Who’ll kick on and who won’t in Super Coach

THE prices are out, so how did some of our trade period Super Coach fancies fare?

It’s been two months since the trade period and we’re looking back at how some of our predictions have played out as every club returns to pre-season training.

Gary Ablett has been the Super Coach “GOAT” but looms as a disaster in 2018 while Brodie Smith’s injury at Adelaide could help Bryce Gibbs’ scoring potential.

We’ve looked back at what we said in the wake of the trade period and how each player projects to fare in 2018 now.

We warned you about Ablett in October and nothing’s changed but it looks brighter for some other Super Coach prospects. Will a new home mean new opportunities?

THEN: Looms as a disaster in Super Coach. With Joel Selwood and Patrick Dangerfield already entrenched in the Cats’ midfield. Even worse, his arrival could see Dangerfield spend more time forward. Ablett is a no-go in 2018.

NOW: Farewell, Gaz! From a Super Coach perspective, Ablett has been on the decline for a couple of years — mainly due to injury — and his return to the Cats is the final nail. We highly doubt he’s going to get the midfield minutes at Gee- long that he enjoyed at Gold Coast. And at 631k you want someone pumping out 120-plus week-in, week-out. Sorry, Gaz.

THEN: Early whispers suggest Rocky could form a midfield-forward tandem with Robbie Gray. While a potential starting price of around $500k would be tempting, he could be a massive trap.

NOW: Gazza and now Rocky. It’s a changing of the Super Coach guard. Sadly, the Power mid-forward rotations could have negative consequences for Rockliff, Gray and Chad Wingard. Port Adelaide’s midfield will certainly be flexible in 2018 and that doesn’t always translate well to Super Coach scoring. Pre-season will be crucial. THEN: If the Bulldogs can successfully turn him into a playmaking halfback — ala Super Coach favourites Matthew Boyd and Bob Murphy — he could be a mid-price success.

NOW: Are you the type that likes a mid-price gamble? Crozier could be the man for you! He’s come in 20k cheaper than forecast and is set to take over a halfback role at the Dogs, that has been a Super-Coach goldmine in the past. The forward line looks a little thin in 2018, so if you’re going to take a risk that’s the line to do it.