Nearly a quarter of the way through the regular season and the prodigal son of Fantasy NRL, J'maine Hopgood has been benched. So who goes in his place? 

Zac Hosking could be your answer. 
Plus it's time to start thinking about how Origin selections will impact your team and prepare with that in mind. 

And we take you through the Supercoach Vice Captain hack, as well as Timmy's reasoning for choosing Reece Walsh for Captain. 

TIMECODES:

• 2.50 - Injury / Suspension News 
• 11.00 - Looking ahead to Round 6
• 34.20 - Therapy time... 

LINKS

• Tim Moltzen @tim_moltzen
• Nova Podcasts Instagram @novapodcastsofficial

CREDITS
Hosts: Josh Halling & Tim Moltzen

Executive Producer / Editor: Rachael Hart

Audio Producer: Adrian Walton

Managing Producer: Ricardo Bardon

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We're starting to see some consistencies form in our Fantasy leagues, but now we have to consider the return of the fantasy king from 2022, Nicho Hynes. 

We also unpack why you should stick with Nathan Cleary, we compare the Panthers vs Eels back line (in particular Hosking vs Garner) and whether Reece Walsh is likely to play Origin. 

Plus, we take a look at the rolling draw for the next few weeks and which teams it favours. 

And we're advising on who you might be looking to drop from your squad, in favour for others who are lesser owned and performing better. 

TIMECODES:

• 5.45 - Injury / Suspension News 
• 12.30 - Unpacking Round 4
• 37.10 - Looking forward to Round 5, as well as who to move on/ who to trade in. 

LINKS

• Tim Moltzen @tim_moltzen
• Nova Podcasts Instagram @novapodcastsofficial

CREDITS
Hosts: Josh Halling & Tim Moltzen

Executive Producer / Editor: Rachael Hart

Audio Producer: Adrian Walton

Managing Producer: Ricardo Bardon

Find more great podcasts like this at novapodcasts.com.au

Nova Entertainment acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we recorded this podcast the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present. 

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The legend Beau Ryan joins us to talk about his fantasy team, the fact he used to play Fantasy while he played for the Tigers and some dirt on how Paul Gallen used to strategically play to help his stats.

Plus, you know the drill by now, we're unpacking round 3 and giving you the stats you need to get the edge in your leagues. 

And some big names are back this week so that will impact your squad, the stats are giving us an insight into Melbourne's defence this year. 
Plus, the Titans are struggling to convert points on the pitch, to SuperCoach points. 

Lastly we take you through 10 players to keep an eye on that aren't heavily owned. 

TIMECODES:

• 2.30 - Injury / Suspension News 
• 6.30 - Unpacking Round 3 
• 27.00 - 10 players who are barely owned who we think you should be going after. 
• 33.00 - Beau Ryan Interview

LINKS

• Tim Moltzen @tim_moltzen
• Nova Podcasts Instagram @novapodcastsofficial

CREDITS
Hosts: Josh Halling & Tim Moltzen

Executive Producer / Editor: Rachael Hart

Audio Producer: Adrian Walton

Managing Producer: Ricardo Bardon

Find more great podcasts like this at novapodcasts.com.au

Nova Entertainment acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we recorded this podcast the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present. 

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It's been a big weekend for injuries, so we unpack how that affects both the players and your fantasy squad. 

Plus we take you through match by match and figure out who the fantasy winners were, where the disappointments were and who we want to keep our eyes on. 

And if you're a Tigers fan... Tim is right there in the trenches with you, we've got an emotional moment for you all. 

TIMECODES:

• 3.20 - Injury / Suspension News 
• 7.25 - Round 2 match analysis 

LINKS

• Tim Moltzen @tim_moltzen
• Nova Podcasts Instagram @novapodcastsofficial

CREDITS
Hosts: Josh Halling & Tim Moltzen

Executive Producer / Editor: Rachael Hart

Audio Producer: Adrian Walton

Managing Producer: Ricardo Bardon

Find more great podcasts like this at novapodcasts.com.au

Nova Entertainment acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we recorded this podcast the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present. 

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Well... We've only had one round of footy but already someone's in trouble. 

With Roosters and Panthers both having unexpected losses, our team 'The Bunsen Burners' suffered heavily and Josh's had enough. 

We're unpacking the fantasy winners, disappointments and surprises from each match this weekend. 

Plus who we've got our eye on going into Round 2 and what changes we're making to our side. 

TIMECODES:

• 1.30 - Injury / Suspension   News 
• 4.05 - We unpack Round 1
• 25.00 - Looking at Round 2 
• 29.30 - Who we're dropping from our team

LINKS

• Tim Moltzen @tim_moltzen
• Nova Podcasts Instagram @novapodcastsofficial

CREDITS
Hosts: Josh Halling & Tim Moltzen

Executive Producer / Editor: Rachael Hart

Audio Producer: Adrian Walton

Managing Producer: Ricardo Bardon

Find more great podcasts like this at novapodcasts.com.au

Nova Entertainment acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we recorded this podcast the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present. 

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It's draft day for The Fantasy Lab's team 'The Bunsen Burners' and we've saved it til the last minute... Day 1 of the NRL 2023 season. 

We're taking you through who's out for Round 1 and possibly longer due to injury & suspensions. 

Then we're going through our team selections position by position.
Where are we spending the most money?
Who are we chucking on the bench?
And who are our bargain buys that are going to give us max points? 

Tim gives us any insights he's been given from his moles within the league and Josh will run you through all the players stats and who we think will perform. 

TIMECODES:

• 1.30 - Injury / Suspension   News 
• 4.30 - Our draft selections begin. 

LINKS

• Tim Moltzen @tim_moltzen
• Nova Podcasts Instagram @novapodcastsofficial

CREDITS
Hosts: Josh Halling & Tim Moltzen

Executive Producer / Editor: Rachael Hart

Audio Producer: Adrian Walton

Managing Producer: Ricardo Bardon

Find more great podcasts like this at novapodcasts.com.au

Nova Entertainment acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we recorded this podcast the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present. 

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Today we're finishing up our 23 players of 2023 to keep your eye on when selecting your teams. 

Plus we've had a stack of injuries so we're unpacking how that affects your choices and who to keep your eye on as replacements. 

And Brent Tate give us insights into the newest NRL team and who he likes from the QLD teams. 

TIMECODES:

• 0.00 - Injury News 
• 4.30 - Brent Tate 
• 9.30 - Part 2 of our 23 players for 2023 to keep your eye on

LINKS

• Tim Moltzen @tim_moltzen
• Nova Podcasts Instagram @novapodcastsofficial

CREDITS
Hosts: Josh Halling & Tim Moltzen

Executive Producer / Editor: Rachael Hart

Audio Producer: Adrian Walton

Managing Producer: Ricardo Bardon

Find more great podcasts like this at novapodcasts.com.au

Nova Entertainment acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we recorded this podcast the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to The Fantasy Lab! 

We're getting straight into it for episode 1 with all the latest injury news from the NRL pre-season challenge and how that will affect your selections. 

Then we're jumping into part 1 of our top 23 picks for 2023. 
These aren't just the obvious players either. These are players who we think are a good buy and will improve in price throughout the season. Plus who will add value and points to your side. 

Plus we'll give you our absolute non-negotiables for our own NRL Fantasy/ NRL Supercoach squad... 'The Bunsen Burners. 

TIMECODES:

• 1.30 - Injury News 
• 3.45 - Part 1 of our 23 players to watch for 2023
• 13.40 - Our must haves in our own Fantasy / Supercoach teams 'The Bunsen Burners'. 

LINKS

• Tim Moltzen @tim_moltzen
• Nova Podcasts Instagram @novapodcastsofficial

CREDITS
Hosts: Josh Halling & Tim Moltzen

Executive Producer / Editor: Rachael Hart

Audio Producer: Adrian Walton

Managing Producer: Ricardo Bardon

Find more great podcasts like this at novapodcasts.com.au

Nova Entertainment acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we recorded this podcast the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What happens when you put a fantasy NRL analyst, with an ex NRL player?  You get 'The Fantasy Lab' by Nova Podcasts.

This is the podcast for the lazy fantasy player... Each week we’ll give you the best insights and stats, news from around the NRL and maybe even some cheeky updates from inside some of the playing camps.

Join fantasy nut / analyst Josh Halling and retired NRL gun Tim Moltzen as they attempt to give you the best shot of winning your fantasy comp. 

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