NRL teams round 9 2023: The 13 players facing SuperCoach wipeouts

SuperCoaches will be flat out fielding a side this week with 13 popular players facing reduced roles or complete wipeouts. Tom Sangster’s teams analysis.

SuperCoaches will be flat out fielding a team this week with 13 popular players facing reduced roles or complete wipeouts.

Injuries, suspensions and Melbourne’s untimely bye have made the round a minefield.

Many SuperCoaches will be forced to reluctantly burn a Trade Boost just to get 17 – or less – on the park.

LOSERS FROM TEAMS

1 Josh Schuster – Not named for the Sea Eagles as he battles an ongoing quad complaint. He’s a hold in the hope we can eek out more cash and cover round 13, but jeez this is getting frustrating.

Josh Schuster is battling an ongoing injury. Picture: Getty

2 Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad - Out due to an Anzac Day concussion. And given it was his second serious concussion of the season, there’s the chance he sits out more than one week.

3 Tom Trbojevic - Named by the Sea Eagles but at long odds to play due to a groin injury. Even if he does play it will surely be under duress and he’s hardly set the world on fire this year. With Origin also looming, he’s a sell, even with the good match-up against the Titans at 4 Pines Park. Most sold player.

4 Tohu Harris – Set to be sidelined for a considerable period after going down against the Storm with an aggravation of the knee injury that recently kept him out for a fortnight. Obvious sell.

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5 Payne Haas - Out for a week due to a hip drop suspension. But he’s a definite hold given he’s a massive 15 points per game clear at prop.

6 Sunia Turuva – Named but in doubt with an ankle injury. He was a sell anyway after peaking at a handy profit and offering no round 13 coverage.

7/8 Harry Grant and Cameron Munster - The Storm duo are on the bye this week. They therefore have only three NRL games between now and Origin and plenty are selling. Grant to Jeremy Marshall-King makes some sense given JMK is one of the only hookers capable of challenging Grant, plus he covers round 13. But realistically, it’s a huge luxury trade for those who won the lotto on this week’s injuries. Likewise, Munster to Cody Walker or Dylan Brown makes sense for round 13 coverage, but it’s unlikely to be viable given all the drama over the weekend. So with all that said, Grant and Munster are both holds, especially after their Anzac Day heroics.

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad failed his HIA last night & is likely to miss the next 2 Warriors games as part of the 11 day stand down. Whilst “only” Category 2 signs would allow him to apply for an exemption he has suffered another concussion in the past 3 months, ruling that out pic.twitter.com/nsHRvLBAsl

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9/10/11 William Warbrick, Eliesa Katoa, Christian Welch – While Grant and Munster are holds, these three Storm players are sells after jobs well done. Warbrick has peaked at a $201,400 profit and can be cashed in for Croker or switched sideways to Tyrell Sloan. Katoa copped a concussion against the Warriors and only scored 21 points. He now sits with a BE of 106 so take the $134,700 and run. Welch has been serviceable as a FRF2 but realistically an average of 51 doesn’t quite cut it for a starting prop.

12 Reuben Garrick - Switches to centre for the Sea Eagles where he’ll get less ball and like all Sea Eagles could struggle for attacking stats without Turbo. Hold and hope.

13 Joey Manu - Last week’s most popular buy was impressive at five-eighth on Anzac Day, notching 90 points including a try with linebreak. But perhaps most important from a SuperCoach perspective were the 13 runs and eight tackle busts – which is basically Nicho Hynes areas for a playmaker. Did he do enough to keep his spot ahead of Sam Walker? Well, put it this way. Manu was good (maybe very good), Walker had a “frustrating” outing in reserves and Luke Keary won man-of-the-match after switching to halfback. So why is he on the loser’s list? Well, in somewhat of a shock in the post-match presser, coach Trent Robinson refused to guarantee Manu’s spot in the halves. “I don’t know,” Robinson said. “I made a call for this week. It’s a tough one. We’ve got injuries in the backline so there are a few things to throw up.” There is talk Walker could return to the halves with Manu moving into the backline due to the injury to Daniel Tupou (hamstring).

Joseph Manu is no guarantee to play five-eighth. Picture: Getty

WINNERS FROM TEAMS

* Jarrod Croker - Huge cheapie boost with Croker retaining his centre spot despite Jordan Rapana (head cut) returning. Even with Nick Cotric (hamstring) and potentially Xavier Savage (playing NSW Cup) to come back in, surely Croker’s job security is locked in for a significant period. After averaging 40 in base over two games and setting up a price rise of $22,000, Croker is popular yet again.

* Haze Dunster - The popular cheapie earns reprieve after a late axing last week, taking the spot of Bailey Simonsson (concussion) in the Parramatta backline. And with Simonsson’s history of concussions (four in the last two-and-a-half years), there’s the chance he stays there for a few more weeks. That said, the fact Dunster was dumped before kick-off last week shows Simonsson is ahead in the pecking order so job security is shaky, while the BE of 38 is hardly appealing. Last resort cheapie.

* Kalyn Ponga - It was great to see Ponga back from a concussion lay-off and he immediately got to work with an impressive 58 points in 53 minutes, including a try assist, two linebreak assists and two offloads. While there are only four games until Origin and he could be forced to sit out again at any stage, he’s a tempting replacement for Turbo at just $506,000.

* Nathan Cleary - Named despite Twitter chat he may be rested against the struggling Tigers due to a minor groin issue. Huge captaincy option this week if we get word he’s back goalkicking.

Jahream Bula was good on debut but hard to fit in at fullback. Picture: Getty

* Jahream Bula - Retains the fullback spot at Tigers after a promising debut with 38 points, including 21 runs and five tackles busts. That’s a very SuperCoach-friendly stat line. But even with the undoubted talent, he’s almost impossible to fit in at fullback – the highest scoring position in SuperCoach.

BUY

* Ryan Matterson - Put simply, you won’t find a safer buy in SuperCoach – his base of 61 is basically unheard of, the average of 72.8 is fourth best in the position and he covers every tough bye round. With a BE of 69, he can wait a week or three but he’ll be the most purchased player in all of SuperCoach between now and round 13.

* Joe Tapine – Very popular buy as SuperCoaches rush to replace Payne Haas (he’s a hold for mine), Eliesa Katoa and Tohu Harris. Tapine’s consistency this season is barely-believable (high score 67 and low score 57) and he is averaging a massive 55 points in base stats. All he needs are a few attacking stats, which we know he’s capable of, and the dual position flexibility is delightful. The second most important forward buy for round 13 behind Matterson.

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* James Tedesco - Returned to somewhere near his best in the Anzac Day clash with 75 points including a try, 20 runs and seven tackle busts. What’s more, he is available for $567,800, which has to be some sort of all-time record. That’s a $268,500 discount on his starting price.

* Tyrell Sloan – Turned the Anzac Day clash on its head with brilliant attack and now sits with a BE of -36 ahead of a run of great match-ups against the Bulldogs, Titans and Cowboys. Most purchased player this week as KFC SuperCoaches chase a quick mid-range cash grab and round 13 coverage. But beware of inconsistency – he has two scores of 15 this year and his base is a very shaky 16.

SELL

* Reece Walsh - After a stellar average of 95 over this first six games, Walsh produced his first “poor” score of the season against the Eels with 38. That means he is finally starting to leak cash (BE of 98). Walsh benefited from a dream draw to start the year, but his run until Origin is about as tough as it comes – Souths, Manly, Melbourne, Panthers. Time to cash in at a $234,800 profit.

Reece Walsh’s run of “easy” match-ups has come to an end. Picture: Liam Kidston

SHARKS v COWBOYS

Thursday, 7:50pm, PointsBet Stadium, Sydney

Sharks

1. William Kennedy 2. Sione Katoa 3. Jesse Ramien 4. Siosifa Talakai 5. Ronaldo Mulitalo 6. Matt Moylan 7. Nicho Hynes 8. Oregon Kaufusi 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Braden Hamlin-Uele 11. Briton Nikora 12. Teig Wilton 13. Cameron McInnes

Bench: 14. Wade Graham 15. Jack Williams 16. Royce Hunt 17. Thomas Hazelton

Reserves: 18. Braydon Trindall 19. Connor Tracey 20. Jesse Colqhoun 21. Mawene Hiroti 22. Jayden Berrell

Cowboys

1. Scott Drinkwater 2. Kyle Feldt 3. Valentine Holmes 4. Peta Hiku 5. Murray Taulagi 6. Tom Dearden 7. Chad Townsend 8. Jordan McLean 9. Reece Robson 10. Coen Hess 11. Jack Gosiewski 12. Jeremiah Nanai 13. Reuben Cotter

Bench: 14. Tom Chester 15. Jake Granville 16. Jamayne Taunoa-Brown 17. Mitchell Dunn

Reserves: 18. Riley Price 19. Ben Hampton 20. Brendan Elliot 21. Taniela Sadrugu 22. Kulikefu Finefeuiaki

EELS v KNIGHTS

Friday, 6pm, CommBank Stadium, Sydney

Eels

1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Maika Sivo 3. Viliami Penisini 4. Sean Russell 5. Haze Dunster 6. Dylan Brown 7. Mitchell Moses 8. Wiremu Greig 9. Josh Hodgson 10. Junior Paulo 11. Shaun Lane 12. Ryan Matterson 13. J’maine Hopgood

Bench: 14. Bryce Cartwright 15. Brendan Hands 16. Matt Doorey 17. Makahesi Makatoa

Reserves: 18. Jakob Arthur 19. Jack Murchie 20. Ofahiki Ogden 21. Daejarn Asi 22. Isaac Lumelume

Knights

1. Lachlan Miller 2. Dominic Young 3. Dane Gagai 4. Bradman Best 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Kalyn Ponga 7. Jackson Hastings 8. Daniel Saifiti 9. Phoenix Crossland 10. Leo Thompson 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 13. Kurt Mann

Bench: 14. Tyson Gamble 15. Jacob Saifiti 16. Mathew Croker 17. Jack Hetherington

Reserves: 18. Simi Sasagi 19. Hymel Hunt 20. Jack Johns 21.Dylan Lucas 22. Adam Clune

BRONCOS v RABBITOHS

Friday, 8pm, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Broncos

1. Reece Walsh 2. Jesse Arthars 3. Kotoni Staggs 4. Herbie Farnworth 5. Selwyn Cobbo 6. Jock Madden 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Thomas Flegler 9. Billy Walters 10. Keenan Palasia 11. Kurt Capewell 12. Jordan Riki 13. Patrick Carrigan

Bench: 14. Cory Paix 15. Corey Jensen 16. Kobe Hetherington 17. Martin Taupau

Reserves: 18. Deini Mariner 19. Brendan Piakura 20. Xavier Willison 21. Delouise Hoeter22. Jordan Pereira

Rabbitohs

1. Latrell Mitchell 2. Alex Johnson 3. Isaiah Tass 4. Campbell Graham 5.Taane Milne 6. Cody Walker 7. Lachlan Ilias 8. Tevita Tatola 9. Damien Cook 10. Jai Arrow 11. Michael Chee Kam 12. Jacob Host 13. Cameron Murray

Bench: 14. Jed Cartwright 15. Davvy Moale 16. Hame Sele 17. Thomas Burgess

Reserves: 18. Daniel Suluka-Fifita 19 Blake Taaffe 20. Joseph Karapani 21. Ben Lovett 22. Dean Hawkins

RAIDERS v DOLPHINS

Saturday, 3pm, McDonalds Park, Wagga Wagga

Raiders

1. Sebastian Kris 2. Albert Hopoate 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Matthew Timoko 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Jack Wighton 7. Jamal Fogarty 8. Josh Papali’i 9. Zac Woolford 10. Joseph Tapine 11. Hudson Young 12. Elliott Whitehead 13. Corey Horsburgh

Bench: 14. Tom Starling 15. Emre Guler 16. Pasami Saulo 17. Corey Harawira-Naera Reserves: 18. James Schiller 19. Brad Schneider 20 Xavier Savage 21 Trey Mooney 22. Peter Hola

Dolphins

1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 2. Jamayne Isaako 3. Euan Aitken 4. Brenko Lee 5. Robert Jennings 6. Kodi Nikorima 7. Isaiya Katoa 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Jeremy Marshall-King 10. Kenny Bromwich 11. Felise Kaufusi 12. Connelly Lemuelu 13. Tom Gilbert

Bench: 14. Jarrod Wallace 15. Mark Nicholls 16. Ray Stone 17. Herman Ese’ese

Reserves: 18. Kurt Donoghoe 19 Poasa Faamausili 20. Edrick Lee 21 Mason Teague 22. Anthony Milford

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SEA EAGLES v TITANS

Saturday, 5:30pm, 4 Pines Park, Sydney

Sea Eagles

1. Tom Trbojevic 2. Jason Saab 3. Reuben Garrick 4. Morgan Harper 5. Christian Tuipulotu 6. Cooper Johns 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Taniela Paseka 9. Lachlan Croker 10. Jake Trbojevic 11. Haumole Olakau’atu 12. Kelma Tuilagi 13. Josh Aloiai

Bench: 14. Karl Lawton 15. Ethan Bullemor 16. Sean Keppie 17. Toafofoa Sipley

Reserves: 18. Aaron Woods 19. Kaeo Weekes 20. Samuela Fainu 21. Morgan Boyle 22. Ben Condon

Titans

1. AJ Brimson 2. Alofiana Khan-Pereira 3. Brian Kelly 4. Jojo Fifita 5. Phillip Sami 6. Kieran Foran 7. Tanah Boyd 8. Moeaki Fotuaika 9. Chris Randall 10. Tino Fa’asuamaleaui 11. David Fifita 12. Joe Stimson 13. Isaac Liu

Bench: 14. Jayden Campbell 15. Erin Clark 16. Klese Haas 17. Jo Vuna

Reserves: 18. Kruise Leeming 19. Aaron Schoupp 20. Thomas Weaver 21. Thomas Mikaele 22. Sam McIntyre

PANTHERS v TIGERS

Saturday, 7:35pm, Carrington Park, Bathurst

Panthers

1. Dylan Edwards 2. Sunia Turuva 3. Tyrone Peachey 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Brian To’o 6. Jarome Luai 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Moses Leota 9. Mitch Kenny 10. Matt Eisenhuth 11. Scott Sorensen 12. Zac Hosking 13. Isaah Yeo

Bench: 14. Soni Luke 15. Lindsay Smith 16. Spencer Leniu 17. Jaeman Salmon

Reserves: 18. Luke Garner 19. Thomas Jenkins 20. Chris Smith 21. Jack Cogger 22. Liam Henry

Tigers

1. Jahream Bula 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Starford To’a 4. Brent Naden 5. Junior Tupou 6. Brandon Wakeham 7. Luke Brooks 8. Stefano Utoikamanu 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. David Klemmer 11. Isaiah Papali’i 12. John Bateman 13. Fonua Pole

Bench: 14. Jake Simpkin 15. Joe Ofahengaue 16. Alex Twal 17. Tommy Talau

Reserves: 18. Justin Matamua 19. Alex Seyfarth 20. Shawn Blore 21. Daine Laurie 22. Triston Reilly

WARRIORS v ROOSTERS

Sunday, 2pm, Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

Warriors

1. Taine Tuaupiki 2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 3. Marcelo Montoya 4. Adam Pompey 5. Edward Kosi 6. Dylan Walker 7. Shaun Johnson 8. Addin Fonua-Blake 9. Wayde Egan 10. Bunty Afoa 11. Jackson Ford 12. Marata Niukore 13. Josh Curran

Bench: 14. Freddy Lussick 15. Bayley Sironen 16. Tom Ale 17. Viliami Vailea

Reserves: 18. Demitric Sifakula 20. Ronald Volkman 21. Ali Leiataua 22. Kalani Going 23. Zyon Maiu’u

Roosters

1. James Tedesco 2. Corey Allan 3. Joseph Suaalii 4. Paul Momirovski 5. Jaxson Paulo 6. Joseph Manu 7. Luke Keary 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Brandon Smith 10. Lindsay Collins 11. Egan Butcher 12. Nat Butcher 13. Victor Radley

Bench: 14. Drew Hutchison 15. Angus Crichton 16. Sitili Tupouniua 17. Matthew Lodge

Interchange: 18. Fletcher Baker 19. Sam Walker 20. Naufahu Whyte 21. Jake Turpin 22. Nathan Brown

DRAGONS v BULLDOGS

Sunday, 4:05pm, WIN Stadium, Wollongong

Dragons

1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Mathew Feagai 3. Moses Suli 4. Zac Lomax 5. Max Feagai 6. Talatau Amone 7. Ben Hunt 8. Michael Molo 9. Moses Mbye 10. Blake Lawrie 11. Ben Murdoch-Masila 12. Jack Bird 13. Jack de Belin

Bench: 14. Jacob Liddle 15. Jaiyden Hunt 16. Toby Couchman 17. Josh Kerr

Reserves: 18. Zane Musgrove 19. Jayden Sullivan 20. Billy Burns 21. Viliami Fifita 22. Sione Finau

Bulldogs

1. Hayze Perham 2. Declan Casey 3. Jake Averillo 4. Paul Alamoti 5. Braidon Burns 6. Josh Reynolds 7. Matt Burton 8. Max King 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Tevita Pangai Junior 11. Corey Waddell 12. Jacob Preston 13. Raymond Faitala-Mariner

Bench: 14. Kurtis Morrin 15. Jayden Okunbor 16. Samuel Hughes 17. Ryan Sutton

Reserves: 19. Fa’amanu Brown 20. Karl Oloapu 21. Reece Hoffman 22. Jeral Skelton 23. Kyle Flanagan