The Final Word | Round 9 NRL Supercoach Trades & Captains

Round 8 masterclasses from Sandon Smith and new recruit/captain Scott Drinkwater saw Turbo Irvo propel up the rankings to sit around 10,000th overall. 



With no boosts and only 29 trades left the team is looking fairly set after trades this week.&nbsp;



Incoming will be Jacob Kiraz who has dropped below 700k and has a golden matchup against a depleted Titans, alongside Fletcher Sharpe who offers extremely good bye coverage paired with attacking upside. 



Making way will be Shibasaki and Hiroti who have both peaked out in price and playability. 



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Target Watch List</h2>



My initial thoughts this week were to get Dylan Lucas and Beau Fermor due to their insanely high scoring floors for CTW. However with Fermor looking fairly likely to play origin I have decided to bypass. 



Lucas is still on the radar for next week as he shouldn’t increase too much in price, I believe he is an absolute must have for the long run.&nbsp;



Ronaldo Mulitalo was another who caught my attention after an exceptional 100+ score last week with some traditional Ronnie flare that we’ve become so used to seeing from him over the years. 



Whilst I’m not going to be getting him, I think people who take the risk might just be rewarded.&nbsp;



For those who want to be really daring and adventurous I also like the look of Connor Tracey who is quietly averaging 60 without setting the world on fire. 



Playing fullback for the number 1 ranked team on the ladder the big scores will eventually come.&nbsp;



We saw some huge tons from him last season so we know the ceiling exists, its just whether the bulldogs can recover from their drubbing last week that remains the question.&nbsp;



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Ranking the best fullbacks </h2>



Onto fullback, here&#8217;s my power rankings for this season: 



<ol>
<li>James Tedesco</li>



<li>Ryan Papenhuyzen</li>



<li>Scott Drinkwater</li>



<li>Clint Gutherson</li>



<li>Kalyn Ponga</li>
</ol>



This is how I currently rank them, and the top 2 will basically never change year on year. 



I can all but guarantee you every winner of SuperCoach has owned James Tedesco for the majority of the season over the last 5-10 years. 



He’s a tackle busting god and I’m so damn close to tearing my team apart to get him in. If you own Ponga and Gutho and are thinking about trading them to get in Teddy or Drinkwater then you have a serious coin flip on your hands. 



Normally you can count on me to give my hard and fast opinion on something like this but I honestly don’t have an answer for you yet.&nbsp;



The Knights and Dragons genuinely could turn on the juice over the next month and seriously burn any sellers.&nbsp;



On the flipside, not owning Teddy or Drinky for the next month could easily spell the end of your title hopes.&nbsp;



I’m leaning towards the in form players but touch wood.&nbsp;



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Magic Round Skippers</h2>



As for Captaincy, well it’s starting to become quite simple isn’t it?&nbsp;



VC and C interchangeable on Terrell May and Payne Haas every week pending who plays first. 



When front rowers are averaging close to 100 it’s time to stop chasing risky ceilings and bank the safe 85-100+ pts every week.&nbsp;



If you want to grind your way up the rankings this is the combination you’ll have to stick with.&nbsp;



Enjoy Magic round and hope to see some of you there!&nbsp;



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Trades and Skippers: </h2>



Hiroti > Fletcher Sharpe 



Shibasaki > Kiraz 



VC : May 



C : Haas



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The Final Word | Round 9 NRL Supercoach Trades & Captains

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