SuperCoaches Box podcast: Sam Collins, Nic Newman, Dom Sheed and whether you should trade after Round 1

Mid-priced Round 1 heroes Dom Sheed, Tom Rockliff and Nic Newman were on the agenda in this week’s SuperCoach Box podcast. LISTEN HERE.

More than 70,000 coaches are this week dealing with the issue of what to do with Gold Coast defender Sam Collins after his Round 1 SuperCoach flop.

The issue was a hot topic on this week’s SuperCoach Box podcast, with opinion split on whether to stick with the $188,900 defender or punt him after just one game which yielded 27 points.

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Meanwhile, thousands have already fallen into the temptation of jumping on mid-priced picks after they dominated in Round 1.

Tom Rockliff (5049 teams), Nic Newman (4841) and Dom Sheed (3213) were the most popular SuperCoach additions as of Wednesday after they posted monster scores in Round 1.

Rockliff ($405,900, Mid) backed up a dominant JLT Series with 138 points in Port Adelaide’s victory over Melbourne, grand final hero Sheed ($394,100, Mid) ran amok with 144 points against Brisbane and Newman ($394,100, Def) debuted for Carlton with 134 points.

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History suggests the top-20 scorers from Round 1 will experience a significant slide this weekend.

Last year, the top-20 from the opening round posted a collective average of 139.3, which dropped to 107.5 in Round 2.

Tom Rockliff is a sought-after player after his Round 1 heroics. Picture: David Mariuz.

Starting the season at $408,100, Charlie Curnow blazed 126 in Round 1 but dropped to 96 the next week.

Essendon skipper Dyson Heppell (142 to 89), Blake Acres (144 to 90) and Jack Billings (133 to 79) were others who experienced a huge drop off after blitzing Round 1.

This week’s SuperCoaches Box addresses the Round 1 dominance of mid-priced players, whether to trade ahead of Round 2 and what do with Gold Coast’s Sam Collins.

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