The five-eighth position is one of the hardest to read heading into the 2026 NRL SuperCoach season. We break down the key 5/8 options, from the premium guns to the mid-range headaches and the cheapies that might tempt coaches early. Role security, team context, injury history, and scoring profile all come into play as we try to work out whether there’s a clear starting option, or if this is a position to ride cautiously.

This episode is part of The Seven Tackle Set, the NRL SuperCoach podcast from the Insight Fantasy Sports network.

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Chapters

00:00 5/8s: the swing position that wins you SuperCoach

00:57 What we’re actually chasing at 5/8 (floor vs ceiling)

02:40 The 8 names that matter (and why we’re ignoring everyone else)

03:06 Fletcher Sharp: the #1 5/8… and we still can’t start him

04:52 Cam Munster: the only true “set and forget” at 5/8?

06:25 DCE at the Roosters: genius POD or trap waiting to happen

09:20 Ethan Strange: breakout repeat or try-scoring regression

11:21 The red flag nobody’s pricing in: Strange changing sides?

12:35 Jackson Purdue: centre gun… halves headache (what role kills him)

15:00 Sandin Smith: the goal-kicking rumour that changes everything

18:13 Cody Walker at 41: the underpriced left-edge lottery ticket

21:12 Jonah Pezet: 70% owned cheapie… do you just lock it in?

23:40 Dylan Brown + Tom Dearden: why we didn’t cover them (dual watch)

25:34 Rapid fire: safest, ceiling, best mid-pricer, biggest fade

30:25 Final picks + your Round 1 5/8 combo (drop it in the comments)

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