NRL Supercoach | Clem’s Captains, Round 27 Skippers


<p>Friends.</p>



<p>We are here.</p>



<p>The final countdown. The last hurrah.&nbsp;</p>



<p>One more chance to climb as high as we can in overall glory.&nbsp;</p>



<p>One more chance to hammer another nail into Spy’s SuperCoach 2026 coffin.</p>



<p>(Not that it needed any more nails – it’s already nailed shut so tight, there’s no way he’s getting out).</p>



<p>Let’s quickly list the nails just for fun though:</p>



<ul>
<li>Behind me in overall all season – TICK</li>



<li>Beat him in the family and friends league – TICK</li>



<li>Beat him in the SC Playbook league – TICK</li>



<li>And now the only thing that is left to do is the final KO blow of the overall finish</li>
</ul>



<p>“<em>I just don’t know if she’s at my level. I fear for her this year</em>.” SC Spy, The Spy Tapes, February 2026</p>



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<p>I’ll just leave that one there for your entertainment.</p>



<p>And the Friday Beers did it! We managed to claw our way back into the Top 100, to finish Round 26 in 84<sup>th</sup> place!&nbsp;</p>



<p>But the best moment of my entire season? For the FIRST TIME EVER in the five years since the Overlord allowed my wild tangents to be published on the Playbook website – I won the SC Playbook League!!</p>



<p>I don’t think I’ve ever even scrapped into the finals before… we are overjoyed!</p>



<p>And I hope you won all your H2Hs and had lovely ranking climbs last round! And an apology to all the AJ traders – that one was on me; I have never anti-manifested tries so hard in my life.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Now let’s talk quickly about the fact that apparently there is no such thing as 4<sup>th</sup> time lucky. And I’m sorry, all my Nicho faithfuls, but we don’t even get to try a 5<sup>th</sup> time lucky, just in case that is the magic number.</p>



<p>Instead, we must put away our Nicho statutes and look elsewhere for our Captains this week. </p>



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<p>And what in the non-dramatic restings is this, because why is the entire Penrith team playing, and why do we now have to end the season sweating to the very end over whether Nathan Cleary is going to rip apart the Tigers or not?</p>



<p>Ahhhh SuperCoach – it’s a ride to the bitter end.</p>



<p>Now because we worked out last week that the Thursday night curse is alive and well, and thus those of us who were expecting a double ton from Sua were spared the agony of ‘to loop or not to loop’, we will avoid this Thursday night game at all costs, and instead move on to the Friday night games where we find ourselves face to face with a plethora of VCs, and dare I say it, Friday night Captains, who could well be your ticket to further rankings glory.&nbsp;</p>



<p>*Note: <em>KEEP AN EYE ON TEAMLISTS RIGHT UP TO KICK-OFF. I am not sold on the fact that all of these named players are actually playing, and you don’t want to find yourself turning on the Dolphins game 5 minutes in, to discover Herbie is in fact enjoying a well-earned rest break on the sideline.</em></p>



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



<p>But let’s start with him anyway.&nbsp;</p>



<p>The man who has overtaken <strong>Sua Fa’alogo</strong> in the overall points for the season, the man with the 101-point 3-round AND 5-round average, the man who’s scored 3 tries in his last 2 games – our Lord and Saviour <strong>Herbie Farnworth</strong>.</p>



<p>Against the Titans, who let in a thousand tries last week, we’d like to think that Herbie is a safe bet as a VC. </p>



<p>Especially since he couples his try-scoring ability with an average base+power that is through the roof.&nbsp;</p>



<p>VC with confidence.</p>



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



<p>Of course, you may prefer to look over the other side of the field to one who couldn’t quite get it done for SuperCoachers last week vs the Roosters, but who absolutely could pile on the points this week (kicking included) should the Dolphins follow the Bunnies&#8217; performance last week in the dusting up of the Titans.</p>



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



<p>We would be amiss not to include the great <strong>Tevita Naufahu</strong> in this article as a VC super pod. </p>



<p>Outside Herbie, up against the Titans side who love to leak a try or two, this could be a slaughtering akin to the ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY points he piled on in Round 27 last year. </p>



<p>Two tries, one try assist, and FIVE linebreaks. </p>



<p>Worth a punt if ever I saw one. Bring in and VC if you have trades. Pod VC of the Round.</p>



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



<p>Now look. I will be anti-manifesting tries for <strong>AJ</strong> once again this week, but only because I have a special talent, and that is running my SC bank account into the ground.</p>



<p>And therefore, despite having a trade up my sleeve, I am too poor to bring in the greatest try scorer of all time when he faces the baby Chooks at Allianz Stadium on Friday night with Latrell outside him and points on offer and… I am distressed!!</p>



<p>Because IF I had him, he would be an easy VC for me.&nbsp;</p>



<p>28 tries so far this season. How many more to come in this game? Especially because you’d imagine he’ll be getting fed in the hot race between him and Jenkins for top try scorer of the season…</p>



<p>If anyone needs me while this game is on, you’ll find me quietly rocking back and forth behind the couch.</p>



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



<p>If you are a SC millionaire and you’ve managed to afford to bring in <strong>Latrell</strong> for this final game – it&#8217;s your very duty to chuck at least the VC on the great man even if he might not play the full 80.</p>



<p>That is all.</p>



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



<p>If we just ignore the fact that <strong>Scotty D</strong> scored 29 against the Raiders back in Round 13, we can absolutely consider a Saturday night Captaincy on Scotty D.</p>



<p>While his SC scoring is the epitome of rocks and diamonds, and this season has leaned a little to the rocks side – when Scotty D is on and gets the opportunity to attack, you best believe you’ll be wanting to own him.</p>



<p>91 points vs the Tigers last round, including a couple of try assists – beautiful times for owners.</p>



<p>So will Scotty D and the Cowboys put on a show at home in their run into the finals, or will the Green Machine, fresh off a bye and looking to give <strong>Josh Papali’i</strong> a win to avenge the loss at home to the Broncos, be too much to handle? </p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Sua Fa’alogo</strong></h3>



<p>I will not even begin to pretend I understand SC scoring, because how the man scores a try, two try assists, and two linebreak assists but manages to ‘only’ score a 74 is beyond me.</p>



<p>Especially when he touches the ball about a thousand times.</p>



<p>But that was last week, and this week, <strong>Sua Fa’alogo </strong>is facing a Sharks side that is resting a bunch of players and that lost to the Eels, the Raiders, and the Dragons in the last four weeks.</p>



<p>And you best believe the Storm will be out to finish the season on a high after failing to make the finals.</p>



<p>With 7 tons to his name this season, and a threat whenever he touches the ball, as long as he stays on the field, Sua is a bonafide Captain for this final round.</p>



<p>The Sharks are dead in the water. </p>



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



<p>I’m leaving this one up in the air. IF the Panthers team runs out like it’s named against the Tigers, you can absolutely take a Captaincy on a <strong>Nathan Cleary</strong> or even a <strong>Jenkins</strong> looking to take the try-scorer of the season crown away from AJ. </p>



<p>But can you wait until Sunday to find out? That’s the question.</p>



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



<p>The 2026 SC season is almost run and done, and with one more round to go, if you’re looking for a leap up the rankings, my advice would be to take the poddy route on your VC and lock in a high-flying Captain.&nbsp;</p>



<p>If you’re looking to maintain ranks and don’t want to take a massive risk, look no further than a VC on Herbie or AJ into a Captaincy on a guaranteed point-scorer like Sua vs a depleted Sharks team.</p>



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<p>For the Friday Beers, at 4pm on a Thursday, it’s normal programming, and we have no idea who we’re VCing or Captaining or even using our lucky last trade on.</p>



<p>But for now, thank you to every single person who has read this article this year and come along on the tangents and the Captains with me. The SC community is the best ever, and how good that we get to go again next week with SC Finals!</p>



<p>Now I must run. I’m off to the Community Hall for back-to-back sessions, starting with the anti-manifest circle for all the non-AJ owners, followed by the manifestation dance around the Sua statue, during which Mariah will sing a special version of Hero to our hero!</p>



<p>And on that note, I hope you have a beautiful weekend, and your Captain scores you a ton, and you soar up the overall rankings…</p>



<p>Until next time!</p>



<p>Clementine xxx</p>


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