FULLBACK
JORDAN RAPANA
WFB $505K (35 BE)
Great player, but with PVLBall providing a lot of his sample at fullback he is not great fantasy value, particularly at his age.
PROJECTION: 35-40 PPG
WINGER
HARLEY SMITH-SHIELDS
CTR/(WFB?) $250K (17 BE)
We asked and the fantasy gods have provided, with Savage out until probably the Raiders round 9 bye, Smith-Shields makes his long awaited sustained first grade appearance, and should be a fantasy gold mine either at wing or centre.
PROJECTION: 30-35 PPG
CENTRE
SEBASTIAN KRIS
CTR $523K (36 BE)
A solid contributor for the raiders, but already very expensive.
PROJECTION: 34-38 PPG
CENTRE
MATT TIMOKO
CTR $464K (32 BE)
Similar to his centre counterpart, has showed us flashes in the past but hasn’t been able to string enough together to tempt us.
PROJECTION: 31-36 PPG
WINGER
NIC COTRIC
WFB/CTR $413K (28 BE)
Not today Satan.
PROJECTION: 30-34 PPG
FIVE-EIGHTH
JACK WIGHTON
HLF $667K (46 BE)
Good player, terrible haircut, worse fantasy option to start the 2023 season as a “not quite a keeper and only a bit of value”
PROJECTION: 45-50 PPG
HALFBACK
JAMAL FOGARTY
HLF $723K (50 BE)
Fogarty had a delayed start to 2022, only really coming online around the Origin period thanks to an ACL injury. A full preseason with halves partner Jack Wighton and a settled combination with Savage should see him able to capitalise on his end to 2022 form where he scored under 50 only once after the Origin period finished.
PROJECTION: 50-55 PPG
PROP
EMRE GULER
MID $367K (25 BE)
If Guler kicks off the season at Prop, he will definitely be worth a look in this price bracket, with a favorable bye schedule and some potential upside with minutes.
PROJECTION: 30-35 PPG
PROP
JOSH PAPALII
MID $714K (49 BE)
Good player, terrible haircut, worse fantasy option as an ageing middle forward who will also play origin for Queensland most likely.
PROJECTION: 45-50 PPG
LOCK
JOE TAPINE
MID $790K (54 BE)
At the protest of one of our valued members and die hard Raiders fan, we have decided to re-evaluate our initial thoughts on Joseph Tapine to see if he fits our “game theory” criteria.
PROJECTION: 54-58 PPG
EDGE
ELLIOTT WHITEHEAD
EDG $486K (33 BE)
One of the greats, but that is the past. Now is the future.
PROJECTION: 32-36 PPG
EDGE
HUDSON YOUNG
EDG $771K (53 BE)
Gun player, but too expensive to start 2023.
PROJECTION: 50-55 PPG
HOOKER
DANNY LEVI
NOT ADDED YET
May also be Woolford, but doesn’t really matter for our purposes.
PROJECTION: 20-25 PPG
THE BENCH
PROP
COREY HORSBURGH
MID $590K (41 BE)
The rule of “the worse the haircut, the better the footy player” is personified only better by Reuben Cotter than this man. The Horse, which he is affectionately known by those who have seen him in the locker room, is an absolute fantasy football weapon, and looks set to command a 45+ minute role in the 2023 Raiders side, where he could well be headed for a Maroon coloured jumper and fantasy gun status if the stars align for him and he can push into the low 50s minutes. The only thing standing in his way is the leprechaun on the sidelines.
PROJECTION: 44-48 PPG
BENCH FORWARD
COREY HARAWIRA-NAERA
EDG $517K (35 BE)
For some, just seeing this blokes face is going to cause PTSD and we cannot blame you, however any player who can attack like this bloke needs attention. If he has an 80 minute role he is fantasy gold, but the problem is that you will never really know what his role is, because his coach is a lunatic with no care or regard for the fantasy community.
PROJECTION: 35-40 PPG
BENCH FORWARD
TREY MOONEY
MID $250K (17 BE)
You have to look at a bench forward for basement price, but hopefully you have better options.
PROJECTION: 15-20 PPG
UTILITY
TOM STARLING
HOK $549K (38 BE)
Not today Satan. Until Ricky Stuart can be trusted (which is NEVER) to give Starling 55+ minutes per game, he remains fantasy irrelevant for your own mental health.
PROJECTION: 37-42 PPG
PARKED IN THE GARAGE DUE TO INJURY/SUSPENSION
FIRST CHOICE FULLBACK
XAVIER SAVAGE
WFB $452K (31 BE)
Savage showed us enough in his rookie campaign to see the calibre, while leaving enough “fantasy goodness” in the tank for this year. He comes in a touch shy on value thresholds, but also a full preseason training in the position, another year older and wiser and physically stronger. Unfortunately, one that Fanhub just added 3 points to because… reasons, which has moved him out of “buy” range.
PROJECTION: 35-39 PPG
FORWARD AVERAGE MINUTES PROJECTIONS
| PLAYER | MID | EDG | HOK |
| TAPINE | 55 | ||
| PAPALII | 45 | ||
| GULER | 45 | ||
| WHITEHEAD | 60 | ||
| YOUNG | 80 | ||
| LEVI | 35 | ||
| HORSBURGH | 45 | ||
| HARAWIRA-NAERA | 40 | ||
| MOONEY | 10 | 20 | |
| STARLING | 45 |
Amateurs Fantasy Sports 
Is Horse a 44-48pt or a 48-52pt prediction? Headline page has the lower and the article the higher
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Good question mate. The projection on the headline page is our “consensus” projection. The player profile is the opinion of the author. Sometimes the projection spread is too big to capture on the headline page (trying to keep to 5 pts) so the true upside or downside isnt reflected on headline page.
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