2013 Before The Season Thread

[RustyCage]

NEW DUAL POSITION PLAYERS FOR 2013

Jimmy Bartel (Geelong)
Averaged under 100 for the first time in five years in 2012 - 98.6. Won 16 per cent of his disposals in the forward 50, a career-high, and will be a forward/midfielder in 2013.

Tom Rockliff (Brisbane Lions)
Capable of huge scores as a midfielder, Rockliff spent most of the second half of the 2012 season parked in the Lions' forward 50. He'll be tempting as a forward/midfielder next season.

Greg Broughton (Gold Coast)
Frustrated many in fantasy land by moving all over the field this season, although the blame for that can largely be levelled at Dockers coach Ross Lyon. Broughton will hopefully be able to settle under a new coach at Gold Coast next season and will be classified as a forward/defender.

Jude Bolton (Sydney)
Swans veteran will play his final season as a forward/midfielder.

Hamish Hartlett (Port Adelaide)
Rising star be a defender/midfielder next season which enhances his appeal, but history of hamstring injuries means he will still be a brave choice.

PLAYERS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR DUAL PLAYER ABILITY

Dayne Beams (Collingwood)
Became a SuperCoach star in 2012, averaging 123 points a game. Can you find a spot for him as a midfielder only?

Steele Sidebottom (Collingwood)
Started the year on fire but tailed off a bit at the end. Like Beams, he's now a permanent midfielder.

Alan Didak (Collingwood)
Champion Data has thrown Dids in with his younger mates. Midfield-only next year too.

Nathan Fyfe (Fremantle)
Follows the path of many promising juniors who start forward before graduating to the midfield. Mid-only.

Ryan O'Keefe (Sydney)
By the time he starred in the Grand Final ROK wasn't spending too much time near goal. Clearance gun who can only be picked in the midfield in 2013.

Champion has also revealed that there will be at least 14 ruck/forwards in 2013 , more than double the number available last season.

Champion Data is yet to reveal whether Brendon Goddard will retain his defender/midfielder status at Essendon, while fans are also keen to learn the decisions on Dustin Martin (fwd/mid last year) and Bryce Gibbs (mid only last year but def/mid in past seasons).

Source: Herald Sun

[RustyCage]

Nic Naitanui and Dean Cox will be MPP next year, operating between RUCK/FWD.

[Interceptor]

Supercoach changes for 2013:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/supercoach-news/new-rules-for-supercoach-in-2013-include-extra-trades-free-draft-game-and-rolling-lockout/story-fn88c7kz-1226526669356

In summary:

-6 def, 6 fwd, 2 ruck, 8 mids
-4 emergencies
-30 trades (2 per week, 3 in bye rounds)
-rolling lockout every round

Okay with me, especially the rolling lockout.

[RustyCage]

NEW ROOKIE MPP PLAYERS

- Troy Menzel Fwd/Mid
- Nick Vlastuin Def/Mid
- Sam Mayes Fwd/Mid
- Ben Kennedy Fwd/Mid
- Kristian Jaksch Def/Fwd

[Squids]

Hamish Hartlett is a must have defender.

[fish]

rolling lockout every round

So I guess that means the "captaincy loophole" is available every weekend - I dunno if I can handle the stress!

[Brodlach]

Top 10 prices for 2013

1. Dane Swan (Coll), MID, $688,100
2. Gary Ablett (GC), MID, $642,500
3. Dayne Beams (Coll), MID, $599,400
4. Matthew Boyd (WB), MID, $593,700
5. Jobe Watson (Ess), MID, $579,400
6. Trent Cotchin (Rich), MID, $570,200
7. Scott Pendlebury (Coll), MID, $568,700
8. Brett Deledio (Rich), MID, $568,600
9. Brent Stanton (Ess), MID, $548,900
10. Scott Thompson (Adel), MID, $541,200

[RustyCage]

SUPERCOACH PRICES REVEALED

SUPERCOACH 2013 MOST EXPENSIVE PLAYERS

$740,500 Gary Ablett (GC) mid
$675,300 Dane Swan (Coll) mid
$667,300 Scott Pendlebury (Coll) mid
$657,600 Dayne Beams (Coll) mid
$647,200 Jobe Watson (Ess) mid
$643,300 Josh P Kennedy (Syd) mid
$636,600 Patrick Dangerfield (Adel) mid
$629,500 Joel Selwood (Geel) mid
$624,100 Brett Deledio (Rich) mid
$622,100 Trent Cotchin (Rich) mid

FIVE BIG PRICE JUMPS

Dayne Zorko (BL) $535,100 - up $421,900
Sam Gibson (NM) $411,100 - up $316,400
Ivan Maric (Rich) $606,900 - up $268,600
Orren Stephenson (Rich) $320,400 - up $213,800
Harley Bennell (GC) $521,900 - up $150,200

10 POTENTIAL BARGAINS

Mark LeCras (WC) $369,200 fwd
Brent Moloney (BL) $362,400 mid
Matthew Leuenberger (BL) $301,100 ruck
Luke Ball (Coll) $301,800 mid
Josh J Kennedy (WC) $299,600 fwd
Travis Varcoe (Geel) $268,900 mid/fwd
Koby Stevens (WB) $176,600 mid
Brett Goodes (WB) $128,200 mid/def
Anthony Morabito (Frem) $115,900 mid
Tom Mitchell (Syd) $115,900 mid

10 NEW FACES

Lachie Whitfield (GWS) $199,500 mid
Jono O'Rourke (GWS) $195,400 mid
Jake Stringer (WB) $179,500 fwd
Ollie Wines (PA) $169,500 mid
Troy Menzel (Carl) $149,500 fwd
Jaeger O'Meara (GC) $115,900 mid
Brad Crouch (Adel) $115,900 mid
Brodie Grundy (Coll) $114,900 ruck
Jack Viney (Melb) $109,500 mid
Lachie Hunter (WB) $109,500 mid

SuperCoach will be open to all players on February 1, 2013. All SuperCoach Gold Subscribers from 2012 will be able to access and start planning their teams from this evening.

NOTE: Unless you had signed up for SuperCoach Gold by the deadline from 2012 (which has well and truly passed) you will not be able to purchase and access SuperCoach until February 2013.

[RustyCage]

Sydney's "Jetstar", Lewis Jetta will be a MPP player in 2013, and can be selected between MID/FWD.

[Banker]

Smart move by Herald Sun.

Allowing only 2012 Gold Members access for now.

This will cause all serious SuperCoaches to subscribe to the 2013 Gold Package as soon as its released.


Question is, how much would you pay to access SuperCoach before Feb 1st?

[Hondo]

Yes, it's open today for SC Gold subscribers and I did a first draft team

I reckon for serious players the $20 investment is worth it relative to the time you spend doing on it over the year

[cossi11]

i'm getting on it now, stuff waiting until February, will just pay the $20...

[the big bang]

just made my SC team.

probably guna be top 10 in the country. just sayin.....

[Media Park]

just made my SC team.

probably guna be top 10 in the country. just sayin.....

Top 10? Thats only divvy II standard lol

[Sorry Dude]

Did anyone purchase the Assistant Coach last year, or had a look at Fan Footy yet?

[CoverKing]

Morabito possible knee injury again :/

[Sorry Dude]

Now there will be no rolling lockout, which I am happy about. The thing I'm not happy about is the 2 trades per week now available. So in 1 year it has gone from 24 where you had to strategise about your trades, to people having 2 trades every week to try and mould their side to match the top teams.

[redwhiteandblueblooded]

44 trades , 2 per week for DreamTeam this season.

[Alaska]

Interesting DT and SC are diverging, will be interesting to see what the punters do.

[cossi11]

Now there will be no rolling lockout, which I am happy about. The thing I'm not happy about is the 2 trades per week now available. So in 1 year it has gone from 24 where you had to strategise about your trades, to people having 2 trades every week to try and mould their side to match the top teams.

I'm not convinced it will be for the better. The English Premier League Fantasy competition does 1 free transfer a week and if you do not use it it rolls into the following week and you can have 2 but no more than 2 free transfers a week. Every trade after the 1 or 2 then costs you points off your score. So you can trade your whole side it will just cost you points. You also get 2 wildcards throughout the season to use which allows you to make unlimited trades at no cost. I guess this system works good for the EPL as games get postponed and some teams don't play certain weeks if they are running deep into a FA Cup etc.