How to play the BBL|15 schedule to SuperCoach success
Don’t miss a bye or double game round in the BBL this summer. Set yourself up for SuperCoach success with the full schedule plus expert analysis.
Double the games, double the points.
One simple trick can give you a huge boost over the competition in SuperCoach BBL – and you can get even bigger advantages if you play the schedule right.
In every round at least one team will play twice, offering twice the opportunity to score SuperCoach points. These are the teams to target with your trades, captaincy and vice-captaincy selections.
We also need to be wary of byes littered through the season like landmines ready to snare unwary fantasy coaches.
Here’s a quick guide to using the schedule to get ahead in the most exciting season of SuperCoach BBL ever.
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The best way to get away to a flying start in BBL15 is to load up your team with Hobart Hurricanes. They play twice in round 1 and again in round 3 – that’s five games over the first three rounds.
Load up your team with Canes like Mitch Owen, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Ben McDermott and Matthew Wade and you can make a flying start to the summer.
Sydney Sixers also feature twice in round 1, making SuperCoach guns like Josh Philippe, Ben Dwarshuis and Jack Edwards great options for your starting side.
TRADING YOUR WAY TO THE TOP
Coaches have three trades each round – four if you activate a Trade Boost – to improve your team and replace players who are unavailable, injured or underperforming.
Smart coaches trade around the schedule, bringing in players with a double game round coming up to replace players on a single or a bye.
After round 1 you want to hold your Hurricanes for their round 3 double, but the Sixers are a different story. They play once each from rounds 2-4 then have a bye, so feel free to move them on to bring in players who have a double coming up – in round 2 that’s the Heat and Thunder, then the Stars join the Caines on the double in round 3before a Scorchers double in round 4. You can get a head start by starting one or two players from those teams in your initial squad, especially if they offer value at their starting price. Scorchers Mitch Marsh and Aaron Hardie are great examples.
BYE BEWARE
The flip side of playing the doubles is avoiding byes that litter the schedule.
This will require some canny trading, such as when the Stars follow their double in round 3 with a bye the next week – then have another double in round 5. Try to keep some Stars on your bench during their week off to maximise double-game players the next round.
The Sixers present a similar challenge late in the season with byes in rounds 5 and 8 and doubles in rounds 6 and 9 – SuperCoach grand final weekend.
Coaches who plan ahead and can be nimble during short trade windows – for most rounds there is fewer than 24 hours between each round ending and the start of the next round – will get ahead. Possibly all the way to the $25,000 grand prize.
Hot tip: Stay tuned to SuperCoach BBL social accounts for updates and reminders on lockouts, team selection and trade tips.
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