It’s getting to the point of the season now where it’s make or break for those highly ranked. Some huge SuperCoach scores last week and I really love some players and their oppositional weaknesses this week. It’s all about match ups and form and I think we may have found some!
ROUND 11 VICE CAPTAINS:
Luke Ryan
This game shapes up a perfect match up for Luke Ryan. For one, Collingwood are incredibly undermanned especially in the forward line. This will help Ryan play his intercept role more confidently. Alongside this, Collingwood have been giving up big points this season to opposition defenders. Some numbers of late include Hinge 124, Witherden 141, Newman 148, 146 McGrath and 124 Martin just to name a few. The highest SuperCoach player from a player opposing Collingwood has been a defender the last 3 out 4 games. Load up, I am!
Caleb Serong
Collingwood keep finding a way to win even though they are weakened through the midfield and forward line. I expect Serong to take advantage of this without Mitchell and Degoey and dominate their inexperienced midfield. He has been so consistent this season averaging 130.2 for the season. His numbers against Collingwood are nothing amazing but I just feel with their lack of midfield experience and Serong on the rise, he seems like a safe VC.
Nick Daicos
Nick is back in Brownlow form after a few quieter weeks. His disposal efficiency is down lately but he has had a massive rise in contested possessions including racking up 22 last week alongside 5 tackles. Young players like Nick don’t have a huge amount of data as he has only played Fremantle twice scoring 130 and 65 in the two matchups. With Collingwood being a little light on with experience through the midfield he is going to take charge alongside Pendles and if Collingwood are to win his needs have 30 and 1 in my opinion.
Sam Walsh
Walshy has been a bit hit and miss of late. He was tagged out of the game last week by Jordan but Im expecting him to bounce back against Gold Coast. One thing that stood out to me is he has only played at Marvel twice this season and those two games have been his highest scores of 130 and 160 SuperCoach points. His numbers show that he enjoys playing under the roof where the game is fast and he can run his opponents off their feet. Over 33 games at Marvel his is averaging 107.5. I don’t mind him as a VC this week.
Touk Miller
This one has an element of risk to it but a couple of things made me sway this way. Touk really enjoys the match up of Carlton, over his last 7 games he is averaging 118 and over 22 games at Marvel he averages 104.2. Carlton have been a team that have played a bit of a ‘run with’ role this season but I can’t see it being Touk if they do decide to do so.
ROUND 11 CAPTAINS
Zak Butters
He just has a will to win. Port wouldn’t have won last week without this man. He had 17 disposals and 5 stoppage clearances in the quater. Butters has a 3 round average of 132.7, North are ranked 16th versus midfield opposition and his career average at Blundstone Arena is 121.5. Most weeks I look for players that have a good history against teams like North Melbourne and Butters is your man!
Zach Merrett
This is a perfect match up for Merrett. I heard on SEN that after the weekends game Tigers only have 3 other fit players to choose from and they also had some injuries from Round 10 they need to battle with. They are absolutely decimated through the midfield and that showed last week with rookie McAuliffe receiving 22 CBAs in his 3rd game. Zach has a 5 round average of 139.6 against Richmond. The Bombers need to boost their percentage and I think Zac is going to do his best to help this! He will be my captain.
Dayne Zorko
Well, well, well if you thought I’d be writing this come Round 11, you’re a liar! He is only one calf ping away from being a disaster but his form and role is just that SuperCoach friendly he needs to get a mention as it may be his last. Zork has a 3 round average of 146 and is coming up against a team that has been giving up points and seems to be running around in defence and is the guy they want with the ball. He only had 3 kick-ins and still had 35 disposals of which 75% were in the defensive half and he just uses it so well going at 86% last week. He still managed 161 with 0 tackles and only 3 kick-ins as Richmond hardly troubled the scores. Go on I dare ya!
ROUND 11 POD CAPTAIN
Josh Dunkley
I was super keen on Dunks last week but it was his counterpart Neale who was the beneficiary. The Hawks have been far from disappointing of late but have given up 127, 122, 142, 140, 135 and 120 to opposition midfielders over the last month. I sticking by Dunks this week and is the POD of the week!
Casey’s Captain Confidence Rating:
Vice Captains:
- Luke Ryan
- Caleb Serong
- Nick Daicos
Captains:
- Zach Merrett
- Zak Butters
- Josh Dunkley
