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NRL SuperCoach 2026: FA'ALOGO A MUST? 🩺 Round 3 Fixes

Season 4, Ep. 55
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Subscriber Surgery is back, and there’s plenty to dissect on the operating table.


In this Round 3 edition, we break down the biggest issues appearing in listener teams and the trades that could fix them. A major talking point this week is whether Sua Fa'alogo is becoming a must-have option, and how coaches should approach the growing cheapie value across the competition.


Many teams are now facing a fork in the road, do you trade out guns to chase cash generation, or risk missing the growth entirely? We walk through the decisions we’d make, where teams are going right, and where things may already be heading off course.


This episode is part of The Seven Tackle Set, the NRL SuperCoach podcast from SuperCoach Insight.


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CHAPTERS

0:00 Subscriber Surgery Begins

0:41 Patreon Perks + How to Get Your Team Reviewed

1:43 Team 1 Breakdown: Tino, Marnie and Walsh Problems

4:23 Team 1 Backline Review: Sam Walker, Flex and Cheapie Targets

7:53 Team 2 Under the Knife: Grant, Cleary and Cash Restructure

11:04 Team 2 Backline Dilemma: Ponga, Walker and Fullback Plans

15:15 Team 3 Review: Cleary, Herbie and Correcting Structure

20:07 Team 4 Breakdown: Tino, Harry Grant and 2RF Fixes

24:28 Must-Have Cheapies, Trade Corrections and Structure Talk

27:43 League Code, Patreon Bonuses and Final Wrap

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