Along with any other thoughts you have go ahead and copy the template and fill out, to whatever extent you like, your early calls for SC 2026.
Locks:
Never Agains:
Watchlist:
Discounts:
Starting DEFs:
Starting MIDs:
Starting RUCs:
Starting FWDs:
Structure & Strategy Thoughts:
For a bit of fun, Phil, AJ, GKMC, Hass, Cripps Walk and Dyanasis, here’s last year’s iteration of this and your responses:
https://supercoachtalk.com/poll-sc-2025/
For never agains last year I said – and I quote – “Satan. Won’t bother till he’s 100% in order. Would take an epic preseason at a new club.”
…and yet, I panicked at his ownership and started him. Lol. Such a sheep.
Way to throw me under the bus highlighting me saying Rowell and Jackson are never again, GD!
Never again….how many on Bomber’s list atm ??
Locks: Bont until he retires, Max Holmes, Jagga Smith
Never Agains: Sean Darcy, Jack Steele, Sam Walsh
Watchlist: Luke Jackson, all of this year’s rooks who didn’t play much (Bo Allen, Jagga, Smillie), Liam Henry (what the hell happened to this guy)
Discounts: Houston, JHF, Kiddy Coleman, Gulden, Will Day
Starting DEFs: Holmes, Coleman, Houston
Starting MIDs: Bont, Gulden, Day, J Smith
Starting RUCs: Jackson
Starting FWDs: Kozzy, Rankine
Structure & Strategy Thoughts: meh
Locks: Bont, NWM, Butters, Daicos, Jagga Smith
Never Agains: JHF, Neale (legend but best days are behind him), Caleb Daniel, Oliver
Watchlist: Ned Long (could see him becoming a Dunkley type), H Reid, Wardlaw
Discounts: –
Starting DEFs: NWM, Holmes
Starting MIDs: Bont, Butters, Daicos
Starting RUCs: Xerri
Starting FWDs: Rankine
Structure & Strategy Thoughts: don’t fall for preseason traps just because others are (Oliver, Jayden Short). Go for POD premos in the midfield – most of the top mid scorers this year started the year off as PODs. Get off your stepping stones early, don’t let them get stale (held on to Roberts and Cerra far too long).