AFL 2024: Live updates, SuperCoach scores for Super Sunday of round 5
Richmond’s season has hit a new low after being steamrolled by 18th-placed West Coast. Recap all today’s action and SuperCoach analysis here.
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Star teenager Colby McKercher has been taken to hospital after suffering a suspected rib injury in a first-half collision against Geelong.
North Melbourne’s No.2 draft pick had just one disposal to his name when he was crunched by Jeremy Cameron in the first quarter at Geelong.
And Richmond’s horror injury list keeps growing after Jayden Short suffered a calf injury in a disastrous loss to West Coast. Earlier, the Tigers confirmed exciting youngsterk Judson Clarke ruptured his ACL in the VFL yesterday.
Recap all today’s action and SuperCoach analysis here.
Colby McKercher was subbed out of the game following this first quarter collision with Jeremy Cameron.
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6:43pm: EAGLES CELEBRATE
West Coat has its first win for the year after a dominant performance against Richmond.
The Tigers kicked the first four goals of the game then it was a powerful display from the Eagles, kicking 16 goals to six.
Jake Waterman had a career day with six goals and Elliot Yeo was huge, but the big story was the first SuperCoach career ton for Harley Reid.
For the Tigers bargain forward Mykelti Lefau was a surprise shining light, booting three goals and laying five tackles to also crack the SuperCoach ton.
6:30pm: YEO IS BACK
Well playe to the SuperCoaches brave enough to pick Elliot Yeo this year.
He’s been a good value pick and has exploded today, passing the 150-point mark.
He has 25 disposals, 18 contested possessions, 14 clearances and three tackles.
But he could be in MRO strife after driving Nick Vlastuin into the turf in a dangrous tackle.
6:10pm: THREE QUARTER-TIME SUPERCOACH LEADERS
Forget all those stats about Richmond leading scoring shots and inside-50s.
The Eagles totally dominated the third term – winning the inside-50s by a staggering 16 for the quarter – and have a 42-point lead at the final change in what is shaping as a low point in the Tigers’ recent history.
6:05pm: MRO NEWS
The Match REview Officer has issued his report from yestreday’s games an Zak Butters has avoided any penalty for his bump against Fremantle.
But Matt Crouch has been offered a one-match ban for his bump on Blue Jack Carroll.
6:00pm: TIGERS EMBARRASSED
This is turning very ugly for Richmond. A long injury list is one thing but they are being steamrolled by the bottom team, going scoreless in the third term until Dustin Martin breaks the drought with a goal with four minutes left in the term.
Richmond reverted to first half v Gold Coast levels of bad here #afleaglestigers
— Tim Michell (@tim_michell) April 14, 2024
5:57: WATERMAN HAS FIVE
Super POD Jake Waterman – who features in just 144 SuperCoach teams of more than 170,000 entries – is having a day out in Perth.
He has taken nine marks, kicked five goals and has 112 SuperCoach points – and we’re only halfway through the third quarter.
The Eagles are all over Richmond, kicking 14 of the last 17 goals of the game.
5:18pm: HALFTIME SUPERCOACH LEADERS
West Coast kicked a crazy 8.1 for the term to take a 19-point lead into halftime despite the Tigers having more inside-50s and one more scoring shot for the game.
Jake Waterman – who has two career SuperCoach tons from 88 games – has four goals and Elliot Yeo has a game-high 17 disposals.
Harley Reid has 37 SuperCoach points at the main break.
4:57pm: EAGLES CAN’T MISS
West Coast was 0.1 with a couple of minutes to go in the first quarter. Late in the second term the Eagles are 8.1 after Elliot Yeo slots a left-foot snap from the pocket.
Richmond still leads most of the stats but finds itself 14 points behind.
UPDATE: Jack Darling almost ruined the Eagles’ perfect run of nine goals now without a behind, but his snap from close range sailed out on the full. Jack Petruccelle makes up for it moments later with a ridiculous snap under pressure from just inside the boundary line. Eagles are now 11.1!
4:50pm: ANOTHER TIGER HURT
Richmond has added another premiership star to its horror injury list with Jayden Short subbed out in the second quarter with a calf injury. Tyler Sonsie is into the game.
West Coast has also activated its sub, Ryan Maric, with Luke Edwards forced out with concussion.
4:44pm: EAGLES IN FRONT
West Coast has completely taken over the middle of the ground. Harley Reid bursts out of the centre square for yet another clearance and bombs it long where Jake Waterman marks and goals. That’s five straight goals from the Eagles in about six minutes of game time.
4:38pm: QUARTER-TIME SUPERCOACH LEADERS
It looked how far for Richmond for most of the first term but West Coast responded with some big centre clearances and three late goals co close the margin to eight points.
Tim Kelly has nine disposals, Shai Bolton has two goals and Harley Reid one goal from his four touches.
4:25pm: HARLEY REID ON THE BOARD
Richmond kicked the first four goals of a lop-sided first quarter but the Eagles have two goals late to Jack Darling and Harley Reid, who snapped truly after a scramble in the West Coast forward line.
3:45pm: CATS WIN BY A LOT
Geelong is 5-0 after kicking the biggest score of the season – 21.13 – to trounce North Melbourne by 75 points. Jeremy Cameron kicked six goals and Harry Sheezel was incredible in a losing team.
Charlie Comben finished with 75 SuperCoach points. Is that enough to trade him in this week?
3:40pm: SHEEZEL BOMB
Harry Sheezel could not have done any more to help his team today.
He caps off are brilliant performance with a long goal that gets the all-clear from the video review.
He has 36 disposals and 154 SuperCoach points. What a gun!
3:15pm: CATS ACTIVATE SUB
Jhye Clark is into the game in the opening minutes of the final quarter, replacing Mark Blivacs.
Meanwhile, Jeremy Cameron boots his fifth goal and Oliver Dempsey has his first after a gift turnover from Bigoa Ngyuon.
3:05pm: FINAL TEAMS FOR EAGLES v TIGERS
West Coast has made a late change for the final game of the round, with Alex Witherden replacing Callum Jamieson (hamstring).
Ryan Maric is the Eagles’ sub while Richmond’s sub is Tyler Sonsie.
3:00pm: THREE-QUARTER-TIME SUPERCOACH LEADERS
A goal on the siren from Tyson Stengle takes Geelong to an even 100 points at the final break, a lead of 60 points. In SuperCoach it’s the Sheezel and Jezza show, while Kangaroos Tom Powell (62) and Charlie Comben (61) are on track for reasonable returns.
One name to watch – Bigoa Nyuon ($123,900 FWD) has 69 points at three-quarter time in his first game for the Kangaroos.
2:50pm: SHEEZEL CRACKS THE TON
Harry Sheezel is on his way to another big SuperCoach score – he has 113 points with plenty of time left in the third quarter. Jeremy Cameron has 101 points for the Cats.
2:20pm: HALFTIME SUPERCOACH LEADERS
Geelong is on the way to a blowout win against North Melbourne with a 51-point halftime lead.
Jeremy Cameron has four goals to go with 15 disposals while Harry Sheezel flies the flag for the Kangaroos with 20 touches in the first half.
Charlie Comben has taken some nice grabs in defence and sits on 35 points at halftime.
1:52pm: CATS PUTTING FOOT DOWN
Meanwhile, the game continues with the Cats doing mostly as they please.
Max Holmes boots a long goal to take the margin to 40 points halfway through the second quarter.
One player who is missing out on the party is Oliver Dempsey. He has just two disposals and five SuperCoach points.
1:37pm: McKERCHER SUBBED OUT
Disaster for North Melbourne and 116,000 SuperCoach teams with star rookie Colby McKercher subbed out of the game with a rib injury.
McKercher copped a big nump from Jeremy Cameron late in the first term.
He’s out of the contest early in the second term, finishing the day with just four SuperCoach points.
Sub Charlie Lazarro is in the game ... as Cameron snaps a goal over his head. That’s his second for the day.
UPDATE: McKercher has been taken to hospital for further assessment.
McKercher subbed on 4.
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1:35pm: QUARTER-TIME SUPERCOACH LEADERS
Where would North Melbourne (and most SuperCoach teams) be without Harry Sheezel? He had 12 disposals in the first quarter, four more than anyone else on the field.
1:24pm: McKERCHER HURT?
Colby McKercher has gone down into the North Melbourne rooms.
We’ll be keeping a close eye on one of the best rookies in SuperCoach.
He has one handball and four SuperCoach points to his name.
Sarah Jones says on Fox Footy the No.2 draft pick is having his ribs assessed.
1:18pm: ONE-WAY TRAFFIC
Paul Curtis gets the Roos on the board with seven minutes left in the first quarter after the Cats kicked the first three goals of the game.
Geelong could be further in front, leading the inside-50 count 11-3.
Harry Sheezel has the most disposals on the ground with nine, and 27 SuperCoach points.
1:05pm: SUPERCOACH ROOKIE WATCH
Charlie Comben takes a big contested intercept mark, one of the best scoring actions in SuperCoach.
Unfortunately his follow-up wasn’t so great, turning the ball over to Tom Stewart.
Comben is poised to be a huge trade target this week if he can go close to backing up his incredible round 5 score.
1:02pm: GAME ON
Some good early news for SuperCoaches - North Melbourne opens the match with a centre bounce combination of Luke Davies-Uniacke, George Wardlaw and Tom Powell, plus ruckman Tristan Xerri.
No sign of Colby McKercher, who played as a pure midfieler last week, to the detriment of his SuperCoach scores.
Early days!
UPDATE: May have spoken too soon, McKercher was in the centre square for the second centre bounce of the day.
Originally published as AFL 2024: Live updates, SuperCoach scores for Super Sunday of round 5
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