The Pizza Theory Every pre-season we all do the same thing. We convince ourselves we’ve spotted the breakout, the role change, the new coach masterplan, and this year we are finally ahead of the pack. We stare at centre bounce attendances like they’re stock charts and watch pre-season games pretending we understand “match simulation intensity”. … Read more

Well there plenty going on at The Dee’s this year. A new Coach, injuries to key players. Will Steele step up ? Can the new rules tame Max Gawn’s rule at the top of the ruck ranks. Who’s gonna fill the midfield hole left by Oliver and Petracca ?  There’s so much to look forward … Read more

Roger has requested a new Rate My Team thread so here it is ! Don’t forget to let us know how much cash you have left over. 2 0

2026 SuperCoach Early Byes: How Much Should You Care Every SuperCoach pre-season follows the same script. You open the team picker with optimism, lock in a few obvious guns, sprinkle some rookies, and convince yourself this year you’re going to be calm, disciplined, and logical. At some point in the pre-season you finally build a … Read more

Well there’s not a huge amount of relevance at the Hawks this season. A pretty quiet trading period and a few key injuries have left us with a Hawks side devoid of a heap of options. let’s take a deep dive and see if there’s anyone worth looking at. Spoiler alert this could be short … Read more

What’s in store for the Orange team this year. We know there’s a wealth of Premium Defenders at GWS. There’s a Breakout from last season that could go even further, and a few cheap players that could fill out some spots on difficult lines.  “There’s a big, big sound from the west of the town. … Read more

Our newest member of the SCT Writing team, Derek, has opened up here with an absolute banger!! Today Derek goes through the preseason formula he employs to find the best value in Supercoach!   Every SuperCoach pre-season starts the same way. We all open the team picker and convince ourselves this year will be different. … Read more

2025 was a landmark year for Gold Coast football club. They made ( and won ) a final for the first time.They looked really hard to beat at home and have a crop of talented kids ready to explode.Heading into Hardwick’s 3rd year, the team is really shaping up as a premiership contender. Can Trac … Read more

Ah the Cats. Such a hard team to judge from a SuperCoach perspective. Bailey Smith and Max Holmes seem like the standout performers. It does seem to drop away quite rapidly after that. For this one I needed some help, so who better to call than Rookie Coach (  @rookiecoachafl on X ) to help … Read more

You’d think I’d have this one covered, but I live in Sydney. so I went to my man on the ground in Fremantle Damo. @DamoSC on X . Damo has been a long time member of the Footy Mailbag team.Thank you Damo, for helped me get my head around, a quite tricky Freo Line up. … Read more