The first SuperCoach lockout of 2026 is here. So, who's in and who's out after Opening Round?
The Phantom, Chief and Five Names discuss all the numbers and make the big calls ahead of round 1.
Was Five Names right... do we fade Nas? Christian Petracca screams "pick me!" after a monster 170, while a number of other names have got us thinking...
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CHAPTERS:
Round 1 is here! (00:00)
Opening Round takeaways (04:30)
Christian Petracca scores 170! (09:30)
Fade Nasiah… Get Sinclair? (12:20)
Mid-price madness! Bruhn, Budarick, more! (18:50)
Errol Gulden vs Sam Walsh (31:10)
The Rucks! (32:45)
Pay up for Daicos/Bont? (36:15)
Richards, Oliver, Neale, more! (38:00)
Sam Flanders concerns?! (41:00)
Rookies verdict (43:15)
More names (47:00)
Our toughest call (50:30)
Hosts:
The Phantom: @ThePhantomSC /X | @ThePhantomSC /IG
Dos: @HKDos /X | @dossySC /IG
Simeon Thomas-Wilson: @Simeon_TW /X
Produced by Haydn Kenny.
Recorded on Monday, March 9, 2026.
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