Do You Really Need To?

Hellopplz. Round 12 brought us 2 MASSIVE supercoach scores. Both over 200 and both by two players slipping under the radar…..until now!! Lindsay Thomas and Jack Riewoldt are the two. Also note that these two players are forwards. Do you really need to trade them in? I’ll give my view on the matter in this little piece.

Lets start of with Lindsay. A typical small forward. There to get the crumb, get a few goals and apply defensive pressure. Don’t neccessarily equate to supercoach scores. If you look at the scores he’s pulled this year, take out the MONSTER 217 and what other scores do you come up with? Next highest was a 96. Look beyond that and you see nothing. Scores vary from as low as 31 to as high as 69. Most of the scores are in the 40’s. Don’t think he should be brought in. Can’t really be used as a cash cow this late in the season either. Has a negative breakeven but with many coaches running out of trades, would really let his 217 slide by right now.

Now we come up to one of the shining lights at the Tigers this year. JRoo would be a much better option for people looking at uniqueness and X factors come finals time. Being a Key Position Player does make his scores very up and down. But something he does more often than Thomas is that he can actually hit that ton, and hit it quite often. He’s hit it 5 times this year which isn’t that bad. But considering 4 of them have been in the last 5 weeks, he is in fine form. The one he didn’t was still a serviceable 90. Lowest score was a 56 (twice) but his highs definately outdo his lows. For a 22 year old, he has very good hands especially in a one on one contest. Has had past issues with his ego but Hardwick seems to have that in check this year. One of those reasons why he has stood out from the pack this year. Is a little pricey at 476k but has a negative breakeven. If you think he can keep it up, would jump on now before he is out of reach.

2010
06/16
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Forgotten Heroes

Hellopplz. Sorry for the long time between posts. Been pretty busy. This little piece is for 2 guys who don’t get as much attention as the bigger names. But they still manage to do their jobs week after week.

First up is James Kelly. We all know about this guy. Playing Half Back for Geelong seems a good place for him to rack up points. He’s good for a 90 average but not that 100+ average people are looking for. But he is fairly consistent. Not too many games of 20+ disposals but still manages decent 90+ scores. 5 games of 90+ this year with lowest score being 62 is pretty good.  Considering he’s only missed 1 game this year. Has had a trouble staying on field for the whole 22 games so could be wary of this. Still he seems a good solid unique pick for those thinking of taking a risk to overcome some league games.

This guy started the year with a bang with 4 hundreds in the first 5 weeks including a monster 142. I’m talking about Jude Bolton. If you noticed those games, he actually played a tagging role. Who knew a tagger could score so well….. (wink wink). Last 4 weeks he has been quite a form slump. 3 of those matches were against Cats, Dogs and Freo. Reckon that hit to the head round 6 has affected him to some extent. After that week, he slowed down. Expect him to bounce back though. Is pretty cheap if anybody is looking for a Gun midfielder for cheap. Is durable and usually averages a minimum of 95+ for yearly averages since 2005. Smokie pick for those who think they need a little more edge in their league. But would wait for him to Find some more confidence before jumping on. Breakeven of 129 means he’ll come down a bit more for those few to see about him in the near future.

2010
05/31
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They’re Worth It

Hello SCA readers, Alex here, this piece is on players at the moment who are showing good value. There are plenty out there, ones that are underpicked as well. Hope you enjoy it.

First up is Paul ‘Duffman’ Duffield. He has fallen to 438k, averaging 96, and has a BE of 68. To me this guy is as cheap as you will get him at the moment. Coming of a strong 126 he is looking like a good target for people like Waters, Maguire or Hunt to finish up a backline. He has the ability to score very well and his long rebounding scores boost his SC scores.

Next We have Ryan O’keefe, he started the year well and although he is in a major form slump at the moment he is almost to cheap to pass up. He is representing similar value to that of Adam Goodes a few weeks ago. With a BE of 96 he isn’t going to be getting much cheaper than he is at the moment, 385k, a lot less than people payed for this premium at the beginning of the year.

Next we take a look at Jason Winderlich. He started the year slowly, although it is likely that was due to back spasms he was having earlier in the year, and with the return of form for the bombers, comes the return of form for this man. After putting up 2 tons in a row his BE has fallen to 26 and his 386K price tag is starting to look very tasty. Only 4 tons this year, and an average of 76, but the upside is, all 4 of those tons have come in the last 5 weeks. This man is back to the running and carrying he was up to Happy Supercoaching.

Alex.

2010
05/31
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1 In 100

Hey SCA readers it’s me, again. This is a post about players in less than 5 percent of teams. And frankly I don’t understand why. These players could be the difference between your team and the one next to it. It could get you over the line in a league match. However it can also go the other way, when unique players don’t perform it has an extra sting. Hope you enjoy it.

First up Brad Green. Well, well, well, this guy is a cult figure at Melbourne and a loyal servant to the Dees. He averaged 85 last year, but he only played 12 games. In 2008 when he played 20 games he averaged 98. He is courageous and you can always count on him to give you a good score. Even better he is only in 0.59% of teams with only 2185 teams picking him.

This next guy has to get some recognition. His name is Brad Sewell and he is representing terrific value at the moment. He has fallen to 516k from 590k at the start of the year. he averaged a handy 111 last year in his 19 games and in 2008 played 18 matches averaging 97.5. He is tough, he is skilled, and he tackles, a lot. He also features rarely in teams. Only being a part of 1.29% teams, with  4788 picks. To me, he is looking like an awesome pick that could be a great addition to any midfield.

Next we take a look at a Shaw. And not the one that can’t take a tag. I’m talking about Rhyce Shaw. He will set you back a little under 450k. He averages 81 so far this season which is less than last year, when he averaged 94. He has fallen about 60k this year and is looking cheap. he gets heaps of the ball and is much more consistent than his brother even though he’s had a bad start to the year. He rebounds for the Swans even though his role has been somewhat taken by Malceski he still breaks the lines. I think this guy could potentially get your backline the unique boost it’s been looking for. He has only been picked in 10,506 teams which is 2.83 percent.

Happy Supercoaching 😉

Alex.

2010
05/23
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You Know You Want To

Hey SCA readers, Alex here with a piece on tempting players, the ones you should be considering and staying wary of. Hope you enjoy it.

First up is Leon Davis. After yet another atrocious performance last night Leon is set to fall to 364k. He is starting to look very tasty after starting the year at 590k. With scores of 31,34,63,45,57 and 71 this year I think you should steer clear of this showpony. His role has changed this year, making way for Wellingham, Sidebottom and others and he is getting no midfield time at all. I think unless Malthouse starts to let Leon weave his magic in the middle, these disgusting scores will continue.

Next we have a look at Adam Goodes. After a score of 103 in a disappointing Swans side against the Bulldogs he is starting to look good. Last year he averaged 120.6 after round 9 and in 2008 he averaged 114.7 in the second half of the season. Another thing is he has only missed 3 games since 2001. He is looking like a magnificent trade target for forward rookies or mid pricers.

Next we take a look at Simon Goodwin. A great player who has been a warrior for Adelaide for years now The only question over him is his age. Well he has been up and down so far this year and fallen over 100k to 426k. With a BE of 79 he is starting to look like a target for guys like Goose Maguire and Beau Waters. He is looking like he could take position as 6th back for a few SC teams.

Happy Supercoaching.

Alex.

2010
05/22
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Fluke or Underperforming Gun?

Hello SCA readers it’s Alex here with a piece on someone I know a lot of people brought in this week, only for him to continue bad form this season. I think you know who it is, hope you enjoy ! 😉

Well as you most likely guessed yes it is him, Ryan Hargrave. After a stellar year last year playing 20 games at an average of 96.8 points per game with 9 games of 100 or more. Although last year was a breakout year and the rule suggests not to pick players on the back of a breakout year, he looked primed to keep on improving this year. But it was not to be, coaches who picked him up at the start of the year were immediately burned with him starting the year poorly with scores of 70 &79, his BE was sky-high and people were considering taking him out of their teams. Those who didn’t were further hurt by this underperforming ‘gun.’ Hurt early in the Doggies match against the Hawks, and didn’t return. Finishing the game with a poor score of 9, leading him to a price drop of 66500 first up. After this a lot of coaches started to look at him as a severely underpriced premium and quite a few traded him in, or watchlisted him for when the 9 came out of his rolling average. Those who brought him in were also hurt by another disappointing score of 67 and didn’t play the next week. Suddenly after falling from a starting price of 514200 to 396800.
This was when a lot of watched him score 95 against St.Kilda in what seemed to be the game that would see him return to his form of last year. But it wasn’t to be, he fell another 30k that week and then ran out to face the Dees last night. This is what convinced me he is not the same player he was last year, his average has dropped from 96 from last year to 64 this year. A 32 point drop in average. It is huge, almost to much. Can he recover from this? It seems not with Gilbee back to his best after being held back by injury last year. He looks like he just can’t get back to doing what he was doing. I may eat my words next week and at the end of the season. But to me it looks like Hargrave is back to averaging the scores he pulled out before last year. – 2008 he averaged 76, in 2007 he averaged 88. In 2006 he averaged just 67. This is the player he was before while Gilbee was at his best. Gilbee is back this year, and so are Hargraves ordinary scores.

Happy Supercoaching.

Alex.;)

2010
05/07
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Big Machines & Maybe A Wonderwall?

Hellopplz once again. Since there hasn’t been much activity on sca101 I’m going to try and post a few new topics up here during the weekend to keep our loyal readers happy. Can you guess what this article is about just from the title? Hope you said ruckman and not Barry Hall!! This article is dedicated to a few underappreciated ruckman in the supercoach world. One had a stunning last year, One is second highest scoring ruckman going into round 7 and the Other is a breakout star looming on a poor team this year. First 2 are obvious in the big Hmac and Jamar but I’ll let you think about the third one for a little bit. Sorry if it seems a tad longer than my other posts but hope you enjoy the little extra read. Maybe grab lunch/dinner and eat while you read.
Towering at 2.03m tall is the big old reliable Hamish MacIntosh. How he is selected in only 16,000 odd teams is fairly suprising as Kreuzer is well over 50,000. He is fairly consistent for a big man and is doing well in a rebuilding team. Hasn’t had a game under 10 disposals but none over 20 either. His ruck work and round the ground skills is what is saving him. He is taking a fair few marks and has been moved up forward a bit more with the injection of Goldstein into the team. A reliable pick for those who are looking to cash in Seaby after his injury or looking to upgrade any of their other ruck picks. He is a top 5 ruckman in the comp both in real life and in supercoach so isn’t that risky pick.
Mark Jamar at an age of 27 is entering the prime of his ruck years. In a rebuilding Melbourne side and is probably their best ruckman available, looks to have good job sercurity this year. His scoring is looking like he will be another rollercoaster ride. 3 rounds so far he has scored 100+ but 2 rounds he has scored 60+ (3 if you count this round). He is a typical tap ruckman which can do this. Jolly is a tap ruckman and his main goal is just to tap the ball down. Jamar is the same in the sense and will go missing some games possession wise just to concentrate on his ruckwork. But like any typical tap ruckman, when up against a team with no ruck division (*cough Hawthorn) they should dominate and rack up an easy 100 which he did round 1. But his other 2 100’s came against collingwood and kangaroos. Looks to be a decent smokie if you want to back a dark horse this year in the ruck.
The moment of truth has arrived. I’ll let you take a moment to lock in your answers and lets see what happens. Drumroll please…… The breakout potential this year in the ruck is……. Ivan Maric (hoorah hoorah). WHO? I was saying the same thing until I was pointed into his direction but a fella who was thinking outside the box. A 24 year old in a big 1.98m and 102kg body seems worth a look. Might turn you off that he plays for Adelaide, but he might be that X factor who could do wonders once the crows hit their straps. He is more like Hmac and not Jamar. He has been around that 10 possession mark for the entire year so far. A stunning game against Melbourne pulled him a 121 with only 13 hitouts and 18 disposals. Came close to the 100 last week against the tigers with just 11 possessions (+28 hitouts). Pretty impressive isn’t it? If he can set one more game alight within the next week or two, will be on alot of people’s watchlist incase a ruckman goes down. If Adelaide can go on a winning streak, he might just be a Wonderwall….
If you had noticed the title is based off Two songs. Can you guess which songs? One is a given but the other might be a little tougher. If you have read this far, hope you enjoyed the read.
2010
05/07
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Richmond Stars???

Hellopplz once again. Long time between posts I know but think it’s time to let people know that playing for a poor side doesn’t always mean your a bad supercoacher. These two guys have been proven premiums over a number of years but seem to be left in the dark this year. Chris Newman and Brett Deledio are the guys I’m trying to get across.

Chris Newman has been a proven and consistent premium over past few years. Without Bowden though, many thought he would struggle with a relatively new backline to work with. Those people were right to an extent, but don’t expect Newman to take it lying down. After a very dismal round 1 and a week’s rest has scored back to back 100’s past 2 games. At a price of $485k, looking pretty juicy for those willing to back him to get back to his best. Except for round 1, Newman has averaged a respectable 21 disposals mopping up down back for the tigers. With a poor Richmond side, can expect the ball to be down there alot. Newman is their go-to-man down back and will get a fair few possessions and we all know he can kick.

Brett Deledio should be considered one of the young gun midfielders of the competition along with Pendlebury, Gibbs and Selwood. Anybody would be licking their lips if they had any of the 4 in their team (which will be a little piece in the weeks to come). Somehow Deledio has been placed a step below the other 3. Why? Probably because he will cop the main tag every week. Apart from the 56 in round 2 (against the young Picken) hasn’t scored below 80 any other time. Even though he has only cracked the 100 only twice so far, he also started last year off slowly. We all know how that turned out. Is usually a good kick but didn’t show it on the weekend against the cats (80 sc points from 34 possessions). When left untagged, he is very damaging. Don’t think many will consider trading him in but at least keep him on your watchlist. A youngster who is durable and doubt he will stay below 500k for much longer ($486k before round 7).

2010
05/03
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Tackling Kings

This blog will be dedicated to the underrated tacklers of the competition. Andrew Swallow and Domenic Cassisi are who I’m talking about. Swallow is at a decent 499k entering round 5 while Cassisi is as a low 415k. Both facing the same breakeven at 107, which is well within their reach. Both slip under many supercoachers radar as they aren’t big names. Cassisi is the captain at port but was overshadowed by Burgoyne most of his career. This is just to get their name out their for our loyal readers.

Swallow is a nice young player with a big future ahead of him with the building Kangaroos. Coming off a breakout year but being a key midfielder alongside Harvey and Anthony to help steer the Roos in the right direction going forward. Last year Swallow picked up a stunning 152 tackles in all (averaging roughly 7 tackles per game). Has started this year right where he left off with 34 tackles in just the 4 games. He’s one to look out for if he is firing. He is very capable of massive scores, highlighted last year by a  177 point effort in round 21 against St. Kilda. You have to admit that is pretty darn impressive for a young kid fighting for a spot in the team at the start of the year. Still can’t handle the tag as well as he can, but with Harvey and Anthony there, I wouldn’t expect Swallow to be tagged so hard most of the time.

Domenic Cassisi has long been one of my favourites down at Port. If you have seen him play, you know he plays with his heart. He is one real tough nut who isn’t afraid to get down and dirty. With 162 tackles last year, should be considered a Tackling King. He may not be the best ball handler in the competition, but if you can get alot of tackles, they can add up. Has had a fairly slow start to the year, but this is a good thing for those considering cassisi (me being one). Knowing he can average over 100 is always a plus (done in 2008 with an average of 104). May be a tad inconsistent with a few scores bobbing under 60 but is generally a guy who gets you 80+ week in, week out with some scores 130+. Not a big fan of kicking the ball, but the ratio of kicks to handballs has come down so far this year. Expect him to pick up his game next few weeks and don’t expect him to be that cheap for much longer.

2010
04/24
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Pick Him Now- A Bag Of Pods

Hello SCA readers, this is my second Pick Him Now post, this week I will talk about Podsiadly and Rockliff and who you can trade them in for. Hope you enjoy it 😉

On the Up

Tom Rockliff- The kid has had to wait on the sidelines for two weeks before being called up due to injuries to regulars in the team. He has put out two good score with 78 in round 3 and 96 in round 4. He has a low breakeven of 107 and is set to rise in price massively. An upside to Rockliff over Pods is that Rocky plays midfield while Podsiadly is a KPP. Rockliff is looking like a good prospect but there is two issues. The first is the fact that had Brisbane not been hit by injuries he may not of made his debut yet, so who is to say he will hold his spot when those players come back? The second problem is who do we trade out? I think it is unfair to trade him out for Ziebell or Dangerfield, they are both young players who can make more money and give your team good scores. it is also a bit early to be trading out Gubleton or Hitchcock as they both still have more money to make, there is no doubt that you will make money out of picking Rocky, the question  really is, will it be enough to justify using the trade? That is a decision, you as a supercoach, must make.

James Podsiadly- A good player who has been sitting in the VFL for far to long, he has finally gotten a chance to prove himself at AFL level and he looks hungry, he wants to play at the highest level and he wants to be playing every week. He is 28 so he has a big body, he has kicked a bag of goals in both weeks scoring 102 & 96 and has a very low breakeven of -147, again the worry for Pods is job security,although if he keeps playing like he has in the last couple of weeks I can’t see how Bomber could possibly drop him. Again there is no question that he will make you money, but enough? Also even though he has come out with two big scores being a KPP he will obviously be very capable of very low scores.

Coming Down

Ryan Hargrave

Put this guy on your watchlist. Going down early against the Hawks giving him a score of 9 backed up with a score of 67, he has dropped under 400k and with a seemingly unreachable BE of 167 he is bound to drop further. The only question is that with Gilbee returning to form after a down year last year, how will it effect Hargraves scoring? I personally think that he will be back soon and scoring like he did last year. But that again, is your call.

Sam Mitchell

This guy is WAY to cheap, and although people will be scared of by horrible scoring early, for a guy that started the year at 570k, dipping to 470k this quickly and a BE of 161 in a couple of weeks this guy will be to much to resist. At the rate that he is going he may be a straight trade from a rookie. even though people might be horrified by his scores I think a guy that was a premium at that price is a must have, you are crazy if you pass him up.

Happy Supercoaching.

Alex.

2010
04/21
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