NRL Fantasy Winners & Losers: Round 27
The last of the head-to-head grand finals were decided and overall standings confirmed during the final round of NRL Fantasy action for 2023.
It was a great week for HLFs, or most players wearing a Sea Eagles jersey, but a high-profile flop for the Cowboys hurt plenty of owners.
Round 27 Winners
On the back of a 54-12 drubbing of the Wests Tigers, Sea Eagles players dominated the top scorers, accounting for three of the top five spots in Round 27.
Electric fill-in fullback Tolutau Koula lead the way with a monster 110 that came thanks in part to 16 tackle breaks, two tries and 300 running metres.
He was followed closely by skipper Daly Cherry-Evans, who fell agonisingly short of a second-straight triple digit score, with a 98 that would have been over 100 if not for him selflessly handing a try to Jake Trbojevic in his 200th game.
Jake Trbojevic crosses in his 200th
Powerhouse EDG Haumole Olakau'atu had a day out too, with his 93 good enough for fifth overall in Round 27.
Highly-owned HLFs Nathan Cleary (97) and Nicho Hynes (95) hit big scores as they led their sides to victories, while Stephen Crichton had his season best with 92.
Stephen Crichton Try
Cameron Murray finished his season with an 88, while Tristan Sailor hardly put a foot wrong in Brisbane's loss to the Storm and racked up 78.
Round 27 Losers
Zac Hosking played 28 minutes off the bench for the Panthers and in that time made an error and missed four tackles while making just eight, to finish with a measly two points.
WFB Blake Taaffe joined him on that number after lasting just 18 minutes before failing a HIA, with Jake Granville and Wests Tigers rookie Triston Reilly following on three.
While it was far from the worst score of Round 27, Scott Drinkwater's 12 was a disaster for the almost 12 percent who own him, with the WFB finishing the season with his second-worst score of the year after hitting 62 and 72 in his prior two games.
Round 27 Team of the Week
1. Tolutau Koula (WFB) – 110 points
2. Tristan Sailor (WFB) – 78 points
3. Stephen Crichton (CTR) – 92 points
4. Grant Anderson (CTR, WFB) – 65 points
5. Josh Addo-Carr (WFB) – 72 points
6. Nathan Cleary (HLF) – 97 points
7. Daly Cherry-Evans (HLF) – 98 points
8. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui (MID) – 68 points
9. Damien Cook (HOK) – 72 points
10. Isaah Yeo (MID) – 66 points
11. Haumole Olakau'atu (EDG) – 93 points
12. Josh Curran (EDG) – 63 points
13. Cameron Murray (MID) – 88 points
14. Nicho Hynes (HLF) – 95 points
15. Kieran Foran (HLF) – 76 points
16. Jason Saab (WFB) – 71 points
17. Dominic Young (WFB) – 69 points
