SuperCoach AFL 2024: Which players are in line for dual-position status in round 12?
A new group of SuperCoach dual-position players is just around the corner, and one huge name could be on the list. See exclusive stats on all the DPP contenders here.
Al Paton and Tim Michell
4 min read
May 14, 2024 - 9:37AM
The next round of SuperCoach position changes is just two rounds away – and there is one player vying for dual-position status who could turn the game on its head.
Christian Petracca played most of last Thursday night’s game against Carlton as a forward – and blitzed the Blues with a career-high five goals.
Playing the same role against West Coast and St Kilda in the next two rounds would take Petracca to the brink of being a MID/FWD – and catapult him to must-have status in SuperCoach.
As a reminder, Petracca averaged 119.5 points a game last season, and his current 110 average would make him the third-best forward behind Isaac Heeney and Sam Flanders.
And Petracca isn’t the only player in contention for a potential DPP addition, joining the 63 players who became DPPs after round 7.
Scroll down to see exclusive time in position stats to round 9 and expert analysis on the key DPP contenders.
DPP CHANGES in 2024
The three DPP changes this year will take place:
Christian Petracca MID
Midfield 78% Forward 22%
The big mover of round 9. Petracca shook a hard tag from Carlton’s Matt Kennedy by moving forward and was almost the Demons’ matchwinner with 10 score involvements, including five goals of his own. All eyes are on whether that performance prompts Simon Goodwin to station him more in attack, where Petracca spent 69 per cent of game time against Carlton. He’ll have to play almost exclusively forward for two more weeks to get DPP in round 12, but round 18 is a genuine chance if Petracca’s increased forward time continues.
Harry Sheezel DEF
Defence 73% Midfield 13%Forward 14%
Sheezel is spending less time in defence – with an obvious impact on his SuperCoach output – but the problem for his potential DPP outlook is that his game time is now being split between the backline, midfield and forward line. Even playing as a full-time midfielder for the next two rounds is unlikely to get him to 35 per cent before round 12.
Jack Sinclair DEF
Defence 63% Midfield 37%
Sinclair’s move into the midfield continued on the weekend, although without the same impact as the previous week (scoring 83 SuperCoach points). He is now over the 35 per cent threshold to become a DEF/MID after round 11. Ross Lyon’s team is crying out for more dare and precision going inside 50 and Sinclair can help with both areas, so he seems unlikely to move out of the centre square any time soon. He’s good value at $548k, but his price probably won’t move much either way if you want to wait to grab him in defence or the midfield.
Sam Darcy FWD
Defence 1% Ruck 29% Forward 70%
The big Bulldog went close to DPP after round 6 and is an outside chance of becoming a RUC/FWD in the second round of DPP additions. Darcy had 30 ruck contests to Tim English’s 62 against Richmond and would need at least a 50-50 split in the next three rounds to push toward the 35 per cent ruck threshold.
Sam Darcy is a chance to become a FWD/RUC. Picture: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images
Lachie Sullivan MID
Midfield 65% Forward 35%
One of the most-popular trade ins this week, Collingwood’s SSP signing sits right on the threshold of becoming a FWD/MID. The problem is he will only have played four games if he stays in the Magpies’ side until round 11, which falls short of the 50 per cent needed to be eligible for DPP.
Steele Sidebottom MID
Defence 9% Midfield 90% Forward 1%
The Magpies veteran has had a role change over the past two rounds, playing off half-back. It has resulted in his best SuperCoach scores of the season (118 against West Coast) but won’t get him to DPP by round 12. He’s one to watch for round 18, though.
Jack Hayes FWD
Ruck 41% Forward 59%
Hayes couldn’t reproduce his round 8 heroics in Launceston and was subbed out with just 20 points against the Hawks. If he stays in the St Kilda team he could become a FWD/RUC, but like Sullivan he won’t be eligible until the round 18 intake.
Marcus Bontempelli MID
Midfield 90% Forward 10%
Bontempelli is a gun midfielder who can go forward and inflict damage on the opposition, but not often enough to become a DPP. Sorry!
Ed Richards DEF
Defence 50% Midfield 41% Forward 9%
With Tom Liberatore out indefinitely, Richards’ CBAs shoot back through the roof against Richmond – attending 93 per cent on Saturday night. In the process he blasted through the 35 per cent DPP threshold and is set to become a DEF/MID. He’s priced at under $500,000 and if he produces another score like his 163 against the Tigers, he’s a player to put on your trade watch list.
Ed Richards had 34 disposals against Richmond. Picture: Sarah Reed/AFL Photos via Getty Images
Jake Rogers MID
Midfield2%Forward98%
Damien Hardwick backed in Rogers at selection after a quiet third game and he responded with a healthy 64 points and a $37k price jump. Playing as a small forward, he’s a lock to pick up DPP, which could provide useful cover over the mid-season byes for his 37,000 owners.
Izak Rankine FWD
Midfield 26% Forward74%
Rankine attended the first centre bounce of the game on Sunday and caused havoc whenever he went back into the centre square over the course of the game, but his overall forward percentage for the season didn’t move. He sits about 10 per cent below what we need for DPP and would need to play as a full-time mid over the next two rounds to get there.
Jason Horne-Francis MID
Midfield 70% Forward 30%
Horne-Francis has barely shifted from a 70-30 split in recent weeks, and has been used at 42-58 per cent of centre bounces in the past five matches. Ollie Wines and Jackson Mead had the biggest increase due to Connor Rozee’s absence. He needs to play predominantly forward in the next two weeks to gain FWD status.
Sam Naismish RUC
Ruck 66% Forward 34%
Was left out of Richmond’s team last round, and an illness to Jordon Sweet forced more than 3000 coaches to trade Naismith out. With Noah Balta in the side it’s hard to find a spot for the former Swan, but with Richmond’s ever growing injury list you would never say never.
Tom De Koning RUC
Ruck 75% Forward 25%
TDK has been trending in the right direction to give SuperCoaches another RUC/FWD to consider, but a finger injury to Marc Pittonet will likely ruin those hopes. Pittonet has had 73-78 per cent CBAs in the past three weeks while De Koning has recorded 27 per cent or less.
Can Bigoa Nyuon (right) get back in the Kangaroos’ best 23? Picture: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
Bigoa Nyuon FWD
Defence 98% Ruck 2%
Needs to play the next two matches to be eligible for DEF/FWD at round 12, which seems a long shot. Nyuon hasn’t featured since round 7 in North’s senior team.
Toby Pink DEF
Defence 91% Ruck 1%Forward 8%
You can forget about Pink being DEF/FWD before round 12. He needs to play both of the next two games to be eligible and at only 8 per cent forward would need to play exclusively in attack to go close. The DEF/FWD swing with a player such as Alex Sexton would be nice, but it won’t happen until at least round 18.
Jack Petruccelle FWD
Midfield 23% Forward77%
The speedy Eagle was injured against Collingwood on Sunday which all but rules him out of becoming a FWD/MID at round 12 as he’s stuck at 23 per cent MID. His CBAs drop significantly when Harley Reid plays.
A new group of SuperCoach dual-position players is just around the corner, and one huge name could be on the list. See exclusive stats on all the DPP contenders here.
Al Paton and Tim Michell
4 min read
May 14, 2024 - 9:37AM
The next round of SuperCoach position changes is just two rounds away – and there is one player vying for dual-position status who could turn the game on its head.
Christian Petracca played most of last Thursday night’s game against Carlton as a forward – and blitzed the Blues with a career-high five goals.
Playing the same role against West Coast and St Kilda in the next two rounds would take Petracca to the brink of being a MID/FWD – and catapult him to must-have status in SuperCoach.
As a reminder, Petracca averaged 119.5 points a game last season, and his current 110 average would make him the third-best forward behind Isaac Heeney and Sam Flanders.
And Petracca isn’t the only player in contention for a potential DPP addition, joining the 63 players who became DPPs after round 7.
Scroll down to see exclusive time in position stats to round 9 and expert analysis on the key DPP contenders.
DPP CHANGES in 2024
The three DPP changes this year will take place:
- After round 6, before round 7
- After round 11, before round 12
- After round 17, before round 18
Christian Petracca MID
Midfield 78% Forward 22%
The big mover of round 9. Petracca shook a hard tag from Carlton’s Matt Kennedy by moving forward and was almost the Demons’ matchwinner with 10 score involvements, including five goals of his own. All eyes are on whether that performance prompts Simon Goodwin to station him more in attack, where Petracca spent 69 per cent of game time against Carlton. He’ll have to play almost exclusively forward for two more weeks to get DPP in round 12, but round 18 is a genuine chance if Petracca’s increased forward time continues.
Harry Sheezel DEF
Defence 73% Midfield 13%Forward 14%
Sheezel is spending less time in defence – with an obvious impact on his SuperCoach output – but the problem for his potential DPP outlook is that his game time is now being split between the backline, midfield and forward line. Even playing as a full-time midfielder for the next two rounds is unlikely to get him to 35 per cent before round 12.
Jack Sinclair DEF
Defence 63% Midfield 37%
Sinclair’s move into the midfield continued on the weekend, although without the same impact as the previous week (scoring 83 SuperCoach points). He is now over the 35 per cent threshold to become a DEF/MID after round 11. Ross Lyon’s team is crying out for more dare and precision going inside 50 and Sinclair can help with both areas, so he seems unlikely to move out of the centre square any time soon. He’s good value at $548k, but his price probably won’t move much either way if you want to wait to grab him in defence or the midfield.
Sam Darcy FWD
Defence 1% Ruck 29% Forward 70%
The big Bulldog went close to DPP after round 6 and is an outside chance of becoming a RUC/FWD in the second round of DPP additions. Darcy had 30 ruck contests to Tim English’s 62 against Richmond and would need at least a 50-50 split in the next three rounds to push toward the 35 per cent ruck threshold.
Sam Darcy is a chance to become a FWD/RUC. Picture: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images
Lachie Sullivan MID
Midfield 65% Forward 35%
One of the most-popular trade ins this week, Collingwood’s SSP signing sits right on the threshold of becoming a FWD/MID. The problem is he will only have played four games if he stays in the Magpies’ side until round 11, which falls short of the 50 per cent needed to be eligible for DPP.
Steele Sidebottom MID
Defence 9% Midfield 90% Forward 1%
The Magpies veteran has had a role change over the past two rounds, playing off half-back. It has resulted in his best SuperCoach scores of the season (118 against West Coast) but won’t get him to DPP by round 12. He’s one to watch for round 18, though.
Jack Hayes FWD
Ruck 41% Forward 59%
Hayes couldn’t reproduce his round 8 heroics in Launceston and was subbed out with just 20 points against the Hawks. If he stays in the St Kilda team he could become a FWD/RUC, but like Sullivan he won’t be eligible until the round 18 intake.
Marcus Bontempelli MID
Midfield 90% Forward 10%
Bontempelli is a gun midfielder who can go forward and inflict damage on the opposition, but not often enough to become a DPP. Sorry!
Ed Richards DEF
Defence 50% Midfield 41% Forward 9%
With Tom Liberatore out indefinitely, Richards’ CBAs shoot back through the roof against Richmond – attending 93 per cent on Saturday night. In the process he blasted through the 35 per cent DPP threshold and is set to become a DEF/MID. He’s priced at under $500,000 and if he produces another score like his 163 against the Tigers, he’s a player to put on your trade watch list.
Ed Richards had 34 disposals against Richmond. Picture: Sarah Reed/AFL Photos via Getty Images
Jake Rogers MID
Midfield2%Forward98%
Damien Hardwick backed in Rogers at selection after a quiet third game and he responded with a healthy 64 points and a $37k price jump. Playing as a small forward, he’s a lock to pick up DPP, which could provide useful cover over the mid-season byes for his 37,000 owners.
Izak Rankine FWD
Midfield 26% Forward74%
Rankine attended the first centre bounce of the game on Sunday and caused havoc whenever he went back into the centre square over the course of the game, but his overall forward percentage for the season didn’t move. He sits about 10 per cent below what we need for DPP and would need to play as a full-time mid over the next two rounds to get there.
Jason Horne-Francis MID
Midfield 70% Forward 30%
Horne-Francis has barely shifted from a 70-30 split in recent weeks, and has been used at 42-58 per cent of centre bounces in the past five matches. Ollie Wines and Jackson Mead had the biggest increase due to Connor Rozee’s absence. He needs to play predominantly forward in the next two weeks to gain FWD status.
Sam Naismish RUC
Ruck 66% Forward 34%
Was left out of Richmond’s team last round, and an illness to Jordon Sweet forced more than 3000 coaches to trade Naismith out. With Noah Balta in the side it’s hard to find a spot for the former Swan, but with Richmond’s ever growing injury list you would never say never.
Tom De Koning RUC
Ruck 75% Forward 25%
TDK has been trending in the right direction to give SuperCoaches another RUC/FWD to consider, but a finger injury to Marc Pittonet will likely ruin those hopes. Pittonet has had 73-78 per cent CBAs in the past three weeks while De Koning has recorded 27 per cent or less.
Can Bigoa Nyuon (right) get back in the Kangaroos’ best 23? Picture: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
Bigoa Nyuon FWD
Defence 98% Ruck 2%
Needs to play the next two matches to be eligible for DEF/FWD at round 12, which seems a long shot. Nyuon hasn’t featured since round 7 in North’s senior team.
Toby Pink DEF
Defence 91% Ruck 1%Forward 8%
You can forget about Pink being DEF/FWD before round 12. He needs to play both of the next two games to be eligible and at only 8 per cent forward would need to play exclusively in attack to go close. The DEF/FWD swing with a player such as Alex Sexton would be nice, but it won’t happen until at least round 18.
Jack Petruccelle FWD
Midfield 23% Forward77%
The speedy Eagle was injured against Collingwood on Sunday which all but rules him out of becoming a FWD/MID at round 12 as he’s stuck at 23 per cent MID. His CBAs drop significantly when Harley Reid plays.
