There will be plenty of discounted and very tempting players for SuperCoach 2013, and Matt will assess each position for the best value.
Here the best bargain forwards have been profiled so you know who to look out for over the pre-season.
Mark LeCras
2013 Price: $230k
2012 Games: 0
2012 Ave: 0
2011 Games: 19
2011 Ave: 86
LeCras did not play a single game in 2012 due to injury, but he will be cheap in 2013! LeCras has averaged 86,82 and 84 in his last 3 years and he is great value at around $230k so will be a very popular pick. The Eagles have
Here the best bargain forwards have been profiled so you know who to look out for over the pre-season.
Mark LeCras
2013 Price: $230k
2012 Games: 0
2012 Ave: 0
2011 Games: 19
2011 Ave: 86
LeCras did not play a single game in 2012 due to injury, but he will be cheap in 2013! LeCras has averaged 86,82 and 84 in his last 3 years and he is great value at around $230k so will be a very popular pick. The Eagles have
missed LeCras in there forward line this year and will slot straight back in there as he is one of there best forwards booting 47, 63, and 58 goals in his last 3 seasons. Also don't forget his huge 12 goal and 226 Supercoach point effort in 2010. LeCras will be one of my first picked Supercoach players in 2013 if he looks fit and ready to go!
2013 Supercoach Point Average Prediction: 80-85
Robbie Gray
2013 Price: $260k
2012 Games: 2
2012 Ave: 70
2011 Games: 22
2011 Ave: 91
Gray suffered a horrific knee injury earlier in the year which saw him not play again for the rest of the year. With Gray being so cheap, a Mid/Fwd DPP and if he has a full pre season, then Gray is definitely someone to consider next year! In Gray's best season last year he averaged 18 disposals and kicked 32 goals, so he knows how to find the ball and hit the scoreboard. He also played all 22 games and averaged 91 points. Gray is definitely on my SuperCoach radar if he can have a good pre season!
2013 Supercoach Point Average Prediction: 85-95
Josh. J Kennedy
2013 Price: $300k
2012 Games: 7
2012 Ave: 56
2011 Games: 20
2011 Ave: 86
Kennedy has missed out on most of the year because of injury but in 2013 if he is fit and at $300k is great value! Kennedy was coming of his best year playing 20 games and averaging 86 Supercoach points a game. He has scored exactly 100 goals in 2010-11 so he can kick goals. Kennedy is a good chance to get back to his best next year so watch how he goes in the pre season!
2013 Supercoach Point Average Prediction: 80-85
Travis Varcoe
2013 Price: $180-200k
2012 Games: 1
2012 Ave: 12
2011 Games: 21
2011 Ave: 71
Varcoe looks amazing value if he will be $190k next year! He can also be selected either in your midfield or forward so Varcoe should be a very popular pick. Varcoe made only one appearance in 2012 for a 12 point return and that is why he will be so cheap in 2013. Varcoe averaged 82 and 71 in 2010 and 11, so if he can have a full season he should improve from that. If Varcoe is fit and ready in round 1 he will be in my Supercoach team!
2013 Supercoach Point Average Prediction: 80-85
Mark Nicoski
2013 Price: $200k
2012 Games: 0
2012 Ave: 0
2011 Games: 22
2011 Ave: 74
Nicoski looks super cheap at $200k and might be forgotten with all the cheap forward line options in Varcoe, LeCras and Gray so there might not be enough room in your forward line for him. After averaging 55 and 40 in 2009 and 10, Nicoski was reinvented as a forward in 2011 averaging 74, scoring 6 tons and playing every game. If Nicoski can have a strong pre season and be selected in round 1 he could be someone to consider!
2013 Supercoach Point Average Prediction: 70-75
Chris Knights
2013 Price: $250
2012 Games: 5
2012 Ave: 46.4
Chris Knights looks almost certain to be leaving Adelaide at the end of the season to be coming back to Victoria and Richmond is favourite to be Knights home in 2013. Knights could be a great cash cow and at $250k and he is someone to consider if he leaves Adelaide and has a full pre season. He has averaged 90, 84 and 83 from 2007-09 and a new club could recapture his form
2013 Supercoach Point Average Prediction: 75-80
Brent Staker
Price: $100-150k
2012 Games: 0
2012 Ave: 0
2011 Games: 7
2011 Ave: 67
Age: 28
If Staker is as cheap as a rookie and Def/Fwd DPP he will be a very popular pick in 2013! Before he's injury riddled seasons in 2012 and 2011, Staker averaged 87 and played every game for the Lions. If he can have an injury free pre season he can be a great cash cow. He can play anywhere on the ground and if he can break his way into the Lions best 22 is someone to consider as a cheap cash cow!
2013 Supercoach Point Average Prediction: 70-75
Brent Macaffer
Price: $100-120k
2012 Games: 0
2012 Ave: 0
Even though Macaffer has only played 4 games in the last 2 years, he still looks like a good option. He is very cheap and at worst could sit on your bench and make cash. But that is only if he plays games, so watch to see how his pre season is and if he can make his way into the Magpies squad in round 1. In 2010 he averaged 82 from 17 games so he can score well when he is fit and is someone to consider for next year!
2013 Supercoach Point Average Prediction: 70-75
2013 Supercoach Point Average Prediction: 80-85
Robbie Gray
2013 Price: $260k
2012 Games: 2
2012 Ave: 70
2011 Games: 22
2011 Ave: 91
Gray suffered a horrific knee injury earlier in the year which saw him not play again for the rest of the year. With Gray being so cheap, a Mid/Fwd DPP and if he has a full pre season, then Gray is definitely someone to consider next year! In Gray's best season last year he averaged 18 disposals and kicked 32 goals, so he knows how to find the ball and hit the scoreboard. He also played all 22 games and averaged 91 points. Gray is definitely on my SuperCoach radar if he can have a good pre season!
2013 Supercoach Point Average Prediction: 85-95
Josh. J Kennedy
2013 Price: $300k
2012 Games: 7
2012 Ave: 56
2011 Games: 20
2011 Ave: 86
Kennedy has missed out on most of the year because of injury but in 2013 if he is fit and at $300k is great value! Kennedy was coming of his best year playing 20 games and averaging 86 Supercoach points a game. He has scored exactly 100 goals in 2010-11 so he can kick goals. Kennedy is a good chance to get back to his best next year so watch how he goes in the pre season!
2013 Supercoach Point Average Prediction: 80-85
Travis Varcoe
2013 Price: $180-200k
2012 Games: 1
2012 Ave: 12
2011 Games: 21
2011 Ave: 71
Varcoe looks amazing value if he will be $190k next year! He can also be selected either in your midfield or forward so Varcoe should be a very popular pick. Varcoe made only one appearance in 2012 for a 12 point return and that is why he will be so cheap in 2013. Varcoe averaged 82 and 71 in 2010 and 11, so if he can have a full season he should improve from that. If Varcoe is fit and ready in round 1 he will be in my Supercoach team!
2013 Supercoach Point Average Prediction: 80-85
Mark Nicoski
2013 Price: $200k
2012 Games: 0
2012 Ave: 0
2011 Games: 22
2011 Ave: 74
Nicoski looks super cheap at $200k and might be forgotten with all the cheap forward line options in Varcoe, LeCras and Gray so there might not be enough room in your forward line for him. After averaging 55 and 40 in 2009 and 10, Nicoski was reinvented as a forward in 2011 averaging 74, scoring 6 tons and playing every game. If Nicoski can have a strong pre season and be selected in round 1 he could be someone to consider!
2013 Supercoach Point Average Prediction: 70-75
Chris Knights
2013 Price: $250
2012 Games: 5
2012 Ave: 46.4
Chris Knights looks almost certain to be leaving Adelaide at the end of the season to be coming back to Victoria and Richmond is favourite to be Knights home in 2013. Knights could be a great cash cow and at $250k and he is someone to consider if he leaves Adelaide and has a full pre season. He has averaged 90, 84 and 83 from 2007-09 and a new club could recapture his form
2013 Supercoach Point Average Prediction: 75-80
Brent Staker
Price: $100-150k
2012 Games: 0
2012 Ave: 0
2011 Games: 7
2011 Ave: 67
Age: 28
If Staker is as cheap as a rookie and Def/Fwd DPP he will be a very popular pick in 2013! Before he's injury riddled seasons in 2012 and 2011, Staker averaged 87 and played every game for the Lions. If he can have an injury free pre season he can be a great cash cow. He can play anywhere on the ground and if he can break his way into the Lions best 22 is someone to consider as a cheap cash cow!
2013 Supercoach Point Average Prediction: 70-75
Brent Macaffer
Price: $100-120k
2012 Games: 0
2012 Ave: 0
Even though Macaffer has only played 4 games in the last 2 years, he still looks like a good option. He is very cheap and at worst could sit on your bench and make cash. But that is only if he plays games, so watch to see how his pre season is and if he can make his way into the Magpies squad in round 1. In 2010 he averaged 82 from 17 games so he can score well when he is fit and is someone to consider for next year!
2013 Supercoach Point Average Prediction: 70-75