The Final Word | Round 5 NRL Supercoach Trades & Captains


<p>As the dust settles from a subpar opening month of Supercoach for Turbo Irvo (26,825<sup>th</sup>), I can’t help but wonder what exactly went wrong? </p>



<p>Apart from a diabolical sit of <strong>Gehamat Shibasaki</strong> last round and captaining an injured <strong>Tom Trbojevic</strong>, it&#8217;s been hard to pinpoint exactly why it hasn’t come together for me yet. </p>



<p>I’ve got pretty much all the mega money-making cheapies in my team, so I’ve decided to throw away the straight bat and bring out the reverse sweep relatively early this season to try make up some ground. </p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Round 5 NRL Supercoach Strategy</strong></h3>



<p>I have never owned <strong>Reece Walsh</strong> in Supercoach, but that changes this week. </p>



<p>The slick Brisbane dynamo will be coming into side for a juicy matchup against the Tigers at Suncorp. </p>



<p>Despite his error riddled start to the season, I think $600k is an absolute steal for this man and I really do think he can turn his form around in an instant. </p>



<p>Theres no doubting that Walsh’s role may have slightly changed in attack with Ben Hunt being a much more dominant ball playing half than <strong>Ezra Mam</strong>, however once the backline timing starts to click, he will absolutely slaughter some defences. </p>



<p>I’ve been fairly good at timing these sorts of trades over the years, so I’m backing my gut and pulling the trigger. </p>



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<p><strong>Kalyn Ponga</strong> will also be returning to my team after a one-week hiatus. </p>



<p>This was always the plan regardless of the Turbo injury. </p>



<p><strong>Iongi</strong> has looked like a decent enough player however the Parramatta sweep timing is totally off in attack, and I don’t think it’s going to fix itself until <strong>Mitch Moses</strong> returns from injury. </p>



<p>Ponga is just that one cut above the rest of the fullback position as it stands, and I really don’t want to go without him even a single week because of his scary 170+ ceiling. </p>



<p>No doubt the Bulldogs are a great defensive side, however I still think KP can knock out 100 against even the best of teams due to his immense attacking arsenal. </p>



<p>Last week I made the decision for my final fullback spot between <strong>Clint Gutherson </strong>and <strong>Ryan Papenhuyzen</strong> last week, choosing Gutho. </p>



<p>I’m fairly content with this decision for the foreseeable future but I’m definitely not opposed to grabbing Papenhuyzen down the track if he really starts to light it up like he used to, however he just looks a yard or two slower than his former self and his work rate is definitely down on what it was a few years ago when he first hit the scene. </p>



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<p><strong>James Tedesco</strong> is another guy who looks down on his best that I wouldn’t be opposed to grabbing if he drops another 100-150k in price. </p>



<p>Albeit, the Roosters don’t look great, but form in this competition goes in and out like the tide, and you’ll absolutely want some chooks assets in your team come king high tide at Bondi. </p>



<p><strong>Angus Crichton </strong>has been as absolute staple in my side over the years and will be the first 2RF upgrade ill be looking to swing, followed shortly by <strong>Eli Katoa</strong> who simply cannot be contained on that Melbourne right edge. </p>



<p>As for CTW, I’m content to let all my cheapies (Toia, Purdue, Shibasaki, Arthars and Tamale) have another week or two of price rises before looking to cash into some guns. </p>



<p><strong>Adam Doueihi </strong>was a late withdrawal last week due to a muscle tweak in the warmup and despite being named this week, will be exiting my side. </p>



<p><strong>Koroisau</strong> kicked perfectly well so I expect him to take the tee which leaves Doueihi as the perfect trade out option to pick up Penrith cheapie <strong>Thomas Jenkins</strong> who is near enough a must have while Brian To’o is out.  </p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Round 5 NRL Supercoach Captains</strong></h3>



<p>Captaincy this week will be an interesting one. </p>



<p><strong>Nathan Cleary</strong> looms as the perfect VC option against the Cowboys on Friday at CommBank stadium, he should hit 100+ with no trouble which will be an insta loop for me going forward after last weeks shenanigans. </p>



<p>The C is a much more difficult proposition with <strong>Gutho</strong> against the Eels, Haas against the Tigers and Walsh against the Tigers all staking a claim. </p>



<p>I’m inclined to just let leave it on <strong>Haas</strong> going forward due to his scoring floor being so insanely high, but this week my heart is all in on the <strong>Reece Walsh</strong> bounce back. </p>



<p><strong>Papenhuyzen</strong> captaincy against Manly is also a good shout for owners.</p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Dez&#8217;s Round 5 NRL Supercoach Team Changes</strong></h3>



<p><strong>Trades: </strong></p>



<p>Iongi to Ponga</p>



<p>Turbo to Walsh</p>



<p>Doueihi to Jenkins </p>



<p><strong>Captains:</strong></p>



<p>VC: Cleary</p>



<p>C: Walsh</p>


The Final Word | Round 5 NRL Supercoach Trades & Captains

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