SuperCoach market watch: Top scorers, trade tips after Round 9
THE planets are aligning. After nine weeks, is it time to get Patrick Dangerfield into our SuperCoach teams? We might have to get rid of the second-most popular player in the game to do it.
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THE SuperCoach world has been watching and waiting since Round 1 — or, really, since prices for this year’s game were released in December last year.
And the wait may finally be over.
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Is this the week we add Patrick Dangerfield to our teams?
The biggest scorer in the game has dropped almost $150,000 over the first nine rounds, vindicating the decision by many coaches to leave him out of their starting squads.
The issue for those brave coaches was always going to be when to get him — and how.
The planets have aligned for a Dangerfield trade this week. His average is 115 (120 over his
past three) and his break-even is 112, which means his current price of $601,800 could be the cheapest he gets all year.
His next three opponents are Carlton, Gold Coast and North Melbourne. We smell some big scores.
And this weekend may have answered the second part of the Danger trade question.
Tim Kelly is rookie of the year but his 48 points against Essendon illustrates that we can’t rely on him as a starting midfielder through to SuperCoach finals.
He also suffered his first price fall of the season. It was just $3300 but a break-even of 120 means he is set to lose more next week. It won’t be a Jack Billings-like crash but he’s probably not going to get to $500,000.
If you move now you only need $172,600 to make the jump from Kelly to Dangerfield, which can be obtained by trading in a midfield rookie like Bailey Banfield or Paddy Dow to bubble boy Ed Phillips.
But don’t trade Nick Holman if you can avoid it. After scoring 122 in China he should get above $350,000 and can provide handy cover during the major bye rounds.
ROUND 9 STARS
181 Jack Darling
177 Jack Macrae
173 Jake Lloyd
160 Jake Melksham
155 Tom Mitchell
WEEKLY TOP SCORES
2581 Legends of Today, Jay
2550 Return of the Bont, Drew
2548 Gordon Ghosts, Shane
2544 Back2Back, Aaron
2543 Codys Champions
OVERALL RANKINGS
20,927 Dews Blues, Jade
20,945 Throbbing Hotspurs, Robert
20,819 Alejor, Keith
20,817 Same Old Same Olds, Brett
20,816 B2B, Andrew
THIS WEEK’S WINNING TEAM
Coach: Jay Tingwell
Team: Legends of Today
Score: 2581
DEFENDERS
Tom Doedee 91
Kade Simpson 72
Tom McDonald 118
Jake Lloyd 173
Elliot Yeo 113
Rory Laird 102
David Mirra 89
Jeremy Finlayson 62
MIDFIELDERS
Jack Macrae (c) 354
Tom Mitchell 155
Patrick Cripps 152
Tim Kelly 48
Luke Parker 109
Jack Steven 104
Dustin Martin 103
Josh P Kennedy 108
Ed Phillips 49
Dom Barry 0
Darcy Fogarty 45
RUCKS
Todd Goldstein 112
Max Gawn 121
Tony Olango 0
FORWARDS
Jack Darling 181
Robbie Gray 67
Isaac Heeney 105
Devon Smith 77
Jack Henry 56
Charlie Spargo 60
Paul Ahern 0
Jack Higgins 0
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: JACK DARLING
Darling doesn’t look like slowing down after adding a round and career-high 181 SuperCoach points against the Tigers, his third consecutive score of 120-plus points. He finished with career-highs of 15 marks and six goals to go with 11 contested possessions, three score assists and 12 score involvements from 89 per cent game time.
PERFECT 9
Chris O’Mailey wins the $1000 weekly prize for correctly selecting four Perfect picks. The jackpot jumps to $270,000 for the next nine-game weekend in Round 11.
CHAMPION DATA MARKET WATCH
Jake Lloyd
After amassing a career-high 36 disposals against the Hawks in Round 8, Lloyd eclipsed that tally with 41 disposals against the Dockers. He also had 35 uncontested possessions, two inside-50s and one goal from 90 per cent game time. Lloyd finished with a career-high 173 SuperCoach points to jump in price by $45,100.
Michael Hibberd
Hibberd continues to struggle, managing a season-low 48 SuperCoach points against Carlton. He had little impact on the game and was well held by Jed Lamb, finishing with 12 disposals, six uncontested possessions and three rebound-50s. Hibberd also gained just 191 metres, his fewest in any game this season.
Jack Macrae
Macrae’s purple patch continued after piling on 177 SuperCoach points against Adelaide Crows, of which 101 were scored in the first half. He thrived in the wet conditions, winning an equal career-high 25 contested possessions, along with 36 disposals, 10 clearances, 13 tackles and five score involvements. Macrae enjoyed a further price rise of $50,700.
YOUNG GUN: HUNTER CLARK
Clark finished with a season-high 82 SuperCoach points against Collingwood, spiking in price by $28,100. He hit the target with 15 of his 21 disposals, finishing with 15 uncontested possessions, three tackles and three inside-50s from 90 per cent game time. Clark’s first half was his most productive, recording 15 disposals and 55 points in that period.
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Originally published as SuperCoach market watch: Top scorers, trade tips after Round 9
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