NRL Wests Tigers vs Dragons Draftstars DFS Preview and Projections for Round 9, 2025

Draftstars Australia's NRL Wests Tigers vs Dragons Round 9 DFS contest kicks off at 7:45pm AEST on May 3, 2025, and Fantasy Insider has crunched the numbers for every player in the game to help you build winning line-ups.

A reliable Draftstars cheat sheet is essential for NRL fantasy players. This DFS preview is designed to help you build your fantasy teams for Draftstars' NRL contests and enhance your Supercoach team for Round 9.

Fantasy Insider, renowned for its world-class DFS tools and projections since 2015, employs the same machine learning models as Stats Insider to produce some of the strongest DFS projections in the world.

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Cheat Sheet and Projections

We've reviewed players from each team in the Wests Tigers vs St. George Illawarra Dragons match-up to help you find the best choices on Saturday's slate.

Selection Player Salary Proj. Pts Pts/$1K
Stud Terrell May (WST, FWD/FLEX) $24,360 74.6 3.1
Value Lyhkan King-Togia (STG, FLEX/HH) $8,000 34.9 4.4
Fade Jacob Liddle (STG, HH/FLEX) $11,250 25.6 2.3
Cheapie Hamish Stewart (STG, FLEX/FWD) $9,520 33.6 3.5

According to Fantasy Insider's DFS model, our "stud" is the highest projected scorer across the slate, while "value" picks offer the most "bang for your buck," meaning they are expected to perform well relative to their salary.

Conversely, a "fade" is a player considered to offer lower value for money, based on their expected score relative to their salary. For budget-conscious strategies, "cheapie" options refer to the best value players at lower price points not already mentioned.

In fantasy sports, understanding value—assessing a player's potential output against their salary—is crucial, as players scoring high relative to their cost are key in crafting the optimal line-up.

The "Pts/$1K" metric shows the predicted points for every $1,000 of a player's salary. A higher number indicates better value, making it easier to spot players who could outperform their cost.

Positional Breakdown

OB (Outside Back)

Selection Player Salary Proj. Pts Pts/$1K
Stud Valentine Holmes (STG) $14,060 48 3.4
Value Clinton Gutherson (STG) $11,740 44.7 3.8
Fade Adam Doueihi (WST) $12,670 38.2 3
Cheapie Corey Allan (STG) $8,000 23.5 2.9

HH (Half/Hooker)

Selection Player Salary Proj. Pts Pts/$1K
Stud Lachlan Galvin (WST) $16,840 57.5 3.4
Value Lyhkan King-Togia (STG) $8,000 34.9 4.4
Fade Jacob Liddle (STG) $11,250 25.6 2.3
Cheapie Tallyn Da Silva (WST) $8,000 17.1 2.1

FWD (Forward)

Selection Player Salary Proj. Pts Pts/$1K
Stud Terrell May (WST) $24,360 74.6 3.1
Value Hamish Stewart (STG) $9,520 33.6 3.5
Fade Emre Guler (STG) $12,410 29.6 2.4
Cheapie Luciano Leilua (STG) $8,440 29.3 3.5

Conclusion

When building your NRL Wests Tigers vs Dragons Round 9 teams, consider starting with a value player like Lyhkan King-Togia. To secure one of the highest projected scorers, Terrell May is a strong option. If you're seeking budget-friendly choices to free up salary cap for more studs, check out our cheapie options, including Hamish Stewart.

On the other hand, according to our model, Jacob Liddle is one of the lowest value options on the slate, suggesting you might want to limit exposure to him if entering multiple line-ups.

Ready to go? Draftstars' NRL Wests Tigers vs Dragons slate closes at 7:45pm AEST on Saturday. ENTER NOW!

As with all NRL DFS contests, whether you start with our studs or build around our value picks, leveraging Fantasy Insider's data-driven NRL fantasy news and strategies, combined with your own research, can enhance your chances of winning in the NRL Wests Tigers vs Dragons Round 9 contest. The unique insights here can help you maximize points while adhering to the salary cap when you make your NRL DFS line-ups.

For the latest projections and optimised NRL Wests Tigers vs Dragons line-ups, check out the Fantasy Insider Cruncher on Draftstars! It's free to use when you're logged in.

For more on this game, dive into our full Wests Tigers vs St. George Illawarra Dragons prediction, where you will find the latest odds and tips for the main betting markets.

 

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Fantasy Insider

Fantasy Insider has been providing world-class DFS tools and projections since 2015. Its advanced player projections are based on the same machine learning models that Stats Insider uses, making them some of the strongest DFS projections in the world.

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