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I thought Mills was Heeney watching the game.
Surprised he scored so highly was on Robbie Gray most of the game.
Was a lot freer in the last quarter though.
And the camera was too far away but everytime I thought it was # 14 taking the kickouts it was # 44.
Got some very talented players coming through , get Buddy (?) Heeney , Hewett , Rampe all back.
Just need JPK for another 2 seasons until their young mids get that 50 - 75 games under their belts.
Desperately need to recruit a # 1 ruck.
Understand why McInerney hasn't been playing , can't kick to save his life.
Surprised he scored so highly was on Robbie Gray most of the game.
Was a lot freer in the last quarter though.
And the camera was too far away but everytime I thought it was # 14 taking the kickouts it was # 44.
Got some very talented players coming through , get Buddy (?) Heeney , Hewett , Rampe all back.
Just need JPK for another 2 seasons until their young mids get that 50 - 75 games under their belts.
Desperately need to recruit a # 1 ruck.
Understand why McInerney hasn't been playing , can't kick to save his life.
I think Lockett would still be a better option than Reid and/or Sinclair , just give him a couple of training sessions.
Blakey , Florent , Hayward , Rowbottom etc plenty to like their.
I thought Joey was off to Brisbane to join Hipwood and Big Charlie ?
Be certainly a lot of words written about Daniher between now and trade time.
Blakey , Florent , Hayward , Rowbottom etc plenty to like their.
I thought Joey was off to Brisbane to join Hipwood and Big Charlie ?
Be certainly a lot of words written about Daniher between now and trade time.
Doctor’s Orders: How to make the most of Round 15 KFC SuperCoach nightmare
Smart KFC SuperCoach players can use the worst bye round of the season to boost their score and improve their team — but it will take some guts. The experts at Doctor SuperCoach explain how it works.
Doctor SuperCoach, Herald Sun
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Hot and cold players for Round 15 | KFC SuperCoach AFL
Tim Michell looks at the hottest and coldest players in KFC SuperCoach AFL ahead of Round 15's footy frenzy.
It’s the stuff of KFC SuperCoach nightmares.
The Round 15 bye creates more blue dots than we care to ever see on our field, but that’s the hand we’ve been dealt, and one we’ve hopefully tried to do our best to plan for.
Six teams have the bye — Geelong, Western Bulldogs, St Kilda, North Melbourne, Gold Coast and Port Adelaide — meaning we better plug these holes or else this ship will sink fast. The pass mark for this week is plain and simple — find 18 playing players for your field, in whatever manner you can, and the more premiums the better.
But how do we maximise the points on field while simultaneously strengthening our sides?
The key is to only trade out premiums that are currently priced well above their expected averages for the rest of the season, while bringing in premiums that are severely undervalued.
Trading out a high-priced player may be counter-intuitive, but the game is about points and not money.
Marcus Bontempelli and the Bulldogs have a bye in Round 15. Picture: Michael Klein
A player like Bailey Smith ($483,600) who has peaked in price after his 150 score in Round 12, is a more worthwhile trade-out option than someone like Jy Simpkin ($438,000), as long as the money can be put to good use. In a more extreme example, Marcus Bontempelli sits at $670,000, peaking after his 199 three rounds ago. Bontempelli is priced way above his season average of 114.3, so selling him may make enough money to reinvest elsewhere for an overall points increase.
With just a little money in the bank, Bontempelli and James Bell or Brad Close could be swapped to Josh P Kennedy and Andrew Brayshaw, potentially finishing off your side and increasing the team’s overall scoring potential – with an added bonus of likely a saved trade or two.
This strategy is certainly not for the faint-hearted and is very team dependent, but if you’re playing for overall rankings here are some options at affordable prices which might give coaches something to think about in a bid to keep their KFC SuperCoach sides afloat.
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JOSH KENNEDY $417,600 MID, 90.3 AVERAGE, 1% OWNERSHIP
Kennedy is beautifully priced for anyone wishing to bring in a reliable premium scorer in this time of need.
JPK is 32, so it’s fair to say he’s no longer the super premium he once was, but following an injury-affected score of 18 in Round 6, he has dropped $162,000 from his starting price.
Since returning, Kennedy has delivered scores of 84 (from 65 per cent time on ground) and 96 (from 86 per cent time on ground).
The increase in time on ground relieves any concern that he will be eased through the rest of the season and 28 disposals in Round 14 shows he hasn’t lost his touch. Any concern Kennedy is going to drift out of the Swans centre square as he moves into the twilight of his career seems unnecessary, with he and Luke Parker still prime candidates in the guts – attending a team-high 16 centre bounce attendances against Port Adelaide.
Outside of his injury-affected game, Kennedy has had a season low of 84 points while still scoring above 125 twice. With just four matches until the end of the season, Kennedy is a relatively safe scoring option with high upside at an affordable price.
Toby Greene could give your team a spark in the run home. Picture. Phil Hillyard
Smart KFC SuperCoach players can use the worst bye round of the season to boost their score and improve their team — but it will take some guts. The experts at Doctor SuperCoach explain how it works.
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Hot and cold players for Round 15 | KFC SuperCoach AFL
Tim Michell looks at the hottest and coldest players in KFC SuperCoach AFL ahead of Round 15's footy frenzy.
It’s the stuff of KFC SuperCoach nightmares.
The Round 15 bye creates more blue dots than we care to ever see on our field, but that’s the hand we’ve been dealt, and one we’ve hopefully tried to do our best to plan for.
Six teams have the bye — Geelong, Western Bulldogs, St Kilda, North Melbourne, Gold Coast and Port Adelaide — meaning we better plug these holes or else this ship will sink fast. The pass mark for this week is plain and simple — find 18 playing players for your field, in whatever manner you can, and the more premiums the better.
But how do we maximise the points on field while simultaneously strengthening our sides?
The key is to only trade out premiums that are currently priced well above their expected averages for the rest of the season, while bringing in premiums that are severely undervalued.
Trading out a high-priced player may be counter-intuitive, but the game is about points and not money.
Marcus Bontempelli and the Bulldogs have a bye in Round 15. Picture: Michael Klein
A player like Bailey Smith ($483,600) who has peaked in price after his 150 score in Round 12, is a more worthwhile trade-out option than someone like Jy Simpkin ($438,000), as long as the money can be put to good use. In a more extreme example, Marcus Bontempelli sits at $670,000, peaking after his 199 three rounds ago. Bontempelli is priced way above his season average of 114.3, so selling him may make enough money to reinvest elsewhere for an overall points increase.
With just a little money in the bank, Bontempelli and James Bell or Brad Close could be swapped to Josh P Kennedy and Andrew Brayshaw, potentially finishing off your side and increasing the team’s overall scoring potential – with an added bonus of likely a saved trade or two.
This strategy is certainly not for the faint-hearted and is very team dependent, but if you’re playing for overall rankings here are some options at affordable prices which might give coaches something to think about in a bid to keep their KFC SuperCoach sides afloat.
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JOSH KENNEDY $417,600 MID, 90.3 AVERAGE, 1% OWNERSHIP
Kennedy is beautifully priced for anyone wishing to bring in a reliable premium scorer in this time of need.
JPK is 32, so it’s fair to say he’s no longer the super premium he once was, but following an injury-affected score of 18 in Round 6, he has dropped $162,000 from his starting price.
Since returning, Kennedy has delivered scores of 84 (from 65 per cent time on ground) and 96 (from 86 per cent time on ground).
The increase in time on ground relieves any concern that he will be eased through the rest of the season and 28 disposals in Round 14 shows he hasn’t lost his touch. Any concern Kennedy is going to drift out of the Swans centre square as he moves into the twilight of his career seems unnecessary, with he and Luke Parker still prime candidates in the guts – attending a team-high 16 centre bounce attendances against Port Adelaide.
Outside of his injury-affected game, Kennedy has had a season low of 84 points while still scoring above 125 twice. With just four matches until the end of the season, Kennedy is a relatively safe scoring option with high upside at an affordable price.
Toby Greene could give your team a spark in the run home. Picture. Phil Hillyard
TOBY GREENE $444,100 FWD, 88.6 AVERAGE, 6% OWNERSHIP
With an injury interrupted season and coming off two scores in the 70s, Greene may seem like a strange choice. However, he is a proven scorer when given the opportunity and, like Kennedy, could provide a cheaper alternative to those who simply can’t acquire the cash to trade up to players such as Christian Petracca.
Last year we saw Greene storm home after being injected into the Giants’ midfield, hitting three figures in each of his final six games with an average of 121.3.
It’s hard to know if Greene get an opportunity to replicate that form, but Josh Kelly’s absence will give him a chance to remind everyone what he can do in there. Kelly took no further part in the game against Fremantle after copping a Shane Mumford knee to the head just before halftime and it’s worth noting that Greene attended 11 centre bounces, up from five the week prior, with eight in the second half after Kelly went down. He also had a season-high three clearances.
This selection may be based on a slight hunch that Greene will remain in the midfield, or at least spend more time in there, as the Giants search for their best football, but given the Giants fixture run — playing Carlton, Adelaide, Melbourne and St Kilda — even in the worst-case scenario, Toby is still capable of a solid average when playing forward. At $444,100, with minimal cash cows lighting up the scene, he could prove a savvy selection.
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How to survive SuperCoach’s horror R15 bye
SuperCoach: How did Bont almost pip Danger?
SuperCoach: Experts reveal run home plans
Late mail: Round 15’s SuperCoach talking points
Mr Cricket’s shot at SuperCoach glory
ANDREW GAFF $500,300 MID, 104.1 AVERAGE, 8% OWNERSHIP
Gaff is as reliable as they come, once again averaging over 100 in 2020. The ball magnet is a touch off his previous two seasons, but continues to be a quality option in KFC SuperCoach. Gaff is priced at $500,300, so he certainly won’t break the bank like some, and is averaging 108 across the past month.
What is most heartening by the prospect of Gaff is, unlike many of his teammates, he has thrived in the hub. While he did end the Eagles’ hub life with a poor showing of 67 in a lacklustre clash with the Crows, Gaff otherwise scored 119, 137, 117, 112 and 83.
The query remains on whether the Eagles will cope better with going into the Queensland hub a second time around, but you can select Gaff safe in the knowledge that he was an Eagle that held up his end of the bargain earlier in the season.
Jarryd Lyons flies under the radar in the Lions midfield.JARRYD LYONS $589,900 MID, 112.8 AVERAGE, 3% OWNERSHIP
If you’re looking for consistency, here is another man that will answer that call. Lyons had his quietest match of the season last round, scoring just 57 points against the Saints. Nonetheless, he is a quality option – who now comes at a cheaper price.
Lyons is the most expensive of the options listed here at $589,900, but that’s bound to be the case when you average 112 with only one score under 88 and three scores below 114 all season.
Lyons has flourished this season and there are doubts any taggers would even recognise him given all the attention flows to Hugh McCluggage and Lachie Neale.
While he has a high break-even of 173, these trades are all about saving our sides in this week of carnage. He will inevitably drop in price, but some may not have the luxury of waiting for that to happen and will strike now in order to gain a reliable top end premium in bye-infused madness.
With an injury interrupted season and coming off two scores in the 70s, Greene may seem like a strange choice. However, he is a proven scorer when given the opportunity and, like Kennedy, could provide a cheaper alternative to those who simply can’t acquire the cash to trade up to players such as Christian Petracca.
Last year we saw Greene storm home after being injected into the Giants’ midfield, hitting three figures in each of his final six games with an average of 121.3.
It’s hard to know if Greene get an opportunity to replicate that form, but Josh Kelly’s absence will give him a chance to remind everyone what he can do in there. Kelly took no further part in the game against Fremantle after copping a Shane Mumford knee to the head just before halftime and it’s worth noting that Greene attended 11 centre bounces, up from five the week prior, with eight in the second half after Kelly went down. He also had a season-high three clearances.
This selection may be based on a slight hunch that Greene will remain in the midfield, or at least spend more time in there, as the Giants search for their best football, but given the Giants fixture run — playing Carlton, Adelaide, Melbourne and St Kilda — even in the worst-case scenario, Toby is still capable of a solid average when playing forward. At $444,100, with minimal cash cows lighting up the scene, he could prove a savvy selection.
MORE EXPERT SUPERCOACH TIPS:
How to survive SuperCoach’s horror R15 bye
SuperCoach: How did Bont almost pip Danger?
SuperCoach: Experts reveal run home plans
Late mail: Round 15’s SuperCoach talking points
Mr Cricket’s shot at SuperCoach glory
ANDREW GAFF $500,300 MID, 104.1 AVERAGE, 8% OWNERSHIP
Gaff is as reliable as they come, once again averaging over 100 in 2020. The ball magnet is a touch off his previous two seasons, but continues to be a quality option in KFC SuperCoach. Gaff is priced at $500,300, so he certainly won’t break the bank like some, and is averaging 108 across the past month.
What is most heartening by the prospect of Gaff is, unlike many of his teammates, he has thrived in the hub. While he did end the Eagles’ hub life with a poor showing of 67 in a lacklustre clash with the Crows, Gaff otherwise scored 119, 137, 117, 112 and 83.
The query remains on whether the Eagles will cope better with going into the Queensland hub a second time around, but you can select Gaff safe in the knowledge that he was an Eagle that held up his end of the bargain earlier in the season.
Jarryd Lyons flies under the radar in the Lions midfield.JARRYD LYONS $589,900 MID, 112.8 AVERAGE, 3% OWNERSHIP
If you’re looking for consistency, here is another man that will answer that call. Lyons had his quietest match of the season last round, scoring just 57 points against the Saints. Nonetheless, he is a quality option – who now comes at a cheaper price.
Lyons is the most expensive of the options listed here at $589,900, but that’s bound to be the case when you average 112 with only one score under 88 and three scores below 114 all season.
Lyons has flourished this season and there are doubts any taggers would even recognise him given all the attention flows to Hugh McCluggage and Lachie Neale.
While he has a high break-even of 173, these trades are all about saving our sides in this week of carnage. He will inevitably drop in price, but some may not have the luxury of waiting for that to happen and will strike now in order to gain a reliable top end premium in bye-infused madness.
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1. IS MAX GAWN A MUST-HAVE FOR THE RUN HOME?
@hunterpunter_1: I’ve just brought him into my team. He has some very tasty match-ups to finish the season so I didn’t want to miss out. If you can’t afford Gawn without comprising other parts of your team however, Reilly O’Brien also looks a good pick as he is playing against some rucks that he should dominate. He scored 104 and 110 against his next two opponents last year. He then has Richmond in Grand Final week. A team he scored 181 on last year!
2. HOW MANY TRADES SHOULD YOU STILL HAVE LEFT?
@hunterpunter_1: This depends on whether you are playing for league or overall. In general, as a player focused on leagues, I would think you should have at least one trade for every week left in the season to cover for injuries and players being rested. This can be altered based on how your matchup is going in the round. If you are looking like you’re going to win, then holding your trades can only be a good thing for the proceeding finals. If a loss is on the cards, go for broke and use the maximum amount of trades to get the win. If you’re going for overall and up there near the top then if a trade can earn you some good points, I say go for it! Every week you wait to upgrade is a week less with that gun in your team.
3.WHO SHOULD BE YOUR TOP TRADE TARGET FOR ROUND 16?
@hunterpunter_1: If you need a midfielder and don’t have the cash for the uber premiums, look no further than Travis Boak. He has some nice match-ups on the run home in North Melbourne, Essendon and Collingwood. He scored over 100 against each of those teams last year.
Fears grow Queensland will deliver a damp and dull finals series
Footy fans usually can’t wait to see the best of the best square off in finals. But there are serious fears growing that Queensland will deliver a damp and dull post-season. Are you worried about an ugly finals series?
Sam Landsberger, Herald Sun
Fears that the Queensland-based finals series – and Grand Final at the Gabba – will deliver damp and dull matches due to the state’s dewy evenings are growing.
West Coast coach Adam Simpson put it bluntly after his club’s seventh game under lights in the Sunshine State this season.
“You’re not going to see pretty footy – it doesn’t matter who you are,” he said.
“The game is different (at night in Queensland).”
Six of the eight finalists are likely to play their home finals in Queensland and eight of the nine finals are likely to be played under lights with yellow Sherrins, which Max Gawn said are harder to mark.
The AFL has encouraged coaches to orchestrate slick, fast and free-flowing games in recent seasons to deliver sexy spectacles.
The Eagles wheel out eskies at every training session and dunk balls in soapy water to try and help their players acclimatize.
Similarly, Australia’s ODI team trained under lights using wet cricket balls in Mumbai this year.
For Simpson the results have been limited.
“We should know – we’ve probably had eight games at night here,” he said.
“You’d think we’d get better, so we’ve got some work to do.
“We started the game (against North Melbourne) thinking we’d have a go at using the whole ground and trying to play our way, but learnt real quick.
“We thought we overused the ball a little bit. But that’s just the way night games here are going to be.
“People say, ‘Well, if you haven’t learnt by now’ – but sometimes it’s dry at night.”
Bizarrely, that is the case.
“It actually felt like it had rained,” Kangas coach Rhyce Shaw said.
“But we actually played out here a couple of weeks ago and it was dry. So, who knows?”
Thursday was a glorious day on the Gold Coast – mid 20s and barely a cloud in the sky.
But by the final quarter Metricon Stadium was soaked.
Is it due to the breeze? The position of the moon? Whatever it is the Eagles stand to lose the most because of their kick-and-catch and controlled gamestyle.
Richmond invites chaos whereas West Coast wants aerial control from the likes of bookends Jeremy McGovern and Josh Kennedy, and that becomes harder to execute in the wet.
“Everyone who wants to try and control the ball in wet conditions it just takes half a second longer to adapt and to take the ball clean,” Simpson said.
“But you can still do it – it depends how much pressure the team puts on as well.
“We’re not dismissing the way we play, we just need to adjust a couple of things as we go.”
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick was mocked when he lashed out at the MCG’s “dew formula” after the 5.6 (36) apiece draw against Collingwood in Round 2, and yet four months on the topic hasn’t washed away.
AFL football operations boss Steve Hocking was unfazed by Brisbane rolling Collingwood 42-34 this month, despite kicking one goal in three quarters.
The Friday night clash at the Gabba was loaded with dropped marks because the Sherrins quickly became soaked.
But Hocking dismissed concerns by pointing to the TV ratings – it was the highest-rating match in Brisbane for the year, and the Lions’ largest home-and-away audience since 2011.
AFL boss Gillon McLachlan asked his resident Queensland experts about the dew before locking in the Gabba to host the Grand Final, which will start 40 minutes earlier than the Eagles-North game.
McLachlan was pragmatically hopeful the dew would dry up long before October 24.
“I’ve rung a couple of people and they reckon it’ll be fine,” he said.
“You can’t plan everything … and if there’s dew there’ll be some dew.”
Footy fans usually can’t wait to see the best of the best square off in finals. But there are serious fears growing that Queensland will deliver a damp and dull post-season. Are you worried about an ugly finals series?
Sam Landsberger, Herald Sun
Fears that the Queensland-based finals series – and Grand Final at the Gabba – will deliver damp and dull matches due to the state’s dewy evenings are growing.
West Coast coach Adam Simpson put it bluntly after his club’s seventh game under lights in the Sunshine State this season.
“You’re not going to see pretty footy – it doesn’t matter who you are,” he said.
“The game is different (at night in Queensland).”
Six of the eight finalists are likely to play their home finals in Queensland and eight of the nine finals are likely to be played under lights with yellow Sherrins, which Max Gawn said are harder to mark.
The AFL has encouraged coaches to orchestrate slick, fast and free-flowing games in recent seasons to deliver sexy spectacles.
The Eagles wheel out eskies at every training session and dunk balls in soapy water to try and help their players acclimatize.
Similarly, Australia’s ODI team trained under lights using wet cricket balls in Mumbai this year.
For Simpson the results have been limited.
“We should know – we’ve probably had eight games at night here,” he said.
“You’d think we’d get better, so we’ve got some work to do.
“We started the game (against North Melbourne) thinking we’d have a go at using the whole ground and trying to play our way, but learnt real quick.
“We thought we overused the ball a little bit. But that’s just the way night games here are going to be.
“People say, ‘Well, if you haven’t learnt by now’ – but sometimes it’s dry at night.”
Bizarrely, that is the case.
“It actually felt like it had rained,” Kangas coach Rhyce Shaw said.
“But we actually played out here a couple of weeks ago and it was dry. So, who knows?”
Thursday was a glorious day on the Gold Coast – mid 20s and barely a cloud in the sky.
But by the final quarter Metricon Stadium was soaked.
Is it due to the breeze? The position of the moon? Whatever it is the Eagles stand to lose the most because of their kick-and-catch and controlled gamestyle.
Richmond invites chaos whereas West Coast wants aerial control from the likes of bookends Jeremy McGovern and Josh Kennedy, and that becomes harder to execute in the wet.
“Everyone who wants to try and control the ball in wet conditions it just takes half a second longer to adapt and to take the ball clean,” Simpson said.
“But you can still do it – it depends how much pressure the team puts on as well.
“We’re not dismissing the way we play, we just need to adjust a couple of things as we go.”
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick was mocked when he lashed out at the MCG’s “dew formula” after the 5.6 (36) apiece draw against Collingwood in Round 2, and yet four months on the topic hasn’t washed away.
AFL football operations boss Steve Hocking was unfazed by Brisbane rolling Collingwood 42-34 this month, despite kicking one goal in three quarters.
The Friday night clash at the Gabba was loaded with dropped marks because the Sherrins quickly became soaked.
But Hocking dismissed concerns by pointing to the TV ratings – it was the highest-rating match in Brisbane for the year, and the Lions’ largest home-and-away audience since 2011.
AFL boss Gillon McLachlan asked his resident Queensland experts about the dew before locking in the Gabba to host the Grand Final, which will start 40 minutes earlier than the Eagles-North game.
McLachlan was pragmatically hopeful the dew would dry up long before October 24.
“I’ve rung a couple of people and they reckon it’ll be fine,” he said.
“You can’t plan everything … and if there’s dew there’ll be some dew.”
KFC SuperCoach AFL 2021 position changes revealed
SuperCoach players have received an early Christmas present with some huge position moves for 2021. But it’s not all good news.
Al Paton
December 11, 2020 - 5:15PM
News Corp Australia Sports Newsroom
KFC SuperCoach players have given an early Christmas gift in the form of a star-studded forward line for 2021.
Champion Data has completed its position reviews for current AFL lists following the national and rookie drafts, and studying where every player lined up in 2020.
As a result Patrick Dangerfield, Josh Dunkley, Steele Sidebottom, Dayne Zorko and Rowan Marshall have all earned FWD status as dual-position players next season.
With Dustin Martin retaining his MID/FWD eligibility, the biggest issue might be staying under the salary cap up forward.
But there are some lumps of coal in the Christmas stocking as well, with several DPP favourites from last season losing dual-position status for 2021.
Christian Petracca, who boosted his average from 81 to 117.5 in an incredible season as a MID/FWD, can only be picked in the midfield next year.
It’s a similar story for former MID/FWDs Bailey Smith, Jy Simpkin and Hugh Greenwood, while Giant Lachie Whitfield is classified as a defender only next year after being a MID/FWD in 2020.
Among the more intriguing position changes locked in on Friday, big Hawk Ben McEvoy will be a DEF/RUCK, Cat Sam Simpson is now a forward and two Eagles have swapped positions, with Jarrod Brander moving from FWD/DEF to FWD/MID and Bailey Williams moving from DEF/RUCK to FWD/RUCK.
The Grinch also made an appearance, denying Fremantle superstar Nat Fyfe DPP status. Fyfe spent just over 31 per cent of game time as a forward last season, just short of the 35 per cent DPP threshold.
GAINED DPP
Josh Dunkley FWD/MID
Dayne Zorko FWD/MID
Patrick Dangerfield FWD/MID
Rowan Marshall RUC/FWD
Steele Sidebottom FWD/MID
Brodie Smith DEF/MID
Zac Bailey FWD/MID
Deven Robertson MID/FWD
Jamie Elliott FWD/MID
Jye Caldwell FWD/MID
Rory Lobb RUC/FWD
Brett Bewley FWD/MID
Isaac Smith FWD/MID
Will Brodie FWD/MID
Tom Phillips FWD/MID
Ben McEvoy DEF/RUC
Orazio Fantasia DEF/FWD
Shai Bolton FWD/MID
LOST DPP
Christian Petracca MID
Bailey Smith MID
Jy Simpkin MID
Hugh Greenwood MID
Brandon Starcevich DEF
Oscar McInerney RUCK
Darcy Cameron RUCK
Darcy Parish MID
Devon Smith MID
Andrew Brayshaw MID
Blake Acres MID
Jack Lukosius DEF
Connor Budarick DEF
Jon Ceglar RUC
Lachie Whitfield DEF
Dan Houston DEF
NEW POSITIONS
James Aish MID
Sam Simpson FWD
Darcy Fort RUCK
Jarrod Brander FWD/MID
Bailey Williams FWD/RUCK
RETAINED DPP
Dustin Martin FWD/MID
Michael Walters FWD/MID
Charlie Comben RUC/FWD
ROOKIE DPPs
Riley Thilthorpe RUCK/FWD
Brayden Cook MID/FWD
Finlay Macrae MID/FWD
Caleb Poulter MID/FWD
Archie Perkins MID/FWD
Nik Cox DEF/FWD
Bailey Laurie DEF/FWD
Jake Bowey MID/FWD
Braeden Campbell MID/FWD
Corey Durdin MID/FWD
SuperCoach players have received an early Christmas present with some huge position moves for 2021. But it’s not all good news.
Al Paton
December 11, 2020 - 5:15PM
News Corp Australia Sports Newsroom
KFC SuperCoach players have given an early Christmas gift in the form of a star-studded forward line for 2021.
Champion Data has completed its position reviews for current AFL lists following the national and rookie drafts, and studying where every player lined up in 2020.
As a result Patrick Dangerfield, Josh Dunkley, Steele Sidebottom, Dayne Zorko and Rowan Marshall have all earned FWD status as dual-position players next season.
With Dustin Martin retaining his MID/FWD eligibility, the biggest issue might be staying under the salary cap up forward.
But there are some lumps of coal in the Christmas stocking as well, with several DPP favourites from last season losing dual-position status for 2021.
Christian Petracca, who boosted his average from 81 to 117.5 in an incredible season as a MID/FWD, can only be picked in the midfield next year.
It’s a similar story for former MID/FWDs Bailey Smith, Jy Simpkin and Hugh Greenwood, while Giant Lachie Whitfield is classified as a defender only next year after being a MID/FWD in 2020.
Among the more intriguing position changes locked in on Friday, big Hawk Ben McEvoy will be a DEF/RUCK, Cat Sam Simpson is now a forward and two Eagles have swapped positions, with Jarrod Brander moving from FWD/DEF to FWD/MID and Bailey Williams moving from DEF/RUCK to FWD/RUCK.
The Grinch also made an appearance, denying Fremantle superstar Nat Fyfe DPP status. Fyfe spent just over 31 per cent of game time as a forward last season, just short of the 35 per cent DPP threshold.
GAINED DPP
Josh Dunkley FWD/MID
Dayne Zorko FWD/MID
Patrick Dangerfield FWD/MID
Rowan Marshall RUC/FWD
Steele Sidebottom FWD/MID
Brodie Smith DEF/MID
Zac Bailey FWD/MID
Deven Robertson MID/FWD
Jamie Elliott FWD/MID
Jye Caldwell FWD/MID
Rory Lobb RUC/FWD
Brett Bewley FWD/MID
Isaac Smith FWD/MID
Will Brodie FWD/MID
Tom Phillips FWD/MID
Ben McEvoy DEF/RUC
Orazio Fantasia DEF/FWD
Shai Bolton FWD/MID
LOST DPP
Christian Petracca MID
Bailey Smith MID
Jy Simpkin MID
Hugh Greenwood MID
Brandon Starcevich DEF
Oscar McInerney RUCK
Darcy Cameron RUCK
Darcy Parish MID
Devon Smith MID
Andrew Brayshaw MID
Blake Acres MID
Jack Lukosius DEF
Connor Budarick DEF
Jon Ceglar RUC
Lachie Whitfield DEF
Dan Houston DEF
NEW POSITIONS
James Aish MID
Sam Simpson FWD
Darcy Fort RUCK
Jarrod Brander FWD/MID
Bailey Williams FWD/RUCK
RETAINED DPP
Dustin Martin FWD/MID
Michael Walters FWD/MID
Charlie Comben RUC/FWD
ROOKIE DPPs
Riley Thilthorpe RUCK/FWD
Brayden Cook MID/FWD
Finlay Macrae MID/FWD
Caleb Poulter MID/FWD
Archie Perkins MID/FWD
Nik Cox DEF/FWD
Bailey Laurie DEF/FWD
Jake Bowey MID/FWD
Braeden Campbell MID/FWD
Corey Durdin MID/FWD
No worries :-
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/...1/news-story/1edb6248effcbe967c6201e1eb332829
Here are 21 reasons to get excited about picking your next KFC SuperCoach team.
JACKSON HATELY
KFC SuperCoach players who have picked Hately in his first two seasons know all about his scoring potential — and the frustrations caused by the GWS selection committee, who just couldn’t give the young ball-winner a consistent spot in the side despite his impressive output. Those worries are now a thing of the past after Hately moved to Adelaide, where he is set to assume a prominent midfield role after the departure of Brad Crouch. Mid-price madness, anyone?
ZAC WILLIAMS
Likely to be one of the most popular early selections, Williams was one of the top KFC SuperCoach defenders the past two seasons but is expected to spend a lot more time in the midfield at Carlton, which is music to the ears of fantasy players. Williams spent just 8 per cent of game time in the midfield in his last season at GWS and in that time he averaged an eye-catching 132 points per 100 minutes. Will still be classified as a defender in KFC SuperCoach and is likely to be available for about $460k. Get on!
JAMES ROWE
We love a mature-age draftee in KFC SuperCoach. Rowe, 21, won the SANFL goalkicking this year, including a five-goal return in a preliminary final, and can step straight into the Crows’ line-up after being snapped up with pick 38 on draft night. Matching his 96-point SANFL SuperCoach average at AFL level will be a challenge but he fills an obvious need at Adelaide and forward rookies are always hard to find.
JOSH DUNKLEY
Players like Christian Petracca, Bailey Smith and Hugh Greenwood are set to lose their dual-position status but we have a huge gift in the form of Josh Dunkley as a mid-forward. Dunkley’s KFC SuperCoach 2020 average was down 12 points on his fantastic 2019 but he still posted scores of 151, 131 and 128 in an injury-interrupted year. The only question mark is how many midfielders can score big at the Dogs next year after the arrival of another ball magnet in Adam Treloar.
NIC NEWMAN
The 2020 season was just about a total write-off for the skilful half-back, playing just two games for a total of 47 points before a knee injury ended his year. Will be extremely underpriced for a guy who averaged 97 in 2019, but how does he fit in with Zac Williams and Adam Saad next season? Kade Simpson’s retirement should ensure a lucrative role.
MATT ROWELL
The 2019 No.1 draft pick couldn’t have been more impressive in his early appearances, stringing together scores of 171, 141 and 114 before hurting his shoulder after scoring just six points against the Cats in Round 5. He’s on track to return to full training in January. Even with an injury discount he’s going to be a very awkward price for a second-year player, but that scoring power will be hard to ignore.
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/...1/news-story/1edb6248effcbe967c6201e1eb332829
Here are 21 reasons to get excited about picking your next KFC SuperCoach team.
JACKSON HATELY
KFC SuperCoach players who have picked Hately in his first two seasons know all about his scoring potential — and the frustrations caused by the GWS selection committee, who just couldn’t give the young ball-winner a consistent spot in the side despite his impressive output. Those worries are now a thing of the past after Hately moved to Adelaide, where he is set to assume a prominent midfield role after the departure of Brad Crouch. Mid-price madness, anyone?
ZAC WILLIAMS
Likely to be one of the most popular early selections, Williams was one of the top KFC SuperCoach defenders the past two seasons but is expected to spend a lot more time in the midfield at Carlton, which is music to the ears of fantasy players. Williams spent just 8 per cent of game time in the midfield in his last season at GWS and in that time he averaged an eye-catching 132 points per 100 minutes. Will still be classified as a defender in KFC SuperCoach and is likely to be available for about $460k. Get on!
JAMES ROWE
We love a mature-age draftee in KFC SuperCoach. Rowe, 21, won the SANFL goalkicking this year, including a five-goal return in a preliminary final, and can step straight into the Crows’ line-up after being snapped up with pick 38 on draft night. Matching his 96-point SANFL SuperCoach average at AFL level will be a challenge but he fills an obvious need at Adelaide and forward rookies are always hard to find.
JOSH DUNKLEY
Players like Christian Petracca, Bailey Smith and Hugh Greenwood are set to lose their dual-position status but we have a huge gift in the form of Josh Dunkley as a mid-forward. Dunkley’s KFC SuperCoach 2020 average was down 12 points on his fantastic 2019 but he still posted scores of 151, 131 and 128 in an injury-interrupted year. The only question mark is how many midfielders can score big at the Dogs next year after the arrival of another ball magnet in Adam Treloar.
NIC NEWMAN
The 2020 season was just about a total write-off for the skilful half-back, playing just two games for a total of 47 points before a knee injury ended his year. Will be extremely underpriced for a guy who averaged 97 in 2019, but how does he fit in with Zac Williams and Adam Saad next season? Kade Simpson’s retirement should ensure a lucrative role.
MATT ROWELL
The 2019 No.1 draft pick couldn’t have been more impressive in his early appearances, stringing together scores of 171, 141 and 114 before hurting his shoulder after scoring just six points against the Cats in Round 5. He’s on track to return to full training in January. Even with an injury discount he’s going to be a very awkward price for a second-year player, but that scoring power will be hard to ignore.
Part 2 :-
ALEX WITHERDEN
Underpriced high-scoring defender playing in a team that generates a lot of points in the backline — tick, tick, tick. Witherden’s KFC SuperCoach scores this year were the best of his career — averaging 94, including a 170 — but he couldn’t hold his spot in the Lions team. “At just 22, Alex has plenty of growth ahead of him, which is exciting,” West Coast list manager Darren Glass said after the Eagles secured Witherden in a trade. “He is in the age bracket where he can grow and develop alongside some of our emerging mid-sized defenders like Liam Duggan, Jackson Nelson, Tom Cole and Josh Rotham in years to come.”
NAKIA COCKATOO
Who’s ready to take a gamble? Cockatoo’s body has consistently let him down since he was taken with pick 10 in the 2014 draft and he has put his faith in the Queensland sun to end his injury curse (a medical team that turned Lincoln McCarthy and Grant Birchall into regulars may also help). Was priced at $148k at the start of this year but will be even cheaper after failing to play a game all season.
JOE DANIHER
We’re talking about picking Cockatoo, so let’s go nuts — it is only December, after all. Another player hoping a move to Brisbane will change his injury fortunes, Daniher is a guaranteed rollercoaster but he showed in his return game this year what he is capable of — 10 marks, three goals and 103 KFC SuperCoach points. If he’s priced around $250k and running on top of the ground in the pre-season, look out.
BRAYDEN PREUSS
Former North Melbourne and Melbourne back-up will finally be a No.1 ruckman after a trade to GWS (although, incredibly, Shane Mumford has signed on for another season). Expected to be priced between $240k-$270k which makes combining a top-priced ruckman like Max Gawn or Brodie Grundy with a bargain R2 a serious option in 2021. Scored 84, 85 and 19 in his three games in 2020.
JEREMY HOWE
One of the buys of 2020, Howe reclaimed his former premium status and then some with an average of 120 over the first four rounds before suffering a season-ending knee injury. Should be back for Round 1, and it will be interesting to see what the KFC SuperCoach bankers do after he started this year at just $431,900 and jumped to $526,800 in a month. Anything around that mark is great value considering his scoring potential.
SAM DRAPER
The young Bombers ruckman made a big splash after a mid-season debut in 2020 and not just for his outrageous mullet. After learning the ropes under Tom Bellchambers he will enter 2021 as the clear No.1 ruck at Essendon. Scored 122 in a game v Richmond but didn’t top 74 in his other eight appearances. Another name in what shapes as a fascinating ruck debate next year.
TOM POWELL
Expect the No.12 draft pick to be one of the first players picked in The Phantom’s 2021 squad. The ball magnet has been likened to Tom Mitchell for his ball-winning ability, averaging 35 disposals and nine clearances in the SA under-18 comp this year and topping 200 KFC SuperCoach points in a game twice, including an epic 47-disposal return against West Adelaide.
BRAD CROUCH
Crouch’s price will be very tempting after he averaged just 83 at the Crows in 2020, 15 points down on his 2019 output. Next year he’ll partner Jack Steele at the feet of Paddy Ryder and Rowan Marshall after joining the Saints as a free agent. The question is whether he can graduate to a KFC SuperCoach premium who regularly scores 110 or better after previously being capped around the 100 mark.
LIAM DUGGAN
A strong finish to a season is a traditional indicator of KFC breakout and Duggan fits the bill after averaging 98 over the final eight games, up from 69 in his first eight — and remember his price will be based on his season average of 83.5. The unsung Eagles defender is Shannon Hurn’s SuperCoach heir apparent.
BEN CUNNINGTON
Something of a forgotten man after playing just three games in 2020 - but Round 1 produced a very memorable 185 KFC SuperCoach points. The perennial premo - who averaged 115 over the first 12 rounds in 2019 - should get a big price discount from the SuperCoach bankers.
WAYNE MILERA
The 2020 breakout contender played just two games before missing the rest of the year with a foot injury. Should get a sizeable price discount — expect to get him for less than $400k — and will have plenty of responsibility in a young Adelaide outfit in 2021. Skilful ball-user who will have a lucrative KFC SuperCoach role at half-back.
CONNOR MENADUE
Former Tiger returns after a year out of the game via the rookie draft and is aiming for a Round 1 debut for North Melbourne. Wasn’t a noted KFC SuperCoach scorer at Richmond but he never got much of a chance there, playing 39 games over five seasons. The Kangaroos are completely turning over their list and a cut-price Menadue could be a sneaky pick-up.
JACK LUKOSIUS
The former No.2 draft pick will be entering his third season, which is early for a breakout, but a guy who can score 130-plus two weeks in a row in his second year is worth a closer look. Keep a close eye on his role – if it includes taking kick-ins and using his elite kicking out of the back half in a team likely to win a lot more games in 2021, I will be very tempted.
ISAAC HEENEY
Playing just six games would normally qualify Heeney for a 10 per cent price discount for the following season but those rules might be a bit fuzzy this year after a shortened season. If Heeney is priced at under $500k even noted sceptic Gilbert Gardiner will have to take notice - remember this guy scored 152 points in Round 1.
JAMARRA UGLE-HAGAN
The No.1 draft pick never comes cheap but, as we saw with Matt Rowell this year, paying a bit extra can be worth it. Bulldogs fans aren’t the only ones who can’t wait to see the Buddy Franklin-like talent in action at AFL level. Key forwards aren’t usually good options in KFC SuperCoach but Ugle-Hagan is more than that, and could even start his career at half-back.
ALEX WITHERDEN
Underpriced high-scoring defender playing in a team that generates a lot of points in the backline — tick, tick, tick. Witherden’s KFC SuperCoach scores this year were the best of his career — averaging 94, including a 170 — but he couldn’t hold his spot in the Lions team. “At just 22, Alex has plenty of growth ahead of him, which is exciting,” West Coast list manager Darren Glass said after the Eagles secured Witherden in a trade. “He is in the age bracket where he can grow and develop alongside some of our emerging mid-sized defenders like Liam Duggan, Jackson Nelson, Tom Cole and Josh Rotham in years to come.”
NAKIA COCKATOO
Who’s ready to take a gamble? Cockatoo’s body has consistently let him down since he was taken with pick 10 in the 2014 draft and he has put his faith in the Queensland sun to end his injury curse (a medical team that turned Lincoln McCarthy and Grant Birchall into regulars may also help). Was priced at $148k at the start of this year but will be even cheaper after failing to play a game all season.
JOE DANIHER
We’re talking about picking Cockatoo, so let’s go nuts — it is only December, after all. Another player hoping a move to Brisbane will change his injury fortunes, Daniher is a guaranteed rollercoaster but he showed in his return game this year what he is capable of — 10 marks, three goals and 103 KFC SuperCoach points. If he’s priced around $250k and running on top of the ground in the pre-season, look out.
BRAYDEN PREUSS
Former North Melbourne and Melbourne back-up will finally be a No.1 ruckman after a trade to GWS (although, incredibly, Shane Mumford has signed on for another season). Expected to be priced between $240k-$270k which makes combining a top-priced ruckman like Max Gawn or Brodie Grundy with a bargain R2 a serious option in 2021. Scored 84, 85 and 19 in his three games in 2020.
JEREMY HOWE
One of the buys of 2020, Howe reclaimed his former premium status and then some with an average of 120 over the first four rounds before suffering a season-ending knee injury. Should be back for Round 1, and it will be interesting to see what the KFC SuperCoach bankers do after he started this year at just $431,900 and jumped to $526,800 in a month. Anything around that mark is great value considering his scoring potential.
SAM DRAPER
The young Bombers ruckman made a big splash after a mid-season debut in 2020 and not just for his outrageous mullet. After learning the ropes under Tom Bellchambers he will enter 2021 as the clear No.1 ruck at Essendon. Scored 122 in a game v Richmond but didn’t top 74 in his other eight appearances. Another name in what shapes as a fascinating ruck debate next year.
TOM POWELL
Expect the No.12 draft pick to be one of the first players picked in The Phantom’s 2021 squad. The ball magnet has been likened to Tom Mitchell for his ball-winning ability, averaging 35 disposals and nine clearances in the SA under-18 comp this year and topping 200 KFC SuperCoach points in a game twice, including an epic 47-disposal return against West Adelaide.
BRAD CROUCH
Crouch’s price will be very tempting after he averaged just 83 at the Crows in 2020, 15 points down on his 2019 output. Next year he’ll partner Jack Steele at the feet of Paddy Ryder and Rowan Marshall after joining the Saints as a free agent. The question is whether he can graduate to a KFC SuperCoach premium who regularly scores 110 or better after previously being capped around the 100 mark.
LIAM DUGGAN
A strong finish to a season is a traditional indicator of KFC breakout and Duggan fits the bill after averaging 98 over the final eight games, up from 69 in his first eight — and remember his price will be based on his season average of 83.5. The unsung Eagles defender is Shannon Hurn’s SuperCoach heir apparent.
BEN CUNNINGTON
Something of a forgotten man after playing just three games in 2020 - but Round 1 produced a very memorable 185 KFC SuperCoach points. The perennial premo - who averaged 115 over the first 12 rounds in 2019 - should get a big price discount from the SuperCoach bankers.
WAYNE MILERA
The 2020 breakout contender played just two games before missing the rest of the year with a foot injury. Should get a sizeable price discount — expect to get him for less than $400k — and will have plenty of responsibility in a young Adelaide outfit in 2021. Skilful ball-user who will have a lucrative KFC SuperCoach role at half-back.
CONNOR MENADUE
Former Tiger returns after a year out of the game via the rookie draft and is aiming for a Round 1 debut for North Melbourne. Wasn’t a noted KFC SuperCoach scorer at Richmond but he never got much of a chance there, playing 39 games over five seasons. The Kangaroos are completely turning over their list and a cut-price Menadue could be a sneaky pick-up.
JACK LUKOSIUS
The former No.2 draft pick will be entering his third season, which is early for a breakout, but a guy who can score 130-plus two weeks in a row in his second year is worth a closer look. Keep a close eye on his role – if it includes taking kick-ins and using his elite kicking out of the back half in a team likely to win a lot more games in 2021, I will be very tempted.
ISAAC HEENEY
Playing just six games would normally qualify Heeney for a 10 per cent price discount for the following season but those rules might be a bit fuzzy this year after a shortened season. If Heeney is priced at under $500k even noted sceptic Gilbert Gardiner will have to take notice - remember this guy scored 152 points in Round 1.
JAMARRA UGLE-HAGAN
The No.1 draft pick never comes cheap but, as we saw with Matt Rowell this year, paying a bit extra can be worth it. Bulldogs fans aren’t the only ones who can’t wait to see the Buddy Franklin-like talent in action at AFL level. Key forwards aren’t usually good options in KFC SuperCoach but Ugle-Hagan is more than that, and could even start his career at half-back.
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Has Balta as a defender and most of the other players I checked looked reasonable.
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Eight winners, eight losers and two big question marks from 2021 KFC SuperCoach prices
Al Paton
Get the first look at KFC SuperCoach prices for next season. Who has skyrocketed in price and who has taken a surprising fall?
Before state and federal budgets, reporters enter a lockup to give them time to read all the documents — and the penalties for leaks are severe.
Fortunately the same does not apply to KFC SuperCoach — at least we hope not!
The prices for Australia’s biggest and best fantasy game are in the process of being locked in to prepare for the imminent release of the 2021 team picker tomorrow.
We’ve got our hands on some of them a day early - here are 18 names that jumped off the page.
Note: Prices subject to change
Loser: Jake Lloyd $656,400 DEF
The Swans’ best-and-fairest winner has been the most expensive defender in KFC SuperCoach for the past two seasons, but this is ridiculous. His price tag is nearly $100k higher than the next most expensive backman — and $65k up from his R1 price last year — after a phenomenal season in which he averaged 122 points a game. But if you want a scorer you can take to the bank, he’s your man — after Round 1 last year he only scored below 110 once.
Winner: Brodie Grundy $648,200 RUCK
This time last year Grundy topped the KFC SuperCoach rich list — he was the most expensive player in the game at $705,900. After a modest season by his standards you can get him more than $50k cheaper next season. And by “modest’ we mean he averaged 120.6 points per game, the sixth-best return in the comp. Lift, Brodie!
Loser: Christian Petracca $631,400 MID
You could get Petracca before Round 1, 2020 for $441k, and as a forward. Fast-forward 12 months and the explosive Demon is one of the top-priced midfielders in the game. That’s what happens when you boost your SuperCoach average from 81.3 to 117.5 in one season.
Winner: Patrick Dangerfield (Geel) $611,900 FWD/MID
Dangerfield has been a KFC SuperCoach premium for almost a decade — in the past nine season his worst year was 2014, when he averaged 105.6. His 2020 season (average 113.9) was a bit of a rollercoaster, but he ended on a huge high with scores of 139 and 170 in the final three rounds when he played out of the goalsquare, a role we are likely to see a lot more of in 2021. It also means he is a dual-position player in KFC SuperCoach.
Loser: Matt Rowell (GC) $495,100 MID
Playing fewer than seven games in a season usually means a price discount in SuperCoach. Rowell played five and is nearly $300,000 more expensive than at the star of last year. They were a handy five games, scoring 80, 171, 141, 114 and an injury-impacted 6. The footy world is hoping he can return to that form, or even improve.
Winner: Dustin Martin (Rich) $541,600 FWD/MID
Fortunately, the KFC SuperCoach bankers don’t take finals form into account when calculating prices. Dusty averaged 134 in his three finals compared to 100.8 in the home-and-away season, and is about $2000 cheaper in 2021 as a result. But it does raise an interesting question since the H&A season is when KFC SuperCoach is played - with averages of 104, 100 and 101 in his past three seasons, is Dusty a must-have? Given his ability go large (he scored 184 in a game last year) and his habit of returning huge numbers against the Blues in Round 1, it would be a bold call to start without him.
Loser: Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (WB) $207,300 FWD
The KFC SuperCoach banker keeps a close eye on the draft, handing the highest picks a premium. As a result Ugle-Hagan, who was selected at No.1 last week, is worth $100k more than some draftees and more than some players who have been in the system for years, despite not having played an AFL game. But then the same applied to Rowell last year and nobody who picked him regretted it.
Winner: Jack Ziebell (NM) $257,900 FWD
The North Melbourne captain never got going in 2020, playing eight games for a career-low KFC SuperCoach average of just 48. He is confident a new training regime will have him fit and firing next year when he could be deployed across half-back by new coach David Noble. That’s a very positive sign he can get his average back to the 91 he managed in 2019 which would make him one of the bargains of the year.
Loser: Marlion Pickett (Rich) $386,500 MID
The easiest decision in KFC SuperCoach at the start of 2020 was picking Richmond’s one-game premiership hero. Pickett now has two flags from just 20 games but the job of picking our rookies has gotten a little bit harder.
Winner: Alex Davies (GC) $102,400 MID
Some clubs aren’t happy about the AFL’s generous draft concessions to Gold Coast, but they could deliver a huge gift to KFC SuperCoach players. Davies was tipped as a top-20 draft talent but the Suns got him for free as a pre-draft selection, resulting in a bargain basement price. The clearance specialist from Cairns is ready to play right away, the issue might be breaking into a suddenly strong Gold Coast midfield.
Loser: Izak Rankine (GC) $371,600 FWD
The only thing more fun than watching Rankine play last season was having him in your SuperCoach team. We’ll just have to enjoy him as an independent observer in 2021 after his price was listed at almost $250k more than we got him before Round 1.
Winner: Mark Hutchings (WC) $157,600 MID
Hutchings is a tagger — normally the sort of player that KFC SuperCoach players hate. But when you see a price like that ($50k cheaper than Jamarra Ugle-Hagan!), you have to change your thinking about the Eagles veteran. Hutchings battled injury through 2020, playing just three games, but has signed a one-year rookie contract for next season. Don’t expect big scores but if he’s shaping as a senior regular he could be a surprise bench option.
Loser: Sam Naismith (Syd) $376,100 RUCK
The Sydney ruckman shaped as one of the buys of 2020 after scoring 121 in Round 1, his first game back from a long-term knee injury, off a starting price of just $251k. Unfortunately, things went pear-shaped from there as he ruptured his ACL again. Even if he is back for the start of 2021, he managed to add $125k to his price tag which puts him out of our KFC SuperCoach plans.
Winner: Josh Dunkley (WB) $560,200 FWD/MID
Dunkley didn’t get his trade wish to move to Essendon but he could find himself in plenty of KFC SuperCoach teams after being priced $75k cheaper than he was before last season. He battled injuries in 2020 but still produced scores of 151, 131 and 128 to remind us what he is capable of. Hopefully the trade scare — and the arrival of Stefan Martin — ends the Dunkley ruck experiment, and the fact we can now pick him in the forward line makes him a very attractive option.
Loser: Tim English (WB) $551,200 RUCK
Dunkley’s Bulldogs teammate joined the elite club of payers to have scored 200 KFC SuperCoach points in a game in Round 7 so it’s no surprise his price tag is more than $100k up from last year. He had a form slump after the double-ton including three scores in the 50s before finishing strongly with 132, 103 and 143 in the final three rounds. Stef Martin will help his development but it’s not good for his SuperCoach prospects if he’s spending more time resting in the forward line.
Winner: Dylan Roberton (StK) $139,700 DEF
Roberton was a bargain last season when he started at $260,400. That didn’t work out - playing just one game for 26 points. But look at that 2021 price! We are paying only a few bucks more than most first-year draftees for a guy who has been in the system for a decade and averaged over 90 in a season twice. We didn’t need another reason to barrack for Robbo to get his health and career back on track, but we really got one. Give him a go, Ratts!
... and two big question marks
Patrick Cripps (Carl) $523,700 MID
Cripps established himself as a genuine KFC SuperCoach premium scorer in 2018-19, averaging 118 over those 42 games. But after a strong start - averaging 110 over the first five rounds - his 2020 season went off the rails a bit, producing just four more 100-plus scores for the year. That means he has a very attractive price tag given his scoring potential - a $112k discount from last year - but his owners this year will be wary. The Blues should improve but does that mean Cripps actually does less of the heavy-lifting?
Jy Simpkin (NM) $499,700 MID
We saw Simpkin’s scoring potential early last year when h went on a scoring tear, averaging 119.6 to Round 6. Then he rolled his ankle against Richmond and didn’t really recover until late in the year, finishing with a bang - 144 in Round 18. He caused lots of headaches, but if you think that represents his true scoring ability, he’s a great buy at the price.
Al Paton
Get the first look at KFC SuperCoach prices for next season. Who has skyrocketed in price and who has taken a surprising fall?
Before state and federal budgets, reporters enter a lockup to give them time to read all the documents — and the penalties for leaks are severe.
Fortunately the same does not apply to KFC SuperCoach — at least we hope not!
The prices for Australia’s biggest and best fantasy game are in the process of being locked in to prepare for the imminent release of the 2021 team picker tomorrow.
We’ve got our hands on some of them a day early - here are 18 names that jumped off the page.
Note: Prices subject to change
Loser: Jake Lloyd $656,400 DEF
The Swans’ best-and-fairest winner has been the most expensive defender in KFC SuperCoach for the past two seasons, but this is ridiculous. His price tag is nearly $100k higher than the next most expensive backman — and $65k up from his R1 price last year — after a phenomenal season in which he averaged 122 points a game. But if you want a scorer you can take to the bank, he’s your man — after Round 1 last year he only scored below 110 once.
Winner: Brodie Grundy $648,200 RUCK
This time last year Grundy topped the KFC SuperCoach rich list — he was the most expensive player in the game at $705,900. After a modest season by his standards you can get him more than $50k cheaper next season. And by “modest’ we mean he averaged 120.6 points per game, the sixth-best return in the comp. Lift, Brodie!
Loser: Christian Petracca $631,400 MID
You could get Petracca before Round 1, 2020 for $441k, and as a forward. Fast-forward 12 months and the explosive Demon is one of the top-priced midfielders in the game. That’s what happens when you boost your SuperCoach average from 81.3 to 117.5 in one season.
Winner: Patrick Dangerfield (Geel) $611,900 FWD/MID
Dangerfield has been a KFC SuperCoach premium for almost a decade — in the past nine season his worst year was 2014, when he averaged 105.6. His 2020 season (average 113.9) was a bit of a rollercoaster, but he ended on a huge high with scores of 139 and 170 in the final three rounds when he played out of the goalsquare, a role we are likely to see a lot more of in 2021. It also means he is a dual-position player in KFC SuperCoach.
Loser: Matt Rowell (GC) $495,100 MID
Playing fewer than seven games in a season usually means a price discount in SuperCoach. Rowell played five and is nearly $300,000 more expensive than at the star of last year. They were a handy five games, scoring 80, 171, 141, 114 and an injury-impacted 6. The footy world is hoping he can return to that form, or even improve.
Winner: Dustin Martin (Rich) $541,600 FWD/MID
Fortunately, the KFC SuperCoach bankers don’t take finals form into account when calculating prices. Dusty averaged 134 in his three finals compared to 100.8 in the home-and-away season, and is about $2000 cheaper in 2021 as a result. But it does raise an interesting question since the H&A season is when KFC SuperCoach is played - with averages of 104, 100 and 101 in his past three seasons, is Dusty a must-have? Given his ability go large (he scored 184 in a game last year) and his habit of returning huge numbers against the Blues in Round 1, it would be a bold call to start without him.
Loser: Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (WB) $207,300 FWD
The KFC SuperCoach banker keeps a close eye on the draft, handing the highest picks a premium. As a result Ugle-Hagan, who was selected at No.1 last week, is worth $100k more than some draftees and more than some players who have been in the system for years, despite not having played an AFL game. But then the same applied to Rowell last year and nobody who picked him regretted it.
Winner: Jack Ziebell (NM) $257,900 FWD
The North Melbourne captain never got going in 2020, playing eight games for a career-low KFC SuperCoach average of just 48. He is confident a new training regime will have him fit and firing next year when he could be deployed across half-back by new coach David Noble. That’s a very positive sign he can get his average back to the 91 he managed in 2019 which would make him one of the bargains of the year.
Loser: Marlion Pickett (Rich) $386,500 MID
The easiest decision in KFC SuperCoach at the start of 2020 was picking Richmond’s one-game premiership hero. Pickett now has two flags from just 20 games but the job of picking our rookies has gotten a little bit harder.
Winner: Alex Davies (GC) $102,400 MID
Some clubs aren’t happy about the AFL’s generous draft concessions to Gold Coast, but they could deliver a huge gift to KFC SuperCoach players. Davies was tipped as a top-20 draft talent but the Suns got him for free as a pre-draft selection, resulting in a bargain basement price. The clearance specialist from Cairns is ready to play right away, the issue might be breaking into a suddenly strong Gold Coast midfield.
Loser: Izak Rankine (GC) $371,600 FWD
The only thing more fun than watching Rankine play last season was having him in your SuperCoach team. We’ll just have to enjoy him as an independent observer in 2021 after his price was listed at almost $250k more than we got him before Round 1.
Winner: Mark Hutchings (WC) $157,600 MID
Hutchings is a tagger — normally the sort of player that KFC SuperCoach players hate. But when you see a price like that ($50k cheaper than Jamarra Ugle-Hagan!), you have to change your thinking about the Eagles veteran. Hutchings battled injury through 2020, playing just three games, but has signed a one-year rookie contract for next season. Don’t expect big scores but if he’s shaping as a senior regular he could be a surprise bench option.
Loser: Sam Naismith (Syd) $376,100 RUCK
The Sydney ruckman shaped as one of the buys of 2020 after scoring 121 in Round 1, his first game back from a long-term knee injury, off a starting price of just $251k. Unfortunately, things went pear-shaped from there as he ruptured his ACL again. Even if he is back for the start of 2021, he managed to add $125k to his price tag which puts him out of our KFC SuperCoach plans.
Winner: Josh Dunkley (WB) $560,200 FWD/MID
Dunkley didn’t get his trade wish to move to Essendon but he could find himself in plenty of KFC SuperCoach teams after being priced $75k cheaper than he was before last season. He battled injuries in 2020 but still produced scores of 151, 131 and 128 to remind us what he is capable of. Hopefully the trade scare — and the arrival of Stefan Martin — ends the Dunkley ruck experiment, and the fact we can now pick him in the forward line makes him a very attractive option.
Loser: Tim English (WB) $551,200 RUCK
Dunkley’s Bulldogs teammate joined the elite club of payers to have scored 200 KFC SuperCoach points in a game in Round 7 so it’s no surprise his price tag is more than $100k up from last year. He had a form slump after the double-ton including three scores in the 50s before finishing strongly with 132, 103 and 143 in the final three rounds. Stef Martin will help his development but it’s not good for his SuperCoach prospects if he’s spending more time resting in the forward line.
Winner: Dylan Roberton (StK) $139,700 DEF
Roberton was a bargain last season when he started at $260,400. That didn’t work out - playing just one game for 26 points. But look at that 2021 price! We are paying only a few bucks more than most first-year draftees for a guy who has been in the system for a decade and averaged over 90 in a season twice. We didn’t need another reason to barrack for Robbo to get his health and career back on track, but we really got one. Give him a go, Ratts!
... and two big question marks
Patrick Cripps (Carl) $523,700 MID
Cripps established himself as a genuine KFC SuperCoach premium scorer in 2018-19, averaging 118 over those 42 games. But after a strong start - averaging 110 over the first five rounds - his 2020 season went off the rails a bit, producing just four more 100-plus scores for the year. That means he has a very attractive price tag given his scoring potential - a $112k discount from last year - but his owners this year will be wary. The Blues should improve but does that mean Cripps actually does less of the heavy-lifting?
Jy Simpkin (NM) $499,700 MID
We saw Simpkin’s scoring potential early last year when h went on a scoring tear, averaging 119.6 to Round 6. Then he rolled his ankle against Richmond and didn’t really recover until late in the year, finishing with a bang - 144 in Round 18. He caused lots of headaches, but if you think that represents his true scoring ability, he’s a great buy at the price.