Fantasy League debrief

9 Aug 2022

Top performers

Bureta Faraimo led the way in Round 22 of Fantasy thanks to a second half hat-trick during Castleford’s closely fought defeat to St Helens. Faraimo finished with a huge 92 points following his 3 tries, 7 tackle busts, 3 offloads and 3 clean breaks.

One, twice, three times, Faraimo ??

The kicking game has let @CTRLFC down but they are still fighting right to the end.#C4League | #SuperLeague pic.twitter.com/hqI7SebNww
— Channel 4 Sport (@C4Sport) August 7, 2022

Rhyse Martin continued his impressive season in Fantasy over the weekend. The Rhinos forward finished with 89 points after scoring 2 tries and kicking 7 goals on Sunday, as well as making 19 tackles, 8 tackle busts and 2 clean breaks. He’s now the second highest scoring second row in Fantasy this year as he looks to close the gap on Liam Farrell.

Matt Parcell solidified his position as this years best Fantasy player with another huge return in Round 22. Parcell finished with 86 points – taking his season total to 1309 – at a hugely impressive average of 68 points per game.

The Robins doing EVERYTHING to keep the game alive 🙌

We're all level with 5 minutes to go LIVE on @SkySportsRL pic.twitter.com/tYVEpl3f1X
— Betfred Super League (@SuperLeague) August 4, 2022

Elsewhere, Giants duo Danny Levi and Theo Fages scored an impressive 84 points each after romping home to victory against Hull FC. Levi crossed for 2 tries and set up another, whilst Fages completed 27 tackles, 9 attacking kicks and a clean break.

Brodie Croft’s outstanding debut season at Salford is further reflected in Fantasy League – he remains the highest scoring stand off thanks to an 80 point return in Round 22. Croft scored and set up a try, completed 10 tackle busts, 2 clean breaks and ran for 114 metres.

Fantasy flops

Popular Fantasy back row and third overall top points scorer Liam Farrell was a late exclusion from the Wigan side in Round 22. Farrell – a regular captain’s choice – had a slight knock heading into the Round but is expected to be available again this week.

Despite winning at the weekend, a couple of Saints big guns had quiet outings. James Roby managed to score just 15 points from a 51 minute stint in the middle, whilst bustling centre Konrad Hurrell finished on an underwhelming 12 points.

After scoring a monster 72 points from the bench last week, Patrick Mago recorded just 17 points in Round 22. Mago managed just 16 minutes on the field in Round 22, drastically reducing his scoring potential.

Looking ahead

Disciplinary is expected to cause more havoc to Fantasy managers this week after several Fantasy relevant players received bans - the most notable being Rhyse Martin, who is set for one week on the side lines.

Following the latest round of @Betfred @SuperLeague fixtures, the Match Review Panel have issued the following sanctions...
— Rugby Football League (@TheRFL) August 8, 2022

Sosai Feki made his long-awaited return to action after two years of injury woes. Feki was impressive from the bench for Cas, scoring 34 points in 54 minutes, and priced at just 80k could be a great cheap addition to Fantasy squads during the final few rounds of the season.