SuperCoach rage trades: Has time come to punt Tom Rockliff, Tom Liberatore and Isaac Heeney?
They started the season in a blaze of glory, but low scores in Round 7 have left popular midfielders Tom Rockliff and Tom Liberatore on the chopping block this week. RAGE TRADES.
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It was our first traditional weekend of footy for the season, but that doesn’t mean that all the players did the right thing by us!
We are right in the midst of the peak upgrade and downgrade period, so week-to-week form should have a big impact on your trades so and you need all your players performing.
Boot Him
Taylor Adams
Adams hurt his adductor during the win over Port and it looked to be a bad one. If he is going to miss more than a week you need to trade him from your side.
Tom Rockliff
With a 90 a 100 and now a 56 in the last three weeks the Rocky Train has officially stalled at the station. Rocky also had the equal third lowest time on ground of all Power players which is a concern for owners. He won’t have an easy day of it against the Crows this week either.
Angus Brayshaw
Brayshaw hasn’t been over 100 now for four weeks. He was picked in our teams as a premium who had a great back end to 2018. Unfortunately he hasn’t replicated that form and his 68 this week will cause some coaches to lose their matchup. We can’t have him keep delivering these scores each week.
James Worpel
Not only was this Worpel’s lowest score of the season it was also less than his Break Even which means he will have dropped in value. He has been a great stepping stone for coaches that started with him but he seems to have reached his peak. Time to use some cash and upgrade him to an uber premium.
Isaac Heeney
Second lowest score for Heeney this week but importantly he hasn’t been over 100 now for three weeks and his BE is very high meaning he will drop in value such that if he hits some form the rest of the competition will jump on board then.
Tom Liberatore
Libba hasn’t cracked the 100 for three weeks now with this week being his worst score and he looked to have a role change. His price has had a big drop this week and this will continue unless he can get back to that early season form. If this role change is permanent then it is time to offload him to a premium.
Devon Smith
After a 35 the previous week he delivered us a 60 this week. He is nowhere near the great form he showed us last season and based on that he is now a must trade out of your side before he leaks more value! Don’t hold on in hope as he has only been over 100 once this season.
Buy Him
Scott Pendlebury
This now marks three weeks in a row over 100 for Pendles as he has regained the form that saw him become so reliable in past seasons. Last week was his cheapest but if you want to get on board this would be the ideal week to do so as he faces Carlton.
Zac Williams
With scores of 91, 121 and now 140 he is paying off for the 30% of teams that have him but if you don’t have him he could be a great addition to your side. He will keep rising in price next week again so if you do want him it could be the time to trade him in.
Josh P Kennedy
JPK has long been a good Supercoach player and has now put in three scores over 110 in a row. His price provides a great deal of value given the level of scoring he is providing. Not only that he was a tackling and clearance machine this week which is exactly what boosts a Supercoach score.
Josh Dunkley
After a couple of solid weeks in the 90s Dunkley finally cracked the 100 and he did it in a big way. He had the role that got him all the points towards the end of last season and looked like the player that many thought they would get when they selected him at the start of the season.
Andrew Gaff
This was the breakout game for him this season. After a couple of slow weeks he has shown exactly what we knew and that is he can flat out score. 35 touches and 10 marks. His BE will have dropped a lot so this could be the cheapest you get him for a number of weeks now. If you are after him this would be the week to jump aboard.
Patrick Cripps
There are currently 40% of teams that don’t have Cripps in them. He bounced back from his only score under 100 last week to have 123. His BE was 195 and his price has dropped. He will only be this cheap for another week at most. You need to get him in.
Mitch Duncan
Duncan is in less than 1% of teams and yet he has only been under 100 twice so far this season with this week’s 126 being his best score. He is worth less than his staring price and only increasing from here he could be well worth a look as a unique selection in your side.
Luke Ryan
Ryan hasn’t put a foot wrong in the last few weeks. He was the top scorer in this game and had an impressive 34 possessions. This comes off the back of 156, 93, 100 and 95 in the previous four weeks. He is in 3% of teams and a very unique player for your side at a very cheap price.
Players to watch for another week
These guys aren’t buys or boots just yet but they are ones that we should just keep a close eye on.
Hugh McCluggage
This was his best game of the season and he has been very good with just the one poor week so far. He won’t be in your best 8 mids at the end of the season but he will be rising in value for a few weeks with this score and could be a handy stepping stone.
Top Scorers of the Round
A look at the top 5 scorers for the week. How many did you have in your side?
1.154 — George Hewett, Andrew Gaff
2.146 — Marcus Bontempelli
3.142 — Luke Ryan
4.140 — Zac Williams
5.139 — Trent Dumont
Captains Scorecard
Here we grade the players that would have been in consideration for your captain role this week. So this isn’t necessarily the highest scorers of the round but those who are in contention for the top job.
A++: Andrew Gaff 154
A+: Marcus Bontempelli 146, Max Gawn 127, Scott Pendlebury 126, Patrick Cripps 123, Nat Fyfe 124
A: Lachie Neale 108, Brodie Grundy 108, Jack Macrae 107, Adam Treloar 103
B: Matt Crouch 97
F: Tom Rockliff 58,
Patrick Dangerfield 26*
* — Injury Affected
Rookie Watch
Rookies that may have reached their peak
Zac Butters BE 27 Score 30.
Time now to move Butters on.
Sam Collins BE 70 Score 47.
Dropping in value. A must trade.
Jordan Clark BE 43 Score 41. This would be the time to move him out as he may get squeezed out of the side again.
Rookies On The Bubble
Jackson Hately Scores of 95 and 85.
A good trade in target if he holds his spot.
Darragh Joyce Scores of 67 and 60.
His first game was in round 1 so job security is questionable.
Noah Answerth Scores of 69 and 72.
He looks to have done enough and will be a worthy trade in.
Josh Corbett Scores of 55 and 59.
The only concern is that he is playing for an inconsistent Gold Coast.
Nick Larkey Scores of 75 and 40. Whilst his second wasn’t as good he can be considered a reasonable downgrade for you up forward.
Start Him
Reilly O’Brien 121, Tarryn Thomas 107, Sydney Stack 103, Darcy Moore 96, Gryan Miers 92, Sam Walsh 89, Marty Hore 88, Tom Atkins 87, Bailey Smith 86, Jay Lockhart 86, Liam Baker 85, Jackson Hately 85, Dylan Moore 74, Noah Answerth 72, Matthew Parker 71, Jack Ross 69, Xavier Duursma 68, Willem Drew 67, Connor Rozee 65, Callum Wilkie 63, Darragh Joyce 60, Josh Corbett 59, Jordan Ridley 58, Noah Balta 59, Shai Bolton 58, Michael Gibbons 55, Jack Petruccelle 54, Lachie Young 50
Sit Him
Will Hayes 49, Jordan Clark 41, Declan Keilty 40, Zak Butters 30, Liam Stocker 21
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