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Rage trades: Who you need to get out of your SuperCoach team after Round 11

ALLEN Christensen actually cost us points this week and a number of other popular SuperCoach picks weren’t a lot better. Who needs to go and who we should jump on after Round 11.

Paul Dunn
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June 3, 2018 - 8:48PM
SuperCoach rage trades 2018
SuperCoach rage trades 2018

A TOUGH round for many this week with some popular trade-in targets failing (yes, Tom Rockliff) and some big scores from rookies like Bayley Fritsch and the player many traded out for Rockliff in Tim Kelly.

But the big thing on our minds is the bye rounds which are now upon us. All of our trades need to be considered with the player’s bye in mind as well as your team’s structure in relation to the byes.

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But thanks to the “reverse trades” button we can still vent some frustration as soon as lockout ends tonight.

BOOT HIM

Allen Christensen

A head knock early in the game saw him leave the field with just one free kick against to his tally. This meant he ended up on negative points, which is a disaster if you had him on the field and, to add insult to injury, will send his break-even sky high. This is the time to trade him as he will plummet in price whenever he plays next.

Allen Christensen was out of the game early against North Melbourne. Picture: Michael Klein
Allen Christensen was out of the game early against North Melbourne. Picture: Michael Klein

Tom Rockliff

Just 41 points was a nightmare for the 10,000 coaches who recruited Rockliff in this week - especially all those that traded him in for Tim Kelly. He was used as a tagger (on Tom Mitchell) for the second half and the bad news is he was pretty successful — hopefully Ken Hinkley doesn’t use that tactic too often. You can’t get rid of him after one week but he’s a perfect candidate for a Sunday night rage trade/reverse trades move.

Tim Smith

Like Rockliff you can’t trade him out but last week’s hottest rookie was a total bomb in week one for most of our sides, scoring just 26. Hopefully Simon Goodwin gives him another chance.

Chad Wingard

This was his third week of scoring under 50 this season and he didn’t hit the scoreboard at all and had only 13 touches. He hasn’t had the season many had hoped for and this is just another reason to move him on. The only reason you may want to hold him is that he will play all the bye rounds, but if you can trade him for a Round 12 player in Round 13 then do it.

Jaeger O’Meara

If you are still holding him it is time to let him go. While he has had two good scores over 100 recently he has also delivered a 45 in Round 8 and this week’s 65 and you just can’t hold him with wild scoring swings like this. Consistency is what you want and if you were using him as a stepladder these lower scores will just keep his price stagnant.

Luke Dahlhaus

Just one goal for the whole season for Luke so far and he has only scored over 85 twice since Round 4. He isn’t performing to the level that you were hoping for when you selected him. This week represented his lowest score since Round 2.

Luke Dahlhaus has been a bust this season.
Luke Dahlhaus has been a bust this season.

Jack Billings

The Rage Trades regular earns another mention. We thought he may have turned the corner with a 52-point second half against Richmond but against West Coast he could manage only 15 touches, no scoreboard impact and 58 points. He’s a must-trade at St Kilda's Round 14 bye and no one would blame you for using one of this week’s three trades to go early especially if you can get a Port Adelaide forward like Robbie Gray or Justin Westhoff.

Ben Ronke

Just keep an eye on Ronke. You need to hold him for his byes but if trading him out helps your bye structure in other ways then you could probably do it. He posted his lowest score of the year this week and his price won’t be growing as much as we would like. So he isn’t a complete boot from your team but just be wary of him and if you need to sacrifice someone from his bye round, he could be the one.

BUY HIM

Tom McDonald

Three scores of 110 or more in the past four weeks will put him on many shopping lists now. Four goals this week and a massive 164 will see many coaches trying to get him into their sides, and a defender-midfielder status that creates a handy swing with James Sicily are good reasons to be considering him. However, he does have just the one game before his bye so keep that in mind.

Marcus Bontempelli

He is on the bye this week but once that is done he will be ripe for the picking. He had one poor score in Round 10 but apart from that he has been great in recent weeks. Four of his past five scores have been over 120 shows us that he is back on track. His price will drop after the next game also as the 47 will still be in his price cycle for one more game, so round 13 or 14 will be the time to grab him.

Clayton Oliver

After two lower scores in Rounds 9 and 10 he smashed it this week with 38 touches as he went back over 100 in convincing fashion. He has been a solid with six of his 11 scores over 120. He should be a hot trade-in target after his Round 12 bye.

Logan Austin

The Saints defender is on the bubble next week after scoring 106 and 92 in his first two games. His Round 14 bye isn’t ideal but his break-even will make him almost a must-have to generate some cash for our other bye trades. And a shoutout to rookies Paul Ahern (84) and Brody Mihocek (97) who will be great downgrade options in the next few weeks.

Dayne Beams

Beams has been impressive in the past couple of weeks and he only seems to be getting better. Five goals this week to go with 32 touches and his low break-even will boost his value and more games like this will see him return to being one of the premier midfielders in SuperCoach.

Dayne Beams kicked five goals in a losing side.
Dayne Beams kicked five goals in a losing side.

Michael Walters

Despite a calf issue during the game Walters soldiered on to finish on 92. This is now three solid weeks since he has returned from his injury and he is looking like someone we should be getting into our forward lines despite him having the Round 14 bye.

Nic Naitanui

Once he is back from the bye this week Nic Nat should be considered if you have an underperforming ruck like Sam Jacobs. He posted a score of 129 from just 61 per cent game time this week, which was one of the highest time on Ground percentages he has had this season. If it keeps going up, so should his scores.

Shaun Higgins

Once considered a player that would burn you in SuperCoach, he is now a consistent high scorer and was very good again this week with 38 touches at an impressive 81 per cent effectiveness. Four of his five scores over 100 have been 120-plus which shows us that when he has a good game he generally goes big.

Bryce Gibbs

If you’ve been looking to bring him in, this could be the time. He scored his first over 100 for a while and with his price low he could be about to rise fast if he can put in more games like this one. He looked good and slick with his hands on his way to 36 touches and nine tackles against the Giants.

CAPTAINS SCORECARD

A+: —

A: Max Gawn, Tom Mitchell, Marcus Bontempelli, Joel Selwood, Brodie Grundy

B+: Gary Ablett Jnr, Dayne Beams, Rory Laird

B: Jack Macrae, Patrick Dangerfield, Zach Merrett, Dayne Zorko, Adam Treloar

C+: Jack Steven

C: Lance Franklin, Dustin Martin, Andrew Gaff, Scott Pendlebury

D: Patrick Cripps, Nat Fyfe

ROOKIE WATCH

Should have started on field: Tim Kelly (130), Bayley Fritsch (111), Logan Austin (92), Nick Holman (88), Ben Ronke (63), Patrick Kerr (77), Paddy Dow (65), Riley Bonner (70), Jamaine Jones (66), Lachlan Fogarty (73), Matt Guelfi (76), Jack Higgins (67), Tom Cole (70), Ed Phillips (58), Bailey Rice (62), Paul Ahern (84), Cameron Rayner (89), Brody Mihocek (94), Bailey Banfield (79), Andrew Brayshaw (65), Tom Doedee (78), Darcy Fogarty (62), Zac Langdon (88)

Should have started on bench: Tim Smith (26), Charlie Spargo (31), Jacob Heron (34), Jordan Ridley (36), Willie Rioli (46), Jake Waterman (47), Oscar McInerney (53), Flynn Appleby (36), Taylin Duman (54), Scott Jones (49), Stefan Giro (39), Adam Cerra (31), Jaidyn Stephenson (34), Lachlan Murphy (26), Sam Taylor (57)

HiPAGES NAILED IT

Al Paton: Al predicted Max Gawn would have a career-high SuperCoach score against the Dogs. His previous best was only 92. But Al didn’t stop there and suggested that Max would go 130-plus.

HiPages Nailed It SuperCoach artwork 2018
HiPages Nailed It SuperCoach artwork 2018

Verdict: Nailed It. This was pretty much a slam dunk pick by Al with the Dogs ruck division not being the strongest. Max finished with 139 points and I suspect most that put the VC on him would have taken that score.

Ben Higgins: This week Ben went with Jack Macrae to get smashed in the clearances and for Macrae to score under 80 points based on how well the Demons have been dominating.

Verdict: Failed It. Jack finished with 31 touches and 105 Supercoach points despite Ben being right that the Demons would dominate the game.

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