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Herald Sun piece with regards to SC related stuff for the week:
DEFENDERS
Key stat: Score launches
Attacking defenders are like gold in SuperCoach, with the capability to intercept and set up play from defence two key traits.
The ability to launch scores from a team perspective cannot be underestimated either, and in 2015, Heath Shaw has launched nine more scores than any other defender in the AFL. These are scoring chains launched by an intercept possession, free kick, hitout-to-advantage or clearance.
Shaw ranks equal 11th in the AFL for intercept possessions after 10 rounds, with the Giants generating a score from 23 per cent of these — the third-highest percentage of the top 20. Shaw is enjoying his most productive SuperCoach season since 2005, averaging 103 points a game.
Shannon Hurn has always ranked high for score launches, recording the most of any player behind Shaw (20). Since 2010, he ranks 13th in the competition for score launches across all players, recording 14 more than any other defender in the AFL (Corey Enright is next). Hurn’s SuperCoach scores have dipped this season though, averaging his fewest points since 2008.
Bachar Houli, enjoying the bye this round, rounds out the top three for score launches with 19. He is having a career-best season on the back of a 104 point average — ranked third behind Tom McDonald and Luke Hodge. Houli looms as a viable trade in target after this round, especially for SuperCoaches with the injured Michael Johnson.
BY THE NUMBERS
Heath Shaw (GWS Giants) 29
Shannon Hurn (West Coast) 20
Bachar Houli (Richmond) 19
Tom Langdon (Collingwood) 18
Grant Birchall (Hawthorn) 17
Shaun Burgoyne (Hawthorn) 16
Dylan Roberton (St Kilda) 16
Jordan Roughead (Western Bulldogs) 16
Easton Wood (Western Bulldogs) 16
Phil Davis (GWS Giants) 15
Ben Jacobs (North Melbourne) 15
Jack Newnes (St Kilda) 15
Jasper Pittard (Port Adelaide) 15
Alex Rance (Richmond) 15
Harry Taylor (Geelong Cats) 15
Joel Hamling is a popular trade in defence.Source: HeraldSun
Grab Kade Simpson next week after Carlton’s bye.Source: HeraldSun
MIDFIELDERS
Key stat: Scoreboard impact
Scoreboard impact is the accumulation of a player’s total amount of points scored from goals and behinds plus points scored from score assists (also worth one point in the table below).
No midfielder in the competition has had a greater impact on the scoreboard than Scott Pendlebury in 2015, recording a combined contribution of 150 points — nine more than anyone else. He is averaging a career-high 1.9 score assists per game, ranking fifth for total score assists behind Jack Gunston, Eddie Betts, Tom Lynch and Cyril Rioli.
The No.1 ranked SuperCoach player in the competition, Nat Fyfe, ranks third for scoreboard impact with a contribution of 140 points. He is the classic goalkicking midfielder, with only Gary Ablett averaging more goals per game of any permanent midfielder that ranks in the top 50 for disposals per game since 2014.
GWS Giants midfield duo Dylan Shiel and Adam Treloar rank sixth and seventh respectively for scoreboard impact. Both are enjoying career-best SuperCoach seasons, with Shiel averaging 112 points compared to Treloar’s 105. With the Giants handed a bye in Round 13, both are viable midfield options over the next two rounds.
BY THE NUMBERS
Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) 150
Luke Shuey (West Coast) 141
Nat Fyfe (Fremantle) 140
Dane Swan (Collingwood) 124
Brad Hill (Hawthorn) 116
Dylan Shiel (GWS Giants) 113
Adam Treloar (GWS Giants) 111
Andrejs Everitt (Carlton) 109
Michael Barlow (Fremantle) 108
Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide) 108
Jack Steven (St Kilda) 107
Matt Priddis (West Coast) 104
Shaun Grigg (Richmond) 99
Kieren Jack (Sydney Swans) 99
Trent Cotchin (Richmond) 97
Luke Parker (Sydney Swans) 97
Andrew Boston is set to jump in price after this week.Source: HeraldSun
Patrick Dangerfield is the form midfielder of the competition.Source: HeraldSun
RUCKS
Key stat: Score involvements
Ruckmen who link up well around the ground are valuable commodities in SuperCoach.
From a score involvement point of view, Stefan Martin has been the most prominent, involved in 30.2 per cent of all scoring chains this season — the highest percentage of any ruckman. Todd Goldstein is next best with 28.2 per cent and Patrick Ryder is a close third with 26.5 per cent.
Matthew Kreuzer made his long-awaited return to the AFL last week against Adelaide and contributed 12 points on the scoreboard via two goals. He was also involved in 25 per cent of all scoring chains for the Blues. At the bargain price of $370,900, he looms as a cut-price ruck option after this round’s bye.
Nic Naitanui’s eight goals are the most of any ruckman this season, but from a score involvement perspective, he has only been involved in 17 per cent of West Coast’s scoring chains this season, ranked 17th among all rucks to have played in more than two games. Naitanui will be looking to bounce back this week against Essendon after he was beaten last round by Todd Goldstein.
BY THE NUMBERS
Stefan Martin (Brisbane Lions) Involved in 30.2% of team scores
Todd Goldstein (North Melbourne) 28.2%
Patrick Ryder (Port Adelaide) 26.5%
Matthew Kreuzer (Carlton) 25.0%
Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle) 25.0%
Sam Jacobs (Adelaide Crows) 24.0%
Ivan Maric (Richmond) 23.0%
Will Minson (Western Bulldogs) 22.7%
Tom Hickey (St Kilda) 22.2%
Robert Warnock (Carlton) 21.2%
Shane Mumford (GWS Giants) 21.0%
Jarrod Witts (Collingwood) 20.4%
Max Gawn (Melbourne) 20.0%
Mature-age recruit Keegan Brooksby is on the bubble.Source: HeraldSun
Todd Goldstein has bounced back in the past two weeks after a 44 against Freo.Source: HeraldSun
FORWARDS
Key stat: Score assists
For a forward, or any player for that matter, the next best thing to kicking a goal is recording a score assist. An assist is recorded if a player creates a score by getting the ball to a teammate either via a disposal, knock-on, ground kick or hitout, or by winning a free kick before the advantage is paid to the goal scorer.
An assist is worth the same regardless of whether the scoring player registers a goal or a behind.
The No. 1 ranked player for score assists this season in Cyril Rioli with 23 — two more than Adelaide’s Tom Lynch. Rioli is averaging 2.3 score assists per match in 2015, which is a career-high return, recording at least one in all but one game. He has been a consistent SuperCoach performer this season, scoring at least 90 points in all but three games.
Eddie Betts ranks equal-third for score assists with 21 alongside Jack Gunston. Betts’ ability to bring teammates into the game has been a strength across his career, recording 51 more score assists than any other player in the AFL since 2009 in home-and-away rounds. He is enjoying a career-best SuperCoach season, averaging 95 points a game.
Outside of any forwards, Scott Pendlebury and Callan Ward rank equal-fifth with 19 score assists for the season.
Cyril Rioli loves setting up a goal almost as much as kicking one himself.Source: Getty Images
BY THE NUMBERS
Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) 23
Tom Lynch (Adelaide Crows) 21
Eddie Betts (Adelaide Crows) 20
Jack Gunston (Hawthorn) 20
Mark LeCras (West Coast) 17
Allen Christensen (Brisbane Lions) 16
Darcy Lang (Geelong Cats) 16
Jack Riewoldt (Richmond) 16
Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn) 16
Adam Schneider (St Kilda) 16
Matthew Wright (Adelaide Crows) 15
Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide) 14
Josh Kennedy (West Coast) 14
Chad Wingard (Port Adelaide) 14
Shane Edwards (Richmond) 13
Jamie Elliott (Collingwood) 13
Drew Petrie (North Melbourne) 13
Lindsay Thomas (North Melbourne) 13
Taylor Walker (Adelaide Crows) 13
Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle) 12
Orazio Fantasia made a promising season debut last week.Source: HeraldSun
The Tigers are on a roll with two of the top-three form forwards.Source: HeraldSun
DEFENSIVE PLAYERS
Jared Rivers’ defensive rating received a huge boost last week thanks to an inaccurate Joe Daniher, who kicked four behinds in the opening term. Rivers kept Daniher goalless in the 67 minutes they were matched up, conceding eight disposals and four marks. Rivers faces another test this week with a likely match-up on Jay Schulz.
With Jake Carlisle struggling in attack, Michael Hurley has shone in defence and is currently in All-Australian form. He has recorded the best defensive rating behind Rivers, keeping his opponents to just 51 points per game.
He has been handed some huge jobs already this season, playing on Jack Riewoldt and Matthew Pavlich already, with a possible role on Josh Kennedy this week. Hurley has a great balance between defence and attack, averaging career-highs of 20 disposals, 13 uncontested possessions, two intercept marks and five spoils per game.
Tom McDonald’s confidence received a major hit last week as Travis Cloke got hold of him in the opening term, conceding two goals early and four goals for the game across all opponents. From a SuperCoach perspective, he finished with 90 points, but it wasn’t enough to stop him from suffering a second consecutive price fall.
Has Joel Selwood turned the corner?Source: HeraldSun
Jared Rivers is likely to play on Jay Schulz on Friday night.Source: HeraldSun
WHO TO TARGET
Joel Selwood broke a three-game run of scores under 100 points last week by collecting 122 against Essendon — his second-biggest score for the year.
One aspect of his game that was lacking in previous weeks was his ability to hit targets but he recorded a kicking efficiency of 86 per cent against the Bombers — a season-high return. His disposal efficiency of 81 per cent was also his second-best return for the year.
Selwood has historically performed better in the second half of the season, averaging 114, 130 and 122 points per game after Round 11 in the past three years. He has averaged 127 points against his three upcoming opponents and at his current price presents tremendous value.
Robbie Gray dropped below 100 points for only the second time this season last week against the Bulldogs, finishing with 87 points. He added some respectability to his score with a strong final term, recording one goal and two score assists to help the Power get over the line.
Gray has posted impressive numbers at home already this season, averaging 27 disposals, 14 contested possessions, eight clearances and 119 points. He has performed well against his upcoming opponents as well, averaging 113 points per match.
Shane Mumford heads into this week’s Collingwood clash as the fourth-ranked ruckman in the competition, averaging 104 points per game. He has attended the most ruck contests of any player in the AFL and has recorded the second-most hitouts-to-advantage of any ruck behind Aaron Sandilands. Mumford has a relatively high break-even score of 123 points this round, a score he comfortably eclipsed last week against Brisbane (139).
CAPTAINS CORNER
Nat Fyfe
What more can we say about this bloke? The Tigers were all over him last week and he still scored 116 points. Boasts a solid record against Gold Coast (118 and 116) and must be considered for the captaincy once again.
Scott Pendlebury
Mixed his form of late but Pendles looks well placed to return to the top of the SuperCoach rankings this week. Averaged 125 in his past three against the Giants, including 148 last start.
Robbie Gray
Was down last week (87) but expect Gray to find his best against Geelong on Friday night. At the very least, make him your vice-captain and let the good times roll.
Jack Steven
One of the in-form midfielders in the competition, averaging 129 in his last three games. A tremendous point of difference skipper who can deliver in the last match of the round.
DEFENDERS
Key stat: Score launches
Attacking defenders are like gold in SuperCoach, with the capability to intercept and set up play from defence two key traits.
The ability to launch scores from a team perspective cannot be underestimated either, and in 2015, Heath Shaw has launched nine more scores than any other defender in the AFL. These are scoring chains launched by an intercept possession, free kick, hitout-to-advantage or clearance.
Shaw ranks equal 11th in the AFL for intercept possessions after 10 rounds, with the Giants generating a score from 23 per cent of these — the third-highest percentage of the top 20. Shaw is enjoying his most productive SuperCoach season since 2005, averaging 103 points a game.
Shannon Hurn has always ranked high for score launches, recording the most of any player behind Shaw (20). Since 2010, he ranks 13th in the competition for score launches across all players, recording 14 more than any other defender in the AFL (Corey Enright is next). Hurn’s SuperCoach scores have dipped this season though, averaging his fewest points since 2008.
Bachar Houli, enjoying the bye this round, rounds out the top three for score launches with 19. He is having a career-best season on the back of a 104 point average — ranked third behind Tom McDonald and Luke Hodge. Houli looms as a viable trade in target after this round, especially for SuperCoaches with the injured Michael Johnson.
BY THE NUMBERS
Heath Shaw (GWS Giants) 29
Shannon Hurn (West Coast) 20
Bachar Houli (Richmond) 19
Tom Langdon (Collingwood) 18
Grant Birchall (Hawthorn) 17
Shaun Burgoyne (Hawthorn) 16
Dylan Roberton (St Kilda) 16
Jordan Roughead (Western Bulldogs) 16
Easton Wood (Western Bulldogs) 16
Phil Davis (GWS Giants) 15
Ben Jacobs (North Melbourne) 15
Jack Newnes (St Kilda) 15
Jasper Pittard (Port Adelaide) 15
Alex Rance (Richmond) 15
Harry Taylor (Geelong Cats) 15
Joel Hamling is a popular trade in defence.Source: HeraldSun
Grab Kade Simpson next week after Carlton’s bye.Source: HeraldSun
MIDFIELDERS
Key stat: Scoreboard impact
Scoreboard impact is the accumulation of a player’s total amount of points scored from goals and behinds plus points scored from score assists (also worth one point in the table below).
No midfielder in the competition has had a greater impact on the scoreboard than Scott Pendlebury in 2015, recording a combined contribution of 150 points — nine more than anyone else. He is averaging a career-high 1.9 score assists per game, ranking fifth for total score assists behind Jack Gunston, Eddie Betts, Tom Lynch and Cyril Rioli.
The No.1 ranked SuperCoach player in the competition, Nat Fyfe, ranks third for scoreboard impact with a contribution of 140 points. He is the classic goalkicking midfielder, with only Gary Ablett averaging more goals per game of any permanent midfielder that ranks in the top 50 for disposals per game since 2014.
GWS Giants midfield duo Dylan Shiel and Adam Treloar rank sixth and seventh respectively for scoreboard impact. Both are enjoying career-best SuperCoach seasons, with Shiel averaging 112 points compared to Treloar’s 105. With the Giants handed a bye in Round 13, both are viable midfield options over the next two rounds.
BY THE NUMBERS
Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) 150
Luke Shuey (West Coast) 141
Nat Fyfe (Fremantle) 140
Dane Swan (Collingwood) 124
Brad Hill (Hawthorn) 116
Dylan Shiel (GWS Giants) 113
Adam Treloar (GWS Giants) 111
Andrejs Everitt (Carlton) 109
Michael Barlow (Fremantle) 108
Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide) 108
Jack Steven (St Kilda) 107
Matt Priddis (West Coast) 104
Shaun Grigg (Richmond) 99
Kieren Jack (Sydney Swans) 99
Trent Cotchin (Richmond) 97
Luke Parker (Sydney Swans) 97
Andrew Boston is set to jump in price after this week.Source: HeraldSun
Patrick Dangerfield is the form midfielder of the competition.Source: HeraldSun
RUCKS
Key stat: Score involvements
Ruckmen who link up well around the ground are valuable commodities in SuperCoach.
From a score involvement point of view, Stefan Martin has been the most prominent, involved in 30.2 per cent of all scoring chains this season — the highest percentage of any ruckman. Todd Goldstein is next best with 28.2 per cent and Patrick Ryder is a close third with 26.5 per cent.
Matthew Kreuzer made his long-awaited return to the AFL last week against Adelaide and contributed 12 points on the scoreboard via two goals. He was also involved in 25 per cent of all scoring chains for the Blues. At the bargain price of $370,900, he looms as a cut-price ruck option after this round’s bye.
Nic Naitanui’s eight goals are the most of any ruckman this season, but from a score involvement perspective, he has only been involved in 17 per cent of West Coast’s scoring chains this season, ranked 17th among all rucks to have played in more than two games. Naitanui will be looking to bounce back this week against Essendon after he was beaten last round by Todd Goldstein.
BY THE NUMBERS
Stefan Martin (Brisbane Lions) Involved in 30.2% of team scores
Todd Goldstein (North Melbourne) 28.2%
Patrick Ryder (Port Adelaide) 26.5%
Matthew Kreuzer (Carlton) 25.0%
Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle) 25.0%
Sam Jacobs (Adelaide Crows) 24.0%
Ivan Maric (Richmond) 23.0%
Will Minson (Western Bulldogs) 22.7%
Tom Hickey (St Kilda) 22.2%
Robert Warnock (Carlton) 21.2%
Shane Mumford (GWS Giants) 21.0%
Jarrod Witts (Collingwood) 20.4%
Max Gawn (Melbourne) 20.0%
Mature-age recruit Keegan Brooksby is on the bubble.Source: HeraldSun
Todd Goldstein has bounced back in the past two weeks after a 44 against Freo.Source: HeraldSun
FORWARDS
Key stat: Score assists
For a forward, or any player for that matter, the next best thing to kicking a goal is recording a score assist. An assist is recorded if a player creates a score by getting the ball to a teammate either via a disposal, knock-on, ground kick or hitout, or by winning a free kick before the advantage is paid to the goal scorer.
An assist is worth the same regardless of whether the scoring player registers a goal or a behind.
The No. 1 ranked player for score assists this season in Cyril Rioli with 23 — two more than Adelaide’s Tom Lynch. Rioli is averaging 2.3 score assists per match in 2015, which is a career-high return, recording at least one in all but one game. He has been a consistent SuperCoach performer this season, scoring at least 90 points in all but three games.
Eddie Betts ranks equal-third for score assists with 21 alongside Jack Gunston. Betts’ ability to bring teammates into the game has been a strength across his career, recording 51 more score assists than any other player in the AFL since 2009 in home-and-away rounds. He is enjoying a career-best SuperCoach season, averaging 95 points a game.
Outside of any forwards, Scott Pendlebury and Callan Ward rank equal-fifth with 19 score assists for the season.
Cyril Rioli loves setting up a goal almost as much as kicking one himself.Source: Getty Images
BY THE NUMBERS
Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) 23
Tom Lynch (Adelaide Crows) 21
Eddie Betts (Adelaide Crows) 20
Jack Gunston (Hawthorn) 20
Mark LeCras (West Coast) 17
Allen Christensen (Brisbane Lions) 16
Darcy Lang (Geelong Cats) 16
Jack Riewoldt (Richmond) 16
Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn) 16
Adam Schneider (St Kilda) 16
Matthew Wright (Adelaide Crows) 15
Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide) 14
Josh Kennedy (West Coast) 14
Chad Wingard (Port Adelaide) 14
Shane Edwards (Richmond) 13
Jamie Elliott (Collingwood) 13
Drew Petrie (North Melbourne) 13
Lindsay Thomas (North Melbourne) 13
Taylor Walker (Adelaide Crows) 13
Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle) 12
Orazio Fantasia made a promising season debut last week.Source: HeraldSun
The Tigers are on a roll with two of the top-three form forwards.Source: HeraldSun
DEFENSIVE PLAYERS
Jared Rivers’ defensive rating received a huge boost last week thanks to an inaccurate Joe Daniher, who kicked four behinds in the opening term. Rivers kept Daniher goalless in the 67 minutes they were matched up, conceding eight disposals and four marks. Rivers faces another test this week with a likely match-up on Jay Schulz.
With Jake Carlisle struggling in attack, Michael Hurley has shone in defence and is currently in All-Australian form. He has recorded the best defensive rating behind Rivers, keeping his opponents to just 51 points per game.
He has been handed some huge jobs already this season, playing on Jack Riewoldt and Matthew Pavlich already, with a possible role on Josh Kennedy this week. Hurley has a great balance between defence and attack, averaging career-highs of 20 disposals, 13 uncontested possessions, two intercept marks and five spoils per game.
Tom McDonald’s confidence received a major hit last week as Travis Cloke got hold of him in the opening term, conceding two goals early and four goals for the game across all opponents. From a SuperCoach perspective, he finished with 90 points, but it wasn’t enough to stop him from suffering a second consecutive price fall.
Has Joel Selwood turned the corner?Source: HeraldSun
Jared Rivers is likely to play on Jay Schulz on Friday night.Source: HeraldSun
WHO TO TARGET
Joel Selwood broke a three-game run of scores under 100 points last week by collecting 122 against Essendon — his second-biggest score for the year.
One aspect of his game that was lacking in previous weeks was his ability to hit targets but he recorded a kicking efficiency of 86 per cent against the Bombers — a season-high return. His disposal efficiency of 81 per cent was also his second-best return for the year.
Selwood has historically performed better in the second half of the season, averaging 114, 130 and 122 points per game after Round 11 in the past three years. He has averaged 127 points against his three upcoming opponents and at his current price presents tremendous value.
Robbie Gray dropped below 100 points for only the second time this season last week against the Bulldogs, finishing with 87 points. He added some respectability to his score with a strong final term, recording one goal and two score assists to help the Power get over the line.
Gray has posted impressive numbers at home already this season, averaging 27 disposals, 14 contested possessions, eight clearances and 119 points. He has performed well against his upcoming opponents as well, averaging 113 points per match.
Shane Mumford heads into this week’s Collingwood clash as the fourth-ranked ruckman in the competition, averaging 104 points per game. He has attended the most ruck contests of any player in the AFL and has recorded the second-most hitouts-to-advantage of any ruck behind Aaron Sandilands. Mumford has a relatively high break-even score of 123 points this round, a score he comfortably eclipsed last week against Brisbane (139).
CAPTAINS CORNER
Nat Fyfe
What more can we say about this bloke? The Tigers were all over him last week and he still scored 116 points. Boasts a solid record against Gold Coast (118 and 116) and must be considered for the captaincy once again.
Scott Pendlebury
Mixed his form of late but Pendles looks well placed to return to the top of the SuperCoach rankings this week. Averaged 125 in his past three against the Giants, including 148 last start.
Robbie Gray
Was down last week (87) but expect Gray to find his best against Geelong on Friday night. At the very least, make him your vice-captain and let the good times roll.
Jack Steven
One of the in-form midfielders in the competition, averaging 129 in his last three games. A tremendous point of difference skipper who can deliver in the last match of the round.
