2018 NRL Fantasy is now open
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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