SuperCoach Perfect 9 jackpot up to $265,000 and it isn’t as out of reach as you think

THINK the SuperCoach Perfect 9 jackpot is out of reach? Try telling that to the man who fell just 61 points short of claiming $260,000 cash on the weekend for five minutes’ work.

Richmond captain Trent Cotchin.

THINK the Perfect 9 jackpot is out of reach?

Try telling Jacob Kapitan, who came within 61 SuperCoach points of claiming $260,000 in cash on the weekend.

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Kapitan has $1000 for his trouble after correctly picking five of the top nine SuperCoach scorers in Round 8, the most of any entry.

His team ASADA Bin Laden featured Jack Macrae, Trent Cotchin, Max Gawn, Brodie Grundy and Robbie Gray, who all finished as the No. 1 SuperCoach scorer in their respective matches.

And he was very stiff to miss out in the other four games, nominating Luke Parker (124 points, ranked second behind Jake Lloyd’s 130), Nat Fyfe (126, ranked fourth in that game), Patrick Cripps (111, ranked fourth) and Callan Ward (110, ranked fourth).

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In all a combined 61 points separated those four from the top picks in each match.

That’s heartbreaking for Jacob, but good news for the rest of us because the jackpot increases to $265,000 for Round 9.

Trent Cotchin dodged the Ben Jacobs tag on Sunday.

Looking ahead, Jack Macrae is a good bet to topscore again against the Crows on Friday night. Another Robbie Gray master class is on the cards against a depleted Gold Coast in Shanghai and after Max Gawn (127) and Aaron Sandilands (150) posted monster scores against the Saints ruck division, expect Brodie Grundy to go big.

You can enter Perfect 9 using an existing SuperCoach login or register for free and pick your winning line-up now — the perfect quick version of the game if you don’t have time for SuperCoach Classic or a path to redemption if your team is on the skids.

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ROUND 8 PERFECT 9

Hawthorn v Sydney

Jake Lloyd 130

GWS Giants v West Coast

Jack Darling 125

Carlton v Essendon

Matthew Kreuzer 127

Gold Coast v Melbourne

Max Gawn 148

Port Adelaide v Adelaide

Robbie Gray 122

Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions

Jack Macrae 156

Fremantle v St Kilda

Aaron Sandilands 150

North Melbourne v Richmond

Trent Cotchin 155

Collingwood v Geelong

Brodie Grundy/Patrick Dangerfield 137

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