Howdy folks and welcome to our Round 18 Supercoach Scouting Report.

Our first week without Gary Ablett is in the books, and it looks to be a very mixed bag for some. Those who went with the likes of Danger, Selwood, JPK, Stevie J or Fyfe would probably be quite please with the score they pulled off with the Big C this week. For others who went with Pendlebury (like me) or Tom Liberatore, they might be slightly more disappointed, with Pendles picking the best possible time to have his first sub 100 Supercoach point game of the year. I guess Round 17 proved to us that the only thing for sure in Supercoach is that nothing is for sure! Still, we can’t dwell on poor scores from superstar players too much, even Ablett was prone to the odd stinker here and there and it’ll be up and onwards for many in Round 18 and that’s what we’re here to take a look at.

Not only is Round 18 “Multicultural Round” but it will be a split round over 2 weeks so we can drag another week out of the fixture and drive everyone crazy with late outs, players being dropped so they can have 2 weeks rest and all sorts of other shenanigans that can happen over these split rounds that cause us Supercoach massive headaches. Ross Lyon will no doubt be up to his old tricks this week, so we must stay vigilant!

Also, remember to look out for the red and green Supercoach scores, RED = bad, GREEN = good which may help you out when it comes to picking your captains for the week

First up as always is our Top 10 Supercoach scorers for Round 17

It was a young Bulldog midfielder leading the pack this week, but it wasn’t Tom Liberatore for once, with Jack Macrae knocking out a fantastic score of 172 Supercoach Points on a 43 disposal, 6 mark, 2 goal game. Todd Goldstein produced some form of last year with a 166 Supercoach Point effort. Patrick Dangerfield showed that rumours of his demise to injury are slightly premature with 41 possessions, 27 of which were of the contested variety and a score of 159. Travis Boak and Brent Harvey make welcome returns to the top 10 list and it was a good day out for both the Cats and the Bombers, with each side fielding 3 players in the Top 10 for Round 16.

We must also consider Captain worthy scores which were just outside the top 10 from popular SC picks such as Luke Dahlhaus (141), JPK (140), Bryce Gibbs (138), Stevie J (132), Callan Ward (131), Marc Murphy (130), Nat Fyfe (127), Luke Parker (123) and Jarrad McVeigh (121) as well.

And that now leaves our Top 10 ranking for the year at…

Ablett, Rockliff and Liberatore all held their spots, but it was Scott Pendlebury with the biggest slide, moving down from 4th to 6th after all of Boak, Selwood, Harvey and Dangerfield ranked in the Top 10 this round, with Boak making the biggest jump up from 7th to 4th. 7th to 10th remains static once again with no new entries into the Top 10, but with players such as Todd Goldstein, JPK, Jimmy Bartel and Adam Treloar all in close contention to crack the Top 10.

Week 1

 VS 

Friday, July 18th, 7:20pm @ Etihad Stadium

Carlton Betting Odds: Win @ $4.10
North Melbourne Betting Odds: Win @ $1.24

Last time they met: Round 17, 2013 – Carlton BEAT North Melbourne – 109-108
Key scores: Matthew Kreuzer 139, Scott D. Thompson 126, Drew Petrie 125, Kade Simpson 120

Key players:

Marc Murphy

Price – $529,900 – Avg 110 – BE 64
Last 3 VS North Melbourne: Rd 17, 2013: 103, Rd 16, 2012: 112, Rd 19, 2011: 138
Total VS North Melbourne Averages: 8 games, 100.63 Supercoach Points, High Score of 138
@ Etihad Stadium Averages: 99.67 Supercoach Points, High Score of 153

Bryce Gibbs

Price – $515,600 – Avg 106 – BE 111
Last 3 VS North Melbourne: Rd 17, 2013: 60, Rd 16, 2012: 74, Rd 19, 2011: 139
Total VS North Melbourne Averages: 7 games, 92.0 Supercoach Points, High Score of 140
@ Etihad Stadium Averages: 98.82 Supercoach Points, High Score of 192

Kade Simpson

Price – $421,800 – Avg 96 – BE 94
Last 3 VS North Melbourne: Rd 17, 2013: 120, Rd 19, 2011: 111, Rd 12, 2010: 65
Total VS North Melbourne Averages: 7 games, 83.36 Supercoach Points, High Score of 120
@ Etihad Stadium Averages: 94.74 Supercoach Points, High Score of 151

Brent Harvey

Price – $564,500 – Avg 112 – BE 89
Last 3 VS Carlton: Rd 17, 2013: 98, Rd 16, 2012: 71, Rd 19, 2011: 90
Total VS Carlton Averages: 8 games, 109.50 Supercoach Points, High Score of 140
@ Etihad Stadium Averages: 102.48 Supercoach Points, High Score of 179

Todd Goldstein

Price – $562,000 – Avg 101 – BE 77
Last 3 VS Carlton: Rd 17, 2013: 97, Rd 16, 2012: 93, Rd 19, 2011: 111
Total VS Carlton Averages: 5 games, 81.40 Supercoach Points, High Score of 111
@ Etihad Stadium Averages: 94.57 Supercoach Points, High Score of 166

Nick Dal Santo

Price – $559,600 – Avg 111 – BE 109
Last 3 VS Carlton: Rd 16, 2013: 94, Rd 7, 2013: 86, Rd 7, 2012: 101
Total VS Carlton Averages: 11 games, 103.55 Supercoach Points, High Score of 178
@ Etihad Stadium Averages: 111.85 Supercoach Points, High Score of 178

Captain Pick(s):

We’ll likely have a trio of viable VC selections here, with Murphy, Harvey and Dal Santo as the prime picks for this game. Gibbs and Goldy have shown they can put up a big score too, but their ownership rates are quite a bit lower than the other three, so I’m sure they’ll only be an option for a few. Harvey hasn’t scored well against Carlton in recent years, which may dissuade some from picking him, but he’s been in ripping form this year and I’d be willing to bet he can put up a good score this week.

 

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Saturday, July 19th, 4:10pm @ Etihad Stadium

St Kilda Betting Odds: Win @ $12.00
Fremantle Betting Odds: Win @ $1.03

Last time they met: Round 23, 2013 – St Kilda BEAT Fremantle – 112-41
Key scores: Leigh Montagna 165, Jack Steven 157, Nick Dal Santo 133, Tom Curren 128

Key players:

Leigh Montagna

Price – $411,900 – Avg 95 – BE 130
Last 3 VS Fremantle: Rd 23, 2013: 165, Rd 15, 2013: 102, Rd 4, 2012: 94
Total VS Fremantle Averages: 11 games, 98.91 Supercoach Points, High Score of 165
@ Etihad Stadium Averages: 107.76 Supercoach Points, High Score of 174

Nick Riewoldt

Price – $376,900 – Avg 85 – BE 37
Last 3 VS Fremantle: Rd 23, 2013: 107, Rd 4, 2012: 76, Rd 10, 2011: 73
Total VS Fremantle Averages: 9 games, 102.67 Supercoach Points, High Score of 146
@ Etihad Stadium Averages: 111.62 Supercoach Points, High Score of 171

Shane Savage

Price – $401,200 – Avg 63 – BE 46
Last 3 VS Fremantle: Rd 4, 2012: 43, Rd 8, 2012: 22
Total VS Fremantle Averages: 2 games, 32.5 Supercoach Points, High Score of 43
@ Etihad Stadium Averages: 67.5 Supercoach Points, High Score of 119

Nat Fyfe

Price – $650,800 – Avg 122 – BE 139
Last 3 VS St Kilda: Rd 15, 2013: 82, Rd 20, 2011: 80, Rd 10, 2011: 58
Total VS St Kilda Averages: 4 games, 70.5 Supercoach Points
@ Etihad Stadium Averages: 92.30 Supercoach Points, High Score of 138

Michael Barlow

Price – $555,100 – Avg 109 – BE 97
Last 3 VS St Kilda: Rd 23, 2013: 66, Rd 15, 2013: 104, Rd 4, 2012: 100
Total VS St Kilda Averages: 6 games, 95.83 Supercoach Points, High Score of 112
@ Etihad Stadium Averages: 102.21 Supercoach Points, High Score of 146

Aaron Sandilands

Price – $502,300 – Avg 110 – BE 136
Last 3 VS St Kilda: Rd 23, 2013: 78, Rd 15, 2013: 31, Rd 4, 2012: 121
Total VS St Kilda Averages: 9 games, 81.11 Supercoach Points, High Score of 132
@ Etihad Stadium Averages: 98.25 Supercoach Points, High Score of 157

Captain Pick(s):

Last time these two teams faced was the famous game where Ross Lyon rested half the team leading up to the finals, with 11 changes being made for the game. Hopefully we won’t see any such shenanigans from Ross the Toss/Boss (depending on your affiliations) this week, but I have a feeling that while it won’t be 11 men bad, we still may see a few players rested. At least this game is scheduled in Week 1, so we’ll know straight away if anyone is missing and we will be able to plan the rest of our Week 1 and 2 around any OUTS that might occur. Fyfe is the obvious pick here, with both a 3 and 5 round average of 136 Supercoach Points. Sandilands might be a sneaky pick here, with other ruckman such as Todd Goldstein (166 last week), Dawson Simpson (117 in Round 13) Matthew Lobbe (150 in Round 12), Trent West (121 in Round 6), Sam Jacobs (118 in Round 4), Dean Cox (121 in Round 3) and Shane Mumford (158 in Round 2) posting decent scores against the Saints rucks.

 

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Saturday, July 19th, 7:10pm @ Spotless Stadium

GWS Betting Odds: Win @ $7.50
Geelong Betting Odds: Win @ $1.09

Last time they met: Round 11, 2013 – GWS LOST TO Geelong – 98-157
Key scores: Joel Selwood 137, Adam Treloar 124, James Podsiadly 118, Jonathan Giles 116

Key players:

Adam Treloar

Price – $509,800 – Avg 109 – BE 113
Last 3 VS Geelong: Rd 11, 2013: 124, Rd 10, 2012: 73
Total VS Geelong Averages: 2 games, 98.5 Supercoach Points, High Score of 124
@ Spotless Stadium Averages: 96.21 Supercoach Points, High Score of 176

Shane Mumford

Price – $542,600 – Avg 115 – BE 131
Last 3 VS Geelong: Rd 22, 2013: 91, Rd 4, 2013: 68, Rd 13, 2012: 97
Total VS Geelong Averages: 8 games, 106.63 Supercoach Points, High Score of 170
@ Spotless Stadium Averages: 118.0 Supercoach Points, High Score of 164

Callan Ward

Price – $582,800 – Avg 115 – BE 126
Last 3 VS Geelong: Rd 11, 2013: 92, Rd 10, 2012: 120, Rd 11, 2011: 72
Total VS Geelong Averages: 6 games, 80.67 Supercoach Points, High Score of 120
@ Spotless Stadium Averages: 108.84 Supercoach Points, High Score of 158

Joel Selwood

Price – $569,900 – Avg 116 – BE 114
Last 3 VS GWS: Rd 11, 2013: 137, Rd 10, 2012: 104
Total VS GWS Averages: 2 games, 120.5 Supercoach Points, High Score of 137
@ Spotless Stadium Averages: 137.0 Supercoach Points, High Score of 137

Steve Johnson

Price – $533,700 – Avg 111 – BE 67
Last 3 VS GWS: Rd 11, 2013: 111, Rd 10, 2012: 156
Total VS GWS Averages: 2 games, 133.5 Supercoach Points, High Score of 156
@ Spotless Stadium Averages: 111.0 Supercoach Points, High Score of 111

Jimmy Bartel

Price – $528,700 – Avg 104 – BE 153
Last 3 VS GWS: Rd 11, 2013: 91, Rd 10, 2012: 118
Total VS GWS Averages: 2 games, 104.5 Supercoach Points, High Score of 118
@ Spotless Stadium Averages: 91.0 Supercoach Points, High Score of 91

Captain Pick(s):

Selwood and Stevie J have both hit some nice form at the perfect time for us and are both excellent picks in this one. Callan Ward has also been a slightly underappreciated source of big scores, with 4 games between 120-129 and another 5 games where he has scored 130+.

 

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Sunday, July 20th, 12:40pm @ Adelaide Oval

Port Adelaide Betting Odds: Win @ $1.08
Melbourne Betting Odds: Win @ $8.00

Last time they met: Round 11, 2014 – Port Adelaide BEAT Melbourne – 95-75
Key scores: Lynden Dunn / Justin Westhoff 116, Travis Boak 115, Matthew Broadbent 114, Robbie Gray 109

Key players:

Travis Boak

Price – $557,400 – Avg 107 – BE 87
Last 3 VS Melbourne: Rd 11, 2014: 115, Rd 1, 2013: 89, Rd 17, 2012: 111
Total VS Melbourne Averages: 9 games, 95.44 Supercoach Points, High Score of 115
@ Adelaide Oval Averages: 116.78 Supercoach Points, High Score of 157

Robbie Gray

Price – $513,300 – Avg 106 – BE 117
Last 3 VS Melbourne: Rd 11, 2014: 109, Rd 24, 2011: 107, Rd 17, 2011: 114
Total VS Melbourne Averages: 6 games, 100.67 Supercoach Points, High Score of 116
@ Adelaide Oval Averages: 106.90 Supercoach Points, High Score of 140

Chad Wingard

Price – $377,200 – Avg 80 – BE 80
Last 3 VS Melbourne: Rd 11, 2014: 10, Rd 1, 2013: 87, Rd 17, 2012: 72
Total VS Melbourne Averages: 3 games, 56.3 Supercoach Points, High Score of 87
@ Adelaide Oval Averages: 88.38 Supercoach Points, High Score of 112

Nathan Jones

Price – $515,800 – Avg 106 – BE 143
Last 3 VS Port Adelaide: Rd 11, 2014: 89, Rd 1, 2013: 89, Rd 17, 2012: 111
Total VS Port Adelaide Averages: 11 games, 78.18 Supercoach Points, High Score of 114
@ Adelaide Oval Averages: 76.5 Supercoach Points, High Score of 81

Bernie Vince

Price – $513,700 – Avg 95 – BE 125
Last 3 VS Port Adelaide: Rd 11, 2014: 98, Rd 19, 2012: 82, Rd 3, 2013: 44
Total VS Port Adelaide Averages: 12 games, 82.92 Supercoach Points, High Score of 131
@ Adelaide Oval Averages: 98.0 Supercoach Points, High Score of 98

Mark Jamar

Price – $403,200 – Avg 82 – BE 135
Last 3 VS Port Adelaide: Rd 11, 2014: 54, Rd 1, 2013: 93, Rd 24, 2011: 68
Total VS Port Adelaide Averages: 8 games, 65.0 Supercoach Points, High Score of 93
@ Adelaide Oval Averages: 101.5 Supercoach Points, High Score of 135

Captain Pick(s):

Gray could still be an out at this stage, which would be a big blow to Port, but could hopefully be a boost to Chad Wingards scores. Nathan Jones was on fire in the earlier rounds, knocking up 3 Top 10 scores in the first 5 rounds, however he has fell back down to earth a bit since then, with a few scores in the 120’s, along with 5 sub 100 scores to go along with it. Travis Boak is another solid option to take from this game as well and showed last round that he’s more than capable of knocking out a terrific score if he has a good day out.

 

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Sunday, July 20th, 4:10pm @ Etihad Stadium

Western Bulldogs Betting Odds: Win @ $3.10
Essendon Betting Odds: Win @ $1.37

Last time they met: Round 7, 2014 – Western Bulldogs LOST TO Essendon – 65-73
Key scores: Tom Liberatore 139, Dustin Fletcher 130, Shaun Higgins 125, Luke Dahlhaus 124

Key players:

Tom Liberatore

Price – $543,400 – Avg 113 – BE 97
Last 3 VS Essendon: Rd 7, 2014: 139, Rd 16, 2013: 125, Rd 14, 2012: 101
Total VS Essendon Averages: 5 games, 102.0 Supercoach Points, High Score of 139
@ Etihad Stadium Averages: 94.56 Supercoach Points, High Score of 159

Will Minson

Price – $505,000 – Avg 98 – BE 101
Last 3 VS Essendon: Rd 7, 2014: 98, Rd 16, 2013: 118, Rd 14, 2012: 80
Total VS Essendon Averages: 7 games, 76.43 Supercoach Points, High Score of 118
@ Etihad Stadium Averages: 85.38 Supercoach Points, High Score of 143

Luke Dahlhaus

Price – $480,600 – Avg 98 – BE 59
Last 3 VS Essendon: Rd 7, 2014: 124, Rd 16, 2013: 95, Rd 14, 2012: 88
Total VS Essendon Averages: 4 games, 98.0 Supercoach Points, High Score of 124
@ Etihad Stadium Averages: 83.19 Supercoach Points, High Score of 150

Brendon Goddard

Price – $569,100 – Avg 107 – BE 144
Last 3 VS Western Bulldogs: Rd 7, 2014: 122, Rd 16, 2013: 97, Rd 3, 2012: 102
Total VS Western Bulldogs Averages: 11 games, 130.55 Supercoach Points, High Score of 174
@ Etihad Stadium Averages: 117.32 Supercoach Points, High Score of 188

David Zaharakis

Price – $529,500 – Avg 93 – BE 110
Last 3 VS Western Bulldogs: Rd 7, 2014: 83, Rd 16, 2013: 33, Rd 1, 2011: 113
Total VS Western Bulldogs Averages: 5 games, 80.0 Supercoach Points, High Score of 113
@ Etihad Stadium Averages: 80.98 Supercoach Points, High Score of 130

Brent Stanton

Price – $449,200 – Avg 94 – BE 38
Last 3 VS Western Bulldogs: Rd 7, 2014: 60, Rd 16, 2013: 90, Rd 14, 2012: 107
Total VS Western Bulldogs Averages: 11 games, 94.91 Supercoach Points, High Score of 141
@ Etihad Stadium Averages: 94.37 Supercoach Points, High Score of 180

Captain Pick(s):

It appears there is a new rule in place with Tom Liberatore in Supercoach this year. If Griffen plays, then he’s a very good VC/C pick, with a Supercoach average of 120.46 in the 13 games he and Griffen have played together. In the 3 games Griffen has missed this year Liberatore’s Supercoach average has fallen to 81.6 (scores of 79 in Round 1, 65 in Round 15 and 101 in Round 17) as he struggles with the extra attention that comes his way. Griffen was a late out last week, so if he misses again I’d likely skip young Libba as an option. If Griffen is nameds named then history suggests that Libba should be a fine choice to put the VC/C on. Goddard has a great record against the Bullies and will be returning from his suspension to a red hot Essendon team, but the Bulldogs are running alright too at this point in time. Could be another game where we see some scores in the 130’s/140’s like last time around.

 

Week 2

 VS 

Friday, July 25th, 8:10pm @ Patersons Stadium

West Coast Betting Odds: Win @ $1.54
Richmond Betting Odds: Win @ $2.50

Last time they met: Round 10, 2013 – West Coast LOST TO Richmond – 62-103
Key scores: Scott Selwood 140, Brett Deledio 131, Luke Shuey 111, Nick Vlasuin 108

Key players:

Matt Priddis

Price – $590,000 – Avg 111 – BE 123
Last 3 VS Richmond: Rd 10, 2013: 93, Rd 5, 2012: 108, Rd 20, 2011: 107
Total VS Richmond Averages: 8 games, 112.0 Supercoach Points, High Score of 142
@ Patersons Stadium Averages: 105.58 Supercoach Points, High Score of 188

Luke Shuey

Price – $464,100 – Avg 96 – BE 41
Last 3 VS Richmond: Rd 10, 2013: 111, Rd 5, 2012: 66, Rd 20, 2011: 130
Total VS Richmond Averages: 3 games, 102.3 Supercoach Points, High Score of 130
@ Patersons Stadium Averages: 95.17 Supercoach Points, High Score of 154

Nic Naitanui

Price – $489,600 – Avg 84 – BE 132
Last 3 VS Richmond: Rd 10, 2013: 104, Rd 5, 2012: 112, Rd 20, 2011: 127
Total VS Richmond Averages: 6 games, 82.17 Supercoach Points, High Score of 127
@ Patersons Stadium Averages: 91.08 Supercoach Points, High Score of 185

Trent Cotchin

Price – $579,600 – Avg 105 – BE 103
Last 3 VS West Coast: Rd 10, 2013: 78, Rd 5, 2012: 123, Rd 20, 2011: 67
Total VS West Coast Averages: 5 games, 82.0 Supercoach Points, High Score of 123
@ Patersons Stadium Averages: 94.67 Supercoach Points, High Score of 144

Ivan Maric

Price – $489,700 – Avg 90 – BE 79
Last 3 VS West Coast: Rd 10, 2013: 76, Rd 5, 2012: 103, Rd 15, 2010: 38
Total VS West Coast Averages: 3 games, 64.0 Supercoach Points, High Score of 103
@ Patersons Stadium Averages: 62.2 Supercoach Points, High Score of 83

Jack Riewoldt

Price – $435,800 – Avg 87 – BE 54
Last 3 VS West Coast: Rd 10, 2013: 65, Rd 5, 2012: 94, Rd 20, 2011: 94
Total VS West Coast Averages: 7 games, 95.71 Supercoach Points, High Score of 217
@ Patersons Stadium Averages: 69.75 Supercoach Points, High Score of 94

Captain Pick(s):

Might be some slim pickings from this game. Deledio scored 140 the last time these two teams faced, but so far this year only has 4 scores of 100+ and his only Captain worth score came in Round 1 when he scored 136. Shuey had a big one last week, and Cotchin has been quite good over the past month, so those two, along with Matt Priddis would be the likely targets if you were going to pick someone from this game. Riewoldt has a nice score of 125 last week, but his averages at Patersons suggest he may be in line for another poor showing this round.

 

 VS 

Saturday, July 26th, 4:10pm @ The Gabba

Brisbane Betting Odds: Win @ $2.85
Gold Coast Betting Odds: Win @ $1.43

Last time they met: Round 3, 2014 – Brisbane LOST TO Gold Coast – 61-114
Key scores: Gary Ablett 182, Tom Rockliff 155, Dion Prestia 126, Jack Redden 121

Key players:

Tom Rockliff

Price – $640,100 – Avg 125 – BE 117
Last 3 VS Gold Coast: Rd 3, 2014: 155, Rd 15, 2013: 101, Rd 3, 2013: 88
Total VS Gold Coast Averages: 7 games, 117.71 Supercoach Points, High Score of 167
@ The Gabba Averages: 109.11 Supercoach Points, High Score of 182

Pearce Hanley

Price – $527,700 – Avg 95 – BE 144
Last 3 VS Gold Coast: Rd 3, 2014: 119, Rd 15, 2013: 117, Rd 3, 2013: 141
Total VS Gold Coast Averages: 7 games, 108.0 Supercoach Points, High Score of 141
@ The Gabba Averages: 89.47 Supercoach Points, High Score of 160

Dayne Zorko

Price – $464,500 – Avg 92 – BE 86
Last 3 VS Gold Coast: Rd 3, 2014: 46, Rd 15, 2013: 92, Rd 3, 2013: 67
Total VS Gold Coast Averages: 4 games, 80.0 Supercoach Points, High Score of 115
@ The Gabba Averages: 92.85 Supercoach Points, High Score of 161

Dion Prestia

Price – $520,200 – Avg 107 – BE 145
Last 3 VS Brisbane: Rd 3, 2014: 126, Rd 15, 2013: 68, Rd 3, 2013: 65
Total VS Brisbane Averages: 5 games, 75.6 Supercoach Points, High Score of 126
@ The Gabba Averages: 48.2 Supercoach Points, High Score of 68

David Swallow

Price – $536,700 – Avg 106 – BE 95
Last 3 VS Brisbane: Rd 3, 2014: 102, Rd 15, 2013: 95, Rd 3, 2013: 55
Total VS Brisbane Averages: 7 games, 80.71 Supercoach Points, High Score of 102
@ The Gabba Averages: 83.0 Supercoach Points, High Score of 95

Harley Bennell

Price – $517,300 – Avg 99 – BE 108
Last 3 VS Brisbane: Rd 15, 2013: 106, Rd 3, 2013: 119, Rd 4, 2012: 96
Total VS Brisbane Averages: 5 games, 92.6 Supercoach Points, High Score of 119
@ The Gabba Averages: 84.50 Supercoach Points, High Score of 106

Captain Pick(s):

Rockliff will be back for this game and is a very good Captain candidate to take a look at. More than a few of the Suns youngsters have pretty poor to average records at The Gabba, but they’ll be playing without Gary Ablett this week so they’ll really need to step it up if they want to win. Hanley is a capable Supercoach scorer as well, but can be very hot and cold at times and can be quite unpredictable in what sort of scores he’ll put up from week to week.

 

 VS 

Saturday, July 26th, 7:10pm @ MCG

Hawthorn Betting Odds: Win @ $2.10
Sydney Betting Odds: Win @ $1.73

Last time they met: Round 8, 2014 – Hawthorn LOST TO Sydney – 88-107
Key scores: Daniel Hannebery 159, Josh P. Kennedy 153, Jarrad McVeigh 131, Kieren Jack 110

Key players:

Sam Mitchell

Price – $412,800 – Avg 90 – BE 69
Last 3 VS Sydney: Rd 23, 2013: 95, Rd 7, 2013: 94, Rd 22, 2012: 71
Total VS Sydney Averages: 12 games, 87.3 Supercoach Points, High Score of 130
@ MCG Averages: 106.88 Supercoach Points, High Score of 155

Luke Hodge

Price – $482,800 – Avg 91 – BE 98
Last 3 VS Sydney: Rd 23, 2013: 78, Rd 7, 2013: 120, Rd 22, 2012: 106
Total VS Sydney Averages: 12 games, 96.58 Supercoach Points, High Score of 141
@ MCG Averages: 97.89 Supercoach Points, High Score of 188

Ben McEvoy

Price – $442,500 – Avg 90 – BE 139
Last 3 VS Sydney: Rd 8, 2014: 105, Rd 21, 2013: 23, Rd 5, 2013: 90
Total VS Sydney Averages: 7 games, 65.29 Supercoach Points, High Score of 105
@ MCG Averages: 95.18 Supercoach Points, High Score of 142

Josh P. Kennedy

Price – $587,000 – Avg 120 – BE 141
Last 3 VS Hawthorn: Rd 8, 2014: 153, Rd 23, 2013: 101, Rd 7, 2013: 143
Total VS Hawthorn Averages: 8 games, 121.38 Supercoach Points, High Score of 173
@ MCG Averages: 91.38 Supercoach Points, High Score of 143

Lance Franklin

Price – $553,100 – Avg 95 – BE 144
Last 3 VS Hawthorn: Rd 8, 2014: 96
Total VS Hawthorn Averages: 1 game, 96.0 Supercoach Points, High Score of 96
@ MCG Averages: 102.22 Supercoach Points, High Score of 162

Jarrad McVeigh

Price – $519,200 – Avg 105 – BE 78
Last 3 VS Hawthorn: Rd 8, 2014: 131, Rd 23, 2013: 88, Rd 7, 2013: 88
Total VS Hawthorn Averages: 13 games, 95.0 Supercoach Points, High Score of 162
@ MCG Averages: 85.28 Supercoach Points, High Score of 123

Captain Pick(s):

Could be a big one for Sydney here. JPK has fantastic career averages against the Hawks and 2 big scores in his last 3 so I think a lot of people will look in his direction. Franklin put up an OK score against his old side in Round 8, but they’ll be without Brian Lake again, although a returning Josh Gibson will be back to help things out for the Hawks back 6. Josh Jenkins kicked a career high 5 goals against the Hawks last week, something that Franklin is more than capable of doing, so he could be a risky VC pick if you want to go in a boom or bust type direction.

 

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Sunday, July 27th, 4:10pm @ MCG

Collingwood Betting Odds: Win @ $1.72
Adelaide Betting Odds: Win @ $2.15

Last time they met: Round 9, 2014 – Collingwood LOST TO Adelaide – 55-76
Key scores: Patrick Dangerfield 152, Scott Pendlebury 128, Sam Jacobs 125, Scott Thompson 124

Key players:

Scott Pendlebury

Price – $628,600 – Avg 127 – BE 151
Last 3 VS Adelaide: Rd 9, 2014: 128, Rd 16, 2013: 153, Rd 9, 2012: 118
Total VS Adelaide Averages: 9 games, 115.56 Supercoach Points, High Score of 153
@ MCG Averages: 111.18 Supercoach Points, High Score of 170

Dayne Beams

Price – $530,800 – Avg 114 – BE 124
Last 3 VS Adelaide: Rd 9, 2014: 104, Rd 16, 2013: 88, Rd 9, 2012: 175
Total VS Adelaide Averages: 6 games, 102.83 Supercoach Points, High Score of 175
@ MCG Averages: 98.44 Supercoach Points, High Score of 162

Steele Sidebottom

Price – $589,600 – Avg 110 – BE 156
Last 3 VS Adelaide: Rd 9, 2014: 72, Rd 16, 2013: 85, Rd 9, 2012: 142
Total VS Adelaide Averages: 5 games, 95.4 Supercoach Points, High Score of 142
@ MCG Averages: 97.04 Supercoach Points, High Score of 178

Patrick Dangerfield

Price – $505,800 – Avg 108 – BE 73
Last 3 VS Collingwood: Rd 9, 2014: 152, Rd 16, 2013: 70, Rd 9, 2012: 87
Total VS Collingwood Averages: 6 games, 82.83 Supercoach Points, High Score of 152
@ MCG Averages: 76.75 Supercoach Points, High Score of 150

Rory Sloane

Price – $579,700 – Avg 119.88 – BE 92
Last 3 VS Collingwood: Rd 9, 2014: 112, Rd 16, 2013: 77, Rd 9, 2012: 77
Total VS Collingwood Averages: 5 games, 90.4 Supercoach Points, High Score of 112
@ MCG Averages: 79.0 Supercoach Points, High Score of 100

Sam Jacobs

Price – $630,500 – Avg 113 – BE 161
Last 3 VS Collingwood: Rd 9, 2014: 125, Rd 16, 2013: 83, Rd 9, 2012: 76
Total VS Collingwood Averages: 5 games, 86.2 Supercoach Points, High Score of 125
@ MCG Averages: 80.91 Supercoach Points, High Score of 121

Captain Pick(s):

It’ll likely be a Dangerfield VS Pendlebury option for this one. Pendles scored 128 against Adelaide earlier in the season and had Sam Kerridge tagging him that entire time. It’s doubtful that Kerridge will be fully fit, or even picked by next week as he’s been dealing with a hot spot in his foot the past three weeks. Adelaide have had more than a few difficulties stopping the likes of Pendlebury and Swan in the past, so I fully expect Pendles to have a bounce back game and net us a Captain worthy score here.

BARRON VON CROWS CAPTAIN SELECTION(S):

There’s more than a few appealing matchups this week, with Fyfe and Selwood taking on some weaker opposition, and also guys like Rockliff, JPK and Libba in matchups where they’ve scored very well previously. I’ll still be running with Pendlebury as my Captain, but it will be between the 3 above on who gets to be my VC. I’m leaning towards taking a chance on Selwood or JPK as the Freo VS Saints matchup leaves me slightly worried that Ross Lyon could pull one of his tricks, especially with the bye coming up.

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