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Agnatius Paasi : Digital Image Scott Davis NRLphotos: NRL Round 25 Gold Coast Titans V St. George Illawarra Dragons at Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast, Sunday 30th August 2015

The Gold Coast Titans aren't a team blessed with many big Fantasy scorers based on previous seasons, but their rookie recruit could prove to be one of 2016's best bargains.

Cash cow

Ashley Taylor: The departure of Aidan Sezer and Kane Elgey's season-ending ACL injury  means there is a halves spot up for grabs alongside Tyrone Roberts – and Taylor will be the man to fill it. The talented young former Bronco was the NYC Player of the Year last season and looms as a must-have cash cow at the lowly price of $134,000. 

Wild cards

Zeb Taia: The former Newcastle Knights forward has been plying his trade in the Super League for the past few seasons – and he's been impressive, earning a spot in the Super League Dream Team last year alongside Roosters recruit Joe Burgess and fellow ex-NRL player Adam Cuthbertson. He returns to the NRL this season with the Titans, where he's likely to start in the back row. Taia was an 80-minute player in his first stint in the NRL and he can make an impact in attack – leading Catalans' try-scorers list last season with a dozen tries. But with an awkward $358,000 price and a break even of around 40 he's hardly a bargain at the start of the new season. 

Agnatius Paasi: The forward improved greatly over the course of last season, starting with a handful of cameos off the bench in the first half of the year before finishing with three straight 80-minute performances. His last two games of the season netted him impressive scores of 57 and 50 – well above his new break even of about 30. But minutes will be hard to come by in a pack that has been bolstered by several new recruits.

Nathan Friend: The Titans have recruited a veteran hooker from the Warriors, who is likely to share the dummy-half role with Daniel Mortimer this season. Friend's real chance to shine through will be if the Titans run without a bench hooker.  At the Warriors last year Friend averaged 50 minutes a game but played the full 80 five times – scoring close to 60 points a game in those matches. His $341,000 price is based on last year's season average of 38 points a game, so he'd be great value if he gets big minutes.

2016 NRL Fantasy prices 
David Shillington ($392,000) 
Luke Douglas ($378,000) 
Daniel Mortimer ($370,000) 
Zeb Taia ($358,000) 
Ryan James ($349,000) 
Greg Bird ($346,000) 
Nathan Friend ($341,000) 
Tyrone Roberts ($313,000) 
Chris McQueen ($306,000) 
Kierran Moseley ($274,000) 
Nene Macdonald ($272,000) 
Agnatius Paasi ($267,000) 
Lachlan Burr ($267,000) 
Kane Elgey ($266,000) 
Eddy Pettybourne ($252,000) 
Josh Hoffman ($245,000) 
William Zillman ($238,000) 
Ryan Simpkins ($236,000) 
David Mead ($206,000) 
Anthony Don ($205,000) 
Matt Robinson ($191,000) 
Nathaniel Peteru ($178,000) 
Ashley Taylor ($134,000) 
David Hala ($134,000) 
Leva Li ($134,000) 
Matt Srama ($134,000) 
Jeff Lynch ($130,000)

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Acknowledgement of Country

Gold Coast Titans proudly acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we are situated, the Kombumerri families of the Yugambeh Language Region. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, and recognise their continuing connections to the lands, waters and their extended communities throughout South East Queensland.