The Final Word: Round 9 Trades, Captains & POD plays

The ascension of super cheapie Trai Fuller presents quite the predicament for Supercoach owners.&nbsp;



Everything points to Fuller continuing his scoring at the ridiculously cheap price, which won’t last for long.&nbsp;



Do we get Fuller and sell one of our gun fullbacks who may be tied up with Origin or do we forego the easy cash splash and stick solid with our gun fullback?&nbsp;



It’s all circumstantial and if I had a boost I reckon Fuller would be straight in for me but I don’t and I’m low on trades so I might just stick with Turbo and CNK for the immediate future. 



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Trade Plans </h2>



Trade-1 &nbsp;Shaun Lane OUT – Dave Fifita IN – I know Fifita plays Origin and will be engaged with that for a number of weeks, but I’m just getting him because he is the marquee 2RF of this year by a fair stretch and I want him for as long as possible.&nbsp;



Trade-2 &nbsp;Option-1 Turbo OUT – Trai Fuller IN – Fuller looks great and with his tackle break ability and the way the Dolphins play there is no reason to believe he will not continue to replicate his first two weeks or even do better. It’s a hard trade for me to make though because I only brought Turbo in last week fearing his big scoring ability. I’m torn.&nbsp;



Option-2 – Save a trade.  



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">PODs &amp; Super PODS</h2>



Here’s the players I’ve identified as PODs (Point of Difference players – less than 10% owned) and Super PODS (less than 2% owned) that should be on your radar:&nbsp;



PODs&nbsp;



1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jayden Brailey – On the rise and will soon be well on the rise in ownership. Is going to be great to own over Origin and possibly a keeper for the remainder of the season.&nbsp;



2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; David Fifita – 3.2% owned is outrageous. Everything points to him scoring and averaging better than any other season even though Des Hasler continues to keep him on the bench for the first 20 minutes.&nbsp;



3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Samuela Fainu – still under 10% and still in POD territory. The sin-bin was a hiccup sure, but long-term I think he’s a great play on a weekly basis in the troublesome FRF position. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;



Super PODs 



1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Alexander Brimson – hard to knock as a Super POD. The Titans are getting better every week and Brimson is a huge part of everything good they do. He relies on a lot of attack but in saying that looks dangerous every time he gets the ball. He’s available as dual FLB-CTW.



2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dane Gagai – kicking goals and running amok on the right side of the field. Can’t really go wrong with Dane Gagai as a CTW marquee option.&nbsp;



Close Watch&nbsp;



1.    Dominic Young – I’m giving him one week and then he’s coming in for me. I can see him finishing the season very strongly. 



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



It’s fairly open this week with strong arguments to be made for Papi, Turbo and Nicho amongst others. 



I’m tempted to go David Fifita to terrorise the leaky Storm right side defence. 



Nothing to lose, so I’ll probably do it. 



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">BETTING PLAYS</h2>



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Week-2 $44.30 profit&nbsp;



Week-3 $111.25 profit&nbsp;



Week-4 $72.90 profit



Week-5 $100 loss



Week-6 $100 loss



Week-7 $100 loss



Week-8 $191.55 profit



2024 Stats &nbsp;$120 profit&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ROI = 17.14%



Week-9 bets&nbsp;



Lock ($65)&nbsp;



Multi – Panthers -12.5/Rooster +13.5/Manly Win @$3.88



Plays ($15 each)



Saab, T Trbojevic, Cherry-Evans all score tries @ $10



Josh Kerr to score a try @ $8&nbsp;



Hail Mary ($5)&nbsp;



Tigers win/Titans win/Warriors win @ $27.66

The Final Word: Round 9 Trades, Captains & POD plays

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