NRL SuperCoach Sunday Snap: NRL Round 22 Recap | Ballr
The Ballr NRL SuperCoach podcast crew of Jono and Tubes broke down a likely record breaking Round 22 for SuperCoach scoring in the latest edition of the Sunday Snap.
Round 22 delivered plenty of drama for NRL SuperCoach coaches, and hosts Jono and Tubes were feeling contrasting emotions on the latest Ballr Sunday Snap podcast episode.
Jono's Hungry Fermor outfit had a tough week, finishing on 1572 and slipping further behind the pace, while TubesPods salvaged a solid 1726 despite second-guessing a late vice-captaincy plan around Nathan Cleary and Nicho Hynes that cost him Greg Marzhew's high score.
Key SuperCoach talking points
Nathan Cleary was the standout captaincy talking point, piling on 147 points as halves partner Jack Cogger continues to free him up to play wider of the ruck — a trend the hosts expect to make the Cleary-versus-Hynes armband debate even trickier heading into the head-to-head finals.
Not to be outdone, Sam Walker produced a stunning 207 in the Roosters' 70-point demolition of the Cowboys, though both hosts agreed it's unlikely to be repeated given the scale of that win.
The rage trades segment covered Reece Walsh, with the hosts firmly against panic-trading him despite a sin bin, pointing to a juicy Suncorp Stadium clash with the Dolphins next week as reason for patience.
Ready to Explode picks Kulikefu Finefeuiaki and Viliame Kikau both drew praise for strong underlying stats, with Tubes backing Kikau to push past the 100-point mark before the finals.
Elsewhere, Toby Couchman's HIA scare and looming exemption application was one to watch for owners of the Dragon, Mark Nawaqanitawase bounced back nicely with a three-try haul for the Roosters, and Jacob Preston's underlying base plus power was flagged as a promising sign for recent traders-in.
On the injury front, Simi Sasagi's hamstring scare is one SuperCoach coaches will be watching closely, hoping it doesn't force another costly trade so soon after bringing him back in.
For the Big Ballr Move, both hosts are sitting tight - Jono is locking in zero trades barring injuries, while Tubes, down to his last two trades, is doing the same and leaning on the Ballr Team Builder Tool's projections rather than making moves for the sake of it.
What's coming on Team List Tuesday
Jono will be joined by regular co-hosts Matt and CMac for the Round 23 Team List Tuesday show, previewing team lists, injury news and the week's best trade targets as the run home intensifies.
The team will be focused on strategy for head-to-head finals, starting this round in most leagues.
Catch the full episode of this week's Sunday Snap in the player above or watch the YouTube Premiere from 5.30pm AEST to help get your mind ticking over the Round 23.