NRL Fantasy Files: February 6

If you want to be the king of NRL Fantasy, presented by Youi, you need to keep an eye on the pre-season footy news. Here are the Fantasy-relevant news stories from the past week.

• Fantasy superstar Jason Taumalolo set to increase his offload tally in 2018;
• Hulking prop Kane Evans could be the missing ingredient for the Eels, according to Tim Mannah;
• Billy Slater says Cameron Munster is ready to become a dominant half;
• Ben Hunt says he and Gareth Widdop will split the playmaking duties "50-50" at the Dragons;
• Parramatta's Brad Takairangi is moving to the back row and has defended Jarryd Hayne's pre-season training form;
• Trent Hodkinson is now a Cronulla Shark, where he'll be a back-up half (and potentially allow for a reshuffle with Matt Moylan moving to fullback);
• Tim Glasby would love to become a starting prop at Melbourne after Jordan McLean's exit but says Craig Bellamy is still yet to make a decision on his starting pack;
• Gold Coast Titans coach Garth Brennan says he's the only coach that can get the most out of new recruit (and Fantasy cash cow) Bryce Cartwright;
• The Knights will give their new faces a run in Wednesday's closed trial against Melbourne;
• Talented youngster Moses Suli has left the Wests Tigers for the Bulldogs, heating up the competition for spots in the centres at both clubs;
• Fantasy cheapie Gerard Beale is hopeful of making his Warriors debut in round one despite recovering from a double leg fracture.

This week's NRL Fantasy info and player guides:

• NRL Fantasy player watch: Damien Cook
• NRL Fantasy player watch: Michael Lichaa
• NRL Fantasy player watch: Cameron Smith
• NRL Fantasy player watch: Andrew Fifita
• NRL Fantasy player watch: Jesse Bromwich
• NRL Fantasy player watch: Matt Scott
• NRL Fantasy player watch: Angus Crichton
• Pick your 2018 NRL Fantasy team today
• 2018 NRL pre-season casualty ward: Injuries at all 16 clubs

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