Nanai's defensive woes giving the Sharks an easy target, Ramien's availability holds the key to Cowboys game plan, complacency is the Roosters biggest weakness and why the game is set-up for Brooks to capitalise.

In a special edition SC Playbook finals podcast, Tim Williams and Random Stats Guy are back to deep dive into the numbers that highlight every team's strength and weakness, allowing them to debate where the opposition will target to claim victory and stay alive in the NRL title race.

00:00 Why we're here, stats are key

02:40 Sharks v Cowboys

19:00 Roosters v Sea Eagles

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The Cowboys edge flyers present plenty of value for punters in week two of NRL finals, but it won't be enough to stop the Sharks advancing to the grand final qualifier according to the boys.

The Half-Backed podcast links one of the sharpest analytical minds in rugby league in former Canberra Raiders playmaker Sam Williams, ex-TAB data analyst James Hughes and SC Playbook's Tim Williams to help find you some winners each round of the NRL season. This week:

02:50 Last week's results: Sam closes the gap

08:00 How Sam would stop inevitable Storm, Panthers grand final

15:30 Finals week two bets: In Val we trust

30:40 Moral of the week: Seibold's mind games cost kids

32:00 Sam's finals week two tips

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The NRL Supercoach season is over for 2024, so it's time to put the microscope over our teams to see what went right, and most importantly what went wrong, with Tim's year in review.

Beers & Breakevens pits SC Playbook's 2020 runner-up Tim Williams and the Rugby League Guru together to wrap up the year that was in NRL Supercoach.

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With the NRL Supercoach season in the bag, it's time to cast our eye to the yearly awards to determine which players stood out above all in our Team of the Year.

2020 Supercoach runner-up Tim Williams, 2021's 91st placed finisher the SC Spy, 2021's sixth placed finisher Clementine Cassidy and Matty the Waterboy are on deck for our yearly awards show.

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Turbo may channel Cronk, why Keary can fire without Walker, Newcastle's Ponga reliance, major hurdle to Penrith's four-peat and a left-field solution to Cronulla's Tricky conundrum.

In a special edition SC Playbook finals podcast, Tim Williams and Random Stats Guy deep dive into the numbers that highlight every team's strength and weakness, allowing them to debate where the opposition will target to claim victory and stay alive in the title race.

00:00 Why we're here, stats are key

02:30 Panthers v Roosters

16:45 Storm v Sharks

34:30 Cowboys v Knights

47:00 Bulldogs v Sea Eagles

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Tom Trbojevic returns from injury for week one of finals, and the star Sea Eagles fullback is tipped to prove the difference in a blockbuster clash with the Bulldogs.

The Half-Backed podcast links one of the sharpest analytical minds in rugby league in former Canberra Raiders playmaker Sam Williams, ex-TAB data analyst James Hughes and SC Playbook's Tim Williams to help find you some winners each round of the NRL season. This week:

03:10 Last week's results: Jimmy's unstoppable model

06:30 Finals week one bets: Sharks head start tempts the boys

24:20 Moral of the week: Country kids to wait another week

27:10 Sam's finals week one tips

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The NRL Supercoach season is over for 2024, so it's time to put the microscope over our teams to see what went right, and most importantly what went wrong, starting with Guru's year in review.

Beers & Breakevens pits SC Playbook's 2020 runner-up Tim Williams and the Rugby League Guru together to wrap up the year that was in NRL Supercoach.

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With the NRL Supercoach season wrapped up, we take a look back at how we went, touching on our best and worst trades, while also reflecting on the lessons learnt that we'll take into 2025.

Supercoach runner-up Tim Williams, 2021's 91st placed finisher the SC Spy, 2021's sixth placed finisher Clementine Cassidy and Matty the Waterboy are on deck for our season review show.

00:00 Spy's snip

08:10 How'd you go? Best/worst trades

33:20 What we learned in 2024

57:10 Proposed rule changes for 2025

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