For our final episode of 2024, Catfish is joined by the first loser, 2024 runner-up Dave Campbell, a faithful employee of Newscorp and foregoer of $5,000 big ones. We learn a bit about Dave, his emotions as he realises how close he will come to winning but not being eligible for the cash prizes, and also break down his season - things he got right,…

One last episode for the regular season in 2024, and it's Catfish riding solo one last time. We crunch the numbers on what happened in Round 27 last year and analyse what circumstances may have lead to the points scoring bonanzas on offer. Some chat on strategy as always but it's really just about seeing how it all plays out and who we have as our …

This week we have a bit of a special episode, with Catfish and Joe Fitz combining with Mark Barnes a.k.a. Barnesy from the NRL Allstars podcast (currently 20th after a rough week). We talk about last week's scoring, some strategy, market watch for popular trades and then onto a big POD hunting segment for the final round. We finish going through TL…

For this second episode of Round 26, we've got a solo Catfish doing the usual Number Crunchin', captaincy chat and strategy chat. We deep dive into the numbers for how opposition fullbacks have scored this season against the Bulldogs, Titans, Rabbitohs and Raiders - notice a trend on which teams? We consider the captains picks (off those numbers) a…

Head-to-head Grand Final week, and the second last week of the overall race for 2024, but also plenty of NRL SuperCoach carnage rolled into Round 26! Joe Fitz and Catfish chat about Nicho Hynes and a few other 'Hail Mary' plays, catch up on the key news of this round and of course we dissect the teamlists and match-ups for this week! And feel free …

For this second episode of Round 25, we've got a solo Catfish doing the usual Number Crunchin', captaincy chat and strategy chat. We deep dive into the numbers for some of the best Nathan Cleary replacements. We consider the captains picks and Catfish talks about how he's going to use his last two trades and what he's weighing up as he does that. A…

This week we have 2011 overall champion Martin Bigg ak.a. Slippery or Slipps who is also still the #4 ranked SuperCoach joining Catfish to share more of his insights as a former winner who is also doing very well this season. We chat how to replace Nathan Cleary and also consider how to use that last trade. And of course we also catch up on the rou…

Apologies again for the late upload, but dropping a combined double ep this week. Joe Fitz and Catfish talk some start/sit conundrums, catch up on the key news of this round and of course we dissect the teamlists and match-ups for this week! Catfish also crunches some numbers with some tasty CTW PODs, and also considers where the opportunities migh…

For this second episode of Round 23, we've got a solo Catfish doing the usual Number Crunchin', captaincy chat and strategy chat. We look closely again at the five eighth position and evaluate Cam Munster against the rest. We consider the captains picks and we try predict the rest of the season and the final top eight and potential restings! And fe…

Another week, another brutal round of NRL SuperCoach, but Catfish and Joe Fitz have picked themselves up, dusted themselves off and are back to look at the best options to replace Payne Haas at FRF, catch up on the key news of this round and of course we dissect the teamlists and match-ups for this week! And feel free to check out and get involved …

Apologies for the late upload again (work is really kicking my ass at the moment), however both Joe Fitz and Catfish continue their slow march up the rankings, and we catch up on all the key news around the NRL for Round 22, deliberate when a trade is worth making at this stage of the season, and of course we dissect the teamlists and match-ups for…

For this second episode of Round 21, we've got a solo Catfish doing the usual Number Crunchin', captaincy chat and strategy chat. We're looking at player ownership within the top ranks, and identifying certain players to potentially fade. We chat strategy around fading certain players and how we would take some risks to chase that fading top 1k dre…

Apologies for the late upload with real life getting in the way again, however both Joe Fitz and Catfish continue their slow march up the rankings, and we catch up on all the key news around the NRL for Round 20, consider the fullback roulette landscape and of course we dissect the teamlists and match-ups for this week! And feel free to check out a…

It's the home straight and the Blues have won the 2024 Origin series... but what a belter of a game it was! We have Joe Fitz and Catfish talking through the Origin fallout, how to navigate the post-Origin round and of course all the usual SuperCoach-relevant news, injuries, suspensions for Round 20. We also crunch some numbers on the fullback posit…

For this second episode of Round 19, we've got a solo Catfish doing the usual Number Crunchin', captaincy chat and strategy chat. We're looking closely at Jayden Campbell's numbers at five eighth, consider a really interesting round for captaincy choices, and then chat strategy around the hooker / nuff, a certain DPP nuff out option, and various ot…

Need to sing that to the tune of Europe's 'The Final Countdown' but Joe Fitz and Catfish are here again to catch up on all the key news around the NRL for Round 19, work out where to go with Nicho's injury and of course we dissect the teamlists and match-ups for this week! And feel free to check out and get involved in our Patreon (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

For this second episode of Round 18, we've got a solo Catfish doing the usual Number Crunchin', captaincy chat and strategy chat. We're looking closely at why Catfish is so in love with Connor Watson, consider a really interesting round for captaincy choices, and then chat strategy around 2RF, CTW (especially Koula) and other bits and pieces. And f…

Both Joe Fitz and Catfish continue their slow march up the rankings, and we catch up on all the key news around the NRL for Round 18, consider if there are any non-Round 19 players to target this week and of course we dissect the teamlists and match-ups for this week! And feel free to check out and get involved in our Patreon (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https:…

We're all feeling a bit Blue after Origin 2 and we have Joe Fitz and Catfish talking through the Origin fallout, how to navigate the post-Origin round and of course all the usual SuperCoach-relevant news, injuries, suspensions for Round 17. We also crunch some numbers on how 2024 measures up to the previous seasons in terms of super high (150+) sco…

For this second episode of Round 16, we've got a solo Catfish doing the usual Number Crunchin', captaincy chat and strategy chat. We're looking closely at the hooker position and where there could be some regression incoming (or not), consider the chalk captaincy combo this week and go down a best 13/selected 17 AE rabbit hole and try work out how …

Catfish cops his first red arrow since Round 3, and Joe Fitz continues his green arrow streak, and we catch up on all the key news around the NRL for Round 16, work out the ideal number of players for this second big bye round, and of course we dissect the teamlists and match-ups for this week! And feel free to check out and get involved in our Pat…

Our second episode for Round 15 has 2022 overall champion Matt Wight joining Catfish to crunch numbers (spoilers: it's all about CTW floor this week), we chat captaincy (spoiler: Nicho is a great VC if he's in your team) and some strategy chat all around trade numbers, types of trades, and what to consider when evaluating a trade for your team (spo…

Still nothing but green arrows for the Champions (only because it's hard not to go up from our rankings hah!) but Catfish and Joe Fitz are here to catch up on all the key news around the NRL for Round 15, consider how scarily low our trade situation is and how many you should probably have, and of course we dissect the teamlists and match-ups for t…

QUEENSLANDER!!! It's a beautiful week with the Maroons taking care of business in Origin Game 1 and we have Joe Fitz and Catfish talking through the Origin fallout, how to navigate the post-Origin round and of course all the usual SuperCoach-relevant news, injuries, suspensions for Round 14. We also crunch some numbers about how a snapshot of high …

It's Catfish flying solo for some of this episode, and then being joined by a special guest for the 2nd part of this episode. 300th episode! The deep dive is about how some of the most popular SuperCoach players might go in backing up from Origin in previous years and Catfish's best guess about this year. Then Catfish and special guest chat about t…

Joe Fitz is back from overseas to join Catfish in going through the major SuperCoach-relevant news, injuries, suspensions for Round 13. We consider the 'magic number' for Round 13 and Round 14 (players, that is) and of course we dissect the teamlists and match-ups for this week! And feel free to check out and get involved in our Patreon (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

It's Catfish flying solo in this short and sweet second episode of Round 12. The deep dive is about how Val Holmes goes in backing up from Origin, and a fascinating round for captaincy, and then a few strategy questions including the breaking AFB situation. And feel free to check out and get involved in our Patreon (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.c…

This week we have 2011 overall champion Martin Bigg ak.a. Slippery or Slipps and also CURRENT #1 ranked SuperCoach joining a very sick Catfish to share more of his insights as a former winner who is also doing very well this season. We explore more about his current state of mind as the first SuperCoach to have been #1 in multiple seasons, as well …

Our second episode for Round 11 with 2022 overall champion Matt Wight joining Catfish to go deep into the numbers on who the positional leaders are for base and base attack beasts, we chat captaincy and some Origin team speculation from the strategic aspect of Round 13 (and beyond) coverage. And feel free to check out and get involved in our Patreo…

Joe Fitz is joined by 2022 overall champion Matt Wight (not Wright) to review the major SuperCoach-relevant news, injuries, suspensions. We review our crop of cheapies and of course we dissect the teamlists and match-ups for this week! And feel free to check out and get involved in our Patreon (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/SuperCoachChampio…

For our second episode for Round 10, we have 2011 overall champion Martin Bigg ak.a. Slippery or Slipps (ranked 11th last week, 28th this week) joining Catfish to share some of his insights as a former winner who is also doing very well this season. We hear about his winning season, as well as his mentality right now as having "been there, done tha…

Internet controls us all these days, so the lack of internet from Joe Fitz means we have a solo run from Catfish on the first ep of the week instead of the second one. We still do our catch-up on the news and injuries across the NRL, start looking ahead at Round 13 and also Round 14, and review our crop of cheapies and of course we dissect the team…

It's another (unintentional) monster double episode for Round 9 this week (unintentionally) but Catfish and Joe Fitz chat first before Catfish rolls solo for the second part to unpack Round 9 in about as much detail as we can get. All the usual chat from the week:- burning question about the how to spread our salary cap and whether we can ignore ce…

For our second episode for Round 8, Catfish flies solo and he dives deep deep deep into CTWs to see which CTWs will be the elite, upper echelon options come end of season, quickfire captaincy chat and there's lots of strategy chat on whether Origin or potential Origin guns are worth chasing and also more chat on who to replace Ponga with. And feel …

Nothing but green arrows for the Champions (only because it's hard not to go up from our rankings hah!) but Catfish and Joe Fitz are here to catch up on all the key news around the NRL, decide on which direction to go to replace Kalyn Ponga in our teams, and review our crop of cheapies and of course we dissect the teamlists and match-ups for this w…

Our second episode for Round 7 with 2021 overall champion Tim Moodie joining Catfish to go deep into the numbers on how opposition fullbacks are scoring against all the teams in the NRL (highlighting the best and worst match-ups currently), we chat captaincy and there's lots of strategy chat on when to chase points vs money, why you could let Danny…

It's already Round 7 and Joe Fitz and Catfish's own teams are slightly less horrible than a few weeks ago, so it's all heading in the right direction! We're here to catch up on all the key news around the NRL, decide if we need to chase the cash, and review our crop of cheapies and of course we dissect the teamlists and match-ups for this week! Con…

It's Catfish flying solo again but we've got a detailed Number Crunchin' of which guys are the most efficient and effective with their time on ground, the usual captaincy chat, and for strategy chat, how to determine when a cheapie is ripe for the harvesting and Catfish tries to explain what he looks for in his POD-hunting process. And feel free to…

Last week was absolute carnage in more ways than one but we get to go around again! Round 6 is upon us and Joe Fitz and Catfish's own teams are slightly less horrible than a few weeks ago, and they're still here to catch up on the key happenings for Round 6 around the NRL, deliberate if we really need to rethink how we trade/boost for 2024, and rev…

It's a monster double episode for Round 5 this week (unintentionally) but Catfish is joined by 2022 overall champion Matt Wight to unpack Round 5 in about as much detail as we can get. All the usual chat from the week:- burning question about the 5/8 position - what do we do?! catching up on all the NRL news and injuries, suspensions; review the ch…

It's Catfish flying solo again but a detailed dive into the Numbers that's all about comparing the first 3 rounds of 2023 and 2024 and how it's differing, the usual captaincy chat, and for strategy chat, what our priority should be with our trades this week, how should we change our priorities in terms of targets and what to do with Nathan Cleary! …

Round 4 is upon us and prices have started shifting around, injuries are flying in left, right and centre, and it's frankly quite upsetting. Joe Fitz and Catfish's own teams are horrible but they're still here to catch up on the key happenings for Round 4 around the NRL, deliberate if Nicho Hynes is a trade out, and review our crop of cheapies and …

The reigning champ once removed (i.e. 2022 overall champion Matt Wight) joins Catfish for a detailed dive into the Numbers that's again, all about the base. We've got captaincy considerations, and then looking at the premium priced trade outs that we would hold, and trade out, and also other strategic decisions to make based on our team needs for t…

It's the all-important Round 3 when prices start rising and falling and things really start to ramp up! 2022 Champion Matt Wight joins Joe Fitz and Catfish to catch up on the key happenings for Round 3 around the NRL, deliberate if Kalyn Ponga is truly a trade out and review our crop of cheapies and of course we dissect the teamlists and match-ups …

It's Catfish flying solo again but a detailed dive into the Numbers that's all about the base, captaincy chat, and for strategy chat, what we should be doing with our trades this week and next, and also working out the FRF conundrum and other random topics as they pop into Catfish's head! Don't forget to join our unlimited league (league code: 3549…

Sheesh, how about that SuperCoach thing ay? Round 1 was a brutal return to reality for us SuperCoaches after the fun of Vegas and Round 0! Joe Fitz and Catfish deliberate whether Terrell May is legit or not, catch up on the key happenings for Round 2 around the NRL, review our crop of cheapies and of course we dissect the teamlists and match-ups fo…

It's Catfish flying solo but a detailed dive into the Numbers focused around whether it was worth paying up for the CTWs last year, captaincy chat, strategically working out the strengths and weaknesses of your team and Catfish then reveals his current Round 1 team! Don't forget to join our unlimited league (league code: 354964) by no later than Ro…

Happy SuperCoach Christmas Pt 2! The 'other' first official team lists have dropped for the 2024 season, so of course we have to (again) go through them with a fine tooth comb. Joe Fitz and Catfish catch up on the key news around the NRL too and deep dive into the 'bumper' crop of cheapies for 2024 that we need to fill out our Round 1 teams. And th…

Happy SuperCoach Christmas Pt 1! The first official team lists have dropped for the 2024 season, so of course we have to go through them with a fine tooth comb. We catch up on the key news around the NRL too and again speculate on the best strategy on how to manage Round 0/1. Don't forget to join our unlimited league (league code: 354964) by no lat…

Joe Fitz and Catfish catch-up on some key takeaways from the first week of trials, but as this is being released a bit late it's just snippets from our chat that remain. More importantly we spend a fair bit of time musing on the various ways to navigate this Vegas "Round 0" situation, and especially on balancing our salary caps with all the uncerta…