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#271: NRL Supercoach 2026, Cheapie special, Vegas squads + former champ's team reveal

In one of the biggest shows of the NRL Supercoach season, we reveal our cheapie rankings for the new campaign, dissect the Vegas NRL squad lists, and cap it off with a team reveal from former champion Dezzy Creek.

Former NRL Supercoach runner-up Tim Williams is joined by the SC Spy, past winner Dezzy Creek and Matty the Waterboy as we launch deeper into the 2026 campaign.

The boys recap the weekend Supercoach winners and losers, headlined by Campbell Graham and the Rabbitohs, then dissect the Las Vegas squad lists with the Knights revealing their new look halves pairing.

They then rank their backline and forward cheapies for round 1, followed by Dezzy's full NRL Supercoach team reveal.

00:00 Dez's Sri Lankan sabbatical

06:20 Trial recap: Bunnies fire, Walker and DCE gel

19:00 Team list Tuesday: Knights reveal Sharpe spine

38:20 Cheapie rankings: Cheese rockets up the list

01:04:00 Dez's team reveal: Left-field flex position call


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