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Jarrod Dyke: Hey everybody, welcome back. It is the Fancy Rugby Yanks. My name is Jared Ike. There's no Ben here. We're doing a live Fancy Rugby Draft, but as you could probably guess, we have the one and only, the man, the myth, the legend, George here.
Jarrod Dyke: The Fancy Rugby Geek is here, and look out.
George: Here we go. Here we go once again, Jared.
Jarrod Dyke: Yes.
George: Always a pleasure. Always a pleasure. Shame Ben can't be with us, but it is what it is.
Jarrod Dyke: No. No. That's how we have to organize, unfortunately.
George: let's Exactly.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah.
George: Let's do this anyways.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah.
George: how um How well prepared do you feel for this?
Jarrod Dyke: So this is either going to be brilliant or it's going to be terrible. I don't know which one.
George: It's brilliant. Let's just go off vibes and see how how it turns up.
Jarrod Dyke: is good Yeah. Yeah.
George: But I think, who so who have we got first up?
Jarrod Dyke: So we got...
George: Who have we got our league?
Jarrod Dyke: um I think that was that was Luke that just went right there.
George: Right. So aggressive prop is Luke.
Jarrod Dyke: And then this is... Hold on, I actually wrote down who was who, so I could so i could always make sure that i knew. um JWT, oh, that's Matt T.
George: Yep. Matt Okay.
Jarrod Dyke: That's Matt T. Mecca is Mark. I think everyone else, Lightweaver's.
George: Okay. And we got DMACC first up. DMACC is off.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, that's, yeah. yeah
George: So then, yippee try it, Stu.
Jarrod Dyke: Our picks are in a precarious spot, you and I. ah I'm last in this round and and you're right by and then you're you're next.
George: I know, right?
George: Yeah, I mean, you can snipe me and I can snipe you.
Jarrod Dyke: Or second last.
George: We're both we we're both in that position.
Jarrod Dyke: yeah
George: Seven and eight.
Jarrod Dyke: am I actually don't mind being seven or eight because you get two pretty good players really quickly.
George: Nah, neither Neither do I. Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: And I know it means you're waiting for a while, but that's that.
George: in an eight-man team it's not In an eight-man league, it's not so bad. There goes Roygaard second.
Jarrod Dyke: no
Jarrod Dyke: um light weaver so guessing that is is that rob must be no light weaver is the one that's right before me i'm guessing that's rob that's we're gonna go with semi-educated yes on that one i was doing some in injury searches here
George: j ah
George: Lightweavers, guess that's Rob, yeah.
George: Yeah,
Jarrod Dyke: um
Jarrod Dyke: um So i was looking at Asafa Amua. He looks like he he's returning soon. He's not.
George: Yep, he's not so bad.
Jarrod Dyke: So those, not that it was a big deal, but Brad Shields seems like he's busted a finger. So, well, not that he was going to running to the, no.
George: nay So there goes Jordan.
George: Yeah, the ones I noted was Ala Toa is out for a bit. um Tate Madermott's out for a bit as well. He might be quite a popular pick.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. and copy that
George: Rivers Rayhana, interesting. So he's the Crusader's first choice, fly half. Fly half once again is very weak depth.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. Shocker over there, right? um Yeah. Stu is not very happy about what everyone just happened.
George: ah
Jarrod Dyke: Oh, oh
George: So Paul is paul is Lightweavers.
Jarrod Dyke: Paul is Lightweaver. Okay. That explains a lot. Alright, done. Perfect. Alright, what else we got here?
George: And Paul is on.
Jarrod Dyke: So, don't come up with the Soily. Yeah.
George: you can't go wrong with that, special feesa especially if he does a bit of fallback as well.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah.
George: Although it looks like outside center is where he's going to be.
George: Severis.
Jarrod Dyke: yeah
George: OK.
Jarrod Dyke: Alright, that's me. oh
George: So you're on.
Jarrod Dyke: I don't know if I'm... There's a chance I'd get back to him, but I'm taking them right now.
George: Yeah, why not?
Jarrod Dyke: Jordy.
George: Yeah, I am going to start.
Jarrod Dyke: I imagine he's on some sort of All Black's Rest, though, at some point.
George: going to take this try machine to start with, Carlo.
Jarrod Dyke: That's... Yeah, Tazano. Oh, man. Let's see if he can double that again.
George: Yeah, it's going to surely going to be a bit of regression. And then i'm going to take this one of my favorite players in Super Rugby. Tava Tava Narway.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, he's a solid. And he he started to figure it out by the end of the campaign last year.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: So that's that's the good news for a lot of people. Okay, we talked about this position being short, and I'm taking of the better ones. know he's just returning, but I can always find cover for otherwise.
George: Carter Gordon, yeah, good shout.
Jarrod Dyke: But yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: i mean, Ben and I will do this when we talk about Super Rugby, but man, how screwed did Tom Lina get on that deal?
George: I know, right?
Jarrod Dyke: Oh,
George: Unreal.
Jarrod Dyke: couldn't send you couldn't send Gordon anywhere else? and know you only have three franchises, but damn.
George: Yeah, he's had a shocker. Yeah. Yeah, it's been a few. I was checking um just a few choppy and changing around in um in the Australian teams.
George: A few different, a few signings that I totally missed.
Jarrod Dyke: Mm-hmm.
George: um I didn't realize George Bridge was back in Super Rugby.
Jarrod Dyke: Yes, he's in he's out the force.
George: He's over at the force.
Jarrod Dyke: My mistake, they afford there have four franchises that I forgot that the Force existed.
George: Matt. Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Let's
George: Matt Phillips back super rugby as well.
Jarrod Dyke: see how that goes. He was definitely...
George: Who was it?
Jarrod Dyke: Shall we say...
George: Harry Potter, Harry Potter, at the Waratahs. I completely missed that as well.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, he moved from Force to War Taz. I knew that. Let's see.
George: So Bodie's gone.
Jarrod Dyke: Bowden.
George: I think he's going to rested.
Jarrod Dyke: he's ah He's missing the first few weeks, yes.
George: isn't yeah
Jarrod Dyke: Yep. Yeah, I was reading that earlier. that's um That's on required all-blacks for us. I think Tui Polo 2 is also in that. Tui Polo 2 is in that situation as well.
Jarrod Dyke: Not that anybody's going to be running to pick that one. Alright, is there reason that we're all just avoiding Tangy Tao? I know there's other names that people are probably more
George: I think, yeah, I mean, there's quite a lot of depth in outside back compared to the other positions. So I think that's why Tanki Tao's not been touched yet. I'm expecting a big run of OBs in a moment.
George: Jorgensen, here we go.
Jarrod Dyke: I'm definitely... I love... Damn it. I like that one. I knew he wasn't probably getting back to me, but damn, I like that one.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: like that one a lot. Fangenuku listed as a midfielder for the Crusaders. Interesting.
George: I know, that is interesting.
Jarrod Dyke: I mean, I know he was deployed there a ton by... When he was in France, but...
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: ah Okay.
George: Yeah, I guess he'll just bounce around when he will be to a bit on the wing.
Jarrod Dyke: I guess... not Yeah, I guess it yeahd I'd prefer him in midfield over Ioani, quite frankly.
George: What, for the All Blacks?
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, just in general.
George: Yeah, no, agree. There goes Tangy Tab.
Jarrod Dyke: slightly slightly Slightly bigger frame, you know? Okay. Yeah, Stu took him. There's that. Back to Mark.
George: God, it's a long wait, isn't it? It's a long wait when you're seven and eight.
Jarrod Dyke: Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Yes, it is. And then you you bang, bang, and then you got to wait for for it again. can be quite quite annoying.
Jarrod Dyke: Leroy Carter, yep, solid pick.
George: Leroy. Leroy is gone.
Jarrod Dyke: God damn it, Leroy.
George: Damn you, Leroy. Billy Proctor.
Jarrod Dyke: Billy Pratt there. Yeah, we'll see who plays next next to Jordy this year. It'll be him or Sullivan, likely.
George: There he goes, there's Fanganuki.
Jarrod Dyke: There goes that. Midfield's a hard one to find a decent scorer at, so.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: You know you got a good one. Don't pit don't don't skip.
George: and Exactly. Well, that's where I went for Tava Tavanawe straight away.
Jarrod Dyke: oh
George: At least I got one strong mid.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, he's and hes he's very good. bit like a tank. All right, we're back to back to the beginning here.
Jarrod Dyke: Come Luke, you don't know your picks? Kidding. Kidding, kidding, kidding. I did see, and I don't know if he's on here yet.
Jarrod Dyke: He's not. So we'll we'll see him added soon, I'm guessing. Vakatawa's back in to Super Ripping.
George: Yeah. Where's he gone? foot Is it the Force? No. Moana.
Jarrod Dyke: No, he's with the Drua. He's with the Drua.
George: Drew.
Jarrod Dyke: Yep. So that's solid right there. I mean... that That's not a team you can sleep on.
George: No.
Jarrod Dyke: as long as They have to figure out how to try to win on their travels. That is their biggest problem, usually.
George: Every year, though, Drew, there's just someone that comes out of the absolutely nowhere and smashes up
Jarrod Dyke: Many a good player on that one. Okay. We have Corey Toole, another one of my favorites.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Brought to my team. Tovukie Niepkins is back and healthy. That's nice. Keen to hollow. Yeah, I was just reading about his recovery. He's expected to be ready to go for their first round.
George: The OBs are flying now.
Jarrod Dyke: Mm-hmm.
George: Might need to take one on my next one then.
Jarrod Dyke: Yep. Yep. And for those that are keeping score at home, I believe Hurricanes are week one bye. So
George: That's right. That's right.
Jarrod Dyke: just so everyone is aware.
George: Tamifalau. Oh, they are all going off now.
Jarrod Dyke: Oh, yeah. And he just moved, too. He's with the Blues now?
George: Crusaders.
Jarrod Dyke: Crusaders.
George: Yup.
Jarrod Dyke: Wow. Because they need help.
George: Yeah, exactly. Yeah, they're really struggling, aren't they?
Jarrod Dyke: Ugh. Come on. oh come on, man. Are you kidding me? All right, we got... right, Duncan's up. Paul, and then it'll be me. Okay.
Jarrod Dyke: Ugh.
Jarrod Dyke: right, there's...
George: I might have to double up for my OBs my next one.
Jarrod Dyke: Mm-hmm. Yeah.
George: Or a fly half.
Jarrod Dyke: I think the good one, think the remaining good ones are going to be few and far between.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: last season in Super Rugby. Yeah.
George: Yeah. He's always reliable for his points.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. you Even when he's a total knucklehead.
George: Yeah. Yeah, he's just one of those, even if he plays badly, just he will get those carries in to get you some points.
Jarrod Dyke: Yep.
George: So from a fantasy perspective, he's always decent.
Jarrod Dyke: Agreed.
George: Oh, come on, Paul.
Jarrod Dyke: Paul, you know it. Yeah, Nareki's gone. He was a favorite for a while until he got hurt.
George: Yeah, he's he's a bit unreliable with his injuries, isn't he? Made of glass a bit.
Jarrod Dyke: Not great for a player.
Jarrod Dyke: SuperHP, we do their site? Yeah, they did. Damn.
George: or the actual super rugby site.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. Looks at at least.
George: Paul is taking is is taking his full full allocation here.
Jarrod Dyke: Maybe I'm crazy.
Jarrod Dyke: We're used to this when we have an auto drafter. Other than that, no.
George: Yeah, come on, mate.
Jarrod Dyke: No, my mistake. That was the wrong side I was looking at. Super Rookie's the same.
George: He's got Harry Potter.
Jarrod Dyke: Okay.
George: Right, that's annoying.
Jarrod Dyke: Wheel. If I'm picking and choosing between the bigger guys left. I'm taking the guy that plays on the team I support.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: So this made that nice and easy.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Thank you very much.
George: they They have flown off.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. Oh.
George: Right. I'm going
George: to take. Caleb Clark didn't score a single try last season. Nine games, zero tries.
Jarrod Dyke: as There's no way that happens again. There's no way that happens again.
George: Nine. Right.
Jarrod Dyke: He's too good.
George: I'm take my Fijian boy, Logan and Misi.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, that was
George: And then should probably get a fly half.
George: Who is the best option left?
George: Ed Medall Donaldson.
Jarrod Dyke: a good one. Oh, but better the better player the butter team is probably the Taz.
George: Slim pickings.
George: ah Donaldson's at the force.
Jarrod Dyke: Right. So, and and edmund oh Edmund's at the Brummies now, isn't he?
George: Ed Med to Brumbies now. Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Oh, even better. Even better.
George: Yeah, it's probably him, isn't it? My only thing about Donaldson is he occasionally slips back at fullback and so he can get get some carries.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, he'll eat some eaters. Yeah, you're not wrong.
George: But, you know, last there you go. I've got starting fly half. Can't complain.
Jarrod Dyke: You're not wrong about that. man. Okay.
Jarrod Dyke: I should go for another OB, but... Yeah. Hard to beat the Crusaders front row.
George: No.
Jarrod Dyke: It really is
George: So the front rows I like. the Let's have look. Obviously, Canes, Crusaders, Reds, Matt Faister always gets a bit.
Jarrod Dyke: Yep. Yes. Yes. That's a good one. The Moana front row was surprisingly useful last year.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: i will say that. I will say that.
George: tars Tars less so now they've got no Gus Bell there. Did you see that try he scored, by the way, for Ulster?
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: No, I haven't, no.
George: Oh my God.
Jarrod Dyke: Okay.
George: Genuine, like a winger. Sidestep.
Jarrod Dyke: There's a lot.
George: and he looked It wasn't like a Tygues furlong kind of sidestep. It was a genuinely athletic sidestep.
Jarrod Dyke: Oh, RIP. Oh, man.
George: Mind-blowing. The kind of move that would have probably got about 100 points on the rugby mag back in the day.
Jarrod Dyke: a lot
George: Just class it.
Jarrod Dyke: oh r i p
George: RIP, Ed, what a legend.
Jarrod Dyke: oh man
Jarrod Dyke: Now they've properly positioned Charlie Cale. He's not going be as good. Watch. me
George: Yeah, i agree. I agree. He was a cheat coder at second row, but now he's least forward, not so much.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah.
George: He's still decent, don't get me wrong, but...
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, but if that's your leading loose forward, you might have a problem.
Jarrod Dyke: That's my let's that my thoughts.
Jarrod Dyke: Ooh, I don't know if I'm going to get to him.
George: Brumby's front row's gone.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, usually quality, so especially with the stable hookers, they usually can roll out there. It doesn't matter. usually Usually, doesn't matter which one. They're usually pretty solid.
Jarrod Dyke: Let me get it. Hang on, Stu.
George: everything else Right, Maka Springer. Maka Springer had some massive games last season.
Jarrod Dyke: He did.
George: It was kind of boom or bust, wasn't it?
Jarrod Dyke: When he played, yeah, when he played, he was you and he was yeah it was usually rotated against Moana, for example.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Force. Force away, or Force with Crusaders.
George: Springer.
Jarrod Dyke: I believe that was one of the games he better.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Maybe I'm crazy.
George: Didn't he get like, he might have even got four in one game. he' got He's got eight tries in seven matches.
Jarrod Dyke: He did. Yeah, he got four in one game. It was pretty absurd. picked up a couple more and a couple other games, but
George: Chiefs front row, Takeyahu. Takeyahu.
Jarrod Dyke: yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: My son's trying to bust in on me.
George: He's going to help you if you're picked.
Jarrod Dyke: I mean, he can't do any worse than what I've been doing lately, so there's no way it could be worse.
George: Leo Willey. Leo Willey, had him most of my season and he was super reliable.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, I remember that. i was I was shocked that he actually finally produced, but when he did, he did well. i was I was always like kind of the position for the Corsairs that made me raise my eyebrow, like, where are there loose forwards?
Jarrod Dyke: And then he stepped forward and played a big role.
George: Yeah, definitely. And Lau Mapei is back in Super Rugby as well. Probably not the 4C he probably once was.
Jarrod Dyke: I saw that.
George: He'll have his moment.
Jarrod Dyke: No, but I'm sure he'll be quality and won't be won't be so bad. Yeah, it's hard to say. Sorry, hard to say both elusive and as strong as he was for too, too long, especially since he's been you'd been gone for quite a while now.
George: yeah Yeah, exactly.
George: He has. was at Stad, wasn't he? Yeah, Stad Frosse.
Jarrod Dyke: Yep. I think he was in Japan for a hot minute, too.
George: Okay.
George: Right.
Jarrod Dyke: There we go. There's a pick.
George: Who else have we got?
Jarrod Dyke: What we got?
George: say Okay.
Jarrod Dyke: Havili.
Jarrod Dyke: That's good if he's not, if if he's kicking.
George: Willy Havili, yep.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. If you're not kicked, if Pellegrini's in there playing 10, even if Avili's playing 50, I think Pellegrini usually kicks. Okay.
Jarrod Dyke: All right. Here we go. Now we're getting there.
Jarrod Dyke: Daigunou, that's, yeah.
George: Jarrah McLeod.
Jarrod Dyke: That'll be interesting.
Jarrod Dyke: Let's see.
Jarrod Dyke: Is this something that Mark knows that we don't? I'm a cloud guy. I'll lose my mind here.
George: Yeah, he's he's gone quite early on him.
George: Peter Aki, forgot he was in. Another interesting signing.
Jarrod Dyke: Yep. Yeah.
George: Okay, Kale's gone.
Jarrod Dyke: Interesting. Okay.
Jarrod Dyke: Oh, that's right. He played against the Lions this last summer. He did well.
George: McCloud.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, I believe so.
Jarrod Dyke: Yep.
George: There goes Caleb Clark.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, signed a... put pen to paper last... this past July.
George: Right.
Jarrod Dyke: Okay, that's interesting. i don't hate it. That's good research right there. Okay, here we go. There goes Clark, Kale, Miracle.
George: So two, two, right.
Jarrod Dyke: There goes that.
George: The Lucy's again now.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. i mean You always need one good one and then you can kind of just backfill otherwise.
George: Yeah, exactly. So I'm going to, uh, Tizano be starting most weeks for me and i'll probably just stream between couple of others.
Jarrod Dyke: Right.
Jarrod Dyke: ye Yep, yep. Totally agree. Totally agree. I
Jarrod Dyke: think I know where I'm going next.
Jarrod Dyke: Let's move, Paul. We can do it. I believe in you
Jarrod Dyke: There we go. Okay. Well, I'm going to go for it. Maybe actually plays more than a few games.
George: Springer good stuff, okay
Jarrod Dyke: Mm-hmm.
George: Right, let's pull the trigger on a front row then Takiyo Takiyo and then
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. There you go. Got to have him.
George: I'm going to go for the, because there is such little depth at Scrum Half. I'm just going to take Ratamann now.
Jarrod Dyke: Yes. That's a good one. That is a solid one. Alright. I like...
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. Always want me some sort of a GNOB here.
George: yeah
Jarrod Dyke: Someone from the Jua. Usually a solid play. Especially if it's one of the wingers.
George: Momo, good choice. Good choice.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Well, that least gives me three OPs now. I got to work on the rest of the damn thing, but...
George: All right. Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: I think I i think i know what I'm picking up with my next picks.
George: ae
Jarrod Dyke: I know I'm addressing with my next picks. It's just a matter of whether or not I like what happens.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, all right.
George: Mac Greeley.
Jarrod Dyke: I feel...
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, like, you know, I wonder if without Potter, if he'll see more of the ball, more action.
George: um Maybe.
Jarrod Dyke: there Yeah, that would be...
George: Yeah, it's a good shout, actually.
Jarrod Dyke: had some good games, not amazing games, but had some good games. Wasn't consistent, but maybe with without Potter in there to jam him up.
George: You're right, like that could yeah that could definitely change things.
Jarrod Dyke: So... Just ideas. Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, there goes the Reds front row. Yeah, that's going start to be a popular thing.
George: Already midfield is thin.
Jarrod Dyke: It's thin. Yeah, so this is paper thin. i have other problems I need to address, but man, I need to go i need to go find myself some guys that are going to play week one because I have someone without it.
George: Yeah.
George: McCrite. Oh, have you got a few you've already got quite few gains.
Jarrod Dyke: i got... Well, I have two right now, so not too bad, but...
George: Okay, okay.
Jarrod Dyke: So I'll need to find a fill-in back three OB, b and then I'll need to find another midfielder. But okay, otherwise right now. That's the definitely the downfall of focusing on one team.
Jarrod Dyke: Granted, you're going to probably have a lot of really good scores if it's a good team, but you hit that bye week hell, and you're going to like, fuck, and you have to basically throw the game away, or you're going to have really put guys on the waivers that you probably don't want to put on the waivers.
George: Yeah, you've got to mix it up.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: So...
George: Yep. There's one week where I think there might be...
Jarrod Dyke: Four...
George: No, i think six.
Jarrod Dyke: Oh, worse?
George: I think there's one week think there's one week where there are loads...
Jarrod Dyke: Shit.
Jarrod Dyke: I got locked.
Jarrod Dyke: Okay, so we have... It's probably some time in the middle of the year, huh? Let's check.
George: I'll tell you when it is because I posted it on Fancy Rugby Geek today.
Jarrod Dyke: Oh, did you? Okay, yeah.
George: Yeah, so it's um
Jarrod Dyke: Round eight, maybe?
George: round eight. Brumbies, Blues, Highlanders, Hurricanes and Moana.
Jarrod Dyke: Oof.
George: Five teams on a bye.
Jarrod Dyke: Got five teams. Yuck. Yuck.
Jarrod Dyke: I'm trying to keep this season somewhat truncated, but damn, that doesn't help the likes of us at all.
George: That's a stinker. Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Ugh.
George: Nope.
Jarrod Dyke: All right.
George: So TT, good pickup.
Jarrod Dyke: That's a good one. I had him in the back of my head, but I need to address other things first.
Jarrod Dyke: There's still some solid loose forwards out there, though, I will say that.
George: There it is. There it is.
Jarrod Dyke: Dewey. ill trans Tupo's Tale from Moana.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, that's a good one. Bobby V's still out there.
George: Lakai, Bobby V.
Jarrod Dyke: oh love me some Peter. actually like Peter Lakai better than Karefi. So, i don't know why he's...
George: Yeah, me too. I'm surprised um he's he's ranked lower.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, not only as a fantasy asset, but also as a player. and i like I will say this, Kripp played his ass off last year.
George: Rona.
Jarrod Dyke: That was the best season I've seen him have since he got into the Hurricanes team.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: so
Jarrod Dyke: I'll give him all that credit. But Lakai, think, is just a better, more natural player.
George: Yeah, he's an unreal carrier as well.
Jarrod Dyke: McWright's off the board. Rona.
Jarrod Dyke: Okay, so is Rona going to play you next to Tupaya this year?
George: Yeah, I think Rona's going starting.
Jarrod Dyke: Okay. Okay. That'll be fun.
George: Can anyone please not pick my player, please?
George: Who's Paul got his eye on? Who do you think? want
Jarrod Dyke: Uh... I don't know. Um... Hmm.
Jarrod Dyke: Anybody got Bath and Welsh connections?
George: Any Ospreys legends in there?
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I was like, who who's in here that's...
Jarrod Dyke: Depends on... difference I can't control myself, man. know what tell you.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, you got...
George: AJ Lamb.
Jarrod Dyke: In midfield. I mean, there's no Rico this year, so they don't have that option to deploy in there.
Jarrod Dyke: Poor fella. Mack really gone. There goes that.
George: I agree he's gone, okay.
Jarrod Dyke: That was unofficially if the highest part player remaining, but yeah. Not sure he's worthy of that title.
George: No. Right, I am going to have to pick an OB in my next one.
Jarrod Dyke: Yep.
George: but I've only got one. Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. I love the Chiefs OBs, but it's always like which ones are going to play besides DMACC. And that's if DMACC's not playing fullback. Sometimes, obviously, he's mostly playing fly after them.
Jarrod Dyke: So.
George: Is ah Stevenson not there anymore?
Jarrod Dyke: I think he jumped ship.
George: Sheeter's gone.
Jarrod Dyke: I think he jumped ship.
George: Yeah, Sheeter's gone.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: I think he went north to to Japan, possibly.
George: Maybe, yeah. No Sheeter.
Jarrod Dyke: Tom Lina.
George: Liner, Donaldson, yeah, everyone he doesn't have a anyone who doesn't have a fly half now is just panicking.
Jarrod Dyke: Fuck you, Luke.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. Oh, I mean, yes.
George: those are those Those are panic picks.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, that's... Because he Yeah, he picked... Yeah, okay. I mean, Lina is definitely a bit of a panic pick. I hope he's got somebody else.
George: Is that a handcuff? Is that a line?
Jarrod Dyke: No, because I have i have Carter.
George: No, because you got...
Jarrod Dyke: Okay. ah okay
George: Yikes.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, I hope that's not his only fly off. If it isn't, then he might be okay.
George: He's going to be in trouble.
Jarrod Dyke: But if it is, he is so screwed. Let's look. Oh, has DMACC already. he's fine
George: Oh, he's, okay.
Jarrod Dyke: He's fine. He's fine.
George: Already getting it back up.
Jarrod Dyke: He's fine. He's fine.
Jarrod Dyke: I mean, think... this the Yeah, I guess the better thing to do is to find... It's ah it's a cat and mouse because... Is your guy going to play every week and outside of bye weeks? Maybe, maybe not.
George: No.
George: Yeah, it feels bit early to get a handcuff already.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, I feel like things need to be filled out just a bit. Just a bit. All have we got here?
George: Stu's taking his sweet time.
Jarrod Dyke: Come on, Stu. We can do it.
George: You can do it.
Jarrod Dyke: Motel is now on the Chua now. Okay, interesting.
George: Yeah, I saw that. I don't think he's going to start there.
Jarrod Dyke: Oh, no. No, no, no. I don't... No, no, no. I can't imagine who...
George: us Stu's got a hell of a lot. He's got Tangitao, Tamifalao, and Will Jordan.
Jarrod Dyke: Okay, that's a good back three.
George: Very, very tasty back three.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, that's... i think that's gonna turn into... ah fucking... was hoping that survive. Nope, Morby.
George: Morby's gone.
Jarrod Dyke: Morby back going to be huge for them. i yeah I get why he left, but at the same time, like I don't think he had a great time in France.
George: No.
Jarrod Dyke: Oh.
George: Bridge. Bridge is gone.
Jarrod Dyke: oh cause i Because that's going to just, you know, i Duncan, I love you, but I hope that's not your only, like, I hope he's not, I guess he he'll probably start most weeks, but like, damn.
George: Old man Bridge.
George: Yeah. How old is George Bridge these days?
Jarrod Dyke: He's not young.
George: Not young.
Jarrod Dyke: Played in the 19, at the 19 World Cup, didn't he?
George: Yes.
Jarrod Dyke: he wasn't And he wasn't young then either.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Oh, he he looks so much older than he is. He's 30.
George: Really? Well, okay.
Jarrod Dyke: He looks so much older than he is.
George: It feels like he's been around for ages as well.
Jarrod Dyke: He's 30. Yeah, I think he started when he was like 19, which helps.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: As a lot of the really good ones do. Come on, Paul. Did you find your favorite player yet? Let's go.
George: So the guy he was looking for is injured. Maybe he had his eyes on Tate.
Jarrod Dyke: Oh, no.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, that ah that that would be it. That would make sense. Because like Tate, too. believe me Believe me.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: But, yeah, maybe for later in the round. If that's your second scrum half and you're just goingnna wait for him to get healthy, that's a good way to go. But...
George: um you're going to take a for the lucky charms going to bring in lucky anderson he he he got me i was in a sacko and he saved me in that last round when he got four tries in that last match
Jarrod Dyke: No, no.
Jarrod Dyke: No. Oh, yeah, that's right. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. I think I was actually in a similar situation. I think about it. um Yeah, no. a
George: Right, there goes Nawara.
Jarrod Dyke: They must have.
George: Now that's who I was going to pick, so pull Paul's just sniped me.
Jarrod Dyke: That's a good one. Okay. Yeah.
George: Right.
Jarrod Dyke: Well, okay. um Let's do this. I know he's a little far down, but these are positions few and far between.
George: OK, Fakatava, nice.
Jarrod Dyke: imagine he's going to be.
George: Right, I'm going to take Perifeta because he's probably going starting at 15. Then,
Jarrod Dyke: yeah i imagine he's going to be
George: um and then Do I like any other outside backs left? Or do I pick up my boy, La Mape?
George: Why not? Bit of fun. Bit of fun. The cannonball in midfield.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, that's a good one. Yeah, I thought they were so silly to let him walk when they did New Zealand rugby.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: that would He would have started for them so many games, or should have started for them so many games if they gave him a chance.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Man. All right,
George: Okay.
Jarrod Dyke: what we got for... Ugh.
Jarrod Dyke: Nope, we're gonna wait on that.
George: Right. So I've got two outside backs, two midfielders, a fly half, half back, one Lucy and a front row. Not bad.
Jarrod Dyke: Nice.
George: Good, good blend.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, still using my brain here, okay. You know what?
Jarrod Dyke: Let's just, Why am I bothering to debate this?
George: Can't go wrong.
Jarrod Dyke: what say Why am I bothering to debate anymore?
George: Can't go wrong. Yeah. Exactly.
Jarrod Dyke: He's one of the better players.
George: He's there. Take him.
Jarrod Dyke: I will need to find cover for him now too, but, but I can live with myself on that one.
George: Yeah. Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: All right. I technically have a starting lineup now, but wait, nope, except midfielder, but whatever.
Jarrod Dyke: But with that fucking week went by.
George: Yeah, as she I've got no canes yet.
Jarrod Dyke: did you Did you post your on your on your page all the bye weeks?
George: Yeah, I did a game overview for FRD and Draft Rugby, so yeah, it's in
Jarrod Dyke: Okay.
Jarrod Dyke: Okay.
Jarrod Dyke: I probably was scrolling and ah and liked it by just by chance, but I need to probably go back and actually pay the hell attention to what doing.
George: I'm going to do everyone in the WhatsApp a favor and post all those bye weeks.
Jarrod Dyke: Stick it in there. There you go.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: sure so I'm sure everyone will appreciate it.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah.
George: Yeah, so Canes, Reds, Tars, Druah, Chiefs.
Jarrod Dyke: Confirmed. Paul was looking for Tate.
Jarrod Dyke: Back in March. Okay, so a month into the season, which isn't too bad, but I bet you he doesn't start right away.
George: No. Not a bad stash in the later rounds, I think.
Jarrod Dyke: No, because I still have the Thomas guy, right? Did make that up?
George: Yeah, Kalani Tonnis.
Jarrod Dyke: Yes, and he's solid. And he's solid, so they'll be fine. They'll be fine. I'm sure he'll make make a few mistakes here and there because that happens, but they'll be fine.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: All right.
George: so who else have we got? Kane's front row's gone.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, that's good.
George: Oh, Paul's gone early on a lock. Tupu Valle, you're ready.
Jarrod Dyke: Not someone I consider
Jarrod Dyke: yeah worthy of jumping. like Tubovai a lot. He's usually one of the better scoring locks, but that's only like eight points a game, maybe.
George: Yeah, exactly. just not It's just not much of an edge to really go this early.
Jarrod Dyke: no. No.
George: Pellegrini I liked.
Jarrod Dyke: Mm-hmm.
George: I was thinking about him as my backup fly half.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, I do like put Patrick Pelligrini, I think. I think as a fantasy, he's a little bit better Avelia, but as a player, I think they're a better team when he's playing 10 and playing well.
Jarrod Dyke: So, does him a lot of favors there. okay
George: Look at Johnny McNichol still there. My God.
Jarrod Dyke: Okay. That, he cannot be young.
George: He can.
Jarrod Dyke: He cannot be young.
George: Johnny McNichol, I think he played about one game last year. 35. 35.
Jarrod Dyke: I think he played two or three, but yeah, not many. Not many. i
George: thirty five
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, okay, so he's getting up there. 30, not so bad. 35, that's problem. Yeah.
George: yeah yeah
George: Andy Mulehead.
Jarrod Dyke: yeah
Jarrod Dyke: I'm always tempted. i just want to stay away from him, but he actually had a good year last year.
George: Well, he's just relying. I mean, again, there's a lot to be said for just someone who plays every week. He's never going to get you massive scores, but he'll get you something.
Jarrod Dyke: is.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. Oh, when you usually have Tom, right? Although I think he's banged up. He's gone. He's out this year, right?
George: Writes out for it. Yeah, he's probably done himself.
Jarrod Dyke: And then Corey tool in the back line that helps, helps people drop tension away from you.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Alright, here we go. Come on, guys. Let's do it. We're getting there.
George: Stu, Stu, Stu, come on.
Jarrod Dyke: Graffita over.
George: Offer's gone.
George: Right, I know who i want, but not going to say.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, unfortunately, you're stuck with me here.
George: I'm not going to say when you're right in front of me. Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: No. Was it... two or three years ago where you and I were bookending Ben.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: So he had to just keep his mouth shut the whole time. Like, yeah, it was when he was off to the, went right off to the hospital afterwards.
George: Oh my god, that was the year where, yeah, because you guys, you were you were both straight off to the hospital afterwards and I think we uploaded it and it was missing tons of audio.
Jarrod Dyke: Oh man.
George: In the end it was just a monologue of you because for some reason we lost mine and Ben's audio.
Jarrod Dyke: I have no idea what happened.
Jarrod Dyke: Oh, well, Ben, ducked off, but then yours fell off too somehow.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: i I haven't got a clue what happened on that day. I wish I could tell you.
George: One of the classics.
Jarrod Dyke: not an not Not an idea. Okay. ah Alright, let me...
George: Jock Campbell's gone. Yeah, see, we're we're now right at the dregs of the OB options.
Jarrod Dyke: Camel.
Jarrod Dyke: Mm-hmm. Still some guys that could do damage, but not gonna...
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Although... Ooh, I...
George: Lockie Anderson. Sullivan, he just doesn't play enough. Fihaki doesn't play enough.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah.
George: Dylan Peach, not bad.
Jarrod Dyke: No, not bad at all.
George: The Junkyard Dog, Tim Ryan's there.
Jarrod Dyke: Tim Ryan's a good one too.
George: Finiangonofo, I don't know if he's going to play much now that he's going to be off off to Newcastle at the end of the season. Kellaway's going to play.
Jarrod Dyke: He'll play a bunch. Depending how much you like him. Um... Yeah, Finianofo is going to have to wrestle his way into the team with Niholo, Love, and I would bet Morby's going to be in favor over him, honestly.
George: Yeah, yeah.
George: Yeah, agree.
Jarrod Dyke: okay. Yep, he'll get all the runs here because Munson's not there anymore. So that'll be good.
Jarrod Dyke: ah Duncan's trying to screw Stu over. ah whereas Might screw himself over too, but you know.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, back three is unbelievable. Just got to find someone that can fill a jersey sometimes.
George: Yeah, that backfra is ridiculous.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. All
George: Tangitao, Tamifilou and Will Jordan. Ridiculous.
Jarrod Dyke: right, Paul, come on.
George: Come on, Paul. Taking the full 90 seconds again.
Jarrod Dyke: Is this going a panic pick now?
Jarrod Dyke: to nine eight Come on, Paul. 6. There we go.
George: harry yes ryan looking Was it worth the wait?
Jarrod Dyke: Ryan Lonergan? Really? Was that worth it? Jesus.
George: And I'm pretty sure he's injured as well.
Jarrod Dyke: Oh, God.
Jarrod Dyke: I'm going to take that one as ah as an OB option for now.
George: Dylan Peach. Okay, nice nice. Okay, so let's take a...
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. not my Not my only OB, so I'm good with that.
George: Alright, I'm going take Bobby V.
Jarrod Dyke: Solid pick. Solid pick.
George: Okay. And then let's take an outside back. ah Oh, wait. Saved me at the end of the last season. Lockie, you're in.
Jarrod Dyke: Ha ha ha.
George: i owe it to him.
Jarrod Dyke: Ha ha ha ha. Ha ha ha ha. that's That is hilarious. Oh, my God.
George: Okay.
Jarrod Dyke: ah well watch just Paul says, my watch just notified me of a, quote, stressful period that's draining my body body battery.
Jarrod Dyke: ah Nothing to do with waiting until the last 10 seconds for a Brian Lorgan pic. Oh, Paul. ah
Jarrod Dyke: Man, you gotta take care of those insides. You go you got enough you got enough to deal with.
George: yeah he really does this is not good this is not good
Jarrod Dyke: And I think he just realized Ryan Long is injured. Because he just had that, are you kidding me?
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, think he's having a slight moment moment of, oh shit, what did I just do?
Jarrod Dyke: What would Justin... Yeah, good question.
George: Okay,
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah.
George: okay so Lonegan Peach, Valentini, Lackey Anderson, David Havidi.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. Really, he's not going light up the world, but at least he's going to fill that midfield jersey most weeks, so...
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: They did even roll him out there at 10 a little bit and gave him some kicks. So if he kicks, then actually feel pretty good about that.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: have sworn he was a better kicker, but man, he put up a stinker last year in terms of that.
George: Just not a year to remember for him.
Jarrod Dyke: No, no, no, no.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, right. think I got a pretty good idea what I'm going to next.
George: Papali'i, okay.
Jarrod Dyke: some rumors she's off.
George: Yep. Rumour has it.
Jarrod Dyke: I mean, I think,
George: Sullivan, fine.
Jarrod Dyke: I think the overall alliance on Sam Cain for Al Blacks really hindered him. Um,
George: Yeah, exactly. His is is All Black's days, they've passed him by now.
Jarrod Dyke: andlock i And and
Jarrod Dyke: yeah, that sucks. I like him a lot. I really do.
Jarrod Dyke: Stash class. That's a good, that's a good line.
George: Inia Tabavao.
Jarrod Dyke: Stu will know something that we don't.
George: Yeah, what did he know about Inia Tabaval? Karifi, there there's a lot of decent loose forwards still left.
Jarrod Dyke: There is, there is, which is why I was, as I was looking at my last two picks, I was like, I can hold that.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: well Um,
George: Karifi, Jacobson...
Jarrod Dyke: Tubbo of Owl is Drua, um,
George: Oh, God. And on when you when you pick an unknown truer, you know they're going to be good.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah.
George: you know they're going to be good
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, right. And it just seems to be how it usually works, right?
Jarrod Dyke: Used to play it a bit for Rossing.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: So, okay. That's interesting. could and Could turn into a good one. ah Nice to Toro. There's one. Pete Samu. Oh, well that's a good one, actually. Pete Samu.
George: Sammy's decent.
Jarrod Dyke: Yep. Played so well for Bordeaux.
George: Yeah. I didn't realize he was back.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, that was kind of the deal. He signed to come back to Super Rugby so we could get on the
Jarrod Dyke: the... into the Lions action.
George: yeah
George: Braidon Enor I'm not sure about him
Jarrod Dyke: Hmm... I don't love him, honestly.
George: No I've been stung by him quite a lot on FRD
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. He's displayed great talent sometimes, and then others, I'm just like, what the fuck was that?
George: Yeah. Well, when he broke through, he was he was really good.
Jarrod Dyke: Mm-hmm.
George: But then I think he had quite a bad knee injury and he's just not been the same.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, it's definitely hard him.
George: Okay,
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. Definitely.
George: Karifi's gone.
Jarrod Dyke: There he goes.
Jarrod Dyke: Oh, uh... Yeah. Luquent double hurricanes. Fingin' up, Owen, Creepy. One of them's gonna play a lot. One of them, less so. Okay.
George: Not a bad stash when he does come on.
Jarrod Dyke: No. By no means. By no means whatsoever.
Jarrod Dyke: Okay. You sniping bastard. Yeah, that's Matt
George: Did him.
Jarrod Dyke: that's
George: Pete Samu.
Jarrod Dyke: that's mattie
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, Matt T apparently grabbed someone that Luke was not, was planning to have it.
George: Harry Wilson. He's another one who's recovering from injury, but
Jarrod Dyke: Yes, he is.
George: That far down, that's not so bad.
Jarrod Dyke: ah say As long as that's not your first one, you're in good shape.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: If that's your first one or um someone you're planning on starting, you're going to need a plan B.
George: Yeah, coming back around.
Jarrod Dyke: Going to need a plan B, kids.
George: Come on, Stu.
Jarrod Dyke: We can do it.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, let's see. This is not mark Mark's first rodeo. I bet you he he knew better. far That's supposed to be one of his starters. Uh-oh. Sorry, Mark gave you too much credit.
George: How long is he out for?
Jarrod Dyke: I'd say at least a month.
George: Yeah. A month's not that bad.
Jarrod Dyke: No. no
George: But you'll need to pick someone up on his next one.
Jarrod Dyke: Stu, what did I do? Stu was unhappy with me.
George: get char
Jarrod Dyke: What does he take? Oh, Brett Cameron.
George: Brett Cameron.
Jarrod Dyke: Not worried about it, dude. Oh, he only had his knee scoped. That's not too bad. Let's see.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, Wilson only had knee scoped. It shouldn't be too bad. um Six weeks. Okay.
George: Six weeks.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, it's ah it's not as bad as it could have been.
George: Okay.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, Scope's going to keep you... Scope keeps an average person out for like a couple weeks. An athlete's goingnna keep out for a lot longer because, well, you need to be able to run.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: But, yeah.
George: Yeah. And someone like Harry Wilson as well.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah.
George: Getting through the work he does.
Jarrod Dyke: Yes, yes, absolutely. but he'll be He should be okay.
George: Chafee Hockey.
Jarrod Dyke: Okay.
George: All
Jarrod Dyke: All right right, let's see.
George: right. You're on.
Jarrod Dyke: All right, I like... this guy a lot
Jarrod Dyke: lot. That'll help him.
George: Yep.
Jarrod Dyke: That gives me two, yeah, that gives me three decent choices for, or two decent choices for a halfback, so hopefully I won't have too many problems.
George: Decent. For me, he's the third best Scrum half option.
George: Yep. Right, so I'll take Kelleway I will take backup Lucy.
Jarrod Dyke: Kellaway, here Kellaway is great.
George: then i will take a backup lucy
Jarrod Dyke: Mm-hmm. Hear that one?
George: jacoben
Jarrod Dyke: Okay. Yeah, that's solid.
Jarrod Dyke: I hope this guy plays a lot. I liked him when he did play Bryle from the Reds.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: If he plays a lot, then he's going to do well, I have a feeling. i get the sense he'll get some it get some looks while Wilson's down, so at the very least, there's that.
George: Yeah.
George: Right.
Jarrod Dyke: When you were saying, and then, have you seen Dude, Where's My Car?
George: And then... No more them.
Jarrod Dyke: Exactly. Exactly. Okay.
George: more than them.
Jarrod Dyke: Good. I'm so glad that you were able to pick that up. ah
George: ah All-time classic movie.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. Thankfully, George is old enough to remember that as i am so
George: but Yeah, I am. I am. I am.
Jarrod Dyke: ah I I think if I asked that to any of my schoolboy players, they'd be like, huh? I'd be like, huh?
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Homework assignment. Go home and watch.
George: how come no How come no one watches Dude Where's My Car anymore?
Jarrod Dyke: Can't imagine why.
George: That's just an all-time classic.
Jarrod Dyke: Definitely doesn't carry over well.
George: set All-time classic.
Jarrod Dyke: the Definitely carry over well.
George: I haven't seen it recently. It's probably aged really badly.
Jarrod Dyke: oh it's it's Oh, it's definitely an age ballet. I think I saw it like five years ago. i was like, well this is the reason this is not popular anymore. with There's definitely some some ones that I would watch on my own, but I'm never going to show them to Lachlan, and I'm never going admit that I keep watching them.
George: not No, no.
Jarrod Dyke: There's definitely some stuff out there. It's like, ooh, let's not.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: No, let's not do that.
George: Right. Where am I struggling? do another midfielder as a backup.
Jarrod Dyke: uh, Ollie Sapsford has left the building.
George: Sutford's out.
Jarrod Dyke: and Interesting.
George: I mean, he's an outside back who often plays midfield as well.
Jarrod Dyke: think he's listed as a midfielder this year.
George: Oh, is he? Okay.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. So I think that might do some, do some favors for him in certain situations.
George: I could do, yeah, could do mid, maybe a backup fly half. We've got five picks left.
Jarrod Dyke: I believe so. Yeah. If my math is good on this, 17 minus 12.
George: Yeah.
George: Right, so who's on a buy in that ridiculous week? Brumbies, Blues, Highlanders, Canes, Moana. Right, so I've got couple of Brews, a couple of Brumbies.
Jarrod Dyke: If it's that far out, I'm not to try and play it for it.
George: No, exactly. Just want to see how fucked going be for it. At the moment, not so bad.
George: Might be able stick like five or six players out.
Jarrod Dyke: Jochenla Sova. Interesting. Yeah.
George: Yeah, don't think...
Jarrod Dyke: I always have it in my head. If I have a but if i have bi-week hell, I'm just going to eat the loss and hope that that's my my my my year's is not going terribly, but more often than not, that's not how it works.
George: Yeah.
George: No.
Jarrod Dyke: It's usually like, shit, I need to find a way to win this game because I am struggling.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: yeah.
George: that everyone Everyone's going to be in the same boat that week. I don't think anyone's going to stick a full team out.
Jarrod Dyke: ah yeah
Jarrod Dyke: ah be I mean, you'll be lucky to. Although, it was last year, maybe two years ago, someone had a full team in one of those situations and lost. Because someone went, someone on the other team went nuts.
George: Oh my God. That's when you just, that's when you give up.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, someone on the other team just went absolutely berserk and did all did all the all the work But man,
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: if
George: Joe G. Nosova. Who's that?
Jarrod Dyke: Guessing. Sounds like a Fijian player, but I could be wrong. Let's
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: see.
George: Duncan's got some intel there.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. Yep, Fijian guy.
George: Franklin Marnie.
Jarrod Dyke: I think he's going to be someone heading north after this season.
George: Okay.
Jarrod Dyke: like Looks like Red Bulls are signing him or tracking this guy to him.
George: Another one.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah.
George: Red Bulls are signing every everyone.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, we're throwing some cash out of everything, and hopefully it doesn't...
George: Yep.
Jarrod Dyke: hopefully It hopes they don't suck anymore, because they can't suck.
Jarrod Dyke: when when i when i When I say a team sucks on the Prem, I don't compare it to Newcastle, because they're just terrible. That's a different type of suck.
Jarrod Dyke: My son is definitely destroying something right now.
George: they certainly there They are splashing the cash.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, now they're trying to finally not suck.
George: Wacker.
Jarrod Dyke: There goes that.
George: Wacker was in as a lock last year, wasn't he?
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, a lot.
George: why Flanders.
Jarrod Dyke: Yep.
George: Flanders.
Jarrod Dyke: Howdy doodly.
George: Tate is gone.
Jarrod Dyke: Yes, i'm again, not a bad place to do it.
George: No, I suppose it's all right here.
Jarrod Dyke: So I'm not on Malo. Is all I'm gonna play?
George: Alan Malou, don't know. He's just, yeah, he's bit flaky, isn't he?
Jarrod Dyke: Let's see. We got another one off the board. Braden Yosei. Yeah, I'm actually surprised he lasted this long. He is solid.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: As long as he's healthy, he's going to play number eight most weeks.
George: Yeah, he has some massive games.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. Yeah, definitely felt a little bit out of favor towards the end of the season, but still, like, that dude's hard to tackle. So, solid play when he's in. Ah,
Jarrod Dyke: there we go.
Jarrod Dyke: Okay.
George: Kanakavata.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. Steve just grabbed him.
George: Waka. Yeah, they're all going now.
Jarrod Dyke: there's There's that. Yeah. And then Paul. What are you going to do, Paul?
George: Paul is going to run the clock down.
George: That's what he does.
Jarrod Dyke: see. What does Paul need?
George: Peter I buy saw me when I mean pie saw me as a walking yellow card when he's not getting carded he's alright.
Jarrod Dyke: He is definitely a card, though. gonna pick pop Paul's well covered. Mead's a backup 10 and a backup 9, but pretty well covered otherwise.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: I honestly don't think there's a 10 worth grabbing right now.
George: ah He's left. Jack Bowen, yeah, i mean they're all...
Jarrod Dyke: Nope. Nope. Nothing that makes me stand up, that's for sure.
George: There's no definitely no starters.
Jarrod Dyke: Godfrey is out for the year, so nobody go for that.
George: No.
Jarrod Dyke: if he If he plays at all for the Hurricanes, it'll be a miracle. Breathe, Paul, breathe.
George: It's making me nervous now.
Jarrod Dyke: No shit. Come on, buddy. Another 10. And 9. 8. 7. and nine eight seven Six, five, four. We're definitely going to panic pick. Three, two, and autodraft.
George: Who's he gone? Who did he go for in the end? Hugh Renton again after all that weight.
Jarrod Dyke: You, Renton? Doctor that, Paul. Come on. What are we doing here? Oh, goodness. All right. We'll go for the junkyard dog. Give myself some depth.
George: All right. Yeah, good shot. Okay. And I'm just going to take a backup mid Hamish Stewart.
Jarrod Dyke: Easily, he'll play most weeks.
George: He's not going to, yeah, exactly. And he's not really going to be, I've got La Mappe and Tava Tava Nauwe, so I'm not going to be, ah let's take another outside back.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Relying on him too much.
George: Cole Forbes, I was quite impressive of last year, so he can come in.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, I thought he was pretty good. i thought he was pretty good.
George: Should have another good another good season.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, for sure. I think so, too. um I'm definitely going with a dart throw here. Tally from the Blues. the
George: Oh, yeah, yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: they they were They were pumping him up, and he had one or two good games, but didn't really... Didn't really quite pan out, but another year under his belt, I think it might turn into something good, but at this point, you're just throwing darts.
George: No.
George: Yeah, definitely. Three picks left.
Jarrod Dyke: throw the pasta Throw the pasta at the wall. See what sticks.
George: Some of it will stick.
Jarrod Dyke: yeah
George: Three left.
Jarrod Dyke: See what you got. All right.
George: Right, so...
Jarrod Dyke: I need...
George: Yeah, let's have look.
Jarrod Dyke: At this point, if you're... we have three picks left. At this point, if you have two loose forwards you love, there's not really a reason to have a backup loosey.
Jarrod Dyke: If you have two that you're like, meh, then maybe grab one. But there's always so much depth available on the waiver wire for loose forwards.
George: Yeah, you're right.
Jarrod Dyke: Like... focus on positions that are going to be really annoying to replace midfield because you start two of those. Because you lose four, you don't even start three, you start two.
George: Yeah, exactly.
Jarrod Dyke: So that's the upside of that.
George: There's there's tons tons left over and there's lot of...
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah.
George: churn and attrition in the loose forwards as well so so you're fine I don't think I've ever had a backup halfback either yeah well but you know often even a benched scrum half will get a good run so i've I've just rarely I've just generally streamed halfback I mean I've got Ratama so I'm not really that bothered only when Chiefs are on a bye I'll be looking for someone else
Jarrod Dyke: Oh, usually, yeah. Yeah, yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Oh, really? that that That is bravery, sir.
Jarrod Dyke: If it's a good player, yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. And it's a matter of, it's also a matter of, do you want to um
Jarrod Dyke: put someone on the waiver wire that you find more valuable going forward for four points?
George: Yeah.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah.
George: Lalamino, Lalamino. So good they named them twice.
Jarrod Dyke: Twice, yeah, exactly. Precisely. The
Jarrod Dyke: only reason that I need a backup Lucy right now because I have a Hurricane playing week one, so that's not goingnna go well.
George: LaSakwa, Cameron Miller, Sid Harvey. Who's Sid Harvey?
Jarrod Dyke: Beats me.
George: have idea who's Sid Harvey.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, got me beat.
George: Who the fuck is that guy?
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, Stu's doing some research over here.
George: Sean E. McNichol.
Jarrod Dyke: There goes that. Yeah, it
Jarrod Dyke: that beats me, man.
Jarrod Dyke: Let's know.
George: said how Are you googling Sid Harvey?
Jarrod Dyke: No, I'm researching, making sure I'm not missing something here.
George: Sid Harvey Ruppy Australian winger playing for the Tars
Jarrod Dyke: Thinking he might be a...
George: Big Lump 6-3 He's played twice for the Tars and scored 15 points it's called three chis He's a sevens player
Jarrod Dyke: Okay. Oh, okay. Oh, yeah. Sevenscon birds, if they hit the ground running, they usually work out very well.
George: Yeah, could be another Corey tool.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, yeah. and know, if I was a sevens guy for a while. Yeah, there's some there's something good there, I have a feeling.
George: Jack Bowen, have my eye on him.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, that's definitely a just in case. I am just going to roll with Carter Gordon and live with my consequences otherwise.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: I don't know if I want another fly half out there. how Maybe Jake him, but I don't know if I want to burn a pick on that.
George: No.
George: When
George: are the Brumbies on a buy? Not for a while, okay. I might have to to trade a fly half or if there's an injury pick someone up. Oh, they're on buy on the week of Buymageddon, so...
Jarrod Dyke: Oh, okay.
George: Yeah, I'm not even going to bother a backup fly half then at this stage.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah.
George: Jackham's just gone as well.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, there goes that. So much for that idea.
George: Kamara was pretty rubbish at the Crusaders last week last year. No. No.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. um I mean, Rihanna wasn't special, but man, Kamara was bad.
George: no
Jarrod Dyke: He was truly bad.
Jarrod Dyke: like, think he's I think he's banged up and maybe not going to play much this year, but ah I like the Hurley kid from the Highlanders last year.
George: Yeah,
Jarrod Dyke: He did well until he got, he did get hurt last year. i remember that. But let's see.
George: yeah Finn Hurley, when he was fit, was absolutely brilliant.
George: He's got like a... Didn't he get a hat-trick in... and i think he got a couple of tries and carried for something ridiculous, like 200 metres in one match, and then he promptly got banged up straight after that.
Jarrod Dyke: Yes.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, he did. Yep, here he is.
Jarrod Dyke: Six to eight weeks, but he's not someone I'm leaning on, so I don't care.
George: No.
Jarrod Dyke: That's fine with me.
George: Okay. You're on. Racky Ray.
Jarrod Dyke: Yep. There it goes. There goes that.
George: Finn Hurley. All right.
Jarrod Dyke: There goes that.
George: So I'm going to take Corey Evans because he actually, he's in as a midfielder, but he played at fullback for quite a lot.
Jarrod Dyke: Mmm.
Jarrod Dyke: He did. He did.
George: um
Jarrod Dyke: That's a good one.
George: And then,
George: and then going to take Jeremy Williams or Nick Frost.
Jarrod Dyke: Oh.
George: Who do I prefer?
Jarrod Dyke: Hmm.
George: Frosty.
Jarrod Dyke: Hmm. Yeah. I might roll Sans. Sans lock this here. Need another back. Need another moves forward.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: ah yeah I find if I can't but grab you know whoever the new Starlet lock is off the waiver wire, I usually won't roll with him unless there's someone that's really obvious and I grab him early.
George: No.
Jarrod Dyke: But right now...
George: Well, Tupuy Vy went really early and I think Frost is only the second lock that's come off the board. Matt Phillip.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah.
George: he He was a bit of a TRM legend, wasn't he, Matt Phillip, when he was at the Rebels?
Jarrod Dyke: ah Yeah. Yeah. Mm hmm.
George: Fabian Holland as well. i mean, they're good for five or six points.
Jarrod Dyke: Depends on how much.
George: Could make the difference in some weeks.
Jarrod Dyke: you Yeah, I mean, good. Good. I usually subscribe to if I needed it that badly. I probably fucked up somewhere else. So.
George: Yeah. yeah
Jarrod Dyke: Let's see.
Jarrod Dyke: you're gonna I think you're going to have Mr. Irrelevant.
Jarrod Dyke: Have I gone too hard on that? Let's see. You
Jarrod Dyke: Come on, Paul. Do it again.
George: Go on, Paul. Everything. What's it?
Jarrod Dyke: Harry McLaughlin.
George: Harry McLuckham.
Jarrod Dyke: I don't know if he's going to play. He's still the Reds, isn't he?
George: Third choice at the Reds.
Jarrod Dyke: Yes, Mark, I know he's out for at least a month. I'm talking about Hurley on our chat here. Yes, I'm i'm aware, but he's not someone i'm playing on starting, so it's okay.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Holland, Penny. Okay, here we go. Starting to rattle him off here.
Jarrod Dyke: Last pick. Coming up here, friends. We're still on the end of the 16th round, but we'll make that turn towards the last round issue.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: ah Yeah, and we know you're woefully undereducated on rugby. It's okay. a lot of people coming that way.
George: Oh, I don't know who to go with my Mr. Irrelevant. really don't.
Jarrod Dyke: Oh, man. i mean, inevitably, they more often than not just get chucked away. So this is my last pick.
George: yeah Yeah, exactly.
Jarrod Dyke: Gone. Don't care. Especially for, you know. Oh, shit. I need a starting OB. Well, there's one there and this guy is basically useless. So chuck them away.
George: Riley Higgins, Mattielli's gone.
Jarrod Dyke: Dark horses.
Jarrod Dyke: Oh,
Jarrod Dyke: No one wants the legend that is Tui Draki Sama Samabhadra.
George: Apparently not.
Jarrod Dyke: It's alright. I wouldn't want him either. there And he played for the Pre-Jacks, so if I don't want him, nobody else should.
George: Yeah. Free Jacks legend. Charlie Gamble, he had an amazing game against the Lions.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah. Kind shocked me, honestly. So if we got some Stupid moments in his game, though, unfortunately.
George: PewDiePie.
Jarrod Dyke: Excuse me.
Jarrod Dyke: Okay.
Jarrod Dyke: No. Let's see.
George: Yeah, there's no point in picking up loose forward now. There's just so much depth.
Jarrod Dyke: a no
Jarrod Dyke: I guess there is a name.
Jarrod Dyke: All right, here we go.
Jarrod Dyke: Almost there.
George: Who took Alan Malou?
Jarrod Dyke: Oh, I don't know. it was a while ago.
George: So for me, oh and I don't know.
Jarrod Dyke: Hmm.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah.
George: Kirtley Beale.
Jarrod Dyke: Oh my God. Oh yeah. o So I'll grab Kalani Thomas. Okay.
George: Kalani Thomas is gone.
Jarrod Dyke: Leota. Is that Rob Leota's like brother?
George: Derby Lancaster, he played a few games as well, didn't he? Tristan Riley.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, there's some wild names. Ah, okay. I think I got my last pick, is probably not going matter for fuck, but...
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Okay, I think I was okay with him last year, if I remember right. Maybe I wasn't. We can rewind the tape.
George: Jeremiah Murray was supposed to be quite quite a big thing when was at the Crusaders.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah.
George: He's just not really done at the Reds.
Jarrod Dyke: Nope. Yeah, he's kind of crashed out on both, so... I'm not going to really spend the time on that one. I mean, it's not if it's someone's last pick, whatever.
George: Yeah. Punivai, Januolo.
Jarrod Dyke: Come on, move by.
George: Lowe got six tries in six games. please
Jarrod Dyke: General loaded?
George: Jonah Lowe, yeah. And I guess with Nareki being an injury, can certainly...
Jarrod Dyke: Concern. Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Yeah, or yep. Yeah, that's definitely a just grab whatever's left type of move right there.
George: Yeah, exactly.
Jarrod Dyke: Fair enough, though.
Jarrod Dyke: Ethan Black at air, oh boy.
George: Is that who pulled it?
Jarrod Dyke: No, no, no, no. I hope not. Seven OBs, party time.
Jarrod Dyke: It's not nearly enough. Can I have more?
Jarrod Dyke: I mean, I got six.
Jarrod Dyke: think I did that. I think I did heavy OBs in one of the draft 15 ones, and I regretted it.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: Because it was there. think it was in one of the URC ones. And there's so much chop and change in the URC. I was just like, I probably should ah spread this one out a little bit better.
George: Yeah.
Jarrod Dyke: All right, here we go.
Jarrod Dyke: Darby Lancaster has been taken.
George: Okay. Lancaster's gone.
Jarrod Dyke: All right.
Jarrod Dyke: Dart at the wall. Cal Marken.
George: did you get?
Jarrod Dyke: Calumarkin from the hurricanes.
George: Callum Hawkins. Okay, I'm going to take Declan Meredith because he might get a few games for the Brumbies.
Jarrod Dyke: OK.
George: All right.
Jarrod Dyke: There you go.
George: There we go. Done.
Jarrod Dyke: OK, now, now the moment of truth. Let's see who's playing here.
George: Let's see.
Jarrod Dyke: Tap back in.
George: Matchup.
Jarrod Dyke: Match ups.
Jarrod Dyke: And big money, no whammy's, no whammy's.
George: Oh, I've got Paul first up. Lovely stuff.
Jarrod Dyke: ah easy win easy win oh fuck I got Luke got Luke Duncan and Mark and then we'll leave Matt T and still oh godspeed guys all right all right sir
George: Lovely stuff.
George: Bring it on.
George: Brilliant.
George: Awesome. Oh, i love the Super Rugby. Love Super Rugby season. Thanks, Jared.
Jarrod Dyke: Yes.
George: It was great to do tonight.
Jarrod Dyke: Hey, George, thanks for joining us, man. I appreciate it. Everyone, we will be back. Ben and I will be back on the pod this week. That's the plan, at least. So we'll catch you guys then if you're looking for that. Otherwise, i hope this was well helpful. Give us a shout for anything you need. Have good one, everyone.
George: Bye-bye.
Jarrod Dyke: see Bye-bye.
