Final word: Strategy, skippers, trades, Round 18


<p>So, exactly 10 rounds to go of Supercoach for 2023&#8230;</p>



<p>Having a look at the overall rankings, ‘Wolfpac’ is out in front and holds a lead of nearly 300 points from the chasing pack. Of course, that is not much and can be made up in 1-2 weeks. If you work off the old Supercoach adage that you can make up 100 points a week on the leader then there are still 857 players in the hunt for Supercoach glory in 2023!</p>



<p>Most of us are battling it out in leagues for supremacy over family, mates or work colleague,s and this is the time the best Supercoach strategists come to the fore.</p>



<p>How many trades do you have left for the run home? Any boosts? How close are you to what you consider your final best team? Seems like that changes week-to-week at the moment with injuries and suspensions and Origin selection speculation.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Strategy/Trades &nbsp;</strong><strong></strong></h2>



<p>Brendan Piakura stands out to me as a trade in for the 2RF position. I can set and forget him in that position (although he doesn’t play Rd 19 due to Bye) and if my team gets as strong as I hope he may even miss my Top 17 some weeks. What he will definitely do is help me free up cash to chase the players I want and need for the run home without any need to sell off players I want to hold.</p>



<p>Scott Drinkwater is another player who is in a rich vein of form and I am seriously considering bringing in this week. Similar to Piakura, he doesn’t play Rd 19 because he has a bye, but his form has been irresistible. He’s a notorious confidence player and his confidence is sky high at the moment.</p>



<p>Charnze Nicholl-Klokstad is another player I really want to finish off the season with. Warriors are red-hot at the moment and CNK is in everything which is reflected by his SuperCoach scoring. He does play Round 19 which may mean I bring him in above the previous two mentioned this week.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Best Value Propositions</strong></h2>



<p>Maybe the time for cheapies is over but if you’re still in search of some value here’s some for you:</p>



<p><strong>Brenadan Piakura – </strong>Long-term injuries to Broncos forward pack members Flegler and Riki means Piakura’s spot as a starting 2RF looks secure. Priced at $289k you can trade Josh Schuster to him and bank $110k. Pretty handy.  </p>



<p><strong>Semi Valemei – </strong>Are the Cowboys truly back? If they are they could put on a cricket score against the Tigers this week. Valemei could cash in.  </p>



<p><strong>Sandon Smith – </strong>Two starting games in a struggling Roosters team and he’s scored 55 and 78. Pretty impressive really. I mean, you should be looking to get all the gun HFB’s and 5/8<sup>’s</sup> for the final 10 weeks like Munster, Ponga, Nicho, Cleary, SJ, and Jahrome Hughes but if somehow a cheapie dual position HFB/5/8<sup>th</sup> helps you, Sandon is your man.  </p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>PODs</strong></h2>



<p>Here’s the players I’ve identified as PODs (Point of Difference players – less than 10% owned).</p>



<p><strong>Shawn Blore – </strong>Has promised so much and has had a few false dawns but mostly that’s due to injuries. Hopefully gets some consistent back-to-back footy and can show everyone why he is so highly rated. Only upside if you ignore injury history and Tigers lowly ladder position.</p>



<p><strong>Nelson Asofa-Solomona – </strong>I mean with NAS’s suspension and injury history it’s a significant risk, but as we saw on the weekend just gone he is also capable of tearing teams apart playing on the edge.</p>



<p><strong>Scott Drinkwater – </strong>See above. The Cowboys seem to have turned the corner and Drinkwater has his fingerprints all over everything they are doing. His form is undeniable.   <strong> </strong></p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>CAPTAIN</strong></h2>



<p><strong>Nicho Hynes – </strong>I know it’s a Thursday game and many supercoahes don’t like doing it but this shapes as a Nicho type game. Hard to see him not posting 100+ in his sleep against the Dragons.</p>



<p><strong>Scott Drinkwater – </strong>Legitimate alternate option to Nicho for owners and may give you that POD captain given he is not that highly owned before trades this week.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Betr Bets of the Week</strong></h2>



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<p><strong>Multi – </strong>Warriors/Panthers/Knights Win = $6.19</p>



<p>Josh Curran Anytime Tryscorer @ $4.50</p>



<p>Jeremiah Nanai 2+ tries @ $7.00</p>


Final word: Strategy, skippers, trades, Round 18

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