Abdul Yalcin is a self-confessed KFC SuperCoach ‘mad man’ however his left-field strikes catapulted him to fourth within the general rankings in 2023. Who does he have his eye on this yr?
OooMyGawwwd how do I begin?
My finest piece of SuperCoach recommendation is to take heed to podcasts, learn articles and watch videos from consultants to get as a lot info as you may about who to place in your staff, then do your individual evaluation and make your individual calls. And keep in mind none of us might be right 100 per cent of the time.
Don’t be scared to take some dangers – however be sure the chances are in your favour – and keep in mind to have enjoyable. That was one mistake I made final yr, I didn’t get pleasure from it as a lot as I ought to have. I used to be ranked No.1 for 3 weeks and there was a lot stress I couldn’t sleep at evening. But it surely’s only a sport and we have now to get pleasure from it.
Anybody can win – and this yr it could possibly be you.
My SuperCoach journey began eight years in the past, I used to be what most would name a novice – confirmed by a rating simply inside the highest 20,000.
In my second yr I began listening to some consultants (the Jock Reynolds podcast was my channel of selection) and I discovered myself within the high 5000 on the finish of the season.
I discovered myself within the high 200 on a number of events over the subsequent few years – I acquired as excessive thirty ninth in my fourth yr – however I had an issue. I all the time ran out of trades by spherical 15 – once we are allotted 30 trades a yr being too aggressive didn’t actually go well with the way in which SuperCoach was meant to be performed.
That each one modified final yr. When the Herald Solar introduced that there could be 5 boosts plus 35 trades I fell off my chair – they actually constructed a sport that fits the way in which I play.
My plan final yr – and will probably be my plan once more this yr – might be to construct a staff that has as few rookies on discipline as I presumably can. To attain this I must search for gamers that supply worth, relatively than the standard “weapons and rookies” strategy.
Final yr I didn’t begin with huge names akin to Clayton Oliver or Rory Laird, or any of the highest 5 defenders. I made numerous errors – strikes that have been that unhealthy that not even a first-year novice would ponder making them.
A few of my loopy trades included bringing in gamers such Luke McDonald and Dan Houston in spherical 2 after which buying and selling them each out in spherical 4, and selecting Alex Witherden once I had a chance to herald Tom Stewart after which painfully watching Stewart rating 180s whereas Witherden was fortunate to attain 90s. In fact I ended up buying and selling out Witherden to herald Stewart, who then went and acquired himself suspended.
But with all these errors I used to be nonetheless climbing the rankings – due to the properly thought-out construction that I had deliberate firstly of the yr, plus my aggressive buying and selling.
In fact, with each unhealthy commerce there have been some good trades too, akin to bringing in Darcy Cameron and Harry Himmelberg after they have been very low-cost and with low possession. My greatest transfer got here in spherical 14, which was the final bye spherical. I used to be dealing with a doughnut as gamers I had akin to Tim Taranto and Brodie Smith both acquired suspended or have been injured, so all my planning for the bye rounds went out the window.
I then made an enormous name and traded out Lachie Neale (who was averaging 130) and introduced in Rory Laird, a transfer which pushed me up from No.33 within the rankings to No.1. Nevertheless, even with the additional trades I used all of them then misplaced George Hewett to harm in spherical 19. For the final 4 rounds I needed to maintain on for pricey life with one fewer participant on discipline than everybody else within the high 100, and towards all the chances I ultimately completed in fourth spot.
This yr my plan of assault is, firstly, to determine the rookies that ought to get early sport time – I’m hoping for not less than six to seven video games from every of my rookies, except for my R3. For that bench spot I’ll purchase Nicholas Madden from the Giants as he has the ruck/ahead DPP plus he’s solely $102k with the added bonus that he performs many late video games, so utilizing him as a captain loophole possibility could be excellent.
Figuring out worth gamers is my second purpose. I’m on the lookout for gamers that will have performed out of place or had injury-affected video games final yr and are undervalued. When I’m competing towards roughly 200,000 individuals I’m on the lookout for a small edge – gamers that may hopefully develop into keepers however, extra importantly, I’m on the lookout for gamers that may rise in worth.
My idea, or, as I name it, the strategy to my insanity, is that I choose to start out with gamers within the M5-M8 positions who’re underpriced and possibly discover one beginning participant that has a M1-M4 rating who could have performed out of place final yr.
I’ve already recognized Marcus Bontempelli as that participant in 2023.
When it comes time to improve my rookies, that’s once I need to deliver within the huge boys akin to Oliver and Touk Miller at a worth cheaper than what most SuperCoaches paid for them. In the meantime, when my opponents are making their upgrades, I’m hoping they’re paying the next worth for the M5-M8s than what I paid for them.
Now this may increasingly sound like I’m shedding factors, nevertheless with the money that I’ve saved on paying for the most effective gamers I make up for it by bringing worth mid-priced gamers that I feel can common 90-plus. This additionally signifies that I don’t must have too many rookies on-field who common below 60, so not am I solely gaining further factors however on the similar time I’m really able to achieve a monetary lead on my opponents.
I see worth this yr in all positions. I’ve made player review videos for my YouTube channel for worth gamers within the ahead line akin to Tim Taranto, Stephen Coniglio, Connor Rozee and Jack Ziebell, and I might be making movies about Josh Dunkley and Ben Lengthy very quickly. I additionally see worth within the ruck with gamers akin to Scott Lycett and Rowan Marshall, and within the midfield there are gamers like Jack Steele, Bontempelli, Tom Inexperienced, Tom Mitchell, Jacob Hopper and Dom Sheed who may all be underpriced. In defence I see worth in Adam Saad, Ed Richards and Jordan Ridley, simply to call a couple of.
Between 2014 and 2022 I’ve by no means had a couple of commerce left with 10 rounds to go. Sure, I’ve a commerce dependancy, nevertheless I’ve had some remedy and I purpose to this yr have not less than one commerce left with eight rounds to go. That might be an enormous achievement for myself! I want you all success this yr. Everybody only a Calm a Down and watch this video as a result of you may win KFC SuperCoach.
Initially revealed as KFC SuperCoach 2023: Abdul Yalcin finished fourth last year with a crazy trade strategy. Here’s how he did it
