The Phantom’s Round 8 Review: Our favourite fallen premiums, in Clayton Oliver, Josh Kelly and Jack Macrae, are back

After big scores in Round 8, three of our favourite fallen premiums are great buying this week. The Phantom looks at who they are, as well as the highs and lows from a big weekend of SuperCoach.

Our favourite fallen premiums are back.

Clayton Oliver, Jack Macrae and Josh Kelly, who were all among the top-10 highest-averaging players in the competition last season, all went big in Round 8.

Oliver and Kelly recorded season-highs to bring an end to their respective price falls.

The Melbourne midfielder was huge against the Suns, tallying 38 disposals, 22 contested possessions, 15 tackles and a round-high 175 points.

Oliver smashed his Round 8 breakeven of 118, to add $24 to his price tag.

At $568k, with a breakeven of 66, he’s not getting any cheaper.

Clayton Oliver of the Demons. Picture: AAP Image/Julian Smith

While it was against a Gold Coast side, which has given up big scores to opposition midfielders this year, if this performance is a sign of things to come, he’s a bargain.

As is the smooth-moving Kelly who finished with 154 points, on the back of 25 disposals, 13 contested possessions, nine tackles, six inside 50s and five clearances against the Hawks.

He isn’t as cheap but anything less than $600k for the Giant midfielder, who now has scores of 95, 114, 97, 116 and 154 after a limited pre-season, as well as a breakeven of 83, is great buying.

Josh Kelly was the Giants best in the disappointing loss to the Hawks.

And if you are one of the SuperCoaches who didn’t start with Macrae and have been waiting to pounce, the time has come.

After a quiet three-week stretch by his high standards - scores of 97, 85 and 109 - the Bulldog ball-magnet went bang against the Lions in Ballarat.

Macrae, who posted scores of 145, 189 and 147 in his previous three games at Mars Stadium, finished with 28 disposals, 19 contested possessions, eight clearances and 135 points.

While he didn’t quite reach his breakeven of 149, the big Round 8 score means that figure is set to plummet next week.

At $574k, $116k less than his starting price, Macrae faces a Round 9 breakeven of 98, meaning he’s almost bottomed-out in price.

Macrae’s teammate Josh Dunkley has posted back-to-back scores of 130 or more after a move back into the Bulldogs’ starting midfield.

While, you’ve missed him at this cheapest, Dunkley will be a top-six forward from this point if the role continues.

Over to you, Bevo.

Ha. Yeah, right.

Tim Kelly is the second-ranked SuperCoach forward after eight rounds.

Speaking of top-six forwards, Cat Tim Kelly’s masterclass against the Kangaroos, which saw him finish with 36 disposals, two goals and 162 points, has him sitting as the second-ranked forward in the competition behind Travis Boak.

At the opposite end of the spectrum, Swan Isaac Heeney had SuperCoaches pulling their hair out, producing his third score of 74 or less on-the-trot.

Isaac Heeney, right, with teammate Nick Blakey at training.

Coach John Longmire said prior to the match his young star was still troubled by an ankle problem.

Give him a rest then, John!

As much his absence would hurt, he’s just not fulfilling his SuperCoach potential playing predominantly as a forward.

We’ll talk more about him during the week.

I could go on all day about coaches after Geelong’s teamsheet debacle on Sunday.

Initially there was one late change and there was relief in the SuperCoach community when Patrick Dangerfield wasn’t the omission.

Skipper Joel Selwood was a late inclusion for Sam Menegola.

Until he wasn’t.

Not long after, the Cats announced Selwood would be replaced in the side he was never really actually in by none other than Charlie Constable.

Haha.

I got nothing to say.

Except for I hope the kid gets to keep his spot after 27 disposals, 10 marks and 92 SuperCoach points against the Kangaroos.

It was this scoring potential which saw many teams hold on to the second-year midfielder after he was left out of Geelong’s Round 7 side.

Pity many - The Phantom included - then traded him out ahead of Round 8 when he didn’t make the initial final team.

Rant over.

The Phantom’s Round 8

Score: 2211

Overall ranking: 3626

Studs: Tim Kelly (162), Brodie Grundy (141), Jack Macrae as C (135), Josh Dunkley (136), Tom Rockliff (122)

Duds: Isaac Heeney (64), Brodie Smith (71), Caleb Daniel (79)