The Final Word | Round 2 NRL Supercoach Trades & Captains

Welcome back to the SuperCoach rollercoaster for another year! 



For me it was a particularly turbulent start as my suburb lost power for a few days due to Cyclone Alfred, leaving me unable to make any last minute changes to my team which caused me to be stuck with a few more nuffs than I’d ideally want to start the season with, alas we play on. 



I actually wasn’t able to garner that much from the round as a whole, except maybe that there’s only 4 teams in contention for the premiership &#8211; but most of us already knew that. 



From a SuperCoach standpoint, I thought everything played out relatively as expected, with no real major curveballs or outliers. 



I managed a moderate 1,222 which has me ranked 40,000th, a position from which I’ve comfortably been able to finish top 500 from many times in the last few seasons. 



I managed to dodge the low scores of Metcalf and Duffy after opting to roll out a 4 gun half setup consisting of Cleary, Hynes, Brown and Munster. 



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I’ve already seen many owners of Metcalf and Duffy racing to rage trade them out of their teams, which I would tentatively advise against due to the ever-bombastic nature of round 1. 



Hynes without goal kicking was a little surprising, however he still looked good enough to own, and by all reports will get the kicking duties back in the coming weeks. 



Payne Haas and Addin Fonua Blake instantly proved why they are premium FRF and should be on everyone’s radar for earlier than normal trade-ins this season. 



Both have 100+ ceilings and are extremely explosive big men inside the attacking 20. 



The 2025 batch of cheapies all performed above expectation it has to be said. Toia and Tamale were particularly impressive in the CTW and look to be playable options in your 17 going forward. 



The entire Broncos backline were also impressive, however I’d just like to have another look at them before throwing trades around. 



Like many of us I’m sure, the plan is to make no trades this week and have a second look at everyone of SuperCoach relevance. 



I was indeed hesitant to start with multiple Manly players, even with the relatively soft draw. 



However, after a convincing win against the Cowboys it seems I might’ve made a mistake in not just following the crowd on the likes of Garrick and Haumole who have traditionally been staples of my team over the last few years. 



Also a big watch on Lehi Hopoate who may just turn into a must have the minute Manly start swinging left. 



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Round 2 Supercoach Trades &amp; Captains</h3>



Captains this week I think are relatively straightforward, you can either VC Ponga against the Phins on Thursday into a Turbo C against the Warriors on Friday evening. 



Or, the more vanilla VC Turbo into C Cleary against the Roosters on Friday night at CommBank Stadium. 



Conditions are looking hot and dry across Sydney the whole weekend so expect another high scoring round where 1,200+ could be par. 



Good luck and don’t rage trade! 



Trades: none 



VC: Turbo 



C: Cleary

The Final Word | Round 2 NRL Supercoach Trades & Captains

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