<p>NRL Supercoach stars Nathan Cleary and Kalyn Ponga were heavily captained by owners in Round 17, but defiance from less fancied opposition saw both men struggle to impact on a weekend riddled by injury chaos.</p><p>Former NRL Supercoach runner-up Tim Williams recaps the SuperCoach talking points from the weekend of NRL Round 17 action.</p><br><p>EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ http://nordvpn.com/scplaybook</p><p>Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee</p><br><p>Subscribe to SC Playbook in 2026: https://bit.ly/4jmRSGO</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>