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Season 5- Weekly Fantasy Corner (Super Rugby Round 14)
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It's a big one for many of us out here with a spot in the finals on the line. On this FC we look back at the goings on in CYL D1 and guess who finally got to make a Pink Slips trade for the good!? Yes, we also dive in to Start or Sit for this week's action in Super Rugby. Get the notebooks out and good luck all!
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Introduction to Fantasy Rugby Yanks
00:00:02
Speaker
It is... The Fantasy Europeans. My name is Jared Dyke. I wanted to say it's stupid and let's move on, but then you kept going. I'm Ben Glauser. I don't like any way anybody gambled that. Collusion! Collusion!
Fantasy Rugby Talk and Trades
00:00:27
Speaker
Hey, everybody. Welcome back. It is the Fancy Rugby Yanks. My name is Jared Dyke. I'm Ben Glauser. We're ready for fancy stuff. It's so much fun having all the fun. I was having none of the fun. You actually had more fun than I did this week. I got to make a trade. I got to make. Oh, my God. Oh, the only other time I got to propose a trade was when I played Carrick.
00:00:50
Speaker
And he really had like nothing at that point, because it was like some guy, a bunch, like his best players were going on by or something. It was just not, I didn't really get a choice. And even when I made the trade and Mark, I took Damien McKenzie as much as he annoys me. He scores a lot of fucking points. He's like, you know, he might be on all blacks rest. And I'm like, I don't care. I got to make a trade. He's like, OK, fair enough.
League Standings and Reflections
00:01:20
Speaker
My second win of the season. I'm super happy about it. Oh, fuck. Yeah. Before we get to that, the D1 champion, so you don't have D2 at the moment.
00:01:38
Speaker
Oh, and for the record, I gave up Luke Jacobson. That was a fucking prize lost right there. That's that's it doesn't get better than that. I'm happy about that. So Division one championship bracket, Mark beat Duncan by about 50. So that's a nice little gap that he himself and Justin beat George by. Good 45 or so, give or take six. So a couple of good gaps going into week two here.
00:02:08
Speaker
Yeah. You're you're unfortunate in this playing Cobas in in the. The Saccobracket. Right. But but think about that. What does that what does that say about our league that I'm playing Cobas in the Saccobracket? Like, yeah, it's not fun. This is. Yeah. Yeah. This is my whimper of a week was lucky. I was playing character.
00:02:30
Speaker
Yeah. It's just, uh, this is not a, it's not an E there's no, no, as we've said, nowhere to fucking hide in this documentation. I hope that it's not as bad as you think. Yeah. I've, I've not had a good year.
00:02:45
Speaker
That's okay. I'm having, I don't care. I won last year. I'm good. Yeah. I'm good for you. One year. You want your paint. Look, I can, I can write and I want a pink slips game. I can rest on some laurels for a while. I'm good. Yeah. I got, man. I just, like I said, I was totally tuned out. So like, I just kind of went, all right, you're starting, you're in, you're starting gear in and just hope for the best. Cause I was not prepared to make any mental.
00:03:12
Speaker
jumping jacks happen with my lineup and I paid for it. I got absolutely shit house by Cobus and the championship bracket. So we're going to be crashing out here. I'm about 90 points back here. 96 even better, even better. Yeah. I had to give away Sean Stevenson. Oh, that sucks. Yep. He had a really poo week because the, because of the weather. Um, but yeah, I was like, great. Awesome.
00:03:41
Speaker
Don't want to do that again. No, I'm probably losing now. That's all right. I was happy I got into the playoffs there and I'm happy. Right. Exactly. It's still points and you're good. Yeah, just happy, happy, happy. OK.
Team Matchups and Player Recommendations
00:03:55
Speaker
Anywho, with that, it's time for start set. I think I saw you do. And we have a lineup, so your two laps even better. Well, let me go check. Just make sure. Yeah, double check your you go ahead. I'll I'll.
00:04:11
Speaker
Red, highlanders and reds, I believe this is back in, I believe this is back at four sides bar, unless they've got plans to move it somewhere else. I'm just gonna double check that. Yep, no, they're back at the bar. Okay, so with that, so let's start with the hosts. So in terms of their opponents, reds are getting down near the bottom of the overall
00:04:41
Speaker
Uh, rankings in terms of points against great news for fantasy oppositions, uh, front rows, very vulnerable. And though I don't love the highlanders scoring. So that might be a wait and see type of thing. Um, what walks you really want on the highlanders.
00:04:59
Speaker
uh, loose forwards are registered, started the year strong, I should say, but, um, have slowly gotten worse. Billy Harmon has actually played really well the last couple of weeks. So I would give him a look. And then you rent and has kind of bombed out since he had like a couple, a string of a couple of really good ones. So he's actually number two on that list. And I don't want anything to do with dipshit. So next, uh, scrum half. It doesn't matter. Aaron Smith's playing lights out. You can't play him. And then.
00:05:31
Speaker
Well, Hap doesn't really do you any good in this game because, well, there's two of them and neither one of them is going to kick us and Gilbert still in. So move on. Mids, the Reds are pretty vulnerable there. There's only one actual mid and it's too. And he's probably your best option out of this team. So go ahead. Obies, Reds are very, very, uh, leaky against them and Nurekki. And that's it because I don't know if Joel is going to have.
00:06:00
Speaker
the stuff to really do a whole lot. Didn't look like it last week. You can tell me that much right now. The matchup was just as favorable. So yeah, yeah. On the other side, how does it actually become a bit of a staunch defense against front row? So I don't know what that means for guys. Actually, the front row has fronted up lately. Actually, I've been I've been noticing that.
00:06:26
Speaker
Yeah, I need it to. But the Reds front row has actually been on quite a hot streak. They've gotten so much better over the last like five or six weeks. So I'd still play them. I like the way they're playing right now. The last five or six have been great.
00:06:39
Speaker
Give that a nod. Islanders are down near the bottom. There's a block I really want, so it doesn't matter. Loose forwards, you're playing the guys that are, that you know. McRite's my favorite. Wilson and Wright. Wright's kind of a bubble-ish type of thing, but I'm still okay with it. Scrum half. Well, you're playing Tate, so yes. Fly half, if you have timeline now, don't
00:07:04
Speaker
Don't shy away from it. I'm guessing he'll have the tea still because they seem to want to keep it away from James O'Connor for whatever reason. So I'm guessing he's going to have the tea as well. There's only one mid and it's Josh Fluke and he's bad, good and bad. I think this will be good. So go ahead and roll him out there if you've still got a hold of him. Obies. She's
00:07:29
Speaker
I guess jock, he finds ways to score in garbage time. So that still counts. Um, yeah, I mean, it really didn't impress me the other week. So meh. And then he has been sorry. And then Tony Valo is on probably a similar level to jock, just a little bit lower. I would say.
00:07:49
Speaker
yeah i agree that's that's hard it's it's yeah those you're struggling if you're starting them right even if you know as a third it's kind of like okay hopefully um close your close your eyes no right all right rebels versus force i
00:08:10
Speaker
I'm not sure where the hell this man I mean I kind of get where this match is going but damn rebels are fifth and attack 11 in defense force or 12th and attack and eighth in defense although again, the force have been.
00:08:25
Speaker
this is over the season so you got to go with some trends of course aren't the pushovers that they have been they were last in the league for quite a while in defense um so to get them up to eight is that's saying a lot they're they've they've they were far down there too like with um the highlanders and now they're
00:08:46
Speaker
You know, they're towards the middle. They've they've really stepped up. So it's not as simple as it's going to be. It sounds you still start the front row for the rebels. So the force are most vulnerable versus the loose forward. Still, they're 10th. Scram has ninth centers, eighth and outside backs ninth. So they're still, you know, they're not great, but they're better than they were.
00:09:09
Speaker
So, but still for the, uh, for the rebels, you start their front row, loose forwards in order of Hardwick, uh, Kemeny and Wilkin, I'd still stay away from Wilkin. Um, and how many only, if you're fucking desperate as a motherfucker, Lawrence.
00:09:24
Speaker
Yeah. Lawrence has been poop lately, but he still could do well versus the force. It could be a bounce back game for him because they still are leaky there. Carter Gordon is obviously a must start. Hodge, because he's going to be kicking a lot, I think. And then Yewani Anderson, Callaway.
00:09:43
Speaker
First off, Ioannoni and Callaway are averaging over 17 points in the last five matches. And then Anderson is averaging over 13. So that's been up. He's been vegging into that. Like, yeah, he's not in the like William Haveli area of, yeah, get you 10 points, but he's only getting you 10 points and he's always getting you 10 points. Right, right, right. Yeah, absolutely.
00:10:05
Speaker
Yeah, he'll do better than that. So on the other side, the force rebels are leaky versus the locks loose forward strum house and fly house. They're all 11. Like rebels are just pooping in defense. Midfielders are 12 outside backs their eighth. So this is one of this is like kind of going the other way you'd think I still hold off on the on the front row from the force because
00:10:27
Speaker
Rebels are pretty, pretty strong there. Yes. Jeremy Williams, I think is going to eat up some of those loose forward points. He's been excellent lately. I'm starting him, you know, for, um, uh, Sacco brackets, but whatever I'm starting him, um, it's been good.
00:10:46
Speaker
Colorado is still a must start. If he may be available on a waiver wire because people don't pay attention and he's not knowing the top of the points because he wasn't playing most of the season. But go looking for him anyway. And if he's around, pick him up. Isaac Farns lately, Obasa is averaging nearly 10 points in his last five. So he's coming back. Burry is maddeningly me not in the fucking game. Oh, it makes me so mad. I want his points. I want to see his points at least.
00:11:16
Speaker
Because I want to know for next year. Yeah. But I also want to, you know, snatch him up. Sam Spink is an excellent start, as we've been saying. Mata Ali and Kiber Riggi, even on the one leg, could play well here. Hamish Stewart and Chase Gittia, if you're desperate. Oof, oof again.
00:11:44
Speaker
Okay. Uh, let me just refresh one more time. See if we got a new lineup yet. We don't, I was just checking. Yeah. Not yet. Okay. That's fine. So I did learn that the, uh, that more on a fire, their coach though. So they fired major.
00:12:03
Speaker
Well, there was a thank you for that. He's the thank you thing that he's. Oh, wow. Yeah. Aaron. Yeah. I do like him a lot. Yeah. He'll find a job. He'll find a job. No doubt. I'm sure he will. All right. Drew and Moana. This is in, this is in Fiji. So hang on to your hats Moana. Moana aren't stiff against anybody better than 10th in terms of positions. So lots on table here.
00:12:33
Speaker
Uh, the drew a front rows ago, the, you know, if you, if you have a lock and like nacilla, so it might be the one, the winner there. Um, that's a go, uh, Tamani and Mira Mira and the likes are our thumbs up there.
00:12:51
Speaker
Lamani, yes. Shit, you might even be able to play Caleb once this week. Or Touchy Tell. Maybe not Touchy Tell, but months later. If Revolt is still playing, you're going to give him a go. I mean, I got traded Voto. I might actually use him because this could be a good matchup if he's in. It could be. Yeah. So there's that. And then the OB is like,
00:13:18
Speaker
Most Obies not named Semisem of Adria are in play for this weekend for the Druo. Right. Just gonna put that one up there. That's a good one. Sorry to eat. Love you and all, but no. No, it's not happening. You'll always be welcome back here. But. Right. But. Gotta call it as it is as well. Right.
00:13:37
Speaker
Drew are a little stiffer in some places, um, the front door, not being their best place though. And we want to actually score really well against these guys last time too. Yeah. So if you're spinning the wheel early magic, that's a possibility. Um, miracles should be still be a lock played most weeks. I know he's kind of had a dip, but still playing them. Um,
00:14:01
Speaker
Maybe for not you for loose forwards drew our middle of the packs. So you just kind of wait and see and see how it goes Now the drew Moana scrumhaps are exciting me select the pass either Lelio final or McClotchy will not
00:14:17
Speaker
Kill your they won't win you you right, but they won't settle it So if you're they're good for like a good 10 to like somewhere between 10 and 15 points. Yeah, it's more they Right, you could do a lot worse and then sometimes you never know if a couple of them Have gone off for a little bit right close to so funny and that's that's yes, please. Yeah free points the
00:14:41
Speaker
Milwaukee need to play a bunch of midfielders, one of them out of position usually. Most of them are good. Tawala is probably my least favorite right now. Um, it was obviously everyone's favorite. So duh. Um, and OBEs, again, William Haveli, maybe that's a, that's a loose, maybe, uh, top of, top of now, why is it definitive? Yo, just, yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
00:15:07
Speaker
Speaking of go, just go. Crusaders posting the moratas. Yeah. Godspeed. Right. And the thing is that the scoring power on the Crusaders is so concentrated. So it's really like it doesn't matter. It makes sense. It'll just you know who you're starting and you know who you're not. Yeah, absolutely.
00:15:31
Speaker
The Crusaders are fourth in attack and second in defense. They've really their defense has really shut things down lately. It's become that old Crusaders machine defensively. It's just that, again, they only have a certain amount of people who are a threat and attack. The water ties are ninth in attack. They're not great. They're sixth in defense. But they had been higher. So they're they're on the downswing. For the Crusaders start the front row because they've just been
00:16:01
Speaker
shit hot. Um, his, oh, and the ties are vulnerable. They're, they're 11th against front row. Um, but they're also seventh versus crime has fly-offs and fourth versus out, um, Oh, and now back outside backs seventh, uh, fourth versus midfielder. So the thing is all the points are where.
00:16:20
Speaker
the Crusaders get points. So front row, they're being strum half. Yeah. Have him if he's playing. Yes. Yes. Go for it. He's going to have a day, uh, seven versus fly halves. Um, not that you're never going to not start him, but, uh, expect, um, right. This is a good time to have him. Um, David Haveli, you know, midfielder fourth versus midfielder, which means more probably likely, you know, one midfielder will score one middle midfielder will not. So David Haveli come on down. Like you're the guy who gets points in the midfield.
00:16:52
Speaker
Fighting Inuku, yes. As we were saying, Jordan, yes. The rest is lineup dependent. I like McLeod more when he's on the wing. If that's the back three, Fighting Inuku, Jordan, and McLeod, go for it. Especially because he's a cheat code at midfield. For the Waratahs, the Crusaders are sixth versus Scrumhaves, fourth versus Locks, top three everywhere else.
00:17:19
Speaker
Yeah. And being top three everywhere, where the Chiefs are number one, like everywhere is something else. So it means, yeah, it's a lot. So there's not really a good option for starting Waratahs. The only ones I would look at really are Gleason, Parisi, Peach, and Noakin, and Owasi.
00:17:49
Speaker
Yeah. Donaldson's been playing better. He's averaging 16 points over his last five starts. That's something. But again,
00:17:58
Speaker
Yeah, that's for sure. You got to look at it, especially on the road. All that. It's not. Yeah, I'd go for one of those. I'd go for one of those Moana fly. I might do that instead. Absolutely. First, Jordan's in is OK. We've been talking about it, but like I wouldn't expect a lot from from him and Gordon. I'm not big on right now, even though the Crusaders are six for scrum has. I don't think he's going to take advantage of it the way he's been to the office. No doubt.
00:18:29
Speaker
Little Rocky. Oh, we bet. All right. Uh, we have blues and hurricanes. Yes. Yes. Make sure I mess that up. Uh, I think so. Hold on. Sorry. I, I'm actually dealing with a little Rocky in here. I'm speaking a little Rocky. All right. Uh, yes. Blues hurricanes. Okay. So for the host, this is being played, um, at Eden park. So you'd be for my guys. Yeah.
00:18:54
Speaker
Uh, anywho, so hurricanes are stiff against the front row. There's different scrum halves, um, somewhat against, uh, mids and then everywhere else it kind of gets worse. Uh, there they've slipped down the rankings. They're down to fifth, which is what it is. Um,
00:19:13
Speaker
Loose front row is still not amazing. So that's kind of definitely a wait and see on that one. I've noticed. It's like a second or third prop, a third front rows because they were dominant in. Yep. Two below two is not a bad start for a lock. If you got if you got him loose forwards. Yes. It's a two to probably if he's if he's back, not getting a red card. Yeah, maybe not getting a red card would help.
00:19:43
Speaker
Chote hasn't been bad. So those are guys that I would look at for that. Akira, don't forget him. Well, yeah. Um, this is probably a match to keep Christie off your starting lineup. If you can, hurricanes are third against Scrum house. It'd be interesting to see how that goes out with regard against, um, Christie. Well, you're going to play Bodhi. So that day I don't need to tell you that.
00:20:07
Speaker
Uh, you're gonna play Rico. I don't need to tell you that no plumber is kind of a break glass in case of emergency option, but I don't love it. What do I do with this guy? Mark tell me. Yeah. You're, you're playing all of that. Oh, I'll start them. All right. Yeah. Clark Talia. Sorry. And then I don't know who else is going to be in there. Well, I think Asia lamb shirt. So might be our, our, our boy that we are working on pronouncing his name. Um,
00:20:37
Speaker
That's the one. I think I got it. I think I hope I got it. I'm trying to make sure I have the syllables in order. Yeah, without looking at it. That's what I get tongue tied. I'm like, right. I know all the syllables, but I just got to put them in the right order. I swear because like Nahuacana Nahuatl, someone was I swear for that tournament on autumn, they were calling him Nahuatl Nahuatl.
00:20:59
Speaker
I think they fucked it up for the English broadcast. That shocked me up for a minute. Anyway, sorry. That shocked me at all. Blues are a little stiffer than the hurricanes in terms of things, but they do have one or two spots to be maybe looked at. Hurricane front row is really hard to set, so you got to play them. I know the blues are fairly strong, but no.
00:21:21
Speaker
Canes don't have a lock that I'm really interested in. It's kind of hard to sit already or Dewey and even Jose if he's in. So that's kind of in that, that just going to have to temper expectations on that.
Fantasy Rugby Week Advice
00:21:33
Speaker
Roy guard's been lights out. Yes. Blues are number two against square maps. You're still playing him. Um, fly half is now out the window for this one. Aidan Morgan. Love you and all kid, but have a seat. Um, midfield, you're going to play Jordy and if Billy's healthy, cause I know he's carrying out the shoulder last week. Um,
00:21:52
Speaker
But at Geordie's health, Billy's healthy. You're going to play him too, probably. Yep. Again, temporal expectations. Obies. Kenny. Yes. Ryasi. Yes. And in a pinch, Morby. Yes. Yep. And that is where that line is done. You are not going to go for Savannah. Let's just... No, no, no, no. It's just how it is.
00:22:21
Speaker
All right, last match of the week. Brumby's hosting the Chiefs. Brumby's are sixth in attack, seventh in defense. Chiefs are third in attack and first in defense. And as I mentioned, they're solid everywhere except for a front row where they're sixth and loose forward where they're fifth. So neither, they're still in the top half of the league.
00:22:46
Speaker
They're number one versus scrub halves, number one versus fly halves, number one versus centers, number one versus outside backs. And it's not like close. It's ridiculous. I don't get it, but either way, for the Brumbies, what that means is I'm looking at Jerome Brown, because I feel like he's a guy who's going to get points no matter the opponent.
00:23:15
Speaker
just because of what he does on the field. Noah Lolesio is in that meh range now of, he's like still a step above those Moana Pacifica starters, but it's not a giant step. Like if I'm playing one of them against- I don't know, those last two games he started, he was lights out.
00:23:37
Speaker
But he has been I get it. This is maybe not the team. And because I think, you know, again, even if Mackenzie's out, I think that makes it worse because he's not he's shit defensively against like, I mean, he's, you know, he misses tackles and shit. So. Yeah, anyway, I'm not I'm not high on low, low, less this week. I'm not saying don't play him. I'm just saying don't expect like 20 to 30 points. You know, 15 is any more than that. And fuck.
00:24:06
Speaker
I'll be mad, right, watching the game. Tool, right, maybe Lonergan. It could tell Murhead, but again, the number one against those positions. So just maybe those are the guys, like, again, the brown, low, less, you know, tool or the guy and right are the guys who are going to score.
00:24:31
Speaker
you know, normal points. It's just one of those like, pick it down a notch than where you would have them normally. For the Chiefs, the Brumby's are weak versus the front row and loose forwards, which is not, especially the front row is not, it's a good,
00:24:48
Speaker
match up for for Chiefs, then loose forwards their 9th. Scrum has some flags their 8th. Midfielders are 7th. Their force versus outside backs too, but not sure that'll mean too much in this one.
00:25:02
Speaker
for the Chiefs, like the front row. Obviously, yes, you're starting value will take points from those lose forward points because like, you know, I scored like, you know, scored amazingly in like two or three weeks this year. And the rest are a complete man. So like, don't fall into that trap. He's not doing it this match. But like value will be like, yep, I'll hoover up those points. Jacobson and Kane are not. No, you're not getting much like that's, you know, yeah.
00:25:30
Speaker
I'm still big on, I had Jacobson because I was fucking lazy on Wednesday night and didn't set my, or Thursday night and didn't do my loose forward transfer. So I was stuck with Luke Jacobson. And then I had to trade him for David McKenzie, so whatever. I'm still big on Peter Gus. Weber and Radama should do very well. Whoever's attention should do well. If McKenzie's on rest,
00:25:58
Speaker
Don't worry about it. Oh, and again, I just traded for Mackenzie and pink slips. So that means something. Maybe I mushed him. No, maybe about it. You got a mush on him now. Just be aware.
00:26:11
Speaker
Um, Nankaville and, um, ALB should be just fine. But again, I'm starting them in another week. So, um, but again, those part of the reasons why I'm not doing well are those two have been hurt for most of the year. So those two have been banged up for sure. That's, you know, problematic when you have those roster spots and you have to deal with really shitty players. Um, and the outside back should do fine, especially the Stevenson. Yes. Um, right. All right.
00:26:42
Speaker
of the weeks of the weeks. Uh, I like my guy. I think his team's playing a little bit better and I think he's got a great matchup and he's already, he's already been named as the starter. So, uh, I'm not going to steer shy away from naming tape McDermott as my starter for this week. That's not a bad one. No. Um, my starter week would have easily been max Barry.
00:27:12
Speaker
Um, right. Like I keep, I would, and I keep doing it and I would encourage y'all out there to do the same. Keep an eye out for him just in case they do add them. Cause maybe they will, maybe they will kind of just pull their. Could pull, could pull surprise, you know, put a little bit of, uh, you know, I'm just sorry. I'm looking right now. Nope.
00:27:35
Speaker
No, still not there. All players. Nope, it's not there. Just make sure maybe he's there and somebody already snagged him up. Nope, he doesn't exist. So it's in place of Maxbury instead. I'm going to say by start of the week is Locky Anderson. If you're looking for someone who. You don't know if you know. You know, like I don't have to tell you to start fucking boat and Barrett, I don't have to tell you to start. You know, if Mackenzie's playing, you start naming Mackenzie. Yes, like.
00:28:06
Speaker
Maxbury, well, you know, if he's in the game, but I'm sorry, lucky Anderson, I think is a guy who he said he's been averaging over 13 points his last five, which is a big step up. And. The force can have been gave up points there. So if if he gets, you know, it's just a question of does he get the opportunity? So, you know, I'm going to say he does this match. OK. That's good. All right. And then my set.
00:28:36
Speaker
Well, you're playing the wrong team at the wrong time. They are just getting way too good. And I'm going to just make a big call on this one. Um, I love this player, but it is just the wrong team. Um, I said, it'll be, it's going to put and be Lincoln Gleason from the water toss. Oh, yeah. Oh, it's going to be a tough week. I, yeah, that, hmm.
00:29:01
Speaker
That's tough to hear. If he performs this week, he needs to be in the Wallaby squad. That's a good set of the week. He's been scoring really well.
00:29:22
Speaker
I could see it. Yeah. Like I said, I mean, I even said, don't expect a whole lot from those guys. So like, you know, it's one of those start them because you got them. But that's the only problem. Like, just try to, right. Try to find it someone else if he can. Yeah. At least find a big home run to pair with him because you're going to need it. Right. And along those lines, it's a guy who hasn't been scoring well, although he's now he's playing his normal position.
00:29:49
Speaker
but it's going against opposition who have been playing better of late. Um, and as much as they've proven to be, you know, they, they got, you know, punched in the, the crotch last week. I don't think the Highlanders have that in them. So, um, my sit of the week this week is the Highlanders number six against the Reds. Yeah. The fucker. Okay. All right. He hasn't been sworn well and the Reds are no.
00:30:17
Speaker
But it's going to be good. So, yeah, I think this is going to be, yeah, I think that I will spoiler alert. We'll get there. Yeah. All right. Well enough. The last last episode. Jeez. Pick up on between the that. Oh, is it the European championship final and the dirty dozen we've spoiled enough?
European Championship Final Preview
00:30:41
Speaker
Yeah. Sterosons and sale.
00:30:48
Speaker
Oh, man, I I'm worried only because we didn't really play sale with George Ford as he is now. But they know George Ford, they know what they do know what they have, what they're facing against. Right. So because, OK, so here's the thing. Yeah, it's George Ford. But then who is who the people out around him are still the same people around him like. To me,
00:31:17
Speaker
I, so here's, here's what I see sale can win this. Absolutely. If saris played to the air level, if saris open it up and say, you know what, we're just going to play it, opening attack, attacking rugby and, and put, try to put you on the back foot. Um, by moving you around, I don't think sale can score enough points against the Sarason defense.
00:31:47
Speaker
But if they play a tight game, then all bets are off. But I think I feel like I hope Macaulay has learned that lesson from last year. He knows it. And I'm sure he I'm sure he realizes it. And I hope he and I'm sure Sanderson will have a few things up his sleeve without a doubt. Oh, that's I am so excited about that. Yeah, I can't wait to see what what what what Sanderson does because he, you know,
00:32:16
Speaker
He knows this, you know, this whole team inside it out. Yep. Right. Great. So hopefully, but yeah, I think. I still think saris take it. Yeah. They're going to, because they can do things right. Cause they're like a better all around team. It's just dependent upon if they decide to just be it instead of, you know, play it close to the chest, please. No.
00:32:44
Speaker
Yeah, just be like, look, lay them on the table. Be like, this is what we got. Can you match us? And I don't think Sal can if they do that. And it's no disrespect to sale. It's just the Saris are ridiculously good. And, you know, I don't, I'm not, I mean, and sale can still do it, but I think there's, and well, especially with Saris losing a couple of loose forwards and all that, it's going to be,
00:33:11
Speaker
It's going to be crunchy. There's there's there's not it's right. Still got Ben Earl. I just love it for the Curry's like three forwards and one. Yeah, kind of is. And Ray, again, for 80 minutes, he's had two weeks. He's had he's had rest like he showed it. Then he got to rest. Now he's coming back again. Yeah. Yeah. If you'd just played in a year up final, that might have been something different. But this this way is actually kind of helping this count actually.
00:33:41
Speaker
Super. Islanders Reds in New Zealand. And take the visitors, the Reds. Yeah. Again, for the reason that the way they they they've showed up, they put their hands up against Chiefs, they took the fucking punishment for it. And I don't think the Highlanders are the same team as either the Chiefs or the Blues, so.
00:34:09
Speaker
My one, my one thing was crusaders. So it's like, yeah, yeah. I would, I would have picked them. I have an issue with Mitch hunt at 15 and that being the biggest thing for me right now. Like, and they have centers available. So why are the hell they keep in San Gilbert at 12? I don't, wasn't he the one that was bottling all those kicks? Didn't he have like, was he the one who was the one who was having all the trouble under the high ball this as we got bash up, I think. Oh yeah. Okay.
00:34:38
Speaker
I think I think it was it was it was low, which is also a possibility and he's in the team, right? That's also right. Rebels force. I'm going to go with the fellas from Perth. I'm going with the Muldurnians. Only because they're at home.
00:34:57
Speaker
Yeah, it might be enough. But I thought I thought the fellas from from the show. Yeah, well, they did. Yeah. Like I said, I've been drooling about Max Bird this week. So, yeah, that's a that's a point in their favor. I just think the rebels are. I think they're going to win. I think they're home. I think that I still think it's. Yeah. Yeah. Drew wanted back to the islands posts.
00:35:27
Speaker
Yeah. Because they're going to, and they're cause they're a better team too. They are. Yeah. So there's ties. Yeah. Crusaders. Blues work things. Blues. Yeah. I'm sorry.
00:35:41
Speaker
Yeah, I want the hurricanes to win. I do too. Trust me, I will be. Oh, you do. I wasn't sure about that. Um, Rumbi's chiefs. She's Rumbi's might be a wounded animal, but the, the, the chief's ain't going to do that again. So right now they're done. They're done messing around. They have their slip up the banana peel or they're going to call it exactly. They're, they're ready. They're switched on now. Yeah. They're, they're aware. Um,
Current Standings and Future Content
00:36:10
Speaker
Yeah. Right now, if things ended, it would be the, the force would get the last spot. Wow. She, it would be chief's force, you stated reds, wolf, Brumby's, Todd's blues, hurricanes. I don't know if she said that might actually happen anyway. Um, yeah. Yeah. Rebels are all right there. Um, the one team that can jump right in right now. It's probably the highlands. There's Jura technically could as well, but.
00:36:40
Speaker
The two teams are the closest. Yeah Was where how many wait is this? How many weeks are left? Not many. No, it's next week next week's the last one. So there's yep Okay You're getting to the pointy end Wow, so if the Chiefs win here, they're through they're clear. They're they're good. Yeah. Yeah. All right Good stuff sit down and just lay back Just looking ahead for the force next week cool
00:37:12
Speaker
Yeah, no, they're away. Oh, they're in Australia. Oh, they're going to send the shags to the air. They're sending the shags to. Yeah. So they're they're they're fucking rocking up this weekend. Yeah, they're winning. Yeah, I agree. They're winning so they can go home and send the right. OK, so the kids next week. So that's that. We will get sheets out. Promise, promise. Don't have all the shit to hit the fan this week. I'll get rankings out. All that good stuff.
00:37:41
Speaker
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