Supercoach Draft: 2023 positional ranks

Most leagues are doing their drafting this weekend and this year we’ve gone deep into the analysis to rank all the players by each position.

The below ranks are based on a round 26 grand final but if your draft finals are different you will need move and adjust rankings accordingly.

For example, if your grand final was in round 25 I would move the Souths players up the rankings as they are generally lower on these rankings because they have a bye on the draft grand final.

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Hooker

Hooker is a relatively shallow position heading into 2023. The time of the 80-minute hooker is all but over.

Even though it’s a shallow position don’t go chasing at hooker and look to take some value late in the draft.

Rank	Name	2022 AVG		Rank	Name	2022 AVG
1	Grant	78		9	Verrills	52
2	Cook	75		10	Soni	19
3	Robinson	65		11	Hodgson	3
4	J Brailey	58		12	Liddle	44
5	B Brailey	59		13	Egan	47
6	Koroisau	63		14	Croker	55
7	Mahoney	55		15	Marshall-King	58
8	B Smith	46

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Front-row

As I mentioned in the draft strategy piece, FRF is a position I am not going to spending early picks on.

I think there is value in AFB and Welch if they slip far enough, but I am happy to take a 40-50 PPG FRF as my final picks.

Rank	Name	2022 AVG		Rank	Name	2022 AVG
1	Tapine	66		11	JFH	54
2	Harris	61		12	NAS	52
3	Tino	67		13	Welch	49
4	Haas	63		14	Twal	52
5	Cotter	59		15	Aloiai	51
6	Klemmer	64		16	Tatola	51
7	AFB	52		17	RCG	51
8	J.Papali’i	59		18	Paulo	50
9	De Belin	54		19	D Safiti	46
10	Lodge	49		20	Thompson	49

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Second-row

2RF is where I really want to target players with attacking upside in good teams.

Players that get through a lot of work are great, but I’m moving away from those players that bang out 50-60 each week and want players that could go 80+, despite the risk they could only score 40 points.

Rank	Name	2022 AVG		Rank	Name	2022 AVG
1	IPap	79		16	Bateman	–
2	D Fifita	66		17	Harris	61
3	Murray	71		18	Frizell	57
4	Carrigan	62		19	Kikau	65
5	Young	67		20	Taumalolo	58
6	Lane	69		21	Barnett	51
7	Matterson	66		22	B Nikora	62
8	A Crichton	66		23	Elliott	53
9	Tapine	66		24	Martin	53
10	Yeo	66		25	Garner	55
11	Tino	67		26	N Butcher	53
12	Koloamatangi	67		27	Hopgood	36
13	Olakau’atu	65		28	Arrow	56
14	Nanai	63		29	Radley	50
15	Fermor	65		30	Loiero	49

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Halfback

HFB is probably the shallowest position and one I’d be looking to prioritise early.

There is a clear drop off after Reynolds, ranked 8th. Try to get a halfback before this drop off but if you miss out, just wait till later in the draft and look at other positions.

Rank	Name	2022 AVG		Rank	Name	2022 AVG
1	Cleary	80		9	Hastings	52
2	Hynes	86		10	Brooks	53
3	Hughes	69		11	Hunt	56
4	DCE	66		12	Boyd	37
5	Moses	70		13	SJ	43
6	S. Walker	59		14	O’Sullivan	62
7	Fogarty	63		15	Townsend	39
8	Reynolds	61

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Five-eighth

5/8 has a little more depth this year than previous year.

 Moylan as the 15th ranked 5/8 isn’t the worst option if it comes to it.

Rank	Name	2022 AVG		Rank	Name	2022 AVG
1	Munster	81		9	Keary	51
2	Doueihi	59		10	Mam	56
3	Burton	57		11	Dearden	58
4	Brimson	64		12	Hastings	52
5	Brown	74		13	Wighton	52
6	Luai	57		14	Schuster	23
7	C Walker	57		15	Moylan	50
8	Ponga	58

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Centre-wing

The CTW rankings are continuing with the theme of chasing the upside and don’t be afraid to get the elite options early.

There is also some value in relatively unknown CTWs that will be further down people’s lists, and you can get the likes of Warbrick and Khan-Pereira relatively late.

Rank	Name	2022 AVG		Rank	Name	2022 AVG
1	Manu	76		21	Farnsworth	56
2	Garrick	71		22	Gagai	56
3	Holmes	69		23	Young	53
4	To’o	59		24	Oates	57
5	Meaney	61		25	Cobbo	56
6	A Johnson	68		26	Taulagi	55
7	Mulitalo	61		27	Lomax	60
8	Graham	63		28	Aitken	56
9	Miller	63		29	Addo-Carr	51
10	Tupou	58		30	Kiraz	54
11	Tago	60		31	Thompson	64
12	Talakai	60		32	Suli	52
13	Sivo	59		33	Best	51
14	Marzhew	55		34	Niu	57
15	Ramien	59		35	Rapana	50
16	Katota	60		36	Olam	51
17	Nofoaluma	58		37	Hiku	50
18	S Crichton	60		38	Bird	55
19	Tass	54		39	Feldt	48
20	Staggs	49		40	Coates	44

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Fullback

Elite options will fly off the board in the first round, but I’d be happy to even get Savage late if I’m desperate as there is some depth in this position.

Rank	Name	2021 AVG		Rank	Name	2021 AVG
1	Trbojevic	61		9	Edwards	67
2	Tedesco	80		10	Walsh	53
3	Mitchell	84		11	Meaney	61
4	Drinkwater	71		12	Ponga	50
5	Gutho	68		13	Miller	63
6	Brimson	64		14	Kennedy	52
7	Papenhuyzen	90		15	Savage	46
8	Garrick	71