SuperCoach is back!

Australia's biggest fantasy sports game is open for everyone for a brand new season, and there are some big questions to answer as we start picking teams to chase the $50,000 grand prize:

• How do we best use the new Flex position?

• Should we avoid players with early byes?

• How many mid-pricers is too many?

• What will Clayton Oliver produce this year?

Experts Al Paton, The Phantom and Dos are joined by the GOAT Selby Lee-Steere - two-time winner of AFL Fantasy and top-10 finisher in SuperCoach - to answer those head-scratchers and more.

Plus all the exciting new features for 2025 explained!

CHAPTERS:
SuperCoach is OPEN! (00:00)
Moreira’s Magic joins the show (01:45)
Biggest Questions in 2025 (02:45)
Do early byes really matter? (04:00)
Mid-price madness! (08:40)
Introducing the FLEX position! (12:50)
More NEW features in 2025! (13:30)
How to best use the flex position (15:00)
Save trades or burn them? (23:30)
Paying up for rookies and how many mid-pricers? (27:00)
Is Clayton Oliver worth it? (35:00)
What do we do with our rucks? (37:00)
More HOT Topics: breakouts, injury risks, and more! (43:00)

Hosts:
Al Paton: @al_superfooty /X
The Phantom: @ThePhantomSC /X
Dos: @HKDos /X
Selby Lee-Steere: @MoreirasMagic /X

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Monday January 20, 2025.

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Who are the most popular players in SuperCoach?

Armed with exclusive ownership numbers from the early Team Picker, Al Paton, Dos, Dan Batten and SuperCoach guru and top 11 finisher Jordan D'Sena debate the biggest surprises and question marks from the list of most selected players.

Then we get to the fun part - naming the players at under 10%, 5% and even 1% ownership who could deliver this season and give your team a huge edge on the pack.

Plus Jordan lifts the lid on his winning strategy - and why Dossy already has one hand on the $50k SuperCoach cheque.

CHAPTERS:
Talking ownership and PODs (00:00)
Advice from 2023 11th overall (02:20)
MOST OWNED PLAYERS 1-10 (05:45)
MOST OWNED PLAYERS 11-20 (07:30)
Discussing highly owned players (09:30)
The POD Draft (14:30)
Tom Stewart (15:30)
Matt Roberts (18:15)
James Sicily (20:00)
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (23:10)
Jordan Ridley (25:50)
Jordan Dawson (29:00)
Ed Richards (32:50)
Jai Newcombe (36:00)
Sam Davidson (38:55)
Andrew Brayshaw (41:45)
Sean Darcy (44:45)
Noah Anderson  (47:10)
More PODs! (51:00)

Hosts:
Al Paton: @al_superfooty /X
Dos: @HKDos /X
Dan Batten: @danbatten_ /X
Jordan D'Sena: @jordandsena /X

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Thursday January 16, 2025.

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Let's talk premiums - the big names who cost big bucks and bring in most of our SuperCoach points. At least, that's the plan.

Who can we trust as a safe investment in 2025 and who has the alarm bells ringing as pre-season heats up?

Al Paton and Dos are joined by special guests SuperCoach Horse from the Insight Fantasy Sports podcast and Heff from The Keeper League podcast to rate the best premos in SuperCoach 2025.

Plus some breaking injury news that could have big ramifications on where we splash the cash this season.

CHAPTERS:

Let's talk SuperCoach PREMIUMS! [00:00]
Injury news: Petracca, Daicos, Draper [01:50]
Let’s talk premiums [03:30]
Caleb Serong [04:10]
Tristan Xerri [08:25]
Zak Butters [13:10]
Tom De Koning [17:00]
Tom Green [19:50]
Marcus Bontempelli [23:40]
Jason Horne-Francis [28:15]
Harry Sheezel + premo defender chat [31:50]
Jack Sinclair [39:30]
Nick Daicos [42:45]
Max Gawn [47:20]
Izak Rankine [52:20]
What’s coming up [57:00]

Hosts:
Al Paton: @al_superfooty /X
Dos: @HKDos /X
Horse: @SCHorse_ /X
Heff: @Heff_KL /X

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Monday January 13, 2025.

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Unfortunately, we can't pick a full squad of premium players in SuperCoach, but the art of balancing our sides with the best big guns, mid-price players, and CHEAPIES is the path to a successful season!

We know that the cheapest players in SuperCoach are often the rookies fresh from the draft, but what about the other guys? Players who are cheap as chips based on injuries, poor form, or just being in Bevo's dog house can provide the ultimate value for a big breakout or bounce back season! 

Al Paton, Dan Batten, and Dos from the Official SuperCoach Podcast are joined by The Footy Mailbag's Damo to discuss their favourite SuperCoach non-rookie cheapies under $300K in 2025!

CHAPTERS:
Let's talk CHEAPIES! (00:00)
Basement options who need opportunity (03:00)
Caleb Daniel (06:30)
Tom Lynch (08:20) 
Arie Schoenmaker (12:30)
Tom Doedee (15:15) 
Keidean Coleman (17:15)
Isaac Cumming (20:00)
Matt Flynn (24:40)
Nathan O’Driscoll (27:10)
Cam Guthrie (30:30)
News on Toby Conway (34:00)
Jack Silvagni (35:45)
Rory Atkins (38:00)
Bailey Humphrey (40:50) 
More names! (45:10)

Hosts:
Al Paton: @al_superfooty /X
Dos: @HKDos /X
Dan Batten: @danbatten_ /X
Damo: @DamoSC /X

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Thursday January 9, 2025.

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Mid-price madness is back!

Finding a bargain who scores like a top-dollar premium is one of the best feelings in SuperCoach - and there are more mid-price options in 2025 than in any year we can remember.

A lot more mid-price picks blow up than become season-long keepers - but if you nail them it can give you a huge advantage on the competition. So, who will be the Elliot Yeo of 2025?

Al Paton, Dos and Chloe Williams are joined by MJ from the Coaches Panel to name their favourite players in the $300k-$500k minefield and sort the mid-price contenders from the pretenders.

CHAPTERS:

Why do we pick mid price players? (4:00)
Adam Cerra (5:00)
Jack Macrae (9:40)
James Peatling (13:00)
Clayton Oliver (18:00)
Kane Farrell (19:30)
Bailey Smith (24:00)
Callum Mills (28:00)
Matt Roberts (30:30)
Will Day (33:30)
Jayden Short (38:30)
Darcy Parish (44:20)
Mattaes Phillipou (47:10)
More mid price names! (52:15)

Hosts:
Al Paton: @al_superfooty /X
Dos: @HKDos /X
Chloe Williams: @chloekwilliams /X
MJ: @mjwant /X

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Tuesday January 7, 2025.

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You've opened the SuperCoach Early Team Picker and before you is a blank field with 31 spots to fill ... now what?

The air is full of possibility as we tick into a new year, and Al Paton and Dos are joined by SuperCoach legend DR to talk through how they go about picking a squad to dominate 2025.

Is it the year for guns and rookies or is mid-price madness the winning strategy? How many premium rucks should we start? Plus competing Flex tactics, the bye round that could derail our teams before the season begins, pre-season intel and the players Al, Dos and DR planning to take a huge risk on in 2025.

CHAPTERS:

Where to start? (03:50)
Forward strategy (08:00)
Ruck strategy  (13:00)
Defender strategy (21:00)
Midfield strategy (31:30)
Rookie must-haves (36:00)
Bye round strategy (39:00)
Flex strategy (44:00)
Our riskiest pick! (48:30)
One player we can't fit in! (51:40)

Hosts:
Al Paton: @al_superfooty /X
Dos: @HKDos /X
DR: @Supercoach_DR /X

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Thursday 2nd January, 2024.

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SuperCoach Team Picker is finally here! The Phantom enters the Lair to reveal his first team for the 2025 season, accompanied by Dos (FKA Phantom Junior) and the notorious Bear.

2025 Team Picker is out now for existing players with a SuperCoach Plus subscription! Head to your team from last year and SuperCoach Plus subscribers will be able to see a '2025 Team Picker' gold icon just above the top right of your defender bench... enjoy!

CHAPTERS:
The Phantom's core squad (including RUCKS): (03:00)
DEFENDERS: (06:45)
MIDS: (14:30)
FORWARDS: (21:30)
FLEX (27:50)

Hosts:
The Phantom: @ThePhantomSC /X
Dos: @HKDos /X
Bear: @Beartorius /X

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Thursday 19th December, 2024.

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The wait is (almost) over! SuperCoach Team Picker is arriving very soon... The Official SuperCoach AFL Podcast exclusively reveals the release date for the SuperCoach AFL platform!

With the Team Picker right around the corner, The Phantom returns to his lair alongside Dos (the artist FKA Phantom Junior) to reveal the 2025 SuperCoach AFL prices!

CHAPTERS:
SuperCoach Team Picker Announcement! (02:00)
2025 Price Reveals! Popular picks - Jack Macrae, Caleb Daniel, and more (05:00)
Rookie prices - Sam Lalor, Finn O'Sullivan, top rookies (08:40)
Premium prices - Marcus Bontempelli, Tristan Xerri, Max Gawn (13:00)
More rookies and mid-prices - Draper, Ashcroft brothers, Peatling (17:00)
Top forwards and defender - Horne-Franics, Sheezel, Flanders (22:00)
MORE NAMES! Harley Reid, Clayton Oliver, and more (30:00)

Hosts:
The Phantom: @ThePhantomSC /X
Dos: @HKDos /X

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Monday 16th December, 2024.

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The Official SuperCoach AFL Podcast exclusively reveals and explains the brand new FLEX position!

To bring Australia’s biggest and best fantasy game into a new era, SuperCoach will have an exciting new look from 2025 with the addition of a brand new position. 

In this episode, Al Paton, The Phantom, Patch, and Dos break down the brand new rule change that unlocks all-new strategies to explore while bidding farewell to surprise sub or injury-affected scores of yesteryear.

The Flex player will expand squads to 31, and coaches will pick 23 players to start on field each round, up from 22. Crucially, weekly totals will be made up of the best scoring 22 of your 23 on-field players - effectively dropping the lowest score each round.

The crew also discuss which players have caught their eye so far this pre-season and who they will be picking first the moment that Team Picker opens (stay tuned)!

FLEX QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Is the salary cap increasing?
No, the salary cap will remain at $10 million. But player prices will be adjusted across the board to allow for an extra player being selected in 31-man squads. So, for example, a player who would have previously been priced at $600,000 to start the season will be closer to $580,000 in 2025. The adjustments will occur across all price categories and will be relative (smaller for players at the cheaper end of the scale). Keep an eye out for $99k rookies!

Can the Flex player be nominated as captain or vice-captain?
Yes. The Flex player is treated the same as anyone else in your starting line-up and can be traded, substituted (with another player in the corresponding position or via DPP) or named C or VC. One factor to keep in mind - there is no emergency cover for your selected Flex player. If they don't play, the zero score will drop out of your total for the week but there will be no cover from the bench.

How does best 22 scoring work and are emergencies included?
Each round, you’ll score from your best 22 players only in any position, from your selected, on-field Starting 23 (including your Flex player selection). You’ll still need to ensure that your best available players are in your starting line-up. Select up to four Emergencies across the DEF, MID, RUC and FWD positions. Emergencies will continue to replace non-starting players in your starting line-up, in the same position (including any ‘bye’ player that you may have left in your starting line-up) and their score will only count if it is in your Best 22.

What happens if my captain isn't in my best 22?
If your captain’s doubled score is NOT in your Best 22 scores for the round, then their points will not count - you simply get your Best 22 scores only. Similarly, if your captain’s doubled-score is NOT in your best 22 scores, you do NOT automatically receive double points from your vice captain - your vice Captain only receives double points if your captain does not play for any reason.

CHAPTERS:
Flex position explained (01:15)
FAQs: best 22, salary cap, bench, captain/vice captain (04:00)
Flex strategy discussion and thoughts (08:40)
Track watch thoughts (22:30)
First three players we will pick (35:00)

Hosts:
Al Paton: @al_superfooty /X
The Phantom: @ThePhantomSC /X
Patch: @PatchToTheMax /X
Dos: @HKDos /X

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Tuesday 10th December, 2024.

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How do you know SuperCoach is nearly back? When the AFL Draft is in the rear view mirror and 94 DPPs (dual position players) drop in your inbox!

The Phantom, Al Paton, Dan Batten, and Dos join forces to dissect every major player who gained, lost, or retained their positional status, including Nick Daicos, Harry Sheezel, Bailey Smith, Jack Macrae, Caleb Daniel, and much more!

Missed the AFL Draft? Don't know your Jagga Smith's from your Levi Ashcroft's? We have you covered! Our resident rookie experts give you all the juicy targets in our first edition of the ROOKIE BIBLE!

CHAPTERS:

Intro (00:00)
DPPs + Positions! (04:00)
ROOKIE BIBLE - first edition (24:30)
2025 fixture analysis (45:00)

Hosts:
The Phantom: @ThePhantomSC
Al Paton: @al_superfooty
Dan Batten: @danbatten_
Haydn 'Dos' Kenny: @HKDos

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Tuesday 26th November, 2024.

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Who will be the Harley Reid or Harry Sheezel of SuperCoach 2025?

The AFL Draft is being talked up as one of the best talent pools in years, and is set to supply the core of fantasy teams for years to come.

Who will be leading the SuperCoach rookie class? Join host Al Paton and draft experts Dan Batten and Chris Cavanagh to preview the first round.

Find out who is likely to be selected with each pick, the names you need to know and the key numbers to start planning for 2025 SuperCoach domination!

CHAPTERS:

Intro (00:00)
Levi Ashcroft (03:18)
Sam Lalor (04:15)
Alix Tauru (06:00)
Finn O’Sullivan (07:40)
Sid Draper (09:10)
Jagga Smith (09:50)
Josh Smillie (11:05)
Harvey Langford (11:55)
Leo Lombard (13:25)
Tobie Travaglia (14:25)
Harry Armstrong (15:40)
Isaac Kako (17:00)
Luke Trainor (18:30)
Jobe Shanahan (19:00)
Bo Allan (19:55)
Murphy Reid (21:00)
Xavier Lindsay (21:36)
Taj Hotton (22:20)
Jack Whitlock (23:16)
Joe Berry (24:20)
Cooper Hynes (24:35)
Jonty Faull (25:30)
Alex Dodson (26:20)
Jesse Dattoli (27:00)
Sam Marshall (27:55)
Christian Moraes (29:30)
Matt Whitlock (30:20)
Richmond's draft plan (30:50)
SuperCoach must-haves and avoids (31:45)

Hosts:
Al Paton: @al_superfooty
Dan Batten: @danbatten_
Chris Cavanagh: @chriscavanagh1

Producers:
Haydn Kenny: @HKDos
Gerald Prado, News Perform

Recorded on Wednesday 6th November, 2024.

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