SuperCoach winners and losers for round 7

Nat Fyfe turned back the clock but round 7 wasn’t so kind for some other big SuperCoach names. Did you dodge all the disasters? See who fired and who flopped.

SuperCoaches are back on the best 22 rollercoaster – and round 7 was a wild ride.

Best 18 scoring during the bye rounds allowed poor scores from rookies – and from higher-priced players – to be dropped from weekly totals.

No more.

There was some huge scores across the round, and some stinkers. Hopefully you had more players in the first category than the second.

Here are our studs and duds from Anzac Round.

WINNERS

MAX GAWN – 162 POINTS

The 34 per cent of coaches who had the captain or vice-captain on Gawn slept easy all Anzac weekend after he produced the biggest score of the round way back on Wednesday night. King Max is the No.1 scoring ruck this year by a country mile, averaging 136 points a game. Tim English is next best on 114.

TOM GREEN – 159 POINTS

Bounced back from two disappointing scores with an absolute monster on Anzac Day, burying his previous poor history against Brisbane. If he’s not in your team he’s as cheap as he’s going to get – buy him now!

Tom Green was everywhere against the Lions. Picture: Phil Hillyard

ANDREW McGRATH – 146 POINTS

Finished second to Zach Merrett in the Anzac Medal but outscored his captain in SuperCoach. Thirty-one touches at 80 per cent efficiency for the No.1 draft pick, who is averaging 107 points a game in a career-best season.

MATT ROWELL – 136 POINTS

A SuperCoach weapon who doesn’t need a lot of the ball to score well. This total came from 22 disposals, 13 tackles, two goals, 18 contested possessions, nine clearances and a remarkable seven free kicks.

JORDON SWEET – 136 POINTS

Just under 2000 coaches went early on Sweet after news Port Adelaide ruckman Ivan Soldo is going in for knee surgery. They scored a huge win with the third-highest ruck score of the round (behind Max Gawn and Jarrod Witts) and getting one ahead of most other coaches who will try to bring in Sweet this week.

NAT FYFE – 119 POINTS

Brownlow era Nat Fyfe was back against the Bulldogs. The Freo champ was brilliant, racking up 37 disposals, 18 contested possessions, 10 score involvements and a goal. His score would have been higher if teammates Caleb Serong and Andy Brayshaw hasn’t also put up massive numbers.

Nat Fyfe turned back the clock. Picture: Daniel Carson/AFL Photos via Getty Images

JAKE WATERMAN – 116 POINTS

His score of 176 against Richmond seemed completely out of the blue but Waterman has followed that up with 107 and 116 from four goals against Gold Coast – giving him the best three-round average of any forward in SuperCoach. He’s still in only 1 per cent of teams.

COLBY McKERCHER – 102 POINTS

Came within a whisker of hitting what looked like an impossible Break Even and will start making money again after his next game. Good news for the 50,000 coaches who kept the faith.

DANIEL TURNER – 101 POINTS

Turner played as a defender in his first three AFL games, but was thrown forward in his first game for 2024 and responded with three goals. Priced at $191,700, he’s one to watch in his second game before his price changes.

LOSERS

CONNOR ROZEE – 91 POINTS

The Port Adelaide skipper was on track for another big score until he suffered an untimely hamstring injury. Park him on the bench until he returns.

BRODIE GRUNDY – 83 POINTS

Bad boy Brodie Grundy from the opening few rounds was back against the Hawks, costing himself points by giving away four free kicks and a 50m penalty. Returned to earth with a thud after scoring 158 last week.

LUKE JACKSON – 76 POINTS

Kicked two goals and looked dominant at times against the Dogs before disappearing completely in the final term. Has now lost almost $100,000 in value over the past three games.

Jack Steele appeared to play hurt against the Power. Picture: Michael Klein

JACK STEELE – 70 POINTS

This was a different Steele to the player who didn’t score below 119 in the first five rounds. A lot of strapping on his knee might have had something to do with that. Stay tuned for any injury updates out of Moorabbin this week.

DAYNE ZORKO – 56 POINTS
Zorko averaged 109 over the first six rounds, starring in a new role as a rebounding defender. But on Anzac Day that role changed, Zorko was thrown into the midfield and his scoring completely dried up. Horrible luck for the 2300 coaches who brought him in this week.

TOM POWELL – 49 POINTS

The Tom Powell money train ran off the rails in Hobart when Alastair Clarkson started his ball winner at half-forward. Powell moved into the centre square in the second half but he could barely get his hands on the ball there, either, finishing with 10 disposals and one tackle. Lost $10,800 in value after lockout and has to score 115 next week to avoid going backwards even further.

Tom Powell’s owners suddenly have a problem on their hands. Picture: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images

JEREMY SHARP – 44 POINTS

One of the best rookie picks of the season has hit the wall – it’s time to trade! Still worth more than $200k above his starting price, now is the time to cash in.

HARRISON PETTY – 6 POINTS

Last year Petty kicked six goals against Richmond. This time he had six disposals in 75 per cent of game time, and only two of them hit the target. Giving away three free kicks didn’t help his cause, either.

Originally published as SuperCoach winners and losers for round 7