Chad Wingard of Port Adelaide is my 2013 SuperCoach smokie. 6th in the 2011 draft with a solid 2012, Wingard could be a SuperCoach gem?
Name - Chad Wingard (PTA)
Position - MID
Price - $276,500
Draft - 6th overall (2011)
2012 Average - 51.7 (19)
2012 Average (non-sub) - 61.7 (13)
2012 Scores - 71, 41*, 42, 17*, 44, 46, 65, 73, 56, 21*, 55, 32*, 18*, 72, 62, 54, 51*, 87, 75
2013 Draw - MEL, GWS, ADE, GCS, WCE, NTH, RIC, CAR, GEE, WBD, BYE, GWS SYD ...
I am seriously considering Chad Wingard and for me it's a bit in left field. I don't normally pick mid-priced player who are positioned in the midfield. Furthermore, Wingard's 2012's statistics are not amazing. Even excluding the sub-effected games, Wingard average only jumps from 51.7 to 61.7. Then the question is why am I even writing an article about Wingard, let alone seriously considering picking Wingard in my initial team?
REASONS FOR
Potential is my main reasoning for considering Chad Wingard.
Wingard was the 6th overall draft pick and Port Adelaide's number 1 draft pick in 2011. Wingard played 19 of 22 games (noting the Bye), which is pretty impressive for a first year player. Wingard's workload appears to have been managed with 6 sub-effected games. While Wingard's average in the non-subbed effected games is only 10 points more than the sub-effected games, it's still a 10 points discount in terms of value.
In Wingard's last 5 non-sub effected games, he scored 72, 62, 54, 87 75, which is an average of 70. Generally, if you pay for a player at a price of 51.7 and get a return of 70, you probably wouldn't be complaining on a 'points per dollar' basis. The problem with this is Wingard would be taking a midfield spot from another player.
On the Port Adelaide Team Board on BigFooty a number of supporters have Wingard in their best 22 and some have Wingard playing in the Centre! The other benefit (and sorry Port Adelaide supporters) is that Wingard doesn't play for a strong club and thus has a decent chance of getting games and hopefully lots of game time.
Port Adelaide's draw also appears decent, namely they have MEL, GWS, GCS, NTH and RIC in their first 7 games, which may help Wingard's scoring.
While, I understand it is a bit of a risk picking Chad Wingard, I'll be watching him very carefully in the pre-season.
REASONS AGAINST
Wingard's price is a bit awkward when we don't know his ceiling.
The fact that Wingard has been subbed 6 of 19 games is a bit concerning, but I'm hoping it's because Port Adelaide were managing Wingard's workload in 2011.
Wingard is very 'left field' for me and probably on my Watch list, but I'm learning towards 'Likely' right now.
Verdict: LIKELY(2)
Name - Chad Wingard (PTA)
Position - MID
Price - $276,500
Draft - 6th overall (2011)
2012 Average - 51.7 (19)
2012 Average (non-sub) - 61.7 (13)
2012 Scores - 71, 41*, 42, 17*, 44, 46, 65, 73, 56, 21*, 55, 32*, 18*, 72, 62, 54, 51*, 87, 75
2013 Draw - MEL, GWS, ADE, GCS, WCE, NTH, RIC, CAR, GEE, WBD, BYE, GWS SYD ...
I am seriously considering Chad Wingard and for me it's a bit in left field. I don't normally pick mid-priced player who are positioned in the midfield. Furthermore, Wingard's 2012's statistics are not amazing. Even excluding the sub-effected games, Wingard average only jumps from 51.7 to 61.7. Then the question is why am I even writing an article about Wingard, let alone seriously considering picking Wingard in my initial team?
REASONS FOR
Potential is my main reasoning for considering Chad Wingard.
Wingard was the 6th overall draft pick and Port Adelaide's number 1 draft pick in 2011. Wingard played 19 of 22 games (noting the Bye), which is pretty impressive for a first year player. Wingard's workload appears to have been managed with 6 sub-effected games. While Wingard's average in the non-subbed effected games is only 10 points more than the sub-effected games, it's still a 10 points discount in terms of value.
In Wingard's last 5 non-sub effected games, he scored 72, 62, 54, 87 75, which is an average of 70. Generally, if you pay for a player at a price of 51.7 and get a return of 70, you probably wouldn't be complaining on a 'points per dollar' basis. The problem with this is Wingard would be taking a midfield spot from another player.
On the Port Adelaide Team Board on BigFooty a number of supporters have Wingard in their best 22 and some have Wingard playing in the Centre! The other benefit (and sorry Port Adelaide supporters) is that Wingard doesn't play for a strong club and thus has a decent chance of getting games and hopefully lots of game time.
Port Adelaide's draw also appears decent, namely they have MEL, GWS, GCS, NTH and RIC in their first 7 games, which may help Wingard's scoring.
While, I understand it is a bit of a risk picking Chad Wingard, I'll be watching him very carefully in the pre-season.
REASONS AGAINST
Wingard's price is a bit awkward when we don't know his ceiling.
The fact that Wingard has been subbed 6 of 19 games is a bit concerning, but I'm hoping it's because Port Adelaide were managing Wingard's workload in 2011.
Wingard is very 'left field' for me and probably on my Watch list, but I'm learning towards 'Likely' right now.
Verdict: LIKELY(2)
