Clem’s Captains: Round 11 NRL SuperCoach Skippers


<p>So apparently, the <strong>Haas</strong> doesn’t always win.</p>



<p>You may recall in this article last week that the phrase ‘Safe as Haases’ made an appearance, and whilst an 89 is pretty safe – it isn’t a 182…</p>



<p>Because WOW. </p>



<p>Arise Our Lord and Saviour Sir Ryan “the Glorious Mullet” <strong>Papenhuyzen</strong> and take a bow! </p>



<p>Because What. A. Game!</p>



<p>And where were you when Lil’ Papi almost doubled-toned, scoring tries for fun basically every time he touched the ball? </p>



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<p>As an owner and Captainer, I was sitting on the couch in elated disbelief – watching him, <strong>Munster</strong> and <strong>Hughes</strong> rack up over a third of my score for the round.&nbsp;</p>



<p>For non-owners, it would have been a tough watch, and I empathise with your position behind the couch (it’s how I watch <strong>Cleary</strong> games), and I must do my duty as SC Playbook Support Group Coordinator and say, for the sake of your viewing pleasure – please bring him in!</p>



<p>So, without further ado, let us look to the Captains of Round 11, heading straight to Saturday’s games with our two Captain Obviousnesses, Lil Papi and <strong>Scotty D</strong>.</p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Ryan Papenhuyzen</strong></h3>



<p>182 points. Four tries in 52 minutes. A 3-round average of 109. 12 tries to his name already this season in 10 games.</p>



<p>The numbers do not lie.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Captain Lil Papi.</p>



<p>Enough said.</p>



<p>(Except I will add…what do you do if you don’t own? Watch every Storm game from behind the couch? As mentioned in the intro &#8211; I do that with Cleary games – I do not recommend)</p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Scotty D</strong></h3>



<p>Scotty D is the current Ton-Up King of the SuperCoach world and is a must-own over the Origin period. </p>



<p>Beg, borrow, bargain with the SuperCoach powers that be &#8211; do whatever you have to do to find that 900k, and get him in.</p>



<p>A 3-round average of 125 and three tons in his last three games, including a 117 last round vs the Panthers – playing Manly at home on Saturday afternoon – you have to at least consider the armband on him.</p>



<p>Of course, if you own Lil Papi in the next game, the gloriousness of the Flex means you can perform a looping miracle and VC him instead…</p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Kalyn Ponga or Fletcher Sharpe</strong></h3>



<p>Do we give the Newie players another go at VC? </p>



<p>Despite imploding in the second half last round, I think you can. </p>



<p>Surely, they’ll come out Friday night with a point to prove.</p>



<p>In the game of two halves, <strong>Sharpe</strong> still managed to hit a 89 with a try and an assist, and how can we forget that try-scoring frenzy the round before. </p>



<p>It’s worth a punt if you like a risk anyway – remember, the Haas doesn’t always win…</p>



<p><strong>Ponga</strong> has not fired this season. </p>



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<p>And for those of us who are slaves to faithfulness and have sat there in blind hope, hoping that this is the week he tons… what do we do with him?&nbsp;</p>



<p>Well, I gave him a nice little rage trade on Monday, which felt quite nice, and now on Friday morning as I sit here looking at my team, I just know I’m going to reverse that trade…because of the ‘what if he tons’ syndrome, which is a real thing.</p>



<p>The 33 points last week hurt, but with one more outing to prove himself for Origin, is this the week we FINALLY see a massive game from Ponga &#8211; the one we’ve all been waiting for?</p>



<p>The app tells me that the Eels have leaked six scores of 60+ to opposing fullbacks.</p>



<p>I’m reversing my trade on Ponga. I’m either a sucker for pain or an eternal optimist – take your pick.</p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Payne Haas or Terrell May</strong></h3>



<p>As noted in the intro – the <strong>Haas</strong> doesn’t always win, but honestly, you’re not going to cry over an 89-point Captain (until you see Lil’ Papi go 182, that would have hurt, I’m so sorry).&nbsp;</p>



<p>They might not have tonned up last week, but the FRFs continue to whack out massive scores. </p>



<p>Ranking number 1 and 3 in overall SuperCoach points – Haas and May are a viable option any week to wear a Captaincy or VC armband.&nbsp;</p>



<p>With a 3-round average of 100, 89 vs the Bunnies last week in only 61 minutes, and playing the Dragons, who the Warriors claimed a stunning and glorious victory over last round – do we take one last hurrah on Haas as Captain before Origin? </p>



<p>I think we do.</p>



<p>Then there’s <strong>May</strong>. </p>



<p>Will he get a spot in the Blues team? He’ll have a point to prove, so you’d expect a massive game from him vs the Bunnies on Sunday. </p>



<p>Last round vs an annihilation by the Storm, May still managed a 72 with 65+ in base stats in 72 minutes.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Take a punt if you have a feeling he’s going to go huge; and if you’re a QLDer – sit in manifesting hope that he plays himself out of Blues contention…</p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Verdict</strong></h3>



<p>I’m hooked. The high of watching your Captain score 182 makes it almost impossible to not choose him as Captain again this round, so it’s Captain Lil’ Papi for me. </p>



<p>And then Scotty D, the current ton-up King, is the VC for me – god bless the Flex.</p>



<p>If you don’t have either, might I gently suggest you please look to getting one of these SC elite fullbacks in? </p>



<p>Of course, you might like to take a punt on a FRF (this is the year of the FRF) or go a bit rogue and take a punt on a poddy Captain like a random winger – <strong>Vailea</strong> would have netted you 224 points last week as Captain…</p>



<p>But whoever you choose, I hope your Captain tons up and soars you up the rankings, and I hope you have a beautiful weekend (how good is Sunday with 3 games of footy!).</p>



<p>Clementine xx</p>


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