Captainancy Candidates – Round 13

Captainancy Candidates – Round 13 Round 12 Review – No Damage Done Let’s start with last week. Our number one VC option, Brodie Grundy, was rested. Seriously. Against Richmond. That’s a bit like arriving at Bunnings on a Saturday morning and finding out they’ve run out of sausages. It was the perfect matchup on paper … Read more

Rookie Review – Round 13

Rookie Review – Round 13 Last Week Was a Reality Check Last week was a pretty good reminder that just because rookies exist, doesn’t mean we should get excited about them. Our top downgrade target Jack Ison was brought in by 47,270 coaches and rewarded them with a score of 42. Charlie Banfield was even … Read more

Mid-Season Draft Watch

Mid-Season Draft Watch – Which New Rookies Matter? The AFL Mid-Season Draft was held during the week and, as always, SuperCoach coaches immediately did what SuperCoach coaches do. Ignore the players already in the game and start dreaming about the ones that aren’t. Eighteen players were selected and every one of them enters SuperCoach at … Read more

Rookie Review – Round 12

Rookie Review – Round 12 The Rookie Cupboard Might Not Be Empty For the first time in about 4 weeks… the rookie cupboard might not actually be completely bare. Now don’t get me wrong, we are still shopping in the reduced-to-clear section and checking expiry dates very carefully, but at least this week there appears … Read more

The Round 12 Reality Check

What We Thought Would Happen In 2026…And What The Season Is Starting To Reveal Earlier this year we wrote a detailed article analysing roughly 150 historical SuperCoach seasons to better understand the relationship between team value, overall rank, and the importance of Round 12. The biggest conclusion from the research was surprisingly simple. Team value … Read more