Player profile: Taukeiaho and Mann

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Happy footy week troops! 



I’m bloody excited and sat down recently to check
out a couple of guys I have mentioned in the podcast who I have some serious
interest in. 



Those guys are Kurt Mann and Sio Siua Taukeiaho.



Here’s a look into both of their SuperCoach credentials ahead of Round 1.



*Scroll down to the bottom of the page for a key on all SuperCoach relevant abbreviations.



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">KURT MANN</h2>



Stats
when playing in the halves:



2019
&#8211; 69, 29, 37, 34, 45, 35,



2018
&#8211; 75, 36, 38



2017
&#8211; 43, 21, 74, 52, 60, 37, 34, 47



2016
&#8211; No games in halves



2015
&#8211; No games in halves



2014
&#8211; No data



766 / 17 = 45PPG



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Essentially,
we have a guy who has had 17 starts in the halves throughout his career (2014
data) unavailable. 



Priced
at an average of 30PPG and available in the tough to fill centre position, with
a good draw and covering the first bye week, I think he is a huge option. 



The
question is whether or not you play him in your 17? This will come down to
salary cap and team balance.



If
he can average 45PPG he could gain approximately $130-140K. I also like that at
five-eighth he should have a decent base for a centre cheapie with tackling and
runs. In fact, his base last year while playing in the halves was 30.5BPG. Yes
please!



CONS:



Mann isn’t locked into the number 6 jersey, but I believe he is a good enough player to make it his own. 



Mason Lino and Phoenix Crossland are waiting in the wings, so who knows? At $287K I’m taking the punt and will deal with it if he is dropped.



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">SIO SIUA TAUKEIAHO</h2>



SST
for mine is one of the most underrated players in the game and absolutely one
of the best middle forwards. 



He
was hit with some mid-game injuries on a couple of occasions last year. 



The last
of those really impacted his minutes over the final five games he played, as
coach Robinson kept him fresh for the finals. 



This
dropped his season average to 58PPG, which may see him quite under-valued based
on the below.



Prior
to this (excluding one injury affected match), he was averaging 54.3MPG and
averaging 63PPG up until Round 15. That’s huge. 



Imagine if he also goal-kicks! That would see an estimate of 7PPG added on (he will miss some kicks when on the bench) and we are looking at a 70PPG average if things align.



There is no reason he can’t average this again and make you some serous cash while producing great points for your side, while the additional upside is absurd. He could become a genuine keeper.



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QUESTIONS:



Can
he keep up the PPM? It was between 1.02-1.09 in the previous two years. 



But
I believe he is a better player now and even 1.09PPM still gets him an average
of 59PPG based on last year’s minutes. 



One point above his price average (again without goal-kicking).



Will
he actually kick?&nbsp;Flanagan could well take the duty.



Can
he stay on the paddock? I think the biggest risk for my man here is injuries
and possibly getting hurt and leaving a game early which happened twice last
year. 



This, along with the quality of the Chook’s squad which perhaps allows Robinson to rest him a little more, is the thing keeping me from not locking him in from round 1. 



The numbers suggest though that if you take the risk it could pay off enormously! Personally, he could come into my side early if things go his way. A big watch this weekend and good luck if you take the punt!



SUPERCOACH TERMINOLOGY KEY



MPG = Minutes per game



PPG = Points per game



PPM= Points per minute



BPG = Base per game (point accrued in tackles + runs + missed tackles)



POD = Point of difference

Player profile: Taukeiaho and Mann

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