Newcastle Knights superstar Kalyn Ponga failed to feature in the NRL pre-season, but the gun No.1 put in a Las Vegas masterclass to remind Supercoaches of his brilliant best.

Former NRL Supercoach runner-up Walson Carlos, one of the sharpest minds in rugby league, recaps the SuperCoach talking points from the weekend of NRL action in the Vegas season openers.

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The NRL Supercoach hooking position has been thrown into chaos days out from the Vegas opener with hugely owned Rabbitoh Brandon Smith going down injured, so what's the plan at hooker?

Supercoach veteran Tim Williams has his say on stacks of questions from the SC Playbook subscriber community, looks into the hooking position dilemma and the key issues plaguing people before round 1.

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The Newcastle Knights NRL 2026 spine has finally been decided after months of conjecture, with pressure on to perform, five-eighth Fletcher Sharpe is set to shine in the bright lights of Las Vegas.

The Half-Backed podcast links SC Playbook's Tim Williams and rugby league expert Matty (The Waterboy) Buxton to help find you some winners each round of the NRL season. This week:

00:00 Coming in hot to the 2026 season

05:10 NRL 2026 season bets: Long shot top try-scorers

19:20 NRL Vegas bets: Sharpe as a tack

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