NRL SuperCoach POD Watch round 11: Set yourself apart
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FOR a bit of a change-up this week we will kick-off POD watch with two options for head-to-head players and then the last eight players will be for all players looking to strengthen their teams for round thirteen.
1/ Josh Papalii ($556,100/ 2.3 per cent ownership)
Papalii has made a positional switch in the last three rounds and it has worked wonders for his SuperCoach scores. Since playing in the number thirteen jumper he has maintained a lovely three-game average of 76 but what has been most impressive is that he has scored 51, 45 and 55 in base stats during these games. Potential owners shouldn’t expect eighty minutes from him every week like we saw him play against the Sharks last Sunday and there is a big chance that he will play Origin, however, Ricky Stuart definitely has him firing and should play him for big minutes again this week against the Dragons.
2 / Cameron McInnes ($575,800/ 3.6 per cent ownership)
McInnes may be kicking along with a season average of 58 but his current three-game average of 75 is the highest of any hooker topping even the unstoppable Damien Cook. In his last five games he has posted four scores in the 70s and the other score was 58 as a result of notching two tries, two try assists, three last-touches, three line breaks and two line break assists so he is certainly in strong form at the moment. With Cameron Smith now being available for the round seventeen big bye round, McInnes will remain a POD for those looking for a low percentage option at hooker. He currently has a break-even of 47.
3 / Hymel Hunt ($308,200/ 0.7 per cent ownership)
Even though Hunt has not had the best year so far with injury, when he bagged a try against the Dragons last weekend and finished with 78 points, he definitely made a bleep on the radars of many coaches looking to boost their round thirteen numbers. He has scored three tries in his five games so far this year and should hold his spot for round thirteen with Dane Gagai and Greg Inglis away on representative duty. He has a break-even of 19 this week due to an injury affected 8 in round seven so this is the week to give him a start.
4/ Manu Ma’u ($606,100/ 1.9 per cent ownership)
Ma’u has stepped up in absence of Nathan Brown and his five-game average of 72 is the third highest of all 2RF options behind Jason Taumalolo and Jake Trbojevic. He has been a base stat beast and of his 68 SuperCoach points last week, 66 of those came in the form of gritty base stats. Those considering the high price tag need to consider that Nathan Brown should return soon and while Ma’u has been a super POD with a 72 average without Brown in the side, he only averaged 50 in the opening five games when Brown was on deck. He has a break-even of 75.
5/ Angus Crichton ($578,500/ 10.7 per cent ownership)
Crichton has been ‘Mr Reliable’ for his owners maintaining a season average of 64 but also sitting pretty in recent times with three and five-game averages of 71. While his try and two line breaks last round saw him crack the ton for the first time this year, he still scored 58 points in base on the way to his 112 points. With fellow POD and right-side playmaker Adam Reynolds also finding some form, Crichton appears to be one of the best, if not the best low percentage options available. He has a break-even of 45.
6/ Lachlan Fitzgibbon ($576,100/ 3.5 per cent ownership)
Once again Fitzgibbon finds his way onto POD watch because once again he delivered for less than five per cent of SuperCoaches. He just can’t stop finding attacking stats and has scored over 60 points in seven of his ten matches so far this season and scored over 80 in four of those matches. He is flying high with a five-game average of 70 and is the only player in the top ten highest scoring players with less than fifteen per cent ownership. A break-even of 25 coupled with his current form suggest that there are plenty of dollars and points still to be made until he plays round thirteen.
7/ Apisai Koroisau ($473,100/ 4.1 per cent ownership)
Koroisau offers exceptional bang for the buck of potential owners looking to secure a round thirteen hooker. Even though he only has a top score of 87, he has scored 58 points or over in seven of his ten games this season and is set to make substantial cash in the oncoming weeks due to a break-even of 11 this week. It is clear that Cook is in a class of his own 137 points clear of his nearest HOK rival but Koroisau is currently second on the list and to point out exactly how much value he offers he can be purchased for $102,700 less than Cameron McInnes who is the third highest scoring HOK and $50,000 cheaper than Cameron Smith who is fourth.
8/ Matthew Eisenhuth ($547,800/ 2.1 per cent ownership)
Just in case POD hunters failed to do their homework last week, Eisenhuth still played 62 minutes with Russell Packer back in the side and scored at over a point per minute racking up 66 points. Eisenhuth is certainly very awkwardly priced but appears to be a solid option averaging 63 minutes and 61 points in his last five matches with only the one try in those five games to boost his scores. It also deserves mentioning that in his recent five games he has averaged 52 points in base stats making him a great target for SuperCoach Draft players looking to bolster their round thirteen numbers. He has a break-even of 74 so his price shouldn’t move too much this week.
9 / Adam Reynolds ($511,500/ 1.3 per cent ownership)
The Bunnies have won four of their last five and Reynolds has been heavily involved setting up seven tries in those five matches for a five-game average of 63. He will take the field this week with a break-even of 16 after averaging 70 in his last three games which has made him a genuine HFB option to cover round thirteen. Even though he has a low break-even, bringing him in does come with considerable risk due to his injury history and two lengthy road trips in the oncoming weeks to take on the Cowboys and Warriors before playing the Sharks at home during round thirteen.
10 / Mitchell Barnett ($397,400/ 0.5 per cent ownership)
Barnett is starting to show snippets of the form that made him a profitable POD a few seasons back after playing his second eighty-minute game on the trot and setting up a try in the process for 68 points. With Rhyse Martin being the flavour of the week, Barnett has put his hand up as an alternative who will provide cover during round thirteen. With a break-even of 18, if Barnett hits his three-game average of 53 against the Titans this weekend, he will make around $25,000 and still have a break-even of 23 for round twelve so he shouldn’t lose value before playing round thirteen.
Originally published as NRL SuperCoach POD Watch round 11: Set yourself apart
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