Updated team reveal: Tim Williams drops his Supercoach BBL squad

Certainly a few similar at the moment mate. Plenty to play out between now and the first ball bowled though so will be lots of changes I&#8217;d say.

Teams look too similar from what I&#8217;ve seen. We have a total of 3 different players, I&#8217;m trying to find alternatives to pod you guys.

After plenty of deliberation over the past month, and the 11 months before that, I’ve finally landed on a Round 1 Supercoach team.



Well, for now anyway…



Things may change pending round 1 team line-ups, but I&#8217;m confident this should be very close to the mark.



I’ve gone very hard on trying to avoid sole batters, instead opting for as many all-rounders as possible, or additionally wicket-keepers in the batting slot to at least bank some fielding points should they flop with the willow.



This seems a pretty obvious strategy, but I’ve gone harder than previous years.





With the shorter competition in BBL13 than previous years, I’m playing a bit more aggressively in terms of locking in guns at top dollar, with a slightly lesser focus on cash generation than I would have had in the past.



I certainly won’t be disregarding the vital cash generation element of the game, but with just nine rounds to make moves there’s not a lot of time to make your mark on the overall leaderboard.



I&#8217;ve also taken a leaf from dual champ Andrew Langley&#8217;s book to really play the long-term draw, selecting certain players to ensure I have great looping opportunities across the entire season.



Here’s how the Cooma Stallions will line-up for round 1, feel free to roast me in the comments section at the bottom.



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">WICKET-KEEPERS</h2>



Sam Billings &#8211; $116,900



Billings is one of the most explosive batsmen in the competition and starts on the triple-game week for the Heat.



He’s one of fairly few Heat players that should be locked into all three games, so he’s in at a nice price.



Reserve



Sam Whiteman &#8211; $62,500



Provided he gets the opening spot for the defending champions, Whiteman looks a decent play at just $62k.



He’s currently my reserve wicket-keeper which I’m happy with for potential cash generation, but pending team selection he may even start as a batter, but I’d prefer avoid that.



With Steve Eskinazi signing, Zac Crawley coming at some stage early on, and Cooper Connolly in-form, there&#8217;s questions around Whiteman&#8217;s role, so it&#8217;s a wait and see.



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">BATTERS</h2>



Tom Curran &#8211; $180,000



One of the best roles in Supercoach, in one of the best teams in the competition.



Curran oozes class and can perform with bat and ball.



His price tag will scare people away, and that’s just fine by me.



Michael Neser &#8211; $194,000



Neser replaces Joe Clarke for the time being.



The Heat all-rounder is a chance to be named in game one of the round one triple.



There&#8217;s some concern of muscle tightness, but if he&#8217;s cleared to play I&#8217;m keen to lock him in.



If not, it&#8217;ll likely come down to Clarke or Colin Munro in this spot.



Glenn Maxwell &#8211; $118,300



Lock and load, next…



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Marcus Stoinis &#8211; $116,700



Big Stoin has underwhelmed in recent tournaments and has an uncertain role, so he’s currently in around 30% of teams.



He could bat as low as number five and not bowl due to the Stars depth.



I get it, but are we perhaps overthinking it?



He’s also just been a part of Australia’s ODI World Cup winning squad, has a proven track record, can go big on any given day and hopefully plays some sort of role with the ball.



He starts on the double and is very cheap at $116k for what we know he’s capable of.



With two games, and hopefully a nice role with bat and potentially ball, surely he can pull something out?



If named at number five for the opening game I may look elsewhere.



Sam Harper &#8211; $130,100



Ability and price wise I think Harper is a solid pick.



However, as made apparent on an earlier pre-season SC Playbook podcast, Harper has a terrific draw for Supercoach.



The Stars have two double in the opening three rounds and a bye wedged in between.



He looks the perfect player to have to utilise the wicket-keeper loophole this season.



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Reserves



Cooper Connolly &#8211; $70,500



It’s a very much ‘wait and see’ approach with Connolly due to selection and role.



He’s been opening in the Marsh Cup for WA and bowling 10 overs, are they grooming him for the BBL?



If he bats up the order and features with the ball, he’s a nice price and the dual positioning is key.



He recently went bonkers in an intra-club trial to press his case even further.



Pending how the Scorchers team is named for the opener, I’m tempted to pick and potentially even play to start the season.



D’Arcy Short &#8211; $67,500



I hate this selection, I’ll be honest.



I’ve potted him all pre-season in my draft sides, but he’s somehow found his way into my team for now.



Why?



He’s very cheap, is likely to bat top three for the Strikers and may feature with the ball.



See our predicted teams article for full analysis, his exact role with both bat and ball is uncertain, but there may be a strong role for him.



I won’t play him in my XI regardless in the opening round.



I want another Striker stored in my team for their round 2 double, and Short achieves that while freeing up cash elsewhere.



Jack Edwards and Jake Fraser-McGurk are options for this spot still.



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">BOWLERS</h2>



Jhye Richardson &#8211; $247,000



As mentioned above, I’m playing aggressive this season due to the shorter season.



With five teams playing 2+ games in Round 1, historically I’d be tempted to avoid Richo at his huge price tag with a greater eye on cash generation.



But he’s a star of the competition and can go huge on any given day, so I’m happy to lock him in.



There’s some rotation risk with their quicks and his injury history, but I think it’s one I’m willing to take at this stage.



Mujeeb ur Rahman &#8211; $126,300



I owned Sean Abbott all pre-season, but injury concern has seen him drop out of my team.



Mujeeb comes in at just 6% ownership as a big early point of difference play.



He&#8217;s world class, and has a bowling strike-rate just a tick under the more fancied Adam Zampa.



I&#8217;m a little wary of having three Gades&#8217; bowlers in my team, but with five games in three rounds I&#8217;m backing them to deliver.



Kane Richardson &#8211; $143,300



I’m a huge K.Richo fan and can’t wait to see how he performs with a substantially stronger Renegades squad to support him.



He’s been a prolific Supercoach scorer for many years in poor teams, I’m excited to see what he can do with this side.



I’d love to plug Nathan Coulter-Nile into my team as a huge point of difference play, but with so many guns bowlers available and already owning two Stars players who have the bye in Round 2, I don’t think I can make it happen.



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Adam Zampa &#8211; $131,900



Zampa’s form and credentials speak for themselves really so I won’t elaborate too much.



In poor teams in recent years he’s been conservatively played by opposition’s which has led to fewer wickets, but as per Richardson, he should have substantially better targets to defend with his current team.



I’m really trying to squeeze Mujeeb ur Rahman into my side at a similar price, but three bowlers from the same team seems too much.



Spencer Johnson &#8211; $125,500



Under a bit of an injury cloud, there’s a bit of concern around Johnson.



I felt the need to try and get another Heat player in my side, I don’t want to run less than two, so Johnson seems logical.



I’m just concerned he gets a rest in the three games.



However, he’s an extremely bright talent and can score well enough even if playing two fixtures.



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Reserves



Ben Manenti &#8211; $75,900



Henry Thornton drops out due to job security, I&#8217;d love to have stashed him for the Strikers round 2 double, but I&#8217;ll play safe and wait.



Teammate Manenti comes in at a bargain rate, and with the withdrawal of Rashid Khan from BBL13, he looks to be the Strikers front-line spinner.



Again, with a few other spinning options in the squad this is a big watch on final teams.



Tanveer Sangha &#8211; $83,800



Nikhil Chaudry drops out having intended on being an exponent of the loophole as a non playing reserve.



With so many byes this season, I should always have at least non-active player per round to utililse for looping purposes.



Tanveer Sangha comes in at a very cheap price, and is a great loophole player for round 2 and 3 with the Thunder playing early.



He&#8217;ll be locked in ahead of the round 4 double for the Thunder, hopefully having made a stack of cash in the meantime.

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