SuperCoach NRL trade tips and advice, round 13 team lists

The Manly Sea Eagles have suffered a blow with a trio of stars ruled out, while Michael Maguire has pulled the plug on Selwyn Cobbo as the Broncos fullback. See all the Round 13 teams and analysis.

Manly trio Tom and Jake Trbojevic, and Siua Taukeiaho, have been ruled out of Saturday’s match against the Brisbane Broncos at 4 Pines Park.

The Sea Eagles released a statement confirming that Tom Trbojevic had been playing with a corked thigh in recent weeks and aggravated the injury in last Friday’s loss to the Eels.

The club said it was taking a conservative approach and would rest the star fullback this weekend.

Taukeiaho picked up a minor calf strain against the Eels and is expected to miss just the one week.

Jake Trbojevic will sit out Saturday’s match as he continues to follow NRL concussion protocol.

—Brent Read and Michael Carayannis

Tom Trbojevic is one of three Sea Eagles set to miss Round 13 through injury. Picture: Getty Images

BRONCOS OVERHAUL BACKLINE

Brisbane coach Michael Maguire has axed Selwyn Cobbo as fullback and recalled the biggest man in NRL history, Ben Te Kura, as he desperately tries to kickstart a Broncos revival.

Maguire has shaken-up the Broncos with a series of key positional changes to snap Brisbane out of their form crisis ahead of Saturday’s away trip against Manly.

The Broncos were hopeful of having Reece Walsh back on deck, only for the superstar fullback to suffer a minor tweak to his knee injury at training on Monday.

In the absence of Walsh, Maguire will roadtest Jesse Arthars in the No.1 jumper, sending Cobbo back to the wing as Brisbane (5-6) search for a winning formula after five losses from six starts.

Meanwhile, Cory Paix returns to the starting side at hooker, forcing Billy Walters to the bench, while 205cm giant Te Kura will make his first appearance of the 2025 season off interchange.

The raft of changes is evidence of Maguire’s desire to get the eighth-placed Broncos rolling - or risk dropping out of the top eight if they lose to the Sea Eagles at Brookvale.

Selwyn Cobbo has been relegated back to the wing for the Broncos. Picture: Getty Images

When Walsh suffered a knee injury against the Warriors in round 7, Cobbo stepped up at fullback in the hope of showcasing his wares in his preferred position.

But after Cobbo suffered a wrist injury in Brisbane’s last-start 30-26 loss to the Dragons, Arthars was called upon to finish that game in the backfield.

Now Arthars, Brisbane’s leading tryscorer with 11 from as many games, gets his big break in the famous Broncos No.1 jumper after some outstanding performances on the wing.

Ironically, it was Cobbo’s injury that opened the door for Arthars to be selected as Queensland’s 19th man for Origin I on Wednesday night.

“Cobbo pulled up a bit sore after our last game, he is gutted not to be in the Queensland side but he sent me a text which was nice,” Arthars told this masthead from Camp Maroon.

“When Billy (Slater, Queensland coach) called me to come into camp I was stoked.

“I’m happy with my form.

“It’s been a bit disappointing at the Broncos as a whole, but if the opportunity comes up for me to play for Queensland, I’d obviously take it.

“I want to be there on that stage.

“I’ll just keep my form going - that’s all I can control.”

Maroons prop Pat Carrigan and NSW rival Payne Haas have been named, but the pair may not back up depending on how they recover from Origin I.

Paix and Walters are continuing their battle for the No.9 jumper, while the hulking Te Kura gets his chance after some strong form for feeder club Souths Logan in the Hostplus Cup.

—Peter Badel

ROB SUTHERLAND’S SUPERCOACH ANALYSIS

Hopefully you survived, if not thrived, through the first major bye round of the season - now it’s time to cross your fingers and toes that the Origin representatives in your team get through Wednesday’s game unscathed.

All trades made prior to Origin I have to be considered pencilled in as the inevitable injuries and suspensions from the big game will cause us to hit ye olde ‘reverse trades’ button.

But at least one buy looks like it can be made with indelible ink and there’s also the little matter of Tom Trbojevic to discuss too.

Without further ado let’s get into the Buy/Sell analysis (please note that Tom is taking some leave this week and with Origin I tomorrow there’s a fair bit of other production work to do so while I will strive to answer all your questions there may be some delays today - apologies in advance).

BUY/SELL

Keaon Koloamatangi -The most popular buy of the round and it’s easy to see why. Koloamatangi was a gun when playing through the middle wearing 13 last year averaging 75.8PPG (of which 58.5PPG came in base). Back on an edge to start 2025, KK had been good but not great averaging 57PPG (38.7PPG in base). But in his last two games, the Rabbitohs shifted Koloamatangi to prop and boy was it a success. In round 10 the hulking Rabbitoh punched out 72 points in base (23 runs!) in 73 minutes. In round 11 he played the entire game and delivered a stonking 96 points in base including 27 runs - 22 of which were 8m plus. The Rabbitohs won those two games (having lost the four preceding them) and while Koloamatangi has been upfront about his preference to play edge, his future is in the middle with South Sydney and SuperCoaches set to reap the rewards of that. Great bye round cover (provided he avoids Origin call up) with Souths playing each of the next six games. STRONG BUY.

Euan Aitken - Partnering Koloamatangi in the front row has been regular second rower Jai Arrow and as a result edge spots have opened up at the Bunnies. Euan Aitken has been a major beneficiary of that, playing 80 minutes on an edge in the past two games racking up 60 points in base each game along with a try against the Tigers in round 11. With handy DPP (2RF/CTW) status and the aforementioned bye coverage Aitken is an interesting case. He doesn’t scream ‘BUY’ but provided he can keep playing 80 on an edge he looks like a useful CTW piece that you can play with confidence in each of the next six weeks who should make a little money before being converted to a keeper who you have avoided due to Origin commitments (think Zac Lomax, Val Holmes or Brian To’o). BUY

Tom Trbojevic -

EDIT: From Manly at 2:20pm - Tom Trbojevic has been playing with a corked thigh in recent weeks and aggravated the injury in last Friday’s loss to the Eels. The club is taking a conservative approach and will rest their star fullback this weekend. I still think he might be a buy but clearly not this week.

My earlier take so you can laugh at my pain...Confession time. I went out Friday afternoon for some beers with an old mate. Got home about 10 minutes prior to the Manly vs. Eels game and saw Turbo warming up without his knee brace. A quick look at Manly’s bye schedule (play rounds 15 and 18) versus Isaiah Iongi (misses rounds 15 and 18) and I convinced myself the trade made sense. Tom did seem to move much better than he had the week before, and he had some nice touches in attack finishing with 72 points (and dropped $36K in value). Iongi looked better and finished with 90 points (and jumped $32K in value) In summary, the trade cost me 18 points and $64K. So it wasn’t my best. But it also wasn’t my worst. I think Turbo is a decent buy and by going a week early I have given myself more options with trades this week - or at least that’s the story I am telling myself to soothe the burn that I felt after Iongi torched the Sea Eagles. WAIT

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Round 13: NRL Teams and SuperCoach trade talk.

Dylan Lucas - I originally had Lucas down as a sell last week as a result of the belief that the Knights would deploy him at centre for up to a month. When named in the second row I changed my tune and boy am I glad I did. Lucas crossed for three tries (and 147 points) against the Penrith reserves and as a result he’s the third most purchased player of the round. No round 18 coverage but does play the next five rounds. BUY

Fletcher Sharpe - It’s not often you can score 131 points and be overshadowed but that’s exactly what happened to Lucas’s Knights teammate Sharpe last week. Kalyn Ponga’s absence due to Origin duties saw Sharpe switch to fullback and he revelled in the freedom running for 242 metres, busting 17 tackles and making four linebreaks. the Knights do not have the easiest of draws coming up (Dragons, Sea Eagles, Roosters, Dolphins, Raiders) but they do play five of their next seven at home which will help. BUY

Ezra Mam - The controversial Broncos star had a field day in his round 11 return from a lengthy suspension for off-field issues scoring one try, setting up three more and just generally carving the Dragons up for 128 points. A popular buy, but one I am not totally on board with. Defence appeared optional in that game (the Dragons won it 30 - 26) with a combined 59 missed and 37 ineffective tackles. And in Mam’s breakout year (2023 in which he was a key part of the Broncos surge to the grand final and was named the Dally M five-eighth of the year) he averaged just 52PPG. Mam can have the odd good game (in SuperCoach terms) but he’s yet to have a season in which he scores more than 60 points more than 40% of the time. PASS

Hugo Savala - Young playmakers can be a bit of a rollercoaster as Savala showed when he followed his consecutive 60s in rounds eight/nine with a middling 25 points in round 11. Those that bought in were rewarded though when the Roosters stunned Cronulla in round 12 and Savala was in the middle of everything scoring a try, assisting three more and delivering valuable bye round points for his owners. His DPP (2RF/HFB) is handy and the Roosters cover both the round 15 and 18 major byes, but priced at $395K I fear there’s little profit to be made here and with the youngster just as capable of scoring in the 20s as he is of scoring 60+ I’d look elsewhere. PASS

Lehi Hopoate - The Manly energiser bunny is averaging 23 runs per game over his past three matches in no small part as he takes some of the kick return workload off Tom Trbojevic. The left edge of the Sea Eagles is also proving to be highly productive with Hopoate recording nine linebreaks and four tries from 11 games. As mentioned above, Manly provide good coverage of the major byes and they also have a great four game run from round 14-18 with games against the Knights, Titans, Tigers and Rabbitohs. POD BUY

KL Iro/Herbie Farnworth - Both are carving it up and look like quality keepers from here to home. However, both are on the bye this week and I’ve been burned before with players picking up injuries when on the bye so neither is a BUY for me this week. PASS/WAIT

Corey Horsburgh - Having scrapped and clawed his way to a 60 point average and $170K price rise, Big Red then delivered his worst score of the season in the round 12 bye - the game many of us had held him for. No help in the round 15 bye and cherry ripe for a suspension soon. SELL

Connor Tracey - A boom buy after scoring 118 in round nine and 87 the round after, Tracey then scored a combined 45 points from his next two matches. On the outer at the Dogs, and with a realistic chance of being dropped altogether if and when Lachlan Galvin completes a mid-season transfer from the Tigers, Tracey needs to go. SELL

Jaxon Purdue - Was killing it at centre for the Cowboys but a move into the halves - which ironically is his preferred position - has put an end to his SuperCoach utility. Cash in now. SELL

Payne Haas - Said to be carrying a bit of an injury into the Origin camp and many are worried whether the big man will backup post-Origin. I don’t care. Haas has scored 80+ in 10 of his 11 games so far this year. He’s a must in your team and any trade now will have to be reversed at some point. HOLD

Kalyn Ponga - the Knights fullback is averaging 20PPG less in 2025 than he did in 2024. But his 2025 run numbers (12.9 per game) are not far off his 2024 output (13.5 per game) His linebreak assist and try assist averages are the same. the big drop offs are tries (Ponga has none in 2025 and averaged 3.4PPG in this area in 2024), goals (Ponga averaged 11.7 in this area in 2024 and is averaging 7.2 in 2025) and linebreaks/tackle breaks (Ponga average 23.7 in the combined stats in 2024, but just 12.4 in 2025). There’s something fundamentally wrong here. SELL

NRL ROUND 13 TEAMS

DRAGONS V KNIGHTS

Friday May 30, 8pm, Netstrata Jubilee Stadium

Dragons

1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Tyrell Sloan 3. Moses Suli 4. Valentine Holmes 5. Christian Tuipulotu 6. Kyle Flanagan 7. Lykhan King-Tongia 8. Jack de Belin 9. Damien Cook 10. David Klemmer 11. Luciano Leilua 12. Jaydn Su’A 13. Hamish Stewart

Interchange: 14. Jacob Liddle 15. Toby Couchman 16. Loko Jnr Pasifiki Tonga 17. Blake Lawrie

Reserves: 18. Emre Guler 19. Raymond Faitala-Mariner 20. Lachlan Ilias 21. Nathan Lawson 22. Hame Sele

Knights

1. Kalyn Ponga 2. James Schiller 3. Dane Gagai 4. Kyle McCarthy 5. Fletcher Hunt 6. Fletcher Sharpe 7. Tyson Gamble 8. Tyson Frizell 9. Phoenix Crossland 10. Leo Thompson 11. Dylan Lucas 12. Kai Pearce-Paul 13. Mathew Croker

Interchange: 14. Jayden Brailey 15. Jack Hetherington 16. Brodie Jones 17. Thomas Cant

Reserves: 18. Jack Cogger 19. Jermaine McEwen 20. Matthew Arthur 21. Connor Votano 22. Elijah Leaumoana

TITANS V STORM

Saturday May 31, 3pm, Cbus Super Stadium

Titans

1. Jaylan De Groot 2. Alofiana Khan-Pereira 3. Brian Kelly 4. Jojo Fifita 5. Phillip Sami 6. AJ Brimson 7. Jayden Campbell 8. Moeaki Fotuaika 9. Sam Verrills 10. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 11. Chris Randall 12. Beau Fermor 13. Tino Fa’asuamaleaui

Interchange: 14. Kieran Foran 15. Jaimin Jolliffe 16. Klese Haas 17. Jacob Alick-Wiencke

Reserves: 18. Arama Hau 19. Iszac Fa’asumaleaui 20. Josh Patston 21. Tom Weaver 22. Sean Mullany 23. Allan Fitzgibbon

Storm

1. Ryan Papenhuyzen 2. Sualauvi Faalogo 3. Grant Anderson 4. Nick Meaney 5. Xavier Coates 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Stefano Utoikamanu 9. Harry Grant 10. Josh King 11. Shawn Blore 12. Eliesa Katoa 13. Trent Loiero

Interchange: 14. Tyran Wishart 15. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 16. Tui Kamikamica 17. Bronson Garlick

Reserves: 18. Joe Chan 19. Jack Howarth 20. Keagan Russell-Smith 21. Kane Bradley 22. Lazarus Vaalepu 23. Marion Seve 24. Ativalu Lisati

COWBOYS V TIGERS

Saturday May 31, 5.30pm, QCB Stadium

Cowboys

1. Scott Drinkwater 2. Robert Derby 3. Zac Laybutt 4. Viliami Vailea 5. Jaxson Paulo 6. Jaxon Purdue 7. Tom Dearden 8. Jordan McLean 9. Reece Robson 10. Sam McIntyre 11. John Bateman 12. Jeremiah Nanai 13. Reuben Cotter

Interchange: 14. Harrison Edwards 15. Kai O’Donnell 16. Griffin Neame 17. Coen Hess

Reserves: 18. Jake Clifford 19. Thomas Duffy 20. Karl Lawton 21. Thomas Mikaele 22. Braidon Burns 23. Kaiden Lahrs, 24. Jamal Shibasaki

Wests Tigers

1. Jahream Bula 2. Sunia Turuva 3. Adam Doueihi 4. Starford To’a 5. Charlie Staines 6. Heath Mason 7. Jarome Luai 8. Terrell May 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. Royce Hunt 11. Samuela Fainu 12. Alex Seyfarth 13. Alex Twal

Interchange: 14. Brent Naden 15. Jack Bird 16. Sione Fainu 17. Tony Sukkar

Reserves: 18. Tristan Hope 19. Luke Laulilii 20. Charlie Murray 21. Kit Laililii 22. Tallyn Da Silva

SEA EAGLES V BRONCOS

Saturday May 31, 7.35pm, 4 Pines Park

Sea Eagles

1. Lehi Hopoate 2. Jason Saab 3. Tolutau Koula 4. Reuben Garrick 5. Tommy Talau 6. Luke Brooks 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Ethan Bullemor 9. Jake Simpkin 10. Josh Aloiai 11. Haumole Olakau’atu 12. Ben Trbojevic 13. Jazz Tevaga

Interchange: 14. Lachlan Croker 15. Corey Waddell 16. Nathan Brown 17. Matthew Lodge

Reserves: 18. Clayton Faulalo 19. Jake Arthur 20. Michael Chee Kam 21. Toafofoa Sipley 22. Caleb Navale

Broncos

1. Jesse Arthars 2. Selwyn Cobbo 3. Kotoni Staggs 4. Gehamat Shibasaki 5. Deine Mariner 6. Ezra Mam 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Patrick Carrigan 9. Cory Paix 10. Payne Haas 11. Xavier Willison 12. Jordan Riki 13. Kobe Hetherington

Interchange: 14. Billy Walters 15. Corey Jensen 16. Brendan Piakura 17. Ben Te Kura

Reserves: 18. Tyson Smoothy 19. Josiah Karapani 20. Blake Mozer 21. Jaiyden Hunt 22. Fletcher Baker 23. Va’a Semu

RABBITOHS V WARRIORS

Sunday June 1, 2pm, Accor Stadium

Rabbitohs

1. Latrell Mitchell 2. Alex Johnston 3. Isaiah Tass 4. Campbell Graham 5. Bayleigh Bentley-Hape 6. Jayden Sullivan 7. Jamie Humphreys 8. Jai Arrow 9. Siliva Havili 10. Keaon Koloamatangi 11. Euan Aitken 12. Tallis Duncan 13. Lachlan Hubner

Interchange: 14. Jye Gray 15. Sean Keppie 16. Davvy Moale 17. Tevita Tatola

Reserves: 18. Liam Le Blanc 19. Fletcher Myers 20. Shaquai Mitchell 21. Lewis Dodd 22. Jacob Host

Warriors

1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 3. Adam Pompey 4. Rocco Berry 5. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 6. Chanel Harris-Tavita 7. Luke Metcalf 8. James Fisher-Harris 9. Wayde Egan 10. Mitch Barnett 11. Kurt Capewell 12. Marata Niukore 13. Erin Clark

Interchange: 14. Te Maire Martin 15. Leka Halasima 16. Demitric Vaimauga 17. Jackson Ford

Reserves: 18. Jacob Laban 20. Samuel Healey 21. Tanah Boyd 22. Tanner Stowers-Smith 23. Taine Tuaupiki

PANTHERS V EELS

Sunday June 1, 4.05pm, CommBank Stadium

Panthers

1. Dylan Edwards 2. Thomas Jenkins 3. Izack Tago 4. Casey McLean 5. Brian To’o 6. Blaize Talagi 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Moses Leota 9. Mitch Kenny 10. Lindsay Smith 12. Liam Martin 13. Isaiah Yeo

Interchange: 14. Luke Sommerton 15. Matt Eisenhuth 16. Luron Patea 17. Harrison Hassett

Reserves: 18. Brad Schneider 19. Riley Wake 20. Preston Riki 21. Daine Laurie 22. Jack Cole 23. Paul Alamoti 24. Austin Dias

Eels

1. Isaiah Iongi 2. Zac Lomax 3. Sean Russell 4. Jordan Samrani 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Dylan Brown 7. Mitch Moses 8. Jack Williams 9. Ryley Smith 10. Junior Paulo 11. Kelma Tuilagi 12. Kitione Kautoga 13. J’maine Hopgood

Interchange: 14. Dylan Walker 15. Luca Moretti 16. Ryan Matterson 17. Joash Papalii

Reserves: 18. Matt Doorey 19. Joey Lussick 20. Toni Mataele 21. Dean Hawkins 22. Samuel Loizou

ROOSTERS V RAIDERS

Sunday June 1, 6.15pm, Allianz Stadium

Roosters

1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Billy Smith 4. Robert Toia 5. Mark Nawaqanitawase 6. Sandon Smith 7. Hugo Savala 8. Lindsay Collins 9. Connor Watson 10. Spencer Leniu 11. Angus Crichton 12. Siua Wong 13. Victor Radley

Interchange: 14. Zach Dockar-Clay 15. Salesi Foketi 16. Blake Steep 17. Egan Butcher

Reserves: 18. Dominic Young 19. Taylor Losalu 20. Benaiah Ioelu 21. Makahesi Makatoa 22. Xavier Va’a 23. Ethan King 24. Chad townsend

Raiders

1. Kaeo Weekes 2. Savelio Tamale 3. Matthew Timoko 4. Sebastian Kris 5. Xavier Savage 6. Ethan Strange 7. Jamal Fogarty 8. Corey Horsburgh 9. Owen Pattie 10. Joseph Tapine 11. Hudson Young 12. Zac Hosking 13. Morgan Smithies

Interchange: 14. Danny Levi 15. Simi Sasagi 16. Josh Papali’i 17. Ata Mariota

Reserves: 18. Noah Martin 19. Trey Mooney 20. Jed Stuart 21. Pasami Saulo 22. Ethan Sanders

BYES: Sharks, Bulldogs, Dolphins

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