Rhyse has backed it up three weeks in a row now, with scores of 65, 70, and now 69. Martin is very much looming as a must-have across the byes, but with his price he won’t be dropping too much so you’ll need to fork it out for him.
While not the worst pick, the Bulldogs were very underwhelming on the weekend and, as part of that, Harawira-Naera suffered as well, only managing to score 39 points. His CTW/2RF dual position is very handy, but he is now at $468,400, which is a lot to fork out for a player who may not be a gun.
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Ryan Sutton looms to be the biggest beneficiary from Joseph Tapine’s unfortunate ankle injury. In the two weeks where Tapine was previously injured, Sutton scored 46 and 58 in base points, while playing 48 and 56 minutes respectively. With Tapine out for an extended time, the lock position should be Sutton’s, which should see him rise nicely in price heading into the Round 12 bye. View him as a stepping stone, where he can your 17th man each week, score a solid amount, rise in cash before moving onto the likes of Kikau or Martin for Round 12.
With Kieran Foran out for three months as well with an ankle injury, new recruit Cogger from the Knights has been called up to step into the vacated number 6 jersey. Cogger has only played 22 matches over the past four seasons, but Bulldogs were keen enough to steal Cogger from his hometown. Last week, while the Bulldogs got romped, Cogger quietly managed a solid 74 points, courtesy of a try assist and a few linebreak assists. If he can take a solid playmaking role, Cogger could be a possibility to run through until the Round 12 bye.
With one of the coolest names in the game, Ofahiki Ogden held a little-known record with the highest points-per-minute (PPM) last season. With a whopping 1.37 PPM, Ogden never got the minutes to be able to convert his PPM into solid SuperCoach scores, however with the loss of Dylan Napa in the Bulldogs’ forward pack, Ogden has the chance to step up. Price at higher than a cheapie with $271,700, if Ogden sees 40 minutes a match, his price will rise by around $150,000 by Round 12, to the either upgrade to a gun or cash in big time by dropping back to a Round 16 cheapie.
Waqa Blake’s SuperCoach scores have fallen off a cliff this season. He has already haemorrhaged $166,300, to now fall below $400,000. Last season, Blake averaged 68.9 in his final nine matches, but has only managed an average of 32.0 this season which has contained no line breaks or tries. In two weeks time, the Panthers’ draw becomes smooth sailing until the bye, so if you grab now, you could get ahead of the pack before others start to hop on-board.