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Who’s your HERO in Round 3? A hero is basically someone who steps up when it matters most, especially for others. Let’s look at some CAPTAINCY options to be the hero for your round! Combos: Cleary VC into Latrell C | Walsh VC into Hynes C 1. Nathan Cleary. B+P of 40.5, HFB. Up against SYD Roosters who’ve leaked 60 points in 2 games. Nathan has effortlessly dismantled the Broncos and Sharks, churning out a 65, into a 109. Both of these sides, most would agree have a better defense than the chooks. Cleary is coming up against a side who let Tanah Boyd parade around with the confidence of prime Andrew Johns, I can’t imagine Cleary facing much difficulty. On goals too! Risk: SAFE UPSIDE: HIGH 2. Nicho Hynes. B+P of 40, HFB. Many are trading Nicho which is baffling. A 131 in a drubbing into a 41 in a belting against what look like the best side in the comp by a long shot. Forgive him. He’s getting what looks like a second receiver ball in the final 20 at times which is excellent for the new rules of the last pass. He will always go well in a sharks beating. Not to mention he’s up against the Dolphins who’ve allowed 58 points in 2 games to worst sides. On goals is a plus! RISK: RELATIVELY SAFE UPSIDE: HIGH 3. Reece Walsh. Oh do I have a narrative. The grand final winning team set to start 0-3? I am not sure if I can buy it. Reynolds out, Reece on goals. It’s almost like we have seen before what Reece can do to this side when he’s in charge of the attack…like in the grand final. The truth is when Reynolds is out Walsh takes over, averaging well over 100 to finish last season off. The last time the Broncos won in Melbourne was 2016 R25, but if that is to change, it’ll be because of a superstar performance from Walsh playing fullback and halfback in every attacking set. Great VC into Hynes for a nice combo. RISK: MODERATE UPSIDE: HIGH 4. Latrell Mitchell. Like the rest,on goals. Running at…Skelton 🤮. We’ve seen already how dangerous the Souths left edge is, and he’s the centrepiece of it and the target man. With B+P of 38.5, his points come from tries, assists and goal kicks, which there should be some of with the Souths scoring 58 points in 2 games…with 26 from him - 45%! Expect him to feast and take on Skelton at the line and continue to reap havoc, without the physical drain of a fullback role, he is dangerous on every run in the centres. He’s a great pairing with an early Cleary VC. RISK: RELATIVELY SAFE UPSIDE: HIGH

@nrlscchat Not playing him personally. Was devastated last week playing him until the last 15 seconds lol

Who’s playing Leo? Base is shit but Melbourne at AAMI Park are always a danger

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@newyviewy Sorry for lateness here mate I’d sell flegler for rouch and move Toby to frf Cobbo can go mate, get Chester

My RD 3 Trades: Angus Crichton > Ryan Couchman Tino Fa'asuamaleaui > Taniela Paseka Daniel Atkinson > Nathan Cleary Open one still potentially prone to change would be Tino to Paseka but I’m quite locked and loaded! Good luck this week supercoaches!

@arinozdemir Holding bro

@RLSCTrotter Are you selling or holding?

Oh dear

After a lot of thinking With Lisati out, I found it really hard justifying trading out 3 warm bodies. Did Gus to Rouch, 515k itb, more info. available next week, some more time to assess. VC Walsh into Hynes C. Good luck coaches!

@sdang211 @PS3223567097342 Currently considering gus and Tino out for rouch and papali’i so I can fund Atkinson to Cleary.

@PS3223567097342 @RLSCTrotter The only middle forward I want under PVL 2.0 is Haas. Game at the moment is tailored to attacking edge back rowers like Gus. You picked him for a reason, attacking stats will come eventually:

Which player would you KEEP if you had to trade TWO out of the following THREE:

@sdang211 @PS3223567097342 I’m only on board with selling gus if it’s my only path to Cleary. Which it is currently, I’m happy to rip the bandaid Cleary > gus. It’s that simple for me

@arinozdemir I’ll make a post about this at one point today bro stay tuned

@NRL_SC_Addicts Legit am stuck on this. Anyone found a solution. Ridiculous

Anyone else not able to trade someone you traded in since lockout? IE Lisati

@ridein2thenight Need every penny with these petrol prices my bro

@RLSCTrotter You really burning a boost to avoid Tino's 50k odd price drop? Wild

@NRLSCC Let me scramble after this Lisati news 😭😭

@RLSCTrotter @RLSCTrotter

⚖️ Counsel’s Captain Call 👑 Payne Haas There’s a fair element of safety in this choice as it does feel like there’s quite a bit of risk across the board this round, with very few “perfect matchup” feel plays available. So for the risk-averse #NRLSuperCoach I think you should be able to lock in quite a good score from Haas tomorrow night and enjoy the rest of your weekend. Broncos are 0-2, they’ve had a rocket this week, and Madge has swung the axe. He’s shown he’s happy to use Haas up, and there’s every reason to continue that with him going off to South Sydney next year. It’s an incredibly tough game to win. Away vs Storm. They very rarely lose in Melbourne. It can be done, but it’s rare. If Broncos were to lose, I think they’d start to feel the heat. So I can see them going all in on the grand final rematch. I can see a motivated Haas playing big minutes and looking to create second phase to gain an advantage at every opportunity. In this scenario, Cleary becomes the clear number one pick for VC. Otherwise, you could have a bit of a throw at the stumps with Tedesco, Walker, Kiraz or Critta. 🔀 Alternatives 🦈 If you’ve got Hynes, he should definitely be considered. I think his minimum score this week is 65 to 70, with upside. You could look to take a swing on a Fa’alogo VC, or again a Cleary or even a Haas or Walsh, and if they miss, have faith in Nico to get a couple of attacking stats and some goals in potentially high scoring affair. 🐰 Latrell is interesting. He does have a low floor, but it’s hard to see a scenario where the Rabbits and Tigers game doesn’t have points in it. And where there’s points, there’s Latrell. Without going to the stats, I’d expect much of their success to come down usual the left side - it’s just too powerful. Walker, Fifita and Latrell up against a new combination that hasn’t had the chance to gel, I could see them attacking down that side all day. 🌩️ Fa’alogo - Highest captained player in SuperCoach this week. If I was to go down this path, I wouldn’t be comfortable putting the C on him, I’d be looking to VC him and then looking at Latrell or Hynes as your captain options. After looking through it many times, I think the best approach is to try and jag a VC from the first two games, and if you can’t, then hope for one of those massive base games from Haas that we saw so often last year, which led to him being a lock and load captain week in, week out.

@NRLSCC I see Cleary / Walsh / Sua / Hynes more capable than Haas of cracking 100. Maybe I’m just scarred he screwed me over in RD1, I wouldn’t be stoked with a 78 without his linebreak try last week when you’ve got those other guys who can tonne up, just how I see it

@RLSCTrotter 78 b+p in 57 mins mate is that really underwhelming? At that rate if his minutes get a bump he’s basing near 💯 Where’s this upside you speak of, you’ll have to enlighten me haha.

@WillFisher41994 Yeah I see it but I just like these options better, not sure Faalogo will drop another 150. I’m also quite heavy on broncos winning or keeping it close

@RLSCTrotter No love for faalogo playing an increadibly leaky broncos outfit leaking points to opponent fb’s? Throw in new combinations on the edges too?

Who’s your HERO in Round 3? A hero is basically someone who steps up when it matters most, especially for others. Let’s look at some CAPTAINCY options to be the hero for your round! Combos: Cleary VC into Latrell C | Walsh VC into Hynes C 1. Nathan Cleary. B+P of 40.5, HFB. Up against SYD Roosters who’ve leaked 60 points in 2 games. Nathan has effortlessly dismantled the Broncos and Sharks, churning out a 65, into a 109. Both of these sides, most would agree have a better defense than the chooks. Cleary is coming up against a side who let Tanah Boyd parade around with the confidence of prime Andrew Johns, I can’t imagine Cleary facing much difficulty. On goals too! Risk: SAFE UPSIDE: HIGH 2. Nicho Hynes. B+P of 40, HFB. Many are trading Nicho which is baffling. A 131 in a drubbing into a 41 in a belting against what look like the best side in the comp by a long shot. Forgive him. He’s getting what looks like a second receiver ball in the final 20 at times which is excellent for the new rules of the last pass. He will always go well in a sharks beating. Not to mention he’s up against the Dolphins who’ve allowed 58 points in 2 games to worst sides. On goals is a plus! RISK: RELATIVELY SAFE UPSIDE: HIGH 3. Reece Walsh. Oh do I have a narrative. The grand final winning team set to start 0-3? I am not sure if I can buy it. Reynolds out, Reece on goals. It’s almost like we have seen before what Reece can do to this side when he’s in charge of the attack…like in the grand final. The truth is when Reynolds is out Walsh takes over, averaging well over 100 to finish last season off. The last time the Broncos won in Melbourne was 2016 R25, but if that is to change, it’ll be because of a superstar performance from Walsh playing fullback and halfback in every attacking set. Great VC into Hynes for a nice combo. RISK: MODERATE UPSIDE: HIGH 4. Latrell Mitchell. Like the rest,on goals. Running at…Skelton 🤮. We’ve seen already how dangerous the Souths left edge is, and he’s the centrepiece of it and the target man. With B+P of 38.5, his points come from tries, assists and goal kicks, which there should be some of with the Souths scoring 58 points in 2 games…with 26 from him - 45%! Expect him to feast and take on Skelton at the line and continue to reap havoc, without the physical drain of a fullback role, he is dangerous on every run in the centres. He’s a great pairing with an early Cleary VC. RISK: RELATIVELY SAFE UPSIDE: HIGH

@TedMan12p @AmanTalksNRLSC Maybe extend it to top 50% Aman so you can get Teddys captaincy

@AmanTalksNRLSC gotta do the whole field after 2 rounds bro not top 10%

VC and C stats for RD3! These are numbers for the current Top 10% ranked SuperCoach players. A common trend of VC Cleary into C Fa’alogo or Haas 🤔 Hynes at 11% is enticing for owners with a great matchup vs the Dolphins. Where’s your armband currently?

@NRLSCC Why does your AI sua have 10 fingers and mine has 11?

Big Twelve VII - Round Three Trades 📋 Just when you think things can’t get any worse… that’s exactly what happens 😂 The Big Twelve VII began the season ranked around 60k and after bringing in Doueihi and Lisati last week, we still somehow managed drop another 7,000 spots. Reed Mahoney flopped and had his minutes reduced in a flogging. Keano Kini hasn’t hit the heights we expected just yet. The gamble of sitting Pezet to use Sharpe as a free loop didn’t come off. And to top off not owning Fa’alogo, Tino put up just 45. 🚮 The positives - I’ve pretty much started with all the key cheapies that look like the major cash cows, so the overall structure is still in decent shape. There are a couple of issues to navigate this week. Sharpe is in doubt again, which likely forces Pezet into the 17. I’m also looking for a bounce back from the Cowboys, and in particular Mahoney - need him getting somewhere close to Harry Grant this week. Hopefully a couple of these trades steady things. Sam Walker⏩Sua Fa’alogo. Don’t love selling Sam, but it feels like a forced move. Walker has the Panthers this week and then a bye in RD5, while not starting with Fa’alogo has been a huge mistake with the new ruck speed and fatigue in the game. He has the imminent price rise and serious upside over the next couple of rounds. Just one of those you can’t ignore. Kalyn Ponga⏩Val Holmes Confirmation this week that his hammy issue will keep him out for potentially up to two months, so he has to go. I’ve gone with FLX and I’m backing the Dragons’ draw. Their right edge looks decent in attack and with the way games are trending - high scoring across the board - the opportunities should be there. The Dragons are far from a gun attacking team but even if they’re not putting up massive totals, I’m expecting improvement against softer incoming opposition and majority of their joy to come down the right side. Good chance of an increase in goals as well. Kiraz is a great alternative e as well but just want to watch the Dogs for one more week before I target them. Angus Crichton⏩Ryan Couchman I’ve gone back and forth on this all week, but the reality is Gus is getting full minutes - so what we’re seeing is the final role. The issue isn’t minutes, it’s work rate. There’s no obvious upside unless he starts crossing the stripe. With the Panthers this week and a bye coming up, it just feels like if someone has to make way for Ryan, it’s him. Probably the only cheapie I don’t have that looks crucial (Couchman). Jacob Liddle is back which could impact minutes, but I’m comfortable with it. He passes the eye test easily and looks like he’s fast climbing the pecking order. Even in a worst case where he drops to 35-40 minutes, at around 1.3ppm he’s still pushing 50+ in base which should translate to 300k+ in cash generation. With the great schedule over the next month he could jag some attack as well. All the best this week & will chat over the weekend. #NRLSuperCoach

@bulldoggoingok Yessirrr!

@RLSCTrotter Boosting in a player on their bye is certainly… something

@SuperCoachKrupt Mahoney wishes he was that tall

💔 It’s not you… it’s me SuperCoach Krupt sadly today has had to break three hearts 😢 #NRLSupercoach