Buy, Hold, Sell round 22: Haumole Olakau’atu and Jahrome Hughes injuries rock SuperCoach

The injuries keep coming for SuperCoaches with just one more week until the start of head-to-head finals. Here are the players to target and avoid.

Round 21 is done, which means just one more round until head-to-head finals start in round 23.

After a blessed run with injuries to start the year, the injury situation has hit full-blown crisis mode with Jahrome Hughes and Haumole Olakau’atu the latest to go down.

Here’s who to buy, hold and sell this week.

SELL

* Jahrome Hughes - While he’ll likely be back for the NRL finals, perhaps slightly before, he’ll have little or no say in the rest of the SuperCoach season.

* Haumole Olakau’atu - The seventh most purchased player of the week suffered a recurrence of a shoulder injury and is likely out for the season.

* Mark Nawaqanitawase - A three-round average in the 30s after two tons. A real rollercoaster.

* Addin Fonua-Blake - Now has a six-round average of 56.4, which is a long way off the top props.

* Tino Fa’asuamaleaui, Keaon Koloamatangi, David Fifita, Isaiah Iongi - Old news now but all these players are sells if you have the trades. Tino is out for another three weeks with a knee injury, Keaon is confirmed out for the season, Fifita has likely played his last game of the year and Iongi won’t be back for another three weeks at a least.

Haumole Olakau'atu suffered a recurrence of a shoulder injury. Picture: Jeremy Ng/Getty Images

BUY

* Nathan Cleary - Coming off 118 and, most importantly, now back with the goalkicking duties after a groin issue. With Jahrome Hughes injured, Cleary will be the most purchased player of the round.

* Dylan Edwards - The Cleary-Edwards combo is real and the Panthers are making a massive charge after a slow start to the season.

* Harry Grant - Notched 113 in a matchwinning display against the Roosters. With Jahrome Hughes going down injured, Grant took control. The Storm attack is set to run almost entirely though Grant in the run home, which means big SuperCoach points.

* Hudson Young - Coming off 91, solidifying his standing as the top 2RF in SuperCoach this season.

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* Zac Lomax - Cracked 99 against the Broncos and clearly one of the top CTWs to end the season.

* Tom Trbojevic - Averaging 86 since his move to centre and must come into serious consideration, even with the fullback-only positioning.

HOLD

* Payne Haas - Struggled again with a back injury on his return but he’s just too good to sell.

* Elesa Katoa - Averaging under 40 in his last two games but Craig Bellamy will expect plenty of him with Hughes out.

* Josaiah Karapani - The top cheapie will start leaking cash after just 37 points in a great match-up against the Eels. But he has Souths this week before a cashout the week after.

Originally published as Buy, Hold, Sell round 22: Haumole Olakau’atu and Jahrome Hughes injuries rock SuperCoach