# NRL SuperCoach 2026: FIRST MAJOR BYE IS DONE ✅ Round 12 Recap Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/seven-tackle-set-nrl-supercoach-podcast-5980934/nrl-supercoach-2026-first-major-bye-is-done-round-12-recap Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/seven-tackle-set-nrl-supercoach-podcast-5980934/nrl-supercoach-2026-first-major-bye-is-done-round-12-recap.md Podcast: [Seven Tackle Set | NRL Supercoach Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/seven-tackle-set-nrl-supercoach-podcast-5980934) Published: 2026-05-24T11:34:20+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/moltenfantasysports/episodes/nrl-supercoach-2026-first-major-bye-is-done-round-12-recap Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/63ec91c802ceee0011fcd172/e/6a12e23d163f100183b1a55c/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/seven-tackle-set-nrl-supercoach-podcast-5980934/episodes/nrl-supercoach-2026-first-major-bye-is-done-round-12-recap Duration seconds: 3951 ## Resource 00:00 Introduction + rough scores from Round 13 01:05 Preston injury fallout and early trade reactions 02:10 Best buys from the bye round so far 03:20 Origin coverage panic begins 04:05 Is Jackson Purdue a sell? 05:10 Jackson Ford captaincy heartbreak explained 06:25 Best captaincy calls and looping strategy 07:40 Top scores of the round and ranking movement 08:50 Matrix returns with a monster score 10:05 Teams to target through the major bye period 11:20 Strategy talk for Round 15 planning 12:30 Herbie Farnworth and late trade chaos 13:45 Raiders vs Dolphins SuperCoach review 15:00 Joey Tapine BUY period discussion 16:20 Is Tapine now a must-have front rower? 17:35 Hawesboro vs Tapine debate revisited 18:10 Savage, Tamale and Raiders trade targets The first major bye is behind us and it certainly was a round full of questions. Jackson Ford shifted from the middle to the edge, Jacob Preston looks at a long stint on the sidelines and the Raiders forwards deliver for new owners. Join us as we talk through it all. Get your rage trades ready - We're going to need them! This episode is part of The Seven Tackle Set, the NRL SuperCoach podcast from SuperCoach Insight. Check out our other shows from 2026:     • NRL Supercoach | Seven Tackle Set Podcast   Patreon If you want the full experience and actual weekly edges, our Patreon is where everything lives. Exclusive podcasts and articles, weekly team reveals and trades, subscriber Q&A, consensus position rankings, premium Discord access, and direct 1-1 access to the hosts. Sign up here -    / join   Join the number 1 stats provider for SuperCoach, Fantasy and Draftstars at rugbyleaguefantasypro.com. With SuperCoach changing the scoring, an… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/seven-tackle-set-nrl-supercoach-podcast-5980934/episodes/nrl-supercoach-2026-first-major-bye-is-done-round-12-recap/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/seven-tackle-set-nrl-supercoach-podcast-5980934/nrl-supercoach-2026-first-major-bye-is-done-round-12-recap.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.