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This will be a crucial week to keep a close eye on the Late Mail as plenty of key Fantasy players look to back up from Origin while a couple more are named in their extended squads.
This week I discuss possible early returns for Tohu Harris and Nathan Cleary, best captaincy options plus answers on Jake Averillo, Jason Taumalolo, Dylan Walker and a couple of late-season cheapies.
This week s big questions
Tohu Harris, hold or trade?
From Stu Blok
This was the most-asked question last week and it rears its head again with Tohu Harris now named much earlier than expected in the Warriors extended reserves. He s unlikely to play this week but the fact he s in the squad is a good sign he is close and could well play next week, making him a definite hold.
According to Todd Payten, Cowboys halfback Tom Dearden s best attribute is his competitiveness - and that can be seen in the round 17 Telstra Tracker results.
While North Queensland lost 46-18 to South Sydney, 20-year-old Dearden recorded the most high-speed metres (more than 20km/h) of any player in the shortened four-match round with 673m.
The former Broncos playmaker also ranked inside the top 10 for maximum speed (31.1km/h) and total distance covered (8.7km).
While Dearden has yet to taste victory since moving to the Cowboys in round 14, Payten praised the No.7 on Tuesday. He s had a difficult time at his old club and he s come up here a little bit wounded in some ways, Payten told reporters.
Winners
Raiders halfback Sam Williams bagged two tries against Manly to top the round with 76.
While his spot in first grade looks assured for the rest of the year and he will make some fast cash in the short term, he hasn t been a Fantasy factor before and it s getting a bit late for cash cows.
Jason Taumalolo was the best of the likely captaincy options with 68 including a line break to set up a try and looks to have got his mojo back.
Bulldogs skipper Josh Jackson (66) gave his absolute all in a tight loss to the Roosters, Souths wingers Alex Johnston (69) and Taane Milne (64) each bagged hat-tricks in the rout over the Cowboys, Josh Hodgson scored well in his dual hooker/lock role and Joey Manu (63) scored heavily at fullback, as he tends to do.
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