SuperCoach 2016: Top scores, best and worst trade moves after Round 17
SOME hit the jackpot with their Gary Ablett trades, many others failed and some are just impossible to explain. Plus Michael Barlow trade options. NEW PODCAST
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IT PAYS to be bold. That’s the lesson from almost 69,000 Gary Ablett trades last week.
The first results are in and the happiest coaches were those who went outside the square when finding a replacement for the SuperCoach champ.
The most popular trade last week was Crow Rory Sloane, who scored 103 against Collingwood — not a disaster, but his 9994 new owners would have been hoping for more.
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The next two most popular picks were total busts, with Dan Hannebery (68) and Lachie Neale (76) frustrating more than 17,000 combined new owners.
The most popular pick you could call an unqualified success was Marcus Bontempelli, who was No. 6 on the Ablett trades list and delivered his fifth score of 120-plus in six games.
AL PATON AND BEN HIGGINS REVEAL THE BEST, WORST AND WEIRDEST ABLETT TRADES IN THIS WEEK’S EPISODE OF THE SUPERCOACHES BOX PODCAST:
After another bust in Jack Steven we get some ticks in Joel Selwood and Zach Merrett, but the best choices were Swan Josh P Kennedy (541 trades, 140 points) and GWS co-captain Callan Ward, who scored a monster 143 and left almost $100,000 in the bank from the Ablett move.
And if you’re grumpy about Hannebery or Neale, spare a thought for the 242 coaches who traded Ablett to Michael Barlow — who was on track for another big score before being forced from the ground just after halftime with an AC joint injury.
At least he scored something. That SuperCoach enthusiast moping around the office today may be one of the 446 who traded Ablett for Rory Laird, who pulled out of Adelaide’s game against Collingwood on Friday — after the first lockout of the round, which disables the reverse trades button. Ouch.
Then there were the totally left-field trades. One player traded Gary Ablett to Essendon top-up player James Kelly — who scored 98. The same can’t be said for the one player who traded Ablett for Dennis Armfield (64), Ben Keays (57) or Angus Brayshaw (68).
ABLETT REPLACEMENT SCORECARD
PERFECT 9
It was another tough week for Perfect 9 players. Each of the top nine scorers for the round was picked by at least one entrant — including Stephen Hill, who edged Patrick Dangerfield by one point on Friday night — but getting all nine proved a mountain too high to climb.
That means the jackpot this week is $95,000!
ROUND 17 STARS
159 Shaun Burgoyne
152 Dustin Martin
144 Koby Stevens
143 Callan Ward
141 Stephen Hill
WEEKLY TOP SCORES
2645 coully in da pooly, Ben
2639 SUICIDE BOMBER, Tim
2615 Stringer Bean, James
2609 Knightmare, Christopher
2607 gottowantit, Lee
OVERALL LEADERS
38,128 GOODBETTERBEST@SCT, Raj
28,047 Talkin’ Flags, Louis
28,012 Buzz II, Barry
37,995 Endeavour Storm, Tyrone
37,970 Shemmist Wharehouse, Shemm
THIS WEEK’S WINNING TEAM
coully in da pooly
Coach: Ben Coull, Vic
Score: 2645
DEFENDERS
Sam Docherty 138
Heath Shaw 92
Kade Simpson 115
Josh Gibson 88
Zac Williams 95
Matt Suckling 93
Nathan Broad 0
Mitchell Hibberd 0
MIDFIELDERS
Patrick Dangerfield (c) 280
Callan Ward 143
Tom Mitchell 116
Matt Priddis 110
Bernie Vince 118
Sam Mitchell 120
Jack Viney 117
James Kelly 98
Jesse Joyce 69
Kade Stewart 0
Sam Reid 31
RUCK
Max Gawn 124
Zac Smith 103
Sam Grimley 0
FORWARDS
Dustin Martin 152
Zach Merrett 138
Leigh Montagna 116
Dayne Zorko 116
Lance Franklin 75
Clay Smith 98
Jack Silvagni 52
Tom Phillips 0
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: SHAUN BURGOYNE
Burgoyne played a key role in Hawthorn’s thrilling win against the Swans, reaching a season and round-high 159 SuperCoach points, of which 77 were recorded in the final quarter. He hit the target with all 11 disposals in the last term, finishing with 26 for the match from 86 per cent game time. He also recorded 10 clearances, 11 tackles, seven inside-50s and two crucial goals.
CHAMPION DATA MARKET WATCH
Dustin Martin
Martin ran rampant against the Bombers, recording career-highs of 43 disposals, 22 contested possessions and 14 clearances on his way to 152 SuperCoach points. He hit the target with 23 disposals, also recording four tackles and a combined 10 inside-50s/rebound-50s from 89 per cent game time. He also hit the scoreboard with two goals and was involved in eight scoring chains.
Sam Docherty
Docherty’s 138 SuperCoach points against the Eagles was his sixth score of at least 120 this season. He found plenty of the ball, gathering 32 disposals, 12 marks, 13 handball-receives and a team-high 24 uncontested possessions from 92 per cent game time. He covered plenty of territory and gained a game-high 580m.
Alex Rance
Rance finished with a season-low 67 SuperCoach points against the Bombers, suffering a $15,100 price drop. His poor discipline cost him points, recording a team-high three free kicks against. He finished with 18 disposals, nine marks and only four contested possessions from 100 per cent game time.
YOUNG GUN: CHRISTIAN PETRACCA
Petracca’s 84 SuperCoach points against the Saints was his best return since Round 12, but despite that haul he still dropped in value by $7700. He finished with 19 disposals, nine contested possessions, eight handball-receives and six inside-50s from 88 per centgame time. He also recorded two goals, one score assist and six score involvements
Originally published as SuperCoach 2016: Top scores, best and worst trade moves after Round 17
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