Draft trade targets: Overachievers vs underachievers

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Today we look at the players that you should consider targeting to trade into or out of your Draft team.



Trading in Draft is about maximising value by trading players that are overperforming and targeting players that are underperforming.



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<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Underperforming players</h1>



There are some obvious underperforming guns that I don’t
need to go into detail with such as Cook, Munster and RTS.



If you can convince someone that these guys won’t bounce
back, give me a spot in that numpty league.



I will just touch on some of the more interesting
underperforming players.



Latrell Mitchell (CTW/FLB)



Enough has been said about Latrell that he may fall into
the obvious underperforming guns.



However, he is worth some detail because his scores have
been particularly bad averaging 20 points for the first two rounds and some
SuperCoaches might be impatient with him given the shortened season.



We all know that Latrell will get better as the season
goes on and he finds his match fitness.



This is even historically correct as a goal kicking
centre &#8211; In 2019 he averaged 37PPG in the first two games and in 2018 he
averaged 38PPG, he went on to post monster averages of 70PPG and 64PPG by the
end of the season.



Coaches that own Latrell in the bottom half of the season
may not have the time to hold him until he comes good and it is worth preying
on that for a trade.



I also think he has looked a lot fitter in training photos after the COVID-19 break.



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Braidon Burns (CTW)



Burns has averaged a disappointing 19PPG this year and
was subbed off to make way for Latrell in his second game.



Like Latrell, he has had a tough few matches but has
shown better output than what he is currently delivering.



Once Latrell can play 80 minutes at fullback and Cody Walker
is back he should be producing a much better score.



The break would have also helped his dodgy hammys.



You can probably get a very good deal on him at the moment and he is worth the gamble.



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Brian To’o (CTW)



To’o has started the year pretty slow with an average of
29PPG and his wing partner, Mansour, is getting all the hype.



Last year To’o averaged 57PPG with 33BPG and some nice
tackle breaks.



He still runs the ball as hard as he did last year, he is
playing on Cleary’s side and he is a fantastic finisher.



I expect his average to go up significantly and should be
targeted for trade value &#8211; throw out a few ‘second year syndrome’ lines.



Reuben Garrick (CTW)



Garrick is another underperforming CTW averaging 28PPG,
which should improve.



Garrick doesn’t have the strongest base stats, but gets
his points from kicking goals.



Manly had two tough, low scoring games to start the
season but will now finish the season with the Bulldogs, Titans and Warriors.



Garrick is a great target for Draft finals and could make all the difference.



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Blake Brailey (HOK) and Jack Willams (2RF)



These two are a bit controversial as they could easily
backfire but could be worth the gamble if it pays off.



Brailey and Williams both saw great minutes in the
opening rounds but had disappointing scores.



The Sharks have been developing both these players for a
number of years and have invested heavily in them.



Connor Tracey on the bench is a bit of a worry for
Brailey’s minutes but has been there in both the opening rounds.



Williams is getting an average 54MPG for a shocking 34PPG
in the middle &#8211; surely he can only improve, as his work rate hasn’t been an
issue in the past.



You could get some great value out of these two players
if you want to put the wet game against Souths and tough match-up against the
Storm down as anomalies. 



I have some doubt with these two players but given their current value, they are worth the gamble for the low price you could get for them.



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<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Overperforming players</h1>



Kotoni Staggs (CTW)



Staggs is averaging an impressive 87PPG to start the
season.



Staggs is a great player but he isn’t going to hold
anywhere near that average, in fact without the kicking he probably falls
outside the top 8 CTWs by the end of the year.



He is a player getting a lot of hype at the moment as
many classic players will be trading him in.



Now is the time to capitalise on his performance,
especially if you are stacked at CTW.



Angus Crichton (2RF)



Crichton has been fortunate enough to get two starting
gigs in the backrow due to Cordner’s absence and now Aubusson’s temporary
absence.



The full-strength Roosters will see him move back to a
bench role.



If you can pull the wool over some numpty’s eyes, you’ve got to offload him before he goes to the bench.



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Luciano Leilua (2RF)



Lucy has started the year with a 72PPG average and
playing 80MPG.



He has scored a try in both games and it’s only downhill
from here.



His defence may see him play reduced minutes or even drop
back to a bench role.



Try to squeeze the value out of him before Madge changes
things up.



Benji Marshall (5/8)



Another Tiger that has started the season well, averaging
71PPG.



Marshall played a dominate role in the Tigers opening
rounds with Luke Brooks out with injury.



Brooks will demand the ball now he is back and it’s only a matter of time before Marshall’s dodgy hamstrings see him give up the kicking duties or miss game time.



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



BREAKEVEN (B/E) = The score a player must record to earn a price rise.



*Please note all our stats are taken from the geniuses at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nrlsupercoachstats.com/">nrlsupercoachstats.com</a>

Draft trade targets: Overachievers vs underachievers

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