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5 Cheap SuperCoach Defenders to Consider

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

As part of our top 5 lists we are going to cover some SuperCoach advice as well. To kick this off 5 SuperCoach Defenders under $150,000 have been selected for you to consider in your own team.

Remember no player is perfect at this price and you really shouldn’t have more than one or two players in this price range for defense in 2010.

Sheppard is an interesting one, he is one possibility to make it into the West Coast midfield or a half back role in 2010 and if he does that he’ll surely go up in value from his low starting point.

Sheppard impressed quite a few people in his first NAB cup game. The problem however was that he got substituted off very early which indicates he’ll have an uphill battle to crack the Eagles 22. He is one to watch over the NAB Cup though.


2. Andrew Moore ($139,200)
A Port Adelaide draftee that a few people have their eyes on for SuperCoach. A tough medium forward/defender Moore has the body to play AFL straight away; it’s just a matter of if the Power thinks he is good enough.

In his first NAB cup game he impressed a few people but will need to do more to gain round 1 selection, expect him to be an option this year, the only question is when.


3. Matt Maguire ($114,000)
A lot of people are getting on the Maguire train and at his price I can understand the attraction, the reality is however that he couldn’t crack a single game last year with St Kilda, despite similar levels of hype.

If you even for a second believe that Maguire will be getting games this year jump on. At the price he is starting at he’s an absolute steal if he even gets halfway back to his best. The best plan is to wait until you see his name on the round 1 home and away season sheet.


4. Jackson Trengrove ($100,200)
Jackson Trengrove is a highly rated key position player from the Power, who had an injury interrupted season in 2009. He only gained 10 possessions in the clubs first clash against the Crows but used the ball well and should be a part of the Port Adelaide team sooner or later.


5. Phil Davis ($100,200)
Despite a disappointing start to his NAB Cup campaign for Adelaide, Davis is a bargain. He seems the perfect 9th defender as he has talent; will play and is cheap as chips. Keep him in mind but like Maguire look to the team sheets for round one to decide.

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Players who were “recycled” through the 2009 AFL Draft

Monday, November 30th, 2009

In the last uncompromised draft before GC17 invades, clubs were apparently still not afraid to pick up some recycled players from other clubs. So who were these lucky souls?

Player Name: Luke Ball.
Old Club: St Kilda.
New Club: Collingwood.
Pick Used: 30.
Summary: Luke Ball requested to be traded to the Pies during the 2009 trade week, but when a deal could not be struck he was stuck at St Kilda. The Saints consequently withdrew their contract renewal offer and Ball then walked away from the club and nominated for the 2009 AFL Draft. His wish was granted come pick 30 when, after being overlooked by Melbourne, Essendon, and Brisbane; Collingwood read out his name and he became a Pie. He should bring some extra grunt into the Pies midfield and allow the likes of Leon Davis to spend a little more time up forward. More on Luke Ball…

Player Name: Rhan Hooper.
Old Club: Brisbane.
New Club: Hawthorn.
Pick Used: 58.
Summary: Rahn Hooper spent the first four seasons of his career with Brisbane after being drafted in 2005 at pick 41, and managed 48 games in that time. After a series of off field indiscretions in 2009, Hooper was put up for trade during the 2009 trade week but there were no takers for the 21 year old utility. At Hawthorn he will slot into an already strong forward structure that contains the likes of Lance Franklin, Jarryd Roughead, and Cyril Rioli. It will be interesting to see how much of the ball he can find given how Franklin orientated the Hawks can be when going forward.

Player Name: Jesse Smith.
Old Club: North Melbourne.
New Club: St Kilda.
Pick Used: 60.
Summary: Jesse Smith is one who has offered so much potential in his time at North Melbourne but has never really had the chance to reach it thanks to a horror run of injuries. He indicated his desire to leave the club at the conclusion of the 2009 season, citing the lack of adequate facilities at Arden Street. He was offered up for trade during the 2009 trade week but a home was not found so he took his chances and walked away from the Roos. He nominated for the 2009 AFL Draft and his punt paid off with 2009 Grand Finalists St Kilda picking him up at pick 60. I honestly don’t know where he will fit into a team that dominated most teams during the 2009 season, but if he can get fit and find a way in it could be exciting times for the still young player.


Player Name: Adam Pattison.
Old Club: Richmond.
New Club: St Kilda.
Pick Used: 64.
Summary: Adam Pattison was drafted by Richmond in 2004 at pick 16 and played with them from 2005 until 2009. He managed just 8 games in 2009 for Richmond, a time when they struggled to make an impact in any game, and upon the conclusion of the 2009 season he was delisted by the club. After nominating for the 2009 AFL draft, he was offered a lifeline by 2009 Grand Finalists St Kilda when they selected him at pick 64. Interestingly this was St Kilda’s second pick in a row that they used to pick up a recycled player, opting for an experience approach rather than a youth approach at the draft.


Player Name: Simon Buckley.
Old Club: Melbourne.
New Club: Collingwood.
Pick Used: 85.
Summary: Simon Buckley was originally drafted to Melbourne in the 2005 AFL Draft at pick 53, and although he didn’t debut until the 2007 season he has shown excellent potential as a hard running midfielder. During 2008 he averaged 21 disposals and 6 marks, and had multiple 30+ possession games late in the season. His 2009 season was hampered by injury and consequently he only managed one senior appearance. The Demons delisted him so he nominated for the AFL draft, where he was thrown a lifeline by Collingwood late in the draft at pick 85. He will be hoping he can make a successful return to senior football and repay the faith shown in him by his new club.


Player Name: Matt Maguire.
Old Club: St Kilda.
New Club: Brisbane.
Pick Used: 91.
Summary: Where do I start with Matt Maguire? He was drafted to St Kilda at pick 21 in the 2001 AFL Draft, debuted in his first season, and established himself as one of the leading centre half backs in the competition by 2005. From there a series of injuries, including a horror leg break has all but halted his progress. It all started with osteitis pubis, then he suffered a broken leg where both his tibia and fibula broke, this was followed by compartment syndrome and he required a further 8 operations to fix his leg. He recovered and made a comeback in round 1 of 2007 but not long after was diagnosed with stress fractures in his foot, and they haunted him all the way through until the end of 2008. He was fit to play during the 2009 season but was unable to find a way into the juggernaut side that was St Kilda at the time, and was consequently delisted by the club come the end of the year. He nominated for the 2009 AFL Draft and endured an agonising wait, having to wait until the fifth last pick to hear his name. He will now go to Brisbane after spending all year stranded on 99 AFL games and will hopefully reach his milestone of 100 games in round 1 of 2010. More on Matt Maguire…

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How They Played – Milestone games in round 20

Monday, August 17th, 2009

A look at how last week’s milestone players went in their respective games.

Adam Goodes – Playing in his 250th he showed that he still has the “Goodes”. He gathered 21 disposals at 71 % effectivness to go along with his 2 goals, 12 marks and 6 inside 50s. Not a bad day out in a losing side.


Scott Welsh – Welsh played in his 200th against the Brisbane Lions and got the result everyone looks for in their milestone. Contributed well to his sides win with 12 disposals, all of them kicks, 7 marks and 2.0.

Josh Carr – Only managed one tackle before he injured his ankle in the first quarter. Not a great finish to his 200th.

Leigh Brown – Had a quietish game but when your team is dominating its hard to rack up the stats in defence. He collected 12 disposals at 92% effectivness on Jack Reiwoldt, who also got 12 possessions.

Nathan Eagleton – Eagleton played his 200th game with the Bulldogs and was instrumental in their victory against the Lions. He collected 21 disposals, 16 of those were kicks, kicked 3.1 and had 8 inside 50s. Not a bad milestone game if you ask me.

Jordan Lewis – Played his 100th game and started the game on fire but slowed down as it progressed.Gathered 33 disposals, at 82% effectivness, kicked 1.1, got 7 clearances, and 11 of his possessions were contested.

Matthew Maguire – Did not play. I will revisit him when he finally makes the milestone.

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Upcoming AFL Milestones – Round 20

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

Sydney Swans Training SessionIt’s time to recognise some of the milestones that we will hopefully be seeing this weekend.

Adam Goodes – Goodes will play his 250th game this weekend when he lines up with the Sydney Swans against Geelong. Drafted to the Swans in 1997, he had a reasonably slow start to his career but after the mid-season coaching change he started to find some consistent form. He took that form through into the following year, 2003, and was rewarded by his club when he won the clubs best and fairest award. His success stretched further and was also jointly awarded the Brownlow Medal along with Nathan Buckley and Mark Ricciuto, as well as selection in the All Australian team. Injuries then slowed his career but in 2005 he managed some good form and consequently played in the Swans first premiership side since 1933. He followed this up in 2006 by once again playing some of his best football, once again earning him the coveted Brownlow Medal. When he plays his 250th this weekend he will enter the record books as the second fastest player ever to reach that milestone, behind Wayne Schimmelbusch.


Scott Welsh – Welsh will play his 200th AFL game this weekend when he walks out onto the park against the Brisbane Lions on Saturday night. Drafted to North Melbourne in 2006 at just 17 years of age so he didn’t really play much senior footy until 1998 and managed to play in the 1999 Premiership side. In 2000 he moved back to Adelaide to play with the Adelaide Crows and this is where his career started to blossom. In seasons 2000-2007 Welsh managed to top the Crows leading goal kickers list four times with his best season haul being 58 goals. At the end of the 2007 season he rejected a one year contract from Adelaide and entered the Pre-Season draft where he was picked up by the Western Bulldogs. Ironically his 150th game was also played against Brisbane.

Josh Carr – Carr will also be playing his 200th game this weekend should he make selection to host Carlton on Sunday afternoon. Originally drafted to the Power in 1998 he played 105 games between the 2000 and 2004 seasons. In 2001 he won Port Adelaides “Best Team Man” award and in 2004 was appointed as their Vice Captain along side Warren Tredrea. He has a Premiership under his belt having played in the 2004 Premiership side with the Power. In 2005 he was traded, upon request, to Fremantle so he could play along side his brother, Matthew Carr. He spent four seasons at Fremantle, and was their Vice Captain during the 2007 and 2008 seasons. After his brothers retirement during 2008 Josh requested to be traded back to his original club for personal reasons. Maybe he doesn’t like being Vice Captain and feels the best way out is to leave the club? He has played a further 11 games in season 2009 for the Power and needs just the one more to reach the 200 milestone.

Leigh Brown – Like Scott Welsh and Josh Carr, Leigh Brown will be playing his 200th game this week. Having not done anything overly spectacular during his career, Brown managed to play 21 out of 22 games in each of his first three years with Fremantle after being drafte in 1999. He was named as Fremantles “Best Clubman” in 2001. After the 2002 season he was traded to North Melbourne for pick 13 and over his 8 seasons at the Kangaroos managed to play at least 21 games each year. Brown was then delisted by the Roos after the 2008 season. He was offered a lifeline by Collingwood when they selected him with pick 73 in the national draft and has had a somewhat indifferent year in 2009 playing just 13 games and kicking 8 goals.

Nathan Eagleton – Eagleton will play his 200th game with the Western Bulldogs this weekend. He has also played 56 games with Port Adelaide having started his career with them back in 1997. This makes his total games played to date 255.

Jordan Lewis – Lewis will play his 100th game this weekend as the Hawks attempt to keep their finals hopes alive when they host the Crows this weekend. Drafted in the 2004 National Draft, Lewis was a part of the Hawks 2008 Premiership team along with fellow 2004 draftees Jarryd Roughead and Lance Franklin.

Matthew Maguire – Maguire has had a very injury interupted career after being drafted to the St Kilda Saints in the 2001 National Draft. Debuting in 2002 he played 67 games in his first four seasons and managed 18 in 2006 before a horific leg injury in which both his fibia and tibula were broken. Multiple surgeries followed to correct the issue and although he returned in round 1 the following season (2007) he was then sidelined with stress fractures in his foot. He returned in round 14 but after the 2007 season it was revealed his stress fractures had returned resulting in him missing much of the Saints preseason. He returned again in round 4 2008 and played four games before injuring his left foot which sidelined him for the remainder of the season. Maguire is yet to play in 2009 but with the injuries to the St Kilda backline he might be in with a shot at making the milestone that has eluded him thus far (his 100th game).

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Matt Maguire and Luke Ball: are their St Kilda careers in doubt?

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

This week St Kilda’s selected team is missing two well known and available players and when you consider their respective situations it makes you wonder whether they will still be at St Kilda next year; Matt Maguire has been named as an emergency and Luke Ball, a former captain of the club, wasn’t even afforded that status.

Both Maguire and Ball were drafted to the Saints in 2001 at picks 21 and 2 respectively and quickly established themselves as part of St Kilda’s best line up.


Let’s have a look at each player’s history, their current situation and my opinion on their chances of staying at the Saints next year:

Matthew Maguire- At his best Maguire was considered one of the best center half backs in the game and his attacking play and long kicking was instrumental to St Kilda’s success in 2004. Cruelly ‘Goose’ has suffered a range of injuries that have stopped him delivering and improving on that early career form, which has left him stranded on 99 games.
Since the start of 2006 Maguire’s injuries have included:
-Multiple broken bones in his lower leg
-Compartment syndrome (8 operations)
-Stress fractures in his foot (3 times)

This year however Maguire has been able to play at VFL level without issue but despite solid but unspectacular form has not been able to break his way into the undefeated St Kilda side.

It is unclear what St Kilda’s intentions with Maguire are at this point as many had expected ‘Goose’ to get a run this week due to the absence of Zac Dawson (a key defender like Maguire) and Justin Koschitzke (a key forward which is a position St Kilda have suggested Maguire may play); If St Kilda do intend to hang onto Maguire’s services but do not play him this year there is every chance Matt himself may request a change of scenery.

If Maguire doesn’t get a game this week (perhaps a late change) I dare say he won’t this year and it’d be likely either the club or the player look to move on.

Luke Ball- Like Maguire, Luke Ball has been considered one of the best in his position in the AFL. Luke Ball as a former captain of the club was renowned for his attack on the football and his at times reckless care for his body. This commitment to the St Kilda cause along with his obvious natural talents earned Ball the following achievements in his career:

-Being a member of two Pre-Season premiership sides
-2005 Trevor Barker Award winner (St Kilda’s best and fairest)
-All Australian Selection 2005
-International Rules player 2004

Sadly the similarities with Maguire don’t end there; Ball has suffered his own share of injuries none more significant than the osteitis pubis he suffered from in 2006, St Kilda and Luke Ball himself would undoubtedly regret the decision to play through the injury as it was clearly aggravated at several points of the season.

Since then Ball has struggled to regain the same pace and skill level he possessed before his injuries and two weeks ago was a surprise omission from a St Kilda side that has been bubbling along nicely, St Kilda have handled it well though and no one really knows the full reason for this but if it is genuinely form, at the age of 25 it has to be a major concern for his playing future at the St Kilda Football Club.

Personally I think they are giving his groin a rest for the business half of the season and believe in all likely hood Ball will continue to be a St Kilda player for the next few years.

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