NRL $1,000+ Eels v Warriors Line-Up

The Warriors will travel across the ditch to play Parramatta on Friday night and finals hopes will be on the line with both teams desperately needing a win. The Warriors are perennially strong during Origin and will be looking to capitalise on their continuity, however, the Eels basically at full strength too which will make for a thrilling contest

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Here is a team you may consider for the NRL $1,000+ Eels v Warriors competition

Front Row Forward

Nathan Brown ($12,400)

As long as he returns from a rib injury sustained two weeks ago, Brown will be an excellent option in this contest. He ended up with just 8.80 points against the Raiders due to the injury which means the tough lock will receive a handy discount in this contest. Prior to his injury, Brown had scored over 60 four times in the previous seven rounds and had not scored below 43 in any of those matches. If fit, that sort of production is a bargain at his price tag.

Beau Scott ($10,250)

The veteran Eel has been in good form since moving to a role off the bench in round five that has allowed him to take advantage of lesser forwards. His tackling has always been incredibly reliable and that allows him to consistently score well despite a less dangerous running game than he once had. His ability to break tackles and get off an offload means that he still has a nice upside and makes him a safe pick at his price. If you have a little extra coin, Ben Matulino has been in good form since returning to the Warriors’ starting line-up.

Hooker

Kaysa Pritchard ($10,950)

Pritchard has been a workhorse defensively this season, averaging nearly 42 tackles per game. Despite his diminutive stature and skinny frame, Pritchard continually manages to put in massive efforts thanks to solid technique and plenty of toughness. Whilst he’s rarely used as a ball runner out of dummy-half, when he’s had the nous to make a run, he has often found a gap in the defence and put the Eels in a damaging position. He’s also become more confident throwing difficult passes which have resulted in tries and line breaks for the Eels and more points for Draftstars owners in recent weeks.

Second Row Forward

Bodene Thompson ($12,800)

Thompson has struggled mightily for consistency this season, with injuries to himself and others seeing him fill a variety of roles during games. In recent weeks, though, Thompson has settled back into his usual role as an 80 minute back-rower and this has led to some improved performances. Not only is he reliable defensively, but Thompson has a nice ball-playing game which has led to some outstanding Warriors attack. Against a Parramatta team that has struggled at times defensively, Thompson could be in for a big day in attack.

Tepai Moeroa ($10,550)

Similarly to Thompson, Moeroa had an interrupted start to the season and was used in a few different roles to begin the season which led to him struggling to impact games. In the last few weeks he’s been played almost exclusively in the second-row, where his dangerous running game has been unleashed. In 27 runs in the past two games, Moeroa has made 260 metres and has managed five tackle breaks. He’s a reliable tackler as well which makes him a bargain in this contest.

Centre

Ken Maumalo ($7,350)

Don’t read too much into Capewell’s scoring so far this season as he’s mostly been used in the backline, whether it be at centre or on the wing. With the amount of players the Sharks are missing this week, Capewell has been named to start in the back row, where he will hopefully play most of his minutes. His running game on the edge is impressive and his tackling numbers will get a boost by playing in the second-row, which should result in an uptick in his scoring.

Half

Kieran Foran ($11,700)

The choice in the halves is tough, with all four options having legitimate claims to the position. Ultimately though, Brown’s price tag was too cheap to ignore, which gave him the slightest of advantages over Matt Frawley in particular. Frawley’s scoring has been inflated by try scoring which means that his average is slightly inflated. Brown on the other hand, hasn’t seen any game time since round one when he played a lowly 21 minutes off the bench. In the past two years, Brown has averaged 32.55 points per 80 minutes in the five games he’s played and considering he should play the full match, if he can continue this trend he will provide great value.

Wing/Fullback

Clinton Gutherson ($11,650)

After playing most of last season on the wing or in the centres, a move to the halves has been plentiful for Gutherson this season and makes for some interesting decisions when Corey Norman returns. After dominating the first five rounds at five-eighth, Gutherson was used at fullback to cover an injury to Bevan French and whilst he was solid, he simply wasn’t as impactful. In fact, Gutherson has averaged 46.09 points per game when played at five-eighth compared with 32.92 when lining up at fullback this year. To have that kind of reliability available at wing/fullback in this contest makes him far too good to refuse.

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck ($11,650)

Brenko has been consistently good this year and is certainly proving doubters wrong after plenty of people questioned his signing at the end of last season. He’s averaged 14.3 runs per game and has made 125.9 metres from these runs this season, which gives him a solid base for his scoring. His upside comes not only from his try scoring and tackle breaking, but also from his ability to throw the final pass out to the wing which has led to five try assists in the last six weeks. With Jack Bird out, Lee will be tough to defend.

The Line Up

FR-F: Nathan Brown ($12,400)

FR-F: Beau Scott ($10,250)

HOOK: Kaysa Pritchard ($10,950)

2R-F: Bodene Thompson ($12,800)

2R-F: Tepai Moeroa ($10,550)

C: Ken Maumalo ($7,350)

HALF: Kieran Foran ($11,700)

W/FB: Clinton Gutherson ($11,650)

W/FB: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck ($11,650)

Salary Remaining: $700