NRL Fantasy Winners & Losers: Round 18

A few whopping victories in Round 18 coincided with some big Fantasy scores, as players ran riot in dominant teams. 

On the other side of it there were some major flops as well, as those battling in teams who ended up on the wrong side of lopsided scorelines struggled.

Round 18 Winners

Scott Drinkwater led the charge for the round as the Cowboys notched up the third biggest win in Premiership history on Saturday night, setting up five tries and scoring two himself en route to 101 points. 

The North Queensland No.1 is now easily the form WFB in Fantasy and averages 78.3 points across his last three games. 

Sharks HLF Nicho Hynes wasn't far behind on 94, with three try assists, a try and eight goals among his highlights. For the nearly 28 percent of teams who captained him, he was likely the difference between a great score and a good score. 

Knights players accounted for the next three best scores, with Bradman Best (93) just edging past Lachlan Fitzgibbon and Kalyn Ponga who finished on 92. Best and Fitzgibbon are both owned by less than 2 percent of teams, while Ponga is in just under a quarter of all sides. 

Cowboys HLF Tom Dearden was the other player to hit 90, while Joseph Tapine led the way for MIDS and Jeremiah Nanai for EDG players, with scores of 85 and 81 respectively. 

After a fairly quiet first 15 rounds on the Fantasy front, Panthers CTR Izack Tago has returned to form in a big way, with his 77 over the weekend coming after back-to-back scores of 62 and 55. 

Round 18 Losers

In a five-minute cameo against the Raiders Jayden Campbell missed a tackle and gave away a penalty to end on a -3, while Brent Naden finished on a donut despite playing the full 80 minutes of his side's thrashing at the hands of the Cowboys. 

Will Warbrick was already set for a terrible score before he suffered a game-ending head knock eight minutes into the second half, leaving him with a score of 1, while those who jumped on Khaled Rajab hoping to make some cash got a disappointing nine points. 

After topping the round last week, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak crashed back to reality in the Auckland rain with 10 points, while Tevita Pangai Junior and Mitch Kenny – who are both owned by over 4 percent of teams – could each only manage 11.

Round 18 Team of the Week

1. Scott Drinkwater (WFB) – 101 points
2. Kalyn Ponga (WFB, HLF) – 92 points
3. Bradman Best (CTR) – 93 points
4. Izack Tago (CTR) – 77 points
5. Selwyn Cobbo (CTR, WFB) – 72 points
6. Tom Dearden (HLF) – 90 points
7. Nicho Hynes (HLF) – 94 points
8. Joseph Tapine (MID) – 85 points
9. Phoenix Crossland (HLF, HOK) – 71 points
10. Payne Haas (MID) – 75 points
11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon (EDG) – 92 points
12. Jeremiah Nanai (EDG) – 81 points
13. Nat Butcher (MID, EDG) – 72 points
14. David Fifita (EDG) – 80 points
15. Daly Cherry-Evans (HLF) – 74 points
16. Hudson Young (EDG) – 72 points
17. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui (MID) – 71 points