Max Bryden
SC expert, commentator, 2x top 350 overall finisher
NRL Supercoach Draft expert Max Bryden ranks the top 150 best buys in order for your big day.
NRLBefore the footy, there’s your SuperCoach draft.
And to help you with your Draft comp, here’s our Top 150 Draft rankings.
These have been meticulously put together based on a review of positional rankings, positional depth as well as the strength of schedule for Rounds 23 – 26 aka the SuperCoach draft finals.
This Top 150 has been pulled together against the context of a 12-man comp. If you’re playing a small comp, again there might be some fluctuation.
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But after road testing this list through many mock drafts I can confidently present them.
Now during your draft you can review this page as a guide to help you. But to get the best results, I recommend updating your Pre Draft board as much as possible.
Given that’s the tool you need to do the draft itself, organisation is key.
So here it is – let us know what we got wrong in the comments.
Embed from Getty ImagesRank | Player | Notes |
1 | Nathan Cleary | The lack of positional depth pushes him to a clear number 1 |
2 | Tom Trbojevic | Great finals draw and high ceiling. If he’s fit in your finals, you should win. |
3 | Kalyn Ponga | Rare ceiling and his goal kicking helps push him above his rivals. |
4 | James Tedesco | Won’t do what he did last year, but his durability and lack of Origin means he’s a great asset. |
5 | Jahrome Hughes | Again, the lack of positional depth hurts but he’s a stud regardless. |
6 | Nicho Hynes | Some risk if he doesn’t return to this 2023 heights. If you’re a believer take him even higher. |
7 | Scott Drinkwater | Scores well and won’t play Origin. If he gets the kicking he can challenge the Top 5 on points and average. |
8 | Reece Walsh | A rollercoaster but a guy who can win you your matchups when the broncos play well. |
9 | Latrell Mitchell | A bye in Round 26 hurts, but he will win you lots of games. The injury drops him from 5th to 9th. |
10 | Keano Kini | The fresh face in the Top 10. Not without risk given he’s only in his second year of first grade. |
11 | Dylan Edwards | A consistent scorer, albeit one who could miss games over Origin. |
12 | Reuben Garrick | First CTW off the board. Always scores well due to goal kicking. |
13 | Dylan Brown | Lower than years past despite picking up the dual. Comes with some risk given his ACL strain. |
14 | David Fifita | First 2RF off the board. |
15 | Ryan Papenhuyzen | If he gets goal kicks he could move into the top 5. Regardless he’s a top prospect. |
16 | Zac Lomax | Some are scared off by his move to the centres. I still think he will go well. |
17 | Jacob Kiraz | Huge workrate is his trade mark. if he can add more tries this year he could be the top averaging CTW. |
18 | Harry Grant | The best hooker available. |
19 | Eli Katoa | A certified star. His NZ heritage means his partnership with Hughes usually flourishes throughout origin. |
20 | Angus Crichton | Not tipped to hit the heights of last year but still rock solid. |
21 | Isaah Yeo | |
22 | Cam Munster | Could go as high as 13 or much later depending on your appetitie for risk. How he returns post surgery we don’t know. |
23 | Brian To’o | |
24 | Herbie Farnworth | |
25 | Val Holmes | A new team is expected to score less, but he’s still going to be a valuable guy to own. |
26 | Daly Cherry-Evans | Could be taken later based on his average, but on positional depth he could land this high. |
27 | Jayden Campbell | A sneaky 70 point average last year was fantastic. A move to halfback adds question marks. His dual position makes him a top 30 pick. |
28 | Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow | Doesn’t have the same base scores as other fullbacks but can go high thanks to his speed and try scoring ability. |
29 | Addin Fonua-Blake | The top FRF. Don’t take him higher than this as FRF isn’t important. |
30 | Payne Haas | |
31 | Dane Gagai | |
32 | Ronaldo Mulitalo | |
33 | Clint Gutherson | |
34 | Haumole Olakau’atu | |
35 | Briton Nikora | |
36 | Hudson Young | A sneakily good SuperCoach prospect. Don’t sleep on him. |
37 | Kayal Iro | |
38 | J’maine Hopgood | Could be top 20 if we knew he was going to get big minutes. |
39 | Mitch Barnett | |
40 | Terrell May | From undrafted last year, May is now expected to average 65+ at FRF. |
41 | Mitch Moses | Loses goal kicking hence his drop out of the Top 20. |
42 | Jamayne Isaako | |
43 | Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad | |
44 | Pat Carrigan | His mooted shift to FRF this year means we don’t know how he will score. Worth a punt around this time of the draft. |
45 | Matt Burton | |
46 | Joseph Tapine | |
47 | Tom Dearden | |
48 | Lachie Galvin | Pending on if you’re a believer of not, Galvin could move up a few spots but I think this is a good spot for the second year player. Let’s see how he goes with Luai before we get carried away. |
49 | Connor Watson | Handy dual position. |
50 | Cam Murray | Pending injury update |
51 | Dylan Lucas | Handy dual position – best to pick him at CTW. |
52 | Jarome Luai | |
53 | Tino Fa’asuamaleaui | At times a top 10 pick. Let’s see how he comes back from his ACL injury before picking him too high. |
54 | Reece Robson | |
55 | Api Koroisau | If he were to lose goal kicking he could drop 40 spots in this list. |
56 | Jesse Ramien | |
57 | Jayden Su’a | Sneaky 67 average last year, so he’s shown his class. But best not go too early. |
58 | Jeremy Marshall-King | |
59 | Damien Cook | New club, new role? we don’t know so don’t go too early on Cookie. |
60 | Dan Tupou | Averaged 65 last year but that was under different halves. |
61 | Cody Walker | |
62 | Greg Marzhew | Some people took Greg in the top 15 last year. We’re being a bit more conservative this season. |
63 | Nick Meaney | |
64 | Dom Young | Averaged over 70 last year but we are not expecting the same with no Manu inside him. |
65 | Selwyn Cobbo | |
66 | Campbell Graham | A risky pick given we have not seen him play for almost two years. |
67 | Keaon Koloamatangi | |
68 | Isaiah Papali’i | New club, new role. Not sure what we will get. |
69 | Max Plath | Handy dual position this year but with an unclear role you can wait to almost pick 70 to take him. |
70 | Cam McInnes | |
71 | Connor Tracey | One of the few remaining dual position players. A decent guy to reach higher for if you have concerns with your fullback’s injury history. |
72 | Bradman Best | |
73 | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | Will move to the wing this year which should see an increase in his scoring. |
74 | Paul Alamoti | |
75 | AJ Brimson | Should earn dual 5/8 at some point which makes him a handy guy to own. |
76 | Te Maire Martin | |
77 | Beau Fermor | Handy dual. We saw him play both sides yesterday – if he ends up on the left, it’s all systems go. |
78 | Philip Sami | |
79 | Brian Kelly | |
80 | Sam Walker | Injured to start the year but given the lack of depth at HFB is still relevant. |
81 | Jacob Preston | |
82 | Izack Tago | |
83 | Fletcher Sharpe | Good duals and could score well at five-eighth. As the backup to Kalyn Ponga he’s a handy stash. |
84 | Jeremiah Nanai | |
85 | Jahream Bula | |
86 | Keao Weekes | This is a decent time to take Weekes who needs a lot of attack to score well. |
87 | Murray Taulagi | |
88 | Brayden Trindall | Averaged well last year but scored a lot of tries. If Nicho were to get injured you’d be stoked to own him. |
89 | Ben Hunt | |
90 | Zac Hosking | |
91 | Lehi Hopoate | Another handy guy to own thanks to the role he’d win if Turbo got hurt. |
92 | Reed Mahoney | |
93 | Blayke Brailey | |
94 | Jeral Skelton | Big watch on team lists. Has a huge motor and workrate but is still working on his defence. |
95 | Sandon Smith | |
96 | Jacob Liddle | |
97 | Casey McLean | Whoever earns the starting spot at Penrith out of him and his brother should be taken around here. |
98 | Shawn Blore | |
99 | Euan Aikten | |
100 | Nat Butcher | |
101 | Will Penisini | |
102 | Christian Tuipulotu | Sneaky good player last season who can score tries in contact. |
103 | Sunia Turuva | |
104 | Luke Brooks | |
105 | Deine Mariner | |
106 | Max King | |
107 | Blaize Talagi | |
108 | Reuben Cotter | |
109 | Teig Wilton | |
110 | Braidon Burns | |
111 | Kelma Tuilagi | Big watch on minutes at Parra. If he gets 80 you could be getting a steal at this pick. |
112 | Sam Stonestreet | This is purely based on team lists. If he gets the spot, he’s got the skill to average well. |
113 | Moses Suli | |
114 | Jamal Fogarty | |
115 | Luke Metcalf | |
116 | Jack Wighton | |
117 | Jake Averillo | |
118 | Lindsay Smith | Should get a minutes up tick and average 55-60 this year at FRF. |
119 | Jack de Belin | |
120 | Luciano Leilua | |
121 | James Fisher-Harris | |
122 | Stefano | |
123 | Josh Curran | |
124 | Ali Leiataua | Bullocking talent who could shoot up this list if he’s a focal point of the Warriors attack. Big watch. |
125 | Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | |
126 | Josh Addo-Carr | |
127 | John Bateman | |
128 | Victor Radley | |
129 | Adam Reynolds | Always an injury concern with ARey but when on the field he scores well thanks to his goal kicking. |
130 | Toby Sexton | |
131 | Ethan Strange | |
132 | Adam Doueihi | If he goal kicks you could have a Top 10 five-eight late in the draft for little cost. |
133 | Tom Duffy | |
134 | Jake Clifford | |
135 | Tyran Wishart | |
136 | Jason Saab | |
137 | Tyson Frizell | |
138 | James Schiller | |
139 | Isaiah Iongi | |
140 | Sua Fa’alogo | A good handcuff if you become the Papi owner. |
141 | Tommy Talau | |
142 | Villiame Kikau | |
143 | Samuela Fainu | |
144 | Jack Howarth | |
145 | Mark Nawaqanitawase | |
146 | Trent Loiero | |
147 | William Warbrick | |
148 | Kai Pearce-Paul | |
149 | Corey Horsbrough | |
150 | Tom Hazleton |
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Absolutely love the Draft content, Maxy. Timmy and the rest of the SCPB Crew were lucky to snag a Top 5 pick off Waivers.