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- Players
Best Defender Under $500k for Round 10: Dale vs Zorko vs the Field
Community split on Zorko/Dale/Houston. R9 receipts call the sub-$500k DEF upgrade cleanly.
Round: 10 · Budget: Under $500k DEF
- Players
Kozzy Scored 65 and Got Reported. Now What.
Pickett owners face a 65 and an on-report. Hold for R10 — but the conviction shape is different than last week.
Round: 10 · R9 score: 65
- Players
Bont Went 163. The 55% Were Right — Here's What That Means for R10
Community split 55/30/15 on trading Bont in. We said wait. He scored 163. What changes at Round 10 lockout.
Round: 10 · R9 score: 163
- Rookies
The Tsatas Omission: Essendon's Selection Logic Doesn't Survive Contact With a Spreadsheet
Drop a developing inside mid the same week your senior playmaker is rested. Job security for Tsatas owners just got ugly.
Round: 9 · Price context: ~$272k after rise
- Players
Max Gawn Is Not Cooked. Stop Trying to Trade Him.
He copped a knock and got rested forward for one game. The community is 70/30 hold. Selling now is selling low for no reason.
Round: 9 · Call: HOLD
- Players
Sean Darcy: Trade Out Now or Cop the Zeros?
Darcy's 4-5 week timeline is almost certainly optimistic. Community is 60/40 trade-out and the BE maths agrees.
Round: 9 · Call: TRADE OUT
- Premiums
Do You Actually Need Bontempelli in SuperCoach 2026?
Only 30% of coaches own Bontempelli. Here's why the other 70% are paying more for the same player by waiting.
- Premiums
Do You Actually Need Bontempelli in SuperCoach 2026?
Only 30% of teams own Bont. He's averaging more points than most mid-pricers who've played twice as many games. Here's the real question: when do you get him, not whether.
Player: Marcus Bontempelli (WBD, MID) · Ownership: ~30%
- Injury Watch
Nick Daicos Calf Injury — Hold or Trade? SuperCoach Round 4 2026
Nick Daicos missed Round 4 as a late out with a calf complaint. Here's the hold/trade call, the timing risk, and what the community is doing.
Player: Nick Daicos (Collingwood, MID) · Issue: Calf complaint — late out Round 4
- Mid-Pricers
St Kilda's Midfield Is Pumping: Darcy Wilson vs Mason Wood in SuperCoach 2026
Two Saints mids, both generating cash above their breakevens, both trending up through Round 2. Darcy Wilson at $364,400 or Mason Wood at $403,800 — here's which one fits your team and what each one opens up for your season.
Darcy Wilson: $364,400 | Avg 76.3 | BE 49 · Mason Wood: $403,800 | Avg 81.0 | BE 57
- Mid-Pricers
St Kilda's Midfield Is Pumping: Darcy Wilson vs Mason Wood in SuperCoach 2026
Two Saints mids, both generating cash above their breakevens, both trending up through Round 2. Darcy Wilson at $364,400 or Mason Wood at $403,800 — here's which one fits your team and what each one opens up for your season.
Darcy Wilson: $364,400 | Avg 76.3 | BE 49 · Mason Wood: $403,800 | Avg 81.0 | BE 57
- Trade Strategy
How to Get Bontempelli Into Your SuperCoach Team (2026)
Everyone wants Bont. Not everyone has the cash. Here's the upgrade path — which trades free the most money, which rookies generate fastest, and why Round 2's injury carnage might actually get you there sooner.
Player: Marcus Bontempelli (WBD, MID) · Price: $706,800
- Strategy
The Tassie Factor: Homecoming Contracts and SuperCoach Impact in 2026
Does the Tasmania Devils expansion actually affect 2026 SuperCoach picks? We break down which Tassie-born AFL players are genuinely motivated by foundation contracts — and which ones are just noise.
Tasmania AFL Entry: 2028 (confirmed) · Tassie-born players tracked: 9 in current AFL system
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