KFC SuperCoach guru Lachie Hunter reveals his plans for 2020
He’s finished top-25 in three different forms of KFC SuperCoach, including a top-five finish in SuperCoach AFL. Lachie Hunter reveals his top tips for 2020 — including why he’s sold Lachie Neale.
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Lachie Hunter might be Australia’s most consistent SuperCoach.
The 27-year-old has ranked in the top-five in SuperCoach AFL and SuperCoach Racing and finished in the top-25 in SuperCoach BBL.
As a maths and science teacher, it should come as little surprise Hunter has nailed the formula to SuperCoach success.
He first finished in the top-10 in 2013, when he was fifth in SuperCoach AFL.
My team scored 2,590 points in Round 23 of the Herald Sun Nissan SuperCoach. Overall rank: 5. Weekly rank: 6,796. http://t.co/WlCH5ncdsm
— Lachlan Hunter (@hunterpunter_1) September 1, 2013
Hunter ranked fifth in SuperCoach Racing during the spring carnival and 23rd in SuperCoach BBL in 2018-19.
He’s an advocate for keeping it simple in KFC SuperCoach and using the ‘guns-and-rookies’ approach when selecting a starting team.
“As appealing as they are, I limit the number of mid-pricers that are touted for a breakout, as it is so difficult to pick the breakout players,” Hunter said.
“I’m passing on popular picks Jordan Dawson and Hunter Clark as a result.”
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Hunter prioritises durability when trying to split KFC SuperCoach’s big guns, a tactic which places Brisbane’s Lachie Neale ahead of Brownlow medallist Nat Fyfe and GWS star Josh Kelly in his plans.
“Injuries will (only) slow your upgrading down,” he said.
While he avoids breakout prospects, Hunter is happy to select mid-pricers with a proven history of SuperCoach scoring in his team, hunterpunter.
“It’s slightly different for mid-pricers that have done it before though and are just coming back from injury,” he said.
“Sam Docherty (114.7 points in 2017) and Devon Smith (97.9 points in 2018) are examples of this. I think they are both a chance of being top six to 10 in their positions.
“Rookies on the other hand increase in price quicker and allow you to get to the must-have premiums.”
Hunter said his team structure was governed by where the best rookies were each year.
“It appears that the rookies are in the midfield, so I’m planning on running with a four-premium, four-rookie midfield,” he said.
“Last year I was happy that I went deeper in the forward line with premiums, so I could avoid playing the unreliable forward rookies.”
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Originally published as KFC SuperCoach guru Lachie Hunter reveals his plans for 2020