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Season 5- Weekly Fantasy Corner (Premiership Round 22 & Super Rugby Round 8)
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Another fun filled episode of the Fantasy Corner is coming for you. On this FC, we are talking about the final tally in our Champi-Yanks League FRD Champions Cup for both the Hicks & Skids. We are talking about the happening in FRD Super as well and of course doing our silly thing, Start or Sit for a big weekend, especially in FRD Prem. Tune in and get those notepads ready friends!
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Transcript
Introduction and Casual Opening
00:00:02
Speaker
It is. The Fantasy Robias. My name is Jared Dyke. I wanted to say it's stupid and let's move on, but then you kept going. I'm Ben Glauser. I don't like any way anybody gambled that. Collusion. Collusion.
00:00:25
Speaker
Hey, everybody, welcome back. It is a fancy rugby. My name is Jared Dyke. I'm Ben Glauser. We're going fancy corner time. We are popping them off. Oh, so glad I waited. I almost opened this beer like three times before we got going. You were jonesing for a day.
Champions League Review
00:00:46
Speaker
No, I'm just kind of lit. Yeah.
00:00:52
Speaker
What do you mean literal? And like, I want I want some more. I'm drinking. He walks on more. I'm a quarter way to eight. So on the way that way. All right. So Champions League review champion.
Fantasy Rugby League Insights
00:01:12
Speaker
So Champions Cup, they haven't finalized the tables yet. When they refresh this, maybe I'm wrong. I think they have.
00:01:21
Speaker
Nope. Nope. Okay. So if I played and it's six. Oh yeah. It's six. So Fanny who? Yes. Oh, so. So I'm out of,
00:01:35
Speaker
No points for me. So yeah, how did, how did the Hicks do? So the Hicks, it looks like, all right. So, um, let me, I'm going to have to look back and forth between. Yeah. Um, whatever. So I, um, Alex beat me. Um, give me, give me quite the smoosh. Um, my reliance on stormers in some key positions. Uh, although Damien Valencia had a good day. Okay.
00:02:04
Speaker
But he had Jimmy O'Brien, who was like the highest 45 points about that. Not much to be done, unfortunately. No, take that out. And it's like a five point difference. And yeah. And yeah, Sarri's went negative on me at the front row as they do. And yeah. And with a try, that hurts going. I know. Yeah, it really does. And yeah, so Damian Vilemza had twenty nine for me, which is nice. But either way,
00:02:34
Speaker
Um, got rolled, uh, Carrick, um, also steamrolled by Sophia 148. So she had 148 points to the 60 or so. And then Stu beat Mark. So that's the big one Stu beating Mark. Um, that puts him in front. I think so. Cause he won by, so he won by 15 and the difference.
00:02:59
Speaker
which is enough because he was already, he had, he had a better point point score for already already. Yeah. So it's huge for him. So we'll take one first. Um, Mark will be, Mark will be Mark outscored. Um, Alex, Alex. So that, yeah, that'll stay there. So they'll both be, um, four and two, but, um, Mark will be a, uh, ahead of that. And then, um, Sophia, I was, uh, like,
00:03:29
Speaker
11 points ahead of her and I scored 86 and she had 148. So she jumped you. He jumped me. So she's up to fourth, and then it's myself and then Carrick down below. Sophia gets herself a point in her standings, which is great for her because she she was at the top because of the
00:03:52
Speaker
Six nations as well. Um, I'm gonna get three. Um, we said markets too, right? Mark, that's bark on second. So he's going to keep this with me. Yeah. So he's going to get three as well. So it will be three back of me. Um, cause in the other half, we had,
00:04:16
Speaker
Yeah. Oh, because you, you and character, the only one from our, from D one, I would have scored and need one of these cards. Right. Yay for me. Anyway, um, I did get my, I got my ass whooped too. Um, George put me to the shed 93 to one 77. Uh, I got beat and then right. Cause he had, uh, he had ring rose. Yeah. You had ring rose. You had Ross burn.
00:04:39
Speaker
Yeah, he actually grabbed Grant Williams off the waiver wire from the Sharks. He had Thomas Ramos. Yeah, he had a team. He had a team. He had the ice core in the league. Well, then there you go.
00:04:50
Speaker
Justin just barely fell to Cobus by 0.5 as they pointed out in our little chat. And then Luke beat
Trades and Strategy Considerations
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Speaker
Duncan. So what's going to happen is Luke's going to jump me and go up to one. I'm going to be two. Justin's going to be three and Duncan will be four.
00:05:12
Speaker
So with that, so that'll be huge points for Luke, because he'll come out with four for his league. So that should put him. Oh yeah, I think that's going to put him in first and D two. That'll give, let's see what else.
00:05:30
Speaker
There's something back and forth here. So we said Justin will be three and Duncan four. So Justin, well, Justin, neither Justin nor Duncan are on the board right now. So they're both just getting, they're both getting in there. So that'll be two and one for them a piece. So Duncan's not tied with you. And then I'll still, I'll still have,
00:05:57
Speaker
Control with other things to happen this weekend. But then again, let's look at D1 super. See what happened here. But also congratulations to our winners in Texas kids. We applaud you and you made us all look silly. So I think it was. And then the trade, hold on, wait, let me see how the trade
00:06:27
Speaker
I didn't even look at that. I've probably helped. So let me see. Where would it be? Who did you trade with, Stu? Yeah, I traded with Stu. Yeah. So we did like a kind of a two for one, essentially. Yeah. Damn it. I'm waiting for it. Now it's spinny. OK, there we go. So I ended up
00:06:52
Speaker
getting Herschel Yankees, essentially, and his 4.7 points. And Stu ended up with, nope, that's not Stu. There we go. Alex gives negative 0.2. And he started Kerr-Barlow.
00:07:15
Speaker
So he didn't even use, oh, that's a good one. And sale. And so yeah, for Kerbera had 20.6. Fuck me. Good job. But how would it have gone with, uh, I wonder, because right now I'm winning the trade until, but yeah, I guess I won, but still that sucks. Yep. That's annoying because I gave up, dude, I would have preferred to have lost that trade.
00:07:41
Speaker
Right. So yeah, actually had to D do D two guys win this, right? Let's do one and Luke one. Damn. Yeah. D two is not a joke. No, no. And we know that we knew that we knew that these are facts. These are facts. Anyhow, let's go week seven. Subaru, Subaru, Subaru, Subaru, Subaru, Subaru, Subaru, Subaru, Subaru, Subaru, Subaru, Subaru, Subaru, Subaru, Subaru, Subaru, Subaru, Subaru, Subaru, Subaru, Subaru, Subaru, Subaru, Subaru.
00:08:04
Speaker
Justin, he's just, this is his bread and butter man. He's just crushing people. He put a hurt on you over a hundred point gap. Oh man. Ouch. Yeah. We have hold on. I'm going to it. I'm looking at it right now. I'll get to Leah. Yeah. Oh, right. And everybody about it and record and two pools. Yeah.
00:08:34
Speaker
A bunch of guys who just scored a shit ton of points. God damn. God damn. Yeah, that's bad. Anyway, like it was a it was a low scoring weekend. So my, you know, again, that 80 points wasn't terrible. And Dalgoun who had a he shit the bed, he went negative. Like the guys who I expected to score okay, did scored okay. And I did not have a good line up my you know, I lost.
00:09:00
Speaker
I have a bunch of chiefs in this one. So yeah, so like I had Nankabel on my bench. Yeah. And then Lomani wasn't playing. So he was like, yeah. So I lost, I was missing points as well as a lot of people. Yeah. Cobus lost to Duncan by much closer margin, about seven points. I was able to do the job against Carrick.
00:09:30
Speaker
And, uh, the game, nobody really deserved the lube Mark and George, both over a hundred points, but Mark got the better of it. So that leaves us. I have COVID this week. Got speed. Again, bye weeks though. Gotta, gotta love the bye week. Yeah.
00:09:52
Speaker
Yeah. I always hit the skid there. Uh, yeah. Duncan's right out in front and in one of those conferences and Justin's and the other one pretty much taking care of business as well. The other, the other hold-ons are George is looking at a playoff spot at the moment. And it looks like, uh, Mark as well. Mark will be the fourth one right now. Yes. But that's, Hey, that's three and four. All right. I could do, I could get there.
00:10:22
Speaker
Yeah, we're both two and five. Same to you. Yeah. We got work. We got work to do here. D2 has been sent along by our deputy commissioner, Sophia. Thank you very much. We love you. Let's have a look. Yeah, well, not this week. You might love her, but I'm kind of... You have your own issues to solve upstairs, Chief.
00:10:48
Speaker
I'm in the bed this year. I'm having it down. Yeah, that's a bad one. Yeah, Stu and Luke did battle. Luke came out on top. We had Franco and Player X go at it. Franco won. Alex ran to Sofia, and Sofia did not like that very much, I'm guessing, because she lost. And then Ian, and we still don't know who right wing is. Ian went after it, and right wing almost
00:11:16
Speaker
man, this was close to tripling them up. It was 50 to 50.8 to one 38.6. So on the edge there, two and a half, two and a half. Um, the standings are
00:11:31
Speaker
Right now it's Stuart in first in one conference and right wing in the other. And then the follow-ups are looks like Franco and Alex. So Alex still doing damage. Shocker today. Okay. How'd your pink slip go? Would you, would you sacrifice to the gods? Oh, fuck. Who was? Oh, it was Dalgunu. I just picked him up.
00:11:58
Speaker
So it was like a perfect, perfect example of my pit pirates. Yeah, I picked him up, started him, did like
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00:12:05
Speaker
shit. And now I have to, I had to trade him. I had to send him on. Yeah. So that was fun. Oh, I had to give up Ryasi. Oh, yeah. That was hurtful. I had an inkling to sit and I was like, you know what, whatever. I'll do this right once.
00:12:23
Speaker
I'll do this right once and play my guys. Next time, not happening. Not happening. I will happily eat the loss and just let whoever's in the lineup already be sacrificed and not throw anybody else in there that doesn't need to be. And had I done that, I would have been able to hang on to Ray Asi because he would have been somebody I sat. To me, I was like, well, Doug, I literally just picked him up. I have no attachment to him because
00:12:53
Speaker
Fuck do I care? Like, seriously. For real. For real, man. For real, dude. Yeah, that was oops. Oopsie poopsie. OK, we are on to. Prem start sits. All right. Oh, and I start. Yes, you're on it. OK, going up to
00:13:21
Speaker
Ashton gate where Bristol Bristol will host sale. So fun fact, sale are one and four in their last five road matches with that one being oddly enough against Harlequin's
00:13:37
Speaker
where Tomasso Allen started at 10, although other than that, it was a full noise team. So not like terrible, but either way, they're also three and six overall on the road. So something to consider there. They really do struggle away from home and they've lost to some pretty shit teams on the road.
00:13:56
Speaker
Bristol are three and attack six in defense sale or seventh and attack and two in defense but again, I would wait those numbers with their home versus away disparity.
00:14:10
Speaker
Sailor vulnerable, especially to scrumhaves with their eighth centers with their ninth otherwise they're pretty strong. I'd still start the front row for Bristol. It's a one v one matchup so they're the best scoring front row. Sailor the best defense but I think in this case, Bristol will do all right because I have you met my friend Harry Thacker.
00:14:34
Speaker
or Alice, yeah. Then Kyle, okay. And they haven't really played together. This is going to be, this could be tasty. I'd expect a little bit lower than usual output from Vui, Harding and Bradbury, but still, you know, I wouldn't shy away from it, but if you get 10 points, we, it's going to be tough against sale no matter how well or shitty to play. However, Randall is a quality player. As I mentioned, they're eighth against Scrum have,
00:15:04
Speaker
Hey, do you remember who AJ was getting used to play for? Yeah, old friends. So I don't think he started their last matchup. And he's the nailed-on starter now. So yes. And then don't shy away from the back five. They all have actually a pretty decent matchup. Again, the centers, Saler are ninth. So I'm looking your way. For sale.
00:15:31
Speaker
Bristol are vulnerable to fly halves. They're 11th. Otherwise they're pretty strong. They're second versus center is fourth versus outside backs. So it's good. You know, the, the, the, what's the magical, um, sale attack as it's been, I don't think we're going to see that in this match. Um, again, on the road and Bristol had been kind of solid there, especially, especially at home. Either way, you're starting, um, is only to Priya and the rest of the back row.
00:15:59
Speaker
especially be happy if Dupree is playing in the lock position if you have some of the other loose forwards like Dan Dupree, hopefully he can be back soon. Sounds like you should be okay. Yeah, quirky, not war, not war at all. No poop. Ford if he's playing, Bobby Doops, obviously if he's playing, he's been ridiculous. Carpenter, Roebuck, and Sam James is averaging four points in his last five starts.
00:16:29
Speaker
No, no. Like, don't let that beginning of a season fool you. No, no, no, no. He's resorting to form. No, he had, he had one, he had one, maybe two good games at the beginning of the year. And then he just turned back into the same James Reno. Right. You know this guy. Yeah. You know that guy. All right. Gloucester and Bath. So Gloucester.
00:16:54
Speaker
Yeah. Really looking to fix things up. If they play like they did against a lot of our shell, then this should be fine. They should be fine. Um, bath are getting slightly stingy on the defensive end. So, uh, they're kind of a high end to middle against everything. Just about. So it's going to be very interesting. Um, bath or stiff against front row, but cluster front row is still pretty solid. So you're going to play that even without Rapopo Ruskin who.
00:17:19
Speaker
versus Soul, he's going to be out for the season, wah, wah. None of the loose forwards in Gloucester interests me, Bathurst, Toph against Scrumhaf, so pass, fly half. If Hastings is back, that's about the most I'm interested in. Maybe 12 trees, even though he's on a fly half out and out, he's listed as a midfielder. But that might be worth a shout for.
00:17:42
Speaker
If he's playing a 10, I would probably play him at that mid. Like that's that's worth. Yeah, right, right, right. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. He's actually better. It's more points in my opinion. Well, that too is always helpful. Midfield, Seb Atkinson, maybe. Jeez, where was the Chris Harris that?
00:18:03
Speaker
played at La Rochelle like the whole season, because many of us need him for FRT purposes. Right. I'm still not convinced yet, though, so we'll pass on him. Outside backs, you look at I'm actually OK with all three of them. Thoroughly, LRZ and grass. So give those a whirl. Gloucester are a little stiffer. I'd look at May. I'd give him a shout. Potentially. Why? If he was playing.
00:18:32
Speaker
Because I think Bath are that bad. Anyway, go ahead. They're on the road. They're in the middle of the road. I would very treat them differently at home than on the road, I swear. Yeah, that's probably true. That might be true. Anyway, Gloucester.
00:18:51
Speaker
I don't know if I love the bathroom row, so that's kind of out. Although a bottle plays like you did last time that it might not matter. Um, they still have done. He still, he still scores. Yeah, they need their, their average points aren't great, but that's also because they've had a couple of really bad scores middle of the year. So maybe look at like the last five and see how it stacks up. And that's probably your best bet. Right. Um, and then lose for gloss or tough against those forwards.
00:19:19
Speaker
And there's not many that I love for bath. So maybe all of them on the pitch, but not, they don't. Yeah. Especially in this situation where you talk about semi-finals, right? You know, so yeah, you don't have to don't, um, scrum half. Yep. It's gloss or terrible. Look at scrum house and Ben Spencer has been one of the better ones. So go ahead. Uh,
00:19:43
Speaker
If it's Bailey, my only concern has been Spencer had been kicking. So if that's still the case, that's a no. Mids, oh man. JJ, Red Path, Lawrence, yes. All those, all those are fine. Jomo, not as good. And then O.B.'s.
00:20:04
Speaker
Again, it's like a pile of meh with the exception of coca and that's, and coca's like on that borderline. So that's what I'm thinking for those, unfortunately. I don't disagree. Big old poo sandwich.
00:20:19
Speaker
Okay, off to the Stup. Are they playing at the big grounds this weekend? I can't recall. No, they're playing at the Stup. The big grounds will be next weekend, I believe. Oh, right. When you're, yes, that's right. Yeah. When you're over the action, but I'm not doing that.
00:20:35
Speaker
Yeah. Okay. So the stoop for Harley Quinn's hosting Newcastle, Quinn's are fifth in attack, 11th in defense. Newcastle are 12 and 12. Not good. And again, another thing where they're like ridiculous at home and then, you know, they're beatable at home, but on the road, they're just a kind of a sieve. So
00:21:00
Speaker
It's funny, the strongest part of the Newcastle fantasy defence is against the front row, but it's the Harlequins, so you're not starting the front row anyway, so it really doesn't matter. If you're relying on their front row, things are pretty bleak for your team. I feel bad for you. That's how bad your team is.
00:21:20
Speaker
Yeah, but Dom Brant should go right care is is averaging just six and a half in his last five games. It's not clicking, but he's still a quality matchup here.
00:21:34
Speaker
He could do okay. Marcus. Yeah, exactly. Especially for this one. This is the matchup where you roll him out there because he should do very well. Andre Marchant, Murley, Nick David is a beast.
00:21:51
Speaker
On the other side, the twins are most valuable or most vulnerable, sorry, at Scrum half. They've given up a lot of points at Scrum half, which Newcastle can't take advantage of that. And then centers and outside backs and some of those Newcastle can take advantage of. So it's really like you start the front row because, again, the Newcastle front row can can get over the try line potentially. And then I think Quinn's are actually pretty bad against. Yep, they're 11th.
00:22:21
Speaker
against you. So a good matchup for a good unit. Brett Connan is a go. Karas, Radwan, and Obi. I would give that home. Yes. Obi's been showing me something, and he'll get opportunities here too. He'll get to run a lot. All three of those. I've been seeing that they're trying to pump the rivalry between Mighty Mouse and Merle.
00:22:50
Speaker
So Kerris versus Murley in this one. It should be a fun match, it'd be the way. Right. Because I think they're the ones who are leading in the track. Yeah, track count. So it's like, yeah, they're pushing them against each other, pitting them. Hey, it'll be entertainment. Right. No question.
00:23:09
Speaker
Good. And then if this sport needs, this comp needs rivalries like this, like something like that, like, okay, yeah, force it. And then it'll become something real. Yeah. Okay. I can. We have time to watch it before. Cause if this game becomes a, you know, anything you can do, I can do better between Murley and Carreras. I will want to watch that game. That'll be popcorn material right there. That's what that is. Right. All right.
00:23:38
Speaker
We have a big one at the gardens because both teams need this for different reasons. One more than the other for many, for many reasons, um, series and North Hampton, North Hampton, obviously a host and, and really, really industrial need. Um, anyway, so series are fairly stingy and defense surprise of the day. Uh, they're fourth right now, which is not high, but it's like.
00:24:05
Speaker
There's like three or four teams that are hovering around that spot, and they're one of them. Some spots that are doable, some spots you don't really want to hang around. I don't love the front hand in front row anyway, so that kind of just blows it out the window. Series are good against locks, but if it's like holes or salco, it's six, then that's probably an okay play.
00:24:28
Speaker
Um, but not like your traditional note locks, like we're by probably not going to work. Um, loose forward series are actually not that great their ninth. So truck and Ludlum are definitely goes maybe Angus Scott. Yeah. If he's in the background, um, he's a maybe.
00:24:47
Speaker
Series or dicks to scrum house, but it's Alex Mitchell. So you're gonna have to play me the way You just stuck doing let me I want to look at this. He was not bad last outing. I don't believe Okay Because and I again this is this is not including this past the last week's data, right? Uh, he's still it. He's it. Um, I
00:25:10
Speaker
The last five starts, he's at eight points, which isn't bad. That's pretty good. That's not Alex. Yeah, that's good for a scrub enough, but that's not Alex Smith. No, it isn't. And the scary part is he has five matches this season over 10 points.
00:25:24
Speaker
four under five yep yep so it's been we knew he hit a right in the struggle with us yeah we knew he hit a rough patch that's on news right um serisons aren't after i cut him yeah um serisons aren't great against 10s so finn smith's a go um series are tough against mids but man those those mids that usually are employed by the saints are probably still unsuitable so you gotta play them
00:25:47
Speaker
Obese middle of the road for the series. So yeah, you can probably play those guys too Yeah, like some Freeman slate home for a bank. I Know I'm missing other names, but doesn't matter. You're probably gonna go with it, right? Anywho And we know the Saints are a wee bit would be up there. Yeah, that's the other one I was thinking. Oh, thank you very much That's why there's two of us around here
00:26:12
Speaker
that my brain cells are somewhere else sometimes. So Northampton are, as I said, kind of a set.
00:26:23
Speaker
Somebody that you can play your front row against, so say he's had a strong front row usually, so that's a go. Lock, share tomorrow, that's probably the only one you're playing there. Back row's a go. We're probably looking at Billy, if he's healthy, but definitely Earl. Well, Billy was on crutches at the end of the game. He was. I don't know if that was a precaution or if that was a necessity. I'm hoping it was a precaution. But really, maybe you can throw Jackson a bone.
00:26:50
Speaker
Right. Well, that could be, that could be something because again, saints are last against back rows. So right. You're doing that. Um, we're hitting our fourth against Scrum half. So maybe even sale if you need them, but you might have other options somewhere else. Yeah. Uh, Ferrell's ago. Um,
00:27:09
Speaker
Either midfielders probably okay, Tom, oh yes, law's on the bubble a little bit, and then the Obies, like, yes, just yes, have fun, have fun, have fun. It doesn't, like, go, go, go, go, go, go, enjoy. Like, if Max Malins does the maximum effort that he did last weekend, like, trying to make something happen? It'll happen this week. This ain't La Rocha. No, no, no. Yeah.
00:27:37
Speaker
Um, I'm hoping daily is healthy too. Yeah. He's been on the sideline a lot. So I'm thinking and not limping or anything like that. So I'm hoping, hoping that's good news. All right. Uh, Lester versus Exeter. Um, your favorite. Yeah. They're ninth in the Lester and I've been attacked 10th, the defense exit or 10th and attack seventh and defense. Again, they're away from home exit or R.
00:28:07
Speaker
That's been big for that. Like again, there's a lot of these teams, you know, we're good and bad, but you know, everybody's most, most teams are better at home and on the road, obviously, but, um, some really rely on it and exit or are kind of one of them. But here's a funny thing. Lester's highest averaging player right now is Nemanita Dolo. Well, yeah. And we don't see him anymore. No, you don't see him no more.
00:28:38
Speaker
he he's 16 and a half and higher above like that's they're struggling to find although Mike Brown I think I don't have his stats on there and he's been ridiculous so he's probably overtaking that anyway start the front row because have you heard of this Montoya guy yep he sports tries yep Jasper visa for the anger he's about to portray right
00:29:08
Speaker
JVP. It's a good matchup against Exeter. Paul lard. Yes, Matt Scott is averaging over 10 his last five starts so yes, and then Mike Brown Harry Potter has been on fire of late. So, who knew. Yeah, and then obviously Freddie airlines you don't, you shouldn't need me to tell you that. Nope.
00:29:31
Speaker
Lester are vulnerable at Scrum half their 11th fly half 8th midfielder 13th and outside back 12. So we are not sure as a half back. Yeah, that's true. Exactly. I want to take advantage of their really although who was it who played this past weekend? If he's in maybe a kid, maybe. But yeah, might be one to look at.
00:29:58
Speaker
But yeah, uh, Exeter's front row still, but they're, they're a bubble front row. Um, because every so often they'll go nuts, but mostly there's kind of. Uh, Sam Simmons, Joe Simmons. If you be asked if he plays, that would be good. I would even go Slade in this one. I'm telling you to start. I'm actually, this is going to be, yeah. Slade and Kata.
00:30:24
Speaker
and Woodburn and Noel and Hodge, even Noel, I think he's actually averaging all right. And Lester are vulnerable there. So go for it. Who knew? All right. Of the weeks.
00:30:43
Speaker
Okay. So there's a theme to my OT dubs and to start, I'm, I'm saying this cause I'm trying to speak you into existence cause I want to see him again. Um, he's playing a team that's very, very generous to the position, very, very generous in general. And should he return, this will be a brilliant place for him to get himself into form. My style of the week is going to be Elliot daily.
00:31:09
Speaker
And my start of the week is from that same match. Um, and it's same team, slightly different position. Um, lions teammates, England teammates, uh, it'll be Owen Farrell, um, cause of what Saracens are about to do to this Northampton Sains team. Yeah. They can lock in a lot with this one right here. Right. This is a good, like.
00:31:35
Speaker
Practice girl time. Yeah. Oh, and well, they're pissed too. So that's yeah, it's not this is not it. Yeah, this is not just your regular Saracen's team. Yeah, somebody go be in trouble. Yeah. Fucking pay. Yeah. Alright, so my sit is also an OB.
00:31:58
Speaker
Guy's a decent player, had a couple of good ones, has been an asset to his club, but in terms of fantasy-wise, has been kind of meh. The team he's playing, he's not generous to O.B.'s tremendously, and he's away from home. So, my say of the week is going to be Matt Gallagher from Bath. Oh, shit. Is that where we're on? We're on one of those days? It's that, yes.
00:32:25
Speaker
Yeah, it's not looking good for him. Nope. Which means start him because he's going to go off. I have him, so now I'm tempted to play him anyway. I have him on one team. Anyway, all right, so we're jumping into the supers.
00:32:45
Speaker
Moana and Reds. So we're at Mount Smart for this one, right? Yes, yes, yes. Okay. So Reds are kind of middle of the pack. Actual home match. Yeah, right. Good for them. Reds are kind of middle of the pack, but they have some places to be exposed. Moana don't have a great front row, unfortunately, and that's a spot you could take advantage of the Reds, but this is one of those bye weeks. So if you need a front row, this is not a bad shot.
00:33:14
Speaker
It's not, no. Reds are tough against loose forward. So good luck to anybody that's got like Funaki or what to do. Have fun. Not happen. Um, no, the Scrum apps that interest me lately, if I was the only fly off that, although it wasn't terrible. We'll say that in terms of points, I think he gave 10 the last couple of weeks. So, all right. Serviceable. Um, centers. Yeah. They have a couple of really good centers between like Abu and Tawala.
00:33:45
Speaker
Oh my, he might get thrown into the middle, but if not, he's probably on the wing. So he's playable by all, by all means. And he see same tape, who probably same. And then Obie's have you, he's been okay. He's kind of on that edge and then tell what's happening. That's kind of good. He's a monster. And I,
00:34:05
Speaker
I do not want to be in front of that man. If he's got the ball in hand and running full force. Goodbye. Not really. No, that's a, your, that's a, your man call right there. That's what somebody who did that. That was a fuck. I can't remember. We were talking about that this weekend. Yeah. Your man, your man. Yeah. Nope. Nope. Um, all right. So Moana, obviously we know they're fairly leaky leaky. They're almost last their second last.
00:34:32
Speaker
in FRD defense, which means plenty of places to take advantage. I wish I could say the same about the Reds front row.
00:34:42
Speaker
But it's also really hard. Like those are the two first worst scoring front rows.
Final Thoughts and Sign-Off
00:34:47
Speaker
One are actually okay in defense though. That's the funny thing. They're about three points better. Wow. So away match. If I have to take one of the other, I think I'm taking Moana. Yeah. If you have to, then you have to. So have fun. Anyway, uh, loose forwards against Moana are really, really fortunate. So anybody in the back row, you're going to play, um, scrum half. Yes. Tate fly half.
00:35:10
Speaker
O'Connor, Creighton, whoever, have fun. Senators, yes, Fluke, Isaac Henry, whoever, yep, off you go. And back three, again, you're probably playing them all. So have that, enjoy. This will be the week that you can use any red you want and they'll probably come off good.
00:35:32
Speaker
And we might know in about three minutes, I'm guessing either three minutes or an hour and three minutes. Um, we'll actually be checking. So, um, off to Brumby's hosting Drua. Uh, Brumby's are eighth in attack fourth in defense, fewer seventh in attack and second in defense. So fairly even match up ultimately. Um,
00:35:57
Speaker
Right. Drew or are weak or leaky against the front row of their 10th and the scrum half six. Otherwise they're top three. Wow. So this, and this Brumby's team again, this Brumby's team has not wanted to put up fantasy points anyway. So I'm looking at the front row and this is sucks. Cause again, this is a bite. Like this is a really shitty buy a week, by the way, if there's not many good, like.
00:36:22
Speaker
Good looks here. Um, the front row for the, for the Brumby's though. Yes. Start them. Um, Lonergan. Uh, then it's like little SEO. Yeah. It could tell. Yeah. The back three. I mean, yes. It's just, um, it's going to be tough. Um, especially, you know, good that they're at home, really. Yep.
00:36:46
Speaker
For the for the Drua and their matchup, Rumbies are weak against the loose forwards, their 10th, and Flyhaves are ninth. Mira Mira, if you don't have him and if he's available, I'd grab him. I think he had a hell of a week this past week too. He's guy I've been looking forward to. He played really well last year and he's been, I think he's been injured, so he's coming back. Pick him up because he will be playing because he's fucking good.
00:37:14
Speaker
And Tom and Tamani, obviously, Lamani, obviously, any of the flyhaves this week are good because, again, the Brumbies are our ninth against them. Wow. They'll give up the points. Voda, Rovovo, Massey, and Ravi Tamada. The third outside back, maybe, and sorry for butchering that, I had a few. Yeah, I knew you were after.
00:37:44
Speaker
Uh, but probably look elsewhere. Cause they haven't, they, you know, they have the, what was it? I see. I think, um, yeah, a couple other guys that are like, eh, and I think it's really going to be same. Yeah. Until we, oh, it's disappointing that he's not scoring well. Yep. Agreed. Agreed. Agreed.
00:38:08
Speaker
All right. To Wellington for a big one, hurricanes and chiefs. Whoo. Chiefs are one in a lot of categories, including first overall. So God fucking sweet. David's got a hurricane. Hurricanes are up there too. Not as stiff. They're behind by about 30 points on average. So it is saying something there, but still fairly good.
00:38:31
Speaker
So don't completely just, you know, mail it in and say, yeah, it's not a big deal. It is. You're going to have to play the hurricanes front road, even though the chiefs are pretty good in front row defense. Wouldn't play any of the locks, not a big deal. Right. Artie's the only loose forward in the, in the hurricanes you're out and out playing.
00:38:49
Speaker
without blinking, whether or not you have expectations, different story. The others are really, really up from person to person. I don't know where I'm going to rank your saying creepy, but look, again, she's so tough against crime apps, you're gonna play regards because he's been unbelievable. So keep it going. This is not the week to get cute and play a hurricane's fly out. Doesn't matter whether playing on the pitch centers. If it's
00:39:21
Speaker
If it's surveyor, bear it. I was thinking Jay, wrong one. If it's Barrett, Proctor, or Umaga Jensen, yes. Bail and Sullivan I'm going to hold off on because I just, I don't know if he's of the same quality again, needed to score well against this team.
00:39:46
Speaker
Obies, you're going to play probably Morby and Rasti. And that's it. I don't know about anybody else. And that includes the bus, which is sad to say. And even Morby is a tough call this week. You should be okay. He'll be on the edge. He'll give you like 11. Right. Right. Exactly.
00:40:03
Speaker
Right. He's not the guy like you want out there. You know, if you have guys who are scoring 20, but again, this weekend fucking sucks. Yeah, it's rough. It's rough by week plus the two points. Yeah. Actually, actually this point. Yeah. Ten points is probably a good week for an OB this weekend. Definitely.
00:40:21
Speaker
I think so. Other side of the coin, like I said, hurricanes are third in defense. Up there in most categories, middling in some front row is up there, but yeah, you're probably playing the chief front row because they're one of the better scoring ones. Middling the pack, but still, this is a tough bye week to not play a front row that's available, so you're going to do that.
00:40:43
Speaker
Hurricanes are giving up about nine, nine on average. So that's probably okay for locks like by Vitalik. Yep. Go ahead. Yeah. Vitalik has been scored. I think if I saw it correctly, it's been scored like shit. So yeah, but it's probably, if you, if you're hot up for it, go for it. Right. Yeah.
00:41:01
Speaker
Hurricanes defend well against those boards and I actually don't know which list forward you want to play for the Chiefs at this point, because none of them are scoring up amazingly and that includes you guys. And he's but he's been inconsistent in the time he's getting to. So yeah, that's also like when he if he starts and yeah, and he was allowed to play the full game, he'll score well.
00:41:19
Speaker
That's about it. And that's what you've got to hope for in this case. He's one of those guys. Yeah, his best attribute is that he will stay hard running throughout the game and wear down defenses. And they let him do it. I think they're trying to manage his minutes a little bit. That's all. You're playing Webber. I know hurricanes are decent against half backs. You're playing him.
00:41:46
Speaker
Depending on what the lineup is, I'm guessing it's going to be DMACC in there somewhere, so whatever fly half might be in there is probably not worth your time because DMACC will be kicking. That's where the value comes from. Thank you, Valpo Hippie. Yes, they're both good to go in the middle there.
00:42:03
Speaker
The Hurricanes are fourth in OBs. I think that's going to change after this weekend because this outside back group is so hard to play right now. Most of them are indefensible. So I think that's going to be bad news for that ranking. And that'll just flip that on its head right now.
00:42:20
Speaker
Yeah. Chiefs are number one in outside backscoring by about three points on average. So they're ridiculous. Yeah. Pretty good. And we don't even have all the updated numbers. That's pretty ridiculous. Yeah, exactly. Um, well, they didn't, they had a bye week, so they won't, but still other teams. Yeah, that's true. There was kind of a doubt. Anyway, um, Taz versus force, uh, Taz are 10th in attack, seventh in defense forces are 11th in attack, 10th in defense.
00:42:50
Speaker
Yuck. Um, Marta has, I don't want to stay away entirely away from the forwards without, without Gleason even this week. Right. I don't know what you're going to get there. Um, so Gordon's meh, he, I don't know what the fuck is wrong with him. Um, it's a good matchup for any of their tens. So whoever's, whoever's in there, don't, don't take it care. And you know, if you need a player that the go, go for it, it's not, you know,
00:43:18
Speaker
They're probably available on the waiver wire, right? Um, but Katie, no, I can't see your Jorgensen peach go. Oh, go for it. Um, for the force, it's a good matchup for the front row. They're last in the league and scrum half, um, Taser or 11th. So they give up points there. Otherwise it's, it's major yikes.
00:43:40
Speaker
Not much of a matchup and then there's really not much to look for it for the force like. Yeah, Simpsons actually playing well. So they might have it, you know. If he's their starter, go for it. He was kicking too. Yeah, in that last game. Spink would be great if he could stop getting hurt mid game. No joke. Like he's excellent and then like he's on his way to like a 15 point game.
00:44:09
Speaker
and then it comes off and you're like, no, it's off. Get right here. It's like, fucking hey. Um, I think the one time he played 80, he got like 12. So yeah, we need him. We need him. Like we need him playing the back three. I'm not going to say no, but it's also not an enthusiasm yet. Like she's been awesome, but then you get, you know, get what was it? The card the other week. Like, yup. He's, yup.
00:44:34
Speaker
He's doing things that score points, but then he's whooping himself, too. So it's like so annoying because he's he's been an excellent player, but fantasy wise, you're just not seeing any reward because he keeps agreed to himself, but. Agreed. All right. Well, no, he does. And Montel with the. Yeah, I know you're here. How do you not get him like he's just not getting the ball enough? No, he needs to be in there more, too, which is also not helpful. That, too.
00:45:06
Speaker
Yeah. All right. So like I said, there's a thing to my OT. This week, it's a tough, obviously with my weeks and stuff, it's tough to call, but I think there's one team that's got a decent matchup out there. That's not quite the layup that people think, but I think this player will be quite the layup for it. My start of the week is going to be the young speakster from the war toss, Max Jorgensen.
00:45:29
Speaker
That's a good one. There's also a theme to mine, which is you're looking for centers this week. This could win you. The midfield can, as always, because outside backs, it's really like you throw somebody out there and maybe they'll get 40 points. Yay. Otherwise like, you know, you're expecting 10 to 20 midfielders. You know, there's certain guys who can get you a quality amount of points and some guys who will not. And this, you know, varies week to week.
00:45:59
Speaker
This week, I'm guessing because I'm throwing a dart that he's going to be starting. Let me check real quick. I can tell you, potentially. I don't think any laps come up yet. Nope, not up yet. But Feeney in EC, I think he's going to likely play outside back again because he plays really well when he's in there. And Reds are a favorable match up there. So Midfielder playing outside back.
00:46:28
Speaker
Um, scores reasonably well, especially for them for a midfielder. Yep. Okay. So for me, um, this hurts, but it's a tough matchup and he's not scoring well and, um, love the guy. I hope I'm wrong, but my syllabus is going to be Julian Sevilla from the hurricanes.
00:46:52
Speaker
All right. And it's not a bad one. He's been fucking terrible for me. It is not a good matchup for him. Nope. My set of the week. Same thing. It's a shame. I don't want to do it. I'm going to give you some other information. First is that 13 players from the Chiefs have had a game where they've played or they've scored less than five points. So just 13 individual players have had it, which is ridiculous because
00:47:22
Speaker
You know, I think four of them are midfielders. Um, each of them have had one. So like, um, we hit the, who is my sit of the week this week has had one, um, as have both the other who their centers. Um, thank you, Val Rona. And there's one other who's had less, less than five. And it wasn't, I don't think it was Leonard Brown, but, um, either way. Yeah, tough.
00:47:49
Speaker
I think we have the I think is the guy this week because the hurricanes are such a stout defense. I think it's going to be a lot like that blues game. That's that's the way I see it. And so it's not a matter that I'm really looking to.
00:48:05
Speaker
exploit as far as fantasy points from anybody. But Poi Hippie's taking the brunt of my fuck you to this match. Yeah. So it's kind of the same thing. I think we went the same way. Like this guy, don't don't count on him this week. No, no, tough. OK. But like all the guys who have had the less the games, less than five, like eight of them are locks. So right. Right. That doesn't get out of the equation. It's fucked up.
00:48:35
Speaker
Yeah. It's a couple of locks in the loose forwards, which makes sense. As long as it looks forward to the chiefs, unfortunately. So like all the backs of all the backs, it's like the four centers. And then, um, Oh shit. I'll, I'll Amalo, which is kind of a surprise, but he barely played. And I guess it's for a reason. Yeah. All right. Pick of them from Friday night, double header. We'll start with Bristol sale.
00:49:06
Speaker
Bristol. Bristol's. Yeah, I'll go with that. Hosts. Gloucester Bath. Gloucester. Yeah, Gloucester. Hosts. Yeah, but they're both kind of, yeah. Yeah, both low and middling. Quinn's Newcastle. Quinn's. Quinn's. Yeah. They're going to be, they've been sitting. They haven't had anything to do. Right. They've been sitting on their bums. No, they haven't had series.
00:49:37
Speaker
Garys are going to be done. They're going to be angry. It's going to be. Oh, this could be like, you know, the Simpson kid. He's already dead. He can't pull over any further. Lester Exeter, Lester.
00:49:58
Speaker
Yeah, the hosts. Yeah. Lester can really do themselves a ton of favors by winning this matchup. Oddly enough, I'm only taking two away teams this week. Bet you can't guess which ones. I got a pretty good idea which ones they are. Moana and Reds.
00:50:15
Speaker
Yeah, Moana. Yeah, I will take the Reds. I need to Moana need to finish. And then if they finish, then I will believe. They do. I just don't believe in the Reds. Like these are two teams that I don't believe in. So I'm going to take the hosts, especially the Reds go travel and just to Samoa. And are they are they in Samoa or are they in New Zealand? No, they're in Samoa. Oh, geez. And you know that. OK. All right. I wasn't paying attention to that part. Yeah, no, it's a true home game.
00:50:45
Speaker
I hope they win. I do hope they win, but I'm going to take the reds for now. Yeah, Brumbies. They're playing really well.
00:51:04
Speaker
I ain't that stupid chiefs. Yeah. I'm like, I'm looking so, you know, both excellent teams. I'm looking at the standings and I see one team has a one in one column that the other team does not have. And I'm going to, that's enough. That's enough. No, I, this'll be a nice challenge for this hurricanes team. We can really measure where they're at. Exactly. And there's, there's no reason to believe they can't win at all. Like I, it's not a, it's not a confident. Yeah. They're winning. Fuck.
00:51:35
Speaker
Like this is, we've been slipping on the dollar. This is one where we're putting up. It's, it's on the table on this one. Yeah. Toss. Toss. Yeah. Yes. Yes. Very disappointed by the force. Yeah. Same at all. They had so much potential to just be kind of meh. I get it. I don't like it. Cool. Right. So.
00:52:06
Speaker
As, uh, as we've seen on the previous pod, we ain't doing this for a couple of weeks, gang. So enjoy it while it's here. Um, yeah, boom bust will go up tomorrow for super rugby. And then I might throw up my own start sits too. Um, just for whatever's. Yep. Cause I got this, I got the time. Yeah. I got the time.
00:52:31
Speaker
But yeah, so we will see you all in a couple weeks. But until then, enjoy the Rutgers. Good luck to everyone in their current semi finals and Godspeed to you all. We'll catch you guys in a couple weeks and enjoy the regular you have a good one. Later.