Scoring vs Eels
16 points below his season average of 52.
Recent Form vs This Matchup
Last 5 at 46, 10 above his 36 average against them.
Game Time vs Eels
Averages 69 minutes a game against the Eels, compared with 75 across the season.
Recent Meetings
Points Avg.
44.7 (last 3 rnd) vs. 46.0 (last 5 rnd)
vs. Break Even
Avg. 51.8 – 2 pts above BE (50)
Price Activity
+$74k (season)
Avg. Minutes Played
69 mins (last 3 rnd) vs. 72 (last 5 rnd)
Player of Difference (POD)
Owned by 1.1% of teams
Captaincy Ceiling
70+ scores – 9% of games
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Samuela Fainu is averaging 52 fantasy points from 11 games for the Wests Tigers this season. His top score for the year is 76 and he scored 49 in his most recent game.
Over his last three games he has averaged 45, playing an average of 69 minutes. Across the season he has scored 3 tries and is averaging 31 tackles and 87 run metres a game.
Fainu's break even is 50, at a current price of $591k. A break even is the score a player needs to reach for his price to hold. Scores above it push the price up and scores below it pull the price down.
He has averaged 45 over his last three games, so on current form he is falling short of that mark and his price is under pressure.
Fainu has averaged 45 over his last three games, below his break even of 50. His price is likely to fall while that continues, so coaches who wait may get him cheaper than his current price.
The charts above show his full price, score and break even history for the season, and the game log breaks down where his points are coming from.
Fainu is priced at $591k in NRL Fantasy. His starting price this season was $517k and he has risen $74k since.
That has him in the mid price range, below the premium scorers coaches look to for captaincy and above the cheaper players picked for price growth. He is currently owned by 1% of NRL Fantasy teams.
Fainu and the Wests Tigers next face the Parramatta Eels in Round 22. He scored 52 fantasy points when the two sides met earlier this season.
After that the Wests Tigers have their bye in round 23 and then the St George Illawarra Dragons.