NRL Fantasy Winners & Losers: Round 5

With seven players hitting scores in the 80s, Round 5 saw a number of Fantasy teams rack up big scores.

From Shaun Johnson's magic in the Cronulla rain to a bunch of injury-impacted poor scores, here's the wash up from the week that was on the Fantasy front. 

Round 5 Winners

Shaun Johnson put in a match-winning performance for the Warriors against the Sharks, and provided his Fantasy owners with a huge late-round boost as he powered to the week's top score of 88.

The HLF set up two tries, scored one and made 24 tackles with just one miss in a brilliant performance, and will have been the difference in a number of head-to-head leagues. 

The Rabbitohs v Storm clash provided the next two best scorers, with Cameron Murray and Harry Grant both hitting 87, while Izack Tago (82), Jacob Preston (82), Nathan Cleary (80) and Jamayne Isaako (80) also joined the 80 club for Round 5. 

The few who held onto Dom Young were rewarded with a 79 after the winger scored four tries in his NRL return for the Knights.

Storm MID Josh King and Knights WFB Lachlan Miller, who are both priced under $700k, continue to be among the buys of the year after each scoring 71, while Greg Marzhew backed up last week's 78 with 69 points and remains a bargain even at his new price of $638k. 

A late surge from Tyrell Sloan saw him reward the almost 19 percent of teams who own him with a 52, and he continues to be a nice little money maker who could be a borderline keeper at WFB. 

Round 5 Losers

The Raiders v Panthers clash on Friday night saw some grim scores for popular CTR options, with Harley Smith-Shields managing just four and Stephen Crichton not much better on eight. 

Eels HOK Brendan Hands, who six percent of owners grabbed last week after his big NRL debut, crashed back to earth with 16.

A failed HIA meant James Tedesco only played 24 minutes against the Eels (in which time he still managed to run for 101 metres), and his 19 points might be the final straw for owners who have held onto him through a poor opening month. 

Raymond Faitala-Mariner (three), Anthony Milford (seven) and James Fisher-Harris (20) also had injury-impacted scores, while Panthers rake Mitch Kenny disappointed with 21.  

Round 5 Team of the Week

1. Lachlan Miller (WFB) — 71 points 
2. Jamayne Isaako (WFB) — 80 points
3. Izack Tago (CTR) — 82 points
4. Dane Gagai (CTR) — 65 points
5. Dom Young (WFB) — 79 points
6. Nathan Cleary (HLF) — 80 points
7. Shaun Johnson (HLF) — 89 points
8. Payne Haas (MID) — 73 points
9. Harry Grant (HOK) — 87 points 
10. Josh King (MID) — 71 points
11. Jacob Preston (EDG) — 82 points
12. Haumole Olakau'atu (EDG) — 62 points 
13. Cameron Murray (MID) — 87 points
14. Cody Walker (HLF) — 79 points 
15. Damien Cook (HOK) — 75 points
16. Reece Robson (HOK) — 73 points
17. Ben Hunt (HLF) — 72 points