SuperCoach Rage Trades: Who’s on the chopping block after Round 10?

Is Brodie Smith a keeper? The answer seems to change every week, and this week it’s not good for the Crow’s 87,000 SuperCoach owners. Who’s on the chopping block and who should we buy?

Western Bulldogs at Whitten Oval … Bulldog Josh Dunkley. Pic: Michael Klein.

We thought last week was bad at the selection table. This week was even worse!

Premiums didn’t come back from injury and just when we needed to rely on some rookies, they didn’t get a game. No one said this game was easy.

Thankfully there were some big scores from those who did play (thank goodness for Brodie Grundy and the VC loophole!) but there were some stinkers too.

Here’s who we could be looking at booting and buying this week.

SUPERCOACH: EVERY SCORE FROM ROUND 10

THE TACKLE: HAS ESSENDON IMPROVED AT ALL?

SUPER LADDER: WHERE YOUR CLUB SITS

BOOT HIM

Brodie Smith

This is now four weeks without a SuperCoach ton for Smith. To make matters worse, he dropped in value this week as he missed his break even by a fair margin. It does look like Luke Brown’s return to that backline is having adverse effect on Smith’s scoring output.

Joel Selwood

Selwood has only reached 100 once this season so far and his score this week of 89 was only one point higher than his break even. He has dropped nearly $100k from his starting price and after 10 years of 100-plus averages this could be the year he drops out of the SuperCoach premium bracket.

Dyson Heppell

Last season Heppell was very consistent with his scoring — he didn’t miss 100 very often and when he did it wasn’t by much. However, in the past four weeks he has now had three scores in the 70s which is not a good sign for owners. With just three scores over 100 from 10 games you can’t persist with him much longer.

Patience is running thin on Crows defender Brodie Smith. Picture: Sarah Reed

Has father time finally caught up with Joel Selwood?

Aaron Naughton

After his 134 a few weeks ago which was backed up by a 97 many coaches jumped on Naughton, but the past two weeks haven’t been so productive. He had his second-lowest score of the season this week as it appears his bubble has burst. Those who jumped on should now be looking to jump off.

Shane Mumford

This may be a little harsh given he has been scoring reasonably well in recent weeks but his 61 which included seven free kicks isn’t what we want to see. He lost about 80 points to Gawn and that is just too much to be missing each week.

Stefan Martin

Three in a row now under 100 for Stef and this was his lowest. His value continues to fall but it is time to cut our losses and trade him out. He lost just under 100 points to Gawn this week and you can’t afford for that to happen too often.

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TRADE RATINGS: DEFENSIVE STARS TO TARGET

Lance Franklin

There were 2.1 per cent of coaches that held Buddy throughout his time off and some coaches even traded him in this week. Unfortunately, he nearly had more frees against than he did touches. He gave away four free kicks and had just six kicks, which thankfully resulted in two goals. He may go huge some weeks but scores like this are also going to be mixed in there.

Toby McLean

While Josh Dunkley has risen in the past few weeks McLean has been down. This is now three in a row under 80 points and this is not what we need to see. Unfortunately, you can’t really hold him with scores like this.

BUY HIM

Josh Dunkley

This is now three out of the past four scores over 130. This should be more than enough for you to now know that he is the real deal and has his SuperCoach-friendly role back. He is looking like being one of the top six forwards that you must have by season’s end.

Luke Parker

Parker has scored 114, 145 and now a 135 in his last three games and is quietly putting together a very solid season and his scores are on the up, particularly with Josh Kennedy injured again. He is in very few teams and well worth looking at as a unique midfield option.

Ricky Henderson

Henderson is not a name we normally consider but he just can’t be ignored with now seven scores over 100 and five of them have been 110-plus. With 37 touches on the weekend and 27 of those were kicks he seems to be having a career season.

Bulldog Josh Dunkley has hit form in a big way. Picture: Michael Klein

Elliot Yeo

Yeo was overlooked by many this season when he didn’t retain defender status but he now has five 110-plus scores in a row and put on 15 tackles this week to go with his 27 touches. He is staking a claim as one of the top midfielders this season and is in a rich vein of form.

Mitch Duncan

Duncan is yet another player that has had five scores over 110 in a row with the past four of these now 120-plus scores. He seems to be reaping the rewards of both Dangerfield and Selwood either injured or not playing in the middle. But either way he would be a good choice for your team with form like this.

Bachar Houli

Houli must now enter the conversation for a top-six defender. While he did miss some games early in the season he has only been under 100 twice and has posted two scores of 142 in his seven games. He finished with 37 touches this week and used the footy well in the wet, going at 75 per cent efficiency.

Josh Kelly

Three scores over 130 should be more than enough to convince us that Kelly is back and is

performing to the level that we expect. We just need him to stay on the Park. His BE is low and if you plan to jump on him this would be the time.

Luke Ryan

Ryan is averaging 105 for the season and had another 131 this week. He is one of the top six

defenders this season yet he is in less than 5% of teams. His value came down this week but with more scores like this he could be someone you need to get in the next few weeks.

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.

Jack Gunston

It has been eight weeks between 100-plus scores, but a haul of six goals straight makes us sit up and take notice. We shouldn’t jump on him just yet but if he can get on a run, he may be a useful unique player in your team.

Jack Ziebell

A horror game for Ziebell owners as he only got to 50 but this is the third time he has been sub-60 for the season so it shouldn’t come as any huge surprise. However, last time he had a poor score like this in Round 5 he bounced back with two 100-plus scores in a row.

Jack Gunston was outstanding for the Hawks against the Power. Picture: Chris Kidd

TOP SCORERS OF THE ROUND

How many did you have in your side?

1. Brodie Grundy: 165

2. Sam Reid: 151

3. Max Gawn: 149

4. Josh Kelly: 148

5. Scott Pendlebury: 146

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 ++: Brodie Grundy 165

A+: Max Gawn 149, Josh Kelly 148, Scott Pendlebury 146, Rory Sloane 140, Tim Kelly 140

A: Nat Fyfe 126, Patrick Cripps 116, Jake Lloyd 115, Lachie Whitfield 115, Shannon Hurn 112, Jack

Macrae 105, Zach Merrett 104

B: Dusty Martin 92

F: Lachie Neale 79, Tom Rockliff 72*

*Injury affected

ROOKIE WATCH

Rookies that may have reached their peak.

Jack Scrimshaw — BE 68, scored 52. He left the game at the end of the third as he hurt his knee. That along with not making his break even then he must be traded.

Luke Davies-Uniacke — BE 67, scored 44. After missing three games he couldn’t improve on his value, time to trade.

Reilly O’Brien — BE 84, scored 91. He didn’t drop in value, but he is getting very close to his peak. Now the tough decision, hold him until the Round 13 bye when Grundy and Gawn or missing or take the value now.

J ack Petruccelle — BE 52, scored 37. He has featured in this section a few times now but many need to hold him because he is still getting a game. You can hold him to cover byes or take the cash. With not many rookies coming through he may be worth holding.

Chris Burgess — BE 47, scored 41. Returned to the side after four weeks out and unfortunately didn’t make his BE. If you were holding look to trade him if you can.

Jack Lukosius — BE 50, scored 30. Lukosius is going to take time to find his feet at this level and while he is doing that he can’t be in your side.

Gryan Miers — BE 82, scored 34. This was his worst score of the season and first under 60 since Round 1. For value reasons you would trade him out but there are plenty of reasons to say that this could be an anomaly.

It might be time to trade Tigers cult hero Sydney Stack. Picture: Alex Coppel

Sydney Stack — BE 66, scored 67. Stack appears to have levelled out with his scoring and value. This could be the ideal time to cash him in but as Richmond have the Round 14 bye you may want to hold him until after Round 12 or 13.

Corey Wagner — BE 27 scored 32. He got to his BE but not much past it and it was his lowest score, which will see his BE rise now.

Jay Lockhart — BE 27 scored 32. Lockhart had identical numbers to Wagner but his job security seems a lot better.

Callum Wilkie — BE 75 scored 78. He had a high BE but he got there. Still getting a game, may be worth holding for byes.

Matthew Parker — BE 90 scored 75. A great result as many people were forced to hold him. He will drop in value but he is another player that seems to be holding his spot.

Michael Gibbons — BE 68 scored 60. Gibbons has been a staple in our team and in the Carlton line-up. This is another guy that you may want to keep over the byes.

Sam Walsh — BE 106 scored 93. A good score from him but he is losing value, he won’t lose a lot and will provide cover. Perhaps wait until his bye before moving him out.

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ROOKIES ON THE BUBBLE

Darcy Fort — Scores of 105 and 51. A big range of scores there but if you were looking to trade out Reilly O’Brien, he would be someone you can look at. Just beware he shares his bye with Grundy and Gawn.

Billy Frampton — Scores of 62 and 25. Not an ideal second game from Billy and I wouldn’t go rushing him into your side on the back of that.

Ben King — Scores of 17 and 22. Judging by these first two games we don’t want to be bringing him in.

Oskar Baker — Scores of 41 and 57. Solid scoring but in a Melbourne side that are being beaten his job security is a concern. If you need a downgrade though he may be one of the better options this week.

Harrison Petty — Scores of 52 and 36. An option as a defender. Not ideal scoring but if you need a downgrade there he could be an option.

Isaac Cumming — Scores of 37 and 50. Much like Petty and Baker he is an option if you really need one but don’t expect big things.

Robbie Young — Scores of 69 and 17. Very hard to get a read on him from these two scores. It may be prudent to wait for a third score.

Marty Hore scored 116 points on Sunday. Picture: Getty

START HIM

We have moved the mark here as you start to have fewer rookies on field in your teams.

Marty Hore 116, Tom Atkins 115, Xavier Duursma 108, Liam Baker 105, Sam Walsh 93, Reilly O’Brien 91, Bailey Smith 88, Jordan Clark 85, Noah Balta 83, Callum Wilkie 78, Nick Larkey 77, Matthew Parker 75, Sydney Stack 67, Rupert Wills 66, Peter Ladhams 66, Connor Rozee 66, Liam Stocker 64.

SIT HIM

Although with a week like this unfortunately we had to play anyone that was selected in most instances.

Michal Gibbons 60, Callum Coleman-Jones 60, Josh Begley 59, Oskar Baker 57, Tarryn Thomas 56, Zak Butters 54, Jack Scrimshaw 52, Chayce Jones 52, Isaac Cumming 50, Brett Bewley 49, Josh Corbett 47, Nick Blakey 47, Shai Boltoon 45, Luke Davies-Uniacke 44, Chris Burgess 41, Darcy Fort 41, Jack Petruccelle 37, Harrison Petty 36, Gryan Miers 34, Corey Wagner 32, Jay Lockhart 32, Jack Lukosius 30, Billy Frampton 25, Ben King 22, Robbie Young 17.