In SuperCoach Era, where the trend appears to be to select up and coming Young Guns such as Patrick Dangerfield and Dayne Beams there has been no talk of Old School SuperCoach Premiums. It has actually been implicitly or expressly ridiculed to have Old School premiums in your initial SuperCoach team. However, my view is you should at least consider them especially if they have a soft draw early.
A few Old School favourites that possibly should be at least considered (but not necessarily selected) include:
Adam Goodes ($479,900)
Average - 89.7(16), 108.2 (22), 94.3(22), 113.2(22), 105.6(22)
Draw - GWS, GCS, NTH, GEE, STK, BRL,
Nick Riewoldt ($513,100)
Looking at Rowsus' great article on Search for Flat Track Bullies, Riewoldt has a nice mention. I also read somewhere that Riewoldt has a relatively good average against the first four teams that St Kilda play (GCS, RIC, GWS, ESS). Riewoldt's starting price is a bit too high for my liking.
Paul Chapman ($535,600)
I have no doubt that Chapman has been discarded by 90% of SuperCoach teams, but I have not discarded him. Chapman is probably too risky for most. Chapman has had a great record in SuperCoach and apparently had a great pre-season. Yes, Chapman was subbed off, but I read Geelong would have kept him on if it was a regular AFL game.
Chris Newman - No comment
While I am not proactively advising any of these Old School SuperCoach premiums, and note that this is not an exhaustive list, I think you should not just simply select Young Guns just for the sake of it.
Adam Goodes is firming in my team the more I think of it.
Is anyone considering Old School SuperCoach players; for example, Dal Santo, Jude Bolton (to a lesser extent), Chris Judd and Matthew Pavlich (yes limited pre-season)? Or should the past stay in the past?
Remember, the reason why you think these guys are Old School is obviously because they are (implicitly) underperforming, which means that these Old School premiums are arguably underpriced (if they come back to their premium status).
Again, I highlight that I'm not suggesting any of these players should be in your team, but with 30 trades and with an opportunity of a Pinch Hitter strategy, my advise is don't be afraid to pick (or at least consider) an old school favourite.
A few Old School favourites that possibly should be at least considered (but not necessarily selected) include:
- Adam Goodes
- Nick Riewoldt
- Paul Chapman
- Chris Newman
Adam Goodes ($479,900)
Average - 89.7(16), 108.2 (22), 94.3(22), 113.2(22), 105.6(22)
Draw - GWS, GCS, NTH, GEE, STK, BRL,
Nick Riewoldt ($513,100)
Looking at Rowsus' great article on Search for Flat Track Bullies, Riewoldt has a nice mention. I also read somewhere that Riewoldt has a relatively good average against the first four teams that St Kilda play (GCS, RIC, GWS, ESS). Riewoldt's starting price is a bit too high for my liking.
Paul Chapman ($535,600)
I have no doubt that Chapman has been discarded by 90% of SuperCoach teams, but I have not discarded him. Chapman is probably too risky for most. Chapman has had a great record in SuperCoach and apparently had a great pre-season. Yes, Chapman was subbed off, but I read Geelong would have kept him on if it was a regular AFL game.
Chris Newman - No comment
While I am not proactively advising any of these Old School SuperCoach premiums, and note that this is not an exhaustive list, I think you should not just simply select Young Guns just for the sake of it.
Adam Goodes is firming in my team the more I think of it.
Is anyone considering Old School SuperCoach players; for example, Dal Santo, Jude Bolton (to a lesser extent), Chris Judd and Matthew Pavlich (yes limited pre-season)? Or should the past stay in the past?
Remember, the reason why you think these guys are Old School is obviously because they are (implicitly) underperforming, which means that these Old School premiums are arguably underpriced (if they come back to their premium status).
Again, I highlight that I'm not suggesting any of these players should be in your team, but with 30 trades and with an opportunity of a Pinch Hitter strategy, my advise is don't be afraid to pick (or at least consider) an old school favourite.
