KFC SuperCoach 2021: Fantasy Freako’s ultimate pre-season form guide

The season is just days away. That means it’s time to get your own side together. In the ultimate KFC SuperCoach resource, the top picks and key pre-season stats on every player revealed.

Most KFC SuperCoaches have been glued to the AAMI Series action but no one knows the numbers like Champion Data’s Fantasy Freako.

In the ultimate pre-season form guide, here is every player’s data from the official pre-season game, along with three standouts - or question marks - from every team.

SCOLL THROUGH EVERY PLAYER ON THE TABLE BELOW

Player	Club	Price	Position	Position	Pts	Mins	Pts per 100 Mins	TOG %
Brodie Smith	Adelaide Crows	$438,200	DEF	MID	108	99	109	84.8%
Rory Laird	Adelaide Crows	$564,800	DEF	MID	99	91	108	78.2%
Rory Sloane	Adelaide Crows	$471,900	MID		98	93	105	80.0%
Andrew McPherson	Adelaide Crows	$368,300	DEF		84	91	92	78.1%
Matt Crouch	Adelaide Crows	$594,700	MID		83	90	92	77.2%
Jordon Butts	Adelaide Crows	$176,800	DEF		70	96	73	82.5%
Lachlan Sholl	Adelaide Crows	$343,200	DEF	MID	68	101	67	86.8%
James Rowe	Adelaide Crows	$117,300	FWD		63	95	66	81.7%
Reilly O'Brien	Adelaide Crows	$570,800	RUC		58	99	59	84.3%
Paul Seedsman	Adelaide Crows	$429,800	MID		56	98	57	84.2%
Taylor Walker	Adelaide Crows	$298,200	FWD		52	105	50	89.9%
Ben Keays	Adelaide Crows	$436,200	MID		46	95	48	81.6%
Darcy Fogarty	Adelaide Crows	$286,400	FWD		44	94	47	80.2%
Will Hamill	Adelaide Crows	$210,900	DEF		42	92	45	79.1%
Luke Brown	Adelaide Crows	$363,400	DEF		41	97	42	83.3%
Nicholas Murray	Adelaide Crows	$102,400	DEF		39	100	39	85.6%
Mitchell Hinge	Adelaide Crows	$328,800	MID		35	101	35	86.3%
Shane McAdam	Adelaide Crows	$354,600	FWD		35	84	41	72.3%
Harry Schoenberg	Adelaide Crows	$315,600	FWD		30	86	35	74.0%
Ned McHenry	Adelaide Crows	$212,900	FWD		29	96	30	82.1%
Billy Frampton	Adelaide Crows	$257,200	FWD		23	51	46	43.3%
Chayce Jones	Adelaide Crows	$236,800	MID		13	51	26	43.5%
Sam Berry	Adelaide Crows	$117,300	MID		13	49	27	42.0%
Riley Thilthorpe	Adelaide Crows	$202,800	RUC	FWD	12	46	26	39.2%
Jarrod Berry	Brisbane Lions	$521,500	MID		114	111	103	82.1%
Charlie Cameron	Brisbane Lions	$395,400	FWD		107	118	90	87.9%
Dayne Zorko	Brisbane Lions	$525,800	FWD	MID	105	110	96	81.5%
Lachie Neale	Brisbane Lions	$721,800	MID		101	118	86	87.7%
Daniel Rich	Brisbane Lions	$483,100	DEF		96	107	90	79.2%
Grant Birchall	Brisbane Lions	$375,300	DEF		93	109	85	81.3%
Zac Bailey	Brisbane Lions	$420,300	FWD	MID	90	101	89	74.7%
Harris Andrews	Brisbane Lions	$469,700	DEF		85	111	76	82.6%
Oscar McInerney	Brisbane Lions	$443,400	RUC		76	107	71	79.2%
Ryan Lester	Brisbane Lions	$380,200	DEF		74	113	66	83.7%
Hugh McCluggage	Brisbane Lions	$545,500	MID		73	103	71	76.5%
Tom Fullarton	Brisbane Lions	$128,900	RUC	FWD	65	108	60	80.2%
Joe Daniher	Brisbane Lions	$233,300	FWD		63	119	53	88.6%
Mitch Robinson	Brisbane Lions	$418,800	MID		61	101	60	75.2%
Eric Hipwood	Brisbane Lions	$391,300	FWD		55	107	51	79.6%
Lincoln McCarthy	Brisbane Lions	$354,600	FWD		54	108	50	80.3%
Harry Sharp	Brisbane Lions	$117,300	DEF	MID	52	61	86	45.1%
Jarryd Lyons	Brisbane Lions	$604,600	MID		49	103	48	76.2%
Jack Payne	Brisbane Lions	$255,100	DEF		45	119	38	88.4%
Callum Ah Chee	Brisbane Lions	$310,200	FWD		44	110	40	82.0%
Brandon Starcevich	Brisbane Lions	$307,300	DEF		42	115	37	85.4%
Keidean Coleman	Brisbane Lions	$299,800	FWD		32	97	33	72.4%
Cam Rayner	Brisbane Lions	$392,900	FWD		22	44	50	32.8%
Marcus Adams	Brisbane Lions	$250,400	DEF		8	23	34	17.4%
Jack Silvagni	Carlton	$257,400	FWD		107	106	101	80.6%
Marc Pittonet	Carlton	$421,500	RUC		101	113	90	85.3%
Liam Jones	Carlton	$387,500	DEF		93	132	70	100.0%
Marc Murphy	Carlton	$444,700	MID		88	107	83	80.8%
Adam Saad	Carlton	$526,200	DEF		86	108	79	82.2%
Zac Fisher	Carlton	$394,200	FWD		82	110	75	83.2%
Zac Williams	Carlton	$458,600	DEF		82	95	86	72.0%
Sam Docherty	Carlton	$496,000	DEF		76	118	65	89.1%
Oscar McDonald	Carlton	$295,500	DEF		74	91	81	69.0%
Patrick Cripps	Carlton	$523,700	MID		69	120	58	90.9%
Will Setterfield	Carlton	$481,900	MID		66	104	64	78.7%
Lachie Fogarty	Carlton	$319,100	FWD		64	115	56	87.2%
Jacob Weitering	Carlton	$401,400	DEF		63	87	72	65.9%
Sam Walsh	Carlton	$543,300	MID		61	99	61	75.3%
Sam Petrevski-Seton	Carlton	$401,300	DEF		56	98	57	74.6%
Paddy Dow	Carlton	$202,400	FWD	MID	54	92	59	69.8%
Ed Curnow	Carlton	$512,600	MID		52	114	46	86.2%
Lachie Plowman	Carlton	$354,900	DEF		44	120	37	91.2%
David Cuningham	Carlton	$340,700	FWD		42	55	76	42.0%
Lochie O'Brien	Carlton	$180,500	MID		39	40	97	30.4%
Jack Newnes	Carlton	$401,700	MID	FWD	38	69	55	52.6%
Jack Martin	Carlton	$446,300	FWD		35	101	35	76.5%
Tom Williamson	Carlton	$313,400	DEF		32	98	33	74.1%
Harry McKay	Carlton	$319,900	FWD		-3	29	-10	22.0%
Jack Crisp	Collingwood	$533,200	DEF		130	102	127	87.6%
Brodie Grundy	Collingwood	$648,200	RUC		118	101	117	86.0%
Brayden Maynard	Collingwood	$549,900	DEF		107	96	112	82.0%
Scott Pendlebury	Collingwood	$592,200	MID		104	104	100	88.6%
Jordan De Goey	Collingwood	$435,200	FWD		100	89	113	75.7%
Jeremy Howe	Collingwood	$517,900	DEF		90	79	114	67.3%
Mason Cox	Collingwood	$312,200	FWD		84	91	92	77.6%
John Noble	Collingwood	$393,300	DEF		80	102	79	87.0%
Brayden Sier	Collingwood	$313,800	MID		76	86	89	73.4%
Isaac Quaynor	Collingwood	$405,300	DEF		73	97	75	83.0%
Darcy Moore	Collingwood	$430,200	DEF		71	112	63	95.9%
Darcy Cameron	Collingwood	$302,900	FWD		67	66	102	56.1%
Josh Thomas	Collingwood	$305,800	FWD		63	88	71	75.5%
Jack Madgen	Collingwood	$380,500	DEF		58	106	55	90.7%
Tyler Brown	Collingwood	$311,000	MID		58	98	59	83.6%
Josh Daicos	Collingwood	$442,200	MID		56	92	61	78.9%
Jamie Elliott	Collingwood	$362,700	FWD	MID	55	91	61	77.7%
Jordan Roughead	Collingwood	$311,300	DEF		52	110	47	93.7%
Callum L. Brown	Collingwood	$349,600	FWD		49	95	51	81.5%
Will Hoskin-Elliott	Collingwood	$337,500	FWD		28	99	28	84.3%
Trey Ruscoe	Collingwood	$206,800	FWD		26	79	33	67.2%
Will Kelly	Collingwood	$135,400	FWD		11	29	37	25.2%
Steele Sidebottom	Collingwood	$588,000	FWD	MID	8	11	73	9.3%
Oliver Henry	Collingwood	$135,300	FWD		7	85	8	72.3%
Zach Merrett	Essendon	$620,900	MID		126	99	127	85.0%
Jordan Ridley	Essendon	$547,700	DEF		110	114	97	97.4%
Darcy Parish	Essendon	$465,800	MID		89	93	96	79.6%
Peter Wright	Essendon	$292,300	FWD		89	95	94	80.9%
Jye Caldwell	Essendon	$348,600	FWD	MID	87	78	112	66.5%
Kyle Langford	Essendon	$436,900	FWD	MID	85	101	84	86.5%
Jayden Laverde	Essendon	$308,000	FWD		79	99	80	84.4%
Cale Hooker	Essendon	$372,700	DEF		76	95	80	81.3%
Devon Smith	Essendon	$458,000	MID		74	90	82	77.0%
Andrew McGrath	Essendon	$510,000	MID		72	103	70	87.8%
Sam Draper	Essendon	$378,100	RUC		71	68	105	58.0%
Dylan Shiel	Essendon	$548,000	MID		68	65	105	55.4%
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti	Essendon	$370,400	FWD		63	92	68	78.9%
Nick Hind	Essendon	$331,000	FWD		60	70	86	59.9%
Dyson Heppell	Essendon	$319,100	MID		53	95	56	81.5%
Ned Cahill	Essendon	$161,200	FWD		52	98	53	83.5%
Aaron Francis	Essendon	$320,300	DEF		48	93	52	79.5%
Harrison Jones	Essendon	$123,900	FWD		43	88	49	75.4%
Will Snelling	Essendon	$368,500	FWD		36	94	39	80.0%
Nikolas Cox	Essendon	$175,800	DEF	FWD	32	93	34	79.7%
Nick Bryan	Essendon	$123,900	RUC		29	29	98	25.2%
Brayden Ham	Essendon	$277,800	MID		28	97	29	83.4%
James Stewart	Essendon	$295,000	FWD		24	70	34	60.0%
Martin Gleeson	Essendon	$293,400	DEF		24	33	72	28.6%
Alec Waterman	Essendon	$102,400	FWD		13	29	44	25.2%
Archie Perkins	Essendon	$171,300	MID	FWD	3	23	13	19.3%
Nat Fyfe	Fremantle	$608,300	MID		128	97	132	78.8%
Brennan Cox	Fremantle	$433,500	DEF		122	112	109	90.9%
Ethan Hughes	Fremantle	$381,800	DEF		122	119	103	96.4%
Andrew Brayshaw	Fremantle	$544,200	MID		94	99	95	79.9%
Hayden Young	Fremantle	$279,400	DEF		83	102	82	82.3%
James Aish	Fremantle	$404,600	MID		82	98	84	79.2%
David Mundy	Fremantle	$502,000	MID		78	103	76	83.3%
Michael Frederick	Fremantle	$175,700	FWD		77	116	66	94.3%
Blake Acres	Fremantle	$453,600	MID		75	102	73	83.1%
Lloyd Meek	Fremantle	$123,900	RUC		75	102	73	82.9%
Alex Pearce	Fremantle	$235,600	DEF		71	93	76	75.5%
Darcy Tucker	Fremantle	$347,900	MID		69	72	96	58.5%
Joel Hamling	Fremantle	$271,000	DEF		57	88	65	71.2%
Lachie Schultz	Fremantle	$298,000	FWD		57	109	52	88.2%
Reece Conca	Fremantle	$370,300	DEF		51	98	52	79.8%
Tobe Watson	Fremantle	$303,700	DEF		50	109	46	88.0%
Connor Blakely	Fremantle	$295,000	MID		49	71	69	57.8%
Bailey Banfield	Fremantle	$288,200	FWD		48	88	54	71.5%
Mitch Crowden	Fremantle	$295,500	FWD		37	57	65	46.4%
Liam Henry	Fremantle	$184,500	FWD		34	43	80	34.5%
Michael Walters	Fremantle	$531,100	FWD	MID	30	80	37	64.9%
Josh Treacy	Fremantle	$102,400	RUC	FWD	27	93	29	75.4%
Matt Taberner	Fremantle	$403,000	FWD		20	115	17	93.2%
Travis Colyer	Fremantle	$275,800	FWD		20	27	74	21.8%
Heath Chapman	Fremantle	$148,800	DEF		16	20	82	15.8%
Rory Lobb	Fremantle	$415,000	RUC	FWD	6	8	77	6.3%
Tom Stewart	Geelong Cats	$538,000	DEF		133	99	134	84.7%
Tom Atkins	Geelong Cats	$293,500	FWD		120	96	125	82.5%
Jordan Clark	Geelong Cats	$241,800	DEF	MID	119	77	155	65.9%
Patrick Dangerfield	Geelong Cats	$611,900	FWD	MID	94	91	104	77.7%
Josh Jenkins	Geelong Cats	$323,400	RUC	FWD	92	92	100	79.1%
Lachie Henderson	Geelong Cats	$377,700	DEF		87	105	83	89.6%
Mark Blicavs	Geelong Cats	$531,600	DEF	MID	82	110	74	94.6%
Isaac Smith	Geelong Cats	$397,600	FWD	MID	79	97	81	83.3%
Jed Bews	Geelong Cats	$341,800	DEF		79	101	78	86.2%
Mark O'Connor	Geelong Cats	$380,800	DEF		77	95	81	81.3%
Tom Hawkins	Geelong Cats	$568,600	FWD		74	115	64	98.2%
Jeremy Cameron	Geelong Cats	$388,100	FWD		73	90	81	77.1%
Brandan Parfitt	Geelong Cats	$455,100	MID		70	91	77	77.6%
Joel Selwood	Geelong Cats	$445,000	MID		70	72	98	61.4%
Cameron Guthrie	Geelong Cats	$554,700	MID		68	87	78	74.8%
Sam Menegola	Geelong Cats	$579,000	MID		49	73	67	62.2%
Zach Guthrie	Geelong Cats	$180,500	DEF	MID	47	58	81	49.8%
Gryan Miers	Geelong Cats	$387,100	FWD		46	73	63	62.7%
Shaun Higgins	Geelong Cats	$510,400	MID		44	68	64	58.5%
Charlie Constable	Geelong Cats	$266,500	MID		43	26	169	21.8%
Gary Rohan	Geelong Cats	$392,200	FWD		42	88	48	75.2%
Francis Evans	Geelong Cats	$123,900	FWD		38	45	84	38.6%
Zach Tuohy	Geelong Cats	$405,100	MID		38	91	42	78.0%
Jack Henry	Geelong Cats	$325,500	DEF		34	50	68	43.0%
Sam De Koning	Geelong Cats	$123,900	DEF		34	60	57	51.2%
Jake Kolodjashnij	Geelong Cats	$330,200	DEF		33	53	63	45.0%
Lachie Weller	Gold Coast Suns	$436,500	MID		110	117	94	87.2%
Jarrod Witts	Gold Coast Suns	$501,600	RUC		103	100	103	74.4%
Wil Powell	Gold Coast Suns	$358,900	DEF		103	107	96	79.3%
Darcy MacPherson	Gold Coast Suns	$306,700	FWD		97	112	87	83.0%
Alex Sexton	Gold Coast Suns	$330,000	FWD		93	105	88	78.1%
Matt Rowell	Gold Coast Suns	$495,100	MID		91	94	97	69.6%
Touk Miller	Gold Coast Suns	$569,200	MID		91	102	89	76.1%
Will Brodie	Gold Coast Suns	$344,900	MID	FWD	90	94	95	70.1%
Brandon Ellis	Gold Coast Suns	$450,600	MID		89	114	78	84.6%
Sam Day	Gold Coast Suns	$298,300	FWD		84	108	77	80.6%
Connor Budarick	Gold Coast Suns	$256,500	DEF		83	118	70	87.6%
Charlie Ballard	Gold Coast Suns	$307,600	DEF		75	126	60	93.2%
Hugh Greenwood	Gold Coast Suns	$567,300	MID		75	109	69	80.8%
Jarrod Harbrow	Gold Coast Suns	$309,100	DEF		63	116	54	86.3%
Oleg Markov	Gold Coast Suns	$314,300	DEF		63	96	66	71.1%
Jack Lukosius	Gold Coast Suns	$430,800	DEF		61	111	55	82.2%
Noah Anderson	Gold Coast Suns	$411,500	MID		55	113	49	83.6%
Jack Bowes	Gold Coast Suns	$451,300	DEF		54	111	49	82.5%
Caleb Graham	Gold Coast Suns	$284,800	DEF		51	68	75	50.3%
David Swallow	Gold Coast Suns	$438,400	MID		48	113	42	84.1%
Ben King	Gold Coast Suns	$298,700	FWD		45	111	40	82.5%
Sam Collins	Gold Coast Suns	$422,500	DEF		39	67	58	49.7%
Ben Ainsworth	Gold Coast Suns	$406,300	FWD		14	60	23	44.3%
Chris Burgess	Gold Coast Suns	$210,000	DEF		7	18	39	13.4%
Nick Holman	Gold Coast Suns	$328,600	FWD		7	34	20	25.4%
Toby Greene	GWS Giants	$448,400	FWD		132	105	126	82.4%
Josh Kelly	GWS Giants	$615,600	MID		109	108	101	85.0%
Tim Taranto	GWS Giants	$453,700	MID		106	108	98	85.2%
Harry Perryman	GWS Giants	$505,000	MID		87	102	85	80.2%
Tom Green	GWS Giants	$351,400	MID		83	92	90	72.3%
Sam J. Reid	GWS Giants	$297,300	DEF		82	106	78	83.2%
Kieren Briggs	GWS Giants	$123,900	DEF	FWD	81	95	85	74.9%
Harry Himmelberg	GWS Giants	$355,300	FWD		76	105	72	82.7%
Matt de Boer	GWS Giants	$337,200	MID		76	98	78	77.2%
Callan Ward	GWS Giants	$409,900	MID		73	99	73	78.3%
Jacob Hopper	GWS Giants	$488,600	MID		72	98	74	76.8%
Stephen Coniglio	GWS Giants	$528,900	MID		70	85	82	67.0%
Connor Idun	GWS Giants	$214,900	DEF		69	112	61	88.4%
Isaac Cumming	GWS Giants	$288,000	DEF		69	103	67	81.5%
Matt Buntine	GWS Giants	$225,900	DEF	FWD	68	61	111	48.1%
Lachie Ash	GWS Giants	$320,600	DEF		66	108	61	85.2%
Jack Buckley	GWS Giants	$223,800	DEF	MID	62	107	58	84.0%
Tanner Bruhn	GWS Giants	$157,800	MID		62	104	60	82.0%
Sam Taylor	GWS Giants	$323,400	DEF		57	58	99	45.5%
Nick Haynes	GWS Giants	$528,400	DEF		52	86	60	67.7%
Daniel Lloyd	GWS Giants	$330,900	FWD		50	97	52	76.4%
Lachlan Keeffe	GWS Giants	$372,800	DEF		45	81	56	63.8%
Jake Riccardi	GWS Giants	$336,500	FWD		39	67	58	53.1%
Xavier O'Halloran	GWS Giants	$227,500	MID		23	26	90	20.1%
Jeremy Finlayson	GWS Giants	$346,700	FWD		17	49	34	38.9%
Nick Shipley	GWS Giants	$123,900	MID		-2	26	-8	20.2%
Liam Shiels	Hawthorn	$420,100	MID		144	100	144	78.7%
Tom Phillips	Hawthorn	$402,600	FWD	MID	134	101	133	79.2%
Jacob Koschitzke	Hawthorn	$123,900	DEF		130	107	122	83.9%
Harry Morrison	Hawthorn	$358,500	DEF	MID	127	106	120	83.4%
Changkuoth Jiath	Hawthorn	$266,500	DEF		123	100	123	78.5%
Dylan Moore	Hawthorn	$302,300	FWD		108	105	103	82.5%
Jonathon Ceglar	Hawthorn	$388,100	RUC		92	102	90	79.9%
Ben McEvoy	Hawthorn	$456,000	DEF	RUC	87	88	99	68.8%
James Worpel	Hawthorn	$474,200	MID		80	104	77	82.1%
Oliver Hanrahan	Hawthorn	$237,200	FWD		80	107	75	84.1%
Tyler Brockman	Hawthorn	$117,300	MID	FWD	80	96	83	75.5%
Blake Hardwick	Hawthorn	$373,100	DEF		65	102	64	80.4%
Will Day	Hawthorn	$384,400	DEF		65	105	62	82.2%
Conor Nash	Hawthorn	$193,400	FWD		64	104	62	81.4%
Daniel Howe	Hawthorn	$280,500	DEF	MID	62	99	63	77.8%
Kyle Hartigan	Hawthorn	$314,300	DEF		55	118	47	92.8%
Sam Frost	Hawthorn	$304,900	DEF		55	116	48	91.0%
Tim O'Brien	Hawthorn	$297,500	FWD		51	109	47	86.1%
Shaun Burgoyne	Hawthorn	$378,600	FWD		50	102	49	80.0%
Connor Downie	Hawthorn	$117,300	MID		40	99	40	77.8%
Jarman Impey	Hawthorn	$212,800	FWD		39	54	72	42.5%
Damon Greaves	Hawthorn	$389,700	DEF		35	59	59	46.3%
Lachlan Bramble	Hawthorn	$102,400	MID		29	108	27	85.1%
Steven May	Melbourne	$507,900	DEF		140	105	133	84.9%
Jake Lever	Melbourne	$419,400	DEF		123	120	103	96.6%
Alex Neal-Bullen	Melbourne	$310,100	FWD		113	93	122	74.8%
Max Gawn	Melbourne	$751,400	RUC		102	94	108	76.1%
Ed Langdon	Melbourne	$487,300	MID		88	121	72	97.9%
Bayley Fritsch	Melbourne	$359,300	FWD		79	109	73	87.7%
Christian Petracca	Melbourne	$631,400	MID		79	113	70	91.1%
James Harmes	Melbourne	$344,700	DEF		72	103	70	83.3%
Kade Chandler	Melbourne	$161,200	FWD		59	89	66	71.6%
Trent Rivers	Melbourne	$350,400	DEF		59	103	58	82.7%
Nathan Jones	Melbourne	$292,100	FWD	MID	58	97	60	78.1%
Luke Jackson	Melbourne	$312,500	FWD		50	105	48	84.8%
Adam Tomlinson	Melbourne	$324,000	DEF	MID	43	106	40	85.8%
Neville Jetta	Melbourne	$186,300	DEF		43	76	57	61.1%
Charlie Spargo	Melbourne	$298,200	FWD		42	91	46	73.5%
Tom Sparrow	Melbourne	$303,700	MID		40	88	45	71.2%
Jayden Hunt	Melbourne	$263,300	FWD		38	107	35	86.6%
James Jordon	Melbourne	$123,900	MID		37	98	38	78.8%
Tom McDonald	Melbourne	$323,000	FWD		34	109	31	87.6%
Jake Bowey	Melbourne	$117,300	MID	FWD	31	71	44	57.4%
Oskar Baker	Melbourne	$290,100	MID		27	101	27	81.1%
Aaron vandenBerg	Melbourne	$301,300	MID		25	84	30	67.5%
Jay Lockhart	Melbourne	$289,600	DEF		16	20	82	15.8%
Toby Bedford	Melbourne	$137,000	FWD		9	30	30	23.9%
Luke Davies-Uniacke	North Melbourne	$432,800	MID		122	92	132	72.5%
Dom Tyson	North Melbourne	$243,900	MID		111	97	114	76.6%
Jack Ziebell	North Melbourne	$257,900	FWD		107	109	98	85.7%
Josh Walker	North Melbourne	$329,600	DEF		105	96	109	75.5%
Jaidyn Stephenson	North Melbourne	$354,100	FWD		91	105	87	82.3%
Aidan Corr	North Melbourne	$381,100	DEF		85	115	74	90.1%
Jy Simpkin	North Melbourne	$499,700	MID		78	101	78	79.0%
Kayne Turner	North Melbourne	$260,800	FWD		76	105	72	82.5%
Tarryn Thomas	North Melbourne	$290,100	FWD		75	94	80	73.8%
Todd Goldstein	North Melbourne	$601,700	RUC		68	115	59	90.5%
Shaun Atley	North Melbourne	$404,200	DEF		62	106	59	83.0%
Tom Powell	North Melbourne	$153,300	MID		57	85	67	66.8%
Lachie Young	North Melbourne	$202,000	DEF	MID	50	108	46	85.1%
Nick Larkey	North Melbourne	$263,800	FWD		50	64	79	49.9%
Kyron Hayden	North Melbourne	$281,400	DEF		46	96	48	75.6%
Luke McDonald	North Melbourne	$512,900	DEF		46	107	43	83.9%
Ben McKay	North Melbourne	$333,600	DEF		44	124	35	97.7%
Atu Bosenavulagi	North Melbourne	$175,500	FWD		38	66	57	52.2%
Bailey Scott	North Melbourne	$332,300	FWD	MID	36	105	34	82.4%
Cameron Zurhaar	North Melbourne	$337,800	FWD		35	113	31	89.0%
Tom Campbell	North Melbourne	$154,700	RUC	FWD	28	52	54	40.5%
Curtis Taylor	North Melbourne	$315,800	FWD		27	82	33	64.7%
Charlie Lazzaro	North Melbourne	$117,300	MID		21	44	48	34.7%
Will Phillips	North Melbourne	$198,300	MID		19	28	67	22.3%
Jack Mahony	North Melbourne	$271,900	FWD		16	50	32	39.0%
Phoenix Spicer	North Melbourne	$117,300	MID	FWD	8	31	26	24.4%
Dan Houston	Port Adelaide	$489,300	DEF		134	93	145	79.2%
Zak Butters	Port Adelaide	$471,400	FWD		127	102	124	87.7%
Aliir Aliir	Port Adelaide	$321,200	DEF		122	110	111	94.3%
Robbie Gray	Port Adelaide	$491,100	FWD		121	101	119	86.9%
Ollie Wines	Port Adelaide	$560,600	MID		111	83	133	71.5%
Riley Bonner	Port Adelaide	$318,200	DEF		109	92	119	78.7%
Willem Drew	Port Adelaide	$310,800	MID		109	92	119	78.5%
Karl Amon	Port Adelaide	$431,400	MID		94	102	92	87.1%
Peter Ladhams	Port Adelaide	$460,000	RUC	FWD	89	103	86	88.3%
Darcy Byrne-Jones	Port Adelaide	$441,800	DEF		88	99	89	84.8%
Connor Rozee	Port Adelaide	$377,200	FWD		86	84	103	71.7%
Kane Farrell	Port Adelaide	$309,200	FWD	MID	85	91	93	78.2%
Ryan Burton	Port Adelaide	$318,800	DEF		85	98	87	84.1%
Tom Jonas	Port Adelaide	$373,600	DEF		81	108	75	92.4%
Orazio Fantasia	Port Adelaide	$271,800	DEF	FWD	79	45	177	38.1%
Miles Bergman	Port Adelaide	$123,900	FWD		77	92	83	79.1%
Xavier Duursma	Port Adelaide	$398,400	MID		75	96	78	82.0%
Scott Lycett	Port Adelaide	$520,700	RUC		68	90	76	77.0%
Steven Motlop	Port Adelaide	$308,500	FWD		59	69	85	59.2%
Tom Rockliff	Port Adelaide	$573,000	MID		45	51	87	44.1%
Tom Clurey	Port Adelaide	$335,500	DEF		44	52	85	44.3%
Lachlan Jones	Port Adelaide	$139,800	DEF		43	49	88	41.8%
Mitch Georgiades	Port Adelaide	$317,000	FWD		37	57	64	49.1%
Travis Boak	Port Adelaide	$590,400	MID		36	39	92	33.6%
Charlie Dixon	Port Adelaide	$498,700	FWD		28	55	51	47.3%
Jackson Mead	Port Adelaide	$123,900	MID		25	48	52	40.9%
Jayden Short	Richmond	$519,300	DEF		165	98	168	83.9%
Josh Caddy	Richmond	$335,100	MID		101	96	105	82.0%
Jack Riewoldt	Richmond	$344,500	FWD		98	100	98	85.3%
Shane Edwards	Richmond	$416,700	MID		98	96	102	82.1%
Kamdyn McIntosh	Richmond	$381,500	MID		95	95	100	81.6%
Liam Baker	Richmond	$419,100	DEF		93	96	97	82.2%
Jack Graham	Richmond	$446,400	MID		78	92	85	78.8%
Nick Vlastuin	Richmond	$483,500	DEF		77	101	76	86.7%
Jason Castagna	Richmond	$341,000	FWD		76	98	77	83.9%
Dustin Martin	Richmond	$541,600	FWD	MID	70	75	93	64.2%
David Astbury	Richmond	$400,400	DEF		69	94	73	80.5%
Kane Lambert	Richmond	$445,900	FWD		69	92	75	78.3%
Toby Nankervis	Richmond	$442,900	RUC		62	41	150	35.3%
Dylan Grimes	Richmond	$382,800	DEF		61	73	83	62.7%
Callum Coleman-Jones	Richmond	$161,200	RUCK	FWD	59	104	57	89.1%
Marlion Pickett	Richmond	$386,500	MID		56	88	64	75.4%
Shai Bolton	Richmond	$462,400	FWD	MID	54	100	54	85.0%
Daniel Rioli	Richmond	$341,500	FWD		52	85	61	72.5%
Nathan Broad	Richmond	$349,200	DEF		49	97	51	82.5%
Mabior Chol	Richmond	$327,200	RUC	FWD	45	52	86	44.7%
Noah Balta	Richmond	$373,600	DEF		42	100	42	85.6%
Trent Cotchin	Richmond	$443,500	MID		41	37	110	31.8%
Jake Aarts	Richmond	$329,400	FWD		40	88	45	75.3%
Derek Eggmolesse-Smith	Richmond	$292,500	DEF		34	36	95	30.6%
Will Martyn	Richmond	$123,900	MID		26	25	105	21.1%
Riley Collier-Dawkins	Richmond	$123,900	#N/A		16	46	35	39.1%
Jack Sinclair	St Kilda	$426,600	MID		130	109	119	82.8%
Shaun McKernan	St Kilda	$245,900	FWD		109	95	114	72.3%
Bradley Hill	St Kilda	$354,000	MID		105	106	99	80.2%
Jack Lonie	St Kilda	$351,200	FWD		105	110	95	83.7%
Jack Higgins	St Kilda	$419,600	FWD		104	115	90	87.5%
Jack Steele	St Kilda	$658,000	MID		101	106	95	80.5%
Sebastian Ross	St Kilda	$417,900	MID		97	107	91	80.9%
Hunter Clark	St Kilda	$438,900	DEF		96	90	106	68.5%
Tim Membrey	St Kilda	$363,700	FWD		94	122	77	92.3%
Jade Gresham	St Kilda	$438,100	MID		80	79	101	60.0%
Paul Hunter	St Kilda	$102,400	RUC		77	101	77	76.2%
Callum Wilkie	St Kilda	$409,000	DEF		75	132	57	100.0%
Jimmy Webster	St Kilda	$274,000	DEF		72	114	63	86.2%
Nick Coffield	St Kilda	$426,500	DEF		67	112	60	84.6%
Jack Billings	St Kilda	$514,800	MID		66	117	57	88.4%
Ben Long	St Kilda	$384,100	DEF		65	109	60	82.4%
Dougal Howard	St Kilda	$355,200	DEF		64	120	53	91.1%
Max King	St Kilda	$327,400	FWD		58	79	73	59.9%
Brad Crouch	St Kilda	$448,600	MID		50	80	62	60.8%
Dan Butler	St Kilda	$416,900	FWD		47	111	42	84.2%
Thomas Highmore	St Kilda	$117,300	DEF		47	75	62	57.1%
Josh Battle	St Kilda	$362,900	FWD	MID	31	104	30	78.5%
Daniel McKenzie	St Kilda	$222,300	DEF		19	25	75	19.2%
Jack Bytel	St Kilda	$280,500	MID		19	24	79	18.3%
Mason Wood	St Kilda	$223,000	FWD		10	15	67	11.4%
James Frawley	St Kilda	$295,900	DEF		-1	17	-6	13.2%
James Rowbottom	Sydney Swans	$405,600	MID		114	83	138	65.0%
Luke Parker	Sydney Swans	$571,100	MID		96	105	91	82.7%
Sam Wicks	Sydney Swans	$316,200	FWD		90	100	90	78.6%
Chad Warner	Sydney Swans	$144,000	FWD		89	88	101	69.5%
Braeden Campbell	Sydney Swans	$189,300	MID	FWD	85	102	83	80.4%
George Hewett	Sydney Swans	$374,700	MID		79	114	70	89.5%
Tom McCartin	Sydney Swans	$312,800	FWD		79	101	79	79.2%
Callum Mills	Sydney Swans	$544,800	DEF		78	106	74	83.5%
Jordan Dawson	Sydney Swans	$458,700	DEF		78	110	71	86.7%
Errol Gulden	Sydney Swans	$117,300	MID		77	103	75	80.9%
Oliver Florent	Sydney Swans	$408,300	MID		77	107	72	84.0%
Isaac Heeney	Sydney Swans	$454,500	FWD		76	108	71	84.9%
Josh P. Kennedy	Sydney Swans	$513,500	MID		76	94	81	73.7%
Nick Blakey	Sydney Swans	$318,700	FWD	MID	62	101	61	79.5%
Logan McDonald	Sydney Swans	$193,800	FWD		61	58	105	45.7%
Sam Reid	Sydney Swans	$328,300	FWD		52	95	55	74.8%
Lewis Melican	Sydney Swans	$324,700	DEF		51	113	45	88.7%
Tom Hickey	Sydney Swans	$261,100	RUC		50	93	54	72.9%
Will Hayward	Sydney Swans	$327,100	FWD		46	114	40	89.9%
Tom Papley	Sydney Swans	$428,600	FWD		43	99	43	78.2%
Harry Cunningham	Sydney Swans	$401,400	DEF		41	92	45	72.1%
Dane Rampe	Sydney Swans	$492,300	DEF		36	95	38	74.7%
Callum Sinclair	Sydney Swans	$414,100	RUC		24	20	119	15.9%
Matthew Ling	Sydney Swans	$163,000	DEF		8	21	38	16.6%
Ryan Clarke	Sydney Swans	$407,800	MID		5	10	50	7.9%
James Bell	Sydney Swans	$267,300	FWD		3	56	5	44.4%
Tom Barrass	West Coast Eagles	$447,200	DEF		120	104	115	84.4%
Luke Shuey	West Coast Eagles	$508,600	MID		103	67	155	54.1%
Brad Sheppard	West Coast Eagles	$492,700	DEF		101	88	115	71.4%
Dom Sheed	West Coast Eagles	$478,500	MID		98	103	95	83.7%
Liam Duggan	West Coast Eagles	$448,600	DEF		98	101	97	81.7%
Jack Darling	West Coast Eagles	$434,900	FWD		89	116	76	94.4%
Jack Redden	West Coast Eagles	$377,900	MID		88	110	80	89.3%
Tom Cole	West Coast Eagles	$364,600	DEF		88	102	86	82.8%
Shannon Hurn	West Coast Eagles	$477,800	DEF		87	98	89	79.3%
Liam Ryan	West Coast Eagles	$409,600	FWD		86	108	80	87.3%
Andrew Gaff	West Coast Eagles	$570,800	MID		85	102	83	82.6%
Alex Witherden	West Coast Eagles	$456,100	DEF		81	95	85	77.4%
Jackson Nelson	West Coast Eagles	$397,600	DEF		77	92	84	74.5%
Jeremy McGovern	West Coast Eagles	$462,100	DEF		76	95	80	76.8%
Jamie Cripps	West Coast Eagles	$373,600	FWD		64	106	60	85.9%
Oscar Allen	West Coast Eagles	$422,100	FWD		62	104	60	84.1%
Xavier O'Neill	West Coast Eagles	$233,200	FWD	MID	59	99	60	80.2%
Jamaine Jones	West Coast Eagles	$182,400	FWD		54	97	55	79.0%
Jack Petruccelle	West Coast Eagles	$217,100	FWD		51	94	54	76.3%
Josh Rotham	West Coast Eagles	$331,500	DEF		42	42	99	34.3%
Nic Naitanui	West Coast Eagles	$593,700	RUC		39	49	80	39.7%
Zane Trew	West Coast Eagles	$102,400	MID		22	31	70	25.5%
Harry Edwards	West Coast Eagles	$123,900	DEF		16	37	43	30.2%
Nathan Vardy	West Coast Eagles	$228,600	RUC		16	80	20	65.3%
Zac Langdon	West Coast Eagles	$224,900	FWD		12	53	23	43.1%
Isiah Winder	West Coast Eagles	$117,300	DEF	MID	11	45	24	36.8%
Marcus Bontempelli	Western Bulldogs	$623,900	MID		198	106	187	85.4%
Josh Dunkley	Western Bulldogs	$560,200	FWD	MID	170	91	186	73.7%
Jack Macrae	Western Bulldogs	$650,100	MID		158	103	153	83.2%
Caleb Daniel	Western Bulldogs	$545,500	DEF		141	104	135	84.2%
Tom Liberatore	Western Bulldogs	$569,900	MID		140	103	136	83.3%
Patrick Lipinski	Western Bulldogs	$429,800	MID		108	104	104	83.7%
Bailey Williams	Western Bulldogs	$452,600	DEF		100	109	92	87.8%
Bailey Dale	Western Bulldogs	$298,500	FWD		95	96	99	77.1%
Tim English	Western Bulldogs	$551,200	RUC		85	101	84	81.5%
Anthony Scott	Western Bulldogs	$102,400	MID	FWD	79	101	78	81.8%
Josh Bruce	Western Bulldogs	$275,000	FWD		75	108	69	87.2%
Lachie Hunter	Western Bulldogs	$618,500	MID		71	100	71	81.0%
Stefan Martin	Western Bulldogs	$272,200	RUC		68	95	71	76.9%
Hayden Crozier	Western Bulldogs	$409,100	DEF		66	75	88	60.4%
Bailey Smith	Western Bulldogs	$494,600	MID		64	108	59	87.0%
Rhylee West	Western Bulldogs	$278,000	FWD		55	98	56	79.1%
Ryan Gardner	Western Bulldogs	$232,800	DEF		45	124	36	100.0%
Mitch Wallis	Western Bulldogs	$379,900	FWD		43	101	43	81.5%
Buku Khamis	Western Bulldogs	$123,900	DEF		37	54	68	43.7%
Lachlan McNeil	Western Bulldogs	$102,400	MID		35	98	36	79.1%
Aaron Naughton	Western Bulldogs	$329,700	FWD		25	52	48	41.9%
Alex Keath	Western Bulldogs	$323,900	DEF		22	105	21	84.9%
Dominic Bedendo	Western Bulldogs	$117,300	FWD		11	77	14	62.4%
Laitham Vandermeer	Western Bulldogs	$278,900	FWD	MID	4	16	24	13.2%

ADELAIDE

Rory Laird (Def/Mid) $564,800 – Tick

After being moved into the midfield in Round 10 last season, Laird was one of the most prolific scorers in the competition, averaging 121 points – ranked 10th overall. He looks set to continue in that role in 2021, attending an equal team-high 20 centre bounces against Port Adelaide. He also recorded team-highs of 25 disposals, 12 contested possessions and 10 tackles.

James Rowe (Fwd) $117,300 – Tick

Rowe is almost a certain starter in Round 1 especially with the Crows missing the suspended Tyson Stengle. Rowe averaged three goals in the SANFL last season and kicked at least one goal in every match – kicking at least three majors in 10 of 17 games. He was off target against Port Adelaide with three behinds, but he did enough around the ground – recording 15 disposals, three inside 50s and two score assists.

Nicholas Murray (Def) $102,400 – Tick

With Daniel Talia and Tom Doedee both sidelined through injury, the Crows will look to Murray to hold down a key-defensive post in the early rounds. At the basement rookie price, Murray offers value and should make KFC SuperCoaches some money as a bench option. He didn’t reach any great heights against the Power, though, scoring 39 points from his eight disposals.

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Is Dayne Zorko set for a full-time return to the midfield? Picture: Tara Croser.

BRISBANE

Dayne Zorko (Fwd/Mid) $525,800 – Tick

With an ownership of just eight per cent at the time of writing, Zorko looks like a nice differential. He was set to spend the majority of his time in the forward-line this season as the Lions looked to inject Cam Rayner into the midfield. But after his serious knee injury, Zorko could spend more time in the middle. He finished with 19 disposals, two goals and a game-high 589 metres gained against the Suns.

Joe Daniher (Fwd) $233,300 – Tick

After a faultless pre-season, Daniher is one of the biggest KFC SuperCoach bargains of 2021. He kicked 4.3 in the recent practice match against the Suns and backed that up with another three goals straight in the AAMI Community Series. He won four of his 12 disposals inside the forward 50, also recording two contested marks. Despite his previous injury history, Daniher is a must-have at his starting low price.

Daniel Rich (Def) $483,100 – Tick

He may not play the game the same flair as other defenders in the competition, but Rich is mighty effective. With a measly ownership of just one per cent at the time of writing, he’s the ultimate differential. He averaged 95 points from his full matches last season – dropping below 80 points just twice. Rich scored 96 points from 19 effective disposals against the Suns, which included playing on from all five kick-ins.

CARLTON

Zac Williams (Def) $458,600 - Cross

With an ownership of 24% at the time of writing, there’s likely to be a few SuperCoaches fielding a donut in Round 1 if they don’t replace him. Williams is set to miss the season opener through suspension, but not before showcasing his talents against St Kilda – kicking two forward 50 stoppage goals on his way to 82 points. If you’re not concerned about overall ranking, then you could bench him for Round 1 and cover him with a rookie if you please.

Sam Walsh (Mid) $543,300 – Tick

The Blues moved Walsh into an inside midfield role late last season – recording 31 disposals and a career-high 21 contested possessions in Round 18. He looks set to continue in that role, attending 24 centre bounces against St Kilda – the second-most of any Carlton player behind Patrick Cripps (25). Walsh’s kicking was poor against the Saints which attributed to his 61-point return.

Sam Docherty (Def) $496,000 – Tick

A popular selection in 2020, Docherty’s ownership is just 7% at the time of writing which makes him a nice POD. He racked up 27 disposals in the loss to the Saints, gaining 618 metres gained – ranked second on the ground. He also ranked ninth on the ground for disposals per minute but his ball use was astray – recording a kicking efficiency of 67%.

Jordan De Goey scored 100 KFC SuperCoach points in the AAMI Series. Picture: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images

COLLINGWOOD

Jordan De Goey (Fwd) $435,200 – Question

If recent history is anything to go by, De Goey may not be the most reliable pick from a durability point of view – missing 18 games through injury across the past three seasons. But tt could be a risk worth taking based on his performance against the Tigers, with De Goey finishing with 27 disposals, five clearances, two goals and 100 points in his new midfield role. He also attended an equal team-high 19 centre bounces.

Jack Crisp (Def) $533,200 – Tick

Crisp is coming off a career-best season after averaging 98 points across the premiership season. He dropped below 80 points in three games and led the Magpies for uncontested possessions and ranked second for disposals and effective kicks. Crisp is as durable as they come and has played 141 consecutive games – the most of any player in the competition.

Oliver Henry (Fwd) $135,300 – Question

Henry may get an early opportunity after impressing over the summer, but will he score enough to warrant selection as a cash cow? He didn’t have a major impact against the Tigers, finishing with just six disposals from 75% game time – winning just one disposal in the second half. Henry was also the only player on the ground without a contested possession or a tackle.

ESSENDON

Jye Caldwell (Fwd/Mid) $348,600 – Tick

Caldwell is set to be given far more responsibility in the midfield compared to his time at the Giants where he was on the periphery of the team. With Andrew McGrath moving to the wing, Caldwell attended 12 centre bounces against the Cats – ranked third at the club. He finished with 24 disposals and won the ball going both ways – recording 11 contested possessions and 13 uncontested possessions.

Dyson Heppell (Mid) $319,100 – Tick

Heppell is severely underpriced after a horrid 2020 season where he averaged a career-low 66 points from three games. It’s highly unlikely that he’ll end up being a keeper, but more so a stepping stone to a premium later down the line. He has had a change of role and will be used across half-back, winning a team-high 10 intercept possessions in the loss to Geelong.

Alec Waterman (Fwd) $102,400 – Question

Waterman’s KFC SuperCoach selection is largely dependant of whether he makes his Essendon debut in Round 1. He’s an automatic selection should he play, but even if he misses out, we could either leave him on the bench or overlook him entirely. Regardless, he’s way too cheap not to own at some stage in 2020 after averaging 14 disposals, three goals and 111 points in the WAFL last season.

Hayden Young caught the Freako’s eye in the AAMI Series. Picture: Darren England

FREMANTLE

Hayden Young (Def) $279,400 – Tick

The expectations on Young are huge in KFC SuperCoach. The classy left-footer had his debut season cut short through injury but not before scoring an eye-catching 108 in Round 4 against the Suns. Young found plenty of the ball against the Eagles on the weekend, tallying 23 disposals, 15 uncontested possessions and 83 points. He also played on from five of his seven kick-ins, but we have to be mindful that Luke Ryan was missing from the team.

Nat Fyfe (Mid) $608,300 – Question

Fyfe’s KFC SuperCoach credentials are well-documented, with the star Docker averaging 110 points or more in five of his past seven seasons. With Fremantle boasting a young developing midfield, coach Justin Longmuir used Fyfe in attack for 31% of game time in 2020. Longmuir has flagged that this percentage could be a little higher in 2021. The one obvious drawback of owning Fyfe is his poor durability – missing 11 games through injury since 2018.

Josh Treacy (Ruck/Fwd) $102,400 – Tick

Longmuir has been full of praise for Treacy and he’s every chance to debut in Round 1 against Melbourne. Although he returned a modest score against West Coast, his selection gives KFC SuperCoaches plenty of flexibility as a DPP – especially once Rowan Marshall is fit and playing. Marshall will likely be an early season upgrade target and, by having Treacy, you can easily swing him into the ruck if you wish.

GEELONG

Jordan Clark (Def/Mid) $241,800 – Tick

Clark looked a different player against Essendon – racking up 119 points from just 66% game time. In fact, he ranked equal-sixth in the competition for points per 100 minutes game-time. With Mitch Duncan missing through injury, Clark played all over the ground and even took seven kick-ins - playing on with three of them - against the Bombers. If he’s named in Round 1, he’s close to a must-have.

Tom Hawkins (Fwd) $568,600 – Cross

The arrival of Jeremy Cameron will surely impact Hawkins’ KFC SuperCoach output. If we look at Geelong’s inside 50 targets against Essendon, the Cats kicked it to Hawkins 11 times compared to Cameron’s 10. In 2020, Hawkins (10.8) more than doubled Gary Rohan’s (4.8) numbers as an inside 50 target. If Hawkins is currently in your team, then I’d look to move him on.

Tom Stewart (Def) $538,000 – Tick

Stewart was the seventh-highest scoring defender during the AAMI Community Series with 133 points from 25 effective disposals. He also played on from four of his five kick-ins. Stewart was one of the most consistent defenders in the competition last season, ranking seventh in the league for total points scored from Round 8 following his return from injury. He topped 100 points in 10 of 13 games over that stretch.

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Oleg Markov is a chance to feature prominently for the Suns in 2021. Picture: Chris Hyde/Getty Images

GOLD COAST

Matt Rowell (Mid) $495,100 – Tick

Currently the most selected midfielder in the competition with an ownership of 52 per cent, Rowell didn’t miss a beat in his return from a shoulder injury against Brisbane. No player on the ground won more contested possessions (17) than the youngster, while he also generated a team-high seven clearances. He only applied one tackle though after averaging 5.4 in his debut season.

Darcy MacPherson (Fwd) $306, 700 – Cross

After an eye-catching pre-season display in 2020, quite a few KFC SuperCoaches started with MacPherson – including myself. In hindsight, it was the wrong call, especially as I could have picked his team mate Hugh Greenwood instead. MacPherson has once again dominated a pre-season clash – finishing with 22 disposals, 11 contested possessions and 10 tackles against the Lions.

Oleg Markov (Def) $314,300 – Question

After being starved of opportunities in his time at Richmond, Markov will be keen to establish himself in the young Suns side. He finished with 21 disposals, nine marks, 15 uncontested possessions, three inside 50s and one score assist from 71 per cent game time. But, as always, with players in this price range, their selection does come with an element of risk.

GWS

Isaac Cumming (Def) $288,000 – Tick

With three big defensive departures at the Giants over summer, and the injury to Lachie Whitfield, the door is open for Cumming to establish himself in the side. He took the second-most kick-ins of any player in the competition in the AAMI Community Series and he took full advantage of these – playing on from six of eight. He also had 15 disposals and recorded an elite kicking efficiency of 90 per cent.

Tim Taranto (Mid) $453,700 – Tick

Taranto is underpriced based on what he can potentially produce. He led the charge against the Swans and had a team-high 31 disposals and six inside 50s from 85 per cent game time. He attended the third-most centre bounces for the Giants (18) and was busy at the stoppages with five clearances. The only knock on Taranto’s game was his kicking – recording a kicking efficiency of 53 per cent.

Tom Green (Mid) $351,400 – Tick

The only thing standing between Green having a breakout season is coach, Leon Cameron. Green was serviceable against the Swans with 83 points, recording 22 disposals, 11 contested possessions, three clearances, three inside 50s and one goal from 72 per cent game time. He was fourth in line for centre bounce attendances (16) but didn’t do much defensively – applying just one tackle.

HAWTHORN

Tom Phillips (Mid/Fwd) $402,600 – Tick

After being played out of position for much of his final season at Collingwood, Phillips is set to make a return to the midfield. With both Tom Mitchell and Jaeger O’Meara missing against the Kangaroos, Phillips attended the third-most centre bounces of any Hawk (15). He dominated around the ground, finishing with 30 disposals, 20 uncontested possessions and an equal game-high seven inside 50s.

Jacob Koschitzke (Def) $123,900 – Tick

Named as a defender in KFC SuperCoach, Koschitzke could make a name for himself in attack for the Hawks. He starred against the Kangaroos and was one of 15 players in the competition to be involved in at least 10 scoring chains in the AAMI Community Series, booting 6.3 from 84 per cent game time. He finished with 12 disposals, six marks - five inside 50 - five uncontested possessions and one inside 50.

Tyler Brockman (Fwd/Mid) $117,300 – Tick

A potential gem as a DPP, Brockman was one of three multiple goalkickers against North Melbourne with three goals. He played close to goal, winning six of 10 disposals inside 50 – while he also grabbed two marks in that zone. He also had one score assist and was more than handy defensively, recording four tackles from his five tackle attempts.

MELBOURNE

James Jordon (Mid) $123,900 – Tick

With a host of midfielders missing against the Bulldogs, Jordon was given a taste of senior football in the midfield – attending eight centre bounces. He finished with 14 disposals and won the majority of his possessions on the outside – recording 12 uncontested possessions. Jordon also applied two tackles and had one score assist and will, no doubt, put his hand up for a senior debut in Round 1.

Christian Petracca (Mid) $631,400 – Tick

Owning Petracca last season seemed a lot safer at his starting price, but after a major price spike – he looms as a differential pick this year. He didn’t set the world alight against the Bulldogs in the AAMI Community Series with 79 points, but he was one of the most prolific scorers in his breakout season in 2020, scoring 100 points or more in 14 of his 17 games – the equal-best record of any midfielder alongside Brownlow Medallist, Lachie Neale.

James Harmes (Def) $344,700 – Question

After sharing his time between defence and attack in 2020, Simon Goodwin has publicly declared that Harmes will be back in the midfield this season. He attended the equal-most centre bounces of any Melbourne player against the Bulldogs (20) – but Clayton Oliver, Jack Viney and Angus Brayshaw were all missing from the engine room. Mid-pricers are often considered risky picks, but if they pay off – there’s no better feeling in SuperCoach.

Jack Ziebell is a KFC SuperCoach must-have. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

NORTH MELBOURNE

Jack Ziebell (Fwd) $257,900 – Tick

After averaging a career-low 47 points in an injury-ravaged season, Ziebell starts this year at the most tempting price. A change of role has boosted his SuperCoach worth, now playing in defence instead of attack. He scored 107 points against the Hawks from 23 disposals, but more importantly – he played on from seven of his kick-ins – the equal-most of any player in the competition.

Tom Powell (Mid) $153,300 – Tick

Powell arrived at the Kangaroos with the reputation of being a ball magnet – averaging 32 disposals and 145 points in the 26 games Champion Data has covered of him as a junior. He didn’t look out of place against the Hawks – collecting 16 disposals and 57 points. Powell looks to be ahead of top draftee Will Phillips, so he looms as the preferred option to start with.

Dom Tyson (Mid) $243,900 – Tick

We haven’t seen Tyson start at this price since 2013. His 2020 season was ruined by injury, but he looked sharp against the Hawks – finishing with 23 disposals, 19 uncontested possessions, four clearances, four inside 50s and 111 points. He also hit the scoreboard and kicked three goals. We have to be mindful though, Ben Cunnington was missing from the team, so we have to keep a close eye on the Round 1 team before committing to him.

PORT ADELAIDE

Orazio Fantasia (Def/Fwd) $271,800 – Tick

After an injury-riddled season in 2020, the Power have been cautious with Fantasia during the pre-season – as highlighted by his 38% game time against Adelaide. He had an impact in his time on the ground, ranking third in the competition for points per 100 minutes game time. He was the No.1 ranked player on the ground (75) before the Power put him on ice.

Lachlan Jones (Def) $139,800 – Question

The Port Adelaide side is an extremely difficult one to break into, especially into a defence which has been settled for the best part of three seasons. Jones averaged 66 points from 16 games in the SANFL last season and scored 92 in the Grand Final. He sat out the first half against the Crows, but after his inclusion, he was the equal 11th ranked player on the ground in the second half with 43 points.

Zak Butters (Fwd) $471,400 – Tick

Butters was the second-ranked player on the ground against the Crows with 127 points, 75 of which were scored in the first half. He hit the target with all but two of his 24 disposals, while he was a damaging player forward of centre, kicking one goal and having three score assists. After improving his output by 25 points in 2020, there is every chance that Butters averages three figures this season – making him a must-own KFC SuperCoach asset at some stage of the season.

VALUE PICKS: OUR EXPERTS NAME THE BIGGEST BARGAINS OF 2021

Jayden Short scored 165 KFC SuperCoach points against the Magpies last week. Picture: Albert Perez/Getty Images

RICHMOND

Jayden Short (Def) $519,300 – Tick

After scoring 169 points in last year’s Grand Final, Short backed that up with another 165 points against Collingwood from 43 disposals and 32 uncontested possessions. He also smashed his previous best metres gained tally – gaining 957 which ranked No.1 across the competition. Short also played on from 100 per cent of his kick-ins in what was a dominant display.

Dustin Martin (Fwd/Mid) $541,600 – Tick

Only Tom Mitchell (135) averages more points in Round 1 matches since 2017 than Martin’s 133. Martin also has averaged 30 disposals, 13 contested possessions, six inside 50s and two goals from these games. He only played 64 per cent game time in the AAMI Community Series but was dominant when on the ground – ranking second in the match for disposals per minute.

Riley Collier-Dawkins (Mid) $123,900) - Question

One thing is for sure, Collier-Dawkins will debut at some stage in 2021 as he enters his third season on the club’s list. He only played in the second half against the Magpies in the AAMI Community Series and attended the second-most centre bounces of any Tiger during that time. But his ball use was lacking – hitting the target with just three of eight disposals which kept his score down.

ST KILDA

Thomas Highmore (Def) $117,300 – Tick

Highmore had to wait for his opportunity against Carlton and he didn’t miss a beat upon his introduction at the six-minute mark of the second term. He scored 47 points in that time and hit the target with eight of nine disposals. He also recorded four intercept possessions - two of them contested intercept marks. Highmore may not be a walk-up starter in Round 1, but he should see some game time in 2021.

Jimmy Webster (Def) $274,000 – Tick

Webster looms as a decent option in the price range. With Ben Paton out for the season, Webster looks to be the frontrunner for that vacant role in defence – finishing with 16 disposals, 11 uncontested possessions, seven intercepts and 72 points against Carlton. Webster has been somewhat injury prone across his career though – recording a durability rating of 69 per cent.

Jack Higgins (Fwd) $419,600 – Question

Injury ended Higgins’ 2020 season as the Tigers embarked on another premiership. He now finds himself at St Kilda where he has already demonstrated his worth on the scoreboard with four shots at goal (1.3), four score assists and an equal game-high 11 score involvements. He’s awkwardly priced from a KFC SuperCoach point of view, but he’s definitely worth a punt if you think he can nudge 95-100 points per game in 2021.

Braeden Campbell’s elite kicking was on show during the AAMI Series. Picture: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images

SYDNEY

Errol Gulden (Mid)$ 117,300 – Tick

Kids are the central theme at Sydney this season and Gulden is one of several in the mix for a Round 1 debut. He was lively in attack against the Giants in the AAMI Community Series, finishing with 14 disposals, two inside-50s and one goal from 81 per cent game time. He also won a team-high seven disposals inside 50 and had three score assists.

Braeden Campbell (Mid/Fwd) $189,300 – Tick

Campbell’s kicking is the key to his game and this won on full display against the Giants. He recorded a kicking efficiency of 83 per cent and was direct with ball in hand – ranking third for the Swans for metres gained with 462. He finished with 18 disposals, 12 uncontested possessions, four inside 50s and one score assist from 80 per cent game time. A debut in the season opener against the Lions is a strong possibility.

Logan McDonald (Fwd) $193,800 – Tick

With Lance Franklin already ruled out of Round 1, the Swans could turn to boom draftee Logan McDonald. He sat out the first half against the Giants, but had an immediate impact upon his introduction – recording nine disposals, five marks and an equal team-high eight inside-50 targets. McDonald was also the sixth-ranked player on the ground in the second half with 61 points.

WEST COAST

Liam Duggan (Def) $448,600 – Tick

With Elliot Yeo sidelined with a groin injury, the Eagles have used Duggan in a slightly different role this pre-season. He has pushed up onto the wing and even spent time in the middle, attending eight centre bounces against the Dockers – ranked fourth at the club. His penetration through the midfield was important as well, recording a game-high 582 metres gained. Duggan has enormous upside at his price.

Alex Witherden (Def) $456,100 – Tick

Witherden looms as the natural long-term successor to Shannon Hurn in defence. Like Hurn, Witherden’s ball use is a strength, hitting the target with 15 of 16 disposals against Fremantle. He also played on from both kick-ins and gained the fifth-most metres of any West Coast player. Witherden averaged a career-high 94 points last season which included posting a career-high 170 in Round 9.

Andrew Gaff (Mid) $570,800 – Tick

Gaff will be one the main beneficiaries of the return to 20-miniute quarters. Overall, his scoring output dropped only so slightly last season, averaging 105 points – down from 107. He scored 80 points or more in all but three games as he continued to be one the best outside players in the competition. Since 2018, Gaff leads the competition for uncontested possessions and ranks fifth for handball-receives.

Josh Dunkley was at his ball-winning best against the Demons. Picture: Mike Owen/Getty Images

WESTERN BULLDOGS

Josh Dunkley (Fwd/Mid) $560,200 – Tick

Dunkley reminded KFC SuperCoaches of his scoring potential with a huge 170 points against the Demons in the AAMI Community Series. He was one of four Bulldogs players to exceed the 30-disposal mark – also recording competition-highs of 20 contested possessions and 11 tackles. Even with Adam Treloar in the side, Dunkley is close to a must-have in the forward-line.

Anthony Scott (Mid/Fwd) $102,400 – Tick

Scott impressed against the Demons, scoring 37 of 79 points in the opening term. He has definitely put his hand up for selection in the season opener, finishing with 14 disposals, seven contested possessions, two tackles and two clearances from 82 per cent game time. He also hit the scoreboard and was one of five multiple goalkickers for the Bulldogs with two goals straight.

Jack Macrae (Mid) $650,100 – Tick

Macrae’s 39 disposals against Melbourne was the second-most of any player across the AAMI Community Series. He attended a game-high 26 centre bounces and, even with the addition of Treloar to the side, one would expect Macrae to continue to be heavily used at centre bounces. Macrae is a genuine KFC SuperCoach gun, averaging 120 or more in each of the past three seasons.