AFL Supercoach 2026: Dylan Bolch's Team Reveal - Finals Week 2


<p>My first week was okay, but there’s plenty of scope for improvement.&nbsp;</p>



<p>It felt as though many teams had a similar structure last week, I scored 1198 and am currently ranked in the top 16 per cent of coaches.</p>



<p>But this week, there are plenty of options and therefore plenty of opportunity to climb the ranks.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Here’s how I’m looking going into the qualifying and elimination finals round.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>DEFENDERS</strong></h2>



<p>As it stands, I’m locking in Geelong’s <strong>Max Holmes</strong>. That’ll obviously change if he’s not named on Thursday night, but if he is, I expect him to be fit enough to really perform. The Cats champion averaged 114.8 SC points in 2026, over 12 more than the next best available option this week. Sure, there’s a chance he plays managed minutes, but I’m happy to take that risk due to the fact one score drops out anyway.&nbsp;</p>



<p>After that, it’s a toss up between Brisbane Lions veteran <strong>Dayne Zorko</strong> and Western Bulldogs defender Bailey Dale. Both are crucial to how their respective sides move the ball and are key distributors out of the back half. Dale, who suffered a shoulder injury late in the year, has now had two games back to blow out the cobwebs, while Zorko will have benefitted from the week off. I keep changing the two, but at the time of writing this article, I’m on Zorko.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Other options I’ve considered here are Sydney captain Callum Mills who was excellent in the final home and away game of his season, while Blue Oliver Florent and Crow Wayne Milera have also been in the frame. </p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>MIDFIELDERS</strong></h2>



<p>Supercoach is a numbers game and the numbers tell us to pick <strong>Izak Rankine</strong>. Rankine has averaged a whopping 189 SC points in his last three games and 165.2 in his last five. Just pick him and focus on the next position.&nbsp;</p>



<p>There isn’t much between <strong>Bailey Smith</strong>, <strong>Will Ashcroft </strong>and <strong>Marcus Bontempelli</strong>. All three are absolute A-grade superstars and have had incredible seasons. They all love the big stage and are key figures in their teams. Does Smith get some attention from Carlton stopper Cooper Lord? Perhaps, but I’m backing him to work through it.&nbsp;</p>



<p>The next tier of players involve Adelaide captain Jordan Dawson and Brisbane on-baller Lachie Neale, but I don’t think I’ll be able to squeeze them in. </p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>RUCK</strong></h2>



<p>Just pick <strong>Luke Jackson</strong> and get on with it. Jackson posted 141 SC points against the Hawks earlier this year and did everything that night. He’s just got so many different ways of scoring and is a genuine captaincy shout. </p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>FORWARDS</strong></h2>



<p>This is the easiest line to pick for me. <strong>Errol Gulden</strong>’s newfound status as a forward in Supercoach is an absolute life-saver. The star Swan has averaged 139 SC points in his last five games and will need to be at his brilliant best if the Swans are to have any chance of beating the Lions. Lock.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Then there’s Brisbane’s <strong>Zac Bailey</strong>, who just feels like the next best selection. Bailey gets involved in plenty for the Lions, regularly roaming up the ground to find the footy but he’s also a serious threat around goal. With a season average of 98.1 SC points, I’m happy to lock him in.</p>



<p>You could look at one of the Fremantle trio in Murphy Reid, Josh Treacy or Shai Bolton, while Western Bulldogs youngster Joel Freijah should see a continued centre bounce role in the absence of Matt Kennedy (concussion). Shaun Mannagh’s the real left-field pick if you’re feeling uber brave. </p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>FLEX</strong></h2>



<p>This is the biggest question for my team right now. Do I pick a fourth midfielder (Bontempelli/W.Ashcroft) or select Sydney ruck Brodie Grundy? Grundy tailed off a little bit in the second half of the season and I’m worried that the Swans will be easily beaten by the Lions given their lack of player availability. He’s had just one score of 120+ since round 10. To save myself the headache of picking between those midfield stars, I think I’ll just pick them all. </p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>CAPTAINCY</strong></h2>



<p>At this stage, I’ve got the VC on Jackson and the C on Rankine, but I certainly couldn’t talk you out of any of the midfielders or Gulden either. I’m backing the form with Rankine and Jackson’s been one of the best players all year and comes up against Lloyd Meek as a solo ruck, rather than the tandem of Meek and Ned Reeves. While some of the midfielders should get some extra attention, we know what we get with Jackson.</p>


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