NRL SuperCoach off-season study guide: Fullback and bench spot open at Bulldogs SUPERCOACH opportunities at the Bulldogs centre on Ben Barba's vacant fullback slot and a possible forward cheapie. Fantasy coaches across the globe will be sweating on who wears Barba's No. 1 jersey at Belmore, while the departures of Martin Taupau and Dene Halatau (both heading to the Tigers) could create space for a bargain option on the bench. But compared to other reams, the Bulldogs offer few quality SuperCoach options for 2014. In fact, at this early stage, it appears many teams will start the season without any Bulldogs. Ben Barba's fullback spot is open. In: Chase Stanley (Dragons), Reni Maitua (Eels), Pat O'Hanlon (Eels) Out: Ben Barba (Broncos), Paul Carter (Titans), Danny Galea (Widnes), Dene Halatau (Tigers), Kris Keating (Hull), Martin Taupau (Wests Tigers), Steve Turner (retired) New contracts: Josh Reynolds (2017), Aiden Tolman (2017), Greg Eastwood (2016), Dale Finucane (2016), Trent Hodkinson (2015), Josh Jackson (2016), David Klemmer (2016), Frank Pritchard (2016) Future to be decided: Drury Low, Joel Romelo, Tim Browne, Junior Palau Fullback: Ben Barba's fullback spot is up for grabs. But SuperCoach-wise, Barba's move to the Broncos may not offer much. The Bulldogs are shopping around for a replacement. Blake Ferguson, Kevin Locke, Josh Hoffman and Jarryd Hayne have been mentioned, but none offer big SuperCoach value given they are established players (although a class player like Hayne is likely to improve on his 60 average from last year - his worst SuperCoach performance since the game was created in 2008). Perhaps the best option SuperCoach-wise would be for Josh Morris to take over fullback duties, with a cheapie to score a backline spot. However, Canterbury appear unlikely to blood a back given depth includes Krisnan Inu, Tim Lafai, Mitch Brown and recruit Chase Stanley. Martin Taupau will play for the Tigers in 2014. The bench: With Martin Taupau and Dene Halatau (both Tigers) having left, bench spots are open. Expect recruit Reni Maitua (Eels) to grab one. 2012 Toyota Cup Player of the Year David Klemmer doesn't make a top 17 (see below) at this stage, but will no doubt play plenty of NRL when injuries are taken into account. He only played four NRL games last year, but showed some serious SuperCoach promise in limited game time, producing 1.11 points per minute. That said, Klemmer won't start at a bargain basement price (probably around the $130,000 mark) and there will likely be better cheap guys emerge closer to the season start. PREDICTED BEST 17: Josh Morris, Mitch Brown, Tim Lafai, Krisnan Inu, Sam Perrett, Josh Reynolds, Trent Hodkinson, Aiden Tolman, Michael Ennis, James Graham, Josh Jackson, Frank Pritchard, Greg Eastwood. Interchange: Sam Kasiano, Tony Williams, Dale Finucane, Reni Maitua David Klemmer has already drawn comparisons to Glenn Lazarus. Picture: Isabella Moore Source: The Daily Telegraph BARGAIN BASEMENT: CHEAPIES ANALYSIS Aside from David Klemmer, the best cheapie option may be youngster Lachlan Burr. He'd only get a run if there was a serious injury crisis, but he averaged a massive 1.44 PPM in his only first grade game last year. He made five hit-ups over eight metres in just nine minutes. That said, the fact this recommendation is based on such limited game time means SuperCoaches are seriously clutching at straws to find cheapies at the Bulldogs. The line-up here is way too settled. Josh Morris finished 2013 at fullback. SLEEPING GIANTS: PLAYERS SET TO STEP IT UP Josh Morris: As tends to be the case when centre/wingers are given a run at fullback, Morris produced some great numbers in the No. 1 jersey at the end of 2013. He will start cheap following a quiet year on the try front (he only notched five), but there are probably better buys in the position for a similar price (think Anthony Milford, Ben Barba etc.). He could be a sleeper at centre/wing, but that would mean straying from the tried and trusted "guns and rookies" strategy. Predicted start price: $190,000. Predicted end price: $220,000. 2013 average: 46. Predicted 2014 average: 52 Tony Williams was ordinary for the Bulldogs in 2014. NO GO ZONE: PLAYERS TO AVOID Tony Williams: Burned many SuperCoaches with his poor 2013. There is no doubt Williams has huge potential (he averaged 70 in 2012) but when you throw in a propensity for injury, he's too much of a risk for long-form SuperCoach. While it's hard to see him going worse than last year, he's only a bye period purchase at best. Predicted start price: $205,000. Predicted end price: $230,000. 2013 average: 48. Predicted 2014 average: 55. James Graham in action for the Bulldogs. Picture: David Clark Source: Gold Coast Bulletin TRAPS: LOOK TEMPTING, WON'T DELIVER James Graham: A very solid SuperCoach performer and contender for your side at some stage depending on bye schedule. But he's not an option from round one given he can't quite match it with the top SuperCoach props since the addition of attacking stats to the scoring. Paul Gallen, Andrew Fifita, Trent Merrin, Sam Burgess, Aaron Woods and co. are all bigger priorities to start the season. Predicted start price: $290,000. Predicted end price: $290,000. 2013 average: 66. Predicted 2014 average: 66