Super stats: Super Coach NAB Challenge stats released

The official Champion Data rankings – a.k.a. Super Coach points – for the 2009 NAB Challenge are out.

The link to the Microsoft Excel file is here. For those of you who haven’t got a way to read Excel files, may I recommend a little site I know of called Google.

These are the highlights for me from a rough perusal:

‣ Concerns about Brent Reilly‘s SC credentials should be shelved after his first three scores.

‣ Brisbane’s explosion in DT scores has not necessarily resulted in a similar increase in SC scores across the board.
‣ Daniel Rich is safe as houses as a SC starter.
‣ Lachie Henderson is worth serious consideration as a starter in SC.

‣ Brendan Fevola is an SC specialist.
‣ Chris Johnson is not.
‣ Mitch Robinson looks the best of the Blue kids.

‣ Dayne Beams is another SC specialist (and not bad in DT either).
‣ Ben Reid is not this year’s Nathan J. Brown.

‣ Hayden Skipworth‘s outside game doesn’t overly hurt his SC scoring.

‣ Paul Hasleby is a lock.
‣ Greg Broughton is just about starter material on these numbers.
‣ Stephen Hill has a game that is perhaps too outside for full value in SC.

‣ There is no new Harry Taylor in the new crop of Geelong youngsters.

‣ Travis Tuck‘s turnover count is not hurting his SC scoring due to the highly inside nature of his possessions.
‣ Brendan Whitecross pales in comparison to Matt Suckling in SC.

‣ None of the Demon rucks are startable.
‣ It’s a huge shame for SC that Jack Grimes got injured.
‣ Kyle Cheney is worth a look.

‣ Liam Anthony is an SC monster.
‣ Jack Ziebell is an SC pussy cat.

‣ The Power midfield share around big SC days like blunts at a hippie party.

‣ Shane Tuck is going to be a keeper smokie, especially if Nathan Foley misses games early.
‣ You won’t be disappointed by Brett Deledio.
‣ Andrew Raines is going to have to rack up 20+ touches a game to be truly worthwhile, but he can do it.

‣ Farren Ray is going to have some solid scores in the Saints backline.
‣ Zac Dawson just doesn’t do enough.

‣ Adam Goodes and Ryan O’Keefe are still very much in the SC premium conversation.

‣ Doesn’t look like a year to have any Eagles in SC.

‣ Shaun Higgins is just as much a lock in SC as DT, perhaps more.