SuperCoach NRL: The NRL best teams to target during the 2017 bye period

THE 2017 NRL draw is out and that means SuperCoaches can already start planning the important bye period. See which teams to target and get our bye planner.

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IF you fail to plan, you plan to fail … so the saying goes!

And if you’re a Supercoach you know we are talking about the bye period, the thorn in your team’s backside.

The two-month period between you and Supercoach glory.

Every Supercoach knows that the bye period can make or break your team’s season.

So with the 2017 draw finally released, we take an early look at how best to navigate your way through the toughest part of the year.

OK, let’s start by looking at who will likely provide the best coverage over the two-month periods the bye weekends will happen.

And there’s some good news with two very SuperCoach relevant teams playing all three major rounds.

CLUB	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17	R18	R19
BRONCOS				BYE			BYE
COWBOYS	BYE						BYE
DRAGONS	BYE						BYE
TITANS	BYE						BYE
STORM	BYE							BYE
WARRIORS				BYE			BYE
ROOSTERS				BYE				BYE
SEA EAGLES	BYE			BYE
PANTHERS	BYE			BYE
TIGERS	BYE						BYE
RAIDERS				BYE			BYE
BULLDOGS				BYE				BYE
SHARKS		BYE					BYE
KNIGHTS	BYE			BYE
EELS					BYE			BYE
RABBITOHS		BYE			BYE

The major three bye rounds are 12, 15 and 18 and the Bunnies and the Eels will provide Supercoaches with some relief over this period.

One thing to note is that the Rabbitohs do have the weekend off right after the first big bye in round 13.

So stacking your team with too many Bunnies may leave you unexpectedly short in round 13. The Eels have their first bye in round 16.

The Panthers and the Sea Eagles will have completed their byes by round 15, meaning players will be available for the rest of the bye period, including the difficult round 18 bye.

The Broncos, Warriors, Roosters, Raiders and Bulldogs will get you through until mid-June, with their first byes to come in round 15.

We’ve broken down every bye round in our nifty table below: