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Season 6- Weekly Fantasy Corner (Premiership Round 18 & Super Rugby Round 13)
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Another episode filled with fantasy rugby goodies coming at you! On this episode of the FC we are looking at big things in FRD Super Rugby land, as we are now into the thick of it for the Semi-Finals (1st Leg). We look back at how made it into our FRD Semis in CYL D1 & D2 to get ready for the big weekend. We are doing our PWR picks once again, though one of us neglected their homework, and Start or Sit. We wrap things up with pick em and here we are with one little magic 40 odd minutes ready for you. Bust out those notepads friends and enjoy!
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Transcript
Introduction to Fantasy Rugby
00:00:04
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 can build that. Collusion. Collusion.
Fantasy Rugby Draft Standings and Playoffs
00:00:27
Speaker
Hey, everybody. Welcome back. It is the fancy rugby. Thanks. My name is Jared Dyke. I'm Ben Glauser. Let's go. It's fancy corner time. We've got a few things to get back into. So it was the it was the business end of FRD in terms of regular season for everyone. Twas. How did everyone do? Pretty sure I won, but I think I'm still out of the play. Yeah, you won. There's still a SACO though.
00:00:53
Speaker
There is, which means there's still points to be had. And ultimately my non-win against George, if it did come to that, didn't, didn't change anything. I still would have been at, even if, if we had flipped it, I would not be in because of, I think because of the point differentials. Yeah. Yep. Yep. So, so let's, so let's look at that and then we'll look at how the standing shook out because it was very interesting. I, I was watching the updates a little bit and,
00:01:21
Speaker
But in any case, Justin beat Cobus, which did a lot more favors than you would think. Justin, no. He was at the top. Never mind. I was thinking one of the other leagues. But it was a difference to make your otherwise. So with that, and then George beat Mark, and then I narrowly lost a Stu.
00:01:48
Speaker
But it didn't matter because the second that Cobus went down was the only other person that could sneak into the playoffs. Mm hmm. That was that was it for everyone else. So and let's be honest, the two top scores are in, which is kind of what you want to aim for anyway. Right. You know, Cobus is not, which is sad because or actually, no, yes, he is. He's the second top. He's the second top. So my bad on that one. I was two until this weekend. Yeah.
00:02:16
Speaker
So that, that sucks, but two out of the three isn't horrible, but yeah, it's sadly Cobus is not going to be in. Uh, it'll be, it'll be myself against George and Justin against Mark three seven and fives and one eight and four.
00:02:31
Speaker
So better than a four, like a five and seven getting in. Sorry, Ben, if we're honest. Yeah. I would have been, I should have been six and six, but, but either way, that's cool. Six and six wouldn't have been so, at least you're fucking 500 at that point. Yeah. It's always weird when something like that happens and it's like, how would you not get in? Yeah. Um, anyway, and then D two.
00:02:58
Speaker
have a look at the match ups here. Hold on. Pardon my French. Um, it's going to be interesting. So in the match ups, uh, Frank lost to Luke Alex beat. I know who wind runners is, but I keep forgetting, um, Anton one and then player X one. So that actually made things very, very funny in late two with Anton's been killing it. So, um,
00:03:28
Speaker
He's, he's in there as the first seed. Um, Schechter Grudy, who again, I know who they are. I'm just, I'm blanking on them. I need to put it sticky on my computer here so I can get them all. Um, I used to do it, but you know, kids, whatever they're in. Uh, and then it's Alex and then it's player X player X crashed the party. Sorry, everyone. Sorry.
00:03:58
Speaker
Then let's go to, actually, while we're covering FRD and Super Ruby, let's look at Super Ruby, then we'll go over to Prem.
Super Rugby Standings and Player Movements
00:04:08
Speaker
Yeah, I went down this week. I was kind of annoyed. I didn't think I'd put that back a week, but also Justin put the yellow hat on, so. Right. I got spooned. You did get spooned. Look at you. You should switch your role from team doctor.
00:04:29
Speaker
But yeah, the, so that's the movement.
00:04:34
Speaker
Stu and Ben swap places. Justin jumps two and drops both myself and Duncan a place each, which puts me perilistically close to the bottom, which I'm not really enjoying. It's Cobus, Mark, Stu, Ben, George, Justin, myself, and Duncan as the standing sit. D2 movement there. Everyone stayed put. Paul killed it. He had the yellow hat.
00:05:00
Speaker
Franco, Abri, Barty, Luke, Alex, and Anton are, is your order for division two in SuperB. SuperB. Excuse me. I either need water or beer. I don't know which one. Yes. Where'd I go with beer? Let's go to... Prem. Prem, Prem, Prem, Prem, Prem. I am number two in the US. Nice. I am not mad about that. I think I jumped you.
00:05:30
Speaker
May have, did you? Hold on. Yep. Okay. Yeah, I jumped two people. Damn.
00:05:37
Speaker
And I'm still in fucking fourth in the goddamn league. This seems wrong. I actually did move up one spot. I swapped. You beat me. You swapped me. But still, I was like absurd. I am 69 in the whole game. Yeah. I'm 76 in the whole game. And I'm fifth in earlier. You're fifth.
00:06:02
Speaker
Again, no place to hide in the shaving aches league. Yeah. Yeah. So Luke and George swap places myself and Ben swap places in division one, uh, the standings, the Reed, Cobus, Stu, George, myself, I had the yellow hat. Yeah. Who, uh, Ben, Duncan, Mark, and Justin.
00:06:21
Speaker
Here's a hint. If you didn't, Captain Ollie slayed home, you fucked up. Yeah, you made a mistake. You had what, 50? You had 50, yeah. You. Why? To the E, to the double U. I did not expect that. I mean, I obviously capped at him. I capped at him. I knew. I was like, whatever. Like, this can't go that badly. Right. It did not. It did not. It went well. So division two, Alex.
00:06:50
Speaker
killing it. He's sitting at the top. He had the yellow hat. So yeah, we see captain obviously at home and had a couple of good moves on top of it. Uh, Paul Anton, um, Anton fell three spots. Whoopsie daisy. Um, Franco an average swap spot. So that's the order for them for now. Luke and Barty round out the division two for Pram.
00:07:12
Speaker
Do, do, do, do, do points on the line, friends. Yeah. So those that are playing in our FRD leagues, there are our SACO brackets. There are points on the line. Don't you don't quit now. You've got precious points on the line. Get the precious, get the precious. Absolutely. It's there. It's there. Okay. Uh, we are doing PWR picks.
00:07:43
Speaker
You know, we didn't talk about the standings yet. I'll get those buttoned up. Yeah, we haven't, we haven't done the calculations. They'll be done by the, hopefully done by the weekend. Yeah. We should have done by the weekend. It's not too bad. It's just no plugging them into the spreadsheet. Easy enough. Um, okay. So sailor off this week, big game down at the butt crack. Mm-hmm.
00:08:13
Speaker
With that, I kind of did my homework and now I'm fucking wondering if I should change it. Well, yeah, I mean, these are preliminaries. That's true. This is just what we're thinking for now. Yeah, that's true. We don't know the lineups, so it's not set. No, nothing is done until that shit happens. Right.
00:08:35
Speaker
So that, uh, I'm going to go with, hold on. Let me pull up the sheet too. Cause I should have done that before him.
Power Rankings Strategy and Picks
00:08:42
Speaker
Do you have your picks? You can go ahead. I do have my picks. I'll go through mine. Um, my, my forward, I'm looking, you know, again for some of the, the mismatches and to me, obviously Gloucester Harper, whoever they play is a mismatch. Um, so I'm going with, uh, one of their forwards, Alex Matthews, not a bad one against the healing trial fighters.
00:09:05
Speaker
Um, another potential mismatch that I'm seeing, um, wait, this was this, um, Tim, I'm looking at them last week's fixtures this week. Um, looking at, um, Bristol playing the, the Lester women, um, which Bristol are kind of are clicking. So, um, I'm looking at Merrill Smith from their backs as well as Holly Acheson as the kicker.
00:09:29
Speaker
Oh, okay. I used her already. And I was really kicked myself because she didn't end up doing it. She ended up, um, yeah, she ended up working. She ended up seating the, the T to someone else. So I was a wee bit annoyed with that one. It is where it is. What are you going to do? Right? Right.
00:09:58
Speaker
All right, so with that, so I don't think I've used Hestkith from Bristol, so I'm gonna go ahead and slap that in there. Nope, I have not. All right, so we're gonna use that. Yeah, all right, we're gonna go with that. Look at me cruising over here. I think I'm gonna go with, who are they playing? Yeah, I'm a little scared as my kicker.
00:10:26
Speaker
Sure in that because they should have a decent matchup with Quinn's not that I'm shitting on Quinn's but they just haven't been the same this year and then Yeah, I'm gonna go I'm gonna go with one of the The Bristol women forwards I just want to pick the right one here Probably
00:10:53
Speaker
they were off last week or if they saw a bitch. That's why we couldn't find them. Yeah. I'm going to go with one of their forwards. I just don't know which one yet. Fair enough. So leave it at that. I'm just happy that the wild
00:11:12
Speaker
throw shit at the wall, having Robin Wilkins as my kicker. Worked out okay, right? Worked out okay. Yeah. I mean, when you can sneak in an extra kicker, obviously it's great. Yeah.
00:11:27
Speaker
there's only X amount of kickers and we can only use some, we have to use them all once. So it's like, if you can sneak in an extra kicker, it gives you another option in another week, um, going down the line. And we do plan on, we do plan on carrying this through to the semi-finals. Everything will reset then. Right. We can go back to the, to the drawing board, but
00:11:50
Speaker
you will only be able to use your players once in the playoffs. So if you pick someone in the semifinal, you cannot use them in the final, plain and simple. So what you think is fair, you could have four to pick room and then two to pick room.
00:12:05
Speaker
I guess whatever. If you pick the one that goes through to the semifinal or through to the final, then you're going to have to pick the other kicker. That's just how it is. Yeah, that's just how it is. Which is fine. You'll have another option. So yeah, there will be another option, which is why I was, you know, when I was thinking about this, I was like, actually, that's going to be okay. Not a big deal. Not a big deal. All right. It starts at time.
00:12:30
Speaker
It starts at time, and I think I start us off. Yeah, you're on the first game, yeah? The Bathies. All right. Yeah, they're all kicked off at the same time, so we just kind of- Yes, they do. I don't know how you decided to separate them. Just whatever order the Prim picked them. There we go. Adam listed us. That's pretty much it. Bath hosting Northampton.
00:12:51
Speaker
As we said in the other pod, I tend to agree we're going to see some sort of mixed bag from Northampton. Bath are obviously going to go full noise. They need to make sure that they win to stay in. They're still potentially could miss out. So if sale get a five point or get a sale win and
00:13:16
Speaker
I guess either Harlequins or Exeter win. There's a chance that, no, not so much Harlequins, but Exeter could knock them out if sale win too. They have to go full noise. They're desperate.
00:13:35
Speaker
So look at their front row. Althea Barbary, Spencer, Finn Russell. He's always a good shout anyway, but back against the wall time. Lawrence, Mira or Koka, Eileen Koka.
00:13:53
Speaker
Um, but either one could be good. Um, depends on how much money you have for Northampton. I'm guessing Cole's is going to keep playing. Um, Chuck will probably play, uh, Finn, both Finns, um, uh, Slinn, Slightholm and Freeman. Yeah. But I doubt both of them play. Yeah. So those of you that have more than one Northampton back three player,
00:14:19
Speaker
Yeah, that was for me, by the way, not for you. That's the fucked up part is you could have had even better score if you had just started framing. I was just unsure of him playing in that 13th shirt, but hmm, beats the shit out of me. Beats shit out of the Gloucester. Yeah, no, you did. Oh, man. I have I have Newcastle in Gloucester, Gloucester Newcastle. It really doesn't matter.
00:14:43
Speaker
Um, it is this cluster Newcastle. I don't know what Gloucester are going to put out there because they're going to be thinking about what's next week. Um, so with that, maybe of the likes of like ruin Ackerman, we could see getting a run because he hasn't played in a bit. Um, but here's the thing. Are you going to pick up any of them for the last week? Only because of the Newcastle matchup, but that's it. Like if you have them already.
00:15:10
Speaker
maybe you're going to roll them out there, but really like Hathaway could be one of the ones that's worth it because he'll probably play. I'm just thinking that next week you're going to have to consider the next round. You're going to have to consider add drops, which
00:15:27
Speaker
They'll go up, I think. I think they go up to eight. Okay. All right. So it's not that bad, but no, your point's not bad. You know, don't go transferring a ton of these roster players in, even if they were to go with a full first 15 lineup. It's just, yeah. Nope. Nope. Nope. And then we got, we've talked about Newcastle all year. It's just, it's slim pickings. If Conan's been your 10, then you're going to play them.
00:15:57
Speaker
Right. And that's about it. Why is he okay? I asked the same question as well. But if he is, then you are playing him. That's the most I'm going to be able to offer for this matchup. It really sucks. That's going to be a very short list on Friday or Saturday, whatever the fuck it is. It's not going to be long. All right. Then to Quinn's hosting Bristol, which could be the match of the weekend.
00:16:25
Speaker
Um, two teams that are just gonna like, this is going to be like, um, what was it? Uh, I dunno, like two, two, uh,
00:16:39
Speaker
brawlers on the hockey hockey, right? Yeah, just like Not even trying to play defense just throwing punches until the other guy falls down like I take it on the gym while you throw in the haymakers yourself and hopefully hopefully you connect enough to win The other problem you have here is it's like I said, you don't want to invest too much in either of these teams because I
00:17:02
Speaker
going to have to drop them, maybe drop them all next week. But for the Harlequins, there's five that I'm really looking at. Dom Brant, Care, Marcus, Andre, and Green. And Care is like the least of them. I would shy away from him. But Dom Brant, Marcus, Andre, and Green are the guys who need to step the fuck up.
00:17:30
Speaker
And they are the good ones who tend to rise to the occasion. So that's why I'm looking in their direction. For Bristol, they kind of spread it out a little bit. Batley, Harding, and Bradbury. Randall, AJ maybe at this point. We'll keep you healthy. He's been coming off early. And he didn't look happy. As you said, he didn't look happy last week. It's time to probably move away from him. I will be dropping him, I'm sure, this weekend.
00:17:59
Speaker
And then in between and mail-ins, if you have one of those two, play them. Yep. All right.
Match Previews and Player Analysis
00:18:08
Speaker
Lester and Exeter. Lester are going to have some pride down the line. They're going to be at home. They want to perform for their fans. So assuming they pick a decent lineup, they may look forward with like the kind of guy in there at some point, but.
00:18:22
Speaker
Um, other than that, and they'll, they'll guys that are really banged up, they're going to sit. So don't worry about playing or picking up, bringing it to them. Pollard hassle, Collins, steward, all playable. Uh, Jasper Leibenberg. Yup. Um, we're fell into pinch. Don't go getting them, but if you have them, okay. George Martin at lock is a, is a good option this week. I have him. So I'm probably going to roll them out there. Um, should he start?
00:18:49
Speaker
The rest, guys like Montoya is hurt. Rogerson, who's actually scored okay, he's hurt. Brownie was suspended, but maybe he comes back. Still wouldn't trust Jamie Salkock either. So that's probably the minimum for what you got for the host there. For the assholes.
00:19:17
Speaker
Um, don't know what's going on with Josh Hodge. If he gets healthy, then play him. Um, other than that, um, probably Faye Waboso, Dan John in the back there would burn in a pinch. Maybe. Although I think he's too expensive. So I'm not sure I'd love that. Yeah. Um, talked about last week, crucially to we might even know he's sporting from lock. I'd still go ahead and roll him out there along with Fisselow. Um,
00:19:42
Speaker
Slade, obviously you've got to give him the tee. If Dan Frost ever comes alive again, then he's a go at Hooker. Even Vermeulan's probably going to be able to do some damage in this game, which fucking makes me barf to admit, but it is what it is. So those are probably the guys that you're rolling out there with.
00:20:04
Speaker
All right, off to Stonex. Which likewise could be just a slobber knocker of a game. Although, as I've said, I don't know that sale have the capability of staying with, if Saracens play again, that style that they played last week, I just don't know that sale have the horses to keep up. So you kind of have to look at it that way too.
00:20:33
Speaker
For the Saracens, any other forwards except for their props. Not really excited about their props, certainly not in fantasy, and they've got so many other scores elsewhere that you just don't want to waste a spot there.
00:20:46
Speaker
Um, Farrell. Yes. Sinti. Yes. Sorry, Lucio. I did not mean to insult you, but you heard you talking last week. That's all I know. Um, and, and Shagan and Parton are, are, are definitely options. Um, on the other side of sale, I don't like their forwards in this match. Um, fantasy wise, I mean, they, they could get a, you know, a vermulin type flop over try. Um,
00:21:12
Speaker
Speaking of which, Dave Muir is a free agent now. Anyway. Who's that? Anyway, I'm looking to George Ford potentially and then maybe the back three. Yeah.
00:21:29
Speaker
But if I'm, and I'm not really, I'm shaky on four, there's better options, especially for that, that cost. Yeah. The cost is probably what's going to stop me from going that route at all. That back three could, could play. Cause again, Sarri's will still kick. They'll give opportunities to, to return it, to run it back. But I don't know. I don't know. I'm not, I'm not really, that's, that's your, I'm just, you know, fantasy wise, those are your best options. Yeah.
00:21:57
Speaker
No, I'm not disagreeing. All right. Um, Oh, we got OT dubs now. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. All right. So I've gone a couple of directions with them and they're actually both from the same game, but we'll start with the start. Of course. Um, on fire for the most part, even though last week was kind of disappointing for him, a decent matchup should be a track meet going on between the two teams this weekend. I'm going to,
00:22:27
Speaker
say Gabriela, but if it is my start of the week for Bristol. That's not a bad shout. My start of the week, because I think he's going to have a match up is going to be a little weak and there's desperation there. Finn Russell. That's a good one. Because Beth need it and Northampton really don't. Yeah. They got the home semi locked up. Like you said, they might want to avoid
00:22:57
Speaker
Um, maybe having to play bath again, but at the same time, it might be good to, to see what bath or bring in full noise with, uh, you know, a second side, not, you know, hope to keep your, your cards close to the vest. Um, let, let, um, bath throw everything down on the, on the table. So, um, yeah, I think Finn would respond well with that. You probably will. Uh, my sit, uh, same game.
00:23:24
Speaker
opposite team. I liked the guy as a player, but, uh, Randall's been kind of a pain in the ass and he just, he considering other options. I don't know if I want to start well, Porter this week, if he's starting.
00:23:39
Speaker
Fair. I like him a lot. Obviously, he did damage in the Champions Cup, but not sure this will turn out the way he wants it to, especially if Harry's on top of his bum. Right. My set of the week is a player who's an excellent player, but he's prone to helmetry, as he showed also in the match last week. I just smell a card in the works here.
00:24:05
Speaker
for Jasper Visa. Oh, you did. Wait, that was the game you didn't watch, right? No, I watched that one. Okay. I watched that one. Because he like. I watched Bath and Sharks. Okay. Or Bath and Newcastle, excuse me. Right. He's like, that, that smoosh job on, I think it was war. Yeah, yeah. Was just like, it was clearly
00:24:31
Speaker
He's he's elsewhere. Obviously, they wanted their help. I'm sure he'll start, but right.
Super Rugby Teams and Match Expectations
00:24:41
Speaker
Also, you know, Exeter are pretty good at drawing cards at players like that. They they can do that sometimes. The rassels themselves are right. Exactly. They'll get us. They'll get his butt up and I think he'll respond with the yellow.
00:25:00
Speaker
Yeah. I'd be, I'd be an unfortunate end. I mean, wouldn't be any worse than Ashley. Right. Oh man. Poor fella is where it is though. Yep. Okay. So we got some supers action here. I have hurricanes. Wanna.
00:25:24
Speaker
How's it going? So our games have named a huge change in their team, obviously with, you know, they're hosting Moana. There are some other usual suspects though in there. So right now I'm going to say their front row still in play for FRD. All their back row was in play. I would
00:25:46
Speaker
be okay with Judd, like all their nine seem to just be kind of similar molds, which is good and bad means, means good things for fancy. That's for sure. Right. In Morgan and FRD only I wouldn't go I wouldn't bother transferring them in and super real. The hollow
00:26:04
Speaker
Umaga, Jensen, Sullivan, Sinkinson, and Godfrey absolutely tore it up last time. Um, for Moana, um, not sure I'm comfortable starting the front rail. Just gonna throw that out there. Uh, and you see FRD only right now.
00:26:23
Speaker
Um, Haveli, same. So he has been okay. He should be like your third back in FRD, if anything. And then, um, again, Tawal is probably your second center, not your, if he's your first, you're in trouble. Right. Um, but you know, playing from that 15 shirt, it's hard to ignore. Yeah, it is. All right. Uh, rebels hosting the chiefs for the rebels. Um,
00:26:50
Speaker
Yeah, I'm not sure I'd look at these. They're too much for for Superbrew. Well, Essie probably is going to get the start for me, but that's about it because he could still get a try from. But Kemeny, Lawrence, Gordon, Doug, Unu, Lancaster and Callaway are absolutely for
00:27:18
Speaker
For FRD, should be good. For the chief side, Vai is a go for either. Parker, FRD really. Ratima, DMACC, and the entire back line are good for either. Right. Yeah, I know. You know what I mean? The only question I have really is, and I didn't see that. I didn't look into the backups. Yeah, with Poi Hippie.
00:27:43
Speaker
I guess Stevenson is probably pretty good to go then because they don't really have a, I guess with Ioani, they could probably throw. He would go to fullback or DMACC would go to fullback and that would be your answer. Yeah, I'm just worried about the only, that's the only thing I'm concerned about is Stevenson coming back from injury. Does he play the full
00:28:03
Speaker
80, but at the same time he could still get a fricking Hattie and say kids would probably still put a couple down before he gets pulled. Right. Yeah. All right. We got Drew in red back, back home. Fiji go that the jury needed badly. I think you need some home cooking for the Virginia and Joe. Massey River to Monday should be first names on your team sheet if you have them. Salah. I like him a lot. Um,
00:28:30
Speaker
Recurro another outside back. What else? What else is there along with Momo? I think Momo Which one's in this week? Is it Momo? Don't make that up. No, I did not. Okay. Yes. Momo. Ah, Drew's essays in not not Recurro. My fault. Sorry about that. My fault. I messed it up. Come on. You're playing you're playing with Rula and FRD for sure. If you had if you had them, you're just gonna roll them out there and do it.
00:28:54
Speaker
Reds on the other hand, um, Rabbi. Yes. Red's front row still playable. So is the Fijian front row. If I didn't say that already. Um, Ryan Smith, I don't know why he's the thing, but he is. Um,
00:29:09
Speaker
McRight, maybe Brian in FRD. I don't love Liam Wright in FRD. Tremendous fantasy option. Much of the back lines in play, I just don't know. I would temper expectations because as we've seen the last couple of weeks over there in these Pacific Islands, they're a little wet.
00:29:28
Speaker
Yup. So they have a change that well, somewhat of a change lineup. There's some there's no Fluke. No, Fluke looked like he was a little banged up last week, too. Yeah. Campbell. Yup. Paisami. Yup. Vunivolo. FRD only. Creighton. Yes, he should be. If he's in your FRD team, you should definitely be in your lineup. Yeah. And then Tate's a definitive go. Right.
00:29:54
Speaker
Nice to see him back. That was, that was scary. He made a difference last week. He made a difference last week. He, you know, he came on and, you know, the Reds really needed it and rebels didn't know what to do with him. Right. All right. Off to a Brumby's crusaders. Um, for the Brumby's, uh, Nick Frost playing six, putting that out there. Yeah. Lock, grab him. Um,
00:30:21
Speaker
Then either in either comp, Valentini, Lonergan, the lessio, it could tell right. All good shouts. Crusaders are obviously they might be just looking at the door to their where are they in the company are bottom. They're near the bottom. They they still have a shot because it's only three points out of out of playoffs, but at the same time,
00:30:51
Speaker
But you're going to hit form. Right. I haven't. So I just don't know. So then for the Crusaders, Leo Willy is an enigma. But at the same time, I might give him a shot anyway in this one. Hottam can play a little bit. Let's see it. Burke, especially in FRD, might be a tasty pickup. Wait, wait, wait, wait. I thought he was a Saracen. No, no, next year. Oh, OK.
00:31:20
Speaker
Next year, he still has, you know, three games or so to go. Probably help break him or I'm coming down there and breaking you all. Exactly. Keep him healthy. Wrap him in some bubble wrap, please. If he looks a little off, bring him out. When in doubt, sit him down. Let's have a Reese, obviously, unfortunately, but yes.
00:31:42
Speaker
And I'm stuck with him on my team still because I had to transfer him in for during the bi-week hell and I have not had an opportunity to get rid of Fiyaki and McNichol, FRD only, but I might want to roll the dice there.
00:31:56
Speaker
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. He's been kicking too. So yeah. Well, that was with Haveli. So Burke will probably be kicking. Yeah. My guess as well. Right. And McNichol it, I think is a fullback. So, um, yes he is. Again, he'll get running meters. That'll help at least. All right.
00:32:15
Speaker
Blues in the Landers. Um, start with the blues. Twango Fosse, Eklund. Yes. Front row is obviously a go as well. In that case, uh, same dairy. I think he's been pretty good lately. Did I make that up in my head? But I saw some, some score funny, some funny score line where I was like, you gotta be kidding me. How is he good? Um, let me see if I can find him. I thought they had him. That's okay. Oh wait, there he is.
00:32:43
Speaker
Nope, made that up with the wrong line. Eyes are playing tricks on me already. Poppily, you want to, yup, choke an FRD if you want to roll the dice. I don't have a problem with it. Plumber should be a definitive go. Clark as well. Heem, lamb, Forbes at fullback should be a great one. I guess Corey Evans, if you really need to. 12 just scares me sometimes, that's all. For the Highlanders, still FRD only.
00:33:12
Speaker
Broughton with the, I kind of liked them for, you know, FRD should you need to, but Blues are also pretty good in defense. Just remember that. Fucotaba, if you've had him, you're going to keep playing him. Miller could be a decent fly half and a pension FRD. I wouldn't bother messing around with him in Superbrew though. And then really the rest of the back line, like,
00:33:36
Speaker
Tava, Tava, Nawa, and, not to my, to Wookie, Neekins are probably, if already, only stashes. Other than that, I don't think I want to touch any of them for Superbrew's sake.
00:33:50
Speaker
last is force hosting the waratahs battle of the titans here but it also means that you know the points are on offer especially I guess from the hosts here where Jeremy Williams
00:34:06
Speaker
Was it him? Didn't he go for a scoot? Yeah, I think he did. These are actually pretty good too. Not bad for, certainly not bad for an FRD lock. Exactly. Ben Donaldson for this game. Surprised to hear that name coming out of my mouth as a start, especially an FRD. Stuart and Kunzel. Yes, yes.
00:34:26
Speaker
Stewart is a maybe even in in Superbrew at this point, because with, you know, all the people, although the centers being sat, he could actually be one of the top scorers here. Bailey Kunzel, kind of the same. And then Chase Tia Tia and Kurt Lee Beal are getting your break glass in case of emergency in your sink. I think he had to try and still only had. Like, hold on, let me see, I still have actually still have it open.
00:34:56
Speaker
Or was it 12? And I'm looking at the force. Yeah, Tia Tia had a try, and he still only had five points in FRD and 10 in, in Superbrew. So. 10 serviceable, five is horrible. Right. And that, I think you get five points for a try in, in FRD. So. Yep. Sounds right. You get 5.1. So.
00:35:24
Speaker
Yeah. He did point one work of production otherwise. Otherwise. Right. Yeah, I think it was kicked in and he just fell on it. Anywho, for the Toz, Swinton is still okay, especially because of his first name. Holloway, as a lock playing eight, you kind of have to go for it. I think he's used even a lock in
00:35:50
Speaker
in Superbrew. So that's that's another potential. Because what did he. Yeah, always a lock for sure. Yeah. Because he got 11 points as a lock in in Superbrew, which is pretty damn good, playing eight last week. So that was against Brumby's. So this is a much better matchup. Considerate Jake Gordon and then that whole back line, especially an F.R.D. for the toss.
00:36:20
Speaker
I'm out of, I'm out of Sarah. I want more out of, like I looked at him and he is a unit. Yes, he is. He, I remember watching the Brumby's toss game and he went right through them all and was able to hold onto it and keep it from coming out. I was, he just muscled his way through it. I was like, and so he's clearly got the strength. He just, someone teach him some fucking rugby, would you please?
00:36:48
Speaker
Yeah, a little bit of Rutgers for that boy and he'll be great. Oh gee doves. Yeah. Yep. All right. So funny enough I really like this player and he's got a great matchup and I had him on the other end of the the coin last week But I'm gonna call Jake Gordon my star of the week this week from the war to us. There you go He definitely heard me talking too because he scored that try like
00:37:13
Speaker
Well, there goes that. Oh well. I was like, okay, that's how, that's honestly, that's how a lot of my sitter weeks go. It's like, all right. How'd that come? Um, my start of the week is, as I mentioned, um,
00:37:28
Speaker
The, so he's going up against, um, in, in FRD their 10th versus his position, his opposition, and then in Subaru their eighth. Um, and as I said, he might not play the whole match, but Sean Stevenson could still get like two or three tries down before they pull him. Yeah. Yep. Sit. Um, again, as it's been with a lot of the sets of the week lately.
00:37:53
Speaker
love the player, just don't really love the scoring and or the matchup and or just the way things are going for his team.
00:38:01
Speaker
I think it's going to be a tough sledding for Ethan, the group and the hounders for this week. So I'm going to call them. I said the week. Yeah, I'm sticking with that, that same game, um, and that same team. Um, and to most of you to have a, to have an IY has been playing shit hot lately, but, uh, the blues are white. A different story. Decent. So, um, they're definitely different. Give me, give me the old sitaroonie this week.
00:38:29
Speaker
Yep. That's a technical term. All right.
Match Predictions and Outcomes
00:38:34
Speaker
Picking of them. They must be picked. Yes. All right. So, Super Saturday. Bath and Saints. I have Bath winning. I think Northampton will rock up with a mostly full side. Mostly, not completely, but mostly. I don't think they have anything to play for, really.
00:38:58
Speaker
Like I said, they want the one. And some people want that. Some people truly want that, so we'll see. Dead rubber cluster in Newcastle. I really want to pick Newcastle. I really want them to get a win this season. I just don't see it happening.
00:39:20
Speaker
I don't either. Sadly. Although I'll be the first one to congratulate them should they do it. Although it might actually help them if they're at the shed. Gloucester have been talking terrible there. Yeah. Quinn's Bristol.
00:39:36
Speaker
I think I'm, well, I think I'm going with my heart here. Well, I don't know. I guess I'd like both these teams. I kind of want to do both in the wind, but I, Harley Quinn's are at home and especially after that, just the hide. So the hiding that they received last week and the fact that, um, uh, McGinty won't play 80. Um,
00:40:03
Speaker
I got to go with the Quins. Yep, I do too. Less drugs in there.
00:40:15
Speaker
So I did with all, you know, saying I got Jasper Visa as a as a sit. I still think Lester win. I think they're the kind of assholes that are going to be like, no, fuck this shit. We're not going to let them win in our house at the end of the game at the end of the season. They may rock up for one more. I'm sure the Tigers fans would love that. I'm immediately regretting that decision because I think Exeter probably win, but at the same time,
00:40:43
Speaker
I think there might be a little bit of false. I still don't think Exeter are that good. I don't either. I think they'll win, but I also think they'll fall short of their bonus point, which could be catastrophic for them. Saracens and sale. Again, Sarius have kind of laid their cards on the table is how they're going to play. Yeah. And sale can't match it, so I got Saracens.
00:41:07
Speaker
I'm just, I just wanted my heart above all else. Yeah. Super. Hurricanes Moana. Moana? No, no, no. No. Yeah, no. Hurricanes. Rebels and Chiefs. Chiefs.
00:41:26
Speaker
Hey, you didn't pick hurricanes for small honor. No, I don't think I need to say anything. Jura Reds. The hosts. Yeah. They're hard to beat. I like Reds, but I like neutral field. Yes. Reds over Jura. Not in Fiji. Not in Fiji. On that field, it's going to be tough. Nope. Brumby's Crusaders. Again, the hosts. Yeah, Brumby's for me.
00:41:57
Speaker
blues islanders blues blues. Although I would be happy to see I would dance if founders beat them because it only is good things for the hurricanes. Yeah. Forest war toss in Perth. I got I got four toss. Yeah. I was I'm so torn on this game. Got to pick it though. Yeah, I know here.
00:42:26
Speaker
I know. That's why we call it pick them. It would be, it would be very much the force to just finally convince me to pick them. And then they're just going to look like a fucking egg, but I'm going to give them anyway. That would be what happens. All right. Let's just have a peeky poo at the standings here. Um,
00:42:53
Speaker
So the way we picked it. I think Bath win. Bonus point? Yes. So that's 60 for them. If they win, they get the bonus point. Do you think the Saints get any bonus points? I could see it happening. I could see them getting one. Yeah, they'll get the one bonus point so that they can potentially stay top of the table. Stay top.
00:43:22
Speaker
Um, I see that being a shootout. Yeah. Cause bath, they're going to throw everything. You know, it's going to be kitchen sink game so that the, yeah, I don't think they care if the saints score for as much as you just want to score what they can. Yep. Uh, so Quinn's plus point. Yes. Okay. Cause that Bristol defense is still, as we've seen a little shaky. And then I think, especially once AJ comes out, it's going to be, uh, Ben is bears. Yeah, literally.
00:43:55
Speaker
What do you think BP for the Saracens? I'm going to say no. Okay. I'm going to say sale or like it's going to, Sanderson's going to do what he can to throw wrenches into it. But, um, I think Sarri's come off with a, with the win and just the four. Ultimately, I think, I think he's finished up at the table. Right. So, and I'm going to, I'm going to say,
00:44:24
Speaker
Exeter or win, but they don't get a bonus point. So that would leave Northampton on 61. Saracens and Bath both on 60, but we would have the advantage because we have more wins. Right. So that would mean Saracens are two, Bath are three. And then if Quinn's get the bonus point win and Exeter don't, that means Quinn's are in, sale are out, Exeter's out. Right.
00:44:52
Speaker
that is our prediction whether or not it comes to fruition is a different story. Right. Okay. That's that. That is that. Let's see what happens. I'm excited. This is going to be a great weekend of rugby. Yeah. For sure. Okay. So that'll do it for us here. We will have all the sheets obviously this week starting with tomorrow for a super rugby and then
00:45:23
Speaker
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00:45:43
Speaker
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