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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 handled that. Collusion. Collusion.
Speaker: Hey, everybody. Welcome back. It is the Fancy Rugby Yanks. My name is Jared Dyke. I'm Ben Glauser. We are doing the Fantasies. Fantastic. Championks recap. Once again, I'll note for the maybe the people who don't, you know, if you're just here for fantasy and you don't listen to our other Bablage in the other pod.
Speaker: The numbers for the analytics and the expected points for Prem on the Patreon are extremely helpful. And when we get through the Champions League as far as where standings are for the premiership, keep in mind that that's now what I've been using.
Speaker: Um, to guide my team. So with that said, I'll let, um, I'll let Jared tell us how we're, how everything's falling out there. Yeah. We are, we're getting to the pointy end here. Um, big movement happened in two places. Ben went up and I went down. Ben jumped to, I dropped to right in the middle of that was, it was still, right? He didn't move an inch. And the funny thing is you didn't have it. I don't think you had a terrible week.
Speaker: No, you see at 194. I mean, that's not, that's not bad. It's just, I made a couple of decisions that I wish I hadn't. But other than that. Yeah. And I, yeah. I made some very quality decisions that I'm very happy with. Yeah. So the standings as of for D1 are Cobus, George, Ben, Stu, myself, Duncan, Justin, and Mark.
Speaker: Division two, looks like this. It's Anton out in front, although he had the wooden spoon this week. So people probably closed gap even if they didn't make any, knew that they didn't do anything.
Speaker: Yeah, I'm, I'm wise. They, they probably closed the gap a little bit. I'm 32 points out of, out of first now. Yeah. I'm actually closer. I'm closer to him to Cobus now than I am to you, which I mean, you're only like 41 or so. So not that huge either, but nope. Yeah. So Anton's still in front of the two Paul, Alex, Franco, Abri, Luke, and Barty.
Speaker: That's how that goes. If you're looking at yours, where are you in the world in an American rank? I know you're four in America. I'm four there and I'm 106 in the world. Jeez. So you're 106 in the world and you're fifth.
Speaker: Like as it's been stated before there's no fucking room for hiding, right? You you you you pony up or you get sunk, right? There is no messing about No messing about my friends
Speaker: And I think Duncan was saying he's, he's like 116th or something like that and he's six. So it's like, yeah, we're yeah. Yeah. We got some, we got some fighters over here, man. Heavy hitters. Different story over in super rugby for your sake, Ben. You got the wooden spoon for the week, Justin got the, got the top score for the group.
Speaker: Uh, not much movement, Jordan, still went up. Like that's it. I'm super happy about that. Cause I, I, so I also, um, in order to get this wooden spoonery of mine, um, I actually gave up 24 points. I made, I had to make six bonus changes that probably if I didn't make, I would be doing a lot better. Like that's the fucked up part. Wow. Yeah. I just, there are some zeros I ate now. It's how I live with it. And I, I should have done that.
Speaker: Um, it was, yeah, not good. Not the weeks I was going to make my moves. That's okay. Yeah. Like, yeah, it was Dewey. I had a Dewey only got me seven, but I guess that's, that's a positive. You got a card. Yes. Yeah. Um, but yeah, it wasn't not quite worth some of the moves I made.
Speaker: So D1 looks like this, Cobus, Mark, Ben, Stu, George, myself, Duncan, and Justin. The division two, do, do, do, do, do, and then we'll get into, um, FRD in a second here. Looks like, yeah, we got some movement, Franco and Barty swap places. And that's it. So it's Paul, Franco, Barty, Albert, Luke.
Speaker: Alex and Anton sitting on zero because he just hasn't bothered to enter a team, which is good for you. Anton, we had to show some real effort over there. He's living dangerously. Although it is funny though with the difference in the super rugby though, because I'm 186th in the world and yet I'm third in Champions League.
Speaker: Yeah, a little bit. Not complaining. The number of participants between the two is different. True. As well. Oh, what we didn't do, and we forgot to do the last time, is shame the people that are below my wife. Oh. Wait, is she in premiership or is she? Premiership only. Okay. She dropped three places, but she's above party.
Speaker: She's above, that looks like Yuri, Terry. Yeah, so all you, shame. Shame. Ding, ding. Shame, but anyway. We got, oh yeah, we got.
Speaker: FRD to talk about as well. So Champions League, FRD, this was an interesting week to say the least. Justin and Ben had a 10 point gap there, but you know, only one team broke a hundred this week, by the way. It was not a good week for, yeah. No, it was a bad week for a lot of people. Duncan and Mark, Duncan beat Mark. The only person that cracked a hundred was Cobas and he beat Stu.
Speaker: in a fucking pillow fight, I beat George 65 to 45. And I'll be honest to you, sorry, George, this is gonna be like rubbing it into your face. I forgot to like make moves before, during, on Tuesday night because I was not feeling well. So I looked at my lineup the next day and I was like, fuck it, I'm just gonna play him for next week. So I played what I had. I didn't make a ton of ads, subtracts and seeking out
Speaker: anything positive for this week. Just, you know, I'll throw them out there. Fucking one. I'm not, I'm not mad about it. Like, yeah, this is, this is a competition I've not done well in for awhile. So take it. Um, the standings do, do, do, do, do. So right now the ones and twos are Justin and Mark, and then the wildcards are going to be myself and.
Speaker: Uh, yeah. So as of right now, but plenty playing to play for, uh, I'm sorry, Stu, you were just kidding. Yeah. Just keep a hold of those ankles and breathe deep. Great. Great. Let's get through it. Uh, division two. Do, do, do, do. How'd we do here? Probably just as many pillow fights and for honest.
Speaker: Um, Luke lost to Alex. Um, Frank will be, I think we decided that Mr. Ruby was, um, potentially Paul maybe. And then I know who Schechter Gurdi is and I'm sorry. I forgot, but it doesn't matter. They, they want to, that was the pillow fight 61 to 32, like holy crap. And then player X beat Anton.
Speaker: And now, and now.
Speaker: Oh, you know what? Let's look. Oh, look at our our women's women's six nations like real quick. Oh, because we do it. We haven't done a couple weeks. No, we have. I still don't know who this afford who this mysterious cat person is. If some if whoever you are, identify yourself. God damn it. Well, come on, man. Well, we're trying to give you some nice things, but you know, yeah, I believe that would be a she is crushing it. I assume ZM seed. That's a funny one.
Speaker: Uh, George, you fucking George, um, sham on hand. That's funny. I like that. Yeah. Scrumptious workers. That's pretty good. Uh, been juice social club. You and I need to be friends. That's awesome. That's great. Uh, yeah, I'm 10th. I'm not bad. I'm not mad about that. No, I dropped a couple of spots. I'm at 19 American Tigresses. That's gotta be Kevin.
Speaker: Tiger Pete, we know who that is. Oh yeah. There you are. They're cocaine. No, I rethink your team name. She, she got retarded the other week. Yeah. Well, it is what it is. It's it's matching your performance. Thus cocaine energy gets you red carded. That's, that's how it works. That's, that's, that's the only thing that gets red. That's why I don't touch the stuff. Oh, shit. Okay. We are. We're on the start sets, aren't we?
Speaker: We are. And I believe I'm leading us off. Let me see. Yes. Cause you have the series match. Yes. Okay. So for it's bath and it's bath and series big one going down. Uh, give me one second. Cause I want to give you some nice stats like points against and all that stuff. Um,
Speaker: So Bath are kind of mid -table in points against, and Sarries are fourth, so they're actually four and five, they're right behind each other. Points four though, it's a slightly different story with Sarries being third and Bath being fifth, so.
Speaker: Not a whole lot of change for Bath from one side of the ball to the other. Sarries just go up a touch, a touch. Right. But of course, that's also Bath with Finn, who? Yes, that's true. Not sure how his injuries is going. So anyway, for the house, front row, look at like, due to even off the bench, I'm fine with it. Obano's fine as well. If you're looking for a prop from that team, that's no, I have no issue with that.
Speaker: Pass on pretty much anybody right up until you get to the back row. And that's only, Barbary, Underhill, Hill, yes.
Speaker: read in a pinch, if you're like, it fits your budget, although he's 5 million, I'd rather have Hill than him. So I think I'd rather, I think I'd rather go that route. So there's that, uh, Ben Spencer is yep. You're going to play him bastard. Um, I don't trust Bailey and you need to give him the T and I mean, he's worth that. So, um,
Speaker: Without Redpath, it's just Lawrence, really, that's going to be worth your money week in, week out for the midfield. And then there are back three options, obviously. Koka, DeGlandville, if he ever makes a reappearance, Wilmear, yes. And then McConaughey has done okay in two matches.
Speaker: One of them was against the Sarries. And I know that was like back when we were talking World Cup and there was nobody at home for the black and red. But still, there is history there, even if it's not great for the Sarries. I want nothing to do with any of the props. I had Maui and he was useless for a while. I want everything to do with either of their hookers, Dan or George. I'm good with both.
Speaker: Second rows, Maro and Theo are the guys to pick. Everybody else, you can try and just bin them. Back row. Pretty much anybody, not Billy.
Speaker: Yeah. Earl Gonzo, if he's healthy, you will see what we'll see that looks like. And Tom Willis. Yes. Um, Sally, we can't use any Christie anymore because he broke his arm, but still. Yeah. I'm okay with any of that. Um, probably not been sailed this week. Spencer's a dick when it comes to halfbacks. Baz is an obvious. Yes. Uh, nobody daily. If he's in the back three, otherwise, if he's in the midfield, don't, don't touch him. Um,
Speaker: That's the advantage of having that. And then speaking of back three, I'm okay with Sinti anywhere on the field for the most part. If you go that way, Mr. Lewington will miss you, but yes, sign him up, sign me up for him. And then Shagan, everybody else, I, like I don't, I think Parton's last week was a fluke. Cause if you look at his scores, like it's,
Speaker: it's like a little bit, a little bit, a little bit, boom. So you got to just find that wave. And I don't know if we, I don't know if he has it. So yeah, he probably won't start this week anyway. So I don't worry about too much.
Speaker: All right, off to Lester hosting Bristol. Lester are six in attack and third in defense. Bristol are first in attack and second in defense. Bristol obviously have been on fire the last couple of weeks. They've been skewing my
Speaker: My expected points totals, but that's fine. Fucking that shit up. Right. There's combo breakers, assholes. Anyway, for the, wait, do I have that right? Hold on. I'm just making sure. Okay. It is Lester. Okay. Because I fucked it up when I did them in the order. I did Bristol first and Lester. Absolutely. All right. For Lester, Montoya and Visa are really the only forwards I would consider.
Speaker: Rafale, I don't know what's happening. Even when he does play, he gets hurt. So not someone I would really rely on. He gets, he's scoring pretty well, but again, lately he's been hurt. So Jack Van Portley seems matchup proof. So if you got him on your team, don't worry about playing him. Just go ahead and do it. He's on my team. And the only reason I'm not playing him is because
Speaker: I'll get to him in a very short bit. We'll get to the other part of that equation in a second here. After that, the pickings are slim, especially with Kata likely to pick up a ban for his red card.
Speaker: Although, McKeller said something like that shouldn't have been a red. No, that's a red. He's getting a band deal with it. Right. On the other side, Lester are strong versus forwards. They're second versus the front row. They're first versus locks. And they're fourth versus loose forwards. And they're really leaky in the backs. They're seventh versus scrum halves, sixth versus fly halves. But they're stronger versus outside backs. They're two. Then they are versus centers. They're five. But still, look for whoever's at hook anyway.
Speaker: Augrae will do just fine. He does very well in the loose. No big deal. Genj, Batly.
Speaker: Harding and Bradbury yet to play them anyway. I don't care if it's they're strong. It's it's the those guys are kind of on a different level right now. And it could all balance out anyway. Those guys score well, but like the two it doesn't or whoever is the other, you know, done. I know he flopped over, but again, it was Newcastle. Yeah, I can't expect that every week. So Batley will suck up all the points in the locks and Harding and Bradbury for the for the back row.
Speaker: Harry Randall and AJ McGinty at this point, they're basically must -starts. They've been immense the last couple of starts, the last couple of matches. Benhard Jans van Rensberg. Okay, put it this way. Ibetwe was the best outside back. Ben Hard actually outscored him this week. He had 44 points. So... So there must have been not the tee, though.
Speaker: Two. So he had 46. If he counted his T points, it was 46. So if you just played him, it was 44. Wow. All right. Um, and then Max Malins is, is a, is a decent star, but he's a super expensive. So that's why I would, I would really look to it. Yup. Yup. Yup. Yup. All right. Um, should be a doozy at the stoop.
Speaker: Uh -huh. Clemson Saints. Northampton are one and two. We were at this matchup last season. Last season, yes. Not last year, but last season. Last season. Was it a dandy ever? Yeah, it was. I'm not sure this time. I won't disappoint either. Hopefully, it'll be nice dry weather and we're going to have a nice fun bit of rugby to watch. Northampton are one and two. One in defense and two in attack in terms of points against.
Speaker: whatever you want to call it. Um, anyway, uh, Quinn's, uh, higher up in the attack, as opposed to the defense, they're actually bottom four. They're seventh. So that's little leaky getting a wee leaky over there. Anywho, for the house. Um, I don't really want a whole lot to do with any of their, uh, props. Like maybe we'll call your and that's it, but not again. This team is the one team I'm just like,
Speaker: So anybody that's on like the borderline, you're going to probably sit them. Um, yep. Definitely not any of their hookers. Second row. It's, it's George Hammond only really made like Dino Lambs broken. So that's so good. Um, George Hammond, maybe. And that's it.
Speaker: back row, it's Evans and Dom. Don't screw around with anything else. And I'd love cutting himself, but I just, he doesn't produce quite yet. So just yeah, put that in the bag. I mean, even last week, he only got 13 and he had a really good match. So like I said, Tampa expectations. Um, Porter has been good lately, but again, wrong team. Um, you're not going to sit Marcus doi. Um, Esther Hazen is a full go.
Speaker: Northmore in a pinch. I hope they, I hope they start them. Um, I'll say that. And then the back three, yeah, it's probably, it, it should be green, Merle and Lina. And really that's my order as well in terms of preference, green, Merle and Lina. Lina is probably the only one I would might consider sitting cause he's not as consistent as the other two. Yeah. But there's that for the saints. Again, props, not really looking a whole lot for any of them. No, you don't want to burn a spot there.
Speaker: If you're keen to burn one on Curtis Langdon, I don't blame you. And if you have, play him. Second rows, Coles is my favorite shocker of the day. He should be worth playing, especially if he gets pumped out to six again. Back row, there should be some good pickings there.
Speaker: Pearson's broken, so we're going to put that in the back burner, but truck, Sam Graham and Ludlam are definitely my favorites. I don't know about Scott Young. I know he's averaging well, but like,
Speaker: I feel like it's one of the, it's usually one of those days where the scoreboard needs to be ticking over and over and over for him to produce. He's low on his point being, he's probably second. He's probably like second from bottom on that list. I'm not sure. I love it. Um, don't pick laws. He's a great player, but he's not a good fancy asset. Um, Mitchell or James, if you have either, um, preferably Mitchell, obviously Vince Smith, if you have him,
Speaker: The question will be, which one do you start? And my inclination is to still start the more talented one, which is Marcus. But if you pick fan, I don't blame you. Midfield. Nada. Like maybe dings, but I don't love that. No, yeah. And then back three, there's plenty to pick from back there.
Speaker: Slate home for bank Freeman Ram Seabrook even handy in a pinch will do Like yep, all those are in play. So I'm okay with any of that Okay off to
Speaker: the two Newcastle hosting sale. This is going to be short and sweet. Newcastle are 10th in attack, 10th in defense. Unfortunately, for a fantasy point, sale are ninth in attack and sixth in defense. So even, you know, you're not going to see Bristol like scoring from sale because that's just not who they are. For Newcastle, I really can't recommend anybody here.
Speaker: Radwin's the only one who I would be like, maybe. And obviously, historically, we've been touting him. Not this year, just and just stow it because, again, he's one man on the team that everybody knows who. I thought, did he score this week or he had a nice? He did. Yeah, a nice little play there. But I mean, come on now, but there's no consistency and you can't just rely on that. And again, Ibitoya is cheaper and tore it up.
Speaker: So don't go there for sale. I'm looking at Ford and all the outside backs. And if quirky is starting to look his way, but. Yeah, Manu might have a game. I'm not sure I was too expensive. Yeah, exactly. There's other options, so. And Ford, I don't know, I still don't know how well he's going to score anyway. I mean, it's probably all going to be off the boot.
Speaker: likely. They may send Bobby dupes up there as 10 to they might. Um, in which case that would be, that would be not a bad, bad, um, bad shout. But like, Nope, you're not going to start Sam James. No. Um, but like, again, those outside backs read Carpenter. Um, who am I missing? Um, Roboc Roboc. Yeah. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. All right. Gloucester and
Speaker: fuck faces. Um, so both kind of hang around the bottom on either side of the rankings here. Gloucester are third from bottom on defense and their fourth from bottom on detect. So yeah. And this is a chance to really get them cause a certain other team is second from bottom on on defense and third from bottom on attack. So this could be either absolutely nothing or all the points depends on which team shows up for both.
Speaker: for the host. Don't recommend anything going on with the front row of Gloucester at all. Prop or hooker. Second row is where it starts to get interesting. Alemano, if he's in, he's a go. I played Freddie Clark this week as well. Back row would go without saying that you should start Zach Mercer, but really that's it.
Speaker: maybe Ackerman in a pinch, don't trust the rest. So chuck that away. Um, don't love any of the halfbacks. If you want to get funny and play Charlie Atkinson, I can see it.
Speaker: and they're at home, so it might be a good off -the -wall contrarian play, as some might say. But other than that, yeah, stow the rest. Nothing to do with anything in the midfield. And then back three, Santi, yes.
Speaker: Hathaway might be worth a shout Thorley and then maybe Jake Morris if you're kind of like one of those in one of those desperation situations But really if you're in a desperation situation the better player to pick is Hathaway and they're both what what the same cost so Just throwing that out there for the shitheads
Speaker: Again, front row, like it's tough. It's not bad in terms of the props. That's fine. I've had yourself a Scott. I've had, um, shoot who, who, who was being a douche, but not CEO, but the other one, um, painter painter. I'm moving away from him this year. I had a painter for a minute too. Um, fraud frost for the hook is probably the only one I want everybody else. Um,
Speaker: don't care for locks in this situation. Back row, your best bet fits allowed, especially since he's nice and cheap. The rest time, maybe Tuima, somehow, someway he's still scoring from second row, even though he's a loose forward. And he's cheap, he's two million. Two million, yes. Very easy.
Speaker: Yep. Um, half backs, leave them scanner, leave them at 10. You need the boot was slayed and that's, and he's the only one worth it in the midfield there, but then you need to compromise elsewhere. So just keep that in mind. And then the back three though, like, yep, I'm, I'm into Hodge. I'm into Fayo Oboso. And if Wyatt ever got healthy, great. I don't trust woodburn. So I will say that hasn't, hasn't scored super well apart from one game. So there's that.
Speaker: Of the weeks. Yeah. My start of the week. So obviously keep an eye on those Saints outside backs because the Harlequins is a really good matchup. But I just can't pass up Aaron Reed here.
Speaker: Hey, someone chopped into someone's homework here. Well, I mean, you look at the matchup and, you know, he's the third highest scoring outside back. Pretty well. Um, and his, his scores have been going up the last, his last three matches. Um, there you go. There you go. He did any, and he scored 24 against, uh, Newcastle earlier this year. So, okay. There you go.
Speaker: Sits sits. So it's. You know this this does all this comes with the qualifier, because I don't know anything about. About Finn Russell's injury, but I'm still assuming he's out this week. So if and if he is out, I still think Ollie Lawrence is suffering from that, and I think he's also on top of that. He's going up against the Saracens defense.
Speaker: Yeah, he didn't he didn't do too much against us an exit or defense that's not terribly good Out wide and so I just think he's gonna get lost in the shuffle again With Bailey's at 10 and especially with the the wolf pack again that he's going into Yeah, so Ali Lawrence is my sit -of -the -week So go captain them guys. That's what that means
Speaker: Did you, did you pick him too? No, no, no, no. Um, I don't know what his status is, but if he is healthy, um, highly picked, but not gonna, I don't think he's going to do super well and fancy, fancy land. Uh, my solo week's going to be Tommy or fell from Lester. Yeah. Matchups not great either. Right.
Speaker: Okay, we are on to the supers. Superst of rugby. I think you're up first, yeah. Am I? Crusaders, Rebels? Yes, I am. That'd be the winner. Rebels are decent in attack. They're poor in defense in both competitions. Crusaders are poor at both, in both.
Speaker: So who knows Crusaders rebels are the worst team versus loose forward. So maybe look at Christie or grace in FRD Silver Reese is okay in either format But rebels are solid versus outside backs and both so it's like Probably look elsewhere But obviously an FRD you play them because you got it if you got them on your team for the rebels
Speaker: And again, there's there's too many other Crusaders that are just performing poorly at the moment. I just I don't trust them.
Speaker: Right. And I don't think it's going to turn around this year. So I'm kind of. Probably not. It's too late in the season. You are what you are. But then for the Rebels, the front row is a good go. Kemeny and Lauren's in FRD only. But there would be really good options in FRD. Just the only reason not in Superbrew is because there's you have all these other options available. Right. You want to take those. Carter Gordon.
Speaker: kid will go either format. Felipe Doug, who knew who it looked like he was going to struggle at outside center when he played there. That that went away. He is is is scoring real good points from even outside backworthy points from from outside center. So go for it. And then those back three by who Lancaster Callaway and whoever is out there should be good to go.
Speaker: Yep. But again, mostly a farty at Callaway, maybe Lancaster. If you want to take a flyer and super brew might not be the worst option. I don't know how much he's known. What his value is. Darby Lancaster. Yeah. In a second, he is for.
Speaker: Yeah, that's not bad. Not bad for an outside back for an outside back who's, you know, he's only played three matches, but he scored over 15 in all three of them. Trust my arm. And again, Crusaders are a little bit struggling there. So right. Okay, so we have ties and chiefs.
Speaker: Chiefs are generally high on both sides of the ball here in terms of points against and attacking points. Taws are middle to low on that thing, although they're fifth in points against an FRD. So just keep that in mind. That's probably the one place to put the antennae up for the Taws. Front rail, nah, in terms of, or at least prop.
Speaker: if by line of gets healthy, then yes, but for hook, but on that Mac, uh, second rows, I honestly don't believe in that hand again. So pass. Uh, that's the only one that is scoring. Okay. Um, like you Gleason, Charlie gamble or your,
Speaker: are your definitive, yes, players in both formats for the back row there. Jake Gordon, yep, you're playing him. You should be playing Tane Edmed in your FRD especially, but if you're gonna play him this week in your Superbrew 2, yep, that's fine. Midfield want nothing to do with.
Speaker: Parise in FRD only. And then back three, Paige Jorgensen, Nwakutenawase are all fine, although I would think I would prefer Nwakutenawase in FRD only this week, but that's just me. For the chefs, they
Speaker: Yeah, they have. What's his fuss? What's his face? O 'Neal is a highly picked one, but I say highly picked. He's 6%, which I consider highly picked because 5 % is kind of my threshold. But other than that, that doesn't mean he's good. Right.
Speaker: Subaru is fine. Although he's not my favorite, especially this week, uh, by same thing. And he's by, you should definitely be picked, picked up in all FRD leagues. If he's not yet, what are you doing back row? Um, fee now. Yes. Yes. Jacobson. Yes.
Speaker: And if you're in a pension, Simon Parker's in there or Kaitlyn Bosch here's on there. FRD is probably not a bad spot to play those guys either half back. If they're starting, yup. Um, D Mac doy midfield for the most part has been pretty solid. Um, but hippie slightly over Rona in terms of guys aren't, that aren't playing ALB and to buy, um, though. And I would only pick your Brona and put it be in FRD only. You know, the two.
Speaker: ALB is my preferred over two pie and super brew. Yeah. And then back three. I mean, if Stevenson's not healthy, um, go looking for, uh, Molly, Molly, they seem to like him a little bit better than, um, Coombs Fabley. So there's that. And then no row and none. I said, Taro should also, she'll also just be outright thumbs up in both formats. Um, where am I? There we are.
Speaker: Okay, Drua and Moana.
Speaker: One of the worst defense in both comps. So be looking at Drua. Stay away from the front row. But Waka, Ravula, Massey, Momo, Drosessi, and FRD. Ravut Hamada in either format. Yes. And Waka obviously in either format. He's excellent in Superbrew as well. Hopefully he's back this week too. Six playing lock, yeah. Yeah. Or lock playing six, whatever it is. There you go.
Speaker: One of those for Moana, low to an EC in either format. Shockingly enough, he's actually been really well. Miracle Fai Lagi, if he plays again, I don't get it. Like I don't understand why Kyle plays. I don't understand why Fai Lagi does not play. You're right. Tamofalo is probably the best outside back and Haveli is OK in FRD. Yeah.
Speaker: Yeah, who knew we'd be touting Haveli. Yeah, and it's William Haveli, not Cione. But yeah, William Haveli has been - Or David. Or David, yeah. That's true. But yeah, William Haveli has actually been scoring pretty well. So - This is where we are, folks. Right. This is where we are. All right. Brumbies and hurricanes.
Speaker: Hurricanes are sitting top of both points ladders on both sides of the ball with the exception of, um, I think it's FRD points against their technical two, but yeah, there are two, not very much. Brumby's are middle of the pack to low everywhere, except actually, um, I, I stand corrected the third and super brew. So maybe super brew is raised.
Speaker: shy away from hurricanes players this week. Maybe, maybe. Depends how much Brumby's team shows up. Um, any who for the Brumby's, um, I don't want a ton to do with the front row though. Cow tie is not bad for a million. So just maybe keep that in mind. Uh,
Speaker: Neither hooker is really doing a whole lot for me right now. Uh, Pollard or Lonergan, although Lonergan probably is the slight preference over one or the other, but he's also the more expensive. So maybe keep both at home. Um, don't love any of the locks back row. You're probably looking at, uh, Charlie kale and Valentini. And that's it.
Speaker: Kale is a full send on FRD because he's a lot like number eight. So yeah, um, want nothing to do with the halfbacks little CO FRD only probably this week.
Speaker: Midfield, same thing, want nothing to do with it. Yeah, if you have to play them in FRD this week, Godspeed, right until in the back three, and I would, man, I might look for a midfielder on the wing if I really need a rugby player. That's it, for that sake. Other side of the coin, for the visitors, Numia,
Speaker: for the props, and then we'll see how Amo is. I don't know how healthy he is. I don't have a problem with O 'Reilly at all. He hasn't started much. That's the only thing. But I think he'll be okay if you go that route. Delaney, yes, for Locks, one of the better scoring ones right now. You'll say Lachai even Shields is an option. Who knew?
Speaker: Flanders, Dewey's too hot and cold, so I can't recommend, I won't recommend them, let's put it that way. T .J.'s back to form. Yeah, I know, he screwed you over. T .J.'s back to form, so he's a yes. Brett Cameron's a yes in both formats. And T .J., you know he's playing. Yeah, right. Especially, like, here forward, like. Right. You know, it would be a question of where a guy was healthy, but. Right, no, he's the guy now.
Speaker: Yeah, Jordy and Billy in the midfield, I'm okay with both. Ruben Love is one of the better, was one of the better scorers in the back three divisions, especially for this hurricane team. So consider him heavily and then also Morby in the hollow. All three of them are full send in FRD as well.
Speaker: Yeah, I was super disappointed that Morby only got five versus Fiji. I couldn't believe that. It was one of the, I want to match up because of that. And I was just like, Oh, I, I hit the week that he didn't do a goddamn thing. Yeah, bastard. Oh, uh, Highlanders versus force. Oh geez. See this is a problem with this week again in super rugby is that like all the shitty teams play each other.
Speaker: So it's actually the same way in, um, uh, I guess in, in prem, like this is like new castle versus sale, but it's in super rug before. So for the highlanders, they don't pour defense, but also poor attacks. So it's again, likely be a bit of a shit show for the highlanders, um, Harmon Gilbert, the recce and ratuma to Vookie Neepkins in FRD only, um,
Speaker: Maybe the latter in in Subaru, but again, I think as we were talking about Shoot what's his name? Just had it Which one the Brumby's and not Brumby's um Shoot where was I give me a second?
Speaker: Lancaster. There it is. Darby Lancaster. Oh, the Rebels guy. Rebels. Yeah, sorry. Wrong Aussie team. Anyway, if you're looking for someone who's cheap, go for probably Lancaster over Retsumu, Tuvuki, Neepkins, and Superbrew. And then, yeah, probably just stay away from the Highlanders overall and the brew.
Speaker: The force Ben Donaldson's a good, you know, obviously FRD. Yes. Um, but in, uh, in super brew, if it'd be good, the contrarian play, um, here potentially Bailey console chase Tia Tia. Um, FRD that's a kind of about it. Other than that, you're kind of just throwing darts. Um, but this forcing has not been scoring well last week, not withstanding or whatever.
Speaker: Well, last week, don't worry about that. Don't expect to repeated that this week. Although you could, because again, highlanders are bad, but highlanders coming off a very embarrassing loss. Let's bear that in mind, too. They got blanked. They're going to make sure they get not blanked this week. Yeah, I hope so.
Speaker: All right. Does that leave us with reds and blues? Yes, it does. Yes, it does. It's otherwise of the week. Yeah. Then we go to the lease. All right. So blues are tough in both formats and also scoring well in both formats. So look that way and maybe less towards the reds, especially. Although reds were reds are third in
Speaker: I believe it's, yeah, FRD points against. So keep that in mind just in case, just in case. Anywho, I think last week kind of lopsided that a little bit. Just keep that in mind. Um, so for the reds, uh, Penny Rabbi is probably the, the prop I want. If I'm going for reds, Matt Festler absolutely at hooker. Um, I hate to say it, but Ryan Smith's the fucking thing. And that pisses me off to say that, but he's a thing. Why don't you like him again?
Speaker: Cause he's a total helmet. Okay. Fair enough. He's a total helmet. Just like does the gives away the stupidest shit. Um, anyway, McRite suspended. So it's going to be a lot of, a lot of weight on Harry Wilson's shoulders. If you've picked him in super brew, you're probably playing them. Cause that's a lot of money to not play. Um, and then you're going to play them in FRD because you picked them high probably. So yeah. Um, another week with Connie Thomas as, as your half back with that.
Speaker: Yeah, no, nevermind. Christie's not a very good halfback, but he's a dick on defense, so stay away. Lina, probably FRD only. I'm not a fan of that in Superbrew. Fluke in both, Pattaya in Superbrew.
Speaker: nfrd he's in super brew if he's healthy Add that caveat if he's healthy in super rule only because he's in midfield or not an OB But he's no being frd like he normally is so yeah, that's her reason maybe for some maybe by saw me in frd because he did have a decent week last week I'll give him that and then Yeah, like
Speaker: back three, it's slim pickings for the reds. Like you're looking at like jock gamble. So no, um, stay away if you can help it. Yeah. And I know I won't be able to help it on one of my teams. So I'm screwed for the blues. Um, number one, the reds are
Speaker: Yeah, they're not bad, like I said, in some of them. So, yeah. FRD, in the FRD format. Anywho, yeah, you're playing the Blues Front Row because Tuango Fosse and Kurt Eklund occupy those spaces. So, yes. Lock. Patrick Tuipolotu. Go in both formats. So Tutu, Poppoli, and Akira in both formats as well, although I prefer Kira and FRD only.
Speaker: I don't, Funaki over Christie in terms of like half backs for, for fancy. So we know that's not going to happen. So stay away from him. I suspect Harry Plummer is going to be back at the midfield this week. So stay away from him. Parafetta is a go for sure. So is Rico if he's healthy, especially an FRD and then Talia Clark.
Speaker: definite, definite thumbs ups on that. And then AJ Lamb and, and FRD only. I like, I kind of like that pick, right? He's become useful every once in a while. All right. And then all the weeks. Yep. So for my other week, uh, for my start of the week, um, got a great matchup.
Speaker: The Crusaders are the worst versus tens in both formats. So Makes it very tasty matchup for Kata Gordon. There you go. Good one. So I'm gonna I'm gonna Pip the one that you were guys to have a good bounce back week against Moana because they also lost to this team earlier So they're gonna be mad as well. So my so that was gonna be yourself a Massey. Yeah, that's good
Speaker: Sit of the week This is a really bad matchup for the Brumby's at centers the canes are number one And this he's been scoring pretty well, but his points versus opposition Average are kind of mediocre. So it's like he does well against the bad teams doesn't do all that great against the good team so to muddy to a Have a sit That's where we went with that. Okay
Speaker: So I mentioned this guy earlier and he's got a lot of pressure on his shoulders because of other people not being, being eligible to play. And I think it's just going to be a tough week for him. And I know that I know they're at home, but still it's going to be a tough week for Harry Wilson. And I love the guy, by the way, like, let me just put that out there too. I really liked him as a player, but I think it's just going to be too hard for him.
Speaker: It's pick 'em time. It is the time for the pickings. So, um, let's start with the pram. Bath's Harrison's Friday night. Sari's again. I hope so. This is not a happy hunting ground for them though. No, but assuming Finn is out, that makes it that, that kind of, I can't see any other result. I really, I really just hope they,
Speaker: Jesus. I'm, I'm a little scared of this matchup and they should do do better, but doesn't mean they won't find a way to spit the bit. All right. Uh, Lester Bristol. Sweet. Who'd you go with? I went with series. Okay. Yeah. I need to believe at this point. Yeah. Um, I went with Bristol. They're, they're just bringing, they have too much firepower at the moment. It's all one of those. It took them a while to get to wake up, but now they're awake. They're gone. Right.
Speaker: Yeah. Quinn's North Hampton. I flipped a coin and came up the hosts. Yeah. I'm going to pick North Hampton because you gained games on me last week. I need to get one back here. So I'm going to take North Hampton. I think if North Hampton wins this, this pretty much wraps up their number one. Right.
Speaker: So I think, I think they'll have that intent in mind and that that sucks for Quinn's, but Tara does Newcastle sale sale. No, no, no. Uh, Gloucester, Exeter Gloucester. Yeah. I'm assuming that they go back to full noise and I can't handle it. I would agree with that. Zach Mercer. I'm making that same assumption. Yeah. Uh, super crusaders rebels.
Speaker: Um, I have the rebels. Yeah. I don't know if the rebels can win on Kiwi soil against the crusaders team. We'll see. Um, toss chiefs, toss. I don't take them cheese. I don't, I'm, I'm out on the chiefs this year. I'm really not. It's your team, man. They are. But again, I can't stress it enough that Damien McKenzie, not a 10.
Speaker: He's just not. And that's what that's been killing them lately. Um, that he just makes really shitty decisions that are, um, that are crushing them because he's not a 10. And, and I, again, they're, they're away. I just, I don't trust them right now. And the towers are decent. So Drew. Um, yeah, same.
Speaker: From these hurricanes, not our best spot to play, but hopefully we can finally exercise some demons.
Speaker: Yeah, I just think the two calendars force, um, how does force highlanders? Yeah. Same. They're at home. Yeah. Red's blues. Blues. Balloons. Too much going their way. Yeah. They go a lot. Even if they're there. Yeah. Yeah. Reds are going to feel themselves after last week, but. Well, I mean, they lost Pitaya. They're, they're, they, like you said, all they get the guys being out. It's not,
Speaker: Now it's when the attrition is gonna set in and the blues are also again extremely good. Yeah Okay So that's our fanciness We will do all our sheets usually on Thursday and Friday and
Speaker: Appreciate everyone coming back in and listening after we skipped last week. But yeah, we appreciate everyone listening, all that good stuff. And we will talk to you all next week. Enjoy the weekend of rugby. Have a good one all. Later. Cheers. This has been the Danticy of the Yanks podcast.
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