Tim Williams
SC Playbook founder, 2nd NRL 2020, 43rd BBL 21/22'
NRL Round 21 team lists: Full squads + NRL Supercoach analysis
NRL Supercoach veteran Tim Williams analyses the NRL squads for the round 21 fixtures with in-depth Supercoach analysis
NRLJuly 21, 2026
The Cooma Stallions are back from Royal Ascot after a brief European adventure, and unlike Black Caviar and Nature Strip, we didn’t taste much success.
To the horse racing nuffs out there, I’m aware neither were technically Stallions…
To the non-horse racing nuffs, I’d imagine that’s gone straight over your head…
After a strong Round 18 major bye week, we climbed into the 3k territory, giving ourselves a brief sight of the top 1% overall.
Unfortunately, after missing Nicho Hynes as a vice-captain for his monster score (and a poor week regardless), into a Tommy Turbo captaincy last weekend, the squad has plummeted to 6.9k overall, which is disappointing.
Injuries hit Supercoaches hard last weekend with the likes of Turbo and Hudson Young joining the casualty ward, signalling a potentially brutal run home towards head-to-head finals.
Maxy Bryden did a stand-up job taking over the SC Playbook podcast in my absence as he always does, while Dezzy Creek stepped into the team analysis article seamlessly.
The boys have attacked triple nuffs for the run home, which is where we differ big time.
I think they’re crazy, but time will tell as we approach the final seven rounds of the season.
That being said, I did pull the trigger on one nuff myself while away, shout out to Raiders NSW Cup enforcer Myles Martin.
I’d be looking to bolster squads with active players to help account for any further injury carnage on the run home, but that’s just my approach.
Let’s take a look at the NRL Supercoach analysis for Round 21, with squad lists courtesy of Fox Sports.
Embed from Getty ImagesEELS v PANTHERS
Thursday, 7:50pm, CommBank Stadium, Sydney
Eels: 1. Isaiah Iongi 2. Brian Kelly 3. Jordan Samrani 4. Araz Nanva 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Ronald Volkman 7. Mitchell Moses 8. Sam Tuivaiti 9. Tallyn Da Silva 10. Jack Williams 11. Kelma Tuilagi 12. Kitione Kautoga 13. Jack de Belin
Bench: 14. Dylan Walker 15. Luca Moretti 16. Teancum Brown 17. Harrison Edwards 18. Joash Papali’i 19. Toni Mataele
Reserves: 20. Jonah Pezet 21. Ryley Smith 22. Viliami Penisini
Analysis: Unfortunately there’s been very little Supercoach interest at the Eels this season, and this won’t change heading into a fixture against a hurting Penrith side.
There’s no player with remote relevance as things stand.
Embed from Getty ImagesPanthers: 1. Dylan Edwards 2. Thomas Jenkins 3. Paul Alamoti 4. Casey McLean 5. Brian To’o 6. Blaize Talagi 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Moses Leota 9. Freddy Lussick 10. Lindsay Smith 11. Isaiah Papali’i 12. Liam Martin 13. Isaah Yeo
Bench: 14. Billy Scott 15. Scott Sorensen 16. Liam Henry 17. Billy Phillips 18. Izack Tago 19. Jack Cole
Rankings: 20. Jaxen Edgar 21. Sione Fonua 22. Kalani Leuluai-Going
Analysis: Penrith are in a bit of a hole by their standards, but a clash against rivals Parramatta should kick them back into some form.
While the loss to Brisbane was poor, it was played in wet conditions against the defending premiers with a number of stars back on deck.
94.5% of coaches own Nathan Cleary, and the 5.5% that don’t have a tough week ahead.
At $891k with a monstrous breakeven of 193, I don’t think you could possibly buy him with huge cash losses incoming, but gee it’ll be a tough watch.
Hope that he goes sub 130 and pounce at a far cheaper price in coming weeks.
Casey McLean is one to monitor as he begins to bottom out at $610k with a breakeven of 130.
Averaging 71 points pre-injury, he managed just 20 on his return against Brisbane.
Embed from Getty ImagesKNIGHTS v ROOSTERS
Friday, 6pm, McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
Knights: 1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Dominic Young 3. Fletcher Hunt 4. Bradman Best 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Fletcher Sharpe 7. Dylan Brown 8. Tyson Frizell 9. Phoenix Crossland 10. Trey Mooney 11. Dylan Lucas 12. Francis Manuleleua 13. Mathew Croker
Bench: 14. Sandon Smith 15. Cody Hopwood 16. Lachlan Crouch 17. Thomas Cant 18. Harrison Graham 19. Brodie Jones
Reserves: 20. Kyle McCarthy 21. Elijah Leaumoana 22. Connor Votano
Analysis: The Knights have a tough match-up with the Roosters this week, before facing four bottom eight sides on the trot.
After this week, they play four of their final five games during the day, before missing round 27 with the bye.
Those hoping to grab Dylan Lucas at a cheaper rate aren’t having much luck, with the strike-backrower scoring 87+ in his past six games.
In that time he’s scored six tries and assisted another, sitting at $831k with a breakeven of 87.
He remains a good buy at any stage, but you’re paying absolute top dollar at the moment.
Kalyn Ponga is an obvious Turbo replacement, and probably the No.1 option if price is taken out of the equation.
He’s comfortably the top-averaging fullback with 89 points per game, including four scores of 110+ in his 10 games this season.
Dom Young has hit the skids with a three-round average of 44 points, but could be a steal and play on match-up after this week.
After this tough clash, he should be available at sub $500k and is a high-upside flyer for the run home.
Embed from Getty ImagesRoosters: 1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Billy Smith 4. Robert Toia 5. Mark Nawaqanitawase 6. Daly Cherry-Evans 7. Sam Walker 8. Naufahu Whyte 9. Reece Robson 10. Spencer Leniu 11. Nat Butcher 12. Siua Wong 13. Victor Radley
Bench: 14. Hugo Savala 15. Salesi Foketi 16. Egan Butcher 17. Connor Watson 18. Cody Ramsey 19. Taylor Losalu
Reserves: 20. Benaiah Ioelu 21. Tommy Talau 22. Toby Rodwell
Analysis: James Tedesco returns from a two-week break following a head knock in Origin.
Teddy hadn’t missed a game all season and added three Origin games on top of that.
He looked like a player who needed a rest, so the two weeks off should do him the world of good.
Prior to that, he looked a little gassed, and his Supercoach scores reflected it.
He boasted a five-round average of just 49 points with no tries and just one linebreak to his name.
There are several elite Turbo replacements at fullback, but a refreshed Tedesco will be hard to ignore at just $576k.
While I mentioned that Dom Young is bottoming out, Mark Nawaqanitawase is a better option at a bargain rate.
A three-round average of just 46 points has seen him dip nicely in price to just $606k with a breakeven of 89.
With one of the highest ceilings in Supercoach at CTW, he looks an excellent pick-up in a rampant Roosters side with no byes to come.
Embed from Getty ImagesRABBITOHS v STORM
Friday, 8pm, Accor Stadium, Sydney
Rabbitohs: 1. Matthew Dufty 2. Alex Johnston 3. Latrell Siegwalt 4. Jack Wighton 5. Campbell Graham 6. Cody Walker 7. Ashton Ward 8. Tevita Tatola 9. Brandon Smith 10. Keaon Koloamatangi 11. David Fifita 12. Euan Aitken 13. Lachlan Hubner
Bench: 14. Jayden Sullivan 15. Jye Gray 16. Liam Le Blanc 17. Jamie Humphreys 18. Bronson Garlick 19. John Radel
Reserves: 20. Thomas Fletcher 21. Edward Kosi 22. Peter Mamouzelos
Analysis: The Rabbitohs have a mixed degree of difficulty in their run-home fixtures where they’ll feature in every game.
David Fifita is fighting a suspension charge and may miss two matches if he fails, while Tallis Duncan and Cam Murray are both out.
Alex Johnston is another CTW flyer with upside that’s bottoming out, currently sitting at $676k with a breakeven of 119.
With his centre changing weekly, I wouldn’t invest for now, but should Latrell Mitchell return to his inside, he becomes a serious option.
AJ peaked in average in Round 10 at 86.3 points per game, which also happened to be his last game with Trell Mit inside him.
Keaon Koloamatangi remains a strong pick-up at $678k despite reducing in game time a touch with 66 minutes against the Raiders.
Embed from Getty ImagesStorm: 1. Sualauvi Faalogo 2. Siulagi Tuimalatu-Brown 3. Jack Howarth 4. Nick Meaney 5. Moses Leo 6. Tyran Wishart 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Stefano Utoikamanu 9. Harry Grant 10. Josh King 11. Cooper Clarke 12. Oryn Keeley 13. Trent Loiero
Bench: 14. Trent Toelau 15. Alec MacDonald 16. Angus Hinchey 17. Jack Hetherington 18. Stanley Huen 19. Manaia Waitere
Reserves: 20. Davvy Moale 21. Hugo Peel 22. Gabriel Satrick
Analysis: While it’s rare for this time of year, Melbourne aren’t overly of Supercoach interest for a number of reasons.
Will Warbrick adds to a growing injury list, while they finish the season with a bye in round 24 into the Panthers (H), Broncos (A) and Sharks (A).
Harry Grant is a fine hold, while Sua Fa’alogo would be coming under greater question if Turbo hadn’t been injured.
Sua had 12 tries in his opening 10 games, but has remarkably scored just one try in eight games since.
Despite the try-scoring drought, he’s still averaged 79 points in those eight games.
While the draw is tough, trade and injuries are in damage control for most, so can you really afford to trade him out?
Oryn Keeley does present some interest on the cheapie front for those looking to bank some cash while adding a potential stable depth number for the run home.
The mid-season recruit is priced at just $359k with a breakeven of 19.
In his first 80-minute game for the Storm, he scored a respectable 59 points that came essentially exclusively in base stats.
His one big-minute game at the Dolphins this year saw him score 72 points in 68 minutes with 48 in base.
Embed from Getty ImagesRAIDERS v TIGERS
Saturday, 3pm, GIO Stadium, Canberra
Raiders: 1. Kaeo Weekes 2. Jed Stuart 3. Simi Sasagi 4. Matthew Timoko 5. Xavier Savage 6. Ethan Strange 7. Ethan Sanders 8. Corey Horsburgh 9. Tom Starling 10. Joseph Tapine 11. Zac Hosking 12. Noah Martin 13. Morgan Smithies
Bench: 14. Jayden Brailey 15. Ata Mariota 16. Josh Papali’i 17. Daine Laurie 18. Matt Nicholson 19. Sebastian Kris
Reserves: 20. Coby Black 21. Vena Patuki-Case 22. Sione Finau
Analysis: The Green Machine have found some form as they continue an unlikely push towards the top eight.
Simi Sasagi is popular this week, having likely bottomed out at $600k with a breakeven of 79 points.
He’s been only okay since returning from injury with a three-round average of 60 points per game, with one try as his only major attacking stat.
He’s a decent buy without being a must; however, I do think there’s extra value if you’re a Tallis Duncan owner with both players boasting the dual 2RF-CTW positioning.
Owen Pattie has been a great pick up for those willing to take a punt on Ricky roulette in the hooking ranks.
He’s now risen to $465k with a breakeven of -7, sitting with a four-round average of 71 points in 58 minutes per game since becoming the starting hooker.
The fact that popular clubman Tom Starling played his 150th on the weekend and was only given 19 minutes suggests Ricky is well and truly locked into Pattie as his starting nine after being extremely patient with him this season.
With attacking upside and an elite kicking game, he’ll be a staple of Supercoach outfits for the next decade.
Unfortunately, he’ll sit this week out due to suspension.
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Hudson Young suffered a devastating Achilles rupture that will end his season.
Zac Hosking was on the chopping block with reduced game time of late, but now back to being an 80-minute edge could see him remain as a season-keeper.
In games of 65+ minutes this season, he averages a strong 73.4 points.
If you can move him to the likes of Dylan Lucas and Haumole Olakau’atu, it remains an easy trade, but he’s extremely playable on a weekly basis where he likely slots into Hudson’s left edge role.
Note though that edge back-rower Matty Nicholson has been named to make his return from a long injury lay-off.
Noah Martin was an early-season star before reduced game time, and injury saw him sold by the masses.
In his seven games this season of 80 minutes, he’s averaging 76 points per game and is available at just $496k with a breakeven of 8.
Embed from Getty ImagesTigers: 1. Jahream Bula 2. Junior Tupou 3. Sunia Turuva 4. Patrick Herbert 5. Faaletino Tavana 6. Jarome Luai 7. Javon Andrews 8. Terrell May 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. Fonua Pole 11. Samuela Fainu 12. Ethan Roberts 13. Alex Twal
Bench: 14. Jared Haywood 15. Sione Fainu 16. Alex Seyfarth 17. Bunty Afoa 18. Starford To’a 19. Jock Madden
Reserves: 20. Heamasi Makasini 21. Latu Fainu 22. Adam Doueihi
Analysis: Unfortunately, with their form spiralling and a bye in round 23, the Tigers aren’t overly relevant at the moment.
We can reconsider after the bye should they rediscover some early season form.
Adam Doueihi has been named but will head to the judiciary tonight to fight a one-game ban.
Alex Twal was sin-binned late in the loss to the Bulldogs, scoring just 44 points in 53 minutes.
He’s been impressive on return from injury and will be available at a bargain rate after that bye.
He’s currently $693k with a breakeven of 113.
It’s worth noting he only has one offload in three games since coming back.
Popular nuff Ethan Roberts has found himself as a starting edge back-rower!
Embed from Getty ImagesBULLDOGS v WARRIORS
Saturday, 5:30pm, Accor Stadium, Sydney
Bulldogs: 1. Connor Tracey 2. Jacob Kiraz 3. Matt Burton 4. Enari Tuala 5. Jethro Rinakama 6. Stephen Crichton 7. Lachlan Galvin 8. Max King 9. Bailey Hayward 10. Leo Thompson 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Jacob Preston 13. Jaeman Salmon
Bench: 14. Sean O’Sullivan 15. Josh Curran 16. Harry Hayes 17. Lipoi Hopoi 19. Jed Reardon 20. Gordon Chan Kum Tong
Reserves: 21. Alekolasimi Jones 22. Jack Underhill 23. Bronson Xerri
Analysis: The Bulldogs have sprung to life with four wins in their past five outings.
Despite this, a run home against the Warriors, Roosters, Rabbitohs, Dragons, Bulldogs and Broncos doesn’t give them too much relevance.
Jacob Kiraz and Jacob Preston are probably the only two you could consider.
Kiraz is tough to work out at the moment; he has moments where he looks at his elite best, and others where injury appears to plague him.
For example, at halftime against the Tigers he was on 58 points with six offloads to his name in 40 minutes of footy!
This was later downgraded to four offloads, which is still excellent.
He went on to finish the game with just 64 points, which is mind-blowing.
For a half of footy there, he appeared a must, but issues resurfaced late on.
What is crazy is that in his five-round average of just 61.2 points, he hasn’t registered a single try or try-assist, with two linebreaks his only major attacking stats during that period.
Jacob Preston is remarkably cheap at just $491k following his 5-point, injury-impacted game back in round 12.
Remove that, and he averages a very healthy 69 points per game.
There are better players in the position such as Dylan Lucas and Haumole Olakau’atu, but are they onwards of $350k better value? Probably not…
Embed from Getty ImagesWarriors: 1. Taine Tuaupiki 2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 3. Ali Leiataua 4. Adam Pompey 5. Alofiana Khan-Pereira 6. Chanel Harris-Tavita 7. Te Maire Martin 8. James Fisher-Harris 9. Wayde Egan 10. Mitchell Barnett 11. Kurt Capewell 12. Jacob Laban 13. Erin Clark
Bench:14. Samuel Healey 15. Tanner Stowers-Smith 16. Demitric Vaimauga 17. Leka Halasima 18. Eddie Ieremia-Toeava 20. Marata Niukore
Reserves: 21. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 22. Luke Metcalf 23. Rocco Berry
Analysis: Games against improving Bulldogs and Titans outfits remain decent for the Warriors, albeit away from home.
Despite sitting in second on the table, there’s not a load of Supercoach relevance to the Warriors outside of the already highly owned Te Maire Martin, who has likely peaked at $646k.
While things can change quickly in this game, there are no players I’d rush to buy.
It is worth flagging Leka Halasima is priced at just $326k with a breakeven of 51 due to limited game time over the past three weeks.
Obviously you wouldn’t grab him now, but he is probably only one injury away from being a steal at the price as a decent depth buy while freeing up a tonne of cash.
That being said, even with minutes this season, big Leka the Wrecker hasn’t hit the heights we’d hope at the start of the season.
Embed from Getty ImagesCOWBOYS v BRONCOS
Saturday, 7:35pm, QCB Stadium, Townsville
Cowboys: 1. Scott Drinkwater 2. Braidon Burns 3. Jaxon Purdue 4. Tomas Chester 5. Murray Taulagi 6. Jake Clifford 7. Tom Dearden 8. Thomas Mikaele 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Jason Taumalolo 11. Heilum Luki 12. Jeremiah Nanai 13. Reuben Cotter
Bench: 14. Soni Luke 15. Griffin Neame 16. Matthew Lodge 17. Coen Hess 18. Zac Laybutt 19. Ethan King
Reserves: 20. Sam McIntyre 21. Kaiden Lahrs 22. Liam Sutton
Analysis: The Cowboys are entering a frighteningly good draw to finish the season, with five of their final six games in Queensland, including four at home in Townsville, along with a bye.
The fixtures read well with games against the Broncos, Roosters, Titans, Eels, bye, Tigers and Raiders to finish.
Post Roosters looks the time to pounce despite the awkward bye, which we should be able to cover easily enough.
Scott Drinkwater is the man that springs to mind, averaging 72.6 points for the season so far.
After a minor slump with a three-round average of 57.7 points, he’s extremely cheap at $613k with a breakeven of 82.
Further, Jake Clifford was dropped last week, before being recalled this week.
Drinky over the goal-kicking duties last week, and would be primed should Clifford again drop out at all moving forward.
If you conservatively add even 8 points in goal-kicking to each game he’s played this season, his average would bump to 80.11 points per game.
Braidon Burns is the other that will be a serious POD play in a fortnight’s time, currently sitting at $715k with a breakeven of 76.
With a 47-point score in his rolling average, he should drop nicely ahead of the gun run where he could easily exceed his 72-point average.
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Broncos: 1. Reece Walsh 2. Josiah Karapani 3. Kotoni Staggs 4. Gehamat Shibasaki 5. Deine Mariner 6. Ezra Mam 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Preston Riki 9. Cory Paix 10. Payne Haas 11. Xavier Willison 12. Jordan Riki 13. Patrick Carrigan
Bench: 14. Ben Hunt 15. Ben Talty 16. Va’a Semu 17. Grant Anderson 18. Billy Walters 19. Luke Gale
Reserves: 20. Hayze Perham 21. Jesse Arthars 22. Joshua Coric
Analysis: Brisbane play five of their next six in Queensland, including four at Suncorp Stadium.
Is it Reece Walsh time?
His season average isn’t great at just 63.6, which rises to 65.9 minus his injury-impacted game in round 5.
However, Brisbane has a decent run home and has plenty of strike-power back on deck, namely Payne Haas and Pat Carrigan through the middle.
This will give Walsh a massive platform to work his magic and give Brisbane an unlikely push towards the top 8.
Further, there’s an outside chance he takes over the goal-kicking duties at some stage, although I expect Adam Reynolds to retain them for now.
Walsh put 106 points on the Penrith Panthers away from home in wet conditions; that’s outstanding.
As a gentle reminder, he averaged 114 points in the final six weeks of last season before erupting during the finals.
At $555k I don’t think you can go too far wrong.
Not a lot to add on Payne Haas, who remains an excellent pick-up at $684k and isn’t far off a must for the run home.
Embed from Getty ImagesDRAGONS v TITANS
Sunday, 2pm, Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah
Dragons: 1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Setu Tu 3. Mathew Feagai 4. Valentine Holmes 5. Tyrell Sloan 6. Daniel Atkinson 7. Kyle Flanagan 8. Loko Jnr Pasifiki Tonga 9. Damien Cook 10. Toby Couchman 11. Dylan Egan 12. Hamish Stewart 13. Ryan Couchman
Bench: 14. Jacob Liddle 15. Luciano Leilua 16. Josh Kerr 17. Jacob Halangahu 18. Moses Suli 19. Lyhkan King-Togia
Reserves: 20. Emre Guler 21. Christian Tuipulotu 22. Jacob Webster
Analysis: I won’t add much on the Dragons over the backend of the season; it’s been rinse and repeat in this section for about three months.
The Couchman boys are elite and should be plays in your 18 most weeks, while Hamish Stewart continues to churn out keeper scores.
Stewart is rocking a three-round average of 90.3 points as an 80-minute edge player and hasn’t scored below 63 since Round 6, or below 50 all season. Weapon.
Embed from Getty ImagesTitans: 1. Keano Kini 2. Dean Ieremia 3. Jojo Fifita 4. Jaylan De Groot 5. Phillip Sami 6. Jayden Campbell 7. Zane Harrison 8. Moeaki Fotuaika 9. Oliver Pascoe 10. Tino Fa’asuamaleaui 11. Arama Hau 12. Beau Fermor 13. Chris Randall
Bench: 14. Kurtis Morrin 15. Josh Patston 16. Klese Haas 17. Cooper Bai 18. Sam Verrills 19. Lachlan Ilias
Reserves: 20. Michael Molo 21. Sialetili Faeamani 22. Adam Christensen
Analysis: The Titans are playing some quality footy at the moment and after this week’s Dragons clash will finish with five of six games at home on the Gold Coast.
Tino Fa’asuamaleaui is getting back to some form after an extremely underwhelming season by his standards.
Prior to last week, he had a top score of just 83 this year, before putting 100 on the Sea Eagles with a try-assist, 31 tackles, five tackle breaks, two offloads and 19 runs.
He played sub 50 minutes across the first six weeks of the competition.
Since then, he’s played seven games of 59+ minutes (excluding a 48-minute game post Origin three) for an average of 78.85 points.
At $636k with dual 2RF-FRF positioning, he’s a genuine play for the run home.
Oliver Pascoe sellers are hurting, while Jayden Campbell could finish with a flurry of points.
Embed from Getty ImagesSEA EAGLES v SHARKS
Sunday, 4:05pm, Brookvale Oval, Sydney
Sea Eagles: 1. Lehi Hopoate 2. Jason Saab 3. Josh Feledy 4. Reuben Garrick 5. Tolutau Koula 6. Joey Walsh 7. Jamal Fogarty 8. Taniela Paseka 9. Jake Simpkin 10. Simione Laiafi 11. Haumole Olakau’atu 12. Ben Trbojevic 13. Jake Trbojevic
Bench: 14. Nicholas Lenaz 15. Nathan Brown 16. Kobe Hetherington 17. Ethan Bullemor 18. Fletcher Baker 19. Blake Wilson
Reserves: 20. Onitoni Large 21. Aaron Schoupp 22. Zaidas Muagututia
Analysis: Manly have a tough clash this week against a red-hot Sharks outfit, followed by the bye next round.
For that reason I wouldn’t look to invest, but they’ll present plenty of interest post-bye as we enter NRL Supercoach head-to-head finals.
Tom Trbojevic suffered yet another hamstring injury that may end his season, devastating for one of the game’s best players and best blokes.
Interestingly, Lehi Hopoate has been named to replace him at fullback, with Tolutau Koula shifting to the wing and Josh Feledy coming in at centre.
At $490k with a breakeven of 79, Taniela Paseka can be moved on for anyone who still owns.
While he provides some depth, you’ll be very unlikely to play him in your starting team for the run home, so it’s time to bank his cash before he drops further.
Embed from Getty ImagesSharks: 1. William Kennedy 2. Sione Katoa 3. Jesse Ramien 4. KL Iro 5. Ronaldo Mulitalo 6. Braydon Trindall 7. Nicho Hynes 8. Addin Fonua-Blake 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Thomas Hazelton 11. Briton Nikora 12. Teig Wilton 13. Cameron McInnes
Bench: 14. Jesse Colquhoun 15. Billy Burns 16. Siosifa Talakai 17. Oregon Kaufusi 18. Hohepa Puru 19. Tuku Hau Tapuha
Reserves: 20. Mawene Hiroti 21. Samuel Stonestreet 22. Niwhai Puru
Analysis: While Manly will prove tricky this week, incoming games against the Rabbitohs, Dragons, Raiders, Titans, Eels and Storm give Cronulla arguably the best run home.
Year-after-year I do find it tough to place their Supercoach contingent though, purely based on the fact they’re so well balanced across the park with strike everywhere.
When we look for Supercoach attacking players, we tend to find dominant strike areas of a team, but there isn’t one for the Sharks.
They score 36% of tries down their left edge, 38% down their right and the remaining 26% through the middle.
Compare this to, say, South Sydney, who score 52% down the left vs 32% on the right, or Penrith, who score 46% on the left vs 29% on the right.
It makes it extremely hard to target the likes of Mulitalo, Ramien, Iro and Katoa as they’re also rollercoasters.
Blayke Brailey is of definite interest, bottoming out at $587k with a breakeven of 70 points per game with a 71-point average.
He was a stud to end the 2025 campaign, averaging 81 points across his final two months.
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