Opinion 2024 AFL SuperCoach Planning Thread
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I can't see less than 235% for the big 3 so still think only 65% for the remaining Crows. That being said, I'd lean Rankine 25%, Rachele 25%, Pedlar 15%, and if Rankine keeps up his form, maybe he can get to 30-35%, eating into Rachele/Pedlar's time.
If Berry is in the R1 side, throw all of the above out the window
(I don't think he will be though)
If Berry is in the R1 side, throw all of the above out the window
(I don't think he will be though)
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Izak Rankine, in 2023 when getting 17 or more disposals:
98.7 SC average from 10 matches
In those 10 matches, recorded 6 of his 7 tons for the season.
There's scoring capability no doubt.
I'm struggling to fit a 5th 'pseudo premium' in at that sub-500k range though... already got Coleman, Nick Martin, Grundy and Flanders and as hot as Izak can run, does he outscore any of that list?
98.7 SC average from 10 matches
In those 10 matches, recorded 6 of his 7 tons for the season.
There's scoring capability no doubt.
I'm struggling to fit a 5th 'pseudo premium' in at that sub-500k range though... already got Coleman, Nick Martin, Grundy and Flanders and as hot as Izak can run, does he outscore any of that list?
Izak Rankine, in 2023 when getting 17 or more disposals:
98.7 SC average from 10 matches
In those 10 matches, recorded 6 of his 7 tons for the season.
There's scoring capability no doubt.
I'm struggling to fit a 5th 'pseudo premium' in at that sub-500k range though... already got Coleman, Nick Martin, Grundy and Flanders and as hot as Izak can run, does he outscore any of that list?
98.7 SC average from 10 matches
In those 10 matches, recorded 6 of his 7 tons for the season.
There's scoring capability no doubt.
I'm struggling to fit a 5th 'pseudo premium' in at that sub-500k range though... already got Coleman, Nick Martin, Grundy and Flanders and as hot as Izak can run, does he outscore any of that list?
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Izak Rankine, in 2023 when getting 17 or more disposals:
98.7 SC average from 10 matches
In those 10 matches, recorded 6 of his 7 tons for the season.
There's scoring capability no doubt.
I'm struggling to fit a 5th 'pseudo premium' in at that sub-500k range though... already got Coleman, Nick Martin, Grundy and Flanders and as hot as Izak can run, does he outscore any of that list?
98.7 SC average from 10 matches
In those 10 matches, recorded 6 of his 7 tons for the season.
There's scoring capability no doubt.
I'm struggling to fit a 5th 'pseudo premium' in at that sub-500k range though... already got Coleman, Nick Martin, Grundy and Flanders and as hot as Izak can run, does he outscore any of that list?
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Izak Rankine, in 2023 when getting 17 or more disposals:
98.7 SC average from 10 matches
In those 10 matches, recorded 6 of his 7 tons for the season.
There's scoring capability no doubt.
I'm struggling to fit a 5th 'pseudo premium' in at that sub-500k range though... already got Coleman, Nick Martin, Grundy and Flanders and as hot as Izak can run, does he outscore any of that list?
98.7 SC average from 10 matches
In those 10 matches, recorded 6 of his 7 tons for the season.
There's scoring capability no doubt.
I'm struggling to fit a 5th 'pseudo premium' in at that sub-500k range though... already got Coleman, Nick Martin, Grundy and Flanders and as hot as Izak can run, does he outscore any of that list?
You could take on Coleman with R2 bye or Flanders with the R3 bye ... so weighing up Rankine x 2 scores versus Coleman x 1 score plus a rookie score or Rankine x 3 scores versus Flanders x 2 scores plus a rookie score. Advantage of seeing Coleman or Flanders R0 scores before weighing it up and if you want to set up for a backup R3 or R4 correction.
Three period thoughts for Pies/Crows; big list rotation after the third quarter/period, especially for Adelaide
PORT:
Notable absentees: Marshall, Drew
Pretty full strength, although Adelaide largely were too.
Bergman - Was nearly entirely wing today, with Jones playing well in defence. Looks like they are still working out who accompanies Boak on the other wing, with Bergman either playing wing (Jones/Sinn defence) or defence himself (Burgoyne wing). Burgoyne did basically nothing today so I assume they'll run with Bergman.
Rozee - Moved to #1, was quiet for patches. They are rotating one of Rozee/Butters/JHF/Wines forward more (at least in the pre-season/training) to accomodate Wines in the middle. Probably bad for all of them but JHF was forward the most I'd say
Wines - Played well.. I guess is fantasy relevant but not particularly on my radar due to age/injury history/Port's stacked mids. Won't be on the wing this season
Butters - Quiet first quarter, racked it up Q2, dropped a sitter and got caught HTB in Q3... Strong option still
Soldo - Thought ROB smashed him in the first quarter.. Was probably more even throughout the day.. I thought Sweet looked way better but doesn't seem they will go that way.
Sweet - Looked a heavier body than Soldo and competed with ROB more I thought. I think will get games throughout the year, not sure if worth starting him even if he doesn't get the Round 1 gig?
Jones - Defence - Played well, pushes Bergman to wing. Assume he's competing with Sinn (who did not play the first 3 periods but came on in the weaker team in Q4) but Jones played really well so probably has the spot for now
Burgoyne - Back to the drawing board for me, I can't see him getting the gig on the wing. Maybe a sub candidate as I'm not sure who their 3rd winger would be when Bergman/Boak are resting.
JHF - Started deep forward but had midfield rotations. I have to assume was 4th from the big 4 mids in terms of CBA's. Not of particular interest to me
Houston - Looked good. I wonder if the addition of BZT/Esava will give him more disposals, since they will bring the ball to ground more / intercept more. Was quiet in Q3 but still did enough to keep me interested
Farrell - Took some kick-ins, think he had some wing time
Burton - Took some kick-ins, 2 big goals from outside 50
Esava - Just looked ok, a few intercepts
Dixon - Nice mark and goal, maybe his demise was exaggerated
Boak - Think he came on at the start of Q2. Was pure wing except for 1CBA. Wing this season and looked fine.
Mead - Had a CBA in Q2, and a few touches.
Sinn - Didn't play first 3 quarters, I didn't watch to see how he went in the weaker hitout. Seems behind Lachie Jones currently.
SPP - Nearly forgot to mention his collision with Keane. Haven't analysed it much but Keane went off with concussion. Not sure if there's a suspension or not, I'd lean yes
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ADEL:
Notable absentees: Sloane, Milera, Butts, Schoenberg, Murray, Soligo
Largely full strength, but still missing a few. Think they'd be happier of the two sides today marginally.
Jones - Was on the wing today, just ok.. Doesn't feel like anyone has grabbed the wing spots at Adelaide
Dawson - Honestly hard to judge the game, was forward for a bit. Always looks good as he gets the most marks out of the Adelaide mids.
Laird - Was his usual self but I felt Crouch was the standout mid of the big 3
Rankine - Opening bounce CBA but didn't do much in the first. Goal of the day in the 2nd. Had a big third quarter, with three centre clerances in a row to start the term, then missed a set shot up forward, but got on the end of an easy one late too. It feels like he will get the most midfield time between the three of Rachele, Pedlar and himself. Definitely on my radar, even if he's the fourth centre bounce midfielder at 25-35% CBA's.
Thilthorpe - Probably takes another step forward this year, was clunking marks and kicking straight
Crouch - I thought he looked great, no sign of any hand injury reported during the week. Clean, racked it up, can't play anywhere else except pure midfield which is a nice "weakness" to have - I'm putting him back in my teams after today
Keane - First intercept mark of game, huge collision/bump with SPP early - concussion and did not return
Fog - Played well, nice goals
Sholl - On a wing.. Was good in the first quarter but quiet after that.. Soligo has an ankle injury I believe so may see Sholl/Jones on the wings if Soligo isn't ready for Round 1.
Hinge - Carried on from back half of 2023. I'm not seriously considering him but looked good if you were
Berry - Felt like he was pretty average. Maybe I'm biased and don't want him in the 23 so he doesn't eat into Crouch's midfield time
I don't think he will though. But he is good depth to have when any of Crouch/Laird or even Dawson miss games
Rachele - A few CBA's but mostly forward where he was good. I'd be surprised if he got anything other than a sprinkle of CBA's.
Curtin - Came onto the ground mid-way through Q2, possibly because Keane got concussed. Not a stand-out to me, be interesting to see if Keane is ok for next week. I'd be surprised if he plays over Keane, have your emergency plans ready
Athomas final thoughts:
Geez, the SA teams are pretty fantasy relevant. Rozee/Butters/Houston all options.. arguably Wines too but not for me. I wouldn't touch Soldo but probably hard to find the money for Sweet if he doesn't play Round 1; I think it's an outside chance. Burgoyne/Sinn are off the table for me (I guess they have another week to change my mind, but they may not even make the starting teams next week)
Crouch is my preferred Adelaide premium but nothing wrong with Dawson and to a lesser extent Laird. Rankine will be all the buzz today, see how he looks next week. Hinge was fine, but I'm skeptical on Curtin playing Round 1 personally!
PORT:
Notable absentees: Marshall, Drew
Pretty full strength, although Adelaide largely were too.
Bergman - Was nearly entirely wing today, with Jones playing well in defence. Looks like they are still working out who accompanies Boak on the other wing, with Bergman either playing wing (Jones/Sinn defence) or defence himself (Burgoyne wing). Burgoyne did basically nothing today so I assume they'll run with Bergman.
Rozee - Moved to #1, was quiet for patches. They are rotating one of Rozee/Butters/JHF/Wines forward more (at least in the pre-season/training) to accomodate Wines in the middle. Probably bad for all of them but JHF was forward the most I'd say
Wines - Played well.. I guess is fantasy relevant but not particularly on my radar due to age/injury history/Port's stacked mids. Won't be on the wing this season
Butters - Quiet first quarter, racked it up Q2, dropped a sitter and got caught HTB in Q3... Strong option still
Soldo - Thought ROB smashed him in the first quarter.. Was probably more even throughout the day.. I thought Sweet looked way better but doesn't seem they will go that way.
Sweet - Looked a heavier body than Soldo and competed with ROB more I thought. I think will get games throughout the year, not sure if worth starting him even if he doesn't get the Round 1 gig?
Jones - Defence - Played well, pushes Bergman to wing. Assume he's competing with Sinn (who did not play the first 3 periods but came on in the weaker team in Q4) but Jones played really well so probably has the spot for now
Burgoyne - Back to the drawing board for me, I can't see him getting the gig on the wing. Maybe a sub candidate as I'm not sure who their 3rd winger would be when Bergman/Boak are resting.
JHF - Started deep forward but had midfield rotations. I have to assume was 4th from the big 4 mids in terms of CBA's. Not of particular interest to me
Houston - Looked good. I wonder if the addition of BZT/Esava will give him more disposals, since they will bring the ball to ground more / intercept more. Was quiet in Q3 but still did enough to keep me interested
Farrell - Took some kick-ins, think he had some wing time
Burton - Took some kick-ins, 2 big goals from outside 50
Esava - Just looked ok, a few intercepts
Dixon - Nice mark and goal, maybe his demise was exaggerated
Boak - Think he came on at the start of Q2. Was pure wing except for 1CBA. Wing this season and looked fine.
Mead - Had a CBA in Q2, and a few touches.
Sinn - Didn't play first 3 quarters, I didn't watch to see how he went in the weaker hitout. Seems behind Lachie Jones currently.
SPP - Nearly forgot to mention his collision with Keane. Haven't analysed it much but Keane went off with concussion. Not sure if there's a suspension or not, I'd lean yes
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ADEL:
Notable absentees: Sloane, Milera, Butts, Schoenberg, Murray, Soligo
Largely full strength, but still missing a few. Think they'd be happier of the two sides today marginally.
Jones - Was on the wing today, just ok.. Doesn't feel like anyone has grabbed the wing spots at Adelaide
Dawson - Honestly hard to judge the game, was forward for a bit. Always looks good as he gets the most marks out of the Adelaide mids.
Laird - Was his usual self but I felt Crouch was the standout mid of the big 3
Rankine - Opening bounce CBA but didn't do much in the first. Goal of the day in the 2nd. Had a big third quarter, with three centre clerances in a row to start the term, then missed a set shot up forward, but got on the end of an easy one late too. It feels like he will get the most midfield time between the three of Rachele, Pedlar and himself. Definitely on my radar, even if he's the fourth centre bounce midfielder at 25-35% CBA's.
Thilthorpe - Probably takes another step forward this year, was clunking marks and kicking straight
Crouch - I thought he looked great, no sign of any hand injury reported during the week. Clean, racked it up, can't play anywhere else except pure midfield which is a nice "weakness" to have
- I'm putting him back in my teams after todayKeane - First intercept mark of game, huge collision/bump with SPP early - concussion and did not return
Fog - Played well, nice goals
Sholl - On a wing.. Was good in the first quarter but quiet after that.. Soligo has an ankle injury I believe so may see Sholl/Jones on the wings if Soligo isn't ready for Round 1.
Hinge - Carried on from back half of 2023. I'm not seriously considering him but looked good if you were
Berry - Felt like he was pretty average. Maybe I'm biased and don't want him in the 23 so he doesn't eat into Crouch's midfield time
I don't think he will though. But he is good depth to have when any of Crouch/Laird or even Dawson miss games
Rachele - A few CBA's but mostly forward where he was good. I'd be surprised if he got anything other than a sprinkle of CBA's.
Curtin - Came onto the ground mid-way through Q2, possibly because Keane got concussed. Not a stand-out to me, be interesting to see if Keane is ok for next week. I'd be surprised if he plays over Keane, have your emergency plans ready
Athomas final thoughts:
Geez, the SA teams are pretty fantasy relevant. Rozee/Butters/Houston all options.. arguably Wines too but not for me. I wouldn't touch Soldo but probably hard to find the money for Sweet if he doesn't play Round 1; I think it's an outside chance. Burgoyne/Sinn are off the table for me (I guess they have another week to change my mind, but they may not even make the starting teams next week)
Crouch is my preferred Adelaide premium but nothing wrong with Dawson and to a lesser extent Laird. Rankine will be all the buzz today, see how he looks next week. Hinge was fine, but I'm skeptical on Curtin playing Round 1 personally!
Watched the 2nd half & agree with @Athomas regarding both Burgoyne & Curtin - both underwhelming, especially Curtin who seemed to be playing as a key defender: accountable type role - no real rebounding which was surprising.
Butters did some classy things, was just cruising around - still a lock for me.
Sinn looks a real sub candidate to me, being able to play multiple positions.
Butters did some classy things, was just cruising around - still a lock for me.
Sinn looks a real sub candidate to me, being able to play multiple positions.
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Further to this, I used to assist my local community radio station with the stats for their broadcasts for six to twelve players per side, by pencil and paper and anywhere from function rooms, corner of the timekeepers box, light towers obstructing sight, back of a trailer, etc and it is extremely difficult to keep on top of with the pace of play and a reliance on accurate calls from the broadcast team, to avoid missing the action or transcription errors.
I will preface that I have paid little attention to the matches on Kayo (a few minutes here or there) so cannot comment on the camera quality but it seems to be a marketing ploy to increase their following by exploiting those so eager for football to return due to the long absence and the fantasy sports community seeking any sort of validation in their selections from games that hold no importance or relevancy.
I will preface that I have paid little attention to the matches on Kayo (a few minutes here or there) so cannot comment on the camera quality but it seems to be a marketing ploy to increase their following by exploiting those so eager for football to return due to the long absence and the fantasy sports community seeking any sort of validation in their selections from games that hold no importance or relevancy.
