SuperCoach AFL 2017: see who starred and who flopped in every game from Round 2
STUDS AND DUDS: ROBBIE Gray and Rory Sloane bounced back to form in spectacular fashion in Round 2 but there are still major cash cow concerns.
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ROUND 2 is in the books, so how did your SuperCoach team fare?
We look at every game from the weekend to see how starred and who flopped.
RICHMOND 99 defeat COLLINGWOOD 80
TIGERS STUDS: Captain Trent Cotchin led from the front on Thursday night and scored an equal match-high 135. Toby Nankervis continued his hot start to the season with 124 while Dustin Martin managed 118.
TIGERS DUDS: Ben Griffiths took a hanger but injured himself soon after and left the game with 18 points to his name. Jason Castagna couldn’t back up his Round 1 ton, scoring just 36.
MAGPIES STUDS: Brodie Grundy had a big game and produced a big score of 135. Scott Pendlebury, Taylor Adams and Adam Treloar were again prolific in the midfield and scored 120, 111 and 108 points respectively. Treloar’s efficiency keeping him from posting a monster. Will Hoskin-Elliott was the major surprise as he amassed 120.
MAGPIES DUDS: Jack Crisp couldn’t get near it at the MCG and scored just 37. Forwards Jarryd Blair (42), Alex Fasolo (43), Jesse White (49) and Darcy Moore (50) were well contained.
WESTERN BULLDOGS 110 defeat SYDNEY 87
BULLDOGS STUDS: Marcus Bontempelli was the star on Friday night and finished with a match-high 140 points. Liam Picken (110), Travis Cloke (108), Lin Jong (103) and Luke Dahlhaus (100) also tonned up.
BULLDOGS DUDS: Stewart Crameri had minimal impact and scored just 48. Matthew Boyd had a rare quiet game with 56.
SWANS STUDS: Sam Reid almost won the game off his own boot with six goals and a swag of marks for 115 points. Jake Lloyd had 34 touches and finished with 114 while Lance Franklin’s big last quarter saw him finish with 103.
SWANS DUDS: Kurt Tippett is set to miss several weeks with an ankle injury that saw him finish with just 11 points. Cash cows Robbie Fox and Ollie Florent flashed in and out of the game and managed 44.
ADELAIDE 113 defeat HAWTHORN 89
CROWS STUDS: Rory Sloane was in rare form on Saturday at the MCG, his 146 coming from 25 disposals, six marks, one goal and a staggering 15 tackles. Andy Otten brought his owners to tears with a hugely valuable 108. Sam Jacobs and Tom Lynch also tonned up.
CROWS DUDS: Josh Jenkins suffered a serious-looking injury in the opening stages and was rushed to hospital with just 2 points to his name. Jake Kelly had virtually no impact, scoring 24.
HAWKS STUDS: Jack Gunston had a big day and finished with 131 while Tom Mitchell continued his fine early-season form with 118. Surprise packet Ryan Burton was the only other Hawk to reach triple figures with 104.
HAWKS DUDS: Kade Stewart was the Hawk’s low scorer with 41 but Josh Gibson is a bigger concern after the veteran defender managed just 46. AFL debutant Teia Miles finished with just 47.
GWS GIANTS 160 defeat GOLD COAST 58
GIANTS STUDS: Toby Greene had the ball on a string on Saturday, top scoring with 134, just ahead of Dylan Shiel on 132. Josh Kelly continued his fine form with 120 while Jeremy Cameron and Callan Ward also topped three figures.
GIANTS DUDS: Matt Buntine didn’t have a lot of work to do in the Giants backline and finished with 44. The same goes for Phil Davis (50), Nick Haynes (51) and Heath Shaw (53). However, at Shaw’s price you’d be wanting more on a weekly basis.
SUNS STUDS: Not a lot to write home about here. Jarryd Lyons (102) and Jarrad Witts (100) were the only Suns to score 90 or more. The good new is David Swallow played and scored a respectable 88.
SUNS DUDS: Sean Lemmens was the low-scorer on Saturday with just 25 points. High-priced cash cow Jack Bowes should be traded this week after only managing 26. The ball wasn’t in the Suns’ forward line very often which meant Tom Lynch could only muster 43.
ESSENDON 111 defeat BRISBANE 84
BOMBERS STUDS: Orazio Fantasia was the hero for Essendon with five goals and 113 points, pipping Zach Merrett (112) for the team-high score. Popular mid-price picks Dyson Heppell (108) and Jobe Watson (100) also tonned up. Shaun McKernan (92) again rewarded those that took the risk.
BOMBERS DUDS: Michael Gleeson was the Bombers’ low scorer with 40 but Brent Stanton wasn’t much better with just 48, while James Kelly struggled to 56. No.1 draft pick Andrew McGrath couldn’t back up his promising Round 1 score, finishing with 56.
LIONS STUDS: Big man Stef Martin reminded everyone of his SuperCoach prowess with a match-high 126 points, just ahead of teammate Dayne Beams on 120. Ball magnets Tom Rockliff (118) and Dayne Zorko (112) didn’t disappoint either.
LIONS DUDS: Ryan Harwood struggled on the night and finished with just 21. Jack Frost and Dan McStay could only muster 40 while popular cash cow Jake Barrett managed 50.
WEST COAST 116 defeat ST KILDA 97
EAGLES STUDS: Luke Shuey had 36 disposals to top score with 141 points. New Eagle Sam Mitchell was again impressive with 111 while Matt Priddis mustered 110. Elliott Yeo continued his good form with 102.
EAGLES DUDS: Jackson Nelson was again the Eagles’ low scorer as he finished with 45. Dom Sheed, an pre-season breakout candidate, could score only 48 in his first game of the season. Jack Redden and Mark LeCras crashed back to earth with just 51 and 56 respectively.
SAINTS STUDS: Seb Ross bounced back from a horror Round 1 with a team-high 109, just ahead of Dylan Roberton on 105. Tom Hickey was the only other Saint to top 90 points as he scored 98.
SAINTS DUDS: Nathan Brown could only muster 40 as he duelled with Josh Kennedy, Jarryn Geary finished with just 44 while Jack Carlisle only managed 47.
GEELONG 112 defeat NORTH MELBOURNE 111
CATS STUDS: Patrick Dangerfield (140) and Joel Selwood (128) were huge as the Cats stormed home at Etihad Stadium. Andrew Mackie and Mitch Duncan narrowly missed the magical ton with 99 points apiece.
CATS DUDS: Popular cash cow option Brandan Parfitt started well but quickly drifted out of the game, finishing with 36. Tom Ruggles and Josh Cowan weren’t much better with 41 points.
KANGAROOS STUDS: Shaun Higgins continued his hot early-season form with a team-high 130. Robbie Tarrant bounced back as well to finish with 124. However, the surprise packet was late inclusion and rookie-priced ruckman Braydon Preuss, who scored 111.
KANGAROOS DUDS: Andrew Swallow struggled all day and finished with just 41 points, behind Scott Thompson on 46 and Jy Simpkin on 47.
DEMONS STUDS: Clayton Oliver continues his barnstorming early-season form with another 34 disposals and 139 points. Christian Salem was equally brilliant on Sunday with 134. Jeff Garlett, Max Gawn, James Harmes, Dom Tyson and Nathan Jones all tonned up.
DEMONS DUDS: Mitch Hannan scored 96 in Round 1 but crashed back to earth in Round 2 with a match-low 31 points. Angus Brayshaw had limited impact, scoring 46 while Jack Viney had a shocker, finishing with 64.
BLUES STUDS: Marc Murphy backed up his Round 1 effort with another 130 points, just ahead of Sam Docherty on 124. Patrick Cripps rebounded superbly from his Round 1 shocker with a more Stud-like 109.
BLUES DUDS: Sam Rowe isn’t in the team to score SuperCoach points and his 32 is no real surprise. Jarrad Pickett continues to disappoint his owners and his 35 points will make it very hard for him to be a productive cash cow.
PORT ADELAIDE 145 defeat FREMANTLE
POWER STUDS: Welcome back, Robbie Gray. The Power superstar was at his damaging best with 30 disposals, six goals and 164 points. Ollie Wines wasn’t far behind with 145 points and rookie revelation Sam Powell-Pepper (90) stepped up again.
POWER DUDS: Jack Hombsch didn’t have a lot to do in defence and his 36 points reflects that. It was a similar story for Darcy Byrne-Jones (42) and Tom Clurey (49).
DOCKERS STUDS: Lachie Neale had the ball on the string as he scored 129, just in front of Nat Fyfe on 117. David Mundy (92) was the only other Docker to reach 90.
DOCKERS DUDS: Connor Blakely couldn’t get near it on Sunday, scoring just 13 while Cam McCarthy’s popularity as a cash cow is on the slide after scoring just 28.
Originally published as SuperCoach AFL 2017: see who starred and who flopped in every game from Round 2
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