SuperCoach late mail: Injury news, full scores for Round 18
A dreaded Sunday late change has hit more than 50,000 SuperCoach teams as West Coast skipper Shannon Hurn pulls out of the clash against Melbourne. How long will he miss?
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West Coast has made a massive late change for its match against Melbourne.
Captain Shannon Hurn is out with a calf injury.
Hurn leaves more than 53,000 SuperCoach players stranded. With an average of 108.5, he is the third-ranked defender for the season.
His place in the team has been taken by Francis Watson, who will make his AFL debut.
The Eagles are yet to provide details of Hurn’s prognosis but a calf injury has alarm bells ringing.
KING GRUNDY REIGNS SUPREME
There are five rounds to go, but we’re calling it — no one is going to catch Brodie Grundy as the No.1 SuperCoach player of 2019.
The Magpies ruckman turned in another incredible performance on Saturday night, capping his 31-disposal game against GWS with a 70m goal in the dying seconds.
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The goal boosted his SuperCoach score to 157, his fourth 150-plus return of the season. His five-game average is an insane 149.2.
Grundy entered the round with a 187-point lead over this year’s No.1 scorer Lachie Neale, and the margin is now 246 after Neale scored 98 in Brisbane’s win against North Melbourne on Saturday night.
I'm convinced that Brodie Grundy is a midfielder playing in the ruck - 31 disposals, 22 contested possessions, 10 clearances, 9 tackles and 1 goal. #SuperCoach #AFLFantasy #AFLGiantsPies
— Fantasy Freako (@FantasyFreako) July 20, 2019
There’s only one @brodiegrundy as his fantasy numbers makes him one unique ruck pig ðŸ½. It’s time to be officially shouted with Fantasy Pig status
— Jamie McNicol (@jamie_mcnicol) July 20, 2019
BREAKING: Whilst Nathan Buckley is furious, he reportedly had Brodie Grundy as captain in SuperCoach.#AFL
— Sportsbet.com.au (@sportsbetcomau) July 20, 2019
Making Grundy even more valuable is the fact he hasn’t missed a game in the past two seasons.
Forget captaincy loopholes, just whack the “C” on the Magpies big man.
Grundy is set to finish the season as the highest-scoring player in SuperCoach for the second year in a row. He’s got a few years to catch SuperCoach GOAT Gary Ablett, but he’s on his way.
HOW LONG WILL FYFE MISS?
Fremantle is hopeful Nat Fyfe will miss only one match after spending several days in hospital this week.
But a return date remains up in the air.
The Dockers captain required treatment to an infected right elbow. It’s the same elbow Fyfe needed surgery on in February to treat a painful bursa.
“Nat required a short stay in hospital to treat an infection in his right elbow via an antibiotic drip,” Freo football manager Peter Bell said.
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“Unfortunately, due to the recovery period required, Nat will not be available to play against Sydney on Saturday.
“Our medical staff will continue to monitor Nat’s progress to determine a return to playing time frame as soon as possible.”
The Nat Fyfe injury has come at the worst possible time. No official time frame yet from the club, so it's a wait and see. Sums up 2019 (Whitfield, M. Crouch, Rockliff and so on). #SuperCoach #AFLFantasy
— Fantasy Freako (@FantasyFreako) July 19, 2019
Fyfe’s SuperCoach average of 119.9 is the fifth-best in the competition this season but he has continued his tradition of never completing a full season that dates back to his debut year in 2010.
Most of his 93,288 owners will stick him on the bench and cross their fingers for a quick recovery.
The Dockers have also made a late change for their clash against the Swans, with Stephen Hill replaced by Ethan Hughes.
WILL THE BONT PLAY?
Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge is confident star Marcus Bontempelli will recover from an ankle injury to face St Kilda on Sunday.
Bontempelli sat out most of the second quarter in the Bulldogs’ win against Melbourne last Sunday.
Caleb Daniel and Tom Liberatore have to get through training to show they are ready to return from injury.
“We’re pretty confident (about Marcus),” Beveridge told reporters on Friday.
“It’s settled well, and because there’s no real instability there that just gives you confidence it’ll be okay.
“(Caleb and Tom) just need to get a good session today under their belt.
“If they get through, they’re most likely going to be playing on Sunday.”
The Dogs have also made a late change, with Ed Richards out. Will Hayes has taken his place in the squad.
Follow all this weekend’s team changes and SuperCoach scores here
FULL ROUND 18 SUPERCOACH SCORES
BRISBANE LIONS v NORTH MELBOURNE
LIONS
Jarryd Lyons 165
Stefan Martin 108
Dayne Zorko 106
Lachie Neale 98
Oscar McInerney 96
Daniel Rich 94
Marcus Adams 85
Allen Christensen 82
Luke Hodge 78
Hugh McCluggage 75
Mitch Robinson 69
Alex Witherden 69
Noah Answerth 67
Darcy Gardiner 65
Charles Cameron 65
Daniel McStay 59
Harris Andrews 56
Jarrod Berry 52
Eric Hipwood 48
Cam Rayner 38
Lincoln McCarthy 34
Zac Bailey 28
KANGAROOS
Todd Goldstein 124
Ben Cunnington 105
Shaun Higgins 98
Jed Anderson 95
Ben Brown 91
Shaun Atley 88
Mason Wood 83
Jamie Macmillan 82
Sam Durdin 80
Jy Simpkin 78
Trent Dumont 77
Robbie Tarrant 74
Scott D. Thompson 73
Tarryn Thomas 72
Jack Ziebell 65
Jared Polec 63
Cameron Zurhaar 62
Marley Williams 55
Nick Larkey 53
Jasper Pittard 52
Nathan Hrovat 50
Kayne Turner 42
FREMANTLE v SYDNEY
DOCKERS
Luke Ryan 117
Joel Hamling 117
Andrew Brayshaw 116
Michael Walters 104
David Mundy 104
Aaron Sandilands 96
Reece Conca 89
Sean Darcy 88
Ed Langdon 87
Rory Lobb 84
Ethan Hughes 77
Nathan Wilson 75
Connor Blakely 74
Adam Cerra 68
Bradley Hill 65
Taylin Duman 64
Sam Switkowski 61
Brett Bewley 57
Griffin Logue 55
Brandon Matera 48
Darcy Tucker 30
Cam McCarthy 20
SWANS
Jake Lloyd 121
Luke Parker 105
Dane Rampe 98
Callum Mills 97
Zak Jones 90
Josh P. Kennedy 87
Colin O’Riordan 87
George Hewett 86
Isaac Heeney 85
Sam Reid 82
Aliir Aliir 76
Will Hayward 73
Tom Papley 71
James Rowbottom 71
Lewis Melican 67
Robbie Fox 66
Nick Blakey 60
Hayden McLean 60
Ryan Clarke 55
Oliver Florent 31
Ryley Stoddart 21
Tom McCartin 16
GWS GIANTS v COLLINGWOOD
GIANTS
Jeremy Cameron 134
Lachie Whitfield 119
Tim Taranto 113
Toby Greene 112
Harry Himmelberg 107
Zac Williams 103
Jeremy Finlayson 98
Heath Shaw 95
Sam J. Reid 94
Jacob Hopper 83
Brent Daniels 82
Adam Tomlinson 78
Sam Taylor 78
Daniel Lloyd 63
Harry Perryman 61
Ian Hill 60
Nick Haynes 58
Brett Deledio 57
Dawson Simpson 54
Shane Mumford 53
Lachlan Keeffe 49
Jake Stein 34
MAGPIES
Brodie Grundy 157
Adam Treloar 116
Steele Sidebottom 104
Taylor Adams 97
Scott Pendlebury 97
Jeremy Howe 90
Callum Brown 75
Jordan Roughead 74
Jordan De Goey 69
Jack Crisp 66
Tom Phillips 66
Brayden Maynard 63
James Aish 62
Brayden Sier 57
Isaac Quaynor 53
Will Hoskin-Elliott 47
Travis Varcoe 46
Brody Mihocek 44
Mason Cox 40
Chris Mayne 36
Ben Crocker 36
Flynn Appleby 21
CARLTON v GOLD COAST
BLUES
Ed Curnow 116
Liam Jones 108
Michael Gibbons 101
Jacob Weitering 100
Harry McKay 98
Sam Petrevski-Seton 93
Kade Simpson 93
Nic Newman 87
Darcy Lang 86
Dale Thomas 85
Matthew Kennedy 83
Jack Silvagni 81
Lachie Plowman 81
Marc Murphy 80
Sam Walsh 80
Levi Casboult 79
Patrick Cripps 73
Zac Fisher 71
Will Setterfield 61
Matthew Kreuzer 53
Lochie O’Brien 44
Josh Deluca 29
SUNS
Touk Miller 122
Will Brodie 110
Darcy MacPherson 105
Peter Wright 90
Michael Rischitelli 89
Brayden Fiorini 87
Jarrod Witts 82
Corey Ellis 71
Sean Lemmens 70
Jacob Heron 69
Jack Lukosius 67
Sam Day 65
Alex Sexton 64
Jarrod Harbrow 57
Pearce Hanley 57
Ben King 55
Chris Burgess 54
David Swallow 47
Jacob Dawson 45
Jesse Joyce 40
Jack Hombsch 39
Charlie Ballard 31
RICHMOND v PORT ADELAIDE
TIGERS
Tom Lynch 116
Bachar Houli 111
Dustin Martin 104
Dion Prestia 97
Brandon Ellis 95
Dylan Grimes 91
Jason Castagna 84
Mabior Chol 83
Trent Cotchin 83
David Astbury 81
Shai Bolton 79
Jack Riewoldt 75
Shane Edwards 73
Jack Graham 72
Daniel Rioli 69
Liam Baker 69
Kane Lambert 68
Sydney Stack 68
Nick Vlastuin 68
Nathan Broad 63
Ivan Soldo 61
Jayden Short 50
POWER
Karl Amon 102
Travis Boak 97
Tom Rockliff 94
Matthew Broadbent 88
Darcy Byrne-Jones 87
Scott Lycett 85
Tom Jonas 81
Xavier Duursma 81
Justin Westhoff 81
Tom Clurey 75
Zak Butters 62
Dan Houston 62
Riley Bonner 61
Robbie Gray 60
Charlie Dixon 60
Cam Sutcliffe 57
Steven Motlop 56
Connor Rozee 56
Sam Powell-Pepper 55
Hamish Hartlett 51
Dougal Howard 45
Sam Gray 43
ESSENDON v ADELAIDE
BOMBERS
Zach Merrett 120
Mitch Brown 117
Dyson Heppell 95
Dylan Shiel 86
Martin Gleeson 86
Jake Stringer 83
Mason Redman 82
Cale Hooker 80
Conor McKenna 80
Michael Hartley 79
Darcy Parish 77
Dylan Clarke 77
Aaron Francis 75
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti 69
David Zaharakis 65
Adam Saad 65
Patrick Ambrose 59
Matt Guelfi 52
Andrew McGrath 52
Will Snelling 49
Shaun McKernan 49
Kyle Langford 36
CROWS
Reilly O’Brien 149
Brad Crouch 129
Brodie Smith 127
Luke Brown 116
Paul Seedsman 97
Matt Crouch 90
Josh Jenkins 74
Rory Laird 73
Jake Kelly 73
Rory Sloane 73
Tom Lynch 72
Riley Knight 71
Rory Atkins 67
Wayne Milera 62
Daniel Talia 61
Hugh Greenwood 60
Eddie Betts 52
Kyle Hartigan 52
David Mackay 50
Alex Keath 44
Lachlan Murphy 39
Taylor Walker 36
HAWTHORN v GEELONG
HAWKS
Liam Shiels 136
Ben McEvoy 126
Daniel Howe 121
James Worpel 105
Tom Scully 93
Luke Breust 92
Jaeger O’Meara 85
Mitchell Lewis 83
Isaac Smith 83
Chad Wingard 81
Jack Gunston 80
Shaun Burgoyne 80
Tim O’Brien 79
James Sicily 77
James Frawley 76
Ricky Henderson 75
Oliver Hanrahan 62
Blake Hardwick 60
Paul Puopolo 52
Ben Stratton 42
Conor Nash 25
Jarman Impey 19
CATS
Mitch Duncan 123
Patrick Dangerfield 106
Mark Blicavs 97
Tom Hawkins 92
Gary Ablett 90
Joel Selwood 85
Cameron Guthrie 81
Rhys Stanley 80
Tom Stewart 79
Tim Kelly 74
Gryan Miers 74
Luke Dahlhaus 72
Mark O’Connor 67
Esava Ratugolea 64
Zach Tuohy 64
Harry Taylor 56
James Parsons 55
Jordan Clark 50
Gary Rohan 48
Jake Kolodjashnij 46
Jed Bews 37
Tom Atkins 29
MELBOURNE V WEST COAST
EAGLES
Dom Sheed 138
Jack Darling 125
Elliot Yeo 114
Andrew Gaff 114
Jack Redden 100
Brad Sheppard 91
Luke Shuey 90
Willie Rioli 82
Jeremy McGovern 75
Chris Masten 74
Francis Watson 73
Oscar Allen 70
Tom Cole 68
Liam Ryan 61
Tom Hickey 57
Jack Petruccelle 54
Tom Barrass 53
Josh J. Kennedy 45
Lewis Jetta 43
Jarrod Cameron 41
Jake Waterman 33
Jackson Nelson 27
DEMONS
Clayton Oliver 140
Christian Salem 139
Max Gawn 132
Bayley Fritsch 121
James Harmes 107
Michael Hibberd 99
Jake Lever 87
Corey Wagner 79
Josh Wagner 76
Nathan Jones 74
Alex Neal-Bullen 70
Steven May 69
Jordan Lewis 67
Angus Brayshaw 59
Neville Jetta 58
Christian Petracca 52
Jack Viney 52
Harrison Petty 51
Sam Frost 48
Braydon Preuss 39
Jayden Hunt 37
Jay Lockhart 18
WESTERN BULLDOGS V ST KILDA
BULLDOGS
Josh Dunkley 127
Jack Macrae 120
Easton Wood 96
Tim English 92
Sam Lloyd 87
Bailey Dale 87
Hayden Crozier 76
Tory Dickson 73
Marcus Bontempelli 70
Caleb Daniel 68
Taylor Duryea 68
Matthew Suckling 66
Patrick Lipinski 55
Bailey Smith 53
Tom Liberatore 50
Roarke Smith 49
Jackson Trengove 42
Zaine Cordy 41
Lachie Hunter 41
Aaron Naughton 40
Jason Johannisen 36
Josh Schache 27
SAINTS
Rowan Marshall 142
Jack Lonie 128
Jack Billings 113
Luke Dunstan 107
Jade Gresham 102
Blake Acres 99
Hunter Clark 98
Tim Membrey 95
Jake Carlisle 92
Jack Steele 79
Ben Paton 78
Callum Wilkie 77
Nick Coffield 77
Sebastian Ross 70
Jack Sinclair 69
Shane Savage 67
Doulton Langlands 66
Nathan Brown 66
Jack Newnes 65
Nick Hind 49
Matthew Parker 49
Josh Bruce 47
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