SuperCoach AFL 2024: Which players are in line for dual-position status in round 12?

SuperCoach positions will be updated again after this weekend’s matches. See every player in line to become a DPP and who will miss out.

The next round of SuperCoach position changes will take effect after lockout on Sunday.

After 63 players earned dual-position status after round 6, we are set for a much smaller intake after round 11.

There are some interesting names on the list – and some very interesting names who will miss out this time, but could be in the frame for the third and final round of position changes after round 17.

Scroll down to see exclusive time in position stats to round 10 and expert analysis on the key DPP contenders.

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Lock in Ed Richards for DEF/MID on Sunday night with an overall split of 44 per cent defence, 47 per cent midfield and 9 per cent forward time. With Tom Liberatore out of the Bulldogs team, Luke Beveridge has handed Richards the keys to the midfield – and he’s warming to the role, scoring 163 and 118 SuperCoach points in his past two games.

Jack Sinclair should get DPP as well, but with a current DEF/MID split of 64 per cent/36 per cent we don’t want Ross Lyon getting any ideas of sending him back against the Demons on Sunday. With a three-round average of 109 and a Break Even of 127, he could be a handy pick-up next week, with DEF/MID status a nice bonus.

The prospect of getting Travis Boak as a MID/FWD would have been a SuperCoach game change once, but not so much this season with an average of 75.9. He currently sits at 36 per cent forward time.

Ed Richards is enjoying his time in the midfield. Picture: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

Carlton rookie Jack Carroll is just under the threshold at 34 per cent, a bit more forward time against Gold Coast this week will get him over the line.

Jase Burgoyne is listed as a defender in SuperCoach but has played 99 per cent of the season in the midfield (and the other 1 per cent up forward), while some signs of improvement from Hugo Ralphsmith (84 per cent midfield) have provided a faint silver lining to Richmond’s annus horribilis – but you wouldn’t pick him in SuperCoach.

CLOSE ... BUT NOT CLOSE ENOUGH

The Melbourne superstar is set to fall short of the 35 per cent forward threshold despite significant forward time in the past two weeks. Petracca has gone from 16 per cent forward two weeks ago to 23 per cent. There was genuine hope he would become FWD/MID after only attending 30 per cent of centre bounces against Carlton, when he was tagged by Matt Kennedy. But Petracca was back at 63 per cent CBAs against West Coast on Sunday. He’ll be a must have for the run home if he gets DPP before round 18, so keep a trade or two spare.

Ignore Sheezel’s comments on SEN last week that “I don’t really care about disposals any more”. He’s still a great SuperCoach player, scoring 117 with 50 per cent centre bounces against Essendon. Unfortunately he won’t get DPP, though, as he now splits his game time between the midfield and forward line.

Darcy added another $20k to his price tag after kicking two goals against the Giants while attending 25 ruck contests. That has taken a chunk of Tim English’s scoring opportunities but without enough midfield minutes to get Darcy to FWD/RUC status. Classic Bevo.

Izak Rankine (right) hurt his hamstring against Collingwood. Picture: Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images

A real blow for SuperCoaches – and Rankine’s DPP hopes – that he is expected to be out until at least round 13 with a hamstring injury. Only Jake Soligo (70 per cent) attended more centre bounces than Rankine for the Crows against Collingwood and he was ahead of Jordan Dawson in the pecking order. He’ll likely have 3-4 weeks after returning from injury to achieve an 8 per cent increase and become FWD/MID before round 18. You’re unlikely to use Rankine as a midfielder but his DPP could help if you run out of trades late in the season.

Connor Rozee’s hamstring injury could not have come at a worse time for Horne-Francis’ DPP hopes. After hovering at about 30 per cent for several weeks, Horne-Francis had his highest CBA percentage in six weeks against Hawthorn (63 per cent). Like Petracca, he’s a player you’ll need to keep in mind as a forward addition should he become DPP ahead of round 18. His average of 106.1 would rank fourth in the forwards behind Isaac Heeney, Sam Flanders and Dayne Zorko.

Bontempelli spent 14 per cent of Saturday’s game against the Giants in the forward line but his overall percentage didn’t move. We can always hope for round 18.

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Sullivan is safely above the 35 per cent threshold for MID/FWD status, but the bad news for the 54,000 coaches who traded him in last week is he won’t have played enough games to qualify this time around. He’s a great chance to get it at round 18 if he stays in the Collingwood team – and our SuperCoach sides.

Damien Hardwick, or perhaps the sapping Darwin heat, has cost Rogers a mid-season DPP addition. Percentages aren’t the issue here – Rogers is a FWD/MID in anyone’s book. However, players need to have played six games before round 12 to qualify, and even if he returns this week after being rested against Geelong, Rogers will only have five games to his name.

One for the DPP watchlist. Sidebottom has excelled at half-back in the past two weeks and has lifted his DEF percentage to 19 per cent. He looks settled in defence and if the role continues should be in line to be DEF/MID after round 17. Sidebottom has had 11 rebound-50s in the past three weeks.

Steele Sidebottom is playing a new role at half-back. Picture: AAP Image/Daniel Pockett

This would be huge. Warner is one of the best POD picks this season, averaging 110 points a game (three-round average 123) for 3 per cent of teams as one of the competition’s best goalkicking midfielders. Even if he spent the entire game at full-forward this week he wouldn’t get to 35 per cent by round 12, but he’s close enough that round 18 is a real possibility. Could a return of Luke Parker or Callum Mills in the second half of the year prompt John Longmire to leave Warner in the forward 50 for longer periods? He’s one to watch.

Come round 18, you will hopefully have a finished side which should mean Pink gets nowhere near being used on field. But don’t underestimate the value he could provide if he gets DEF/FWD. What if you’re low on trades and scrambling to field a team in round 23 or 24? You could use Pink’s potential DEF/FWD status, move a player such as Alex Sexton or Zac Fisher and get them on field in a position where you’re short. Wil Dawson’s debut on the weekend resulted in Pink spending plenty of time in attack and the ruck. But it remains to be seen whether Alastair Clarkson will stick with Dawson, a talented but raw defensive prospect.

One of six casualties at St Kilda selection last week, he’s out of the running this time around. But if the Saints’ results don’t improve he’s a chance to get another go before round 18.

Hasn’t featured at AFL level since round 7 and the Kangaroos debuted another rookie defender, Wil Dawson, in round 10. Take him out of any DPP plans.

Listed as 1-3 weeks away with an ankle injury. If Adam Simpson resumes his midfield experiment when he returns, he’s a chance for MID/FWD status in round 18.

Originally published as SuperCoach AFL 2024: Which players are in line for dual-position status in round 12?