Clem’s Captains: Round 14 NRL SuperCoach Skippers


<p>13 rounds down. 14 rounds to go.</p>



<p>It’s Thursday afternoon, and we’re basically officially at the halfway point of the regular season, friends.</p>



<p>And obviously this Saturday is the game of the season – the battle of the halfbacks &#8211; <strong>Luke Met</strong>CALVES Them Up VS Prince <strong>Nicho</strong> &#8216;Glorious Wet Locks&#8217; <strong>Hynes</strong>.</p>



<p>More on that later, because before we jump into our Captains for Round 14, I would like to mention something I observed on Saturday when I watched the games with the Spy and the Overlord.</p>



<p>Apart from having an uncanny knack at reading the minds of the scorers when it comes to try-assists, Spy is also excellent at comparing inanimate objects to NRL players in their Supercoach forms.</p>



<p>A fire doing the bare minimum to stay alight, but still, warming enough? </p>



<p>That’s first-half <strong>Terrell May </strong>from Round 13. A marshmallow, carelessly dipped in the ashes, now a cooling blob of charcoal lying on the deck? That’s Jahrome Hughes, 32 points vs the Titans.</p>



<p>And yes. I did join Timmy in the strength of a sorrow shared over the <strong>Hughes</strong> 32 points – but the last laughs with us – just watch him bounce back this round with a 107 – there’s precedence – I refer you to the Tigers’ game of Round 10. </p>



<p>Read on for that theory.</p>



<p>Now let’s start with some VCs – keeping in mind there are a lot of VCs this round and I have a word limit.</p>



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



<p>Kicking off Round 14 tonight, Newy takes on Manly in Newcastle. </p>



<p>After watching them last Round, I don’t trust any of the Newy players as my VC apart from <strong>Fletcher Sharpe</strong> if you want to take a punt – so let’s turn our attention to a couple of Manly VCs:</p>



<p>And we’ll start with <strong>Lehi Hopoate,</strong> who reigned supreme in the Annihilation of the Broncos at Brookie last Saturday night, playing fullback and gifting owners another ton with 107 points. </p>



<p>A 3-round average of 99, coming off back-to-back tons, and playing fullback again in the absence of Tommy T – if you are a Hopoate owner, chuck the VC on him and get ready to loop. </p>



<p>This screams Groundhog Day.</p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Ryan “The Glorious Mullet” Papenhuyzen</strong></h3>



<p>He only scored a 63 last week, but he was playing in a monsoon, and his glorious locks don’t work the same way as Nicho’s.</p>



<p>He&#8217;s playing at home, coming off not their greatest performance of all time, probably definitely copping a Bellamy blowup, or two, means you could potentially take a punt on <strong>Hughes</strong> or <strong>Munster</strong> as a cheeky VC too. </p>



<p>Last time the Storm played less than ideally (the Raiders at Magic Round) – the Tigers were the unlucky recipients of the very next game, during which <strong>Munster</strong> scored 138 and <strong>Hughes</strong> scored a 105. </p>



<p>And Lil’ <strong>Papi</strong>? </p>



<p>Well, he casually knocked out a 182. </p>



<p>Lil’ <strong>Papi</strong> has a three-round average of 93. </p>



<p>He’s scored 12 tries this season. He’s scored 172 points in goals. He looks so on.</p>



<p>Verdict? This round, you need to own some Storm players. </p>



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



<p>Luke MetCALVES Them Up VS Prince Nicho &#8216;Glorious Wet Locks&#8217; Hynes.</p>



<p>The most glorious of showdowns is occurring at Shark Park on Saturday. Some call it ‘the game of the round’. Others – ‘the halfback showdown of the year’.</p>



<p>The one nice thing I’ve done all season is hold <strong>Metcalf </strong>throughout. </p>



<p>So even though you cop a low score every now and then, you become the points recipient of some spectacular performances, such as last Sunday afternoon, when you need them most.</p>



<p>Three try-assists and a try. Two line-break assists and a line-break. 16 points in goal kicks. </p>



<p>ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THREE POINTS. </p>



<p>A three-round average of 76 doesn’t exactly scream ‘Captain Me’, but if you’re looking for a bit of a rogue, Metcalf is a choice.</p>



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



<p>Now,<strong> Nicho</strong>. He of the glorious wet locks. Except it’s not raining on Saturday. </p>



<p>I checked.</p>



<p>A three-round average of 69 is worse than Metcalf’s 76, BUT Nicho has it in him to go large at Shark Park. </p>



<p>I still remember the 185 he scored their vs the Warriors way back in Round 9 2022. </p>



<p>Obviously, if you’re on Nicho, just please remember that I’m going for the Warriors, so there will be no leg-up from me with tubs of V05 hair gel or rain dances or anything.</p>



<p>You’re on your own. </p>



<p>Even loyal Support Group Specialists have limits.</p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Your Safe as Haases Option</strong></h3>



<p>And okay, so he “only” scored 59 last week, but he backed up from Origin and only played 58 minutes and let’s be blunt – the Broncos really sucked at Brookie last weekend.</p>



<p><strong>Haas</strong> still has the highest average in SuperCoach this season of 91 points.</p>



<p>He’s playing the Titans, who let a lacklustre Storm side beat them last week.</p>



<p>The game’s at Suncorp.</p>



<p>So if you’re looking for a nice safe option to get you through the round if your VC fails, you could do worse than giving the armband to him.</p>



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



<p>All I need to tell you here is that, as a non-owner, I’ll be watching <strong>Cleary</strong> take on the Tigers on Sunday arvo from behind the couch.</p>



<p>That is all.</p>



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



<p>It’s 11am on Thursday morning, and I’ve got as far as settling on a VC on Lil’ <strong>Papi</strong>. </p>



<p>And now my finger is itching to make <strong>Nicho</strong> my Captain, except my heart is telling me no, there is nothing more unromantic than Captaining against your own team. </p>



<p>Shakespeare would never.</p>



<p>So once again, I find myself lost and tossed in an ocean of uncertainty, as I attempt to find the right life raft to clamber onto to save myself from this 15,000 to 20,000 place limbo I am currently stuck in.</p>



<p>Let’s be honest. I’ll probably go Nicho.</p>



<p>And on that note, have a beautiful weekend.</p>



<p>Clementine x</p>


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