The Roosters once again kick things off on Friday night, after their loss in Auckland last Friday night to the Warriors. The Roosters will take on the Titans at home, in a game both teams need to win. With 11-straight wins over the Titans, the Roosters come in as deserved favourites at home. Rounding things off on Friday night, we get another Queensland Derby, as the Dolphins take a home game to Suncorp Stadium, as they host the Broncos. With the Broncos winning three of the four games in the rivalry, can the Dolphins get one back? Or will they drop to 0-4 on the season?
Draftstars have several contests on offer for Friday night, including single-match contests, and combined matchups. These include:
NRL $8,000 – Dolphins v Broncos
NRL $6,000 – Roosters v Titans
NRL $3,000 – Friday Night doubleheader
There are plenty of other contests that will tickle your fancy, so get involved and make the greatest game of all even more exciting.
Betting Markets
Roosters ($1.47) vs Titans ($2.70)
Line: Roosters (-6.5)
Points: 50.5
Dolphins ($4.50) vs Broncos ($1.20)
Line: Broncos (-12.5)
Points: 50.5
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Top Fantasy Plays
VALUE
Lindsay Collins ($9,730) will come back this week after missing a couple of games through injury, and whilst he may be a little underdone, he is also underpriced. There are several guns in this two-game slate, and to get to one or two of them, you’ll need to save money somewhere. Collins has the pedigree, and realistically should get decent enough minutes to punch out a score of 30+, which is a decent return for this price.
Jack Bostock ($9,940) made his return from a long injury lay off last week, and did look a little rusty, but will be better for the run. He still managed 141 running metres, a try, and a line-break, so the signs are there for last season’s rookie of the year, who scored 14 tries last season for the Dolphins. The Broncos conceded over 85% of their tries last season on the edges, so a Bostock try or two would not come as a huge surprise.
MID PRICE
Daniel Saifiti (13,210) has quickly established himself as the forward leader in the middle for the Dolphins, averaging 142 running metres, 29 tackles, and 52 minutes per game. Is still well under-priced for a guy averaging 50 and is a nice purchase in the mid-range in this slate. The ex-Newcastle prop is also a decent shout at scoring a try, averaging 2.5 tries per season over the past five years. Can set your watch to Saifiti punching out a floor of 40 here, with a nice ceiling in the low 60’s.
Daniel Tupou ($13,740) just keeps getting it done on the wing for the Roosters, scoring two tries in the opening three rounds to kick off the season. Playing outside Mark Nawaqanitawase has been beneficial for Tupou, with the ex-Wallaby having a great blend of speed, footwork, and ball play. Tupou is also dangerous through the air, giving him a great chance to score tries every week. Tupou is averaging 171 runs metres, 1.3 line-breaks, and 4 tackle breaks per game so far this season, and against a weak Dolphins’ defence, I expect a big performance for the veteran this week.
PREMIUM
Jayden Campbell ($19,780) has taken to the halfback spot like a duck to water from a fantasy standpoint. Cambell has always been a great fantasy player, given how many different ways he can score points, but this season he has the added involvement of general play kicking, and the goal kicking, to really push his base up. Campbell is averaging around 480 kick metres per game, as well as 4.5 goals per game, to average a solid 68.4 during his first two games. This, without massive attacking stats, shows the tremendous floor Campbell has. If he can turn it on against the Chooks and get some try involvements, Campbell has the ceiling to be the highest scorer in this slate.
Adam Reynolds ($21,130) just keeps churning out great performances in his 14th season in the NRL, averaging a tremendous 69.5 fantasy points per game over the opening three rounds. Like Campbell, Reynolds has a tremendous floor with his general play kicking, and goal kicking, averaging 375 kicking metres, and five goals per game. The Broncos half has also managed five try assists and a try of his own over the first three weeks, numbers I’m positive he can maintain when he is fit. Payne Haas is the clear stud in this slate, but his price is simply too high. Reynolds and Campbell are the guys I would pick to hopefully keep the Haas owners in check.
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