NRL 2022, NRL Fantasy winners and losers from Round 19, James Tedesco, Payne Haas, Adam Reynolds, Daine Laurie, Kalyn Ponga updates

Author: Lone Scout NRL Fantasy guru
Timestamp: Mon 25 Jul 2022, 09:12 AM

Daine Laurie was the surprise star of the round as his 98 almost led Wests Tigers to a stunning upset, while Fantasy favourites James Tedesco, Payne Haas and Matt Burton also topped the charts.

It wasn't all good news, however, with the likes of Reece Walsh, Cody Ramsey, Cody Walker and Dane Gagai all struggling to hit their straps.

Round 19 Winners

Boosted by numerous attacking stats, Daine Laurie produced the highest score of the round with a 98-point effort against the Cowboys — easily the fullback's highest score of the year with a season average of less than 40.

James Tedesco continued his stellar run of form with 88 points to help the Roosters score a big win over the Knights, while Broncos duo Adam Reynolds (87 points) and Payne Haas (83 points) starred as Brisbane upset Parramatta.

Addo-Carr a runaway hat-trick

Canterbury pair Matt Burton and Josh Addo-Carr are developing quite the combination in their first season together, and the duo were at it again on Sunday as they tore apart the Titans. Burton finished with 83 points in a great reward for the 27 percent of coaches who own, while Addo-Carr's hat-trick helped him to 80 points.

Jamal Fogarty guided the Raiders back from a 14-0 deficit to beat the Warriors and finished with 76 points, taking his three-game average above 50 and making him an exceptional point of difference with an ownership of less than one percent.

Try scoring freak Jeremiah nabs two more

He was helped in the cause by Queensland representative Josh Papalii (73 points), while his Maroons teammates Valentine Holmes (76 points) and Jeremiah Nanai (74 points) both did the business as the Cowboys snuck home late.

The likes of Connor Watson (75), Jeremy Marshall-King (73), Shaun Lane (72), Keaon Koloamatangi (71) and Joseph Suaalii (70) all scored 70 points or above in welcome sight for Fantasy coaches across the board.

Round 19 Losers

Injuries to Kalyn Ponga and Cody Ramsey saw both players finish the round with just two points — two more than Warriors fullback Reece Walsh, who was brought off the interchange bench late on and didn't score a single point.

Ken Maumalo didn't see much of the ball in Wests Tigers' almost-win, with his sin-binning seeing the Kiwi international finish the round in single digits.

Cody Walker (10 points) found it tough going despite the Rabbitohs' win over the Storm; Dane Gagai (10 points) continues to battle with the Knights suffering some heavy defeats while Jason Saab — who is owned by 11 percent of coaches — managed just 15 points as the Sea Eagles went down to the Dragons.

Ben Hunt in full control

Only owned by five percent of coaches, Haumole Olakau'atu went into Round 19 with a season average above 50 but managed just 18 points as he was well contained by the Dragons; so too was teammate Tolu Koula, who scored 20.