SuperCoach 2016: Top-scorers and market watch after AFL Round 4

IS IT time to start paying attention to the topscoring player in SuperCoach? Plus this week’s Bomber-led winning team and Champion Data’s market watch.

North Melbourne training at Arden St.

IS IT time to start paying attention to the topscoring player in SuperCoach?

North Melbourne forward Jarrad Waite dominated against Fremantle, booting four goals, taking nine marks and picking up 129 SuperCoach points — following scores of 122, 174 and 123 in the first three rounds.

That gives him an average of 137, eight points more than No. 2 scorer teammate Todd Goldstein — and 12 more than Gary Ablett.

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To the almost 8000 coaches who already have Waite — well done, especially if you got him at his $435,200 starting price.

His value has jumped $128,000 which almost rules him out as a trade option — unless he can keep up that kind of scoring.

While he had well documented injury and discipline issues at Carlton, he has turned the corner as a Kangaroo, playing 27 of a possible 30 games.

Waite laid six tackles against the Dockers and has 22 in four rounds — averaging three more a game than last year. He has also doubled his contested possession numbers, and taken eight contested marks.

Another area of improvement is his accuracy in front of goal. Last year Waite booted 42.24 (just over 60 per cent), this year he’s kicked 16.3.

He might seem an unlikely choice but premium forwards are proving one of the toughest areas to get right in SuperCoach this season. Who would have predicted the top six scorers would be Waite, Aaron Hall, Zach Merrett, Tom Lynch, Josh Kennedy and Eddie Betts?

ROUND 4 STARS

151 Luke Shuey

148 Pearce Hanley

146 Alex Rance

141 Sam Mitchell

141 Nat Fyfe

WEEKLY TOP SCORES

2374 Scotland Nessies, Scott

2349 Mighty Men, Nicole

2348 Tarts ‘n’ Farts, Joanne

2336 Full of Spuds, Jason

2334 Smokey Joes, Bryden

OVERALL LEADERS

9506 suhdude, Jack

9416 Datzilla, Brendan

9391 ALEC FC, Alec

9384 Wooders, Lachlan

9321 Here I Go Again, Tim

THIS WEEK’S WINNING TEAM

Team: Scotland Nessies

Coach: Scott Mangan, Vic

Score: 2374

Prize: $1000

It seemed an unlikely scenario but three Bombers have helped Scott to this week’s highest total, with David Zaharakis (129), Zach Merrett (123) and Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (106) all outscoring stars like Patrick Dangerfield, Nic Naitanui and Ollie Wines. Scott also has Matt Dea in defence and two more Bombers — Mitch Brown and Michael Hartley — on the bench. Add bench ruckman Sam Grimley and it makes seven Dons in the squad. Naming Todd Goldstein (121) was a smart move, and so was leaving Tom Papley (24) on the bench.

DEFENDERS

Alex Rance 146

Marcus Adams 72

Jason Johannisen 97

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti 106

Daniel Rich 114

Matt Dea 73

Michael Hartley 57

Mitch Brown 44

MIDFIELDERS

Patrick Dangerfield 99

Gary Ablett 109

Nat Fyfe 141

Joel Selwood 100

Tom Liberatore 89

David Zaharakis 129

Ollie Wines 84

Callum Mills 84

Ryan Davis 37

George Hewett 0

Jade Gresham 0

RUCKS

Todd Goldstein 242

Nic Naitanui 100

Sam Grimley 0

FORWARDS

Aaron Hall 114

Zach Merrett 123

Toby Greene 112

Daniel Wells 98

Ben Kennedy 64

Sam Kerridge 78

Tom Papley 24

Lincoln McCarthy 0

Luke Shuey fights for the ball against three Tigers.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: LUKE SHUEY

Shuey ran rampant against Richmond on Friday night and was the top-ranked player for the round with 151 SuperCoach points, scoring 73 of them in a blistering opening term. He started in a team-high 17 centre bounces and won four of his eight clearances from the middle. He missed only one target from his 25 disposals and also hit the scoreboard, recording two goals and two score assists.

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Alex Rance

Race was the only shining light for the Tigers against West Coast as he scored a season-high 146 SuperCoach points, increasing in price by $14,600 along the way. He hit the target with 23 of 26 disposals and grabbed 11 marks, including two from opposition kicks. Rance’s ability to read the play once again shone, recording a game-high 12 intercept possessions.

Sam Mitchell

Mitchell continues to rack up the disposals and finished with a career-high 44 against the Saints on his way to 141 SuperCoach points. He won the ball inside and outside, recording 20 contested and 24 uncontested possessions, while his influence around the stoppages was constant, generating a game-high 10 clearances including three from centre bounces.

Dan Hannebery

Hannebery has improved his SuperCoach output in every game this season, culminating in a season-high 129 points against the Crows. He was the Swans’ leading ball-winner with 37 disposals, also recording 14 contested possessions, 23 uncontested possessions, eight clearances and six inside-50s. Hannebery also scored one goal and was involved in a game-high 13 scoring chains.

YOUNG GUN: ANTHONY McDONALD-TIPUNGWUTI

McDonald-Tipungwuti recorded a season-high 106 SuperCoach points against the Cats and enjoyed a price rise of $72,200. He hit the target with 18 of 23 disposals and ranked fifth on the ground for metres gained with 397. He read the play well and won five intercept possessions, and was a valuable link player around the ground with 11 handball receives.

Originally published as SuperCoach 2016: Top-scorers and market watch after AFL Round 4