2020 Price Mechanism

[Marty101]

Does anyone know what the longer term price mechanism is for the 2020 season?

I know initial price rises occur after 2 games but moving forward for the rest of the season will price changes be based on a 2-rd rolling average or a 3-rd rolling average?

Is the initial 2 game price adjustment just an initial stimulus to get cash gen going in this shortened season before reverting to normal conditions? If the remainder of the season is based on only a 2-rd rolling average I can see price changes being far more volatile this year when big/underwhelming scores come into a players rolling average.

Another thing to note: The scaling factor which gets applied to difference in price between the current price and rolling average price to calculate the weekly price change appears to have dropped from ~0.26 down to ~0.17 based on the first rounds price changes meaning price increases/decrease may not be as significant from week to week.

Hoping someone knows exactly what the plan is for this year. I'm sure it will have an impact on many player upgrade decisions for all. 

[Mat0369]

3 round rolling average

[RaisyDaisy]

Some extra information to what Mat said

Player price changes begin after Round 2 (or after a player has played two matches) to account for the shortened season, one week earlier than in previous seasons. So a cheap player like Fremantle’s Sam Sturt is set to jump in price after his next game after scoring 100 in his first match. Likewise high-priced players who flopped in Round 1 are set for a likely price drop next round. You’ll need to make trades this week to get on (or off) before the first price changes.

Note that we will continue to use a three-round rolling average to calculate prices. For Round 2, the third score used will be based on the previous season average score that each player was priced at â€" then returning to normal after the third round.

What will the impact be on player scoring with reduced, 16-minute (plus time-on) quarters?

While we expect the impact to be minimal as all games are still being capped and normalised at 3300 points, we are entering uncharted territory that is difficult to predict.

If scores happen to be lower, does that mean we can expect all of our premiums to drop in price after two matches?

The short answer is no. Price changes will be normalised across the entire playing list and relative to each other. For every price that goes down, another one goes up. You can continue to (largely) apply your usual strategies around cash generation.

What’s the impact on player price changes when they change after two rounds?

As we will be using a score based on an average that the payer was initially priced at for the second round change, we expect price changes may be somewhat subdued after two rounds, compared to what you would have seen previously after three rounds. This may be more apparent for rookies. The impact and difference is expected to be minimal, however, and return to business-as-usual after three rounds.

What about score and price change projections?

This is where it might get a bit tricky. While they will naturally sort themselves out over time, we will actively monitor any change in player scoring based on the scoring impact of reduced match time and tweak accordingly, as quickly as we possibly can. Again, we are entering into a lot of unknowns â€" but be assured that we will review and update as more data comes to hand.

I noticed that KFC SC Stats is still providing projected data for the rest of the original season on player profiles. Are these correct?

At this stage, the AFL has only confirmed that the first four rounds will proceed as fixtures, and even then it is subject to change with the ever-evolving situation. We will retain as much data as possible, as much of it remains useful in your planning. We will update all fixture data as it is made available. In reality, this may happen or change on a week-to-week basis.

And we’ll give you tips to pick your team based on the latest changes. Every KFC SuperCoach player is in this together, now we have a new challenge that gives everyone a shot at SuperCoach glory.