Owned by essentially every active Supercoach Nathan Cleary's injury has left many reeling, so which halfback is the best replacement for the Penrith playmaker to end the season?

In this week's edition of the SC Playbook podcast, 2020 NRL Supercoach runner-up Tim Williams, 2021's 91st placed finisher the SC Spy and Random Stats Guy are on deck for NRL round 25.

The crew assess the winners and losers from NRL team lists, with Cleary, Connor Watson and Cody Walker headlining a host of key outs.

00:00 Spy's injury concern

10:00 Team lists: Popular players ruled out

14:10 Who replaces Nathan Cleary?

39:20 Hot topics: Ranking the premium CTW candidates

49:30 Round 25 trade plans and captains

57:10 Questions: What to do with no hooker available?

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