by Pookus McFly Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:34 am
Fixtures arn’t always everything though. I have been feeling massive FOMO on Teddy this week because like everyone else, I assume the Roosters will destroy the Dogs and there is pressure to get Teddy in for that game.
Here is how I reassured myself:
Fullbacks vs dogs in 2020:
R4 Norman 50 (but 8 points in kicks, so realistically 42)
R3 Turbo 72 (with two tries and 3 TAs)
R2 Holmes 45 (with 8 points in GK, realistically 37)
R1 Gutherson 32 (with a try save)
Unless Teddy can score some meat pies, and admittedly he might, I don’t think this fixture is any more appetising than it appears in our fantasy-addled brains which conjures up images of Teddy scoring a tonne.
Last year versus the dogs he scored 50, and that included a try.
In fact, 50.00 is exactly his historical average against the dogs (going back 6 games to his Tigers years and includes two tries)
Edit: his average whilst with the Roosters is 59, including two tries (three games)
So whilst he may go well, it won’t necessarily be the game we are tearing our teams apart to get him in ASAP for. Dog games are usually scrappy affairs bogged down in the middle, and if the Roosters are tearing them to shreds then they probably spend more time standing between the posts.
Of course all of this is my own cognitive dissonance so that I can get Cook this week and leave Teddy for next week
Tl;dr- Teddy only going huge with tries- leave him if he doesn’t come in easy and make a try scorers bet (But gamble responsibly)
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