Brayshaw instead of Serong anyone?
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Position 2026 Midfielders
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Not worth the elevated price given how much he fell off a lot 2nd half of the season 45k is a big jump
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Counter argument is against their first 6 opponents next year Brayshaw averaged 128 this year. Serong averaged 105.
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No value in Brayhsaw imo, especially with Young back. He's the one that will lose CBA's.
I had him last year, reckon he's priced at his max.
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Marcus Bontempelli: Start or Fade. The Decision That Could Define Your Season
Every SuperCoach season has a fork-in-the-road moment. In 2026, that moment is Marcus Bontempelli.
He’s the most expensive player in SuperCoach, and the choice to start with him or fade him isn’t just about salary cap management. It’s about risk tolerance, captaincy structure, and how you plan to attack the season.
There is no middle ground with The Bont.
Bontempelli enters the season carrying the heaviest price in the game, and history shows just how volatile that can be.
Last season:
• Started at $681,000
• Dropped to $568,500 after a rollercoaster stretch:
• 66 (Round 14)
• 177 (Round 15)
• 63 (Round 16)
That three-week block summed up the Bont experience perfectly. Pain, euphoria, pain.
And then… domination.
What makes Bontempelli such a SuperCoach unicorn is that the ceiling sits on top of elite long-term consistency.
His SuperCoach averages across the last three seasons:
• 129.7
• 126.4
• 130.6 (last season)
Those numbers place him firmly in the very top tier of SuperCoach scoring not for one year, but sustainably.
Just as important is durability. Across 12 AFL seasons, Bontempelli has dropped below 20 games only four times, giving SuperCoachers rare confidence in availability for a player carrying a premium price tag.
After that mid-season dip, Bontempelli reminded everyone why he’s in a class of his own.
His next eight games were all worthy of the captain’s armband, producing the type of scores that can decide leagues and rankings.
This is the Bont difference:
• You don’t just get points
• You get separation
Starting Bontempelli means:
• Locking in an elite captaincy option
• Accepting short-term volatility
• Backing ceiling over early value
Fading him means:
• Chasing a price drop
• Trusting alternative captains
• Hoping he doesn’t go on a run that buries you
Both strategies are valid. Only one is comfortable.
Marcus Bontempelli isn’t just the most expensive player in SuperCoach he’s the ultimate season defining pick.
Fade him and you might gain value.
Start him and you gain something harder to quantify: control.
Because when Bont strings together captain-worthy performances, he doesn’t just score points
he creates distance.
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I don't see how you can start without him. Imagine waiting till round 17 to bring him in at 568kSUPERCOACH SCOUTING REPORT
Marcus Bontempelli: Start or Fade. The Decision That Could Define Your Season
Every SuperCoach season has a fork-in-the-road moment. In 2026, that moment is Marcus Bontempelli.
He’s the most expensive player in SuperCoach, and the choice to start with him or fade him isn’t just about salary cap management. It’s about risk tolerance, captaincy structure, and how you plan to attack the season.
There is no middle ground with The Bont.
The Price Tag That Scares and Entices
Bontempelli enters the season carrying the heaviest price in the game, and history shows just how volatile that can be.
Last season:
• Started at $681,000
• Dropped to $568,500 after a rollercoaster stretch:
• 66 (Round 14)
• 177 (Round 15)
• 63 (Round 16)
That three-week block summed up the Bont experience perfectly. Pain, euphoria, pain.
And then… domination.
Elite Output, Year After Year
What makes Bontempelli such a SuperCoach unicorn is that the ceiling sits on top of elite long-term consistency.
His SuperCoach averages across the last three seasons:
• 129.7
• 126.4
• 130.6 (last season)
Those numbers place him firmly in the very top tier of SuperCoach scoring not for one year, but sustainably.
Just as important is durability. Across 12 AFL seasons, Bontempelli has dropped below 20 games only four times, giving SuperCoachers rare confidence in availability for a player carrying a premium price tag.
When the Switch Flips
After that mid-season dip, Bontempelli reminded everyone why he’s in a class of his own.
His next eight games were all worthy of the captain’s armband, producing the type of scores that can decide leagues and rankings.
This is the Bont difference:
• You don’t just get points
• You get separation
The SuperCoach Equation
Starting Bontempelli means:
• Locking in an elite captaincy option
• Accepting short-term volatility
• Backing ceiling over early value
Fading him means:
• Chasing a price drop
• Trusting alternative captains
• Hoping he doesn’t go on a run that buries you
Both strategies are valid. Only one is comfortable.
SuperCoach Verdict
Marcus Bontempelli isn’t just the most expensive player in SuperCoach he’s the ultimate season defining pick.
Fade him and you might gain value.
Start him and you gain something harder to quantify: control.
Because when Bont strings together captain-worthy performances, he doesn’t just score points
he creates distance.
Are you starting with The Bont, or backing yourself to time the move?
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A lot rides on his R0 score for me. If he goes huge I'll start him, but a low score means he'll get cheaper quickly.
Agree in general though, he's not "value" but how long do you want to anti-POD him?
I'll probably start one mid with an early bye, if I can afford him it's probably just as easy to start Bont.
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R0 has the least impact on price because it only impacts one week. If he has a bad score, that only makes me want him more.
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Why would you want him more? Even though its only one price rise, a bad score at 700k is enough to hold off.
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Even one bad score combined with what happens to the magic number in rounds 3-7 is enough for me. All it needs then is one down game and he's sub $600k.
If he goes huge it delays the price drop therefore making Bont a POD a bit longer so I see that as more worth starting him.
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Because he has very few low scores year in/out...
... so if one of them doesn't even count...
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If Bont scores a monster in Round 0, then by the law of statistical averages, it means the probability is that the rest of his season he'll average lower that expected, so you don't pick him.
If Bont scores at or around his value point in Round 0, then the needle doesn't shift, so you don't pick him.
If Bont scores poorly in round 0, then it's a clear sign of regression and you don't pick him.
If Bont scores at or around his value point in Round 0, then the needle doesn't shift, so you don't pick him.
If Bont scores poorly in round 0, then it's a clear sign of regression and you don't pick him.
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Thats my thinking. That, plus hopefully POD. What happens if he hits 130s the next 4 matches?Because he has very few low scores year in/out...
... so if one of them doesn't even count...
He has a bye in those 4 matches so you would have to reduce his score by around 60, so those 130's are actually only 115's. Someone like Steele could deliver the same for $200k less, someone like Butters could outscore Bont by 80pts over those 4 games.
Of course those returns diminish the longer Bont is out of the side and he could well drop a 170 with the captains hat on.
I don't think that I can afford to start Bont, Butters and Gawn, something has to give and for me it's the early bye, for now anyway.
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I find the bigger problem is finding two rookies that have made enough money by the time he drops to say 600k at say round 6.
If you have two rookies flying and making cash they are likely the last ones you want to trade out. With that said 700k is a lot to pay up
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Yeah good point. It's a tough choice lol
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Sure is mate, but one that could be crucial. Not sure yet which way to go ha ha
What swings it in his favour for me, is the "C" that sits ever so nicely beside his name......and with Maxy there as well.
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Yes the c or vc on bont is a big consideration as he can get you those huge 150+ captain scores
And WB also have 10 Thur/Fri/Sun games up til their bye, which also helps with the VC and C....
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Keen to hear people’s thoughts on Dawson and Ashcroft.
I can’t see Dawson losing mid time as he is their most important midfielder. He has only played two seasons in his career as a full time mid. Does his average increase as he has more experience playing as a midfielder?
I image Neale will be heading back to W.A next season to be with his kids. Surely they give Ashcroft the keys and with Mcgluggage getting the tag. Can Ashcroft push too 115?
I can’t see Dawson losing mid time as he is their most important midfielder. He has only played two seasons in his career as a full time mid. Does his average increase as he has more experience playing as a midfielder?
I image Neale will be heading back to W.A next season to be with his kids. Surely they give Ashcroft the keys and with Mcgluggage getting the tag. Can Ashcroft push too 115?
My thoughts are that Dawson is probably at his ceiling as a 113-115 average, was the best midfielder in the top of the table side last year, do they win as many games?
I do think Ashcroft will definitely at some stage explode to a 115+ average scorer, just not sure if it is this year or next, a lot of mouths to feed in that lions midfield. I’m considering starting Noah Anderson who has West Coast and Richmond in his first two, and then bye trading him to either Daicos, Walsh or Ashcroft coming off their bye.
He hasn't dropped that low by round 6 since 2022.
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Yep so it’s even more difficult to find the money you need to get him in if you don’t start him
