SuperCoach players who are a point of difference can make a great season

SUPERCOACH points of difference are the reason between a win and a loss, a good season or a great season. Here’s a list of stars you probably don’t have, but should.

Joe Daniher is trending up. Picture: Getty Images

SUPERCOACH points of difference are the reason between a win and a loss, a good season or a great season.

As the season goes on our teams are looking more and more similar.

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Most coaches have Patrick Dangerfield, Toby Nankervis, Jack Macrae, Marc Murphy and many have cottoned onto Sydney defender Zak Jones and slotted him into their line up.

But here’s your chance to stand out from the crowd with a list of stars you probably don’t have, but should.

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Michael Walters $457,400 fwd

Av 82, ownership: 2.1 per cent

Is Son Son the SuperCoach revelation of 2017? Don’t let that average fool you, it’s dragged down by Walters’ first six rounds when he averaged 58 playing as a small forward. Since his move to the midfield he has gone 119, 137, 135 and is on such a hot streak his break-even is -4. He’s a $70k jump from Will Hoskin-Elliott and is expected to jump $70k over the next two weeks, so you could buy him and make some quick cash. But if he keeps scoring like this why not hang on to him for the rest of the year?

‘Son Son;, aka Michael Walters, has moved into the middle and is dominating. Picture: Getty Images

Joe Daniher $485,100

Av 93, ownership: 3.5 per cent

You’re heart is in your mouth every time he lines up for goal but Daniher is getting better by the week, averaging 106 over his past five to jump into forward line premium discussions. And you may be surprised to learn that even in that Melbourne game when he kicked 1.6, his 79 SuperCoach points wasn’t a complete bust.

Lachie Neale $652,900 mid

Av 121, ownership: 4.4 per cent

His 134 against the Blues — Neale’s sixth score in a row of 119 or better — propelled him to No.1 in SuperCoach for total points scored in 2017. Yet he’s in fewer than 10,000 teams. What gives?! Pricey but obviously worth it.

Brad Ebert $526,700 mid

Av 110, ownership: 2.6 per cent

Ebert averaged over 95 for four years in a row before an off 2016, like most of his Port teammates. He has responded this year in brilliant style with just two scores below 100 for the year and a low of 89. Perfect time to buy him as cover during the main bye rounds.

Dayne Zorko $534,800 mid

Av 108, ownership: 3.9 per cent

Zorko’s form is no surprise — he was the topscoring player of the pre-season comp. He’s in the top 20 overall scorers this year with seven tons from nine games and we know he has a huge ceiling. Jump on before he goes really big.

Fewer than one per cent of SuperCoaches have Mitch Duncan in their line-up. Picture: Michael Klein

Mitch Duncan $515,300 mid

Av 107, ownership: 0.9 per cent

Who says the Cats are a two-man team? Duncan is flying under the Dangerwood radar, boosting his average by 15 points from last season in a breakout year. Despite that he’s only $13,000 more than his starting price after a slight form slump which he snapped out of with a 130 last Friday night.

Dylan Roberton $544,800 def

Av 106, ownership: 2.7 per cent

Ownership has climbed a bit in recent weeks but still ludicrously small for the fourth-highest scoring defender of the season. The arrival of Jake Carlisle and Nathan Brown has freed him up to play as an attacking defender. Since Round 1 he has hit the ton five times with a low score of 84.

Brendon Goddard $522,300 mid

Av 106, ownership: 0.6 per cent

Once one of the first picked players in SuperCoach, Goddard is now mostly ignored. But he is quietly averaging more than Luke Shuey, Dan Hannebery and Nat Fyfe. This is mainly due to the fact that although his highest score this year is 133, his lowest is 89.

Ben McEvoy $524,700 ruck

Av 100, ownership: 3.3 per cent

The latest to throw his hat in the ring for this year’s top SuperCoach ruckman title. Since he caught fire in Round 4, “Big Boy” hasn’t scored lower than 96 with an average of 110 in that time (by comparison Brodie Grundy averages 83 over the same period). He and Tom Mitchell are the only Hawks averaging over 90.

Ben McEvoy is defying the Hawks’ downward trend. Picture: AAP

Michael Hurley $537,700 def

Av 99, ownership: 3.7 per cent

Pop quiz: Which key defender who wears No.18 has scored five SuperCoach hundreds in a row? If you said Alex Rance, think again. Hurley started slowly but averages 117 over the past three weeks and his 99 average is seven better than Rance.

Jarrod Harbrow $495,600 def

Av 98, ownership: 1.3 per cent

A top-eight defender on averages and has the added bonus of having already had his bye which means he’ll play every game for the rest of the year. After a delayed start to the season he has scored at least 100 in five of his six games, but a word of caution — in 10 previous seasons he has never averaged higher than 86.

Charlie Dixon $507,200 fwd

Av 97, ownership: 1.5 per cent

Another in the ‘already has his bye’ club. Like any key forward his scoring is up and down but has put up a 151 and 135 in the past month.

Mitch Wallis was back with a bang. Picture: AAP

ONE-GAME SPECIALS

No need to make a rash trade just yet but watch these two players closely this week — another big score and they could be midfield bargains who serve as stepping stones from one of our struggling premiums to a serious superstar.

Scott Selwood $281,800 mid

Game 1 score: 102

Mitch Wallis $473,700 mid

Game 1 score: 132

Originally published as SuperCoach players who are a point of difference can make a great season