What’s the best strategy to win SuperCoach? Well, that’s an excellent question, and one that we usually have asked the winner of the year before, only to have it fall over and keep us looking for answers.
However, with the same person winning 2 years in a row, maybe applying his methodology is fool-proof, provided you put in the appropriate time and effort.
That’s what stood out to me when I read the countless amount of interviews and article written about Andrew Langley or by him, not to mention the numerous podcasts he’s been on. I can now say I’m well-researched in the craft of playing SuperCoach, the champions way. There was one thing that pondered my mind when I read his team, there were no 6ers in it. For reference, my current team has 3, which I thought was fair enough, but who am I to question the back-to-back champ.
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So I concluded, picking a team from Andrew’s perspective would mean following this main rule:
Play the fixtures, not the players
Personally, I’ve always done the opposite, with a fairly high level of success, I’ve notched up 3 top 300 finishes including a 77th placed finish last year. However if there’s one thing I’ve learnt about SuperCoach as a whole, it’s that you’ve always gotta be flexible. It’s time to reveal a side picked purely off the Andrew Langley approach:
WKP
Sam Billings and Sam Whiteman
Billings is a logical selection considering his early triple, as well as taking the gloves for the early parts of the round. A top 4 batting spot will mean he gets a fair go, especially with the volatility of his opening batters. Whiteman is a simple nuff who I’m happy just to sit there for the year.
BAT
Aaron Hardie, Will Sutherland, Colin Munro, Glenn Maxwell, Paul Walter. Bench: Nic Maddinson, Nikhil Chaudary
Hardie’s role, as well as his lack of an early bye, mean he’s an easy selection, Will Sutherland plays 5 games in the first 3 rounds, as does Nic Maddinson. Maddinson’s role could be really good, but could also be really poor, will largely depend on team lists. Colin Munro has that triple early on, and being one of the best bats in their team, he’s an easy selection. Paul Walter’s price of $105k makes him worth the punt on the triple game round, it’s a simple selection personally. Glenn Maxwell is a walk-up starter. Chaudary is a nuff which enables my ability to loop.
BWL
Jhye Richardson, AJ Tye, Adam Zampa, Matt Kuhnemann, Cooper Connolly. Bench: David Payne, Ben Manenti
Jhye is a great player to start if you can find the funds for him, also a sure captaincy option if you vc a Heat player. AJ Tye is in a similar boat, and both have no early bye, so picking a lot of scorchers seems to be the go. Cooper Connolly’s role could be Matt Short-like and if it is, he’s a starter. Adam Zampa’s early draw makes him a very tempting option too, plus he’s in form after the World Cup. I had Haris Rauf in here, but now I’ll put in Matt Kuhnemann. I think he’s got great job security and should chip his way to 110-120 across the triple. Payne and Manenti are some of my favourite stashes from Adelaide, so they’ll be selected on my bench in preparation for round 2.
Cheers, SuperCoach Guns
