Hello ballrs, SuperCoach NRL Preliminary Finals week is here and Matt and Dan are back to talk you through it. How can you take on the template team this week? It might require a couple of risks!

Chapters

(00:00 ) Introduction & Review

(05:37 ) League Update & Awards teaser

(11:09 ) Positional Analysis: Hooker - Grant v Brailey

(12:53 ) FRF: Can you take on Payne Haas?

(15:26 ) 2RF: Eliesa Katoa or POD?

(17:22 ) Halfback: Doubling up?

(20:01 ) 5/8: A place to take a punt

(22:30 ) CTW: Who is this week's Alamoti?

(27:31 ) Dan's CTW Power Rankings

(28:01 ) Fullback: Reece Walsh - could a role change make him an avoid?

(30:38 ) Flex Targets and Captaincy

(36:37 ) Community call-out: Best London pub for the Friday prelim?

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