KFC SuperCoach AFL: The full list of 2024 positions, DPPs revealed

The KFC SuperCoach AFL positions for 2024 are out — with some major changes. Check out our analysis of 11 key players and see every position and new DPP here.

The AFL Draft is done, which means club lists are all but finalised for 2024 and the KFC SuperCoach positions are in.

Who keeps dual-position status? Who loses it? What about the draftees?

See every player’s position for 2024, the DPPs and our 10 key takeaways below.

Nick Daicos has kept his DPP status in KFC SuperCoach for 2024. Picture: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images

Nick Daicos RETAINS DEF-MID

We can thank James Blanck for this one. The Hawks fullback crashed into Daicos’ knee in round 21 and he missed the last three games of the season. He was falling closer and closer to the 35 per cent threshold for DPP as Craig McRae increased his time in the midfield. 2024 will almost certainly be the last year we’re able to pick Daicos as a DEF, so enjoy it while it lasts.

Luke Jackson RETAINS RUC-FWD

Jackson rocketed home at the end of 2023, scoring 173, 124, 123 and 101 with Sean Darcy out injured. Darcy has since re-signed with the Dockers, so that pair is going to have to learn to find a way to coexist. Jackson averaged 98 points for the year and looms as one of the better options in what is a lean FWD pool as he can provide cover for your ruckmen.

Sam Flanders RETAINS FWD-MID

The one KFC SuperCoaches had been waiting for. Flanders absolutely dominated after he went into the middle under interim coach Steven King, increasing in price by almost $300k from round 15 onwards and averaging 106.1 in the last 10 rounds. A player that started last year as a risky proposition at $256k will be a must-have as a FWD if Damien Hardwick continues to deploy him in the engine room.

Harry Himmelberg DEF only

This one stings – but we probably should have seen it coming. If Himmelberg had retained FWD status, it would have given KFC SuperCoach teams a cut-price premium in a line that shapes as a SuperCoach wasteland next season. But he spent enough time playing in the backline under Adam Kingsley to lose FWD status and therefore won’t be anywhere near as popular.

Zane Duursma MID-FWD

The No. 4 draft pick been touted for a role in attack, which makes sense considering the unbelievable midfield depth which North Melbourne has built up in recent years. He’ll be one of the most popular starting picks of 2024 if he’s named for round 1 – which we suspect he will be. Duursma likely ends up being the F5 or F6 for most teams.

Harley Reid will be a KFC SuperCoach mid-fwd in 2024. Picture: Michael Willson/AFL Photos.

Harley Reid MID-FWD

As Brian Taylor would say, boy oh boy wowee. The generational freak who was the No. 1 draft pick from about 18 months out has been given FWD status in a huge outcome for KFC SuperCoaches. If you weren’t already planning to pay the $207k to start him, make plans to. He might be in more than 90 per cent of teams to start next year which would make him the most popular starting selection on record.

Harry Sheezel DEF only

There was no way Sheezel was going to retain FWD status and he didn’t spend near enough time as a midfielder to be DEF-MID. That might change by mid-season though if Alastair Clarkson pushes the best-and-fairest winner into the guts. SuperCoaches would likely prefer Sheezel stayed behind the ball though, especially with Jack Ziebell and Aaron Hall gone.

Shaun Mannagh FWD-MID

So, we can all acknowledge we have lost a lot of great premium FWDs. But in their place we have a host of great rookies who will be popular starting picks. Harley Reid will be No. 1, but Werribee VFL star Mannagh shouldn’t be far behind him. He’s unlikely to kick six goals and have 27 disposals in any game as a Cat, as he did in the state league final against Gold Coast for 144 ranking points. But he averaged 117 across the season, is ready to go and will be rookie price. Get on.

Jordan Dawson MID only

The Adelaide skipper was a revelation in midfield and his clearance ability and contested possessions helped his SuperCoach scoring saw to new heights. But his success also meant losing DEF status. Thankfully there are still plenty of great defensive picks.

Bailey Smith FWD-MID

Who’s ready to run the Luke Beveridge gauntlet again? If Smith can get back to his 2022 scoring, when he averaged 98.6, he’ll be in the mix to be a top-ranked forward in 2024. But how can you honestly know where he’s going to play week to week? It could be midfield, it could be wing or it could be half forward. That’s why he’s DPP but it’s also enough to send SuperCoaches mad.

Jack Macrae FWD-MID

The fall of one of the greats of KFC SuperCoach to an average of less than 100 for the first time since 2016 was sad to see. He got Bevo’d, as some SuperCoaches like to say, shunted out of the middle onto a wing and then into the forward line. Macrae still managed to average 99.9, which ranked seventh for players listed as a FWD. He’ll probably be the most talked-about player in pre-season.

Originally published as KFC SuperCoach AFL: The full list of 2024 positions, DPPs revealed