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Beers & Breakevens: Strap in for Strange rollercoaster ride

Ethan Strange is the talk of the NRL after the Miracle in Mudgee, officially the new Supercoach rollercoaster, is he worth investing in for grand final week?

Beers & Breakevens pits SC Playbook's 2020 runner-up Tim Williams and the Rugby League Guru together to help you nail your NRL Supercoach teams heading into round 26.

They run through the key Supercoach pointers from round 26 team lists, with restings, injuries and suspensions set to cause major dramas in grand final week.

Tim also drops his Supercoach stat deep dive, looking at Ethan Strange, Jayden Campbell, Mawene Hiroti and more.

00:00 Waterboy joins the show

12:40 Team lists: More changes incoming at Storm?

31:30 Tim's stat deep dive: Strange the new SC rollercoaster

39:00 NRL Physio's injury wrap: Kikau continues infection chaos

45:00 Trades and captains


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