SuperCoach AFL 2025: Winners and losers from round 11, new DPPs, early trade tips

Harry Sheezel is leaking cash and is about to hit his bye. Is a trade the right move? See all the key round 11 scores and every new dual position player.

Welcome to the mid-season byes. Popularion: All of us.

The next five rounds are best 18 scoring, and we have three trades per week – or four if you have a Trade Boost stashed away.

We’ll take all the help we can get after some big SuperCoach blows in round 11. At least Flex helped ease the pain.

There are also 18 new dual-position players after Champion Data’s latest position review. Two big names who fell short were Will Ashcroft (30.9 per cent forward time) and Zach Merrett (27 per cent forward time), who couldn’t crack the 35 per threshold required to earn a secondary position.

Scroll down for all the performances you need to know, and the early trade mail for round 12.

WHO’S HOT

Luke Jackson – 163 points

If Sean Darcy doesn’t play, Jackson could be the best forward in SuperCoach. And even if Darcy does get on the park, Jackson is still a huge scoring weapon. He taught Dante Visentini a harsh lesson on Saturday night with 21 disposals, a monster 18 hitouts to advantage (worth almost 100 points alone), 15 contested possessions and a goal. Remarkably, the score came with just one mark.

Luke Jackson is averaging 118 points a game this year. Picture: James Worsfold/AFL Photos/via Getty Images

Nic Martin – 163 points

Took home the Yiooken Award as best on ground in the Dreamtime game (edging out Zach Merrett, who also filled his boots with 156 points), matching Jackson with an equal round-high SuperCoach score. We can’t tell you who played on Martin because there didn’t seem to be a Tiger near him most of the night as he roamed the MCG racking up 35 disposals and kicking two goals.

Reilly O’Brien – 161 points

Crows ruckman produced the equal-best score of his 131-game career (matching his effort in round 2, 2020), continuing the clear trend of rucks scoring a lot of points against West Coast. ROB had 14 hitouts to advantage to go with 18 disposals, four tackles and a goal.

Max Gawn – 153 points

Gawn’s five-round average is an absurd 157. Has more SuperCoach points than any other player this year, and imagine if he could kick straight – he has 2.9 for the season after missing another easy set shot on Sunday. And he played on from 30m directly in front, dishing off a handball rather than take the shot himself.

Kysaiah Pickett – 148 points

Can we wind back the clock and pick him instead of Shai Bolton? Even better, go back to round 5 when he was priced under $400k. He’s now over $500k (just) with a three-round average of 123, with a five-goal haul against the Swans the pick of the bunch. And he’s just been awarded MID-FWD status.

Ed Richards – 140 points

The “red diamond”, as David King has dubbed him, is No.8 for total points this season but features in just 3 per cent of teams. Burnt off a tag from Oisin Mullin on Thursday night to kick two brilliant goals to go with 28 touches and seven tackles. Already blessed with quality midfielders, is he the best of the bunch?

Ed Richards is flying under the SuperCoach radar. Picture: Morgan Hancock/Getty Images

Rory Atkins – 104 points

We’ve been here before, bringing Atkins in around this time of year for around this price ($233k). And two years ago he produced some very handy scores through the trickiest portion of the season. That was at Gold Coast, and this trade was expected to provide little more than experience for Port Adelaide’s SANFL side. But injuries opened the door and Atkins walked straight through to pick up 25 disposals and seven marks across half-back. He’s on the bubble with a Break Even of 0 ... but the Power has the bye this week. That gives us another week to think this over.

Caleb Daniel – 97 points

We’re prepared to admit when we’re wrong. Daniel’s score of 51 against Brisbane three weeks ago was just a blip, followed by back-to-back scores of 97 as Harry Sheezel’s move to the forward line makes him the Roos’ No.1 half-back distributor again. He’s on the bye this week – but North Melbourne has West Coast the following week, so hang on to him if you can.

WHO’S COLD

Zach Reid – 87 points

Harsh to put him in this category, and 87 isn’t a bad score at all from a guy most of us paid $119k for at the start of the year. But it’s time to thank Zach for his service and trade him out after yet another hamstring injury. Hopefully the title of the SuperCoach Cash Cow of 2025 – adding another $20k to his price tag this week for a total profit of $318,900 – is some consolation during his recovery.

Shai Bolton – 73 points

Traded in by 26,000 coaches last week, and this isn’t what they had in mind. Bolton spent time off the ground in the first quarter and his score never recovered, although it was looking a lot more dire than this for much of the game. Bolton is always a rollercoaster, you just have to hope the highs outweigh the lows. One positive – he added $35,600 to his price tag and has another low Break Even (55) next round.

Harry Sheezel – 63 points

Alarm bells are ringing for the young SuperCoach star, who has now lost almost $120,000 in value since round 1 after recording the third-lowest score of his young career. Sheezel played mostly as a half-forward against Collingwood, but he was blitzing that role in the last month of last year. Could you trade him on his bye? It would give you a crucial extra number this week and avoid further price losses – he has a Break Even of 168 in his next game. The issue is that is against West Coast, a match-up in round 13 that could be too good to pass up.

Harry Sheezel has a case of third-year blues. Picture: James Worsfold/Getty Images

A season-high 56.4% game time up forward last night for Harry Sheezel. Just 2 CBAs, which came in the final term. #SuperCoach#AFLFantasy

— Fantasy Freako (@FantasyFreako) May 24, 2025

Matt Flynn – 46 points

Speaking of Eagles, they dropped some serious SuperCoach bombs on Sunday, starting in the ruck. Flynn was demolished by Reilly O’Brien, beaten 45-17 in hitouts and finishing with just eight touches. But match-ups matter – O’Brien is one of the hardest ruck match-ups in the competition, and next week the Eagles face one of the easiest in Geelong.

Ryan Maric – 49 points

Another Eagle who flubbed his lines on Sunday, dropping his lowest score of the season. Maric found plenty of the ball – his 20 disposals was second-most for the Eagles – but he used the ball at just 65 per cent efficiency despite all but four of his touches being uncontested. Giving away three free kicks didn’t help, either.

Sid Draper – 12 points

We can’t blame Draper for a low score after starting as the sub again, but he’s one to keep an eye on if he ever gets a clear run of games. Rookies aren’t really meant to lose money, but the No.5 draft pick is now $135k – $55k cheaper than his round 1 value, and that price is still coming down (Break Even 64). You couldn’t pick him unless he gets a full game or two, but with rookies in short supply keep him in mind.

Tom Gross – 8 points

Gross by name ... The teenager avoided the sub but it didn’t help his prospects, registering two disposals in the first quarter and just one in the second before being subbed out. Rubbing salt into the wound, he didn’t even make his Break Even of 13 and lost $2100 after lockout. His Break Even is 50 next week but if he’s playing he’ll be on field for most owners looking for any number than can find.

Cooper Simpson – 0 points

Thank goodness for Flex and best 22 scoring. Last year the 53,000 coaches who traded Simpson in this round would have had to cop the zero. This year the lowest score drops out of the weekly total – phew. But it’s still a big blow for the most promising rookie for a while, who is now likely to miss the crucial bye rounds after being crunched in the opening two minutes and subbed off with a shoulder injury.

Originally published as SuperCoach AFL 2025: Winners and losers from round 11, new DPPs, early trade tips