SuperCoach late mail: Robbie Young posts dismal score, Clayton Oliver produces SuperCoach shocker, Josh Kelly stars
Those who traded in Robbie Young a week early - look away now. The mature-age Saint has posted a dismal score in his second game, leaving more than 40,000 SuperCoaches in the lurch. EVERY SCORE
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More than 40,000 SuperCoaches broke one of the SuperCoach commandments.
Our SuperCoach forefathers told us never to trade in a rookie before his second game, but many of us did it anyway, downgrading to Saints rookie Robbie Young after his promising 69-point display on debut.
He failed to hit a quarter of that that mark against the Blues, finishing with just five disposals and 17 SuperCoach points.
Many were forced to field the mature-ager for Cats superstar Patrick Dangerfield, making SuperCoaches wonder if they were better off just copping a donut.
To make matters worse, the small forward is a chance to be dropped ahead of their Round 11 clash with the Power in China before a single price rise.
Robbie Young gets his first touch of the game! Halfway through the second quarter... 😩 #SuperCoach
— SuperCoach AFL (@Supercoach) May 26, 2019
DE BOER STRIKES AGAIN
Serial SuperCoach villain Matt de Boer has another victim to his name.
The Giants tagger successfully blanketed in-form Demon Clayton Oliver, keeping him to 17 touches and 53 SuperCoach points - his lowest score since Round 13, 2016.
Oliver was severely impacted by the super stopper, going at just 47 per cent disposal efficiency and tallying six clangers in his side’s loss.
On a disappointing day for the Dees, cash cow Marty Hore was the shining light, posting his maiden SuperCoach ton.
Star Stephen Coniglio was one of the few Giants who also failed to fire in his return game.
Meanwhile, SuperCoach guns Josh Kelly, Tim Taranto and Lachie Whitfield were prolific.
I would be looking closely at GWS's remaining games before trading any midfielder in. De Boer is a human clamp. #SuperCoach #AFLFantasy
— Fantasy Freako (@FantasyFreako) May 26, 2019
CONSTABLE FRUSTRATION CONTINUES
Geelong youngster Charlie Constable is one of the unluckiest players in the competition.
After being dumped for the Cats’ clash with the Suns, the young midfielder returned in the VFL and suffered a game-ending leg injury.
Constable collected just three disposals before taking no further part after half time.
It makes a return to the side in the near future increasingly unlikely, especially after his replacement Tom Atkins starred on the Gold Coast.
Constable has been a late inclusion last two games for Joel Selwood and Tom Atkins, posting scores of 92 and 61.
He collected just 11 disposals and booted a goal last week against the Bulldogs, spending more time up forward, with fellow rookie Tom Atkins (hip) back to replace him.
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SYDNEY v COLLINGWOOD
Hero: If you had the captain or vice-captain tag on Brodie Grundy, you can rest easy this weekend. The big fella has delivered. And boy, did he deliver! Grundy was an absolute weapon on Friday night, dominating the Sydney rucks on his way to a whopping score of 165. For all the talk about his big price tag in the pre-season, he continues to come up trumps.
Villain: It was a tough night at the office for Steele Sidebottom, as the Magpie midfielders continue to take turns when it comes to posting big numbers. Sidebottom wasn’t seen much in the first half and despite getting into the game more after the main break, finished with just 54 points.
FULL SUPERCOACH SCORES
SWANS
Sam Reid 151
Luke Parker 135
Jake Lloyd 115
Dane Rampe 104
Callum Mills 100
Callum Sinclair 93
Aliir Aliir 88
Oliver Florent 84
Isaac Heeney 82
Jordan Dawson 78
Josh P. Kennedy 68
Robbie Fox 52
Lewis Melican 51
Ryan Clarke 49
Nick Blakey 47
Tom Papley 46
Lance Franklin 39
Colin O’Riordan 37
Tom McCartin 37
Will Hayward 36
Jackson Thurlow 36
George Hewett 31
MAGPIES
Brodie Grundy 165
Scott Pendlebury 146
Chris Mayne 124
Jack Crisp 99
Callum L. Brown 97
Adam Treloar 93
Dayne Beams 89
Levi Greenwood 81
Brayden Maynard 80
Ben Reid 78
Jeremy Howe 78
James Aish 78
Jaidyn Stephenson 70
Brody Mihocek 68
Rupert Wills 66
Tom Phillips 65
Daniel Wells 64
Steele Sidebottom 54
Jordan Roughead 46
Josh Thomas 43
Will Hoskin-Elliott 35
Jack Madgen 24
HAWTHORN V PORT ADELAIDE
Hero: Xavier Duursma has been a popular trade out option in recent weeks as coaches looked to cash in on the Power rookie’s price rise. Duursma was only rated a 16 per cent chance of reaching his break even of 76 but romped it in, finishing with 108 in a losing side to keep 110,000 coaches happy in what shaped as a tough SuperCoach week. Jack Gunston is in less than 3000 teams and looms as the POD of the weekend after he was the dominant player on the ground with 144.
Villain: Maybe we should have seen a Tom Rockliff injury coming. Rockliff hurt his hamstring during the third quarter and it was only scaling which allowed him to end up above 70. With a break even of 55, Rockliff will still gain money this week but there’s a decent chance he’s ruled out until after the Power’s Round 12 bye. Travis Boak also scored under 80 with 77 and might be available for under $500,000 after Round 12. Keep a watch on Robbie Gray who scored 89. He might be one of the buys of the year at under $400,000.
POWER
Darcy Byrne-Jones 115
Xavier Duursma 108
Matthew Broadbent 99
Dan Houston 98
Tom Jonas 95
Karl Amon 95
Robbie Gray 89
Paddy Ryder 88
Dougal Howard 85
Travis Boak 77
Jarrod Lienert 76
Tom Rockliff 72
Tom Clurey 72
Justin Westhoff 71
Sam Powell-Pepper 71
Peter Ladhams 66
Connor Rozee 66
Zak Butters 54
Steven Motlop 48
Sam Gray 44
Kane Farrell 36
Billy Frampton 25
HAWKS
Jack Gunston 144
Ricky Henderson 111
James Sicily 91
Tom Scully 88
Jonathon Ceglar 87
James Worpel 85
Paul Puopolo 84
Chad Wingard 84
Liam Shiels 83
Jarman Impey 82
James Cousins 81
Jaeger O’Meara 76
Marc Pittonet 75
Tim O’Brien 72
Luke Breust 71
James Frawley 68
Blake Hardwick 57
Jack Scrimshaw 52
Harry Morrison 46
Ben Stratton 42
Shaun Burgoyne 38
Conor Glass 36
WESTERN BULLDOGS V NORTH MELBOURNE
Heroes: Roos Ruckman Todd Goldstein monstered Tim English in the centre square battle, recording the best score on the ground with 140. Shaun Higgins bounced back from being tagged out of last week’s loss to Sydney with 108. Josh Dunkley continued his resurgence with 130 as the Bulldogs top scorer, while those still holding Tom Liberatore would have been buoyed when he posted his first hundred since Round 4 with 110.
Villain: What has happened to Toby McLean as a SuperCoach option? He averaged 94.7 last year and although his midfield time was taken by Josh Dunkley in the latter rounds, still finished the season as one of the best forward picks. He’s only scored one hundred this year and after 61 against the Roos on Saturday is going to dip further below $400,000, having started the year at $514,000.
BULLDOGS
Josh Dunkley 130
Marcus Bontempelli 118
Tom Liberatore 110
Sam Lloyd 108
Caleb Daniel 106
Jack Macrae 105
Jason Johannisen 104
Bailey Smith 88
Hayden Crozier 87
Lachie Hunter 84
Matthew Suckling 76
Mitch Wallis 74
Tim English 73
Patrick Lipinski 67
Toby McLean 61
Bailey Williams 53
Easton Wood 48
Bailey Dale 37
Aaron Naughton 34
Ed Richards 33
Zaine Cordy 31
Jackson Trengove 27
ROOS
Todd Goldstein 140
Shaun Higgins 108
Ben Cunnington 99
Jed Anderson 96
Jared Polec 93
Mason Wood 91
Robbie Tarrant 80
Ben Brown 79
Nick Larkey 77
Scott D. Thompson 75
Jasper Pittard 72
Trent Dumont 71
Cameron Zurhaar 68
Luke McDonald 66
Shaun Atley 65
Jy Simpkin 63
Marley Williams 57
Tarryn Thomas 56
Kayne Turner 52
Jack Ziebell 50
Jamie Macmillan 45
Luke Davies-Uniacke 44
ADELAIDE V WEST COAST
Heroes: Rory Sloane has been in superb form in the past month, continuing his hot streak with 140 against the Eagles. Cam Ellis-Yolmen was the other midfield star for the Crows, racking up 134. Luke Shuey was influential in the second half and reached 136, while Elliot Yeo had 15 tackles which lifted his score to 115. Jack Redden (113) matched that tackle figure, while Shannon Hurn (112), Dom Sheed (112), Andrew Gaff (106) and Jack Darling (104) were the other West Coast players above 100.
Villains: The time might have come to look for ways to upgrade Brodie Smith after his score of 65. Jack Petruccelle is another in the gun after he had 25 at quarter-time but only scrapped his way to a final score of 37. Reilly O’Brien left plenty wondering why they traded him with a total of 91, but many coaches had little choice due to the number of popular players missing.
Crows
Rory Sloane 140
Cameron Ellis-Yolmen 134
Hugh Greenwood 112
Jake Kelly 107
Rory Laird 96
Reilly O’Brien 91
Wayne Milera 84
Brad Crouch 80
Brodie Smith 65
Alex Keath 63
Eddie Betts 63
Daniel Talia 63
Paul Seedsman 63
Rory Atkins 62
Riley Knight 61
Lachlan Murphy 60
Luke Brown 58
Elliott Himmelberg 54
Kyle Hartigan 53
Chayce Jones 52
Jordan Gallucci 49
Taylor Walker 48
Eagles
Luke Shuey 136
Elliot Yeo 115
Jack Redden 113
Shannon Hurn 112
Dom Sheed 112
Andrew Gaff 106
Jack Darling 104
Nathan Vardy 92
Jamie Cripps 87
Jeremy McGovern 83
Oscar Allen 83
Josh J. Kennedy 80
Brad Sheppard 62
Liam Duggan 51
Jake Waterman 45
Willie Rioli 41
Liam Ryan 41
Will Schofield 40
Tom Cole 39
Jack Petruccelle 37
Jackson Nelson 36
Mark Hutchings 28
GOLD COAST V GEELONG
Late mail: No late changes
Heroes: It’s hard to see how Tim Kelly doesn’t finish the year as the No. 1 ranked SuperCoach forward. Travis Boak set the pace in the opening months, but Kelly has roared into Brownlow Medal contention and is amassing huge SuperCoach numbers. His 140 against the Suns was his seventh hundred in 10 rounds and fourth score above 120. Mitch Duncan (123) continued his brilliant form, while Tom Hawkins (122) presents a unique forward option. Those who held Tom Atkins through his week off with a corkie were rewarded as greater midfield time resulted in a score of 115 for the popular starting rookie.
Villains: This might be the round that the bubble bursts for the pick of the starting forward rookies — Gryan Miers. Miers had a break even of 82 coming into this match and a score of 34 will likely mean he loses money from here until Geelong’s Round 13 bye. Start thinking about how you can move him on as he’s performed his role as a cash cow to perfection.
SUNS
Darcy MacPherson 109
Jarrod Witts 109
David Swallow 107
Anthony Miles 104
Brayden Fiorini 97
Nick Holman 91
Jack Martin 91
Jordan Murdoch 88
Lachie Weller 87
Jesse Joyce 74
Jack Hombsch 62
Wil Powell 57
Peter Wright 56
Jack Bowes 55
Alex Sexton 54
Charlie Ballard 51
Jarrod Harbrow 49
Ben Ainsworth 48
Josh Corbett 47
Chris Burgess 41
Jack Lukosius 30
Ben King 22
CATS
Tim Kelly 140
Mitch Duncan 123
Tom Hawkins 122
Tom Atkins 115
Brandan Parfitt 97
Luke Dahlhaus 94
Cameron Guthrie 94
Gary Ablett 93
Mark Blicavs 90
Joel Selwood 89
Tom Stewart 88
Jordan Clark 85
James Parsons 84
Gary Rohan 67
Harry Taylor 65
Rhys Stanley 64
Zach Tuohy 52
Darcy Fort 51
Jake Kolodjashnij 48
Jack Henry 40
Mark O’Connor 37
Gryan Miers 34
RICHMOND V ESSENDON
Late mail: No late changes
Heroes: Bachar Houli can’t stop scoring hundreds. The silky-skilled left-footer was a class above in the wet against Essendon, tallying his fifth century in seven games and second score of 142 this year. Four other Tigers reached triple figures — Shane Edwards, Dion Prestia, Nick Vlastuin and Liam Baker. Baker was traded out by more than 1000 coaches this round who will be regretting their call after the wet conditions at the MCG suited the tough-tackling small forward. Darcy Parish (137) was superb for Essendon and Tom Bellchambers (124) made the most of his two inexperienced ruck opponents.
Villains: Injuries to Jake Stringer (55) and Dylan Shiel (68) cost them bigger scores and if you’ve got either Bomber in your side you need to make trade plans after they sustained hamstring blows.
TIGERS
Bachar Houli 142
Shane Edwards 125
Dion Prestia 112
Nick Vlastuin 108
Liam Baker 105
Jack Higgins 100
Dylan Grimes 95
Dustin Martin 92
David Astbury 86
Noah Balta 83
Josh Caddy 81
Kamdyn McIntosh 80
Brandon Ellis 67
Sydney Stack 67
Callum Coleman-Jones 60
Jason Castagna 57
Nathan Broad 56
Tom J. Lynch 49
Shai Bolton 45
Daniel Rioli 42
Connor Menadue 38
Ryan Garthwaite 34
BOMBERS
Darcy Parish 137
Tom Bellchambers 124
Zach Merrett 104
Kyle Langford 98
Andrew McGrath 92
Adam Saad 85
David Zaharakis 77
Dyson Heppell 77
Jayden Laverde 71
Shaun McKernan 71
Cale Hooker 69
Dylan Shiel 68
Patrick Ambrose 65
Conor McKenna 61
Josh Begley 59
Aaron Francis 57
Jake Stringer 55
Michael Hurley 53
Mason Redman 49
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti 46
Matt Guelfi 42
Ben McNiece 16
MELBOURNE V GWS
Late mail: Christian Salem (concussion) replaced by Charlie Spargo
Heroes: It has been a fruitful debut season for mature-age recruit Marty Hore and despite a dismal day for the Dees, he raised the bat for his maiden SuperCoach ton. The interceptor scored more than 70 points in the first half alone on his way to a whopping 116 point total. Ruck behemoth Max Gawn (149) carried his side with a team-high 25 touches and 35 hit-outs, while on the other side of the ledger a host of Giants starred. Josh Kelly (148), Tim Taranto (132) and Lachie Whitfield (115) backed up their monster scores last week with dominant performances against the Dees.
Villains: Matt de Boer added another notch to his belt keeping Clayton Oliver (53) to just 17 disposals. The clearance king went at an inefficient 47 per cent, with six clangers keeping him to a paltry score. Shane Mumford (61) had a dirty day at the office, while Stephen Coniglio (76) produced a disappointing effort in his return game. Jay Lockhart (32) didn’t do those who fielded him any favours.
DEMONS
Max Gawn 149
Marty Hore 116
James Harmes 99
Christian Petracca 81
Jack Viney 79
Billy Stretch 77
Nathan Jones 75
Bayley Fritsch 74
Angus Brayshaw 71
Tim Smith 68
Josh Wagner 67
Oskar Baker 57
Jayden Hunt 53
Tom McDonald 53
Clayton Oliver 53
Sam Frost 51
Oscar McDonald 46
Charlie Spargo 37
Harrison Petty 36
Jay Lockhart 32
Corey Wagner 32
Jeff Garlett 26
GIANTS
Josh Kelly 148
Tim Taranto 132
Harry Himmelberg 130
Lachie Whitfield 115
Harry Perryman 98
Jeremy Cameron 96
Sam Taylor 92
Jacob Hopper 91
Nick Haynes 91
Heath Shaw 85
Toby Greene 84
Jeremy Finlayson 82
Matt de Boer 82
Adam Tomlinson 77
Stephen Coniglio 76
Phil Davis 68
Sam J. Reid 62
Shane Mumford 61
Brett Deledio 60
Isaac Cumming 50
Adam Kennedy 46
Brent Daniels 43
ST KILDA V CARLTON
Late mail: No late changes
Heroes: While it wasn’t a monster score, Patrick Cripps (116) battled gallantly through a Jack Steele tag, responding well after being blanketed against the Giants. Popular cash cow Sam Walsh (93) punched out 59 points in the second half to produce a fruitful score, while Jade Gresham (114) starred for the Saints. Underperforming rookie Matt Parker (75) to hit a reasonable score after two down games.
Villains: Those who downgraded to Robbie Young a week early – look away now. The Saints forward shone on debut but failed to replicate it against the Blues, tallying a meagre five disposals and 17 SuperCoach points. He is every chance to get dropped ahead of his third game, leaving 23 per cent of SuperCoaches high and dry without a single price rise.
SAINTS
Luke Dunstan 122
Jade Gresham 114
Blake Acres 102
Tim Membrey 99
Jack Steele 99
Daniel McKenzie 88
Sebastian Ross 86
Jack Sinclair 85
Josh Bruce 80
Dean Kent 80
Callum Wilkie 78
Josh Battle 77
Rowan Marshall 76
Matthew Parker 75
Jack Billings 73
Shane Savage 71
Nathan Brown 62
Jack Newnes 60
Jonathon Marsh 59
Ed Phillips 57
Ben Long 52
Robbie Young 17
BLUES
Patrick Cripps 116
Ed Curnow 102
Levi Casboult 94
Sam Walsh 93
Sam Petrevski-Seton 92
Nic Newman 90
Charlie Curnow 89
Matthew Kreuzer 79
Lachie Plowman 79
David Cuningham 78
Kade Simpson 74
Caleb Marchbank 65
Liam Stocker 64
Matthew Kennedy 64
Jacob Weitering 63
Dale Thomas 63
Michael Gibbons 60
Paddy Dow 57
Harry McKay 56
Zac Fisher 49
Mitch McGovern 32
Jack Silvagni 29
FREMANTLE V BRISBANE
Late mail: No late changes
Heroes: All he had to do was score and Michael Walters (110) rammed it into the woodwork after the siren to bring home the win and a fruitful SuperCoach total. Usual suspects Luke Ryan (131) and Nat Fyfe (126) finished with dominant scores for the home side, with the former staking his claim as a top five defender. Noah Answerth (64) lifted late to produce a solid score for those who fielded him.
Villains: We thought Lachie Neale (79) would be at his very best up against his former side but the SuperCoach stud posted his lowest score for the season, letting down those who put him captain. His price is set to plummet in the coming weeks, with an upgrade after his bye in Round 13 looming as a popular move for those without the gun.
DOCKERS
Luke Ryan 131
Bradley Hill 127
Rory Lobb 127
Nat Fyfe 126
Nathan Wilson 121
Michael Walters 110
David Mundy 92
Andrew Brayshaw 83
Alex Pearce 72
Sam Switkowski 72
Connor Blakely 69
Ed Langdon 69
Brennan Cox 65
Taylin Duman 64
Ethan Hughes 57
Darcy Tucker 55
Adam Cerra 54
Reece Conca 52
Joel Hamling 50
Brett Bewley 49
Brandon Matera 45
Jesse Hogan 39
LIONS
Harris Andrews 118
Dayne Zorko 117
Jarryd Lyons 109
Daniel Rich 100
Hugh McCluggage 97
Lachie Neale 79
Mitchell Hinge 73
Daniel McStay 70
Ryan Lester 69
Cam Rayner 68
Mitch Robinson 65
Lincoln McCarthy 65
Noah Answerth 64
Charles Cameron 63
Oscar McInerney 62
Josh Walker 61
Lewis Taylor 59
Darcy Gardiner 59
Alex Witherden 54
Stefan Martin 52
Luke Hodge 51
Eric Hipwood 14
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