SuperCoach AFL 2024: Top targets for round 10, who to trade out
Is trading out Harley Reid the top priority this week? Who else has to go? SuperCoach experts give the most popular trades for round 10 the thumbs up or thumbs down.
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The most popular player in SuperCoach is on his way out of thousands of teams.
Is that the right move this week – and if you do give Harley Reid the axe, what’s the best way to spend that cash?
There are other rookies on the chopping block this week, underperforming premiums, value targets and high-priced stars with scary upcoming fixtures.
Which way should you jump?
See our experts’ verdict on the 10 most traded in and 10 most traded out players in SuperCoach this week – welcoming new members of the SuperCoach team Dos and Chloe Williams.
Scroll down for the full round 10 trade guide.
MOST TRADED IN
1. LACHIE SULLIVAN $102,400 MID
Al Paton: BUY.If you need a downgrade this week he’s the clear standout. Not a lock in the Pies’ best 23 but at this stage of the season it’s rare to get rolled gold job security from any rookie.
Tim Michell: CONSIDER. Still not sold on his job security but with a few key Magpies a couple of weeks off, there’s a chance he makes $100-$150k before he’s squeezed out.
Patch: BUY. News Jamie Elliott will be sidelined for a while probably helps his case, but I’m worried he’ll be sub here and there. In my side. Should get DPP in coming weeks, too.
Dos: CONSIDER. Two solid games in a row but I’ll be waiting for teams this week and may prefer his teammate next week. Still not convinced on job security with De Goey, Mitchell and McCreery close to returning.
Chloe Williams: CONSIDER: Two scores of 75 … how’s that for consistency? With the lowest Break Even of the week, I can’t say I’m not tempted, but his role just doesn’t seem secure, even with Elliott out. I’m on the fence here.
Tarquin Oakley: CONSIDER. Most SuperCoaches will make at least one downgrade this week and that likely will be Sullivan or Reville. I’d consider both of them – Sullivan’s plus is he will make more instant cash with his two scores of 75.
2. DAYNE ZORKO $556,000 MID/FWD
AP: BUY. I have avoided due to injury risk but his fixture is incredible starting with a Richmond side on Saturday night than can barely field 23 fit players. Good chance to break down at some point but ride the scores until then pivot to someone else.
TM: BUY. I feel dirty saying it considering the SuperCoach pain Zorko has put me through. A few years ago not picking him single-handedly derailed my season (I went for Shai Bolton then Zorko turned into peak Gary Ablett Jr and averaged about 200 for two months). Zorko looks like the third forward this year behind Isaac Heeney and Sam Flanders after picking up the Luke Ryan role for Brisbane. I could make a case for trading in Eric Hipwood this week against Richmond and if I can do that, I certainly can for Zorko. Sorry Al, Dan and other Richmond fans reading.
Patch: BUY: Fine. Yeah. Sure. It’s Zorko time and I hate it. We’re going to get burned, mark my words – be it a soft-tissue injury or a suspension or a role change or just a putrid stretch of form – but Zorko the Magnificent is undeniable this week and is in my side.
Dos: BUY: I avoided Jack Ziebell throughout his run of pure stat-stuffing due to the age and injury risk, and that was a mistake. Zorko is equally feasting. He might be your ticket to leapfrogging higher-ranked risk-averse coaches.
Chloe: BUY: I was planning on very minimal trading this week, but there is a Zorko-sized hole in my forward line … the only question is who to move on to get him? Based on his current scoring, almost anyone could be in the firing line … I just hope he stays fit until his well deserved bye in round 12.
TO: BUY. A certain top-six forward if he can stay on the park, and given the lack of options up front you might need to take the risk he does stay out there.
3. BRUCE REVILLE $102,400 MID/FWD
AP: CONSIDER. A good alternative to Sullivan if he’s dropped or you need the DPP flexibility.
TM: BUY. Brisbane’s injury list should ensure Bruce stays in for at least a few more games and as someone who brought him in for round 9, I was very happy to see him stationed behind the ball for the (very) limited game time he was on the field. He’s not a player you would want to field, but Reville provides cover across two lines.
Patch: CONSIDER: If you could score SuperCoach points for having cool hair, this guy would be M1. His low time on ground concerns me, as much as I think he’s a neat footballer. Probably behind Sullivan.
Dos: BUY: Low time on ground in back-to-back games (60 per cent, 53 per cent) but is impacting games and passing the eye test with flying colours. If named, jump on the Breville.
Chloe: CONSIDER: I’ll be bringing in either Sullivan or Reville this week. Similarly to Sullivan, I’m still on the fence. The Lions’ injuries will allow him opportunity, but his low TOG and their round 12 bye make me nervous. Sullivan appears to be better if you’re looking for a quick cash grab.
TO: CONSIDER. Reville’s plus is he has the DPP status that Sullivan doesn’t. Just depends on your team balance which one you pick.
4. JOE RICHARDS $123,400 FWD
AP: WAIT. There are decent rookies on the bubble this week (see above) and we’ll need another downgrade target next week.
TM: WAIT. Looked amazing on debut but it was against West Coast in Melbourne. If he backs up his 107, then by all means jump on. But there are enough rookie options this week that you don’t need to bring in a one-gamer. Especially when a host of big names are about to return for the Pies.
Patch: PASS: Wait another week, do not go early.
Dos: WAIT: So tempting after a ton on debut to go early, but the smart play is to wait. One game sample versus the Eagles with a few studs out of the line-up. Looked unbelievable though, so I wouldn’t blame coaches that go early (I still might!).
Chloe: WAIT. Have you seen those AAMI ads about “bargain regret?”. Don’t end up like them. Wait a week.
TO: WAIT. Cracked the ton so tempting to jump straight on but Collingwood will be getting players back from injury in the coming weeks, so it’s much safer to wait.
5. ZAK BUTTERS $621,200 MID
AP: BUY. One of my best moves this year was picking him before round 1.
TM: BUY. Stepped up big time against the Cats without Connor Rozee. His Break Even is 82 so he’s not getting any cheaper and Port has the best of the byes in round 13.
Patch: BUY: Yep, bring him in.
Dos: BUY: He’ll finish as a top-eight mid and has Hawthorn and North in his next two. All aboard!
Chloe: BUY: Unfortunately, due to who I am as a person, my midfield is currently clogged by Cripps and Walsh. It isn’t the worst thing at the moment, but I can’t find room for the likes of Butters. If you can, though, you should. He’s on fire.
TO: BUY. Will be in the best handful of midfielders come the end of the season. Has one of the highest ceilings in SuperCoach.
6. LUKE RYAN $666,000 DEF
AP: BUY: If you think that is a lot to pay, he’ll be over $700k next week.
TM: BUY. Ryan is the ultimate SuperCoach cheat code. Get the ball, run 20m, king it 60m and repeat. The Champion Data scorers eat it up like Ryan running to take a kickout. And he’s got St Kilda this week, who he scored 170 against last year.
Patch: BUY! We could be set for the first double ton of the year this week from Ryan. If you want to bring him in at any point, now is the time.
Dos: BUY: It’s gross to pay up, but he might score 800 SuperCoach points against the Saints
Chloe: BUY: He can be your hero, right Tim? Buy him before it’s too late.
TO: BUY. Should go massive against St Kilda. When I say massive, I mean 140 would be par.
7. CALEB SERONG $668,600 MID
AP: BUY. How many of these super expensive guys can you afford? He scores a lot of points.
TM: BUY. There’s a decent case he might be the topscoring midfielder this year. He’s a freak and just keeps racking up footy like he’s playing in the under-12s.
Patch: BUY: He’s good. He’ll continue being good. Has a friendly bye. Tick, tick, tick.
Dos: BUY: Upgrade season is upon us – jump on if you have the coin. He’s the No.1 player in SuperCoach and doesn’t look like slowing down.
Chloe: BUY: Another pick that speaks for itself. With so many inconsistent scorers this year, he, too, is a hero. The highest average of any player, a comfortable week-in week-out captain selection.
TO: BUY. Ball magnet. A great captaincy option every week.
8. ISAAC HEENEY $631,600 FWD/MID
AP: PASS. Sydney’s bye is only three weeks away, and he might be cheaper after that.
TM: BUY. People still don’t have this guy? He could be 5-10 votes clear in the Brownlow Medal at the moment and is scoring like he is destined to be the best forward in SuperCoach in 2024.
Patch: PASS: Nope. If you don’t have Sir Isaac by now you’ve missed the boat and will get more value out of a Zorko or Rankine. Come back for Heeney when he’s in the 550k mark.
Dos: WAIT. Non-owners have to wait now. With a Break Even of 132, Carlton this week, and Luke Parker averaging 32 disposals and 114 SuperCoach points in the VFL, there may still be hope of picking him up cheaper after the bye.
Chloe: BUY: The haunting Heeney of old is officially in the past – phew. His inconsistent scoring is out, and a potential Brownlow medal is in.
TO: WAIT. Two games until his bye, so if you don’t have Heeney I’d suck it up until round 13.
9. CHRISTIAN PETRACCA $555,000 MID
AP: CONSIDER.SuperCoach 101 has always been to pick off proven guns like Petracca at prices like this, but this year it seems everyone is paying up for the superstars above. Saving over $100k could pay off down the track.
TM: BUY. He was my No.1 target at the start of the week but I have since pivoted (reluctantly) to Zorko. Petracca could score 180 this week against West Coast. I don’t buy that he’s set to become a full-time forward. I think he spent more time there against Carlton because Matt Kennedy wouldn’t leave him alone in the middle. Getting arguably the best player in the game for this price is outrageous value.
Patch: PASS: I’ll be honest, I don’t love it. Would rather you pay up for a mid upgrade if you can, and if you can’t then maybe look elsewhere on the field this week.
Dos: BUY: If you want Trac, get him this week. Three of his next seven games are against West Coast (twice) and North.
Chloe: BUY: Let him cook. He has a high ceiling, is well underpriced having dropped $112.7K this year and is potentially on tracc to gaining forward status …
TO: BUY. A fantastic price and he plays West Coast this week.
10. IZAK RANKINE $527,600 FWD
AP: PASS. Shai Bolton scored three big tons in a row then crashed. Dylan Moore did the same. Such is the forward line this year. A super talent but I’m not paying over $500k.
TM: BUY. The human highlights reel has turned into a consistent SuperCoach scorer this year and is attending more than 30 per cent of CBAs in most games. After Collingwood this week the Crows take on West Coast, Hawthorn and Richmond in successive weeks. I don’t want to be a non-owner when that stretch rolls around.
Patch: BUY: I’ll be waiting one more week but his upcoming run is undeniable. Not a bad option by any means
Dos: BUY: Perfect combination of midfield craft and goalscoring with extreme time on ground. He barely comes off the ground – averaging 89.2 per cent TOG for 2024!
Chloe: BUY: This is the part where we’re supposed to collectively say “you were right, Dos”. His increased CBAs coupled with his insane goal sense is a SuperCoach dream.
TO: BUY. So fun to watch when he’s on song and in your SuperCoach team.
MOST TRADED OUT
1. HARLEY REID $443,200 MID/FWD
AP: TRADE. No room for sentiment in SuperCoach. Harley has been a great rookie but the name of the game is using that value to grab proven top-end scorers like Zorko.
TM: CONSIDER. I’m not completely against holding when the forward line has been a dumpster fire for most of the year. But we are at the stage now where it’s clear you want Heeney, Flanders, Zorko and Rankine. Is Reid in the next best forwards to justify keeping him? I don’t think so. Use his value and get one of the big four instead.
Patch: TRADE: If you think he’s a keeper then hold. If you don’t, like me, then trade him.
Dos: HOLD: Two tough match-ups, two poor scores. He had 20 CBAs against the Pies in a blowout loss with no Yeo by his side. Only trade if it gets you up to a Serong-level keeper.
Chloe: CONSIDER: Three insane weeks, and the rest pretty on par with some of our other favourite rookies. His Break Even has risen to 134, so it might be the perfect chance to jump off and swing to Rankine or Zorko. Only hold if you see him in your finished side.
TO: TRADE. Looks like he’ll be an inconsistent scorer this year, as expected from a young player. That pattern isn’t one I want to follow.
2. MATT ROBERTS $388,600 DEF/MID
AP: TRADE: If you have Roberts and Reid, I would keep Harley.
TM: TRADE. Losing money fast and doesn’t look anywhere near as good as he did playing in defence now he’s been thrown to a wing.
Patch: TRADE: With a Break Even of 124, this is gonna get a whole lot worse before it gets better from a cash perspective. He’s not a keeper, so cut and run while you can.
Dos: TRADE: Roberts has served us well but it’s time to upgrade. One we’ll look at closely in years to come.
Chloe: TRADE: He has been an amazing servant, but it’s time to go. He will most likely only drop cash from here, and someone like Reville or Graham can offer you the same DPP benefits.
TO: TRADE. Has struggled in his past two matches and that price is only going down this week.
3. NAT FYFE $399,100 MID/FWD
AP: TRADE: It seems I’m more ruthless than other experts here, but we’ve already seen Fyfe managed within games more than once which can be a killer on any given week. Not a must-trade this week but if he gets you to a more reliable premo, go for it.
TM: CONSIDER. Fyfe is only losing money because he was sub a few weeks ago and with the round 13 bye (only Port and Freo have a week off) I can see him being valuable cover. But if he gets you a gun forward or midfielder, I could justify moving him on. Don’t forget he averaged 98 from rounds 4-7.
Patch: HOLD. He’s had his rest during his game as the sub, and won’t have another spell before the Dockers’ round 13 bye. He’ll average more than most forward rookies between now and then.
Dos: HOLD: The forward line is ugly. I’m holding any forward-eligible player that’s shown signs of life in 2024.
Chloe: CONSIDER: If I owned him, I’d back him in. His numbers aren’t too flattering, but they’re clouded by his sub role and inefficiency last week. He may be the sub victim again, though, but could also be great at F6, has the handy DPP role, and is Nat Fyfe.
TO: CONSIDER. The scoring capacity is there, but you’ll have to cop his sub-affected games from here on out.
4. WILL GRAHAM $277,800 DEF/MID
AP: CONSIDER: Will make money when he plays again, but we don’t know what that will be and my other rookies are demanding selection. Out for me this week.
TM: HOLD. Surely won’t be long before he’s back in the Suns team and he has a Break Even of 12. Cash gen is hard enough to come by at this time of year without trading players who are guaranteed to make money the next time they play.
Patch: CONSIDER: If you don’t have anyone losing cash – or at risk of losing cash – then he’s one to toss, but if he comes back in then he’ll be well-placed to make more money.
Dos: HOLD: Still has a low Break Even so hold if you can. Had 24 touches and 98 SuperCoach points in the VFL on the weekend.
Chloe: HOLD: I sold him out of necessity to grab Luke Ryan, but he should play again and provides great flexibility. Hold if you can.
TO: CONSIDER. He’s not playing this week either, so if you don’t have any other issues he is an option to trade.
5. AARON CADMAN $277,100 FWD
AP: TRADE. Out you get.
TM: TRADE. One of the great mysteries of this year for me will be how Cadman’s owners got away with having him for eight weeks before he finally dropped the type of score which we associate with a young key forward. Take the money and run.
Patch: TRADE: He absolutely has to go.
Dos: TRADE: Has made close to $150k but is now losing money. Time to move on.
Chloe: TRADE: At the end of the day, he’s a key forward. He’s done well for those who started him, but it’s time to let go.
TO: TRADE. A 12-point game ruins any cash gen he had left. Time to go.
6. MASSIMO D’AMBROSIO $328,900 DEF/MID
AP: TRADE: A $104k profit is a pretty good return.
TM: TRADE. Looked much better against St Kilda and even played in the last quarter which is about as rare as Carlton playing in a game which isn’t decided by under a goal. But he’s done his job and there are better rookie options, especially in the midfield.
Patch: TRADE: After two pretty miserable games I think the writing’s on the wall for Massimo.
Dos: TRADE: It will cost you precisely $53.2k to go from Massimo to Jayden Short this week. Food for thought.
Chloe: SELL: There’s too many mouths to feed at the Hawks, and at the moment, Amon is the preferred ‘Luke Ryan’. The Saints usually allow defenders to score well, so his 52 says enough. At least we all learnt how to say his name. You’ll be missed, D’Ambrosio.
TO: TRADE. Not seeing the scoring potential he showed early in the season anymore.
7. BLAKE HOWES $293,600 DEF
AP: TRADE. Price unlikely to go up or down much so trade whenever it suits your plans.
TM: TRADE. His second wind appears to have come and gone and although it’s not unheard of for rookies to kickstart their cash gen for a third time, you’ve done well to get $170k from Howes.
Patch: CONSIDER: Should tread water at least, this week, with a Break Even of 65 – although who knows how often the ball will go into the Demons’ backline.
Dos: TRADE: It’s upgrade season so every non-premium is a trade. Does have a nice run to the bye, though, so you could hold for another potential spike score.
Chloe: CONSIDER: His Break Even of 65 is still achievable … but they do have West Coast next week. If you need to give someone else the flick, he’s probably not the No.1 priority – as long as he’s not on your field.
TO: TRADE. Had another small price rise this week for owners that are still squeezing cash out of Howes. But this is the time to jump off.
8. ZAC WILLIAMS $325,600 DEF
AP: TRADE. We don’t want mid-pricers treading water in our teams at this stage of the season, especially with such high injury risk. Use the cash!
TM: TRADE. My guess is that he comes back into the Carlton team this week, but as sub.
Patch: CONSIDER: I think he’s done his job, could have some more cash to make if he returns this week, but wouldn’t begrudge anyone from trading him.
Dos: HOLD: If you’ve held to this point, you likely don’t need him on field. As good as any cash cow out there and is still underpriced for what we know he can do.
Chloe: CONSIDER. I had faith in Zac, but he’s been subbed out due to niggles on two occasions now. His glimpses, though, make me want to hold on. If he isn’t named this week, I’d sell.
TO: HOLD. Break Even is just 48 which is very manageable. If he returns this week I would definitely give him another shot.
9. HARVEY THOMAS $255,200 MID/FWD
AP: TRADE. Another cheapie we are safe to jettison.
TM: TRADE. Was named as the sub last week and Darcy Jones appears to have taken his spot.
Patch: TRADE: You’d have wanted more from him, but that’s the way the cookie crumbles.
Dos: TRADE: Back-to-back sub-affected games. See ya!
Chloe: TRADE. He hasn’t made heaps of cash, but it looks like he’s a handy sub for the Giants – that isn’t so handy for SuperCoaches.
TO: TRADE. Started as the sub and managed eight points. Trade.
10. TOM POWELL $383,200 FWD/MID
AP: TRADE. Like him as a player, don’t like Clarko’s willingness to move him out of the centre bounces, where he does his best work.
TM: TRADE: Pretty clear now he isn’t a top-six forward and you would expect Clarko to keep throwing the magnets around with little else to gain from North’s 2024 season.
Patch: CONSIDER: I dunno, man. He’s mostly better than rookies, but not by much. He’s mostly going to be a top 15 (or 10) forward, but not by much. In theory we should probably hold, but if he’s your ticket to a $600k-plus gun then have no hesitation in telling Tommy where the door is.
Dos: HOLD: It’s Homer chasing after the pig at this point – “It’s still good! It’s still good!”. Playing a reduced midfield role compared with the first few weeks, but I’ll hold the faith until a clear upgrade target emerges.
Chloe: CONSIDER: Is it just me or has Clarko morphed into Bevo from a SuperCoach perspective. His magnets keep spinning, and as they spin, Powell’s scores decrease. With just one 100-plus score, is he worth the stress? If you can upgrade to a premo, do it, if not you may be able to milk a little more cash out of him with a BE of 69.
TO: CONSIDER. Won’t do you any harm to hold him this week but with scores of 73, 49, 72 and 77 in his past month he’s not a top-eight forward. By a long way.
Trade guide: Harley Reid and this week’s top targets
– Al Paton
It’s the question SuperCoaches finally have to answer – is it time to trade Harley Reid?
The No.1 draft pick has been a super selection, with a 147-point game in the derby the highlight as he added more than $220k to his starting price tag.
But that cash generation has dried up, at least for now.
Since back-to-back SuperCoach tons in rounds 5-6, he was rested in round 7 and scored back-to-back 59s.
That has pushed his value to $443,200 and his Break Even to 134, making this the optimum time to cash out.
The Eagles gun is far from a must-trade – SuperCoach Plus projects a $19 drop next week before he starts climbing again to an eventual high of around $475k after the mid-season byes – if you hold him that long.
Reid is still a solid on-field option, but the other major, and unexpected, factor that will force coaches to consider his future is a sudden surge from other popular cash cows.
A week after fearing cash generation from our cheapies had dried up, a string of rookies saved themselves from the chopping block with big scores in round 9.
Sam Darcy scored 113 against Richmond and has a Break Even of 36 next round, Sam Clohesy (BE 30) tonned up again in Darwin and Darcy Wilson (BE 3) has a three-round average of 101. Even the Garcias – Riley (84, BE -14) and Hugo (65, BE 1) have reset their Break Evens.
Some tough calls have to be made to continue adding premiums to our squads.
If you can find the cash some of the top scorers in the game are looking hard to catch – Caleb Serong hasn’t scored below 117 in five weeks – but a gun like Matt Rowell, who seemed unattainable two weeks ago and is now priced under $600k with a BE of 192, demonstrate even the best scorers can drop in price.
And there are some great bargains on offer heading into round 10.
ROOKIES
Lachie Sullivan $102,400 MID | Av 92 | BE -92
The former electrician continued his feel-good story with 18 touches, three clearances and a goal in his second AFL game. He’ll be a popular target on the bubble before his third game but the huge question facing SuperCoaches this week is, will he get that game next weekend? Jordan De Goey and Tom Mitchell are both chances to return this week, Jamie Elliott was a late out with back soreness and Lachie Schultz will be available after serving his one-match suspension. But the fact Collingwood suffered three more injuries on Sunday has to help Sullivan’s chances. Thursday’s teams will determine the fate of many SuperCoach teams.
The other Pies rookies
There are more names to watch for on the Pies’ team sheet after more outstanding rookie auditions against the Eagles.
Joe Richards ($123,900 FWD) was recruited from the Wangaratta Magpies with pick 48 in the 2022 draft, and the 24-year-old starred on debut with 18 disposals, six tackles and a goal for 107 SuperCoach points. His price won’t move for another two matches, but it’s a different story for Finlay Macrae ($168,900 FWD/MID). A popular pre-season pick, Macrae played his first full game for the season after being used as the sub in his first three appearances. He responded with three goals and 93 SuperCoach points to get his price heading north after he had lost value from his $150k starting price. He enters round 10 with a BE of -27.
Bruce Reville $102,400 FWD/MID | Av 57 | BE -56
Let’s cut to the chase, how fun would it be to have a player named Bruce from Papua New Guinea in our SuperCoach sides? Reville is the other bubble boy on offer this week after playing his second game for the Lions. His stats were handy – 15 disposals, four marks, four inside-50s, 55 SuperCoach points. But he ran out of gas late in the game, with just one handball in the final quarter and a total of just 53 per cent game time. Having said that, he dodged the sub vest and appears to be ahead of the likes of Shadeau Brain (four disposals) and Logan Morris (three) in a severely depleted Lions line-up.
FALLEN PREMIUMS
Clayton Oliver $494,500 MID
More than 32,000 coaches had seen enough after Oliver’s 141-point return in round 8 to trade in the Demons star. Most of the other 150,000 coaches in the competition were watching closely last Thursday night to be certain he is really back. The verdict isn’t entirely clear. Oliver scored a slightly underwhelming 87 points, but a closer look at the stats paints a more positive picture – 26 disposals, nine contested possessions, eight tackles and three free kicks against, which cost Oliver a total much closer to 100. Expecting the regular 120-plus scores we became accustomed to from Oliver in recent years is ambitious, but if you want a bargain M8 who can should improve as the season progresses, you could do a lot worse.
Clarry still for $495k at M8 next week, yeah?
— The Phantom (@ThePhantomSC) May 10, 2024
I think so.#SuperCoach
Christian Petracca $555,000 MID
Petracca has also been a watch with his value crashing from his starting price tag of $667k. After falling $115k he appears to have bottomed out after hitting his Break Even with a stunning best-on-ground performance against the Blues. His new BE of 88 is very achievable but his price isn’t likely to skyrocket and, like Oliver, it might pay off to wait a week for one more look; Petracca’s 134-point score was well deserved but it came on the back of a career-high five goals. Will the forward role continue? Can he produce those numbers every week spending so much time out of the midfield? One major factor in favour of rolling the dice this week, apart from his likely season-low price – Melbourne faces West Coast next Sunday.
Tom Stewart $501,500 DEF
We’ve been saying for weeks that Stewart has been shaping as a great value option, and this could be the week to pull the trigger. After a score of 84 against the Power his price has dipped to the brink of $500k, and this is probably as low as it will get. As The Phantom loves to say, that’s great buying for one of the most reliable defensive premiums of recent times. One red flag, however – Port forward Jed McEntee succeeded in getting under the normally unflappable Stewart’s skin, goading him into giving away a 50m penalty. Stewart was even sent to the wing to refocus and get into the game. Expect the other annoying defensive forwards of the competition to take a leaf out of McEntee’s book.
Jayden Short $382,100 DEF
Short was one of Richmond’s highest scoring players last round, but unfortunately that isn’t saying much. No Tiger scored more than 90 SuperCoach points in the Saturday night walloping, but of more relevance is Short’s role in the team, his fantasy scoring pedigree – and his low low price. Short has taken 12 kick-ins in the past two rounds and resumed his role as the Tigers’ preferred kicker out of defence, registering 17 kicks and three handballs against the Bulldogs after 22 kicks (and 115 points) the week before. Short’s price has fallen more than $170k since round 1 and is now in mid-price territory, with a Break Even of 18 this week. That can’t be ignored for a player who averaged between 96 and 99 from 2020-23.
Jack Crisp $495,100 DEF/MID
After starting the year playing primarily in the backline, and producing some underwhelming SuperCoach scores (average 73 over first seven rounds), Crisp is back in the guts – and in the form that made him a fantasy star in 2020-21. Returns of 106 and 135 in his past two games have his price rising again after losing more than $70k from his starting price tag. With the Pies back in premiership form after a slow start to the season, don’t expect Crisp to slow up anytime soon.
AND FOR THE RISK TAKERS...
Zac Fisher $384,100 DEF/FWD
North Melbourne cheapies, and defenders in particular, have been the wildest SuperCoach ride of 2024. Harry Sheezel was a chance to be the topscoring defender of the season, then he moved into the midfield and produced back-to-back scores under 90. Charlie Comben scored 129 in his first game, didn’t do much for a month, then put up a 98. Biggie Nyuon scored 89 in his first game, then was dropped two weeks later. Colby McKercher went from defence to the midfield, to hospital, to defence, and is now making cash again. Then there’s Zac Fisher.
He has been a rollercoaster in his own right, starting in 62,000 teams then being traded out of almost half of them one game into the season. From rounds 2-7 he scored over 100 once and also started one game as the sub, but in the past two rounds – coinciding with Sheezel’s move up the ground – he has settled in the role that made him such an attractive prospect over pre-season.
Fisher scored 95 against the Saints and had passed that number by halftime against Gold Coast before finishing with 140 from 34 disposals at 88 per cent efficiency.
Fisher and McKercher could be this year’s Jack Ziebell and Aaron Hall, and both are priced around the $380k mark with negative Break Evens.
It’s not a conventional move at this time of the year, but this year is anything but conventional.
James Harmes $346,300 MID/FWD
One of the mid-$200k forward club to start the season, Harmes was overlooked by most coaches in favour of players like Nat Fyfe and James Jordon. It was the right call – after scoring 35 points in round 1, he spent the next month in the VFL. But the former Demon returned in round 6 and produced the game of his life against Richmond on Saturday night – 27 disposals, four goals and 139 SuperCoach points. The Tigers didn’t put up much resistance, but Harmes’ spot in the team is secure and he’s going to make some serious cash.
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