The SuperCoach stars you need this week and the duds to boot

WE SAW the biggest SuperCoach score of the season in Round 7 but for every great score there was a few poor ones. So, which stars should we be targeting this week and who needs to make way?

Jack Macrae at Bulldogs training. Picture: Michael Klein

SOME big scores this week as we also saw the biggest score of the season so far.

But for every great score there are usually quite a few poor ones.

There are certainly a few we must bring in but also some that must be traded out.

BOOT HIM

SAM MENEGOLA ($528,000, Mid-Fwd)

A second poor game in a row for Sam. He just doesn’t seem to be showing the consistent scoring that we are looking for from him to have him stay as one of our premium forwards.

TIM ENGLISH ($287,400, Ruck-Fwd)

If you are playing English on your field it is time to stop and bring in a recognised ruck and put Tim on the bench. 44 and 53 in the last two are certainly not good enough for him to be taking up an on field position for you but he is good bench cover.

ZACH MERRETT ($503,700, Mid)

We have had him in both sections of this article over the last few weeks but this week he is back in the Boot Him column. He was tagged again this week and held to 72 ending his three week run of good scores. This is particularly disappointing for those coaches that brought him in this week with his low BE (which he just missed out on by three points).

Zach Merrett didn’t bring any smiles to his SuperCoach owners this week.

LUKE SHUEY ($465,700, Mid)

Unfortunately went down with a hamstring injury very early on in the game and early reports were that it looks to be a bad one. This could see him miss multiple weeks and hence you should look at trading him out if it ends up being more than 2 weeks on the sidelines.

TODD GOLDSTEIN ($432,700, Ruck)

Goldy hasn’t cracked a score over 90 now since Round 2 and you can’t rely on him anymore. He needs to be upgraded to one of the premium rucks of the competition.

TAYLOR ADAMS ($484,700, Mid)

If you have held him through his injury period you would have been very disappointed with his 14-possession game. He will drop further and he is still without a 100-plus score from his four games.

Joel Selwood at Geelong training. Picture: Alison Wynd

BUY HIM

JOEL SELWOOD ($554,700, Mid)

After a couple of poor scores in rounds three and four he seems to be back to his best. With Patrick Dangerfield not and Gary Ablett still out of the side, Joel has played his way back into form, hopefully he can maintain it when the other boys get going.

JACK MACRAE ($628,400, Mid)

Produced the highest SuperCoach score we have seen so far this year by any player and it brings his average to 132. With just two scores under 120 you have to seriously consider a way to get him into your side.

TOBY McLEAN ($524,600, Fwd)

After getting a big hit in the first quarter he went on to post his best score of the season and given that he is eligible as a forward he provides a heap of value to your team. With just two scores under 110 he is a must have.

JAMES SICILY ($498,000, Def-Fwd)

Just like Zach Merrett, James has appeared in both sides of this article over the last few weeks. He had a great 145 which makes him very hard to overlook. Hopefully he has gotten all his suspensions out of the way early in the year and can settle into some good scoring.

James Sicily at Hawthorn training. Picture: Sam Rosewarne

JACK REDDEN ($410,800, Mid)

Redden has now put together two great scores in a row and is delivering on the promise he showed us in one of the JLT Series games. Hopefully this is the start of things to come for him and with Luke Shuey out he will be relied upon even more.

JOSH P KENNEDY ($473,500, Mid)

After two really low scores JPK appears to have turned things around and with his 151 this week he showed us that he still has it. Ben Jacobs went to him but it didn’t stop him as he posted his best return for the season.

MATT CROUCH ($529,100, Mid)

Crouch has returned from his hamstring and posted two solid scores now with this week being his best. If not for the game he got injured, all of his scores would be 100-plus and his BE has come down making him ripe for the picking either this week or next.

LACHIE NEALE ($500,900, Mid)

100, 151 and now 123 in his last three weeks Neale seems to have regained the form we saw from him last year. Not only did he have 35 touches this week but he also had 11 clearances which is a great sign. He will cost a little more but his value will keep rising with scores like this so jump on now if you want him.

CLAYTON OLIVER ($559,900, Mid)

A poor week in Round 6 saw his BE go up but with his price come down. Take advantage of this because he is more likely to put up scores like this week than the poor ones. He won’t be cheap for long.

Jack Macrae scored the biggest score of the SuperCoach season. Picture: Michael Klein

CAPTAIN SCORECARD

A+: Jack Macrae, Toby McLean, Josh P Kennedy, Dayne Zorko

A: Joel Selwood, Matt Crouch, Rory Laird, Max Gawn, Tom Mitchell

B+: Dyson Heppell, Stefan Martin

B: Patrick Dangerfield

C+: Robbie Gray, Luke Parker

C: Stephen Coniglio

D: Scott Pendlebury

ROOKIE WATCH

Should have started on the field: Jack Henry 114, Tim Kelly 115, Esava Ratugolea 73, Aaron Naughton 75, Billy Gowers 76, Tom Cole 88, Brayden Crossley 65, Willie Rioli 109, Tom Doedee 68, Paddy Dow 74, Jack Higgins 78, Adam Cera 75, Bailey Fritsch 65, Charlie Spargo 78

Should have stayed on the bench: Jordan Cunico 62, Jeremy Finlayson 62, Riley Bonner 63, Andrew Brayshaw 62, Zac Langdon 42, Tim English 53, Charlie Ballard 33, Kobe Mutch 52, James Worpel 33, Jack Petruccelle 33, Dom Barry 52, Darcy Fogarty 55, Taylin Duman 39, Bailey Banfield 50, Mitch Crowden 41, Hunter Clark 48, Nick Coffield 59, Matt Eagles 48, Oscar McInerney 65

HiPAGES NAILED IT

We had Ben Higgins and Daniel Begala on our podcast this week with their predictions.

DAN BEGALA: We registered our biggest FAILED IT of the season with Dan predicting a big score from Marcus Bontempelli. Unfortunately for Dan, the Bont was a late out before the game giving him a 0.

BEN HIGGINS: Higgo went for Dustin Martin to score 100 or less. He ended up with an 87 and that is a NAILED IT It for Ben this week.