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Season 5- Weekly Fantasy Corner (6 Nations Round 5 & Super Rugby Round 4)
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It's a big episode of Fantasy Corner as we close out our first competition of the year! On this episode of FC we look at all the leagues in Champi-Yanks League D1 & D2 with some things coming down to the wire in Prem FRD. We do a little this or that for 6 Nations Superbru and Start or Sit for Super Rugby. Get those notepads ready and enjoy friends!
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Transcript
Introduction and Podcast Theme
00:00:02
Speaker
It is... The Fantasy Europeans. 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 have some fun, kids. Having fun. No. You weren't having fun, but you know. I'm about to have not fun. I know that. You're fun when soft. I was having fun and then I saw you in my fun when soft.
00:00:53
Speaker
Uh, let's recap our champions leagues doings. This is actually not that much fun for me, but the other, there's other stuff that is so right. I have the anticipation that I have to fucking live with
Champions League Recap
00:01:06
Speaker
here. So fucking hitter, fucking pattern. Um, it's so this, let's look at this past weekend. First, uh, champions league division one prem. And it was, it's all the play for now because.
00:01:22
Speaker
I almost beat my ass. You beat Garak. George is down, Duncan. So that makes things interesting. And then Justin beat Mark. So that makes things fun over there. Right. And I had, I put up some fucking big numbers this past weekend, which are really helping my.
00:01:42
Speaker
Your point differential made the point differential or like the point for anyway. Yeah. The points are huge for you right now, man. Right. I'm about a little over 100. I'm like 150 points behind you, like 170 points behind Duncan. But I put up a number like I just did and. Yeah, it's possible. So I'm not out yet. And either way, yeah, I'm I'm I'm excited about this because I think I can still either way, I think I can earn points in the
00:02:14
Speaker
the problem. Right in the prime because like if whether or not I make the final four, I think I'll I think I'll do all right in the SACO. I think I can get some points that way. You can get out of the SACO first and not have to play in that one. Yeah, prefer that simple. Anyway, yeah, so it's going to be me and Ben going at it in the final week in a couple weeks here.
00:02:32
Speaker
and there'll be all to play for there. Obviously, we're gonna have our eye on Duncan on the other side over there against Mark. And then Tara gets Justin and Georgia gets Cobus. So gonna be interesting final weekend there. Hang on tight kids. Otherwise, you just have a look see Lou here
League Standings and Playoffs Discussion
00:02:56
Speaker
at the email. Thank you Sophia for being so bloody awesome.
00:02:59
Speaker
It's gonna be fun times over there as well. So Terry won, he played the ghost team. That's just how that is. Frank will also win, he beat Luke. So there's that. Stuart won, he beat Sophie in what can only be described as a pillow fight. And I think everyone would admit that. 89 to 63, yep, yep. And Alex continues to just go on a tear. So there's that as well. With...
00:03:28
Speaker
The standings leaving currently as Luke, Franco, Sophia are the top three in conference one. And then Alex, Larry and Terry are in conference two. We have, it appears that it's going to be Luke and Franco definitely in, Alex definitely in. So we have one spot to play for. And right now I believe it belongs to Larry.
00:03:58
Speaker
with the possibility of the other two overtaking them. The match-ups are obviously important in that. And Larry and Sophia are playing each other. And those are the two that are possible as well. So that's like, yeah, that that's for the last spot, basically. Yeah. That's for the basis of the last spot. Unless something goes well or sideways for, um, Terry there. So Godspeed boys and girls and everybody else. Um,
Super League Performances
00:04:26
Speaker
okay. Then let's go to.
00:04:29
Speaker
Prem division one super league. And I am off to another stinker in super league, which is really shitty. Right. Do I have, oh, there we go. I was like, I think I have it open somewhere. I go is at the end. Yep. I'm yeah. It's, it's only for me.
00:04:53
Speaker
It's not looking good. And this is how I started the last leagues. Exactly. To be fair, kind of me too. I need to pull it out a little bit, but I'm also, yeah, I'm scoring less than you. Yeah. What does that say about you? Yeah. It's not, I'm not having, I had like, it's one good matchup. Um, otherwise yeah. Um,
00:05:19
Speaker
So we have, so Justin beat Cobus in a matchup. Nobody will deserve losers. The two top scores on the weekend. So sorry to Cobus. George beat Carrick. Mark beat you in a matchup to win.
00:05:35
Speaker
Yeah. No, no. And I just took a complete shit. Even, yeah. I'm like, Matta Ellie had negative point. I had very, I had three guys break 10 points. And then nobody else really came close. Duncan just hummed me by 50. Absolute just destroyed me. Bad news bears, man. Yeah, that was not good. And then next week we have, that's going to be Duncan against George, Justin, and myself.
00:06:02
Speaker
Oh boy. Oh God. Oh God. Take it easy, boys. I'm Marking Carrick. Be gentle. Be gentle back there. It hurts. All right. And then, so let's have a look at division two. Player X beat Sofia. So if you put up a good number 113,
00:06:26
Speaker
Still don't know some of the names that have gone with funny names, which is fine. I'm, I'm into it. Uh, O'Slough and, and Luke, uh, or no, sorry, Stu, Stu, Stu beat O'Slough. So there's that. There's Luke, Luke, peak Franco and Alex lost to, um,
00:06:45
Speaker
Is it the right wing? Yes. Right wing. So I know it's right. Something. It's funny. It's funny. It's not, it's not what you think of this. Anyway, next week, it'll be player X against right wing. It'll be on slaw against Alex. It'll be Franco against Stewart and it'll be Luke against Sophia. Good luck. Oh, now we come to the fun part. We've been wants to run and hide.
00:07:15
Speaker
Yeah. I'm actually, I'm intrigued by this because there's only really one player that you have to trade me that I'm really like, well, that's, that's not an upgrade for me anywhere. And so I know it's going to be him. It's just, I wonder who I'm going to give up to get him. So in our math, I'd be, if you haven't figured it out, I'd be Ben and our, and our pixel up matchup. So I get to take a player off him off of him.
00:07:45
Speaker
And today he's going to take off my hands. Thomas and Margaret Jensen, all yours. Yup. I saw that one coming a mile away. Don't want them. And I'm going to upgrade my midfield and take Danny to all off your hands. Yeah. You're a dick. I was prepared for that. I was like, I had a couple of people just like I had max Jorgensen hit his, hit a donut. Barrett didn't kick for whatever reason, cause he wasn't feeling it. So that wasn't good. Jake Gordon took a shit like,
00:08:14
Speaker
Damn, I got lucky with Ray Asi hitting the big one and you want to hit the big one. Yeah. And my my OBs are fucking nothing right now. Yeah, they're just they just took a giant poop. And I think like I didn't start.
00:08:29
Speaker
Um, right. Because I'm like, no, I'm losing it. I'd rather, I'd rather skip these guys, just gamble on them, see what they do. And yeah, I'm not sure I would have given you anybody for him. Although I think I would have given you a Maga Jensen forum and that would probably have been the trade, but nope. Yeah, exactly. And I don't want, I'm not taking fucking Maga Jensen for right. Okay. To all fine. So that'll be that trade.
00:08:55
Speaker
That's fun for me. Anyway, let's look at. You're not giving me McRate or Funaki. No, no, no. You're not giving me Bowdoin Barrett for Tom Lina. That's not happening. No. Or Jake Gordon for Ian Pryor. Like none of these. No. Nope. Nope. No. Ian Pryor.
00:09:12
Speaker
Right. You're not giving me the Brumby's front row for the blues for a row. Cause they're kind of the same, about the same, about the same. That's not quite enough for me. Right. And super brews updating, unfortunately. So we can't look at the six nations. Last I checked, I was in front and that's the only thing I know. That's the only thing I know. Um, but yeah, we'll, we can, I'm sure we'll put those out before, um, well, the weekend's out and my dog's got something to say.
00:09:42
Speaker
Yeah, mine did on the earlier one. No, that's true. I don't know if you heard her. I don't think I could. I bet your friends could. I bet your friends could. All right. So let's do while they're screwing around with that.
Fantasy Rugby Strategy Deep Dive
00:10:00
Speaker
Let's do maybe by the time we're done doing this, we can do some of this or that. Yeah. OK, so this or that.
00:10:12
Speaker
start with prop. Um, believe it or not, actually Genj and Sinclair are the highest scoring ones right now, but on average story, but yeah, I mean, you're right. Exactly. It's the, they're the ones who've been playing like, yeah. So Genj is still nailed on as one though. Right. Right. And are you going by or screaming? I see. Hold on. Oh,
00:10:43
Speaker
Probably skooman because skooman is likely to play longer just so they, cause they, they want to get the win and they really want to hammer at home. Whereas by, they might just give him off. France are not in danger of losing their place at the moment. So I guess, yeah, Scotland can, you know, but they're still going to be whales. They're going to crush whales.
00:11:07
Speaker
They don't need buy for that. So yeah, for that's good. Scoot him in need. You know, Scott will need to send the message. So he's going to play. He wants to play. Do any of the Irish props interest you right now? For this. My only problem is like Porter, I guess, because he's the only one like that doesn't really have a. A backup, because you know.
00:11:35
Speaker
The tight heads, their backup right now. Right. Or no. I mean, um, then is it for a long then for a long doesn't have the backup. No, it's timing out tool. That's yeah. Then for a longer, it's the one, yeah. It's the one that's not competing for time. Again, it's a really good other prop.
00:11:51
Speaker
Yeah, for long as he leaves a little long with you too. Yes, he is but he tank did all right. Which way so that hook so yeah, so most people are gonna probably ditch the Irish hooker spot unless one of the other two guys that came off last week is back.
00:12:12
Speaker
So that's kind of out the window. She and might be back, but at the same time, how do you want to really rely on him? They don't want to lose to anyone. At the same time, if- They want to bury him. They want to bury them, so. Yeah. And that's the thing, like, he would be the first to come off. Like, if it's looking good, then he's coming off. Yeah. So does that leave you with Jinx, Turner, Owens, Martian?
00:12:39
Speaker
I would go jinx because he could still get, I don't know. Fuck. I don't know at this point. I can't even like, it doesn't even, it sounds right, but it doesn't, it doesn't feel right anymore. Really doesn't. So.
00:12:55
Speaker
Maybe to get the highest points per game. So does that's the thing. Yeah, that's it. Okay. So the performance on the field doesn't seem to be there or like, you know, it's not, it's not matching what's on here. Right. But what he, but yeah, what he does is score points. So I guess, yeah, I think keep him in there. Yep. So if you had to choose one of the other ones, is it Turner Owens or Martian Turner? Yeah.
00:13:20
Speaker
Because, yeah, the Martian again, then that's another one who they'll, they'll, they'll have the backup on early. So T- will form on might be a thing. So does that nail him down as one, two with him and Ryan? I mean, he's got to be, yeah.
00:13:41
Speaker
Reza is still a possibility, although I don't I didn't see his result because it's still. He scored. He scored. Yeah. Five and a half. Five and a half. Which is the worst score of the tournament so far. But Full Malt's got to be a thing. So it's like, yeah, him, Ryan. Right. Maro still had 13. So he's still in the conversation. Right. Jasmine had 12 and a half. Fuck. And he's out now. So. Yeah. And Riven said 10 off the bench. Fuck.
00:14:11
Speaker
Yeah, pretty good. Right. So, yeah. So it's probably just, I think we're going to see a lot of people grabbing from on and James Ryan, assuming they're both starting. Right. Agreed. And from on is yes. Um, it's almost like you used to play another position, but I've never heard of that. Never heard of it. Never heard of it in my life. Never ever. Anyway, let's go to lose forward. So.
00:14:38
Speaker
If Doris isn't in, is it plug and play for Conan? Cause he played pretty well when he came on. Well, that's Conan's biggest fantasy hurdle was always been Doris. Right. Like they compete for the same. Touches essentially. And, uh, yeah, it's kind of like what Aldrit and I'll leave on have. Um, although at this point I'm probably going to go with, I'd probably go with Aldrit over, um,
00:15:07
Speaker
I mean, he looked better this past weekend. Yeah, much better. Or even all of all at this point, because he but again, all of them is going to come out. All of you probably won't. Yeah, hopefully not. Although, did that or did that the opposite happen, right? It all. Yeah, I'll drink you off last time. OK, then yeah, then I would go all of them. That's right. I always get that fucking wrong. So which one came off when I'm when I'm selecting the team, I'm like, OK, wait.
00:15:37
Speaker
so one of them and then vander fleer right yeah okay that's about it uh which england back row is your favorite don brandt willis or ludlum my favorite's willis but he's the one he is clearly the one who's coming off so like points per minute i feel like willis is getting the rub but um
00:16:04
Speaker
I don't know, because it was hard this this week, like Dombra had a shit game. And I'm not sure how how well it's going to go for him going, you know, even I think it's kind of in his head. He's still at 15 and a half. Exactly. He's doing great things. I'm not mad about it. Right. He's just knocking shit on. And there's there's shit to fix. But again, he's been out of form in the prem anyway, and not really out of form, just not.
00:16:30
Speaker
as impactful this year. His standard has fallen. He's played a lot of fucking rugby. He might need a little bit of a break. He might need a little bit of a nap. Yeah. I don't know. I don't want to trust him, but at the same time, he seems to be there eight. They dropped Earl. I don't know, unless they put Ludlum at eight, which they could do.
00:16:57
Speaker
Right. So maybe. And if they put him at eight, then, yeah, he's my he's my. Definitely, because Ben Ben Curry is not doing shit in the attack, so all all those attacks, then. Right. That goes all that. That attacking runs the dominant gets those opportunities are going to go to either Willis or Ludlum. True. Scrum half. I mean, there's a decision, but there isn't like it's probably DuPont.
00:17:28
Speaker
But now you have white against Italy and you have James Gibson Park back. And white is a big call. Because DuPont, France, or again, that's another one of those things. If France are up, he's coming off. That's the way. If things are working the way they should be. I know. When did he come on? When did Luca come on in that game? It wasn't that late. It wasn't that early, rather. No, but that's because it's England. Fucking England. They're going to keep him on. Was it Wales?
00:17:59
Speaker
Yes. It's like kicking a disabled person. It's not nice. What are you doing?
00:18:14
Speaker
No, with England, it's like you're kicking the bully, you know, you're kicking the town asshole. Yeah, go for it. Came off with 12 minutes ago. Pick until you're tired. But against Wales, now pull him off and get Luke, go on there, give him, give him, again, you never know. In the World Cup, this is experience he needs to have at the international level. Yeah. I mean, you got to expect like whoever's second banana at the World Cup is going to play some of the shitkicker pool games. Right.
00:18:41
Speaker
All right, so no Finn was coming weekend. That's and you need a running 10. Intimac or Marcus. Marcus is probably going to finish the game, so. You know, Intimac probably won't. That's how they run it, so right. Yeah, I would Marcus.
00:19:13
Speaker
Uh, centers, Hugh Jones is like nailed on number one. Got to speak you really any other, is there anybody else in the conversation? Not so much. No, now with, especially with, uh, you know, ring rose. Um, he's done. Yeah. Um, that's right.
Player Performance Analysis
00:19:38
Speaker
And then, no, I don't, and also Lawrence being out. That's the other, that's the other one. Yeah. He's been, he's been a points hog too. Yep. Yeah. That would have been bad. Um, after the weekend, Pinot had, does he reenter the conversation for the back three or is it basically picking itself with two Irish guys plus Ramos? I wouldn't go with the, I would, I would go with the Ramos and, um,
00:20:08
Speaker
What's his, but now she's still, he's still, what vendor Mervin is on the team. Oh, but this week, this week he's going to be, yes. Cause whatever, whoever they put a 10 is going to be like, okay, well I got to feed him like this long as he's going to be, you know, him and you are going to be the runners and they should have a good time with it. Um,
00:20:35
Speaker
Yeah, so I I'm not sure that I would go with the two Irish at that point. And now, you know, either low or or. What's his name, the Aussie? Oh, Hanson, really? Yeah, I don't think again. No, the England will give Keenan opportunities to I'd flip a coin between the three of them. Rock, paper, scissors that. Yeah, I mean, Lo has torn up.
00:21:06
Speaker
every week. So is this the down week that he has or does he just not have a down week? There's no reason to think he would have a down. I mean, it's not as though England have been unkind to wings or back three players in general. Right. See you. And Duhan. I see a pattern. Okay.
00:21:33
Speaker
There's a pattern emerging here. Even LRZ found an intercept try. Like, yeah, we're seeing what's happening here. Um, so yeah, no, I would not, I would not hesitate just to, to go roll the dice on any of those three. They were probably all going to do very well. Right. Right. Agreed. No argument out of me. Okay. Let's go do start set. Uh, shit. I think you're leading it.
00:22:04
Speaker
Uh, let me see hurricanes. Yeah, that's the first one of the weekend.
Match Previews and Predictions
00:22:08
Speaker
Cool. Um, now that we have the, the analytics, I can report that the hurricanes are the fourth in attack and sixth in defense. The ties are fifth in attack and fifth in defense. So kind of middle of the road, um, you know, better than average, a little worse than ever here and there. Um, the ties are extremely weak versus loose forwards their eighth and scrum has their 10th and their eighth against outside backs too. So there's.
00:22:35
Speaker
You know, you're obviously starting the front row for the Hurricanes. That doesn't matter. They're playing with calls in there. Yeah. Right. RDL be back. And, you know, that's, he'll take advantage of that eighth versus loose forwards very well. Roy guard. Yes. For the 10th against Scrumhaves. And then, you know, both the centers will do fine. Jordie Proctor, as you mentioned, and then all three, even, even Sevilla might get back on track. Thank you for letting me keep him.
00:22:59
Speaker
I don't, I don't have anybody I would have wanted in my midfield. That's just how it is. Like I have enough OBS and I feel comfortable where I'm at. Yeah. If Torgensen took a shit and
00:23:15
Speaker
So the canes are weakest versus the front row, um, or where their number, where their eighth, and then outside back there, 11th, other than that, they're actually fairly strong. So, but those are obviously kind of weak points, but you're starting to toss front row anyway. Um, all the loose forwards should actually be okay. Um, they've played pretty decently. Um, Tana admitted scored well for Katie is scored well in the back three. So you're going to ride them anyway. Yep.
00:23:41
Speaker
especially with the other Kings. They're vulnerable. Yeah. They'll play loose. They'll play loose. They'll try and keep up with you basically. They'll turn into a track meet. Yeah. My fantasy team. Thanks you for that. Except fucking give it to Sevilla. No, right. I'll see all day. Anyway, uh, do some rebels. So let's start with the homeschool. So, uh, in terms of their opponents,
00:24:08
Speaker
Rebels are weak against lock, which actually is a significant thing here because you have to provide, you know, we'll see if he's healthy and metallic. Oh, he's still a coy though. Like, Oh yeah. And he actually played pretty well too. Yeah. Don't sleep on any, anyone who has the lock position, um, middle of the road against Lucy. So Peter Gus, and that's probably it for, from the chiefs. Scrum half.
00:24:32
Speaker
I don't need to tell you to start Brad Weatherberg. If I do, then you're fired. Centers, again, both centers are probably plays. What do you think of the backup then? Yeah, that's fine. Yeah. Is he worth a start from, you know, depending on, you know, other options, but like if you don't have a frontline starter. I mean, if you're stuck with like from Moana or one of the four skies right now, that might be worth rolling the dice.
00:25:02
Speaker
Yeah, those, those, those, that's the type of stuff that I'd be looking at. And if that's the case, Oh yeah, exactly. Yeah. Nick White or Aaron Smith, who I love as a player, but like not a face. No, no. Um, fly half. They're tough against, but guess what? There's no real fly half to worry about. So unless you want to play as much case, Josh, you want to use it and go, um, midfield is a yes.
00:25:24
Speaker
Sean Stevenson is an absolute yes. DMACC is a yes. And then nice tutorial. Yeah. Give it to him. Go for it. Yeah. Go for it, baby. Chiefs are actually really stiff against the front row. So that's terrifying. And if I didn't say start the Chiefs run row, then start the Chiefs run row. By the way, Chiefs are number one fantasy. So that's that speaks to the point that we talked about last week with their defense.
00:25:50
Speaker
And both yeah, they're both both one on attack and one in defense. Yeah bad news bad news for everyone anyway, so Yeah, don't love that. I think cannon still might be a thing at lock. So sure try it
00:26:05
Speaker
Hardwick's the only loose forward I have any interest in. Lawrence is out. Carter Gordon's been good, but I'm only worried about the Chiefs defense. So break glass in case of emergency. Don't like any of the centers. Reese Hodge is probably the only one I would take because he still got the, if he still has the tee, assuming he still does. But then Monty Juan, he's the only outside back I have any interest in. So yeah.
00:26:30
Speaker
All right, off to Auckland. The Blues host the Crusaders. Let's go. Let's go. So Blues are second in both attack and defense. So they're behind the Chiefs, actually, but defensive, I think it's by significant margin. But still, I think it's a significant margin from the Blues to everyone else, too. Crusaders are ninth in attack and seventh in defense. There's holes there, even when they start their full throw.
00:26:56
Speaker
full squad they don't this blood's in the water boys and for the blues this is certainly an opportunity that they need to take advantage of so i'm sorry to everyone but the crusaders are specifically weakest against the scrum halves and midfields in which they're both last
00:27:17
Speaker
And Lee, so scrum, yeah. Um, so Finley Christie is, I mean, you don't have to tell me to, you know, you don't need me to tell you to start him, but you're going to be starting him with expectations this week. And same for, you know, the two of us a check and you're on his, yeah. Yeah. Especially if, if the, those, um, injuries are really catching up with crusaders, they, they have what like and or left.
00:27:43
Speaker
Um, yeah. And, or, and Dallas McLeod who played, who filled in. Right. So the blood's in the water. Yeah. I do. I do hope that good user. I'm guessing they're going to bring fighting and ganooka into, and they may bring her to 13. Yeah. You might be right about that.
00:28:00
Speaker
You might be right about that one. Oh, then on the other side, the Crusaders. The Blues only weak point is for the front row and versus loose forwards. And loose forwards do not help much for Crusaders. The top defense versus fly-haves, their second versus centers and outside backs. So the players that you want to play, you start the front row, yeah. And then from one go on out, you kind of
00:28:27
Speaker
you know, hope for a 10 point game. Yeah. Green assault. Right. And if you get more than that, fuck it. You done good. Dancing the street. Right. And that's saying a lot, you know, for a Moonga like that, you should expect, you know, 20 in the 20s. No, if you get 15 out of him, you should be extremely happy. Yeah. I'm in agreement, which is tough sometimes, especially because I have a couple of crusaders. Yeah. Barf.
00:28:57
Speaker
Don't get a redo. I fucking want to redo goddamn. Right. Okay. So talk to me about redos. Don't you tell me. Rumbies and Moana. So Moana aren't actually quite the sieve that you would think they were.
00:29:14
Speaker
They've been fairly strong at points. They're not dead last, so I'd give you three guesses at who that is. I think we get there in a minute. We'll get there. We'll get there soon. And they're actually tough against OBs and scrum halves. So who knew? All right, then. But there are some holes. So that's the good news. So for the Brumbies.
00:29:35
Speaker
Front row is a yes, obviously, um, lose forwards. I love Valentini. And that is about it. Pete, Sammy was a meh for me. And so is everybody else. Uh, scrum half long again is the only reason I'd play long again, only if he's starting because he usually gets the tee if he starts. So there's that, um, we'll see. It was a, is a, is a yes center. I like icky towel a lot, trying to hold enough on the rest.
00:30:04
Speaker
Um, back three or have mostly been good. So I'm okay with all three of them. And I know that, uh, again, more on our tough against that, but I'm okay with all three of them because they've mostly performed well. So, um, tool and your head included. So give that a whack if you wish. Rumbies on the other hand.
00:30:26
Speaker
So Moana front row is not a thing. So just keep it moving. It's meh at best. So find another one, especially this week. Brumbies are fourth. So not quite top end tough, but I get the sense that's going to change over time. So then we go down, then we start going down the list. So Brumbies are very weak against those forwards. Unfortunately, as if you didn't hear the previous pod,
00:30:54
Speaker
Moana doesn't have a lot of loose forward to take advantage of that. Miracle is actually a lock playing loose forward. So that is the one thing I can say about that. And then to Naki. So there's that. I like paella better than an Ari. If you're going to pick one of them, don't love you the one McClotchy less so than lately a final of the final. It was definitely my favorite for fly house centers. The centers have all been good. So.
00:31:22
Speaker
pick at your discretion, but I think you're okay with any of them, even with Brumby's being third against centers. And then OBs, I think you're good with Tui Tabuki and Tama Tama Noa. Those are good. I don't love Will Havelian, this whole thing. No, sad to say. He's been disappointing. Because he's got the talent and it's just not coming through. Not coming through yet. Yeah.
00:31:49
Speaker
He's not getting, I mean, he's not giving himself enough opportunities as we're right where my head's at there. What I'm saying is, pick it the fuck up, get involved. Yeah, off to a south to south gets in New Zealand. Highlander is hosting the force.
00:32:08
Speaker
Don't expect so much here. Highlanders, we teased about it there. Before, the Highlanders are last in attack and defense. The Force are 11th in attack and 8th in defense. Have fun.
00:32:27
Speaker
The defense that can't stop versus the attack that can't go. This will be the fuck knows to me for looking at the Highlanders, Timu and Gilbert are the only good bets here. You might want to, this is a week to, you know, maybe for someone like me and, and, um,
00:32:49
Speaker
in the, the, the pink slips to maybe grab one of the backs to just as a, you know, an outside shot but nobody's starting. Why not. They might come good. But, yeah, the force or eighth versus mids and ninth versus outside backs so that might be an opportunity there for the highlanders centers and, and outside backs who might not be scoring generally.
00:33:14
Speaker
Islanders are like 11th or 12 versus every position except for the front row and midfield where they're 6th and 10th, so they're still not great. But who's going to take advantage? You know, you got the Hagerty, he's an outside back at fly half. I mean, like as a position. So you'd have to waste an outside back position on a fly half and fly half numbers aren't
00:33:39
Speaker
Um, they can be reliable, I guess, especially when he's got the T T a T has been given opportunities. And so he may take advantage. Kibergi, Pulu. Yeah. Hamish Stewart. Yeah. They're, they all moved up. They're like some of your bubble players, but they're all decent starters against the Tyler team. So, you know, one of those, like, if you get 10 from him, yay. In this case, it's like, yeah, they should get 10, right? Make sure you get 10. Right. Right. Yeah. Yeah. Great. It's just.
00:34:10
Speaker
Yeah, pick the move everybody up just a notch against the against both these teams really, but right and Stuart week at least a couple of rounds has had decent like returns. I have playing center. Right. I think he had like what five and a half this past week, but that's that'll happen. Like even from a good fly half. So that don't have us come below here. All right. Reds and Drua. So
00:34:38
Speaker
Let's talk about, let's talk about the reds first. So you're going to play the front row. Drew are actually getting pretty much destroyed against the front row when it comes to front rows. So that's a yes.
00:34:51
Speaker
I don't love any of the locks. So that's a, that's a pass loose forwards, our middle table against drew us. So you have to probably play Wilson to make right. And then the rest are kind of break glass in case of emergency scrum half again, middle of the road, but Tate McDermott is one of the higher end ones. So he's a thumbs up and then fly half. I'm guessing we see O'Connor back in there. So yes, he's a go. I bet you, he also makes this team home a little bit better. Just a thought. Yeah.
00:35:17
Speaker
Uh, Fluke's been fairly good in the midfield and Pasami came off with, I think a head injury. So I'm not sure we see him this week. So, uh, Fluke is definitely a midfielder that I'd be looking at because he's done all right. So, yes. Away we go. And Obie's, um, Pattaya, yes. All day, all day right now. And even Dagenu and Boonie Valley, I'm all right with it. I'm okay with it.
00:35:43
Speaker
Jura on the other hand. So believe it or not, Reds are very bad against front rows right now. So they get it. So the Jura gets a thumbs up for this week. Um, probably too many weeks. I give them a thumbs up. Maybe they'll change. Who knows? Anyway. Uh, otherwise it starts to get a little hairy. Um,
00:36:01
Speaker
Loose forward, they're really tough. So Salawa is probably the only one I'm going with right now. Scrum half. I love Lamani. I don't know if he's going to find the space this week. The fly half's really worried me, and that's somebody that has the fly half says they're fucking dens right now. I'm really not. Yeah, they're not performed well. Anyway, so leave them at home if you can.
00:36:24
Speaker
Centers, their centers are actually one of their best ones. Masi, Vota, Revolvo, they're all in play if they're starting. And the OB is same. All those OBs just keep coming good. So I'm okay with anybody that's in the OB with the exception of, this pains me to say it,
00:36:43
Speaker
Semisemba Vaudre, who's not performing when he's been starting, which sucks. But every one of them else has been pretty damn good. So I give thumbs up to them, Sans Tui, which, again, former Freejack guy, pains me to say it. Yep. All right, of the weeks. I didn't mean it, Tui. Yeah, let's move on. Sorry. No, I just, yeah, I want him to become good too. I do too. I do too.
00:37:14
Speaker
So, um, so you talked about the, the Drew being a fairly, um, friendly, uh, to outside backs and whatnot. Um, my, uh, my start of the week is one of two, the, at least one of them will be starting, but my primary is Doug who knew, um, secondary is pitaya. If it's Doug, who knew somehow is getting a rest or something, but yeah.
00:37:39
Speaker
Yes. So I'm going to go with an outside back also, but I am going to go back over the pond, the Tasman there and go down to, um, four side bar, because if he's playing and he's probably going to have the T and I have no reason to think that he's going to do poorly. Assuming that he can find holes in this force defense, which he's going to my star of the week is going to be hollanders and I'll buy hopeful Sam Gilbert. Yeah, that's a yes.
00:38:11
Speaker
Certainly a good option. My sit of the week.
00:38:18
Speaker
is another MLR player who's actually come good. Unfortunately, not a free Jack. But he's been really good for the Rebels. He's just kind of running into a buzzsaw. And the two nines that they have will just annoy the fuck out of you and just make you look silly. So my set of the week is, although he's been excellent, just look somewhere else this week from Ryan Lawrence.
00:38:44
Speaker
Yeah. Well, we're just going to have a tough old day at the office meetings. I agree with that. Ryan's coming from the same one. Every penny. What's up? He's going to earn every penny this week. Yeah. No, no joke. Uh, so my, so the week is actually from the same team and I'm going out on a slightly longer limb. So maybe I'm wrong. Maybe you're right. But.
00:39:06
Speaker
Just the defense in general kind of scares me. I'm, I'm not sure they're real yet. This rebels team. So I said that we is going to be, um, they're big loose forward, Richard, Richard Hardwick. Oh, yes. That's a good one. Cause I was one, I think I was looking to Adam and I'm like, Oh, not this week. No. Yeah. That that's not a. The chief's defense has been.
00:39:28
Speaker
Not nice. He's been traveling too, which is also unhelpful. And rebels have had a lot of home cooking lately. They went to us and that's it. They haven't had to jump the Tasman yet. So no.
00:39:43
Speaker
leaves a lot of pressure on them. So I just don't know if they're going to quite understand how to do it. And I like the way Kevin Foote's doing there, but just, you know. Yeah. Not this week. No, they're a little overmatched, I believe. Yeah, same. All right. Let's go pick them and we're done. All right. Six nations.
00:40:02
Speaker
Round out the weekend. Scotland, Italy in Emory Field. Scotland. Yeah. I don't care that they have the two guys out. They're going to be angry. Italy, I think, are kind of a little broken.
00:40:13
Speaker
I mean, if they, if they're smart and they put King horn as proper position, then they got terrible. Right. Healy starting potentially is what it sounds like, which is cool. That's great for him. Okay. Yeah. Chance for him. Uh, France and Wales, France, they play like they did last time. We don't have a prayer. No, sorry. Uh, Ireland and England, Ireland, Ireland, they practice day in Dublin to win the grand slam. Are you kidding me?
00:40:41
Speaker
A team's going to show against England. Yeah. I guess of all of them. Are you kidding me? They're definitely showing out. They're definitely showing out and make life miserable on everyone. Like forget it, man. Sorry. Um, yeah. Andy barrels going to be happy to stick to England. Are you kidding me? Hm. Hurricanes and ties. Super Ruby. I'll take my boys at home.
00:41:10
Speaker
Yeah, I think they play better a little bit better and get the job done. I agree priority to the rescue hurricanes are like yeah, I upper middle class team if we're talking about like they're not talking about, you know, the 1%. But nope, they're, they're, they're the higher ones. And the war ties are still kind of, yeah, war ties are still figuring themselves out as they're sorting their shit out.
00:41:31
Speaker
Uh, by the trains of the properties, we should beat the war toss because we beat the rebels and rebels beat the war toss, but that's not how it works. So hopefully we still get it done. Uh, chief's rebels. Chief's chief's blues crusaders lose. You say there's are going to be pissed, but they wouldn't be enough. I don't think they, I don't think they have enough. There won't be enough. Nope. Got it. Uh, Brumby's Moana. Brumby's Brumby's how it isn't force force.
00:42:02
Speaker
I really don't believe in the Highlanders a little bit. I think the force of the ones that I think were more likely to pull their head out of their ass. Terrifying to say, you know what, here's a chance for you to close the gap. I'm going to take the Highlanders only because they're at home. Exactly. That's what I'm nervous about. Yeah. Reds and Drua. Reds.
00:42:25
Speaker
Yes, reds. Yeah, reds will be the host. You are going to be coming off of a high and no, you know. And if they win, I am, there's going to be nobody happier than me. Exactly. I'm not, I'm not rooting against them, but I also, the reds are, are going to be a little pissed because they, they probably feel like they should have had that match. Right. Well, at least the juror, the juror, you know, they didn't get the crusaders best and no disrespect there. It's just,
00:42:51
Speaker
I think most people are going to get the reds best. Yeah. Reds, reds will see what happened and probably not yet. And the reds need to get their shit straight. They're going to like the reds are going to try to make the drew a practice girl. Try, try. That's so that's I, yeah. I think they're going to end up winning. I don't know if it's going to, I don't know that it's going to be successful there, but I think they're going to at least do enough to, to win it out. Right. I agree.
00:43:20
Speaker
I agreed agreed agreed cool and they may make him a practice like it may happen. I hope not not ruling it out or fails. OK. Anyway.
00:43:30
Speaker
fancy where we podcast at gmail.com. I will get rankings up for both. I got all three up last week. Boom buses out tomorrow. Promise, promise, promise. I had a, the analytics sheet is out already. So yeah. So you got that. Got that. Yeah. I had a computer error that killed the boom bus last week. I was halfway through with it and it didn't save. I was like, oh, I was ready to throw things. I was so mad.
00:43:55
Speaker
Anywho, let's learn. I might request the trade so I can get shit started. Nope. Do what I want. Anyway, we appreciate you all for listening to us babble for a little while. And we hope that you enjoyed the final round of Six Nations. Enjoy the super rugby and we'll catch you all next week. Have a good one, everyone. Later.