Essendon 2013 SuperCoach preview

Jobe Watson is a SuperCoach star. Picture: Michael Klein Source: Herald Sun

WHICH Essendon players should you pick in your SuperCoach team this year and who should you avoid?

ONLY got 15 seconds to spare?

OK, let me be quick and frank.

Pick Jobe Watson - maybe even make him captain - slot Brendon Goddard in to your backline, consider Joe Daniher as a cheap pick up and then tread very warily when it comes to the rest.

Which Bomber players will be in your SuperCoach team? Leave a comment below.

(Can all non-Essendon fans and non-SuperCoach fanatics please vacate the room now?)

Shall I explain in more detail?

Watson is a gun. I'm not telling you anything you don't know, but this guy is as dependable on the field as he is off it.

He's a guy that every bloke wants to have a beer with, a guy that every parent wants their daughter to bring home for dinner and a player that you can trust when things get tight in the SuperCoach arena.

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SUPERCOACH STAR

Jobe Watson (midfield) $647,200

How can you go past a Brownlow Medallist?

Watson carried Essendon on his shoulders right throughout 2012 and the pleasing thing for SuperCoaches is he performs consistently well regardless of whether his team is winning.

Take this in to consideration. When the Bombers were flying to an 8-1 start to last year Watson was averaging 120.78 points per game. After Round 9, when the Bombers won only three more games Watson averaged 121.08.

The skipper's lowest score for the year was 73 and he dipped below 100 just four times.

Considering Brendon Goddard has arrived to take further pressure off in the midfield, Watson is a SuperCoach star you can take to the bank - and why not make him captain while you're at it?

BANK EM

Brendon Goddard (defender/midfield) $541,500

Notwithstanding the fact that last year wasn't his greatest in terms of scoring output, Goddard should be one of the first players picked in every serious SuperCoach player's team.

Forget for a minute that he averaged 130 in 2010 - because no one should expect the 27-year-old to scale to such heights again - Goddard has averaged over 101 per season every year since 2008.

At St Kilda last year he was made to plug too many holes and it was clear that his frustrations were getting the better of him at times.

At Essendon this year expect him to play a more prevalent role in the midfield, a perfect scenario given that opposition taggers will have to also play close attention to the likes of Jobe Watson, Brent Stanton, David Zaharakis and co.

With a strong set of key position players at either end of the ground, Goddard should also be free to play freely across half back and half forward throughout the season, a dream scenario for SuperCoaches looking for someone to pick up points consistently.

Brendon Goddard is SuperCoach gold. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun

Dyson Heppell (defender/midfield) $450,000

Heppell proved in 2012 that his debut season the year before was no fluke.

The kid with the shaggy mop of hair stormed on to the scene in 2011, winning the NAB Rising Star award, playing every game, picking up 21.4 possessions a game and averaging 83 SuperCoach points.

Second year blues? Not for this guy, he picked up where he left off playing 20 games, averaging 21.5 possessions and 84 SuperCoach points a game.

This points to a man that is consistent by name and nature.

And with aspirations to push up in to the midfield more often this year, Heppell is one Bombers fans might like to earmark for a role in their SuperCoach team.

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BUY EM

Joe Daniher (forward) $154,500

Never one to put too much faith in key position players, I am willing to make an exception for Daniher.

Had he not been a father-son selection, the 201cm mammoth forward would have most definitely gone in the top three picks of last year's draft.

Key position prospects always take time to develop, but over the summer coach James Hird was forced to admit that the son of Anthony will probably play more 2013 games than anyone at the club expected given his training track form.

At $154,500, if you take a punt then you could be richly rewarded, if things don't work out then you haven't lost much anyway.

Joe Daniher after being assured he will be drafted to Essendon under the father son rule with his happy dad Anthony Picture: Michael Klein Source: Herald Sun

BURY EM

Courtenay Dempsey (defender) $418,400

Dempsey, in his return season from a knee reconstruction, turned in to one of SuperCoach's most frustrating players last year.

At a bargain-basement price, Dempsey started the season like a house on fire and caused many a coach to jump on board before his price went through the roof.

The weight of the Dempsey bandwagon must have got to the running defender though, because he missed rounds four and five with a hamstring injury and was never quite the same again.

This year, back at his deserved price of $418k, it's fair to say there are better options out there.

Scott Gumbleton (forward) $306,800

Everybody loves the story of the downtrodden (insert occupation here) coming good and to that end no one would ever begrudge Gumbleton breaking the injury shackles and putting together a season worthy of his talent.

If you believe the talk, the Western Australian is over the worst of his back troubles and he showed glimpses of what he is capable of when, playing six of the last eight games of last season, he led the club for goals kicked in that time.

But if you're looking for a unique pick or two and think you might be on to something in selecting this 24-year-old then think again. With someone like Gumbleton, he has to prove he can last a whole season before you go about picking him in your team. It's a trust thing.

Scott Gumbleton marks in front of Ryan Schoenmakers last year. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun

SUPERCOACH DRAFT WATCHLIST

David Zaharakis (midfield) $472,900

Big wrap for Zaharakis and normally he would slot straight in to the 'BANK EM' or 'BUY EM' category, but the fact he had a pre-season setback with the quad that kept him out for so long last season is slightly disconcerting. Keep an eye on him during the NAB Cup _ if he plays _ and make a judgement call for yourself.

Tom Bellchambers (ruck) $459,100

Ruck stocks get awfully thin in the SuperCoach draft game, particularly if you need to select two per team. Bellchambers isn't a bad one to look at considering he seems to have gone past David Hille in the pecking order - so should play each week - and looks a lively target when resting up forward as he showed in his first two NAB Cup games.

Tom Bellchambers against Collingwood on Friday night. Source: Getty Images

Dylan Van Unen (defender) $109,500

Don't know a hell of a lot about the 22-year-old drafted with pick No.51 last year, but the training whispers about him are strong. The law of the land in the last few years suggests at least a couple of mature-aged draftees burst on to the scene in a big way throughout their first season, Van Unen could be one of this year's installments.

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