Derek Round 24 Captaincy Candidates – One Last Dance The final round is finally here. For some, there’s a SuperCoach League Grand Final on the line. For others, it’s one last chance to improve your overall rank, chase a personal best or simply finish this very long season on a high. And naturally, SuperCoach has saved … Read more
SuperCoach 2026 Reflections – What Did We Learn? The end of another AFL SuperCoach season is almost here. In a couple of weeks, most of us will stop thinking about AFL SuperCoach altogether. Some will move onto BBL SuperCoach, others will turn their attention to EPL Fantasy, and before we know it we’ll be back … Read more
Round 23 Captaincy Candidates – Follow the Winners? Round 22 gave us some absolutely ridiculous SuperCoach scores. Rankine went nuclear with 223, followed by Rowell 174, Bailey Smith 161, Miller 157, LDU 156 and Neale 155. Once again, they all had one thing in common, they played in winning teams. We mentioned this last week … Read more
Round 22 Captaincy Candidates – Matchups Matter Round 21 was a tough one. Personally, I banked my VC score from my new recruit, Will Ashcroft, and in hindsight I think it was the right call. There was uncertainty everywhere. Bont finished with 61, Bailey Smith 79, Luke Jackson 79 and Grundy only 102 in the … Read more
Every SuperCoach coach has an opinion on the perfect VC/C strategy. Some swear by simply picking the two best players every week. Others won’t captain anyone except a ruck. Some love chasing a POD vice-captain, while others simply back their No.1 player every single round. So it got me thinking… Is there actually a “right” … Read more
Captaincy Candidates – Round 21 Well, we’ve made it. Round 21. If you’ve survived this season with your sanity intact, congratulations. We’ve dealt with injuries, mystery illnesses, managed minutes, late withdrawals, role changes that made absolutely no sense, and enough captaincy disasters to fill an entire highlights reel. And now…League finals begin. For many coaches, … Read more
Captaincy Candidates – Round 20 This week really doesn’t need to be overcomplicated. We have some outstanding VC options early in the round, followed by one of the best captain matchups you could possibly ask for on Saturday night. For me, the plan is pretty simple: VC Max Gawn into C Marcus Bontempelli. It’s hard … Read more
Rookie Review – Round 20 At Round 20, most coaches aren’t really shopping for rookies anymore. We’re trying to finish our teams with premiums. The rookie’s job is now pretty simple: be cheap, unlock enough cash to get us to the premium we want and, if possible, actually play football. If they can provide some … Read more
LoEC1 @SCT – Round 20 Before we get into what promises to be a chaotic final round, a quick introduction to LoEC1 – the League of Extraordinary Coaches. LoEC1 is SuperCoachTalk’s invitation-only elite league, with places earned based on performances from the previous season. You don’t simply join LoEC1, you have to qualify for it. … Read more
SCT 2 @SCT – The Finals Equation Before we get into the chaos of the final round, a quick introduction to SCT 2. SCT 2 is one of the SuperCoachTalk community leagues, featuring a very strong group of experienced and highly ranked coaches. With one round remaining, seven teams are fighting for the final five … Read more