NRL Fantasy Team 2009

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The Roar’s rugby league guru, Steve Kaless, has given us the inside word on his Rugby League NRL Fantasy Team for season 2009. Why not use it as an example for your team selection.

Fantasy Team 1

1. Billy Slater (Melbourne); 2. Manu Vatuvai (New Zealand); 3. Michael Jennings (Penrith); 4. Joel Monanghan;(Canberra); 5. David Williams (Manly); 6. Greg Inglis (Melbourne); 7. Scott Prince (Gold Coast); 8. Sam Thaiday (Brisbane); 9. Cam Smith (Melbourne); 10. Steve Price (Warriors); 11. Glenn Stewart (Manly); 12. Anthony Laffranchi (Gold Coast); 13. Feleti Mateo; 14. Kurt Gidley (Newcastle); 15. Frank Pritchard (Penrith); 16. Dallas Johnson (Melbourne); 17. Brent Kite (Manly).

Fantasy Team 2:

1. B Slater (Melbourne) 2. A. Uate (Newcastle) 3. S. Michael (Brisbane) 4. D. Kemp (New Zealand) 5. M. Jennings (Penrith) 6. F. Mateo (Parramatta) 7. J. Thurston (Bulldogs) 13. N. Costigan (St George-Illawarra) 12. C. Parker (Brisbane) 11. C. Fitzgibbon (Easts) 10. S. Thaiday (Brisbane) 9. C. Smith (Melbourne) 8. L. Bailey (Gold Coast) 14. D. Taylor (Brisbane) 15. D. Lawrie (Wests Tigers) 16. J. Kite (Canterbury) 17. S. Manu (Melbourne) 18. K. Filiga (Cronulla) 19. D. Harrison (Canterbury) 20. B. Hunt (Brisbane) 21. W. Zillman (Gold Coast) 22. E. Grothe (Parramatta) 23. J. Idris (Canterbury) 24. S. Walker (Gold Coast) 25. D. Milne (Canberra)

Fantasy Team 3:

1. B Slater (Melbourne) 2. A. Uate (Newcastle) 3. I. Folau (Brisbane) 4. M. Jennings (Penrith) 5. J.Hayne (Parramatta) 6. G. Inglis (Melbourne) 7. M. Orford (Sea Eagles) 13. F. Pritchard (Penrith) 12. R, Hoffman (Melbourne) 11. A. Watmough (Manly) 10. S. Thaiday (Brisbane) 9. C. Smith (Melbourne) 8. L. Bailey (Gold Coast) 14. D. Taylor (Brisbane) 15. D. Lawrie (Wests Tigers) 16. J. Kite (Canterbury) 17. S. Manu (Melbourne) 18. K. Filiga (Cronulla) 19. D. Harrison (Canterbury) 20. B. Hunt (Brisbane) 21. C. Bailey (Manly) 22. E. Grothe (Parramatta) 23. J. Idris (Canterbury) 24. S. Walker (Gold Coast) 25. D. Milne (Canberra)

Fantasy Team 4:

1. B Slater (Melbourne) 2. A. Uate (Newcastle) 3. I. Folau (Brisbane) 4. M. Jennings (Penrith) 5. J. Moon (Warriors) 6. G. Inglis (Melbourne) 7. M. Orford (Sea Eagles) 13. J. Sutton (Souths) 12. R, Hoffman (Melbourne) 11. A. Watmough (Manly) 10. S. Thaiday (Brisbane) 9. C. Smith (Melbourne) 8. L. Bailey (Gold Coast) 14. D. Taylor (Brisbane) 15. D. Lawrie (Wests Tigers) 16. J. Kite (Canterbury) 17. S. Manu (Melbourne) 18. K. Filiga (Cronulla) 19. D. Harrison (Canterbury) 20. B. Hunt (Brisbane) 21. C. Bailey (Manly) 22. E. Grothe (Parramatta) 23. J. Idris (Canterbury) 24. S. Walker (Gold Coast) 25. D. Milne (Canberra)

You can pick your NRL Fantasy Team, too. Have a go now and give Steve a hiding!