Fantasy Winners & Losers: Round 21

While the very top tier of scoring was down a little in Round 21, with 25 players scoring 60 or above there were still plenty of teams who managed four digit totals for the week. 

Here's a wrap of the good, the bad and the ugly from the latest round of NRL Fantasy action. 

Round 21 Fantasy Winners

The recent emergence of Tom Dearden as a Fantasy player of interest continued in Round 21 in the shape of a round-topping 93 from the Cowboys HLF.

A pair of tries and 181 run metres did much of the damage and now gives him a last three game average of 74.3.

Currently owned by just under five percent of teams, Dearden shapes as a possible point of difference open for the final month.

A pair of tries helped Jacob Kiraz to an 85 which marks his second best score of the season, while a starring role in the Titans' upset win over the Warriors saw Jayden Campbell hit 82, which was his first >50 score since Round 15.

Penrith duo Lindsay Smith and Nathan Cleary both had 75, with Cleary captained by a touch over 11 percent of teams, well behind Terrell May (28 percent) and just back from Payne Haas (15 percent). 

With just 6735 owners in Round 21, Smith was also the POD of the Week.

Round 21 Fantasy Losers

Parramatta's upset win over the Broncos didn't translate to a good Fantasy score for Dean Hawkins (six points), with the return of Mitchell Moses meaning he lost all of his kicking metrics, while six missed tackles didn't help either.

Popular cheapie Tallyn Da Silva managed only eight points from 37 minutes on the field, while an early failed HIA left Wayde Egan owners with a lowly score of eight. 

Those who jumped on Haumole Olakau'atu in his return to the action suffered a double blow, with a repeat shoulder injury suffered early in the second half leaving him on only 18 and with his season now over. 

Round 21 Fantasy Team of the Week

1. Jayden Campbell (HLF/WFB) – 82 points
2. Jack Kiraz (CTR/WFB) – 85 points
3. Matthew Timoko (CTR) – 74 points
4. Bronson Xerri (CTR) – 64 points
5. Connor Tracey (WFB) – 67 points
6. Tom Dearden (HLF) – 93 points
7. Nathan Cleary (HLF) – 75 points
8. Lindsay Smith (MID) – 75 points
9. Harry Grant (HOK) –73 points
10. Terrell May (MID) – 71 points
11. Kai Pearce-Paul (EDG) –71 points
12. Jackson Ford (EDG/MID) – 64 points
13. Isaah Yeo (MID) – 69 points
14. Stefano Utoikamanu (MID) – 68 points
15. Jamal Fogarty (HLF) – 67 points
16. James Fisher-Harris (MID) – 65 points
17. Jaimin Jolliffe (MID), Matt Burton (HLF), Daly Cherry-Evans (HLF), Jacob Preston (EDG) – 62 points