NRL Fantasy Winners & Losers: Round 19

The bye rounds always throw up plenty of surprises in Fantasy and this week that included two CTRs topping the round in scoring. 

The top four spots for Round 19 were taken by players who scored multiple tries, while a little further down the list Nicho Hynes again proved why he is a must have. 

Round 19 Winners

Dragons CTR Zac Lomax had a day out against the Raiders which included breaking 10 tackles, scoring two tries and running for 254 metres on his way to 91 points, which was almost double his previous best score in 2023. 

On the other side of the field his opposing centre Matthew Timoko caused chaos with his own two-try showing, with his 87-point haul including three line breaks and nine tackle busts. 

Warriors forward Mitchell Barnett and Dragons wing Mikaele Ravalawa – who are both owned by less than 2 percent of teams – hit 84, while the ever reliable and excellent Nicho Hynes scored 82, which was huge given he was captained by over a third of all teams. 

Titans duo Jayden Campbell and Chris Randall followed with 74 and 72 respectively, while Matt Burton found a new lease on life with Toby Sexton in the side and had 71 points to show for it. 

Bulldogs rookie WFB Blake Wilson was the breakout star of Round 19 and finished with 69 points, with 36 points from tries and tackle breaks alone.

Round 19 Losers

Paul Turner's club debut for the Dragons didn't go to plan, with the fullback suffering a back injury after 53 minutes and finishing with just 2 Fantasy points, while Ronaldo Mulitalo, who many including yours truly tipped to star against the Wests Tigers, had just 7.

Michael Molo played only 11 minutes for a score of 7, while an early game-ending injury to Ryan Sutton meant he finished on 8. 

Popular WFB Alofiana Khan-Pereira struggled to 13 despite setting up a try in the golden point loss to the Dolphins, with five missed tackles, an error and a penalty contributing to -14 in demerits. 

Round 19 Team of the Week

1. Jayden Campbell (WFB) – 74 points
2. Mikaele Ravalawa (WFB) – 84 points
3. Zac Lomax (CTR) – 91 points
4. Matthew Timoko (CTR) – 87 points
5. Blake Wilson (WFB) – 69 points
6. Matt Burton (HLF) – 71 points
7. Nicho Hynes (HLF) – 82 points
8. Mitchell Barnett (MID, EDG) – 84 points
9. Chris Randall (HOK) – 72 points
10. Joseph Tapine (MID) – 69 points
11. John Bateman (EDG) – 69 points
12. Billy Burns (EDG) – 67 points
13. Jack de Belin (MID) – 63 points
14. Sam Verills (HOK) – 69 points
15. Siosifa Talakai (CTR) – 68 points
16. Shaun Johnson (HLF) – 67 points
17. Brian Kelly (CTR) – 67 points