SuperCoach 2013 - Have your say!

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THE AFL has settled on its new rules for 2013 - here's your chance to have a say on possible changes to SuperCoach for next season.

The AFL's Laws of the Game committee spent months compiling recommendations for changes to the rules, most of which were accepted by the league yesterday.

Meanwhile, planning is underway to make next year's SuperCoach competition the biggest and best ever.

Fans often feel left out of the AFL's decision-making process - but here is your chance to have a say in potential changes to Australia's biggest fantasy sports game.

One innovation likely for 2013 is a new and improved version of SuperCoach Pro - a new game that you can play for free alongside your traditional SuperCoach side.

Already hugely popular in major leagues such as the NFL and NBA, the draft-style game is focussed on head-to-head competition with your mates including on a league draft in which each player can be selected only once - if you take Gary Ablett with your first draft pick, none of your mates can select him.

The draft-style game would include a host of other innovations including mid-year trade deals with other players in your league.

In the main game, the boffins at SuperCoach HQ are closely examining the number of trades each team will have next season.

Many coaches were caught short during the three-week bye period in 2012, which is set to be repeated in the 2013 fixture, while injuries to key players forced many to use up their trades far earlier than they would have liked.

Another growing frustration for SuperCoaches is the large number of late team changes.

Forcing clubs to tell the truth seems a long shot, so options to ease the stress for SuperCoaches include an extra emergency on the bench to cover for late withdrawals, and a rolling lockout all weekend for every round of the season.

A partial rolling lockout is already in place for rounds featuring Thursday matches, and extending it would allow coaches to change their side up to the bounce of every match across the weekend - with players who have already taken the field progressively off-limits.

Tell us what changes you would like to see by leaving a comment below.

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