Hello coaches, welcome back to The Buzz where I answer some of the toughest questions that might come across coaches minds across the week and give you my thoughts on the best ways to tackle these problems.
Fantasy guru Damion Maher is a top 10 finisher in EPL, BBL and Horse Racing but he’s never made it in AFL. But this might be his year, as Team Damion are currently eighth overall in SuperCoach AFL.
Round 6 was another devastating round for SuperCoach and AFL Fantasy coaches filled with under-performing premiums and plenty of injuries to deal with.
It’s upgrade/downgrade season but injuries to Dustin Martin, Josh Dunkley and Lachie Neale have caused SuperCoach and AFL Fantasy coaches fresh headaches, so we’ve got some expert advice to help solve them.
Em Challis, affectionately known as SuperCoach Mumma, has a track record which would be the envy of most SuperCoach players and she’s backed that up in 2021, currently sitting in 18th spot overall.
Tasmania-based Collingwood supporter Ben Cunningham’s ‘Sly Bacon’ are currently inside the AFL Fantasy top 30 rankings after a blistering start to 2021 and he offered to explain what’s gone right.
The overall rankings are beginning to shape up in AFL Fantasy and SuperCoach after three rounds but there’s some common dilemmas facing coaches, so we’ve assembled three experts to discuss.
Adelaide-based 30-year-old qualified teacher Shaun Brown pushed Trent Sutcliffe all the way in the 2020 AFL Fantasy season, eventually finishing runner-up and landing the $8,000 second-place prize.
Round 1 is always seductive with breakouts and rookies appearing out of nowhere and premiums letting you know. So do you flinch or do you just take it in your stride? Or is that being stubborn?
Shane D, aka ‘General Soreness’, sat top of the SuperCoach standings heading into the final round last year but sadly his side slipped to fourth. General is one of the wiser SuperCoach heads having played it for years.
AFL Fantasy and SuperCoach have their unique idiosyncrasies but those perennial burning questions are universal across both formats.
This time of the year always leads to a heap of internal dilemmas for SuperCoaches, assessing pre-season form, 2020 form, current injuries, injury history, change of roles, change of clubs, the list goes on and on.
It’s always hard to decipher which of last year’s Draft crop you should select in your AFL Fantasy or SuperCoach side, given the limited knowledge the average punter has about under-age footy.
Sydney-based Christian pastor Trent Sutcliffe plays plenty of Fantasy sports but he achieved the AFL Fantasy holy grail of taking out the top prize in 2020, despite trading in Mark Blicavs for a final round score of 37.
Passionate Melbourne Demons fan Isaac Wengier’s side WHALEOILBEEFHOOKED sat top of the 2020 SuperCoach rankings for six rounds last year but eventually slipped to finish ninth overall in a roller-coaster finish.
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