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Season 4- Weekly Fantasy Corner (Premiership Round 17 & Super Rugby Round 1 Preview)
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It's time for Fantasy Corner with TFRY. We have a look back as to where everyone stands in 6 Nations with the break coming up, who needs to right the ship and who needs to stay the course. We also, have a look at the first FRD Super Rugby matchups of the year in CYL. It's a big Start or Sit segment as we dive into the first recommendations of the season for Super Rugby including the first ones EVER for the Fijian Drua. Get your pencil, notepad, BS meter and something tasty to drink, enjoy!
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Transcript
Welcome and Fantasy Rugby Intro
00:00:08
Speaker
Hey, everybody. Welcome back. It is the fancy rugby. My name is Jared Dyke. I'm Ben Glauber. Here we go. It's fancy time. Yay. And we got new fancy to talk to or about this. Yeah, this day. That one. Yeah, we talk all kinds of good stuff to them. Going on.
00:00:30
Speaker
Yes. That's my that's my that's my best game. That's all I got.
Humorous Chess Anecdote
00:00:36
Speaker
I don't know how I got chess. A miracle. Why chess is fucking married to you. Whatever you did. Fucking yeah.
00:00:48
Speaker
Just, I'd pay to see it on repeat. We laugh about it. Quite honestly, she teases me about the first thing I ever said there, constantly. Not constantly, but you know. You look thirsty. Couple times a year. Something actually wasn't far off from that. Was it a rugby social? No, that'll happen. All right. Several hours into a rugby social.
00:01:16
Speaker
Yeah, that'll have that'll definitely happen. Yeah, frickin liquid courage right there. Let's go dive in. Yeah, strength to punch.
Champions League Fantasy Standings
00:01:27
Speaker
In general, let's go diving into Champions League stuff. Let's go to Six Nations first.
00:01:33
Speaker
in TRM. Good weeks for some bad weeks for others. I am not complaining about my week. Yeah. Anybody that's still in the top five had 500 points last week, at least. And anyway, that's not did not. Right. And it's only two weeks. So it's not really a future. Yeah, no, there's there's still plenty to be had here. Right. Yeah. So Ben's jumped two spots. He's now claimed number one after how high were you on the
00:02:06
Speaker
This is Jackass over here. I jumped 147 spots in the overall contest. Yeah, it's a lot. George, good old George, still at 5.16. Not about showing by any means whatsoever. You know, if I had managed to pull off my score and not have to eat 40 points, I would have been ahead of you. Yeah. Well, I pulled off my score because I did that. Right. Because I did that. That's the whole point of giving, you know,
00:02:26
Speaker
weekly was there your four for weekly ranked. Yeah. Yeah.
00:02:34
Speaker
But that's how you get the points when you need to. George dropped one. Mark jumped one. I jumped three. Duncan dropped three, poor bugger. Anton stayed right where he was. Justin dropped two. And then Carrick.
00:02:54
Speaker
Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.
00:03:24
Speaker
some of those bold moves and paid them quite well. Yeah, really still a few things I need to I mean, it patches a lot of holes because there's still a few things I could probably fix. But that patch of you holds no doubt. Yeah, I had Oh, yeah. I was super happy to, you know, pull the toji back to my bench. Um,
00:03:46
Speaker
Cause I was like, you know what? I just don't, don't trust you. Like now for some reason at six, um, I had the stones to play Lamaro. It had a better week, but it didn't. Okay. I had Watson. So I did all right. Cause I had Vanderflir and Watson.
00:03:58
Speaker
Yeah. Not bad. Maybe I'll get the stones this week or next time I need them. Next time. Next time. Next time. Jumping over to the land of the FRD.
Fantasy Rugby League Results
00:04:10
Speaker
We had Mark and George. George beat Mark. And then we had a slobber knocker, a big one. It was Liano and Duncan. Both got over 100. And Liano came out on top.
00:04:26
Speaker
And then it was me and, um, I believe, I believe that's Franco and it was a pillow fight. Neither of us cracked 70, but I won. So that was the important part. I thought Franco was in my division. Oh, is it? No, maybe then that's Cobus.
00:04:46
Speaker
Yeah, I think so. Because I get it. I think it's Frank. Oh, you're right. You're right. You're right. Sorry, go as I didn't do any justice there. Franco a disservice. In our league. I just want Justin 143 to 77. Yeah, Dan bigger DuPont, England's front row.
00:05:08
Speaker
And just and Brex, like, oh, my God, what the Watkin, I just I backed ass into Watkin last week. So, yeah, I'm certainly going to take those points this week. Justin had Marcus Smith and that was it. Nobody else scored over 10. So that's a bad week for him. Yeah, it's a bad day. So spaghetti Franco edged out scary Larry by just under 10 and then Anton.
00:05:35
Speaker
beat Carrick by about 30, a little over 30. Yeah. Let's see, league table so far. Let's see, I got them both. Actually, I got them both. Hey, look at that. All right, so league table for my division is George is in the front with he's 2-0. He's the only one that's 2-0. Everybody else is 1-1 or 0-2.
00:05:58
Speaker
um liana was one-on-one uh and he said he's sitting second because of points duncan and then um then cobas and then me and then mark pulling up three right oh and two and then we got um franko sitting at the top of ours yeah also two no also two no but look at that points against 111 he hasn't really been challenged yet so
00:06:22
Speaker
No, yeah, that's true. I play in this week and I'm in second place because of points scored. I have 230 points scored.
00:06:29
Speaker
Um, and then Justin's one-on-one scary Larry and, uh, son of Zeus Anton. Um, all of us are tied to one-on-ones with Carrick at O and two. Yeah.
Fantasy Rugby Strategy Discussion
00:06:40
Speaker
Points four is not good for her old Carrick. Unfortunately, it's not good. Carrick. What's going on, man? Hold on. Cause he had 77 against me. So what the hell? How does that work? Um, that's not good. Negative points beforehand or added up yet.
00:06:57
Speaker
I don't know. Let me see what happened. This is what happened in week one. He had 23 points in week one. Yeah, they may not have added up yet. Whatever it is. Whatever it is, that's not. Either way, it's not great. No. Either way, it's not good. Not good. Not good at all.
00:07:20
Speaker
No, no, no, no, no. Um, and then over to the prem, we have, uh, literally no movement in, in TRM league.
00:07:32
Speaker
Ben Duncan, myself, Anton, Carrick, Justin, Mark, George. Excuse me, George. Sorry. Bullshit made me sneeze. I mean, I'm impressed. I lost my RM cup matchup by 10 points. So my round two match up dude had a freaking dude. Wow. Yeah, I won. So I was, and I was really nervous. I was going to lose that. And I was definitely nervous. I was going to drop because right.
00:08:00
Speaker
I struggled. I did not realize that JLDP was playing eight and I left them as my captain. I was like, oh, shit. How did I realize that? Yeah, I made that a conscious choice. I was like, you know what? I'm going to do it anyway. I would have done something else. I just don't trust Clark with the C yet. Oh, I would have given it to Montosha. Oh, well.
00:08:24
Speaker
wasn't sure about that either. So I was I mean, that would have been silly to me. But I mean, it would have been smart of me. But I just, for some reason, or McGinty, I considered McGinty for a second. Okay, that wouldn't have been a bad one. That would have been that would have been fine too. But next time, not bad, but still like
00:08:42
Speaker
you're hoping for a 40 plus performance out of your captain. I made a mistake like that, and I still gained in the sandings. I gained a spot overall. So I'm not crying. It's just, yeah. I made it bad. If I'm only making that mistake, and I only lose six spots, I'm probably feeling okay. So the last two weeks, I have been like, in that waiting for the shooter drop, you know, where you get like a 300 point week, because everybody just sucks.
00:09:11
Speaker
Yeah, I was kind of waiting for that this week. So it hasn't happened yet. And I think I can get some help this week, depending on how lineups look. Right. I was nervous about starting Earl and McFarland, but both got over 20 points. So it's like not so bad at this point with Six Nations and all that with all the loads of points that are away.
00:09:33
Speaker
especially with Sean Robinson, who's a massive point scorer, forward and he was unavailable. Like there's a lot going on and Fafita is playing six, which also fucks things. Like there's, oh no, he was on the bench. He wasn't even, wasn't even starting. So it was like, tell me. Yeah.
00:09:50
Speaker
Not, not easy to find points in the, uh, in the flanker's bus. No, it wasn't, it wasn't, but I think, I think I have answers should, should things work out all right
Game Analysis: Northampton vs Sale
00:10:00
Speaker
this week. Right. Me too. All right.
00:10:05
Speaker
Let's do do to do to do. Oh, we can preview what's going to happen in our week one of Champions League Super FRD. Yay. All right, we got week one, Anton and me will be Ben and Carrick. It'll be Mark and Duncan and then George and Justin. Yeah, labs are out. And I have a
00:10:32
Speaker
Full starting lineup. All my guys are starting like the top line guy that I expect to be starting or starting.
00:10:39
Speaker
Yeah. I had one, I had one miss out and that was slightly expected, but that's not so bad. Right. Like, I mean, I don't have them a longer this weekend, but I knew that going in. You knew that. So I have to mooah. Oh no. Yeah. Usually score as well. So should be okay. Right. I have a ponderance as to whether I start Tate McDermott or Jake Gordon. I mean, these are, these are my problems in this league. I'm pretty happy. Those are good problems. Right.
00:11:06
Speaker
Yeah. Alex Newsom is starting and he's on my, he's on my bench because I have Stevenson, Julian Sevilla and Tom Banks. I'm yeah. I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I
00:11:27
Speaker
yeah okay you done let's just start sit there help their hammerhead all right where are we starting you start you got bristle wister yeah okay yeah i wasn't sure if we're starting prem or super yeah um okay sorry prem wister bristle um for wister if you're going to start anyone kind of look at gaff simpson that's a weak spot for bears potentially especially with uh
00:11:48
Speaker
You know, you're in and Whiteley gone for a while and Randall's away like they just had two transfers for immediate effects like they're, they're playing this weekend lately for scrum half so it's like,
00:12:02
Speaker
Yeah, there's a there's a spot there for for Simpson to
Fantasy Insights: Quins vs Wasps
00:12:05
Speaker
exploit potentially in his, his, at least there isn't going to be much pressure on him. You know, it's not like he's playing against a Dan Robson here, right. Now, Finn Smith is a possibility if you're really desperate, but look elsewhere. The centers are still a possibility to.
00:12:22
Speaker
But other than that, like the forwards are only good for a bench spot. So like I've signed badly because he's been rocking it until the last two weeks, but I've had him on my bench. So it's not the worst thing in the world. So that's the thing. If you have a badly, keep him on your keys, your, your response here, your, um, uh, response to like Davidson normally, you know,
00:12:41
Speaker
but he's a little bit more expensive version. For Bristol, just start everyone, because you never know who's getting points. It's like points roulette. Some guys will come up good, and some guys won't, but everybody's got a shot. Yeah, all those usual suspects, I would definitely add. Still, even if you want to pick up a rental, everyone's got a shot.
00:13:02
Speaker
Yeah, more hands been pretty good. Not the props, not the props. Yeah, within the props. Yeah. Truth. You know, what's usually worth a day. Miss Sinclair. All right. Um, for me, I got bath and Lester yikes. Although if it's the same bath that showed up last week, this can be fun. Um, for bath, uh, Ben Spencer tigers are obviously a strong fantasy defense, but they've surrendered the odd game or two to a strong to a scrum happen. Last time they played bath.
00:13:28
Speaker
They gave up 25 to the starting nine. So give them a go if you have them. Nathan Hughes could be a good game for him as well. Tigers have given up a few good games to eights, including truck Augustus last week. Play them if you got them. Many of us need a quality 10 to fill in for Abberstances.
00:13:45
Speaker
Orlando Bailey is not the play this week though. Tigers are first against fly-haves and they've given up just two games of 25 plus this year. So no to that one. Don't get cute. For Lester, could be a big week for Jasper Vis. Bath is the worst against eight and he seems to be feeling it once again as he once did. So I would give him a go and strongly consider him for elevating otherwise.
00:14:16
Speaker
Dan Kelly could be a good outside play, especially since center is a top position to fill in TRM of late. Yeah, Bath are pretty weak up in the middle there. Although it'd be nice if the drama stays there permanently. It'll help. Or red path coming back. That will also help but still, I think Dan Kelly still a consideration.
00:14:35
Speaker
I think we can all say bye-bye to Nick Dolly for a bit. As heartbreaking as that is for me and many, Matosia has that t-shirt and he's going to keep on to it for a while. I think he's also picked up an injury, so sell him all you can for whatever bucks you can. And that pains me to say because I have it.
00:14:56
Speaker
I do. I still have them too. I've been trying to work on getting rid of them. So maybe this is the week where I do it. I have plans to get rid of them this week. Off to Franklin Garden for Northampton sale. Sale are still just dicks to other teams. And because of, again, that a lot of their guys got a rest week last week,
00:15:24
Speaker
They're going to be bringing it to Northampton. Matt of AC ribbons and Mitchell are really my only, um, like matchup proof players for Northampton. So, um, if you have anybody else, but then maybe put them on your bench. Um, also in my plans to drop as we were talking about.
00:15:48
Speaker
Frazier Dingwall. Yeah. He's, he's peaked for the season. His max score is 29. His, his points per game are well under 20 lately. 18 in the last five starts, which are just killing his overall stats. So, you know, his early points are have helped him, but he's not really scoring anymore. So time to time to, I think it's time to sell on him. Um, I know when we're not there yet, but we're not to that point yet, but there it is. Um,
00:16:17
Speaker
For sale, the hooker is an option. Ashman, I assume Vandemrva is coming back eventually. If he's back, again, not sure how long term an injury that was.
00:16:32
Speaker
So I'm just guessing maybe he's coming back. I don't really know what the exact injury wasn't. And so I'm assuming he's coming back soon at some point every any week, week to week. Johnny Dupree and Dan Dupree are excellent options. Quirky only at Scrumhalf obviously. We're not fans of FAF for fantasy. AJ is matchup proof also. Keep Reed and Roebuck on the bench for this one and stay away from whoever's at 15.
00:16:56
Speaker
Yeah. Yeah. Hopefully it's Luke James again, at least. Right. I mean, they'll be fine, you know, again, they'll be fine in that game, but fantasy wise, like, yeah, Reed and, and, and Robach can be on your bench. I think for this one, if you're, if you're doing, if you, you have that option, you're doing okay. If you have to start him, make better choices. Yeah.
00:17:21
Speaker
Like I'm happy that like Radwin, I'm hoping the Ollie Hassel Collins is gets a chance to run this weekend. Yeah, that'll be good for the both of them. That way I won't have to start Roblox. Yeah. All right. Quinn's and Moss should be fun.
00:17:36
Speaker
For the Quinn's, Steph, Stephane Devis returned last week. Likely means he's starting this week. He's fine for that. And this one, I feel was average about 20 to each starting lock position their ninth in points against overall for TRM. So yeah, he's a fine play this week. If you decide to pick him up, Jack Walker is back in play this week, a strong performance against the series team that usually picks on hooks and was also 10th versus hooks as well. So he gets a nod for me this week.
00:18:06
Speaker
Opposite opposite day. Assuming Dan Robson Starks. This could be a tough week for Danny care. Wasser up to third against Nines and TRM. So he's probably going to be your bench fodder for the week.
00:18:17
Speaker
Yeah, Robson really fucks with the other feet. He does. He makes a nightmare. He's not, yeah. For the Woss, the Odawg, Paolo Adagua is back and firing. If you haven't noticed, Quinn's are fifth versus wings, but they've given up two straight big weeks to 14s, which is where he usually slots in. So give him a whirl. Dan Robson already mentioned him. He's starting to get done on the fantasy scoreboard as well now for Woss.
00:18:41
Speaker
Quinn's have started to surrender points to nines of late. So I'd give him a whirl if you got him or if you're interested either way. Keep away from Agrae if he's in the back row this week. Makes for a nice bench play at that hook flying designation. But Quinn's are second versus Flanks and TRM. So I would not have him in your lineup whatsoever. I mean, bench, yes, but nowhere near the 15, please.
00:19:05
Speaker
All right, off to the Irish versus Saracens, which is just going to be a cracker because.
London Irish vs Saracens Preview
00:19:11
Speaker
Sorry, so Irish a little bit. Yeah, we got that taste in her mouth. Fantasy wise, though, these are the top two attacking sides. Saris are number one, Irish number two.
00:19:21
Speaker
But the salaries are the number two defense, fantasy wise, while Irish are number 10. So it kind of tells you which way to go. For the Irish, front row is obviously a go. They're pretty much match up proof. You're going to start Hoskins, Goodrich Clark. I have plans to add him to. Probably going to drop JTA for him. And obviously, you know, when Creepy's not getting a yellow card, he plays really well. Yeah, that helps.
00:19:49
Speaker
It, you know, it looks like Pearson is out. Um, so because, you know, uh, Eddie called, um, so I would just kind of just stay away from the locks and flankers this week, uh, this weekend from, from the Irish. Phipps is a big go. They, the Saris give up lots to, to scrum heads as we saw last week. Um, Ben white might be playing, um, like who knows. So he's also good for a bench spot if he's on the bench, even in this match, um, Voldemort will get his opportunities.
00:20:20
Speaker
Benard Jans van Rensberg has been just lighting it up. And he's so cheap. He's been like my bench option. And you can sub him anywhere because he's like a flabberg from a fly-off to a full back, I think. So it's crazy. He's the most versatile player ever. And he's been scoring regularly, certainly over 20 this last week. He had 40.
00:20:43
Speaker
keep them on the bench. Is it one of those? Just because it's Saracens keep them on the bench because they contain twelves and Rona too. But Ollie, House of Collins and Loader and that back three are decent options that they're playing. Saris will give up points out there. For the Sarisens, like the entire Saris pack as it go, the Irish are at best 10th against each forward position. Everything else is less than 10th. It's like the props are of 10th and maybe the hookers and then everywhere else's.
00:21:13
Speaker
worse. Yeah, so and that's the that's where the salaries make their fantasy points are generally through the forwards. So just go and then the centers to obviously laws. I guess depends on who is his partner is but yeah, let's see if Tomo plays this weekend or not. Right. Maybe you might not be who knows.
00:21:35
Speaker
All right, up to the tune, Newcastle and Exeter for the Falcons. Consider Newcastle's entire pack sans the number eight as a possible play this week, including Peterson, Davidson and Van Der Waal. Exeter are 11th or lower against props, hooks, locks and flanks. So yeah, eat it up, eat it up.
00:21:56
Speaker
Sean Robinson, as I stated above, Exeter are right for the picking for his likes. I want to give him a special mention this week as a possible candidate for captain. You have to make or break your week, obviously. So, yeah, I put him on that list right now. On the other side of the coin, Lou Schruder or his replacements are not the DRUDs or NINES you're looking for.
00:22:17
Speaker
You're looking the Exeter number one versus nines in TRM. So yeah, no, don't do that. For Exeter, Tom Hendrickson is a strong candidate for a short term ad. His last five starts have all been 20 plus and Newcastle are bottom points against for centers in TRM. So yeah, strongly consider.
00:22:36
Speaker
Um, if hog is given around this weekend, first, uh, after, uh, not playing, obviously he's not playing for Scotland this weekend. Um, he definitely should be in your 15 new guests or 11 versus full backs. As long as you have them obviously, and much of the back lines actually kind of in play too, similar to about, um, exit forwards there or exit or against forward, I should say.
00:22:54
Speaker
People might be tempted to play Exeter props. Valor Papa Ruskin is the only prop. That's because they scored last week. Valor Papa Ruskin is the only prop that's produced a week higher than 25 since round four of the season against Newcastle. And that was Mako. So, yeah, keep that one in mind. Just put that pin right in there for me. Thank you. All right, so we got the other weeks. Yes, we do.
00:23:23
Speaker
I want you to go first because I have two and I want to go to a different one than you do. I see how it goes. All right. Well, I mentioned this guy already.
00:23:35
Speaker
big weekend on his on deck form. And you know, he's, he's just come to he's just making everybody's fancy years just that much better lately. And like I said, the position that he's gonna they plays opposition gives up a ton, ton of points to so my start of the week for around 17. The prep is Newcastle Falcons and England hopeful Sean Robinson.
Focus on Hookers in Fantasy Rugby
00:24:00
Speaker
And that's an excellent option. So you didn't mention either of mine. But I'll mention both of them, because I'll give you the honorable mention. But the start of the week is there's only one position, or there's three positions, I should say, that are like, you're the only guy who can play this position. You're the only one who sports points here.
00:24:24
Speaker
And of those kinds of positions, there's an, even like if you had, you know, split the other ones like centers, you know, half and half the points against that, um, the worst team for the worst individual points against is bath versus hookers. They're giving up like 40 points, like something ridiculous. It's something awful. And like no other, you know, even if they, you would give up like.
00:24:49
Speaker
60 to locks, well, that's still 30 and 30. So there you go. You never know which way that's going to, well, sometimes you don't know which way that's going to split. But yeah, Julian Montoja will have a beastly day. And then my second option is Harry Wells, who will also
00:25:10
Speaker
had really benefited. I mean, they're, they're terrible against locks too. And he's been scoring again. So he, he was, he was on our teams. He was one of those guys who like a Sean Robinson was an indispensable in the early part of the year, got pretty dispensable for a while. And he's took a hard dip. He's working his way back up. So, um, Yeah. I wonder if that coincide with injury or anything as well. It might have, it may have.
00:25:33
Speaker
All right, sit. So my guy is a very popular pick amongst people. And he's not he's never been the boom or the or the bust. This week, I think he's going to be the bust because of his opposition and how how very, very angry they are towards his general his general position. My set of the week for around 17 a prom is London Irish captain Matt Rogerson.
00:25:58
Speaker
Oh, my. Yes, he's. Yeah, that's a good. Yes. Can I have a tough week? I think he's going to have a tough week. I mean, he'll make some tackles, but he also may miss some because, you know, you know, with Ben Earl and fucking the way that Theo is just, you know, being nothing inside, it seems like the miss tackle quotient is the big thing. Like, you know, you don't have to worry about like Exeter guys missing tackle because they're not really trying to break. I mean, they're trying to like bust through text without trying to really like
00:26:27
Speaker
Yeah, step through right step you so like easy points for a guy like Robinson, you know, anyway, my guy, I mentioned him before, it's time to drop him. Anyway, and he's got a terrible matchup here against a pretty solid defensive line. Frazier Dingwall. Yeah.
00:26:48
Speaker
If you have another option, you'll find it because you use it because it's time to work his and how to your lineups. Tough old one. Tough old one. Yeah. All right. I love the guy, too. I like when he played. He's not playing poorly. He's not scoring points. He's not scoring points. There's a big difference. Right. There's a big difference. Yes. You, sir, are leading us off for our inaugural, not inaugural, but our first Super Rugby picks of the year.
00:27:19
Speaker
Oh, we're okay. Oh, yeah, right. So Taz versus the Drua. Yeah, Drua. Taz front row, Gordon, Faketi, Parisi and Newsome are the ones you know, you can count on it. You know, the other ones should do okay, too. But those are those were
00:27:34
Speaker
Now focus the druid you kind of fill in with, you know, if you need a, you know, one of their players don't, I wouldn't worry about it. Like fill them in. Cause they're, they're, they're going to play this type of, of, of game that scores points. And the goose is in the forwards is really the only one I can recommend for now. Cause I think he'll be prepared for it and he'll, he'll make his tackles and he'll.
00:27:55
Speaker
run as meters. Curavoli, Kerr, Habosi, Voda, and Ratu are definitely guys who you can start in, especially with the 9 situation. I bet this team's 9s run. I wouldn't be shocked.
00:28:11
Speaker
That's a big thing to consider. Don't worry. Again, this isn't about how well they're playing as a team, whether they're winning or losing. It's about the production they make as individuals, unfortunately. So that's where we are here. And I think that a lot of these backs will make contributions, even if they don't score tries.
00:28:31
Speaker
Yeah, I agree. I started, um, I have Voda as one of my midfielders. Right. I'm not happy about that. That was the team playing you. And isn't that shit? I forgot about that. Yeah. Well, that was the one that kind of had a helmet.
00:28:48
Speaker
moment and took two guys that are not playing this week. So right. You took two blues, right? No, I had check and I had tape. Okay. Neither which is playing because they're both they're on the opposite team that got the postpone match. So oops.
00:29:04
Speaker
Oops, Daisy. All right. Um, keeps and Highlanders, uh, Highlanders surrendered bags, the points to OBs last season. So it could be a good week if you drafted journal low or Narroa. So just strong Stevenson. Yeah. Is he, is he starting? Yep. Okay. So there you go. Um,
00:29:20
Speaker
I did, and I am. There you go. Highlanders were also tough against fly-hats, but I think having their old friend Joshua on your return, return against them is going to be a change of tune this week. I think both games for the Kiwi matches are being played in, what is it?
00:29:45
Speaker
They're under the roof. They're kind of bubbling up for a little bit until things come down there.
00:29:53
Speaker
Gotcha. For the Chiefs, Sam Kamen is an awesome name to have in your real team, but not in your fantasy team. Didn't do much last season. Expect that to continue this year. So all the side of the coin on that one. Highlanders, Chiefs were generous to Nines last year. So hello, Aaron Smith. Come on down. Not that I would consider otherwise, but I've got my high hopes on him considering I have him in at least one league.
00:30:17
Speaker
We have him together. I think that's the one that we're sharing. If you're looking for Loose Forward because you had too many blues or drinks during your draft, check out names like Billy Harmon, although I think it's James Lunches that's starting as well. That was the other name on my list. Chiefs were very kind to those positions last year at Loose Forward.
00:30:38
Speaker
How does front row wasn't highly rated going into the season and chiefs were tough against front rows last season. So not sure if you want to gamble with that one, maybe a spare one out there like the Drua or the Rebels, but keep your expectations low if you are playing them this week. Right.
00:30:56
Speaker
All right, where am I off to Crusaders and Hurricanes? Ooh, they should be a sweet matchup. Hurricanes? The Crusaders front row, Barrett and Whitelock are our options. I'm not big on the loose forwards for the Crusaders. Maybe Matera. I have to play Christie, so. Yeah, I mean, I'm not happy about it. Yeah, I mean, it's one of those like you'll get like seven points, but you know, you're not getting 20. So I hope. Right.
00:31:24
Speaker
This, this, not really big again we talked in there on the pod pod the rugby pod about the, you know, they're, they're half back situation scrum has fly has I'm not really big on either of them I mean they're spot stardom if you if you know if you need to go with figures, but go for it.
00:31:44
Speaker
But yeah, the center is in the back, like that back five. Just yes, please, all over. On the other side, the hurricanes front row is always just going to be the quality option.
00:32:00
Speaker
Karifi and Sevilla in the loose forwards. And Jose has shown a propensity. He's like the Alfie Barbary in Super Rugby. He's the guy who will come in and score like 20 points in 20 minutes somehow in FRD. So he might be worth playing off the bench. And the centers in back three should be just fine too. They'll get their opportunities. Yeah, no doubt. All right, so I have Reds and Rebels.
00:32:31
Speaker
This should be, this should be fun. Um, anyone missing midfielders this week, have a look at fluke or Stewart rebels were Swiss cheese against midfielders last season and shot in the dark like that might be better than a donut. If you're sitting on a couple of guys that are not playing right now.
00:32:45
Speaker
Rebels were also 7th out of 10 last year, remember, to Obie. So I think Jock Campbell is the one in store for a big week, wide for the Queenslanders. So give him a look if you haven't already. Not sure the Reds back row is going to have enough to go around. I think Angus Scott Young is the odd player out. I won't be surprised if it's one of the other, I won't be surprised if it's one of the other three, but still he's my pick for that one. So temper expectations if he's one of your guys.
00:33:13
Speaker
For the Rebels, remember how I talked about the Highlanders maybe not being a good play at front row this week? Rebels could be that other option. Reds were very nice at front rows last season, so that could be your play. Michael Wells performed well last season. Wells, well, last season. And I think he'll pick up right where he left off. Good for those looking for subs for the postponed Blues and Moana match.
00:33:37
Speaker
Reds were number one versus Mids last season. And I know it's not their usual crew, but I still don't like anything on the other side. So as of right now, yeah, like Stacy Ely is definitely a no for me. That's a no for me, Doug. I know Timo's playing 12, but he adds value otherwise, like, you know, kicking it for points. So that's, there's that. Again, I started with one of the leagues, but I'll be all right. Yeah, should be okay. Yeah, I think I'll just play him in two, whatever.
00:34:07
Speaker
Wait, do I play him against you? I think I do, so you should be happy about that again. Nope, I'm playing him against you. So I took Bo first, and then I took him. Hold on, Ely? No, oh, Ely, no, I thought you were talking about him. Right.
00:34:23
Speaker
No, no, no, Ely. No, playing Ely against you. Yeah. So, yeah, fuck you. And Altus. OK, off to Brumbies versus Force. Oh, yeah, that's right. No, we got that. Do that first. I'm an idiot. The Brumbies front row, Valentini, Nick White in a pinch. We'll talk about, you know, Stromhaves in a second, too. And when we get to the other weeks, though, let's see, it should score huge here. Simone and Nickatat, you could do worse than
00:34:53
Speaker
that that back three that the the broadies have. So if you've got any of them, you're doing just fine. No doubt. On the other side, the force are kind of only good for felons at this point. He's overlooked because of his easily overlooked in this play sometimes. But King Koteka is an excellent fantasy rugby player. Whatever he you know, whatever he does that he contributes, it's excellent for fantasy points. So
00:35:21
Speaker
He's the only one that I'd say definitely if you're starting him, you're doing all right for the right now.
00:35:27
Speaker
Right, right. Not bad, not bad. All right. Of the weeks, my bad. I got all excited about mine. So my start of the week is a guy I'm a huge fan of. And I think he's going to start off the week red hot. And I think he's going to pick up right where he left off. He's going against opposition that we're very kind to hit to the likes of him last year. So my start of the week for round one of Super Rugby Pacifica
00:35:54
Speaker
is or pacific i don't know which one it is but i'll we'll go with pacific for now um is um reds reds and wallabies number nine take mcdermott all right well that helps me because then i i've been not sure if i'm going to start him or jay gordon so there it is on on on my end i'm also going to go with um a wallaby
Super Rugby Spotlight: Noah Lolesio
00:36:18
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who really has come a long way. And I think if he keeps stepping up, he's going to be a hell of a 10. And he's got one heck of an opposition waiting for him, especially because of the travel involved. So I would say your start of the week this week is Noah Lilessio of the Brumbies. Yeah. Like that one. Like that one too. All right. So my sit.
00:36:42
Speaker
This guy made a move, uh, for his own, for his own sake, this off season. Um, but, and I think he's going to be fine this season, but it's just the wrong opposition for the week. And, um, you know, he was, he was hot when he played. I think he's going to continue at some point, just not this week. Um, my city of the week is, uh, the new Western forest weapon on the outside amounts. Yeah.
00:37:07
Speaker
Not a bad call. My sit of the week is, so as we were saying with, with scrumhaves and Nick white can do in a pinch, um, especially this week, because he can snipe some scores. There's some nines that just aren't going to do that. And, um, they just play as the cog in the machine.
00:37:24
Speaker
And this week, and it might be out there and he's in both leagues that we're in, or maybe all leagues that we're in, you think he's probably still a free agent and rightly so. But if you have him sit, Bryn Hall this week, no matter what happens with him, he might be on the Crusaders. Yes, you know, the team, but then that doesn't mean points. It's rare that they come that their nine show up and also they kind of put tune him and I think it's drumming back and forth. Although I don't know if they're playing drumming this week.
00:37:53
Speaker
I can't recall. I think, no, they are. He's, he's on the bench, but yeah, like he hits the two of them and sometimes they hit, but man, more often than not, they suck. And it's, and even if, but even if when they score tries, they're not, they're rarely breaking 10 points. So it's like, it's one of those, like, they'll get you one to two points maybe. And then if they do really well and score a try, they get you five and it's like, well, that's not really helpful. That's helpful.
00:38:19
Speaker
Yeah, he is available in the one that we share as well. So yeah, in all our leagues, he's available. Right. And for good reason. Right. Because those players at least know what they're doing. So this is helping the players who might be unfamiliar with this. Yes. Yeah. In the leagues where people know who to avoid, he's being avoided. Very avoided. Yeah. No doubt. No question. All right. From your ship, Pickham.
00:38:47
Speaker
All right. A lot of away teams this week. Yeah. Yeah. Bristol, unfortunately. Sorry. We'll see you right there. Yeah. Right. That's the one I don't care. Times, uh, Lester bath. Yeah. Lester. Yeah. Lester. Whatever. Um, right.
00:39:01
Speaker
Poor Northampton sale. Yeah, sale's hot. Sale. Sale is shit hot. They are hot. Saints are shit not. They are not. Yeah. Quins and wasps. It's wasps, I think. See, that's the thing. I think wasps, but I can't. That's like every of them. They've won four in a row.
00:39:22
Speaker
but that's every away team. So I gotta like, and at this point I think I need to catch up to you or continue taking risks. So I'm going to go with the home team. Uh, and I'm going to say that the Harlequin is kind of step up. I won't, I won't be shocked to do honestly though. I'm sure they're being read the riot act right now. So, um, they were champs last year for a reason. Yes.
00:39:43
Speaker
And they just be signing off. And wasps or have been struggling of, you know, until the last couple of weeks. Yeah. For a recent two. So. Right. And they're getting healthier and healthier, which is terrifying for the rest of the. Exiles and series. I'm going to take the boys there. They're mad about that last one. Oh, yeah. I think that there's no way that they play with their heads up their asses like they did that time. There's this is a.
00:40:05
Speaker
A debt is owed. That final 20 minutes, good lord. It was a disaster. Right. And that's just because they went to fucking sleep. They did. That wasn't that the match that they kept getting marched backwards because they would not shut the fuck up. No, that was against Exeter.
00:40:20
Speaker
Okay. There were other things they did stupidly that day though. Plenty of stupid around. Similar considerations. Yeah. Plenty of stupid to be had by all on that one. Right. So they're going to show up to be not stupid. And when Saracens show up to be not stupid, Irish don't have a chance. Things usually go well. So let's hope it goes that way. Newcastle and Exeter up in the team.
00:40:47
Speaker
The hosts this one. Yeah, I'm going to take Newcastle. They because they've already won this one in the reverse as well. Right. And Exeter aren't playing that like extra didn't play particularly well against Gloucester. They just played better than Gloucester. Just the bed. Yeah. So like and the long trip. The old long trip. Yeah. And I don't I don't I don't think they have much like, you know, kind of like what I said with the rebels last year.
00:41:16
Speaker
not having much heart. Like I feel like exit or don't have much heart this year, losing it here and there for sure. Yeah. It's, it's not really, there's not much. Like if you, if you step up and give them a few good wax there, they'll they're done. Yeah. And they can't hang with teams that want to play loose. So hopefully, hopefully the castle try a little bit of that. Hopefully. I mean, Radman will be playing, I assume. So yeah, that'll help. Yeah. Uh, super rugby, uh, toss and the Drua.
00:41:46
Speaker
I'm going to go with the hosts. Yeah, same. Chiefs, Highlanders. I'm going to go with Joshua. I'm going to go with the hosts. Yeah. Host might be a loose term on this one. Yeah, that's true. Hurricanes, Crusaders. If there's a time to get these guys, it's now.
00:42:06
Speaker
So I'm going to take the hurricanes. And I'm going to steal a spot and take the Crusaders. Yeah, probably the smart play. But if there's a time to nab these guys, it's now, especially while Moong is not playing. Right. Yeah, there's a whole lot out there that still terrifies me.
00:42:25
Speaker
Don't question that, trust me. Ah, shit. All right, Reds and Rebels. I'll take the... Take the host. ...Brey you champs from last year. And Brumby's in for sorry, Brumby, sorry for us. It's... Yeah. I'm going to be picking against you a lot this year.
00:42:40
Speaker
We'll see. All right, cool. It's kind of interesting. I picked almost all the way in the prem and all home in the you definitely pick all this one, right? I'm like, I'm just no, don't care. Oh, this is as it's listed. You know, again, that's probably a loose term because I'm loose, but I still don't know, you know, on the sheet, it looks it's all on. Yeah. Yeah. Right. The other way. And those are the teams that I think are going to win it regardless of where they play. Right. Right. Right. Right.
00:43:09
Speaker
Okay. So yeah, like, I mean, these, these, all these teams, the, the, the hosts could be the other way and I would still pick the team that I just picked to win. Right. Right. Right. All right.
What Would You Do with Lottery Winnings?
00:43:21
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Much fun being had here. All right. Yeah. So here we go. Uh, we will try to get, um,
00:43:32
Speaker
are sort of sick graphic for super Ruby up as soon as possible, which is probably not going to be tonight, but tomorrow. Yeah. By, you know, midday over here. We do have actual real jobs, believe it or not. I wish this paid enough money where we didn't need real jobs, but it doesn't. And even if it did, I still need to work because I would be right out of my fucking mind. So, you know,
00:43:55
Speaker
I'm definitely of the type of, you know, if I ever to win like the Powerball, for those of you that don't know, Powerball is one of the big lotteries over here. If I were to ever win the fucking Powerball, I would never tell anybody that I fucking want it and I just keep working, but I would, my stress would go down. That's all that would happen. That's all that would happen. My stress would go down, but I just keep working because I can't fucking not work because I'd lose my mind.
00:44:18
Speaker
Yeah, I'd find something else to do, but I'd still do something. Same things. Like, yeah, it's just no way. Right. Yeah. Like, my mother's the same way.
00:44:27
Speaker
she's quote unquote retired, she's still working. She will not stop working until she's dead, I swear. Until basically they tell her she can't work. Well, yeah, some people, not everybody gets to make that choice, but some people, some people it's just, yeah, they like having something to do that's not sitting on their butts watching rugby. I don't understand that, but that's
00:44:53
Speaker
I mean, I like that part, but man, you only got so much rugby in front of you. I could watch every MLR game and every Japan League one game that's out there, but... I don't think I could. I think I lose my mind. Yeah. I remember the watchathon and how that way. I don't want to watch rugby anymore. This is not where I want to be. Oh, man. Yeah, you're welcome, Boston Food Bank. God damn. Yeah.
00:45:21
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00:45:48
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00:46:36
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