NBL27 Round 6 Fantasy Review: Craig's 88, Anthony's 87 and Carr's 31 boards
Completed-round review | All seven Round 6 games verified final as at 25 October 2026, 10:55pm ACDT; official SuperCoach Classic totals added from the NBL's 26 October recap, checked at 4:03pm ACDT. Where explicitly labelled, SuperCoach Classic points are official game-specific scores, not Buckets Fantasy Draft totals or projections. All other figures are basketball box-score statistics.
Round 6 delivered two different kinds of fantasy information. There were unmistakable high-volume performances — Andrew Carr collected 31 rebounds across Sydney's two games, Cole Anthony and Josh Oduro each scored 49 points across Melbourne's two, and Kristian Doolittle returned with 23 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in Perth's one-point win. Then there were the less glamorous developments that matter just as much for next week's selections: a credible first-game role for Jaylin Galloway, Parker Jackson-Cartwright back on the court, and Brisbane trying to distribute its guard minutes around Raul Neto and Nate Hinton. Those are observations to test, not permission to assume every spike will continue.
The official SuperCoach scoreboard changes the headline
The NBL's 26 October SuperCoach NBL Classic Round 6 recap puts Torrey Craig first on 88 SuperCoach points from two Sydney appearances, followed by Cole Anthony on 87, Andrew Carr on 83, Kendric Davis on 77 and Luke Travers on 73. These are confirmed SuperCoach Classic round scores, not fantasy-point totals from Buckets' Draft platform. The distinction matters: a player's actual basketball points, rebounds and minutes can inform both formats, but their scoring systems should not be conflated.
Craig's 88 came from 40 against Illawarra and 48 against Melbourne, with 22 basketball points in each game and 13 rebounds in the second. Anthony's 87 was more uneven: 26 SuperCoach points in Melbourne's one-point loss at Perth, then 61 against Sydney. His 30 basketball points and nine assists in that Sunday win demonstrate genuine ceiling, while the two-game split warns against treating 87 as a repeatable weekly floor. Carr's 83 was underpinned by 31 rebounds over two games, which is why his rebounding role still merits the deeper discussion below.
Davis is the clearest volatility lesson. The NBL records 63 SuperCoach points against Illawarra on Thursday — when he delivered 23 basketball points and 14 assists without a turnover — but only 14 against Melbourne on Sunday, when he shot 3-of-16 and had five turnovers. His round total of 77 is impressive; the contrast between the two outings is more informative for future captaincy risk than the combined number alone. The same official recap has Nate Hinton on 70, Josh Oduro on 67 and Kristian Doolittle on 54 in one game. Do not convert these scores into invented breakevens, projections or ownership claims.
The seven results — and why the round is complete
Production game records mark all seven NBL27 Round 6 fixtures as final. The last result, Melbourne's 105–95 win over Sydney on Sunday 25 October, was recorded final and last updated by 6:24pm Adelaide time; this review was prepared more than four hours later. Results: Tasmania 106–85 Brisbane (21 October); Sydney 108–82 Illawarra (22 October); Perth 103–102 Melbourne (23 October); Brisbane 98–81 Illawarra and South East Melbourne 108–94 Adelaide (24 October); Cairns 86–84 New Zealand and Melbourne 105–95 Sydney (25 October). The league's official schedule provides the fixture framework; individual NBL match reports confirm the decisive Sunday games and Perth's Friday thriller. A scheduled start time alone would not have been sufficient evidence to publish a completed-round review.
Winner: Andrew Carr's rebounding role is impossible to ignore
Carr's 16 points and 20 rebounds in 23.7 minutes against Illawarra were already a striking single-game return. His follow-up — 18 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks in 28.7 minutes against Melbourne — is the more important confirmation. Together that is 34 points, 31 rebounds and 52.4 minutes in two appearances. The repeat double-digit rebound effort supports the view that he has a genuine glass-cleaning role; it does not establish that 20-rebound nights are his new normal. For draft managers, he is a serious watchlist or roster-evaluation name, but whether he can be claimed depends entirely on the particular league's free-agent pool and eligibility settings. Sydney's other high-volume contributor, Torrey Craig, added 44 points and 19 rebounds across the same two matches, including 22 and 13 against Melbourne. The Kings lost Sunday's contest despite both forwards delivering.
Winner: Doolittle restores Perth's organising hub
Perth's 103–102 escape against Melbourne was decided by Brandon Knight's late defensive play and winning jumper, as the NBL's match report details. Yet the sustainable fantasy question sits with Doolittle. Back after a foot-related absence, he logged 38.4 minutes and produced 23 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and two steals. The assists matter as much as the scoring: he is not simply a forward finishing possessions. Knight's arrival creates another ball-handler, but the evidence from this game is that Doolittle still had substantial creation responsibility. Perth have Sydney on Wednesday 28 October and Illawarra on Saturday 31 October in Round 7, a genuine two-game schedule. Monitor any fresh foot-status update rather than treating one successful return as a medical guarantee.
Winner: Melbourne's two-game scoring workload has identifiable centres
Melbourne's weekend split made the Anthony–Oduro pairing difficult to overlook. Anthony finished the round with 49 points in 61.6 minutes; Oduro also scored 49, in 58.9 minutes. In the Sunday 105–95 win over Sydney, Anthony had 30 points, nine assists and six rebounds, while Oduro contributed 27 points and five boards. Luke Travers was no passenger: 45 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists across Melbourne's two games, including 26, nine and five against Perth. That is meaningful offensive involvement from three players, but their production is not interchangeable. Anthony's playmaking, Oduro's interior scoring and Travers' versatile minutes provide different paths to value. Check formats and roster construction before deciding which is the better captain or trade target.
Winner with a warning label: Galloway's Cairns debut
Jaylin Galloway returned from shoulder surgery and made his first Cairns appearance in the 86–84 victory over New Zealand. His 18 points, six assists and three rebounds in 26.5 minutes were more than a ceremonial return. The NBL's game report confirms the impact, while its pre-game availability update documents the shoulder lay-off. Jack McVeigh supplied 18 points and seven assists in the same match, so Galloway did not have to displace every established creator to matter. Cairns face Brisbane and Melbourne in Round 7. The combination of a promising role and two fixtures makes Galloway worth investigating, but one appearance cannot establish his settled minutes ceiling or universal waiver availability.
Role test: Brisbane's guards and bigs are not settled by one box score
Nate Hinton's two games produced 34 points, 11 assists and six steals in 52.2 minutes. He followed 13 points, five assists and three steals against Tasmania with 21 points, six assists and three steals in the 98–81 win over Illawarra. Those are useful multi-category returns, especially for a player whose defensive activity can contribute without dominating shots. Raul Neto logged 37.0 total minutes across the two matches and 20 points and 10 assists. That coexistence is important: a returning name on the team sheet does not automatically erase another guard's opportunity. Tyrell Harrison's 14 points and eight rebounds in 22.4 minutes against Illawarra are a positive return signal, not proof his workload is fully restored. For the Round 7 Cairns/Adelaide double, selection decisions should use updated team news and the actual rotations, not a presumed permanent hierarchy.
Losers and cautions: Illawarra's results, Cotton's ceiling, and the danger of box-score chasing
Illawarra were beaten 108–82 by Sydney and 98–81 by Brisbane. Tyler Harvey still registered 29 points across the two games, but team-level struggles can make supporting-player roles volatile. Conversely, Bryce Cotton's 37 points and eight assists in 38.0 minutes were outstanding individual output even as Adelaide lost 108–94 to South East Melbourne. A losing scoreline is not automatically a fantasy-player failure. Nick Rakocevic's 18 points and 17 rebounds for Adelaide and Josh Bannan's 22 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Tasmania are strong single-game evidence, but neither should be mechanically extrapolated into next week's totals. Match count, health and sustained minutes remain the checks.
What Round 7 actually changes
The next round begins Wednesday 28 October at 9pm Adelaide time, with Perth hosting Sydney, and runs through the scheduled Melbourne–New Zealand fixture on Monday 2 November. Based on the official NBL fixture, Perth, Sydney, Cairns, Brisbane, Adelaide, Tasmania, Melbourne and New Zealand have two scheduled games; Illawarra and South East Melbourne have one. That is a fixture advantage, not a guarantee of double production or availability. The priority checks before lockout are Doolittle's foot and workload after 38-plus minutes, Galloway's second-game role after his shoulder recovery, Jackson-Cartwright's guard usage following 14 points and nine assists in 26.9 minutes against Cairns, and the Brisbane Hinton/Neto/Harrison allocation. Reassess all of them against current injury reporting, including the NBL's live injury updates.
The Round 6 verdict: Craig's confirmed 88 leads the official SuperCoach scoreboard, Anthony's 87 illustrates his ceiling, and Carr's repeated rebounding is the most compelling two-game role signal; Doolittle's full return and Galloway's meaningful debut create the clearest new Round 7 questions; and Melbourne's trio show why minutes and role can be more informative than a single headline score. The explicitly labelled SuperCoach Classic totals are verified official results, not Buckets Draft scoring, and none of the analysis uses fabricated breakevens, ownership rates or projections. Managers should confirm their own game's scoring rules and available players before acting.
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