Melbourne Storm flyer Sua Fa'alogo erupted for owners to cap off the second mini bye round of the season, while the heavily owned Jackson Ford caused more pain as trades run thin.

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 Round 15 action.

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What changes should the NSW Blues make after an Origin ambush in Melbourne, and how will the Newcastle Knights execute with key troops likely unavailable?

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 Origin recap: Changes NSW Blues must make...

09:00 Weekend recap: Tim's drought-breaker

13:00 NRL Round 16 bets: Cash in on post-Origin changes

26:30 Moral of the week: Up the Wahs

27:30 NRL Round 16 tips: FozBall rolls on

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The State of Origin result may have a major impact on NRL Supercoach, with popular trade target Haumole Olakau'atu facing a potential recall to the NSW Blues squad for the series defining Game III.

Supercoach veteran Tim Williams has his say on stacks of questions from the SC Playbook subscriber community and discusses the key issues plaguing people before NRL Supercoach round 16, NRL late mail, while also dropping his updated trade, skipper and sit v start plans.

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