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Season 4- Weekly Fantasy Corner (Champions Cup Round 4 Preview)
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It is time for the Fantasy Corner from those dopes at TFRY (a bit earlier than normal since last week was super late). On this week's FC we discuss the many variations of fantasy rugby that we will be venturing into, including our old friends at FRD! Yeehaaw! We also have a look back at the week that was in CYL for Champions Cup fantasy on SuperBru and the palm-to-forehead moments we all had. Finally, we look ahead to this final round of Champions Cup with some This or That and Ogre's Rankings (some of which have been blown up already). Get out those notebooks and writing utensils, have a drink and have at it!
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Transcript
Fantasy Rugby Leagues Overview
00:00:08
Speaker
Hey, everybody. Welcome back. It is the fans. My name is Jared Dyke. I'm Ben Glauzer. No friends involved this time. Here we are. Fancy corner. Lots of fun. Lots of fun to talk about too. I got my second beverage and that's how that's how we do. Yeah, so much fun. So
00:00:31
Speaker
we are going to be opening up six nations leagues galore. I would say, um, TRM, uh, probably super brew actually. Now that I know what the hell's going on with that official six nations, cause we know how to play that pretty well at this point between this, between the autumn international, uh, fantasy and last year's, um, women's six nations. Um, yeah, I think we got a pretty good handle on that. So we'll be opening that one up and then, uh,
00:00:57
Speaker
We could have FRD going too soon. So that would be glorious. Keep knocking on that wood and fingers crossed kids. Cause man, if that's coming back, I'm going to be excited.
Six Nations FRD Expectations
00:01:07
Speaker
Should we start opening, you know, if, if you want to, because, you know, obviously we have the champion's league, but we are going to have a.
00:01:14
Speaker
I know another open league, a couple of public leagues. So if, you know, for the F.R.D., if you're if you're interested, please, please get in touch. Yeah. Yeah. Put your hand up, please. We would enjoy that very much because we welcome you all.
00:01:29
Speaker
This will be Ben and I's first foray into the Six Nations FRD. We did not do it last year, but no, we didn't know that we kind of have a good idea of how they score.
Draft Strategies and Blunders
00:01:37
Speaker
So we've been there, done that. Right. It should be, you know, we kind of get it for how, you know, TRM translates and and kind of all that.
00:01:47
Speaker
Superbrew's not dissimilar for scoring wise either, so. Exactly. The exception of a couple differences, but like the points seem very similar, so. Yeah. Man, it's been so long since it's not a fantasy draft. Yeah, and well, and guess what? That means live draft shows. Yay! I know. Yes. Yes. Yeah. God, those are forever. Those are the best. Let's be real. Those are the best. Those are fun. Because we get to enjoy and
00:02:15
Speaker
take comfort in everybody else's anguish when you go, no, not that one. Exactly what you do. There's a couple of people that have done live drafts with people in person or, you know, over Zoom, whatever. Yeah. Well, that's, that's, can you put me in that position when you do like the this or that sometimes too? And I'm just like, oh, fuck you. Well, we'll be doing this or that in a little bit here. So hang on to your butts, kids.
00:02:45
Speaker
Um, let's have a look at, uh, super brew champions, uh, champions company and champions to lead. Too bad. Um, champion's league division one. Um, some dickheads on top. George, look at George number two out of baby. Don't die.
Champion's League Analysis
00:03:06
Speaker
Literally, don't die. I thought I thought I turned my mic off. Yeah, all good. Yeah, George number two, Marcus three. A bit of a bit of a drop there for Mr. Carrick. He's all the way down to four. Duncan up to five after down there after a week after a solid week and the best week in the group at least. Anton six, Ben is seven and then Justin Paul up the rear.
00:03:37
Speaker
So not too bad. Man, if I had been, if I had been like not trying to outsmart myself and played either Lowry or freaking Penno, I would be like fifth in the world right now. And I'm so pissed that I fucking did that. Yeah. It's margins. Yeah. One player. Like I can live with all the other mistakes I made except that one, that one I'm annoyed with. So.
00:04:00
Speaker
Oh, well, um, team of the week. Some of these, you would probably predict to have others, not so much like not sure I had Joe, Joe Hayes on my bingo board, but he's in there. Um, Gomez saw from Ross saying she and nobody had him. Don't don't, if you had him, please like verified proof that you had him in your lineup, please. Um, uh, telefare from, uh, Bordeaux Pique from,
00:04:24
Speaker
LaRochelle, Bender, Fleer, and Conan from Leinster as the back row. Sam Simmons going along with them. Harry Randall as the nine for the week. Yeehaw! Ross Byrne to nobody's shock after the way he played. I think this is also without kicking points, so just keep that in mind.
00:04:43
Speaker
Jimmy O'Brien playing. I think he was out of position. He's out on the wings. So that helps. Um, yeah. Ring rose also less. Yeah. I considered ring rose and I'm kind of, I was kicked myself that I didn't. Yup. That was a good one. Um, Lowry. Great day. Great day for the boy. Um, VLBI from Bordeaux and then Kenny Murray Murray ball. Oh, who I love saying that name. I have to say that I love saying that one. Um,
00:05:08
Speaker
I was kicking myself too when the game started and I realized that I've completely forgotten about Alfie Barbary. And I was like, damn it. I kept Luke Cowendicki in it. I was like, you know what? Luke Cowendicki might actually do okay. And he just fucking crushed it. Yeah, he did. He rocked up big time. D2 has...
00:05:28
Speaker
Um, I don't know which one is the fighting spirit, but we'll go. I think I know who that is, but I don't know. I'm not, I'm not going to guess. Um, Yuri Lianu and who's on, uh, I don't know who that is. And then, and then Larry's bring up there is a couple of guys missing from that one. They haven't joined yet. Um, that's right. Uh, let's look at our, let's look at our, our podcast league. Cause I think there's somebody in there that's doing pretty well as well.
00:05:56
Speaker
Yeah. Look at all that. Look at that. Um, George right in there had the best week in that league as well. So good for him. Um, Cal, I don't know. There's a new one on me. Cal, I don't know who Cal is. Please put your hand up and let us know who you are. Um, love, love finding new fans. Love finding new hands. Old fart is somehow not me.
00:06:14
Speaker
Huh?
Player Selections & Predictions
00:06:15
Speaker
No, it isn't. I'm shocked at that. I'm shocked at that. Cool. Uh huh. So cool. Very, very awesome. One of us. One of us. Okay. Um, it's a wee bit of this or that time. Okay. Um, go popularity. Here we go. Let's look. Okay. You got your schedule pulled up there, big guy. Yeah. I got the skinny.
00:06:43
Speaker
Okay. So, bye or Sinclair? Well, here's the thing with Sinclair. I think, well, and where's bye again? Toulouse. Toulouse, okay. I just want to confirm that because I'm looking at too many different things. All right, so Toulouse are playing card. Okay, that's a good matchup, first off.
00:07:14
Speaker
Second off, Sinclair is probably gonna play a half. He and NFO attended to the switch off. Oh, okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:07:24
Speaker
And that's, I mean, what else would you do? You know, get the most out of both. That's the way to go. You know, just tell them to blow it out. We got a photo right behind you. If you get 45 to 50, then great. So I'd go by. I think he'll help play more and get some more stats. And again,
00:07:47
Speaker
Sinclair passes the ball a lot. He's not much of a runner. So not to buy really is, but Sinclair hasn't really been a threat to break it and score. So and Cardiff may have may allow for that. Yeah. All right. Let's look at one more. Joe Hayes or Joe Marler.
00:08:13
Speaker
Oh, that's a tough one. And again, Marler, I don't think I think he's he's a good player. And I think that was an aberration. Lester are playing where are they? Oh, that's Lancer. There they are playing Bordeaux at home. Quinn's are playing Cass. I get Marler. Marler may may get some yardage just from.
00:08:41
Speaker
Cause cast don't give a fuck. Like, yeah, that's true. All right. Uh, to the hooks, hooks on hooks on hooks. Um, who, here we go. Alfie Barbary or Ewan Ashman? Well, Ewan Ashman is, is absolutely going to score a try, but then again, so is Barbary. Right. So, and okay. So sale.
00:09:11
Speaker
Where the fuck are they, they're playing, playing ospreys. Yeah. So, um, you got to also think about the, um, the pack situation where, you know, will they win every scrum, like all that, that you don't get points for how you're for volume, you get points for quality. Right. Um, and then you and, so that was you and Ashman and the other one. Who was the other hook again? Um, Barbara.
00:09:35
Speaker
Oh, that's right. Oh, monster. I could see Munster just shutting them down. So I, you know, I think Ashman is more likely to score this weekend. Yep. Okay. So that's really, you know, Barbary is generally obviously a good chance to score to you. But right at Munster at Limerick.
00:10:04
Speaker
Yeah, maybe a tough one, a tough one for him. All right, right at the top, LCD or Ronan Keller? I mean, LCD could, I mean, he went off this past weekend. Keller, who knows if he gets a, he could get a quick hook or whatever, you know, you never know. Exeter, I think need to win more.
00:10:29
Speaker
I think they're both on 10. Yeah, both on 10. Both teams. Okay. That's okay. That's how they are. So they are. But let's start playing bath.
Player Comparisons: 'This or That'
00:10:42
Speaker
So I'm thinking Lenser are going to end up playing a lot like they did last week. Exeter, which kind of fucks with the hooker position. A little bit. Whereas Exeter are always going to play the same way. So I think LCD. OK. Sam Skinner or Tiger Byrne locks.
00:11:07
Speaker
I got to go with Skinner. He's just eating points. And Byrne did not. I'm going by looking at my team from this past weekend. Here's the evidence right here. I was very pleased with Sam Skinner's production. I was very displeased with Tiger Byrne, even though Byrne played very well. So maybe the points aren't there for him in this comp or in this fantasy set up. Yeah, in this format.
00:11:34
Speaker
All right. One more and then we'll go to the next one. Oh, here we go. So we got Tebow Flemon from Toulouse or Ryan Baird from Monster. Oh, I mean, he's not. I think I got a soft spot for I got a soft spot for Tebow. Yeah. So that's where I would go. Fair enough.
00:12:03
Speaker
That's really all it is. I have nothing more in it than that. There you go. Good enough for me. All right. Loose forwards. Here we go. Here's the fun ones. Oh, yeah, I like this. Nick Timoni or vendor Fleer.
00:12:25
Speaker
I love Van Der Fleer. I almost had him in my lineup too. Yeah. The only one this weekend, obviously. It was, yeah. I mean, I settled on Conan. I didn't want to get both of them. Much less all three, which I've considered also. But, you know, it's one of those you roll the dice on one of them. And to me, Van Der Fleer is in the one where it's like, yeah, he's going to score, I think, at this point. He's going to find places to go. And he, you know, that's the...
00:12:53
Speaker
running meters are huge in this comp. And so we're try scored. And when you run a lot of meters and score a try when you're done doing it. Yeah. And the header player can do that kind
Team of the Week Highlights
00:13:04
Speaker
of at any moment. Yeah. Seems like one of those like Ben Earl just getting the ball in space and it's like wait for it. Yeah. Fucking regret it. Yeah. Just you wait.
00:13:19
Speaker
Let's see. Yeah. Oh, I like this. I like this idea. Jack Conan or Jack O'Donohue from Monster. Jack Conan. I think they like how they lean on. They lean on him as a kind of a battering ram, but kind of in space. I like the way they use him so much. Yeah.
00:13:44
Speaker
And he gets behind the line a lot and, you know, he gets clean breaks just because of where they put them and how they, they were running with them. So points, points, points. Okay. Um, okay. Halfbacks. Here we go. Um, Oh yeah. I like this idea. Um, here, Marmian or your favorite clinic halfback that starting or Harry Randall.
00:14:13
Speaker
Oh, Harry Randall. I mean, again, it's bears. And he looks like Ben Wyatt. I can't not see that.
00:14:25
Speaker
makes me want to like him because I fucking love Ben Wyatt. So it's like, yeah. Plus, he plays awesome rugby. It's like one of those, like, I get to think of one of my favorite shows and I get to watch a really good rugby player. So, yeah, super soft spot. Super soft. Yeah. Assuming he's green light to play, Maxine Luku from Bordeaux or Ali Price from Glasgow.
00:14:58
Speaker
Glasgow. Where are they? They're at home. They're at home. He's going to. There's a shot for them to win. And it's certainly an outside chance. Stat aren't going to play the same way that that Exeter played and just bully, they're going to be flying it, you know, playing it around. So I think that kind of especially in Glasgow,
00:15:29
Speaker
Um, I think Ali price is going to, can I use some home field advantage on them? And yeah, I'm going to go Ali price and talk to myself into it. There you go. Good. Plus I like him. I'm going with basically, I mean, I do too. Yeah. These guys are like, yeah, I think they're going to score. I like him because I think he's going to do stuff that scores your points. So yep. All right. Um, Joe Simmons or Ross burn monster.
00:15:58
Speaker
Ross ball, Ross burn. I mean, Exeter could score some some points. Yeah. Yeah. But I don't know how much Joe Simmons is going to be involved other than kicking them over. So. I. Yeah. Fuck. But also, Leinster could they could put up 80 again. So that's not really a big deal. Yeah.
00:16:27
Speaker
Yeah, like wait for it. I realize Exeter, yeah, Exeter playing Montpellier, Montpellier, which, you know, that's going to be rough. But yeah, Exeter kind of limit or limited as to how many points they're going to score because of the way they play, whereas Lancer can just fucking get it. Yeah, true, true, true, true. Jack Cardi or Ross Thompson from Glasgow? Cardi.
00:16:57
Speaker
Yeah, he's pretty fast. Let's go. I think they're gonna win ugly. So I don't see it being the high points game from their perspective. Yeah.
Rankings & Predictions Overview
00:17:13
Speaker
Senators, Gary Ringrose or Joe Martian. Oof. Oof.
00:17:26
Speaker
Who are Harley Finns playing? Cast at home. Oh, Marshawn. That did it. Shit. And there's that. Fiku or Hume? Hume from All Star. Oh, and who are All Star playing? They are at home against Claremont.
00:17:57
Speaker
Okay. That's, that's, uh, Rossinger at home again, though I'm going to go with the wrestling round. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I think you has been, I mean, he's been nuts and his points were reflective of that. So truth, truth, truth, truth. All right. Um, back three, um, Damien Panno or Tyrone green.
00:18:26
Speaker
Hmm. Teverun Green runs a lot. And, um, that to me, you know, he'll get, like, that's the time where he wasn't scoring points was because he, no, they weren't, just weren't finishing, but that wasn't even in this competition. Um,
00:18:46
Speaker
Either way, I'm going to stick with green. I would always ride him because he's always a threat to go again, run a lot of meters and score a lot of points. So you can always score tries at the end of it. And Cass will give him opportunity to do it, especially, you know, with being at home. Right. A couple of guys that reside in France, Juan Imoff or Albert Eiraca? Imoff.
00:19:13
Speaker
Yeah. Again, like Raka, I feel like Raka gets his breakaways, whereas Imoph kind of, I feel like I thought Raka made, was staying more on his wing and Imoph couldn't be a threat from freaking anywhere. Um, that might've been just how I was perceiving it. Again, I don't see these, these teams enough. So it's just what I was seeing while I was watching it. Um, but Imoph has always just been,
00:19:42
Speaker
That's just a fucking threat at any point. And I like his matchup. There you go. Okay. Um, that does it
Strategic Advice for Upcoming Rounds
00:19:51
Speaker
for this or that. All right. Yay. We have time for my rankings. Okay. Um, some of these, I was way off on some of these. I wasn't actually too bad on, um, prop. So for this week, uh, zero by goes near to the top of the list, uh, to lose or playing.
00:20:08
Speaker
They're not a banged up Cardiff team, but they're not necessarily a team that's got a ton to play for. And he's been the most consistent of the props. So I'm going to give him that. Slightly dumb down to that. And the same idea is Dave Kilcoyne from Munster. And I think Munster are going to win a lot of their scrums. So that's, Watts are struggling for props right now. So remember that. I think that's going to come to an advantage for
00:20:32
Speaker
Sir Kilcoyne there. And again, he's been fairly consistent in terms of scoring. Third, I have Oz Gomisar Benarou, one of the wrestling props. They seem to just always score well when they start. And back at home at La Defense, I have no reason not to think that they're going to do the job. So if you feel like burning a wrestling spot there, thumbs up. Go for it. Keep an eye on Ferlong's health. If he's healthy, then he's probably worth a start, too. Right. I still say Porter. I said it last week. We'll find out, I guess.
00:21:03
Speaker
But I would also go elsewhere for once. That was my mistake. I shouldn't have had Furlong in there. I should have gone more for there, maybe Van Der Fleer instead of someone in the back row. And then someone in the backs. I started coding in Furlong and actually I could have done more with Leinster's team. That's my bad.
00:21:24
Speaker
just didn't quite distinct i took onto a first and for a lot of people with that lens retainers some people just didn't quite have the right people on that team i really i i thought about how much they were going to run and then i picked the fucking worst
00:21:39
Speaker
like response to that from players. I mean, except for Conan, that was that was that was my one smart one. Yeah, to have Keenan an invention. And so just wasting a spot there. And, and furlong instead of like another runner. Yep. Yeah. This is the point where you again, meters are everything.
00:21:59
Speaker
um essentially also also consider teams that are qualifying for for next round as well just keep that in mind as well look at the matchups there's some teams where it's like they have to win and and maybe they have to win big and against a team that does not give a f**k so yeah possibility
00:22:14
Speaker
and possibility out there. Yeah. All right. Folks. Um, we're running. Kelleher goes to the top of the list for me this week. Um, I see no reason why Leinster won't stop. And he, even though he got replaced and outscored by his sub, he still scored pretty well. So give him the nod. Um, Barbary still remains on my list because he's out of position and he's still getting the job done. Despite anything else that's in front of him, I swear to God that dude's going to run through a brick wall.
00:22:40
Speaker
I did feel incredibly stupid that I didn't pick him up that started. I worked out. I wasn't sad. I had him. So happy. Exactly. Yeah. Um, you and Ash, you and Ashman, uh, same as last week, guy knows where the trial line is and Osprey's don't have a ton
Player Analysis by Position
00:22:55
Speaker
to play for. So, um, yeah, give them, give them the go ahead, especially where you can say you're going to have some results. You're only actually only have one result. So we'll see how that looks actually. Nevermind. Um, anyway.
00:23:08
Speaker
But yeah, and then also Bobbony or Shaw from Rossing are worth to mention in this category as well.
00:23:14
Speaker
for the locks, T. will film on for Toulouse was, has been the more consistent, one of the more consistent forwards for them. So I'm going to give him a thumbs up this week. And then Sam Skinner for Exeter, he's getting it done every time he plays. He's played in the seven shirt. We're like, we're agreeing on all these things. Yeah. He's, he's won the seven shirt and he's wore a second row shirt. So it doesn't matter. Give him, give him a thumbs up. And then,
00:23:41
Speaker
our resident Leinster player. In this case, I picked Maloney, Ross Maloney for the second row. I mean, God, they're all, I think Leinster's all in play at this point, but you got three of them to pick from. So enjoy figuring out which one's which. And then also just double check and check on Will Skelton, CEO with his self status this weekend, according to Velasco. That might be his type of match.
00:24:04
Speaker
Yeah. Oh yeah. Loose forwards. Sam Simmons goes to the top of the list. And yeah, he's playing a Montpellier team that don't give a fuck right now. So give it to him and maybe even consider capping him this week, honestly. Yeah. Uh-huh. This is kind of weak he eats alive because they tried it. Like, again, two passes away from the breakdown. That's, you know, Joe Simmons to Sam Simmons and through. Yep. Tries and tries to assist, man. They do that a lot.
00:24:34
Speaker
Vandal Fleer goes to number two for me after last week, because that was just absolutely amazing. And I see no reason why he won't repeat at least something similar. So he gets a thumbs up.
00:24:44
Speaker
Old steady Eddie Gregory Aldrich is number three for me this week. And I know he's away from home, but still, that's a match he'll relish. That's what he does. That's what he does. Number four for me this week is Quinn's number eight Alex Dombrane at home against a casting that just doesn't give a shit. So yeah, give him a thumbs up again. Another guy that might be worth considering as a captain.
00:25:08
Speaker
Um, also on the radar for me, for Liz Ford, our Timoni, and then, um, Jaco Donahue from, uh, from Munster, if he's, if he's in there, he's actually quite good. Um, for the halfbacks, uh,
00:25:22
Speaker
Jameson Gibson Park, that might be my captain this week. Honestly, I shoot. Wow. Yeah, yeah. That might have been a run to regret was not going to run and run a lot. So I went with with fucking Connor Murray. What the fuck was I thinking? I don't know what you're not in that brain years. I don't want to be what the fuck. I hate that. I never I mean, I'm sure you out there who are listening have done this where you're just like,
00:25:45
Speaker
I honestly don't know how I came to that. I was like, for some reason, I didn't. Well, I also didn't mean to start him. I thought I had had signed him to my bench. But then check that. So that that was my mistake of not checking who exactly was my starter. But my starter was mashed was supposed to be national. And he didn't do any much. He really didn't do any better. No, not without the kicking.
00:26:09
Speaker
And I was like, I had considered Gibson Park instead. And I don't know why. I do not know why I would have machino, especially without having him as my kicker. I lost it. I had not done it in my homework. That's really what it was.
00:26:25
Speaker
Yeah, do podcast. You kind of put everybody into a bind. If you heard me on the pod, yeah, I was like, this is something you don't have to think about. Then fucking the next day. Oh, now I have to think about it. Stokes on you, motherfucker. Fuck you. Number two on my rankings this week is Danny Care, another runner, and he's going against a team that doesn't give a shit. So here we go. Harry Randall is number three for me this week. If he performs like he did last week,
00:26:55
Speaker
I see no reason why he's not going to do well for your team this week. And I think Bristol will be also playing him to the knockouts at least. So you can hang on to him for an extra round. No, no big deal. Outside play would for a thought would be Gareth babies who does love or run for skylights. And I'm not sure they're going to go anywhere. Right. That's one you're going to have to replace after this week anyway. But just if you're looking for an outside the box play, maybe you've used all the players on those for whatever reason.
00:27:21
Speaker
Yeah, but you got to figure the win bonus, right? That's two points. So that right there, if I'm looking at that, I'm thinking that Bristol are winning that. So automatically, even if it's 50 50 between who's going to play well, it's I think you have to give a plus two to Harry Randall right there. But if you have a, if you've already got like,
00:27:42
Speaker
a couple of the Bristol's a couple of the Bristol players like you've picked Sinclair you've picked maybe Purdy and Radra. Yeah, there you go. You're you're out three already. So true. You know, so that's just just a thought for fly half top of the top of the list. None other than the quad the quadrants guy, Marcus Smith, like got to be him. Match winner absolute worldly. I have no reason not to think that he's not gonna repeat what he did last week.
00:28:07
Speaker
Right. With Cass. Yeah, right. Jack Hardy's number two. The boy has been consistent as shit. And he's quite good even without the kicking points, but with the kicking boys. Excuse me. There we go. That was the first one of those for once.
00:28:23
Speaker
And obviously with the kicking points, it makes it even better. He's been pretty good off the tee as well. So he goes to number two for me this week. Ross Byrne, duh. That's also a name that always needs
Match Outcome Predictions
00:28:32
Speaker
to be mentioned. He's number three for me. And then on the list for other potentials to serve your team well this week would be Sir Joseph Simmons and Finn Russell. For centers, Guileficu, I have no idea why that, like if you,
00:28:51
Speaker
Yeah, you got to have them. You got to have them. And there's a bunch of other names to consider in the centers, but shit, he's got to be near the top of the list at this point. Yeah, go for it. Jimmy O'Brien from Munster was out of position last week. If he's out of position again, I would absolutely consider him going from center to wing and because he torched him out there. Yes, he did.
00:29:14
Speaker
The, uh, the one cap James Hume for monster is also, is number three for me this week. Um, not quite the score I wanted out of them last week. Yeah, but 11 wasn't bad. I'll take it. I wasn't like, I mean, you did better than Rod Radrow, so I'm not going to complain. There you go. Like, yeah. And I believe he's at home. So that also helps. Yeah. Although he might have George Moala walking line up across from him. That won't be fun.
00:29:38
Speaker
No. Others to consider are your choice of Marcia Northmore, Lamape, and Radz as well. Yeah. Back three.
00:29:50
Speaker
I wish I had started him and I'm not going to make that mistake this week. Damien Pannell, um, whether he's at 13 or 11 or 14, I'll play it in this week. The guy just delivers. So give him, give him a nod. Uh, Mike Lowry goes to number two. He's obviously playing opposite, but he's also playing a fullback, which he, he just seems to want to just carry the ball from there. So that's why I'm giving him the nod there.
00:30:12
Speaker
Wanymoff continues to turn it out, you know, finds ways to put points on the board for your, for your fantasy team. And he's just a little fun to watch as well. So he gets a nod for me from Rossing. He's definitely going to be in my team this week. Tyrone Green is number four for me. Ben mentioned before, loves to run, loves the ball in hand. And I can see a couple tries going over either out of his hand or in his own hands, one or the other. Others to consider.
00:30:41
Speaker
Purdy or even some weird guy named Piers O'Connor who's a back three in this format. Do we remember who Piers O'Connor is? There's a guy out there that used to play for the Bear team and I don't remember, I think, was he good at one point?
00:30:59
Speaker
He was good this past week. Yeah, I know. Right. Excellent. Yeah, I know. Yeah. How many did he score? He scored one at least two. No, he had two. He had two. Yeah. Yeah. And just excellent play. Like, yeah, I think it's really. He needs a Rad Radra. He's not that guy yet, but at least he hasn't been this year. It's not fair to say that because he was also pretty good before Radra, but
00:31:28
Speaker
Yeah, he's finally showing up. Like, if this is what you have. If now, if you have to deal with Harry Randall, Piers O'Connor, Rad Radra, and Purdy, all of a sudden, it's like, okay, well, now you add Pietel back to that mix soon, hopefully. Fingers crossed, yeah. Fingers crossed. That, oh.
00:31:46
Speaker
There's a lot to like about this Bristol team and Piers O'Connor, his resurgence is one of them. Yeah. I think that's the old Piers, then this might be a good platform. Like I've seen this enough. It's one of those like the opposite of the visa type thing where it's like, no, no, no, this is the Piers I've been waiting to see. And same thing with Randall. It's like I'm assuming that they've come back to form, that they've regained, that they like, OK, no, it's an attitude that they brought to the table. It's more than anything. And that's what
00:32:17
Speaker
had them succeed. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Okay. Pick them and then we'll try and figure out who we were with this. We'll try and do our best to completely blindly predict where this thing's going to land because after all, we are just stupid Americans. So we don't know what we're talking about. You know, right. So why are you going to listen to us anyway? Because what if we're right? I know. How so do you feel? Yeah.
00:32:47
Speaker
Ah, shit. All right. Quinzen cast. Any reason to think that they're not going to get five? No. Yeah, I don't think so either. Oh, you're doing the math. Oh, yeah. Nice. I am doing maths over here. Good. One of us should. Toulouse and Cardiff in France on Saturday. I think they do it in the front of the home crowds, even if they're a limited home crowd. I think so, yeah. Do they get five?
00:33:18
Speaker
Yes. Yeah. They'll score four. Okay. So that gives them 12. Do you, do you do, um, Bath and Luster. Yeah. Luster. Yeah. Luster. They're going to get five too. Yep. Yep. Bye. Bye half. Probably. Um, Lester and Bordeaux. Lester.
00:33:42
Speaker
Yeah. Cause they already, they've already won in France as well. I mean, although I will say if Jollibear plays and if Lester put out the same team, although Lester's pitch is a little bit nearer, which is how they want to play. So that's true. It plays to their, their style.
00:34:02
Speaker
Yeah, it's gonna, but that's why I like, I could see them only getting the four. I could see them not getting the bonus point. Yeah. So put them in for 18. Okay. Ulster and Claremont also need this for a different reason. Claremont want this because they want to go on to the knockout round. And this is Claremont's, you know, they've always been the bridesmaid, never been the bride type of thing along with Rossing. So they really want this. So, ooh.
00:34:30
Speaker
Ulster outplayed them in Claremont though. So that's my thing. And they haven't, there's nothing, the only thing that Ulster missing is Cooney. And I don't think he's going to be back, but I don't think that matters. Don't look really good. So I'm going to go with the home squad on this one. Yeah. So that's, there's that. Um,
00:34:54
Speaker
Do we think, here's the thing, cause this is, this is semi-important to some of these, some of these teams. So do we think Bordeaux gets a bonus point keeping it close or getting four, one or the other? Um, I think, no, they'll, they'll get there. They'll keep it close. I think this is going to be like, um, like a 24 18 match. Okay. And then do Claremont keep it close or get four or both.
00:35:22
Speaker
Um, Claremont. Oh, uh, no, I don't think they get both. I don't think they get either. Well, I mean, it could be like, this could be like a 31 17, which is not, that's respectable, but bonus point win and no point loss. Yeah. All right. Um, Scarlett's and Bristol in Wales. Bristol. Bristol.
00:35:50
Speaker
Scarlett's will rock up. I can promise you that though. Right. I don't think Bristol get the bonus point. Yeah. I think, I think on the road, they're going to be very happy to just run away with four. Yeah. And I think Scarlett's may get a bonus point for a close loss. Yeah, but that's not going to do them a whole lot of good. Where are they?
00:36:08
Speaker
their way at the bottom. Oh, they're at the bottom. They only two. Yeah. Okay. So it doesn't matter. I was glad to go on La Rochelle. Now La Rochelle blew this a couple of years ago, where they had a match in Glasgow to take control of their own destiny. And then they completely cocked it and then lost up in Glasgow. So this will be interesting to how this goes. I think La Rochelle still get it done now. They're a good squad. And Glasgow
00:36:37
Speaker
I don't know how demoralizing that was, but they're, they're still in position to win it and they get a home match. But do they even need it? Huh? Let's see. That's hysterical. Um, so wait, mom, who plays before that? Like Montpelier play before them. That will play before them. Montpelier play after them. Sorry.
00:36:58
Speaker
Yeah, battle player for them. And that's it. So they'll at least and that's it. And I mean, the Osprey's won't play, but that's whatever that is.
Fantasy Team Management Strategies
00:37:08
Speaker
Right. And but Saints could still overtake them. I'm trying to figure out who who rocks up here, and I can't quite. I mean, I think this is going to be extremely tight. I think whoever wins, it's going to be ugly. It's going to be in the teens for both teams, probably. So I'm thinking I'm getting
00:37:28
Speaker
I'm going to go with La Rochelle. Okay. And I'm going to say that, but Glasgow get a bonus point loss. Same. Yeah. So yeah, I could see this being like 1713. Yep. Stade Francais and Connaught in Paris. Connaught.
00:37:48
Speaker
Yeah. Comics have just been the better team. And not to say that Scott can't, I will not be surprised if Scott pulled us off, but can't say that they've put a ton into it. You know, they haven't. I mean, if Nick Sanchez takes over the game, like we know we can. Right.
00:38:04
Speaker
It's possible, but it's possible. I've seen more impetus. I've seen more attacking one out of Connick than I have started in the two games that they played. And they're fighting. I think they're in a position where they want to fight for their lives. And Stad are probably like, we are done with this. Probably. If we win, we win. If not, go have some wine. Do we think the boys from Galway get five or just four?
00:38:35
Speaker
I see a bonus point when I see them as just coming in and make it. And especially, I mean, they look what they did to friggin. Lester. Yeah, like they're they're they put up a fight. They almost had them.
00:38:55
Speaker
Then, yeah, I don't think Stoddard are gonna put up the same kind of fight, so. Right. Sail and Osprey's sail, even if AJ's not playing, they'll find a way to win. Yeah, sail. Osprey's have no reason to... Then you get a bonus point and win some help. Yeah, a lot of help that they... I think we've already established they did not get. If Glasgow get that bonus point loss, then...
00:39:23
Speaker
Yeah, that's pretty much it right there. All right. Yeah, that'll be ballgame by then. So there you go. Sale five? No, because if I don't know if AJ will play, then yes. Yeah. I'm going to assume he's fine to play. I'm sure the wife will tell him, get the fuck out of the house and go play somebody fucking idiot.
00:39:43
Speaker
You annoy the hell out of me. Go play some rugby. Where was the kid born in the US? Please say the US. Please say the US. Please say the US. I don't know. I assume England, but his dad's... I think he's still eligible for here. If not, let's have him. Somebody give AJ a job in the US. Please sign him. Yeah, please. So the kid can grow up here and then he can be eligible.
00:40:10
Speaker
All right. Rossing in North Hampton. Rossing in five. Yep. Sorry. North Hampton with the goose egg. Yeah. Sorry, guys. As much as I love watching that team, as much as I like Chris Boyd. Yeah. Not meant to be this year. Munster and Woss. I'm going to give it to the Munstermen, but I would not be shocked if Woss got at least one post point in this. Yeah. I think they get four tries. I think this is going to be a good old fashioned Donnie Rook.
00:40:41
Speaker
Let's have a tiny brook. Right. But one of those really, like, it's going to be a, it's going to be a straight scrapper, but they're going to be like the, the Exeter type tries. Um, I'd have a scrap. Right. Oh, everything, everything with inside the two from inside the 22. Hopefully all of it goes to Marbury. Montpellier and Exeter, Exeter with five, probably two. Yeah.
00:41:16
Speaker
Now we pause for mathematics. Yeah, so. Yeah, it's. It's so a doesn't change by our math in terms of which teams get in and depending on point differential this by our math we have. Fourteens on 15. Wow.
00:41:39
Speaker
Yeah. So Rossing and Elster get whole matches for sure in the round of 16. And then there's two others up for grabs. Okay. And then, um, yeah, LaRochelle, Leinster, Exeter, um, and sale are all on 15 and then Claremont and Glasgow sneaking. Okay. And then B is let's see,
00:42:13
Speaker
All right. So we have, um, by our math, Quinn's Lester monster Bristol. That'd be for one, two, three, four. Yep. Conak five. Okay. Toulouse six. Okay. Bordeaux seven and was just sneaking in and hanging on by the thread at eight. So if we can go back to a. Mm-hmm.
00:42:41
Speaker
What is the order? I want to make sure I want to see what what's four versus five. So it all and if they're all on 15, I think it's all going to come down to point different point differential. Well, we have. OK, so we have Rossing and Ulster are one and two and two. They're done. And then you're saying there's OK, Stodd, Leinster, Exeter. And say, oh, I'm sorry. No, sorry, not so. I lied there. They're on 12. I'm sorry, La Rochelle.
00:43:10
Speaker
Leinster and Exeter. My five look like a two. Ladies and gentlemen, if you haven't known that, now you do. Yeah, so that's oh man, because I'm looking at it right now. If everything stayed exactly the same, Leinster would play Exeter, which would be fantastic. Is it? I think it's across the pool. It's across the pools, son of a fuck.
00:43:35
Speaker
So it'd be lens during Connick as old friends. Exeter would get Bristol. Oh no, I don't want that. Yeah. Okay. No, no, nevermind. So here's hoping that somebody, somebody changes places there. Yeah. I want to keep seeing these cross cross league. Yeah. No, I agree. I don't want to see the same league. I'm with you on that one. So yeah, we'll see how that goes. Um,
00:44:05
Speaker
It's still going to be lots of good rugby. Um, I'm going to know the shutout of my neighbor by yelling at the TV this weekend again. I'm pretty sure I used to know that last week when I was still at the TV. Cause they were just like, what the hell is going on?
00:44:24
Speaker
You're welcome. Yeah. So, good luck to everybody in Subaru. Remember, the rounds continue after this, even though they don't have them listed in Subaru, they continue after this. We got lots more to play, so just hang on to those players. Don't go all willy-nilly. It's only going to be six changes anyway this weekend, so don't get too silly over there.
00:44:45
Speaker
Um, but yeah, so until next week, um, but take your, again, take your, um, um, be strategy, strategic with your, your changes. You have six of them. Um, if you don't like a guide, don't, doesn't, it's not necessarily need to cut them. You could always throw them on your bench. So, you know, don't, don't swap out like two players when you can just swap out one. And yeah, you're just looking for a starter. Like, yeah, don't be silly.
00:45:09
Speaker
Don't be silly. Not, not here. Cause that, you know, you get the full reset after this week. So it's just at this point. Yeah. I feel pretty confident in the players I currently have that they're all going to make the next round at least. So that's also the good thing. You know, keep that in mind. Like you want players that are going to be playing in the round of 16 and you don't have to trade out seven guys on teams that we're not going to make the knockout round. Even if they did score you well, you're going to get the shit end of the stick on the other side there. So just keep that in mind as well.
00:45:40
Speaker
So yeah, we appreciate everybody hanging out, stopping by and listening to us babble. We'll be back next week and we'll be talking premiership in the fantasy corner, which will be obviously our wheelhouse and where we like to knock it out of the park now and again.
00:45:58
Speaker
And then we'll know all the match-ups and stuff, which will be fun to talk about. And hopefully we'll be previewing some Six Nations outright, potentially with a friend. So we'll keep that in mind. But until then, we appreciate you. Like I said, let us know anything that you think about the show, fancy your podcast at gmail.com. Until then, have a good weekend and enjoy everybody. Later.