G’day folks, I just thought I’d do a quick post to update you on potential position changes for the upcoming SuperCoach season. These are based on Champion data stats gathered from the 2023 season. These are not finalised, but will hopefully give you a guide to who’s most likey available in various positions next year.
Firstly some stats. Currently there are 776 players eligible for selection in the 2024 season, This will of course increase as rookies are added from the recent AFL drafts. I will endeavour to update Rookie positions as soon as they drop. The break down ( at this time ) is there will be 225 available as Defenders, 228 as Midfielders, 70 as Rucks and 310 able to be picked as Forwards. Last year (2023) there were 149 DPP players to start the season. This coming year (2024) that number will be significantly decreased to possibly as low as 87. This does exclude rookies and potential potion changes in round 6/12 and 18. Having a significantly lower number of DPP players makes me feel any SuperCoach relevant player, that manages to get that prized DPP status will be extra valuable in 2024.
Ok what do we expect from each line ? There’s always a heap of midfield and Ruck options so I wont delve to0 deep into them in this post. I will instead focus on the Defence and Forward lines, as thats where most of the changes have occurred.
Defenders
Bad news..
Jordan Dawson, Will Day and Sam Docherty all spent too much time in the middle and wont be available as defenders in 2024.
Good news.
Nick Daicos, should just hold onto Defender / Mid status. His late season injury may have just saved him here. Jack Sinclair, James Sicily, Tom Stewart, should all be popular defenders in 2024. Some more speculative picks in defence include Harry Sheezel, Hayden Young, Dan Houston, Luke Ryan, Nic Newman and my burn man Lachie Whitfield.
Forwards
Bad news.
This is where most of the carnage happened and it ain’t great news ! Firstly the rumours of Christian Petracca gaining Forward status were unfounded. The Oliver injury meant he spent too much time in the middle and wont get Forward stats in 2024 🙁 Most of the top Forwards from last year have gone the way of the Dodo and will be Mid only next season. they include, Josh Dunkley, Tim Taranto, Zac Butters, Connor Rozee, Stephen Coniglio and possibly the best forward pick from last year Errol Gulden. This tends to happen every year, but this level of talent leaving our Forward lines will certainly add spice to our potential midfields next year, as you could argue that Butters , Dunkley, Rozee and Gulden could all average enough to be out and out midfield selections in 2024.
Good News.
There’s really not a heap to see here, as Bevo may seriously put a spanner in the works, as we look to select with Forward status for the 2024 season. Bailey Smith, Jack Macrae and Calab Daniels had horrible roles in 2023, but that see’s them with Mid / Forward status in 2024. Will they get the mid minutes ? Who knows how they line up, but all of them will most likely have the potentially to be popular selections in our Forward lines next year. Stupid Sexy Sam Flanders has also retained Forward status and will be high on our radar heading into next year. Others of note that are most likely to be available Forward are Tarryn Thomas, Luke Jackson ( Ruck / Forward) and Ben Keys. With the lack of depth in the forwards..Some more speculative picks are , Dylan Moore, Shai Bolton, Toby Greene and maybe even Dusty Martin could have one last Hurrah.
Lastly I would like to point out that Harley Reid the will be available as a Mid Forward next year and I’m sure that we will all most likely select him somewhere from F3-5. Dan Curtin will be a popular rookie selection in Defence, Adelaide moved up the draft so I think they plan on playing him straight away. Colby McKercher is a must have Midfield rookie if he gets early games for North.
So I hope that gives you some insight into possible selections for next year.
Happy planning
Cheers FT.
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Some that caught my eye were Jordon and Adams both as forwards. I was bullish on Jordon until Adams was also recruited. I am keen on Himmelberg as a forward if he is going to play in defence. The young lad Tsatas from Essendon looked good towards the end of the season and he might be a forward option. I think that kid Watson for the Hawks might get a game – as much as I hate picking small forwards at high end prices. I can see Cadman improving next year, so he’s basically a number one pick who is now a 123k rookie with a year under his belt. Drury for North is another. Sam Reid ? Who knows?
My early planning is Flanders and Himmelberg Tsatas and Jordon might be there. Then Reid and Watson for the new rookies. Cadman and Drury on the bench.
Berg Def only sadly
That plan fell apart pretty quick. And it’s not even December! I need to put this away. I won’t get through Christmas if Jordon is my slated F2.
Sounds like Forwards are going to be brutal, which I don’t mind actually – room for more different approaches in terms of structure. Shame we don’t have an equivalent lock to Dunks this year to start with though.
Interesting to note that on the AFL website, Dan Curtin is listed as a DEF/MID in Fantasy…
Toby Pink as a mature age DEF for North looks an early cheapie, their other key backs are clearly the worst stocks in the league imo.
I can see Tom Fullarton playing a handful for the Dees as their second ruck/FWD, could be a decent F7/8.
Hey Bozza.
Some great points here. News is Tarryn Tomas is likey to only be a mid only next year, this has put even more interest in who we select in our forward lines. I do think this will bring some real strategy top how we structure up and I actually look forward to the challenge.
Some initial thoughts are..
There is a world where we may need to re think the no key forwards mantra that has been a long term strategy or SC. There’s certainly a possibility that someone like Charlie Curnow or Jeremy Cameron could start 2024 on fire with a decent fixture. Tex Walker exploded a few years ago early, and I will be doing some research into Key Forwards and early Fixtures to see if we can look at who could outscore their price over the first 6-8 weeks. This could work as not only an early points boost, but also a stepping stone to another more consistent Forward option.
This leads to my next thought,that is we are likey to get some more Forward DPP’s at Round 6. With Oliver back, Petracca could get Forward DPP and become a must have . Looking at early Stepping stone / Mid Pricers that can gain cash and give us access to players like Petracca, or other DPP recipients is definitely something worth looking into.
On rookie priced Defenders.. Joel Hambling could become Paddy Mac 2.0.
He is likely to get games and should easily outscore his rookie price tag. He may just be a bench option, though depending on structure he pair up with someone like Dan Curtin as our D5-D6
Plenty of things to keep an eye on going into next year anyway.
Cheers FT.
Herald/Sun has released all positions for 2024….anyone got access ???
Exact same as AFL Fantasy
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1066775/fantasy-2024-every-player-every-position
Full list of DPPs – Arranged by clubs.
Billy Dowling Adelaide Crows Mid/Fwd
Charlie Edwards Adelaide Crows Def/Mid
Daniel Curtin Adelaide Crows Def/Mid
Chayce Jones Adelaide Crows Def/Mid
Henry Smith Brisbane Lions Ruck/Fwd
Darcy Fort Brisbane Lions Ruck/Fwd
Bruce Reville Brisbane Lions Mid/Fwd
Zac Bailey Brisbane Lions Mid/Fwd
Deven Robertson Brisbane Lions Mid/Fwd
Dayne Zorko Brisbane Lions Mid/Fwd
Zane Zakostelsky Brisbane Lions Def/Ruck
Matthew Cottrell Carlton Mid/Fwd
Billy Wilson Carlton Def/Mid
Oscar Steene Collingwood Ruck/Fwd
Nathan Kreuger Collingwood Ruck/Fwd
Mason Cox Collingwood Ruck/Fwd
Nick Daicos Collingwood Def/Mid
Jye Caldwell Essendon Mid/Fwd
Elijah Tsatas Essendon Mid/Fwd
Nik Cox Essendon Def/Mid
Luke Jackson Fremantle Ruck/Fwd
Cooper Simpson Fremantle Mid/Fwd
Nat Fyfe Fremantle Mid/Fwd
Conrad Williams Fremantle Mid/Fwd
Mark Blicavs Geelong Cats Ruck/Mid
Oliver Wiltshire Geelong Cats Mid/Fwd
Shaun Mannagh Geelong Cats Mid/Fwd
Lawson Humphries Geelong Cats Def/Mid
Mark O’Connor Geelong Cats Def/Mid
Jack Mahoney Gold Coast Suns Mid/Fwd
William Rowlands Gold Coast Suns Mid/Fwd
Sam Flanders Gold Coast Suns Mid/Fwd
Oskar Faulkhead Gold Coast Suns Mid/Fwd
Hewago Oea Gold Coast Suns Mid/Fwd
Alex Davies Gold Coast Suns Mid/Fwd
Will Graham Gold Coast Suns Def/Mid
Joel Jeffrey Gold Coast Suns Def/Fwd
Harvey Thomas GWS Giants Mid/Fwd
Isaac Cumming GWS Giants Def/Mid
Adam Kennedy GWS Giants Def/Fwd
Denver Grainger-Barras Hawthorn Def/Fwd
Kynan Brown Melbourne Mid/Fwd
Caleb Windsor Melbourne Mid/Fwd
Angus Brayshaw Melbourne Def/Mid
Harrison Petty Melbourne Def/Fwd
Finnbar Maley North Melbourne Ruck/Fwd
Zane Duursma North Melbourne Mid/Fwd
Curtis Taylor North Melbourne Mid/Fwd
Charlie Lazzaro North Melbourne Mid/Fwd
Wil Dawson North Melbourne Def/Fwd
Will Lorenz Port Adelaide Mid/Fwd
Lachlan Charleson Port Adelaide Mid/Fwd
Jackson Mead Port Adelaide Mid/Fwd
Samson Ryan Richmond Ruck/Fwd
Mate Colina Richmond Ruck/Fwd
Ben Miller Richmond Ruck/Fwd
Shai Bolton Richmond Mid/Fwd
Marlion Pickett Richmond Mid/Fwd
Liam Baker Richmond Def/Fwd
Max Heath St Kilda Ruck/Fwd
Hugo Garcia St Kilda Mid/Fwd
Darcy Wilson St Kilda Mid/Fwd
Olli Hotton St Kilda Mid/Fwd
Bradley Hill St Kilda Mid/Fwd
Marcus Windhager St Kilda Def/Mid
Zaine Cordy St Kilda Def/Fwd
Hayden McLean Sydney Swans Ruck/Fwd
Taylor Adams Sydney Swans Mid/Fwd
James Jordon Sydney Swans Mid/Fwd
Caleb Mitchell Sydney Swans Def/Mid
Braeden Campbell Sydney Swans Def/Mid
Patrick Snell Sydney Swans Def/Fwd
Coen Livingstone West Coast Eagles Ruck/Fwd
Archer Reid West Coast Eagles Ruck/Fwd
Harry Barnett West Coast Eagles Ruck/Fwd
Loch Rawlinson West Coast Eagles Mid/Fwd
Harvey Johnston West Coast Eagles Mid/Fwd
Harley Reid West Coast Eagles Mid/Fwd
Jai Culley West Coast Eagles Mid/Fwd
Elijah Hewett West Coast Eagles Mid/Fwd
Elliot Yeo West Coast Eagles Def/Mid
Joel Freijah Western Bulldogs Mid/Fwd
James Harmes Western Bulldogs Mid/Fwd
Jack Macrae Western Bulldogs Mid/Fwd
Caleb Daniel Western Bulldogs Mid/Fwd
Bailey Smith Western Bulldogs Mid/Fwd
Anthony Scott Western Bulldogs Mid/Fwd
Great work !!!
Fantasy 2024: Every player, every position – https://www.afl.com.au/news/1066775
Gee slim pickings in the dual position players this year. I lot of thought will have to go into that one.