AFL SuperCoach: who are the forward rookies to have ahead of the first price rises

SYDNEY’S Tom Papley has turned into the must-have SuperCoach forward cash cow of 2016. See who else is on the radar ahead of Round 3.

TAC Cup: Western Jets V Gippsland Power. Gippsland player Tom Papley get his boot to the ball, Western jets player Brayden Monk. Picture: Adam Elwood

TOM Papley loomed as a “one-and-done” rookie but has turned into the must-have cash cow of 2016.

The Sydney rookie has exploded onto the AFL and SuperCoach scene with two hundreds in his first two AFL games.

Papley now has a breakeven of -149 and his price is projected to skyrocket by $113,000, the second biggest rise of any rookie behind Marcus Adams.

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At this stage of the season there are no ruck rookies on the bubble but there are a couple of interesting forward-only options.

Young gun Wayne Milera chats to coach Don Pyke. Picture: Sarah Reed

Obviously, Papley leads the way followed by Lincoln McCarthy, Mitch McGovern, Wayne Milera, Kyle Langford, Callum Ah Chee and Jed Lamb if you’re looking under $200,000.James Sicily and Josh Schache have made bright starts to the year but as young key position players it is unlikely they can maintain the required scoring and cash generation.

One of the most popular trades this week has been to downgrade an under-performing star - Michael Barlow for instance - to Papley or Ben Kennedy and Sam Kerridge.

While it’s not wise to rely on a youngster who’s only played two games, it does allow you to upgrade elsewhere on the field and with the likes of Tom Rockliff injured and Daniel Rich and Sam Jacobs underperforming the extra cash will come in very handy.

FORWARD BUBBLE BOYS

Daniel Wells ($243,900, Mid-Fwd) North Melbourne

Scores: 121, 99

Breakeven: -78

Projected rise: $67k

Taylor Garner ($243,500, Fwd) North Melbourne

Scores: 77, 77

Breakeven: -12

Proj rise: $32k

Daniel Robinson ($240,100, Mid-Fwd) Sydney

Scores: 76, 62

Breakeven: 2

Proj rise: $23k

Dean Kent ($232,000, Fwd) Melbourne

Scores: 73, 13

Breakeven: 49

Proj fall: $5k

Liam Duggan ($229,800, Mid-Fwd) West Coast

Scores: 56, 17

Breakeven: 61

Proj fall: $12k

James Sicily ($222,900, Fwd) Hawthorn

Scores: 92, 42

Breakeven: -6

Proj rise: $30k

Josh Schache has been solid in his two games for Brisbane.

Josh Schache ($216,300, Fwd) Brisbane

Scores: 65, 59

Breakeven: 2

Proj rise: $26k

Corey Gault ($215,800, Fwd) Collingwood

Scores: 16, 10

Breakeven: 100

Proj fall: $28k

Corey Ellis ($193,400, Mid-Fwd) Richmond

Scores: 59, 39

Breakeven: 15

Proj rise: $11k

Jed Lamb ($189,900, Fwd) Carlton

Scores: 46, 30

Breakeven: 35

Proj rise: $5k

Callum Ah Chee ($189,300, Fwd) Gold Coast

Scores: 76, 58

Breakeven: -23

Proj rise: $40k

Kyle Langford ($188,200, Fwd) Essendon

Scores: 66, 41

Breakeven: 3

Proj rise: $28k

Ben Kennedy ($187,800, Mid-Fwd) Melbourne

Scores: 115, 105

Breakeven: -110

Proj rise: $78k

Wayne Milera ($175,800, Fwd) Adelaide

Scores: 83, 40

Breakeven: -20

Proj rise: $36k

Mark Williams chats to Connor Menadue at Richmond training. Picture: Wayne Ludbey

Connor Menadue ($155,400, Mid-Fwd) Richmond

Scores: 80, 63

Breakeven: -52

Proj rise: $43k

Lincoln McCarthy ($139,400, Fwd) Geelong

Scores: 66, 43

Breakeven: -28

Proj rise: $37k

Sam Kerridge ($137,600, Mid-Fwd) Carlton

Scores: 106, 86

Breakeven: -112

Proj rise: $71k

Mitch McGovern ($123,900, Fwd) Adelaide

Scores: 61, 41

Breakeven: -30

Proj rise: $35k

Marcus Adams ($117,300, Def-Fwd) W.Bulldogs

Scores: 135, 82

Breakeven: -149

Proj rise: $114k

Mitch Brown ($117,300, Def-Fwd) Essendon

Scores: 72, 42

Breakeven: -46

Proj rise: $45k

Tom Papley ($109,900, Fwd) Sydney

Scores: 109, 104

Breakeven: -149

Proj rise: $113k

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti ($102,400, Def-Fwd) Essendon

Scores: 84, 50

Breakeven: -74

Proj rise: $62k