Nathan Scoble from @SuperCoach_Hub Podcast has done God’s work, assessing all the rookie-priced players in each of the match sim games over the past week.
Note all quoted prices are SuperCoach. Make sure you follow Nathan on Twitter @ScobeyBryant36 as well as listen to the @SuperCoach_Hub podcast.
Richmond
Kane McAuliffe MID 117K: Came on in the second half, had 3 possessions didn’t set the world on fire.
Josh Gibcus DEF 150K: Started really well in the opening term, but didn’t do much after it, finished with 6 disposals and 3 marks.
Melbourne
Marty Hore 123k DEF: Had barely any opportunity, ended on 2 disposals.
Bailey Laurie 125k FWD: Looked really nice when he got the ball and didn’t have an issue finding it, had 22 possessions with 6 marks.
Caleb Windsor 180K FWD: Played on a wing, also had 22 possessions and 3 marks.
North Melbourne
Colby McKercher 202k MID: Looked very good, had 25 and 3 marks.
Charlie Lazzaro 181k MID/FWD: Got ample midfield time, finished with 22 disposals, looked very nice.
Toby Pink 123k DEF: Looked good down back, had 10 possessions and 4 marks.
Bigoa Nyuon 123k FWD: Played down back, probably competing with Pink for the defensive spot, looked solid, had 12 possessions with 5 marks.
Collingwood
Fin Macrae 152k FWD: Played midfield, at times looked explosive through the centre, had 18 possession in 3 and a half quarters, also kicked a goal.
Reef McInnes 123k FWD: Looked decent playing forward, 6 possessions and 3 goals in not a bad day out.
Charlie Dean 123k DEF: 9 Possessions and 3 marks. Standard.
GWS Giants
Jacob Wehr 123k MID: Slow start to the day, had 11 possessions in the last and finished with 19, 6 marks and a goal.
Aaron Cadman 123k FWD: Cadman looked good, took some ruck contests and moved well, finished with 13 possessions 2 marks and 4 sausage rolls.
Sydney
Matt Roberts 156k MID: Played off the halfback line, had 17 possessions and 5 marks.
Gold Coast
Alex Sexton 133k FWD: Played across half back which is enticing, had 18 disposals, with 3 marks, wasn’t the best user of the ball but role is fantastic.
Sam Clohesy 102k DEF: Looked very good in the moments he had, wouldn’t be surprised if he plays early in the year, had 8 disposals with 2 marks.
Geelong
Shaun Mannagh 117k MID/FWD: Came on much later than we’d have hoped, showed a few signs but nothing significant, doubt for round 1?
Connor O’Sullivan 162k DEF: Played along the wing for spurts then was moved down back, looked promising at times, big Blicavs vibes.
Jhye Clark 123k MID: Had the most CB’s attendances for the Cats in the first quarter after Guthrie went down, could be a gem of a pick…
Hawthorn
Massimo D’Ambrosio 224k DEF: Had 26 possessions and looked very good, only concern was that there was no Amon who will probably take some of those away but definitely did well.
Nick Watson 189k MID/FWD: 8 disposals for the day, probably a no go.
Henry Hustwaite 184k MID: Had the ball on a string for 24 possessions and arguably best on ground for the Hawks.
Jai Serong 174k DEF: 11 Possessions for the big man down back, you’d assume fighting with Phillips for a spot come opening round.
Ethan Phillips 102K DEF: Played after halftime, 5 possessions but didn’t do his chances any harm at all.
Western Bulldogs
Ryley Sanders 184k MID: Looked amazing in the midfield, played predominantly there, no Bont or Treloar in this game but you’d imagine it wouldn’t matter, all class. Had 25 possessions and kicked a snag.
Nick Coffield 123k DEF: Started slowly but really worked into the game, looked solid by the end of it, took a few marks and had 18 possessions.
Buku Khamis 123k FWD: Played in the backline, had 12 possessions, sneaky option if picked.
Sam Darcy 123k FWD: Looked very good going into the middle and rucking, although there was no Tim English in this game, he finished with 16 possessions.
Adelaide
Dan Curtin 175k DEF/MID: Played in the backline after coming on, depending on how Mark Keane recovers from his concussion we could see Curtin round 1, had 7 possessions.
Port Adelaide
Josh Sinn 123k MID: Came on late, had 3 possessions.
St Kilda
Hugo Garcia 117k MID/FWD: Wasn’t too bad, had 6 possessions and 4 tackles.
Darcy Wilson 130k MID/FWD: Looked to show a bit in the time he had on the ground, had 10 possessions accompanied by 4 marks.
Essendon
Zach Reid 123k DEF: 5 disposals , absolute graveyard pick.
Fremantle
Tom Emmett 182k FWD: 11 disposals, 1 mark, 1 goal and 2 behinds, used the ball poorly.
Cooper Simpson 117k MID/FWD: Played a half, had 10 possessions, 4 tackles, 1 mark and a sausage roll.
Jeremy Sharp 123k MID: Pulled out late due to sickness.
West Coast
Campbell Chesser 199k MID: 13 possessions with 1 tackle, would not touch.
Harley Reid 207k MID/FWD: Played across half back, took a couple of kick ins but wasn’t impressive. Had 7 possessions with 4 tackles and got cramp late on.
Credit to @aflcentral1 for statistics and context regarding a few scenarios.
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