In order to achieve the ultimate SuperCoach glory, you must take risks and look for a point of difference (POD), to help give you the edge over your opponents. I present to you, Aaron Sandilands, the 211cm giant from Fremantle. Along with Dean Cox, Sandilands has been the dominant ruckmen of recent time. But the big question is, is the big Docker worth the risk?
Aaron Sandilands - Ruckmen - $488,700 - Average 69.25
The Dockers have an easy run home as they play the bottom three teams on the AFL ladder and Port Adelaide during SuperCoach finals, which could lead to some big scores. Fremantle’s next four games are:
GWS @ Patersons Stadium - Sandilands has never played GWS, but ruckmen usually score well against them, as shown by Naitanui (148), McEvoy (139) and Kruezer (122) this year.
Melbourne @ MCG - Sandilands averages 99 against Melbourne since 2005, including a massive 163 points in their most recent encounter. Sandilands has also played four games at the MCG since 2009 and he averages 133 points there, if you take out his injury affected game.
Port Adelaide @ Aami Stadium - Against Port Adelaide, he averages 96 points against them and 120 points from his last three.
St.Kilda @ Etihad Stadium - If you’re lucky enough to make it to the SuperCoach grand final, Sandilands comes up against St.Kilda whom he only averages 83 against. But he has had some big scores of 119, 121 and 132 against them recently and he averages 97 at Etihad Stadium.
But one concern with an easy fixture towards the end of the year is the risk of players being rested. Sandilands shouldn't get rested though, as he is trying to get match fitness in before the finals, so it would be silly for the Dockers to rest him.
Sandilands is extremely under priced, due to his slow start after coming back from injury. His price has been reduced by $113,700 since the start of the year, making him a bargain as he is priced at only $488k. He is also a massive point of difference (POD) as he is in only 0.66% of teams at the moment. If you want to win your SuperCoach league, then you must look for PODS, as they will give you the edge over your opponents.
Sandilands is a proven gun and has averaged over 100 SuperCoach points for the last four years (111, 110, 114, 101), which should give you some confidence in his scoring ability. He is also improving every week and he is only just regaining his match fitness as he is increasing his SuperCoach score each week. He is yet to score over 100, but he could easily score more than 100 in his next four.
Although one of the risks associated with Sandilands is his injury history. Sandilands has missed 31 games from the last three years and it would be a disaster for you to trade him in, only for him to injure himself again.
The Verdict
He is too cheap to ignore and he is a massive POD and he could be the difference in winning or losing a SuperCoach final. He has an easy SuperCoach finals fixture and he is a proven SuperCoach performer, so I would bring him in as even though he is a risk, the positives outweigh the negatives.
GWS @ Patersons Stadium - Sandilands has never played GWS, but ruckmen usually score well against them, as shown by Naitanui (148), McEvoy (139) and Kruezer (122) this year.
Melbourne @ MCG - Sandilands averages 99 against Melbourne since 2005, including a massive 163 points in their most recent encounter. Sandilands has also played four games at the MCG since 2009 and he averages 133 points there, if you take out his injury affected game.
Port Adelaide @ Aami Stadium - Against Port Adelaide, he averages 96 points against them and 120 points from his last three.
St.Kilda @ Etihad Stadium - If you’re lucky enough to make it to the SuperCoach grand final, Sandilands comes up against St.Kilda whom he only averages 83 against. But he has had some big scores of 119, 121 and 132 against them recently and he averages 97 at Etihad Stadium.
But one concern with an easy fixture towards the end of the year is the risk of players being rested. Sandilands shouldn't get rested though, as he is trying to get match fitness in before the finals, so it would be silly for the Dockers to rest him.
Sandilands is extremely under priced, due to his slow start after coming back from injury. His price has been reduced by $113,700 since the start of the year, making him a bargain as he is priced at only $488k. He is also a massive point of difference (POD) as he is in only 0.66% of teams at the moment. If you want to win your SuperCoach league, then you must look for PODS, as they will give you the edge over your opponents.
Sandilands is a proven gun and has averaged over 100 SuperCoach points for the last four years (111, 110, 114, 101), which should give you some confidence in his scoring ability. He is also improving every week and he is only just regaining his match fitness as he is increasing his SuperCoach score each week. He is yet to score over 100, but he could easily score more than 100 in his next four.
Although one of the risks associated with Sandilands is his injury history. Sandilands has missed 31 games from the last three years and it would be a disaster for you to trade him in, only for him to injure himself again.
The Verdict
He is too cheap to ignore and he is a massive POD and he could be the difference in winning or losing a SuperCoach final. He has an easy SuperCoach finals fixture and he is a proven SuperCoach performer, so I would bring him in as even though he is a risk, the positives outweigh the negatives.