Fantasy Winners & Losers: Round 9

A rising DPP well and truly took a leap in Round 9, while Nathan Cleary was at his devastating best to reward the bold few who captained him. 

An early injury to the highly owned Sandon Smith caused chaos for many, but there were still a heap of 1,000-plus scores for the week. 

Round 9 Fantasy Winners

A warm trade in target a couple of weeks back, you can expect interest in Jacob Kiraz to become piping hot ahead of Round 10 thanks to a stunning 102-point effort against the Titans. 

The WFB/CTR grabbed three tries, along with breaking a whopping 14 tackles, to enter the triple digit club and finish five points clear of the weekend's next best scorer, Nathan Cleary.

The Penrith HLF had a massive day on his way to 97 points, with that performance completely changing the round outlook for the 10 percent of coaches who captained him ahead of Payne Haas (88 points) and Terrell May (68 points).

Roosters cash cow Robert Toia, who sits in a touch under 90,000 teams, had a breakout performance on Friday night which saw him secure his first career double en route to a 96, while Warriors ace Luke Metcalf had 93 in his side's win over the Cowboys.

James Tedesco led all WFBs with an 85, while exceptional Dragons money-maker Dylan Egan (79 points) topped the EDG scorers.  

With just 801 owners for Round 9, Jacob Liddle was the clear winner as point of difference player for the week, with an impressive two-try effort in a 46-minute stint against the Wests Tigers. 

Round 9 Fantasy Losers

A failed head injury assessment after just six minutes for Sandon Smith came as a massive blow to owners of the popular HLF, with a final score of -2 so early in the round leaving many with a steep hill to climb.

Sharks DPP Siosifa Talakai, Wests Tigers back Brent Naden and Dolphins HLF Sean O'Sullivan (both 3) were other notable injury-impacted scorers over the weekend.

Jack Bird, who still sits in over 24,000 teams, couldn't get much done in his 32-minute stint that ended in a season-low eight.

Round 9 Fantasy Team of the Week

1. James Tedesco (WFB) – 85 points
2. Fletcher Sharpe (WFB,HLF) – 76 points
3. Jacob Kiraz (CTR,WFB) – 102 points
4. Robert Toia (CTR) – 96 points
5. Thomas Jenkins (WFB) – 70 points
6. Luke Metcalf (HLF) – 93 points
7. Nathan Cleary (HLF) – 97 points
8. Payne Haas (MID) – 88 points
9. Jacob Liddle (HOK) – 74 points
10. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui (MID) – 73 points
11. Dylan Egan (EDG) – 79 points
12. Eliesa Katoa (EDG) – 72 points
13. Cameron McInnes (MID) – 72 points
14. Junior Paulo (MID) – 70 points
15. Chanel Harris-Tavita (HLF) – 70 points
16. Bradman Best (CTR) – 70 points
17. Jacob Preston (EDG) – 70 points