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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 Ruby Yanks. My name is Jared Dyk. I'm Ben Glauser. It's fancy time. Let's dive right in. We are looking at championks league, the return to the frame, which was a good, which was a good one.
Speaker: Um, was there any movement? No, there is movement. Oh, there was movement. I'm sorry. There was no movement in the other than the Superbrew. I don't think, um, there's, well, there's movement in JP angst, but, um, yeah, otherwise, uh, yeah. Cobus on top, uh, stew in second, George dropped a couple.
Speaker: I jumped. You jumped. Duncan dropped. Duncan had the wooden spoon. Justin and Mark. Yeah. Top score the week went to Cobus as well, which is why he's sitting pretty all the way up there. All the way up there. All the way up. Can you hear me from up there? Division two. We had
Speaker: We have Anton, we have Paul, we have Alex, Franco, Avery, and Luke running it out. Franco had the best of the week though. You jumped three spots. Damn. So yeah, pretty good. Pretty good week. Pretty good week. I know I didn't get a chance to publish the points and the overall standings from after Six Nations. I will do that this week. I have a lot more time.
Speaker: I was just telling Ben. It's weird how we have such little time these days. Yeah, I can't imagine what the hell's going on. I have no idea why. I jumped at two on prem. I guess I didn't jump. I guess I was already there, but whatever. I'm out about it. I'm number one in Saracens fans. Oh, nice. In prem.
Speaker: I'm not mad about that. Yeah, I'm still four in our fucking league, which Yeah, I'm three in Saracen. So I'm right. Yeah, I'm right behind you. As previously stated, there's no freaking room to hide in the leagues. They're not for the faint of heart. No. Let's see. Let's go over to we'll do Subaru.
Speaker: super rugby first and then we'll go over to FRD. Um, Toby's again leading the pack and the best week of, week of the group. Uh, Mark, Ben, Stu, George, myself, Justin and Duncan, Justin at the wooden spoon. Oopsie. Come on, Jay. Come on, Jay. What's going on over there? I don't know, man. I thought this was, I thought, I thought super rugby was his game, but I, I, I concur. I concur with the statement and get, here we are. Here we are. Here we are.
Speaker: Um, over to the, the drafts for super rugby, uh, division one. So Cobas another great week for him. He, he won. Uh, Mark lost to Duncan. You lost to Justin there. There's his jam right there. And then I was able to, uh, just squeak it out by about three points over our old friend, George.
Speaker: Fucking Harry. I think he like gave me a fucking hiding. Yeah, he had 189 points. Yeah. I didn't do so bad. I had 145. You would read a couple other guys. Right. That's the annoying part about the whole thing, but it is what it is. Although you and George, that was tight. Yeah. Thank God for Harry Godfrey. Two points. Yeah. I mean, I lost points on Roe.
Speaker: and Satoro did that, but consequently, similarly, whatever the words are, not as Satoro did nothing for George. Literally zero. Zero. Literally zero. Shocking. He did well in most other spots too. Fluke got nothing, which was a shock as well. Right. But other than that, it's like - Fluke also left early because he got knocked a little silly. That is true. I completely forgot about that.
Speaker: There's so much going on upstairs in here. I don't know what to tell you. I'm right there. Let's see. Game week six coming up. It's George and Justin. It's Stu and Mark. It's myself and Duncan. And you get Cobus. Oh, joy. Just what I wanted. Not what I wanted for Christmas, OK? Division two.
Speaker: Franklin's 5 and 0 in the FRD. Yeah, that's the reason and really Cobus is three and two He's just a little bit above me. So that's it. That's not a it's not a an impossible show. No Yeah, division two Franco one Still not entirely sure who mr. Rugby is breaking probably start to do something who it is Anton one you beat player X bar D1 and then sorted Alex and I know I
Speaker: I guess I should know who the last person is because I know everybody else but one, so I can probably figure it out if I put the pieces together. The process of eliminate that. I'll get there eventually. Today's not that day though. Today is not that day.
Speaker: Yeah, and now we're rolling into the starts and the sets, which I think is actually starting with me. It is. It is. Oh, good God. Yeah. Oh, wait. Not much of a start. I'm looking at the wrong one. I'm looking at last week's. There we go. I only have two prep matches. Yeah, you only have two this week.
Speaker: It's not much of a start, it's Newcastle and Leicester. So Newcastle, play at your own risk, maybe Blomire, that's about the most I can tell you. Maybe, maybe, no, don't. No, no, no, no, don't, don't go chasing fool's gold over there. Tell one of them to show some consistency, I would steer clear. If you got one on the bench, leave them there and break glass in case of emergency, that's about it. For the Tigers,
Speaker: plenty of options to choose from, some of which will be good, so not so much. For startup front, Haze, no. Matosia, yes. Chesson, yes, should be fine. Visa, Levenberg, yep.
Speaker: Um, importantly came back. I think that nice to see him back. Um, yep. I'm, I'm good with him. Go, go ahead. Paula dropped late last week. I suspect he'll be better this week. Uh, the only center I have any interest in for Lester's kata. And he's not even that highly young, although he may have pulled something last match. So we'll see.
Speaker: Um, and then in terms of the back three, uh, brownie steward OHC in that order, I'm actually okay with playing all of them this week because they should find ways to, uh, put up points even if they're just falling over the line.
Speaker: Alright, off to a somewhat tasty matchup, Saints hosting Saracens. Saints are first in attack and second in defense. Saris are second in attack and they moved into first in defense with the stomping on the weekend.
Speaker: For the Saints, I'd avoid the forwards except for Cole's, because he just will find ways to score points. It's probably going to be a bad week to start Finn Smith. The back three players for the Saints are always dangerous, and they'll get opportunities, because Sarri's too late to kick. But again, I think it's going to be a little bit of muted there. So if you want to play him, play him. I would not use your captain there.
Speaker: Um, for Saracens, either hooker is a good play. Um, Theo and Maro in the locks. I'm getting, I'm assuming Maro is going to play, um, Gonzo Earl. And I'm hoping Tom Willis is your eight, um, in the back row. Cause that would be very tasty and all of them are fine plays. Van sail. Yes. Faz at this point. Yes. I think maybe from this point out, I think he's going to have a great run, but then.
Speaker: at least for this match because Saints are a pretty good defense. I'd hold off on the backs of the centers and outside backs from centers because even it's rare that they score highly. Like, you know, one might do well, but, you know, you know, weeks like last week are highly irregular. Yeah. Yeah. Agreed. I lost from Bristol.
Speaker: old friends reunite. Starting with the hosts, I'm not interested in either of the more highly owned front rows, Val or JFR right now. Val needs to actually fucking play. Right. And Ford Robinson, meh. Ford Robinson, oddly enough, highest scoring prop in the competition.
Speaker: Because he's played every week. But still, I know, it's just weird. You go to points for games and tell me how much that changes. True. Yeah, because he plays every week and grand points per game is not going to tell the whole story either. But he's also scored over 10 three times from the bench. Actually, he scores better from the bench generally than he does from as a starter. Reasons 1 ,301 that I'm not afraid to play a prop off the bench.
Speaker: If I need to like that's one thing for sure. Anyway, Freddie. Yes, alamado. Also, if you decide to go ahead and buy him up, that's fine. Back, only back row with only right now is Mercer because Ludlow's gone. Not that I would want him either, but yeah, Ludlow's not going to be doing much. Maybe Ackerman if you're really in a pinch, but
Speaker: Um, Mercer's office is the number one. I'm okay with either of their usual starting tens, Barton or Atkinson. I know Santee played last week because he couldn't against, or Tigers wouldn't let him because they loaned him out. So I'll say that, um, set back and send no very highly owned center. And I get it. He plays most weeks, but still like not productive. And then, um, if thoroughly ever gets healthy, yes. Maybe consider that Hathaway kid though, as well. That's a dart throw out there for some of you. I have a dart.
Speaker: For the Bears. Sinclair is too much money for what little production you're getting out of him, so no. No Thacker right now. Agree is perfectly fine, though. Joe Batley is still one of the highest scoring locks in the competition, and I would definitely play him. Randall looks like he's his old self, so yes. A .J. Overshidi. Benard, meh. Vakatawa, meh. Although, we'll see.
Speaker: They play better with AJ playing better, we'll see. Ibitoya and Should Lane come healthy? Yes, both are fine, and Max as well. They're ranked Jesus, so that's what he's going to do. Yeah, definitely. But yeah, Ibitoya number one on the outside backs list for them anyway. All right, enough to Quinn's hosting Bath, another cracker of a game. Quinn's are fourth in attack and eighth in defense.
Speaker: are fifth in attack and fifth in defense. So some scoring and some defense. But now you got Quinn's. They're looking for a bounce back game, I would assume. So I'm looking at Dom Brant here, potentially leading the charge. Marcus Smith might want to try to make a statement versus Finn that he did not at all versus Faz. Not sure it's going to go better for him, but he's going to try.
Speaker: I would say Andre can do all those things the two he did, but better. So he's a yes for me. And then those back three for Queens are always fucking dangerous. So watch them here for Beth.
Speaker: Now, front row, Don and Thomas Dutoyt, yes. But here's the problem. You're looking at the back row, which is excellent. Ben Spencer is a good start pretty much any week, except for this past week. I'm glad I started Randall instead, but still a quality player. Finn is almost a must start, and Lawrence and Kogan Asiga are pretty much must starts, too. So now that's why, again, those front row players who are producing extremely well,
Speaker: you still might want to hold off on them and sacrifice there for what you're getting out in those backs and the back row. But I'm still going to drop Barbary so I can pick up Coke and Asiga this week. Thank you.
Speaker: And then Sunday sale in Exeter for the Sharks. LCD, I guess his old friends. Sure. I mean, I see him having at least a fall over the line type of game. So that's fine. Sometimes it's all you need. I don't know what the story with Ben Curry is. So if he's in there, maybe John Luke is probably the more preferred back row option of the ones that are in there.
Speaker: Quirk or over war in terms of the halfbacks Bobby dupes is not very useful unless he's playing 10 so ditch him otherwise And then read him Roblox this game should be fine. I think they'll both be okay and score well. So go ahead
Speaker: Exeter, um, it's up with Scott over CEO because of his price and he's actually slightly more productive as well. Uh, no to Yandell noted. Yeah. This actually might be a good, good match for meal. And so go ahead. Fissile out. Yes. Skinner slayed. You need to get in the tea. Good luck. It's the only thing. Um, Hodge fee will both so and Wyatt are all playable, though I might mute expectations just cause they're on the road in a difficult environment. Right.
Speaker: All right. All the weeks. I mentioned both of my other weeks. So I'll just go make it real quick. My start of the week. As I said, I'm going to work to get him Joe Kakinasega. I mean, would have been good for last week too, but at the same time, I think he's just going to have some fun. Certainly this week too, it's going to be in a wide open game. Have a day.
Speaker: Mmm. Mine's got a easy matchup grant. It's away from home and it's a long way away from home, but I still think he'll do well and, um, fine points, fine tries, all that good stuff. Uh, my starter is going to be Jasper Visa. Mmm. Yeah. That's the, that's always a good, good shout. Yep.
Speaker: Sit of the week, guy who's been playing quite well and is a great cheap option, should be, or he's the second highest scorer in the 10 position in Superbrew. And yet you don't, that Wolfpack defense is what it is. And so I am sitting Finn Smith versus Saracens. Yeah, so same position, different game.
Speaker: Spoke very poorly about this guy before. And there's a damn good reason. And the fantasy's front is not going to help him at all. Uh, my syllabus going to be scanner, Harvey scanner from just not worth it. Doesn't do enough. Doesn't have the T doesn't do enough. Otherwise to justify having him in your team. So just meh, bleh, bleh. All right. Super supers. Thanks for asking.
Speaker: I'm starting off here, right? Yes, you are. I believe. Okay. Crusaders hosting the Chiefs. Honestly, for the Crusaders, I was looking to give some sort of analysis for each of the players here, but honestly, I just want to avoid them this week.
Speaker: Yeah, tough defense. So tough defense and crusaders aren't scoring very well anywhere. Like I look through the best players and especially because for for super brew, you look through the highest scoring players and you have to go through like from other teams, like two or three players before you get to the crusaders highest scoring player in each position. So it's just they're just not value. There's no value there.
Speaker: FRD, if you're playing some of these guys, you're just kind of hoping other than, you know, their their winger that nobody should like
Speaker: I don't know. I don't know what else you're looking at. For the Chiefs, consider the locks depending on the lineup. Either scrum half, and I give you some bad advice last week, but I'd still go with whoever's at backup this week. And then, of course, DMACC and the rest of that back line are fucking scary and solid, and you should use them. Yeah. Can't confirm.
Speaker: Most weeks, especially. Toss and rebels. Interesting, let's say at least. Let's start with the war toss. Angus Bell and Vailano are both still thumbs ups for me, especially this week, along with that toss front row. Gordon, Ed Med, Bricey, Marky Mark, Pais, and Riley. Yep, yep, yep. And I would even give Charlie Gamble a look this week, maybe even link
Speaker: Gleason who's been slightly worse, but, um, this is a good matchup for the Waratahs here. So I at least, even if it's just turns into a shootout, I expect good things. Um, for the rebels, if you guys highly owned and ruined, the rest are probably just FRD only starts, um, Tupo and Kellaway, Tupo now still hasn't proven it to me. So Nope. Uh, Kellaway is a absolute thumbs up.
Speaker: And then FRD only, because people seem to only want to own them there. Cammy, I'm actually okay with as a loose forward. So especially in FRD. So he's healthy and he's out there. Thumbs up. Lawrence is not a bad nine player right now.
Speaker: say that, you know, some of us are looking for nines that can hit every once in a while. And he's probably one of them. Um, he's probably, I think he's their best nine as is. So there's that, um, obviously Carter Gordon. Yes. And then diagonal only if he's healthy, number one, obviously. And then number two, if he's away from that 13 shirt, if he's somewhere else besides that 13 shirt, play him. Otherwise just, you can, I mean, play him if you dare, but like, no, like stay away from him if you can.
Speaker: No. Oh, okay. Off to Drua versus Force. For the Drua, Waka, yes. Lomani, yes. Armstrong and Rubula, yes. I mean, they should be rocking it. Obviously, there are a fortress at their own stadium, and this time it's the Force coming in.
Speaker: Last week aside, you know, not much there. So, um, Reverend Tomata will bounce back and Drew Assisi is always a danger. And I think he's going to have a fun week this week. The fourth, even with the flukey result last week, I should be okay playing Hamish Stewart, especially in FRD. And I, at this point, start considering Kunzel. He's listed as a center, I think in both.
Speaker: formats. I believe so as well. And yeah, that's nice outside back points. I think you still swear pretty well. So do that. But other than that, don't do that. Other than that, no. No.
Speaker: Uh, let's see. All right. So we got Moana and blues. So there are some, some pieces to pick over for Moana. As we've said before, um, Lotto and Nissi is defended. Yes. Haveli I'm good with, um, 12 is not really doing it right now, even though he's playing in a good position, considering he's a midfielder, but he's just not doing it.
Speaker: Henry tape was actually a more advantageous player to have an FRD, which is really like shocking. Yeah. Um, survey. Yes. But again, probably should be your third right outside back. If he's going to be in your starting lineup, um, miracle. If he ever plays again, um, had had the one week. So, you know, start if you dare, but like, I get it. Like I see that we can get, and it's really tasty to think. Um,
Speaker: and then Tampa full out. He's probably, again, a third OB if you need one. If he's starting, obviously. FRD only. For the Blues. I don't want Talavale right now. I think I'd prefer Tawango Fosse even. Eklund, yes. Blues front row, yes. Back row, Akira, Poppoli, so doo -doo. Even like, Choate or Stegner. I think I've heard a lot too now, now that he's back.
Speaker: Oh yeah, that's right. I forgot about him. Don't forget about that guy. 15 points this past week. Yeah, he scored pretty well. So both an FRD and Superboo considered him heavily. Sorry, skipped over that on accident, but you are correct. Akira, Poppily, Institute too, even Seigneur or Chode is a possibility in FRD purposes for the Black Row if they make some changes.
Speaker: Christie's just a no from here right now in both formats. I don't love it. Parafetted in FRD only right now. Rico, yes. Talia, yes. Clark, yes. Zarnes hurt. Just for those that have Zarnes Sullivan, he's hurt, so I would ditch him ASAP, because I don't know if he's coming back. He said he heard a pop. That's usually a very negative sign. Not good. Very, very negative.
Speaker: If I didn't already say it, blues front row, yes. Yeah. Onto highlanders hosting hurricanes. So for the highlanders, the best I can say about this is that garbage time points still count, just like we saw last week. So look at Nurekki, Gilbert, Tabatavenaoi, and Ratuvituki, Ratuvaitavuki, Neepkins. God damn it. I've had too much slider.
Speaker: And then for the hurricanes, I don't really think you can go wrong anywhere. You look, um, certainly an FRD, obviously just, you know, the hoard, hoard some hurricanes players this week as you can. Um, but you know, because you're, uh, in super brew, you have roster limitations, you know, kind of avoid the props. Um, I've kind of pushed out off to, um, like Fessler for my, for my hooker. Um, even though, um, I'm always is scoring extremely well. Um, but.
Speaker: the roster limitations that I want to go get other guys. So that's my only thing there. But yeah, the whole back line, especially now that they're, I would assume that, you know, their, their, their, uh, break week is over. Um, this is going, they're going to run all over the Highlanders because that's what everybody does. Who's any decent at attack? Yeah, it seems, seems to me at least.
Speaker: Reds and Breveys. This is gonna be a tight -hearted flash. I think that's the last game of the weekend too, isn't it? Yes, it is. All right. Anyway, digress. For the Reds, front row is still definitely in play. Nangora Rovaie, Fesler, all good. My favorite in those orders, Fesler, Nangora Rovaie in that. Ryan Smith's apparently a thing. Yeah.
Speaker: Okay, next. Fraser McRite, Wilson, yes. Tate, yeah. Top line is fine as an FRD option. Fluke assuming he's coming back, we'll see. I don't love Paisami in anywhere but FRD. This week you might be okay. I think I might avoid him though. Like I said, Red's front row. Suru is a weird conundrum because he's actually playing okay considering he's playing lock and listed as a loose forward.
Speaker: do with that information what you will. Yeah. Um, it's rough, but he's scoring. So what do you might be, it might be a bit of a desperation play, but yeah, it may work. Just saying for the Rumbies. Um, well he, you know, he had one 30 point game other than that. Other than that, he's not like torn so high. So it's not great, but it is what it does. Um, for the Rumbies, uh, front row. Yes.
Speaker: Slipper. I'm good with, I like, I like him in F R D a little, I'm super real a little bit. Um, I think that's, I think that's probably my favorite part of the front row. One again, yes, as well. But yeah, I would like, I know people have gone to Kautai and I not, not convinced yet. Uh, frost in the second row. Yes. Uh, kale, absolutely an FRD, but maybe consider them in super room. Probably not this week though. It's going to be a tough week.
Speaker: Valentini, I actually like him a little bit better when he plays six, which is weird because he's done better playing there than he did playing number eight. Who knew? Anyway, but yeah, you should be at least starting in your FRD team. Ryan Larkin is still probably worth an FRD start unless you have a better option because again, we're looking for nines that can hit when you're playing that format.
Speaker: Not everyone's going to be tape McDermott or regard or brought to my, but other than that, you know, that you're probably okay. Uh, we'll see. Oh yes. Icky Tao, FRD only, um, tool and write both formats. Yes. Your head kick them to the curb. Yep. See if you can suck or someone into a trade. Like I did. Oh wait. No, that was a force trade. That was a force trade. All right. Onto the other weeks. Yeah.
Speaker: Um, so you don't need to know to start him, but essentially, especially for, uh, super brew, um, because of, you know, if you had it, maybe you transferred him out because he wasn't playing last week. Um, but this is a really, really good week to bring Keenan to hollow onto your team and start him. Yep. For the hurricanes. Yep. Okay. All right. Um,
Speaker: I think it's a great matchup for this guy and he's got tons of advantages going on with this one and one of them is playing at home. I like him as a player and again, just licking your chops a little bit of the place for this for Tane Edbit of the war toss.
Speaker: Yeah, he's been like a little hot and cold. Um, I think this'll be a hot, but yeah, I agree. This'll be a hot. No. And you're right. He is a little bit, a little bit Jekyll and Hyde, but he's doing felt fine. Just fine for me and both my FRD teams. I don't really have too many complaints. So even the Hyde matches, I mean, he's only had, has one match under 10 points and none under five, which not,
Speaker: many flyers can really say that. And he's got a couple, he's got a 32 point and 19 pointer in FRD. Not too bad. Yeah, not bad. My set of the week. Actually, I think we talked about them in both pods as just being somebody who
Speaker: is lost and the Crusaders just have no idea what to do with this guy at all. That's really a shame. Since they don't know what to do with him, you should certainly know to leave Aomua with the Crusaders. Shit, I'm going same team, so this should be interesting. Same team, different position. A guy that actually you should be able to take advantage of.
Speaker: in Subaru and you can't because he's not playing that well, not really playing that well on FRD. Um, maybe they wake up eventually, but, um, yeah, my say the week's going to be shape. Yaki from the, your space. Yep. Cause he should be, you know, he's playing out of position. You should be doing well from that 15 rolling. No, it's not happening. Same. Same type of thing is to wall or just not taking advantage of it. I mean, I dropped him for, um, Massey and that's, that's been, that's worked out pretty well. It's worked out. All right. Yeah. Let's put it that way. Yep.
Speaker: All right. Pick them. Pick them. From Newcastle, Leicester. Leicester. Yep. St. Sarris. Sarrisons. They're just looking like a wagon right now. I'm going to try and pick with my brain and say Northampton because they're going to be pissed, but I am going to be the first person to be happy to be wrong. Second, because I like that I would get a game back on you.
Speaker: Gloucester Bristol Gloucester you know that so you can pull their head out of their bum then yeah, I think they're dangerous when they have bath Yeah, the Quinn's really got a even if the Quinn step up. I think bath. They're just a better team right now Say like sir sale cuz they're at home. Yep, same
Speaker: Alright, Crusaders and Chiefs, Super Rugby. Chiefs, because Crusaders are not winning. They're not winning anytime soon. I know, they need to, they got a lot to sort out over there. Taz Rebels. Taz. Taz. Agreed. Droua and Forest, I think this is in Fiji. It is, so that's why I'm picking Droua. Yep, same. Blues, Moana. Blues. Blues. Still in New Zealand, so that's good enough. Yeah, and Moana are just, I don't...
Speaker: Don't trust them and blues are gonna run on them. I think a little bit day or two
Speaker: Hounders, hurricanes. Obviously the canes. If you couldn't tell by the way I introduced that game with garbage time points still count for the highlighters. Yeah, I'm sorry. Hopefully we arrested some of those guys good. Reds, Brumbies. Reds. Reds are going to be pissed. I think they are the better team and they're at home. I agree on that. At least it's close. If they're not the better team, they're still at home.
Speaker: Yeah, so that's probably just, if this was a GAO, I'd definitely pick the practice. Yes, I agree. Because I think it's that tight. But also reds are going to be... Mad. Angry. They did not put in a good enough shift. I think most of them would agree. Okay. There's that. This is this.
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