SuperCoach AFL 2025: Winners, losers from round 9, trade advice for round 10

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11-05-2025

The path forward became clearer after a wild round marked by nailbiting finishes and some immense SuperCoach performances.
Here are all the standout scores you need to know from round 9, and some early trade advice.
WHO'S HOT
Tristan Xerri – 186 points
Made a mockery of stats showing it's hard for rucks to score against Brisbane, at least in the second half when he monstered Oscar McInerney and almost delivered a massive upset win for the Kangaroos. His 14 hitouts to advantage were the most for the round and he now has the second-most points for the season behind Max Gawn, and an insane three-round average of 163. Faces Richmond next round which, unlike Brisbane, has been leaking a lot of points to opposition rucks this year. Stick the C on him now!
Jack Crisp – 171 points
Responded to the heartbreak of a week earlier in emphatic fashion. An absolutely immense performance in his 245th consecutive game, collecting 29 disposals, two goals, six tackles, eighteen contested possessions, seven inside-50s and 709 metres gained.
Andrew Brayshaw – 154 points
The title of No.1 SuperCoach scorer of 2025 is a three-way battle between Max Gawn, Tristan Xerri and Brayshaw. The Fremantle star can consider himself unlucky to slip to third behind Xerri on Sunday night after his third 150-plus score of the season. Brayshaw's 34 disposals came at 88 per cent efficiency – elite for a midfielder – along with five tackles and a goal.
He is No.3 in the competition for effective disposals this year, a big reason he has boosted his SuperCoach average from 109 to 127.
Bailey Smith – 150 points
We were hot on Smith in the pre-season, and it's nice to get one right – along with 144,000 other SuperCoaches. The No.3 ranked forward for the season on total points and No.1 on averages (115.9) eclipsed his huge round 1 performance and is now averaging 30 disposals and six tackles a game, and has made $154k in SuperCoach.
Zach Reid – 133 points
In one of the great performances by a SuperCoach rookie, Reid controlled the game from centre half-back with a career-high 27 disposals at 85 per cent efficiency, an equal game-high 14 marks (three contested) and eight intercepts. His price jumped another $59k after lockout and he enters round 10 with a Break Even of -9. SuperCoach Plus projects he'll hit $467k in three weeks. But why would you trade him?
Changkuoth Jiath – 132 points
Who loves a POD? CJ is in 1 per cent of teams and has pumped out scores of 135 and 132 in his past two games – and he's just $387k. Twenty of his 25 disposals hit the target and that tally included only one kick-in. The risk? His injury history, and a score of 35 before his last two breakout performances.
Jack Sinclair – 124 points
Dropped almost $100k from a season-high price of $642k after three sub-100 scores, but bounced back to his best in style against the Blues. Won most of his 26 disposals in the attacking half, and used them to maximum impact with his brilliant last-quarter goal a standout in a griding contest.
Harvey Langford – 101 points
This year's rookie quiet achiever of the season, Langford was avoided by most coaches after he was named the sub in round 1. Since then he has grown in confidence and has a three-round average of 86 after his first SuperCoach ton, scored on the back of three goals and 22 disposals.
Saad El-Hawli – 69 points
Our rookie saviour? In the midst of a chronic shortage of bargain basement recruits, El-Hawli got a full game for the first time and flew out of the blocks with eight disposals and a goal in the first quarter. He couldn't keep up that cracking pace but finished with 21 disposals (15 kicks) in an impressive Bombers win – hopefully enough to keep his spot in the side for a few weeks. At $155,700, he could be the top cheapie pick this week.
James Peatling – 117 points
The ex-Giant was the talk of the pre-season but was pushed out of the Crows midfield, and most SuperCoach teams. But an injury to Matt Crouch has opened the door for Peatling to return to the coalface, and he has responded with back-to-back SuperCoach tons. His Showdown score was a season-high on the back of 24 disposals and 12 tackles. Need a cheap midfielder? He's still $452k.
WHO'S COLD
Caleb Daniel – 51 points
A season-low for the third-most popular player in SuperCoach, who finished with 18 disposals against the Lions, and 10 of those came in the first quarter. His trademark pinpoint kicking has deserted him, hitting the target with six of his 11 kicks and recording only one contested possession. After making close to $200k from his starting value, Daniel lost $18k after round 9 and has a Break Even of 121 next weekend. It's worth remembering the Kangaroos face Richmond, a team that has given up a lot of points to half-backs this year. One more chance for Caleb?
Henry Hustwaite – 27 points
Disaster for the most traded in player of the round. After being added to 43,000 teams – and 47,000 the week before – Hustwaite was subbed off at halftime in a tactical move by Hawks coach Sam Mitchell with just eight disposals to his name. The silver lining – he still jumped in price by almost $50,000, and he has a negative Break Even this week so there is more money to make. Use every lucky charm you know to help him stay in the team.
Nick Daicos – 76 points
Two weeks ago coaches without Nick Daicos hit the panic button, pulling their teams apart to get the Magpies superstar off the back of an insane 172-point game against Brisbane - and with his price ready to explode past the $650k mark. But things don't always go the way you expect. He scored 125 on Anzac Day but followed that up with 89 against the Cats, then ran into surprise stopper Cory Wagner on Thursday night. He spent time at full-forward, gave away two free kicks and the worst sin in SuperCoach – a 50m penalty, worth negative 7.5 points.
Adam Cerra – 83 points
After averaging 107 for the first six rounds, Cerra has scored 81, 82 and 83 over his past three games. If you want to look for positives the trend is going in the right direction – and Cerra took two kick-ins and he spent most of the game in defence. But the gap is getting bigger to the topscoring midfielders.
Matt Rowell – 80 points
Owning Rowell in SuperCoach is not recommended for anyone with heart or anxiety challenges. Capable of being one of the best scoring midfielders in SuperCoach – as evidenced by his 50-point third quarter on Saturday night – he can also drop painfully low numbers – see his other 17-point first half. Rowell has scored 126 or more four times this year, but his past three are 80 or lower. Can we have some consistency please, Matt?
Jordan Dawson – 78 points
Another week on the Dawson rollercoaster. The Crows skipper will be happy with a Showdown win, but owners can be thankful he laid nine tackles to with his 14 disposals – his lowest tally for the season, thanks to some close attention from Miles Bergman. He's good value if you're in the market for a midfielder, but be aware this is part of the Jordan Dawson experience.
Riley Bice – 71 points
Is the wonderful ride over? Bice is the cash cow of 2025, making more than $260,000 since making his AFL debut in round 1. But he lost money ($500) for the first time after round 9 and his Break Even next round is 102, a score he has hit only once in his short career. SuperCoach Plus projects a loss of $10,000 after his next game so it's not panic stations yet, but it's time to think about hmatow we can make the most from moving him on.
Hugh Boxshall – 38 points
More than 25,000 coaches went early on the Saints rookie, adding him after one impressive game. He couldn't back it up on Friday night, although he did appear to be doing a negative role on Carlton star Sam Walsh – so that's a good sign for his job security ... right? He wasn't the only rookie to flop in round 9, with a long list also including Isaac Kako (30 points), Elijah Hewett (33), Finn O'Sullivan (24), Caiden Cleary (35) and Christian Moraes (24), while Ben Paton managed six points from a full game for the Swans.