Dreamteamer pro but Supercoach noob :(

[Victorius Secret]

Hi All,

I'm an experienced "Dreamteamer" and have finished in the top 2% the past few seasons.

I've decided to try Super Coach for the first time for something a little bit different and challanging.

So can any expericed "Supercoaches"  be so kind and give me a noob one peice of advice when it comes to SC?

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.  :)

[kilbluff1985]

Um in future don't have your topic name all in CAPS

And some players are better in supercoach then they are in dreamteam and or the opposite is my tip

[Victorius Secret]

I have amended the topic.

and your advice is not really helpful... that is more of a conclusion.

[itchytradefinger]

Biggest difference is that all matches are awarded 3300 points. Therefore, you don't need to worry about whether a team is high possession (think Geelong) or low (think Sydney). SC is all about effective ball use but it's also about being effective when the game's on the line. So the first quarter of any game is huge. Pick players who stand up when the game's there to be won (think Judd, Cox). Don't worry about knobs who rack up plenty of touches that don't really go anywhere. Oh yeah, SC loves contested possies too. And tackles.

[meow meow]

Players who butcher the ball are the absolute worst. It's okay to have Boyd, because he just kicks it to nobody instead of kicking it straight to the opposition. Stay away from the turnover kings, and lean towards players with good disposal by foot. Newman is the perfect example. He's okay at DT, but is a SC gun. Extra points for kicks more than 40 metres. Extra points for players who hit targets with rebound 50's or inside 50's.

Basically: good kicking = good football = good scoring.

The main difference is the weighting of points though. Pick players who win games by doing something brilliant at a crutial moment. Judd is the one who comes to mind for this example. Or Leo Barry. A 3 point mark in DT, but I think it was worth 48 points in SC or something ridiculous like that. A contested mark, from opposition, inside defensive 50, at a crutial moment. It all adds up.

[itchytradefinger]

Yeah I reckon Barry's mark was awarded 39 points. And Cox scored 213 against the Dogs last year when he kicked the winning goal then went down the other end and took a match saving mark (or vice versa).

Interesting that we both mentioned Juddy..... there's no doubt he's a SC pet! Definitely because of his abillity to win contested footy. And yes indeed, SC awards accurate, long kicking. That's why Josh Drummong can rack up 150+ (when he's fit, which is rarely!)

[Capper]

in other words dont pick any clanger kings

[Purple 77]

In SuperCoach, pick the players who are actually better in real life (cept for key backmen)

[Ziplock]

maybe they should make a competition where you get scored against players in your position :P

so the best player in each position (determined by whatever scoring system) gets like 100, and you work your way down from that :P

what 'position' players are, depends on what position they played for in the majority of last season (like normal really). So you have key backs who are matching swanny and co.

[Torress]

mate once you get into SC you'll love it. DT is a little rubbish.

mind you there can be a fair bit of complaining to do with the point allocation sometimes!

[Victorius Secret]

lol, cheers for all the advice fellas. really helps me! :)

[Gooner]

Whilst the big possession gatherers are great in either competition, those who are very effective are a step above the rest and those who don't get a huge amount of the ball but do a lot with it (eg. Rioli) are useful.

Also key position players are a lot more useful in SC that DT.  For example, whilst Franklin and Nick Riewoldt are great picks in either competition, players like Jack Riewoldt can be a useful pick in SC where as you wouldn't consider them in DT.

Have a look at the scoring and at the prices of players and that will give you a fair idea about the differences.