martian. Yeah, that's an excellent call. He was on my list of people as well. Yeah, I think this will be good for him.
00:19:44
Speaker
My sit of the week is a guy that I normally pump up a lot, I think. And he's been kind of up and down this year. It's kind of a boomer bust for him. This week, I think, is going to be a bust. So obviously, you want to start him. But I'm seeing my sit of the week this week. He's gone up against Lester, who are just stingy through the pack. So I don't think Jean-Luc Dupri is going to have much to say on this one. So mine's also from the match on the side of the coin now.
00:20:13
Speaker
So this guy has had good times and, and, and bad so far. And you, most of them are winning the most of the good times where we placed number eight or when Jasper's not playing. And I think Jasper is going to be back. So, uh, with that and also the matchup, um, sale being strong against those forwards, my civil week's going to be, uh, Hunter Leibenberg from Western. Yeah. It does seem like a week where he.
00:20:39
Speaker
goes quiet or gets roundly rejected by the opposition. I hope I'm not playing him. Hold on. Time out. Must look. If I'm playing him in champion league I'm going to be pissed. Because it seems like every time I do that I fucking pick a guy that goes off against me.
00:20:58
Speaker
Uh, nope, Tommy Rafale. So and, and crackle, not none of the Lester player. Let's do the sports that I mentioned. Good. Yeah. There's that anyway. Yeah. You got visa. Um, or wait am I looking? Yeah. Yeah.
00:21:18
Speaker
Oh, playing against him. Got it. Yeah. I thought you've been playing him. I was saying no. I was saying am I playing against him? Right. No, I'm I'm actually starting to muscle on my team. But again, again, that's over Finn Smith. So it's like I have my my pick. But I'm putting my money where my mouth is on the muscle island. There you go. All right. Picking of them. I am up to now.
00:21:43
Speaker
Fuck you. Yes. Agreed. Anyway, uh, sale Lester. Lester. Hmm. Pondering this. Obviously pondering pondering.
00:22:12
Speaker
I will take sale. I think they'll bounce back. All right. Bath, Newcastle. Bath. Oh, I have Noor in there. No. New. Bath. Bath at home. Newcastle. I don't know that they're ready to win a road match.
00:22:33
Speaker
Beth, that the rec will be hopping for this, I think, because it's a team that they can beat. So it's like, oh, let's go get it. Yeah. Yeah. It's good times for the for the rec as you know, better what it's been lately. So right. Gloucester and exiles. Gloucester. I think that's equal Gloucester. It might be ugly, though, especially if they don't have it. Yeah, it's a home team thing. I don't know that, again, exiles aren't going to go on the road and win. Right. They're not built for that this year.
00:23:04
Speaker
Sarris and Exeter, Sarrisons. Yeah, Sarrisons, I think, are going to avenge themselves. They're going to be pissed. They're going to take out their own frustration on Exeter, I hope. If McCall's going to be more grumpy about it. He'll be grumpy about it once more. Once more.
00:23:25
Speaker
I'll be yelling at my friend's TV and he'll probably wonder what the hell he's doing with being friends with me, but you know. Yeah. Northampton and Quinn's. Quinn's. Quinn's, yeah. Yeah. Though for you, though, this time. For your day. All right, cool. Speaking of which, I need to watch more later. I guess you're probably going to download it and watch it on the plane. I'm pondering that, yeah. And I'm thinking about doing that now.
00:23:55
Speaker
Alright, cool. That's the end of Fancy Corners for 2022. It's been a successful experiment since we started this last season and I hope that everybody finds it useful and everybody has enjoyed the way we split it up. As we said on the previous pod, everybody out there, we appreciate you very, very much for listening to us and having us babble and you're here for a little while. Very much appreciate it. But we will
00:24:25
Speaker
We'll be back in 2023. I hope everybody out there has a safe. Don't be dumb. Happy New Year and enjoy yourself. You know, toe that line of brave versus dumb. But don't go over it. Yeah, just don't stumble over it, please. Until then, we'll see you all in 2023. Enjoy the Rutgers. Have a good one, everyone. Later.