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[Makasene]

He was suppose to be on the bench last week too but then started.

I think he will go back to the bench.

Fermor will go back into the pack

A lot of people kept a trade up the sleeve and got him in late before the game. Worth trying to do if someone really wants him

 

[Makasene]

I've gone looking but can't find it.

Can someone repost the video about round 12

 

[Wrighty]

With Fish injured Vaimauga is now a buy. 47 points last week.

 

[Wrighty]

Up against - No Longer Rookies this week. His team is stronger and is 5-1 vs myself at 2-4

 

[tyrael]

@Jonno13 how are you 1-5

The only person you've beaten is me at 5-1 lol

You're also 9th/20 when it comes to points scored...

 

[Dantheman]

Up against - No Longer Rookies this week. His team is stronger and is 5-1 vs myself at 2-4

It's me Wrighty. Game on

 

[Makasene]

With Fish injured Vaimauga is now a buy. 47 points last week.

Can we trust he keeps getting the minutes?

Losing Fish in the first 10 minutes leads to Vaimauga getting 41 minutes.

I'm not sure he gets 41 minutes this week.

 

[Rizzah]

Can we trust he keeps getting the minutes?

Losing Fish in the first 10 minutes leads to Vaimauga getting 41 minutes.

I'm not sure he gets 41 minutes this week.

Bunty will fill in for JFH. Typically a 35min prop when he starts. JFH is a 45-55min prop for us this season. That leaves 10-20mins to spread around the middle rotation.
I think Clark and Barnett get more minutes, Vaimauga might get a slight bump but I don't think he jumps to 40mins like vs the Storm. Barnett is 10mins down on last season, 55min average (2025) vs 65 average (2024).
Clark is more interesting to me, high ppm - He's currently averaging 45mins with a 48 average when starting in 2025, he has a 55 average historically for 'over 50 minutes' at lock. Currently priced at 40 points.

 

[tyrael]

View: https://youtu.be/Mi2z1HwyWeY?si=VUUpvo-d0dID_7EH <-- long version, yes it's last round but all information applies for ORIGIN/Major Bye rounds.

https://www.footystatistics.com/bye_planner.php <-- website to load byeplanner, on the left, you need to type in your team. You need to wait until TLT before it refreshes.

It's a bit finicky but you will understand how the website works, add names to round 7 and it will change it for all other rounds. Can only put a player that fits in that position.



From Round 7 to 12, you have MAX 15 trades to make sure you have your team. I think playing with 12 is passable but anything under and you are losing too many points. I don't agree with some people's strategy of sacrificing these rounds.

I will only do Round 12 for you guys. Here are the teams that are playing and players worth getting. My advice is 1-2 times a week you slowly trade some players towards some of the below. As you can see from my list, I need probably 5 trades to get to 13 players, that's 1 trade a week.

The players listed are (in my 2 years experience) either guns or POSSIBLE buys. Obviously during these rounds you might not always be able to get a gun nor perhaps do you want to. Oh and Obviously this is written for Round 7, these players might not apply in Round 12 but should give you a basic understanding.

It's up to you which Origin players you will hold and which ones you will trade away to be able to fit your 13. For example last year, some people sold Haas before Origin and then bought him back after Origin. Please ask other knowledgeable players on here about specifics of players. This is a general guide.

Bulldogs
Mid - Mann
Mid - Max King
Hooker - Reed (was a gun)
Edge - Curran
Edge - Preston (GUN)
Jacob Kirax (potential gun)

Dolphins
WFB - Isaako
CTR - Herbie (GUN)
WFB - Bostock
HLF - Isaiya Katoa
HOK - JMK (POD)
EDG/MID - Plath (sneaky Origin pick)

Eels
WFB - Iongi
WFB - Siminsson
HLF - Dillbags
EDG - Kautoga
HOK - Ryley Smith
Mid/EDG - Dylan Walker

Sea Eagles
WFB/CTR - Reuben Garrick
WFB/CTR - Tolutau Koula (only if picked at FB)
WFB - Clayton Faulalo (sneaky POD)

Panthers
WFB - Daine Laurie
WFB - Alamoti
WFB - Thomas Jenkins
CTR - Izack Tago (he's so cheap now, was a gun)
HLF - Cole
HLF - Blaize Talagi
HLF - Brad Schneider
HOK - Mitch Kenny (Really solid hooker, POD)
EDG - Isaiah Papali'i
EDG - Liam Henry (sneaky POD last year)

Knights
WFB - Greg Marzhew
WFB/Half - Fletcher Sharpe
Mid - Leo Thompson
Mid - Adam Elliot
Edge - Thomas Cant


Roosters
WFB/CTR - Mark N
CTR - Robert TToia
CTR - Billy Smith
HLF - Sandon Smith
HLF - Salava
Edge - S Wong
Edge - Salesi Foketi
Edge - Blake Steep
Mid - Naufahu Whyte
Mid - Nat Butcher
Hooker - Zach Dockar-Clay

Sharks
WFB - Mulitalo
CTR - Iro (if back)
HLF - Rindall
HLF - Hynes
MID - AFB
MID - Thomas Hazelton
Edge - Nikora (only good if Hynes is playing)
HOK - Blayke Brailey



Warriors
WFB - Taine Tuaupiki
WFB/CTR - AAli Leiataua
HLF - CHT
HLF - Metcalf
HOK - Egan
MID/HOK - Erin Clark
EDG - Vaimauga
EDG - Halasima



Origin Players from Last Year and Possible Origin Picks

NSW
Dylan Edwards
Teddy
To'o
Best
Crichton
Lomax
Luai
Moses
Cleary
Jerbo
Reece Robson
Haas
Liam Martin
Angus Crichton
Murray
Watson
Yeo
Barnett
Leniu
Burton

QLD
Walsh
Cobbo
Gagai
Hammer
Holmes
Dearden
Coates
Taulagi
DCE
Fotuaika
Grant
Tino Fa'a.suamaleaui
Kaufusi (Slater is braindead to pick him again though)
Cotter
Jai Arrow
Jaydn Su'a
Capewell (won't get picked imo)
Fifita (surely this year)
Carrigan
Hunt (I doubt)
Plath (Sneaky)
Collins
Nanai
Ponga
Loiero
Horseface (possible)
Forgarty (would they pick him over DCE?)
Purdue (if he keeps lighting it up for 5 weeks....who knows?)

 

[Wrighty]

It's me Wrighty. Game on

Terrific. I am not sure you and I can live up to the banter happening between Inruin and I in the supercoach thread but it should be a lot of fun.

 

[tyrael]

Man, I don't know who to sell to get the players I want! Feel like it's a cash out week.

 

[roguei]

Thinking about making this trade. Ponga's BE is 86, Seyfarth only seems to score well with attacking stats and Tamale looks to be denied the ball at every moment in the raiders.

 

[Rizzah]

I've gone with Munster to Fifita. Storm are killing it, but it's not translating into Munster points.
Tossing up whether to bring in Latrell for Marzhew. Latrell vs Bulldogs is holding me back.

I'll try and save a trade this week. Savala still has a massive BE, so can come in next week.

 

[tyrael]

I've gone with Munster to Fifita. Storm are killing it, but it's not translating into Munster points.
Tossing up whether to bring in Latrell for Marzhew.

I've already got 4 Edges and they are all keepers, Cant - Nicholson - Preston - Egan.
I'm short on WFB, if I sell Tamale this week, I have to get a WFB next week as Iongi has a bye. I did want to get Latrell too =/

 

[Rizzah]

I've already got 4 Edges and they are all keepers, Cant - Nicholson - Preston - Egan.
I'm short on WFB, if I sell Tamale this week, I have to get a WFB next week as Iongi has a bye. I did want to get Latrell too =/

I'm way over stacked with EDGs too. Fifita and Crichton at EDG in the 13 and my bench.

 

[roguei]

I've gone with Munster to Fifita. Storm are killing it, but it's not translating into Munster points.
Tossing up whether to bring in Latrell for Marzhew. Latrell vs Bulldogs is holding me back.

I'll try and save a trade this week. Savala still has a massive BE, so can come in next week.

According to good ol footystatistics he only has a 20 BE at the moment. Although if he scores around the same it will only be a tiny 15-20k increase.

 

[tyrael]

I need two mids, a hooker, CTR or WFB and a WFB before Round 12 as well =/

 

[tyrael]

According to good ol footystatistics he only has a 20 BE at the moment. Although if he scores around the same it will only be a tiny 15-20k increase.

No, footystats is wrong. Their algorithm is wrong for him, he has BE of like 50.

 

[Wrighty]

Is Ponga a buy while his price is at a low ebb notwithstanding his high BE. Or are the Knights FUBAR

 

[tyrael]

Is Ponga a buy while his price is at a low ebb notwithstanding his high BE. Or are the Knights FUBAR

I would not buy. The knights are kaka. If you want to buy, you can wait a week.