Draft targets: Overperforming vs underperforming

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It was good to see another week where some <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="underperforming and overperforming predictions came off. (opens in a new tab)" href="http://13.210.220.211/2020/06/03/draft-trade-targets-overperforming-vs-underperforming/" target="_blank">underperforming and overperforming predictions came off. </a>



I am still confident in the previous underperformers and overachievers, but my confidence in Ryan Papenhuyzen has taken a dent, especially with Cam Munster taking on a lot of attacking runs.



Let&#8217;s take a look at the options to target in trade for Round 5.



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">UNDERPERFORMING PLAYERS</h2>



William Hopoate (CTW)



Hoppa is averaging 48PPG in a lacklustre Bulldogs side.



Coach Pay has shifted him to fullback where he should see
a lot more ball and will be involved in most of their attacking plays.



The horse may have bolted for Hoppa in most of your
leagues, but you could always use the threat of Pay shuffling the team again in
your negotiations.



This is a double edged sword as there’s a good chance he is rotated back to centre at some point in the season, but he will be getting better ball off Kieran Foran than what he did at the start of the season.



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Addin Fonua-Blake (FRF)



AFB has had a modest start to the year currently
averaging 54PPG, well under his breakout season in 2019 of 66PPG.



He is slightly down from his minutes last year, but
nothing too alarming and I don’t see him getting reduced minutes with a lack of
forward depth at Manly.



What makes me excited about AFB is that he is currently
averaging more BPG than last year, 53BPG compared to 49BPG.



We are just waiting for the attacking stats to boost his
average and they will come.



He is still looking for the offload and it is only a
matter of time before he is involved in a number of attacking plays.



Esan Marsters (FLB)



Marsters is currently averaging 53PPG at right centre for
the Cowboys.



Without Michael Morgan, the Cowboys have been attacking
through Scott Drinkwater and Val Holmes on the left.



Once Morgan comes back, Marsters will have more involvement and his scores will go up accordingly.



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">OVERPERFORMING PLAYERS</h2>



Tohu Harris (2RF)



Harris is coming off two enormous games scoring 79 and 87
points.



Most of his points have come from pure base, playing 80
minutes as the lock for the Warriors.



Over the years Kearney has consistently shuffled his pack
around.



Once Jazz Tevaga is healthy or even after a bad loss, there’s a good chance Harris gets shifted back to an edge and his scores go back to what we saw at the start of the year.



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Jamayne Isaako (CTW/FLB)



Isaako isn’t exactly setting the world on fire with a
48PPG average and with only 14 points last game.



He is on this list because his position looks under
threat from rookie Tesi Niu.



Last week we saw Niu come off the bench into the fullback
role, pushing Isaako to the middle.



I would be nervous with Isaako in my team and the current
Broncos trend.



See if you can get some value out for him.



Jahrome Hughes (HFB/FLB)



Hughes is another that isn’t exactly scoring great with a
46PPG average.



He is currently out for a few weeks with a broken hand.



This is a bit of controversial, but I am not sure he has
nailed down that halfback role for the Storm.



He looked great in the trials and patches this year, and
I think Bellamy loves him.



However, he can play well in a number of positions including at centre and off the bench and his versatility may hurt him.



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



3RA = Three round average



5RA = Five round average



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 targets: Overperforming vs underperforming

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