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Sam Butler heads from Hawthorn to Gold Coast. Is he draft-relevant in 2027 AFL Fantasy and SuperCoach? Here’s my verdict.
Butler played just 8 games in 2026 and has never cracked 10 in a season. He wasn’t short on talent. He was fifth in line behind Nick Watson, Jack Ginnivan, Dylan Moore and Connor Macdonald, and mostly got a game when one of them was out.
At the Suns, that changes. Leo Lombard and Jake Rogers covered the small forward role this year, but both are midfielders learning forward craft. Butler already has it. With Ben King’s goals leaving the club, this is a genuine upgrade in a spot Gold Coast needed to fix.
Fantasy-wise, I’m keeping expectations in check. He averaged 59.4 in AFL Fantasy and 50.9 in SuperCoach this year. That’s no interest in classic. In draft, it comes down to how deep your league runs.
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Aidan Schubert is a Gold Coast Sun. Here's what the trade means for the Hawks, the Suns and your 2027 SuperCoach side.Ben King walked and the Suns needed a tall. They got one. Aidan Schubert is 198cm, clean in the air and works harder up the ground than most key forwards his age. I break down why he fits next to Jed Walter and Ethan Reed, and why Walter now has to become a 50-goal forward.For Hawthorn, the maths was simple. King, Gunston, Lewis and Chol can't all fit in one forward line, and Calsher Dear had already lost his spot. Schubert was sliding down the order the moment King committed. Nobody will say the two deals are linked. I think they are, and I tell you why.Then the bit that matters for your team. He averaged 24 in SuperCoach and 49 in AFL Fantasy in 2026. That prices him around the rookies in SuperCoach, and I'd rather jump on at the bubble than start him. In AFL Fantasy I'm out.
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Hudson O'Keefe is a Bulldog. Here's what the trade means for Tim English, Carlton's ruck stocks and your 2027 fantasy side.Hudson O'Keefe has left Carlton for the Western Bulldogs, and the Dogs are stoked. He's almost 210cm, he moves well for his size, and his ruck and stoppage craft gets better every game. The forward craft still needs work.So why did the Dogs want him? Tim English played just 15 home and away games in 2026. They tried Rory Lobb, Lachlan Smith and others in the ruck and got exposed. Huddy is the insurance policy. He's not there to play alongside English, so if you own Tim in a keeper or dynasty league, relax.Carlton is the bigger question. O'Keefe is gone and Flynn Riley is headed to Collingwood. I fully expect the Blues to chase another ruck, either late in the trade period or at the draft. As for fantasy? He averaged 29.7 in SuperCoach and 28.3 in AFL Fantasy in 2026. He only matters in 2027 if English goes down for a decent stretch.
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Finn Maginness is a Bulldog. Here's my 2027 AFL Fantasy and SuperCoach verdict on the ex-Hawthorn tagger.Finn Maginness built his name at Hawthorn as a stopper. Between 2023 and 2025, if the Hawks needed someone shut down, he got the job. Ask any Collingwood fan about the day he went to Nick Daicos. He tackles hard, his hands in tight are cleaner than he gets credit for, and his effort is through the roof.The Western Bulldogs haven't had that on their list. Luke Beveridge now has a genuine lockdown lever to pull at selection, plus some extra depth through the midfield and forward line. For Hawthorn, it's a depth player moving on after just 6 games in 2026, with younger, higher-ceiling options already ahead of him.For your 2027 side? He averaged 45.7 in AFL Fantasy and 50.8 in SuperCoach this year. I don't have him in the Bulldogs' best 23. I explain why I'm not chasing him in classic or draft, and the one scenario that changes my mind.
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Zak Butters is a Bulldog. Here's what it does to his 2027 AFL Fantasy and SuperCoach scoring, plus Bont and Richards.Butters, Bontempelli and Richards in one midfield. It might be the best on-ball group we've ever seen. For fantasy coaches, it's a headache.Zak's coming off back-to-back 120+ SuperCoach seasons and a career-high 104.5 in AFL Fantasy. But he took 7% of Port's points over the last two years. Bont and Richards each took 6.9% of the Dogs' in 2026. Three blokes can't all keep that share. I tell you which way I'm leaning, and why I'd rather trade in than start any of them.I also look at who could pick up DPP (Bont MID/FWD is live, and don't rule out Richards), what it means for the Dogs with Jordan Butts and a healthy Sam Darcy, and where Port goes from here. Jason Horne-Francis is the obvious one. The real value might be whoever lands the second and third midfield spots.This is part of our 2026 AFL trade and free agency review series. Every time a player moves clubs, we break down what it means for the club he left, the club he joined, and your 2027 AFL Fantasy and SuperCoach AFL side. This one covers Zak Butters' move from Port Adelaide to the Western Bulldogs, with Marcus Bontempelli, Ed Richards, Jason Horne-Francis and Connor Rozee all in the firing line. Keeper AFL coaches, the role changes here matter for you too.Who are you starting in 2027? Tell me in the comments?
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Ben King is a Hawthorn player. Is he a 2027 AFL Fantasy or SuperCoach pick, or just a real footy win for the Hawks?
King has finished 5th, 3rd and 7th for goals across the last three seasons. 60 this year. 71 the year before. Now he walks into a forward line that already has Gunston, Lewis, Chol and Nick Watson. Someone drops a rung, and I can't see the Hawks playing four talls over 190cm.
I break down who gets squeezed, whether Mitch Lewis or King himself needs to learn some ruck craft, and why Hawthorn won't trade away the chaotic ball movement that got them to back-to-back prelims.
Then the Suns. Jed Walter kicked 33. Ethan Read is a unicorn. Neither replaces 60 goals on their own, and that worries me for Gold Coast's 2027.
The fantasy verdict: King averaged 48.9 in AFL Fantasy and 58.6 in SuperCoach in 2026. He's never gone above 55 or 65. I tell you if that changes at the Hawks, and if anyone at either club deserves a bump up your draft board.
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Sam Marshall is a Saint. Is the ex-Lion a 2027 AFL Fantasy and SuperCoach bargain? Here's my verdict.
Most people will shrug at this one. I think that's a mistake. Marshall is a strong runner, a better accumulator than he gets credit for, and a sharp kick over 30 to 40 metres. Brisbane's midfield depth pushed him to the outside. St Kilda have sold him on a midfield opportunity.
The Saints' first three mids feel settled with Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, Garcia and Hall. The fourth and fifth rotation spots are wide open. I walk through where Macrae, Windhager, Wilson, Boxshall and Phillipou sit, and why I'm tipping a split wing and inside mid role for Marshall.
Then the fantasy footy bit. He averaged 56 in AFL Fantasy and 63.5 in SuperCoach from two games in 2026, so forget rookie pricing. There's still value here, and he's landed at the #1 disposal team in the comp. Not a lock. Absolutely a preseason watchlist name.
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Rowan Marshall is a Cat. As Geelong's number one ruck, he could be the top-scoring ruck in AFL Fantasy in 2027. Lock him in.Geelong missed Rowan Marshall last year. They've got him now. I break down what he adds to a list that's primed for another flag, and why his work around the ground matters more than his hitouts. Plus where this leaves Mitch Edwards, and why it could be the perfect handover in two or three years.For St Kilda, this corrects the sins of the past. A 50/50 ruck/forward split between Marshall and Tom De Koning was never going to work. Both are at their best running the opposition ruck into the ground. Now TDK gets to play to his strengths, and the Saints have real structural options.Then the bit you're here for. In Rounds 17 to 19, as the sole ruck, Marshall went 118, 134 and 139 in AFL Fantasy and 133, 122 and 169 in SuperCoach. That matches the three seasons before 2026, when he averaged over 100 across the formats as the number one ruck. There's about 20 points per game of upside in his price. I also make the case for TDK at R2 as your stepping stone ruck.
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Jack Bowes is a Bomber. Third club, new role, and one question: is he AFL Fantasy or SuperCoach relevant in 2027?
Jack Bowes has left Geelong for Essendon, and I've got the full trade review. He averaged 69.9 in AFL Fantasy and 65.3 in SuperCoach in 2026, and he only got on the park nine times. So why would you look twice?
Versatility. Bowes can play either flank, a wing, or pinch-hit on the inside, and that gives Mark McVeigh a proper plug-and-play option around a young list. At Geelong he was always just in or just out of the best 22. At Essendon he should play regular footy.
Here's the catch for us. Seven AFL Fantasy tons and 11 SuperCoach tons from 69 games as a Cat. He's been the "almost" guy his whole career. I walk through the one role that would change my mind, why I'm out in classic for now, and where he fits in draft leagues.
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Jordan Ridley is a Cat. He averaged 102 in SuperCoach in 2024 and he's coming off a 52. Here's my 2027 fantasy verdict.Ridley has played 26 games in three years, so most coaches have forgotten how good he is. At his best he's one of the better intercept defenders in the AFL, and he's a beautiful kick. Geelong have paid up to get him, and they've got a long record of getting injured players back on the park.The scoring has never been the question. In 2024 he went at 88 in AFL Fantasy with three tons, and 102 in SuperCoach with six tons from nine games. Between 2020 and 2024 his lowest SuperCoach average was 92. Coming off a 57 in AFL Fantasy and a 52 in SuperCoach, that's 30 to 40 points per game of upside.The question is his body. I cover why high ownership changes the risk on a player like him, why he's a starting squad pick or nothing, and the one thing in the preseason that makes me scrap him. I also look at what it does to Tom Stewart's scoring, and who picks up the points Ridley leaves behind at Essendon.
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