What do we do with under-performing Dustin Martin, plus Round 7’s top scores and teams
PATRICK Dangerfield was meant to be the high-price risk this SuperCoach season. Instead, it’s Dustin Martin giving his 100,000-plus owners headaches. SEE ROUND 7’s TOP TEAMS
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THERE were plenty of doubts over Patrick Dangerfield this SuperCoach off-season.
It saw Dustin Martin start 2018 with almost 60 per cent ownership but the Tigers ace has not produced the goods.
The first two weeks it was business as usual as Dusty pumped out 139 and 160.
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However, the Brownlow Medallist has gone 93, 141, 88, 87 in the past month with his last two games particularly troubling.
The Tigers had easy wins over Collingwood and Fremantle and Martin could muster only 18 and 11 disposals respectively.
Is he spending more time forward? Well, he hasn’t been hitting the scoreboard either, kicking a single goal against the Magpies and a wasteful 0.4 against the Dockers.
So, what does this mean for SuperCoach? No one is actually considering trading him are they?
Martin is priced at $564,600 after losing 43k this week for a season loss of $91,400.
You’d need a little over $60,000 to upgrade to SuperCoach’s No.1 scorer Jack Macrae while Danger - who’s average is only three points lower than Martin’s - will cost you another $55k.
We hope Dusty busts out of his current funk but don’t hold your breath this week ... North Melbourne stopper Ben Jacobs waits on Sunday.
TOP PLAYERS
189 - Jack Macrae
164 - Dayne Zorko
151 - Josh P Kennedy
146 - Toby McLean
145 - James Sicily
TOP TEAMS
2603 - EMJAYZZ
2562 - Mats Rats
2531 - Stadium Arcadium
2529 - The Blake Show
2526 - Laurel Oak Legomen
OVERALL LEADERS
16,343 - Dewys Blues
16,295 - Blews Boys
16,289 - Same Old Same Olds
16,247 - Gary Slabett
TEAM OF THE WEEK
DEFENDERS
James Sicily 145
Rory Laird 120
Kade Simpson 97
Sam Murray 76
Tom Doedee 68
Jeremy Finlayson 62
Lachie Murphy -
David Mirra -
MIDFIELDERS
Jack Macrae (c) 378
Nat Fyfe 142
Tim Mitchell 127
Tim Kelly 115
Bryce Gibbs 95
Patrick Cripps 94
Dustin Martin 87
Stephen Coniglio 64
Nick Holman 70
Andrew Brayshaw 62
Dom Barry 52
RUCKS
Aaron Sandilands 144
Max Gawn 127
Tony Olango -
FORWARDS
Toby McLean 146
Jesse Hogan 130
Jack Henry 114
Josh Dunkley 94
Devon Smith 90
Isaac Heeney 88
Bayley Fritsch 65
Matt Guelfi -
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: JACK MACRAE
Macrae continues to pile on the scores after racking up a round and season-high 189 SuperCoach points against the Suns, of which 78 were recorded in the third term. He had 40 disposals, 25 contested possessions, 12 clearances and six inside 50s from 93 per cent game time. He also hit the scoreboard with three score assists.
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DAYNE ZORKO
Zorko returned to form with a bang, finishing with 164 SuperCoach points against Collingwood - 84 more than his season average. He had 34 disposals, 16 contested possessions, 10 tackles and 10 inside 50s from 90 per cent game time. He also kicked four goals straight and was involved in 10 scoring chains.
STEPHEN CONIGLIO
Coniglio found plenty of the ball against the Cats, amassing 28 disposals, but his kicking was woeful, recording a kicking efficiency of 13 per cent - his second-lowest in any match on record. He had 10 contested possessions, five tackles, three clearances and 64 SuperCoach points from 84 per cent game time.
MATT CROUCH
It hasn’t taken Crouch long to find form after a hamstring injury, finishing with 32 disposals, 11 contested possessions, five clearances and four tackles from 79 per cent game time against Carlton. He also scored 122 SuperCoach points, but he still dropped by $27,900 on the back of an earlier fall of $47,000.
YOUNG GUN: PADDY DOW
Dow had 64 of a season-high 74 SuperCoach points in the first half last round against Adelaide, enjoying a price rise of $26,200. He finished with 15 disposals, five contested possessions, five clearances and five inside 50s from 71 per cent game time. He also had two score assists and was one of eight individual goalscorers with one goal.
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