Charlie Dadds
Media, SuperCoach expert
With the clock running down until the beginning of Round 6, we have the final say on AFL SuperCoach trade plans.
AFLAnother round down, and we’re starting to hit the pointy end of the season!
It’s a perfect opportunity to begin upgrading, with plenty of rookies ripe for the picking, and a heap of solid premo options who are about to hit rock bottom.
Round 5 begun with yet another solid performance from Dayne Zorko who, after gaining DEF status, is now looming as a serious option down back after his 133 against the Pies.
However, on the other end of the spectrum, Brodie Grundy could only muster up a 58 and now definitely leaves his owners with something to think about.
Embed from Getty ImagesJack Macrae rewarded those who chucked the VC on him with a MASSIVE 153; while early candidate for my teams’ MVP, Tim English, continued his #1 ruck AND forward form with a 138.
Tristan Xerri also proved that he’s one of this season’s best cash cows with another 100+ score, but unfortunately Aaron Hall sustained what looked like a pretty serious hammy injury and is a must-trade.
Tom Mitchell turned back the clock to his ultimate piggy days with a huge 2nd half where he collected 25 touches, 18 contested, 8 clearances, 1 goal assist, 1 goal, and 116 SuperCoach points. He’s as cheap as you’ll ever see him, so don’t hesitate to pounce.
Embed from Getty ImagesThis week I scored 2,211 which moved me up 3,500 spots to 18,030th.
A much better week from the boys! I needed them to step up with Cripps sidelined and boy did they deliver!
I followed through with my proposed trades, and for the most part they paid off well!
O’Driscoll scored 103 and rose by a massive $71.2k, while Dixon scored an underwhelming 54.
The particularly annoying thing about Dixon’s score is that I chose to field him over Hayes who scored a huge 105. I won’t make the same mistake twice!
Aside from Brodie Grundy and Jayden Short, all my premiums (and some rookies) put up some phenomenal scores.
My midfield in particular consisted of Macrae (153), Steele (131), Neale (117), Brayshaw (132), and even Brodie (94) chimed in with a top-notch score.
Turning my attention to this week, there is only one man on my radar and that is the Big Boy, Brayden Preuss. So, is he a must-have? Well… Yes and no.
Admittedly, I think a breakeven of -93 is too high to pass up on, and he’s shown that he can be a very solid option at R2.
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However, he has also shown his ridiculous unreliability, and that alone shall not warrant selection at R2, especially at the cost of downgrading one of your other premo rucks.
The other downside to him is that if you plan to bring him in at R3, there’s a possibility that he continues in his red-hot form and then you’ll just be watching these 90+ scores waste away on your bench.
Not only that, but trading in Preuss at R3 also means you can’t get Sam Hayes in the week after. I know, it’s a lot to take in; but wait…
There are some exceptions: For instance, I believe that bringing in Preuss is entirely dependent on the structure of your team.
Take me for example: I started with English at R2, so I can actually bring Preuss in at R2, and move English to F1 thanks to his FWD status.
Because of that flexibility, it allows me to still be able to trade in Hayes next week at R3 and BANG, I’ve got English, Preuss, and Hayes all in the same side! It’s a mouth-watering prospect if you ask me.
Embed from Getty ImagesNow… The question is: who to trade out? Looking at my team, the only player that I really want out is Gibcus; he’s out of the Richmond 22 and doesn’t look like he’ll be getting back in any time soon.
Unfortunately though, it is literally impossible for me to trade Gibcus for Preuss this week and then ALSO do the trades I want to do next week.
(This will all make a bit more sense when I go through my trades next week) What I know will work for sure is putting McCartin to F7, swinging Daicos back to D5, and then moving Martin up to M8… But more on that next week 😉
So, in saying all that, I’ve locked in one trade for this week:
Lachlan Gollant -> Brayden Preuss (29 Trades Left / $157,500k Rem. Salary)
Embed from Getty ImagesGenerally, PODs are anyone who is owned by less than 10% of the competition, and Super PODs are anyone owned by less than 2%. Here’s my top 3 for each (based on who I think is the best to take a punt on).
Top-3 PODs
Top-3 Super PODs
Here’s my top 3 players that you shouldn’t be buying JUST yet, but should definitely have an eye on for the weeks to come:
Once again, my captains list was pretty spot on last week! This week, I absolutely love Macrae and Bailey Smith against the Crows on Saturday arvo, as well as Steele against his former side (GWS).
Andy Brayshaw has a hotly contested matchup with the Blues where he should find plenty of the footy yet again.
Touk Miller and Lachie Neale may find it tough against each other, but Max Gawn should have a field day against the Tigers. The other matchup I love is Brodie Grundy against the Bombers, who has three 150+ scores in the last five games he’s played against them.
Top-3 Vice Captains
Top-3 Captains
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