KFC SuperCoach 2022: Al Paton ranks his top 20 cash cows

Cash cows are the key to every successful KFC SuperCoach side. And a host of new prospects emerged in the last round of pre-season matches. See Al Paton’s top 20.

Cash cows are the lifeblood of any KFC SuperCoach team.

To afford the big-name superstars we love, you’ll need to pick some bargain-basement players to balance the salary cap.

And these are the players who will rise in value once they start playing games and fund your trades during the year – a successful rookie can jump from around $120,000 in value to $300,000 in the first half of the season, while scoring points for your side every week.

This year there are a host of potential bargains in the $200,000-$300,000 range who could also be huge money-makers. Last year Jarman Impey rose from $212,800 to more than $440,000 by Round 11, while Jack Ziebell became one of the top-scoring players in his line.

Hopefully some of this year’s crop can repeat that success – we might need them to with bottom-priced rookies thin on the ground two weeks out from Round 1.

Scroll down to see my top 20 cash cows for 2022.

Update: This list has been totally revised following practice matches and the AAMI Community Series, with several players dropping off the radar – including Elijah Hollands, who is still in 42 per cent of KFC SuperCoach teams – and some late bolters, including players signed in the Supplementary Selection Period. See the full list below.

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