How to pick an AFL SuperCoach team in less than five minutes

Haven't started a SuperCoach side yet? Don't worry, you can still pick a winning side even after last night's game. Simply sign up today and get selecting — and if you get lucky you might have $50,000 to show for it. Here’s how to pick a team in less than five minutes without Tigers or Blues players.

Al Paton

@al_superfooty

2 min read

March 21, 2019 - 4:12PM

Collingwood ruckman Brodie Grundy was the top-scoring SuperCoach player in 2018.

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Haven't started a SuperCoach side yet? Don't worry, you can still pick a winning side even after last night's game.

All you need to do is start a side today without any Carlton or Richmond players, who are all locked out after last night's MCG clash. You can always trade them in at a later date.

There are plenty of great players to choose from today and still get a winning side.

If you’ve missed the buzz, SuperCoach is an online fantasy footy game that allows you to pick your own squad of AFL stars and compete against your friends, and thousands of other fans, as your players earn points based on their real-life performances. At the end of the season the best SuperCoach in the country pockets $50,000 in cash.

You can pick a fun squad full of players you like, redheads, left-footers or footballers with the best tattoos or worst man buns.

The only problem is they might struggle a bit when matches start. But you can keep pace with your footy-mad mates by using a couple of nifty tools on the SuperCoach site.

Here’s how to pick a competitive team in less than two minutes.

1. Sign up for AFL SuperCoach for free at supercoach.com.au and go the ‘My team’ page

2. At the top of the page click on ‘Intelligent Auto-Fill’

3. Select your favourite AFL team

How to use intelligent auto-fill in SuperCoach

4. Type in the names of any players you know you want in your team. Our tip is to start with these guys: Patrick Dangerfield, Brodie Grundy, Max Gawn and Jake Lloyd. They were all big-scorers last year and will get you off to a flying start in 2019.

5. Hit ‘Select my team’ — and the Intelligent Auto-Fill will create a team that may look something like this (minus the Carlton and Richmond players).

Al Paton's intelligent auto-pick squad

6. Click ‘Save’ (below the field) then use the substitute ('S’) button to shuffle players around, making sure the cheapest guys in each position are on the bench.

7. You can leave it there, but a couple more minutes’ work will give you a much stronger team.

Filter out players you don’t want by hitting the 'T' button to trade them for someone else. It’s no use having players worth more than $150k on the bench, it’s just a waste of money. You also want to get rid of players you don’t think will get games. Consult our rookie bible for rookies we think are a good chance to play in Round 1.