Week Three: Andrew's Team

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FR Keven Mealamu (BLU) - $1,230,000

FR Ti'i Paulo (CRU) - $1,017,500

LK Nathan Sharpe (FOR) - $1, 050,000

LK Michael Paterson (HUR) - $912,500

LF Rocky Elsom (BRU) - $1,172,500

LF Liam Messam (CHF) - $1,105,O00

HV Daniel Carter (CRU) - $1,295,000

HV Morne Steyn (BUL) - $1,435,000

CT Ma'a Nonu (HUR) - $1,272,500

CT Michael Hobbs (HGH) - $677,500

OB Lelia Masaga (CHF) - $980,000

OB David Smith (HUR) - $1,037,500

Team Value: $13,185,000

Cash in Bank: $15,150

With de Malmanche benched (and scoring poorly last week), I replaced him with Paulo who has been a solid earner so far.

I swapped both my locks. Michael Paterson's been playing in the backrow and therefore is likely to earn more points than most locks. Nathan Sharpe's an old TR workhorse and always seems to earn close to 200, which makes him one of the better performers in this lowest scoring of all the positions.

With Spies out, it was an easy choice to swap him for Elsom after Rocky's awesome performance last week. In the other slot, I plumped for Liam Messam, with the expectation that the Chiefs will dominate the injury-ravaged Western Force.

I stuck with Carter, though many clearly didn't seeing how much his price dived this week. He's certainly been underperforming by his own high standards of late, but he's still a class act. Likewise Steyn, unsurprisingly, stays put.

Nonu's getting back to his old point scoring form and up against the leaky Lions this week, he's sure to be among the highest scorers. I swapped Smith for the Highlanders' Michael Hobbs, whose point scoring thus far is in stark contrast to his ridiculously low cost.

In the backs, I sold the injured Sivivatu for his replacement Lelia Masaga, who has regularly been among the best TR performers in previous seasons. Alongside him, is the Hurricane's David Smith, who, like Nonu, will hopefully have a field day in Wellington against the most suicidal team in the competition.

Remember the byes kick in next weekend, so sell your Bulls and Western Force players as soon as this round locks.