The AFL trade period once again had big ramifications for SuperCoach in 2026.

Who became a lock? Which big-name departures have created opportunity? Can Clayton Oliver recapture his best form?

In another very early pre-season edition of the Lair, The Phantom, Dos and Al Paton run through all the big deals and what they mean for the summer SuperCoach watchlist.

Let us know who is on your 2026 SuperCoach radar in the comments!

CHAPTERS:
Intro (00:00)
Christian Petracca (03:00)
Clayton Oliver (05:45)
Jack Steele (08:45)
TDK/Ro-Mar (12:00)
Sam Flanders (13:30)
Charlie Curnow (15:00)
Zach Merrett (17:30)
Brayden Fiorini (21:30)
Will Brodie (23:50)
Sam Draper (25:20)
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (27:00)
More names to watch! (28:15)
Who else will benefit? (31:30)
Team Picker release?! (38:30)
AFL Draft is next! (40:00)

Hosts:
The Phantom: @ThePhantomSC /X
Dos: @HKDos /X
Al Paton: @al_supercoach /X

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Monday October 20, 2025.

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The 2025 AFL season is over which only means one thing... SuperCoach 2026 is almost here!

As the trade period heats up and we start thinking about our starting teams for 2026, The Phantom, Chief, and special guest Al Paton have gathered in the Lair to reveal their first picked players, early locks, and breakouts!

Plus, an exclusive early look at some 2026 positons - including a bombshell FWD/MID addition...

Watch the podcast on CODE Sports YouTube Channel. 

CHAPTERS:
SC Finals recap + winners! (00:00)
2026 is here!!!! (03:30)
AFL rule changes - sub is gone! (05:15)
SuperCoach 2026 positions! (08:40)
First picked in SuperCoach 2026! (11:45)
Our 2026 watch list (19:15)
2026 Breakouts! (39:15)
See you in 2026… (45:20)

NOTE:
We forgot to do our never again list on the pod but here they are in text form:
Phantom — Chad Warner
Dos — TDK 
Al — Jason Horne-Francis 

Hosts:
The Phantom: @ThePhantomSC /X
Dos: @HKDos /X
Al Paton: @al_supercoach /X

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Thursday October 2, 2025.

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The best day of the year is approaching, and this year we can play SuperCoach on AFL Grand Final day - adding a fun wrinkle to Grand Final watch parties across Australia!

SuperCoach Finals is a brand new way to continue enjoying Australia’s favourite and best fantasy game during the AFL Finals! 

The Phantom and Chief are back in the Lair to reveal their top picks for the AFL Grand Final, including the all-important captains call - which this week is the Norm Smith call! 

Join our BEAT THE PHANTOM league! 

League code: 846820

Play SuperCoach Finals!

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CHAPTERS:
Grand Final talk (00:00)
Finals Week 3 recap (04:20)
Rankings update (06:30)
Lair League! (07:30)
Grand Final Preview! (08:15)
Picking our team! (10:45)
Norm Smith picks / Captains (21:00)

Hosts:
The Phantom: @ThePhantomSC /X
Dos: @HKDos /X
Simeon Thomas-Wilson (in spirit): @Simeon_TW /X

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Thursday September 25, 2025.

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SuperCoach finals is a brand new way to continue enjoying Australia’s favourite and best fantasy game during the AFL Finals! 

The Phantom and Chief are back in the Lair to reveal their top picks for SuperCoach Finals Week 3, including the all-important captains call! 

BEAT THE PHANTOM: 846820

Play SuperCoach Finals!

Article: How to build your week 3 squad!

Watch the podcast on CODE Sports YouTube Channel.

CHAPTERS:
Sad Phantom (00:00)
Finals Week 2 top scorers (02:00)
Rankings update (04:00)
BEAT THE PHANTOM league (05:30)
AFL Preliminary Final preview (06:15)
The 9 best players this week! (07:00)

Hosts:
The Phantom: @ThePhantomSC /X
Dos: @HKDos /X
Simeon Thomas-Wilson (in spirit): @Simeon_TW /X

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Thursday September 18, 2025.

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SuperCoach finals is a brand new way to continue enjoying Australia’s favourite and best fantasy game during the AFL Finals! 

The Phantom and Chief are back in the Lair to reveal their top picks for SuperCoach Finals Week 2, including the all-important captains call! 

BEAT THE PHANTOM: 846820

Play SuperCoach Finals!

Article: How to build your week 2 squad!

Watch the podcast on CODE Sports YouTube Channel.

CHAPTERS:
Finals week 1 recap (00:00)
Top 10 scorers (01:20)
Rankings update (03:30)
Beat the Phantom League (05:15)
SC Finals Week 2 preview (06:00)
Picking our Week 2 team! (07:30)
TLDR: Final team reveal (15:30)
Captains and Vice Captains (16:00)

Hosts:
The Phantom: @ThePhantomSC /X
Dos: @HKDos /X
Simeon Thomas-Wilson (in spirit): @Simeon_TW /X

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Tuesday September 9, 2025.

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A brand new SuperCoach game is here so we can keep playing our favourite fantasy footy game throughout the AFL Finals series - SuperCoach Finals!

The Phantom and Chief are back in the Lair to share how it all works before building a team from scratch... with a little twist!

Plus, the top options for your TRIPLE captain and DOUBLE vice captains for SuperCoach Finals week 1!

BEAT THE PHANTOM: 846820

Play SuperCoach Finals!

Al's article mentioned on the show: SuperCoach Finals Week 1 Analysis

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CHAPTERS:
SuperCoach Finals is here! (00:00)
How to play (01:00)
New positions + AFL Finals fixture (02:00)
SuperCoach Finals team reveal! (05:00)
Captains and Vice Captains (19:00)

Hosts:
The Phantom: @ThePhantomSC /X
Dos: @HKDos /X
Simeon Thomas-Wilson (in spirit): @Simeon_TW /X

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Tuesday September 2, 2025.

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Join The Phantom, Chief, and Five Names for the SuperCoach 2025 Awards Show, recapping the season and crowning the overall winner of the $50K major prize!

Winner Dooz's Disciples (Blake) joins the show to discuss how it all played out, including a huge VC call, and a trade that nearly derailed his season!

Plus, we are joined by Hok Baby (Jordan) who fell just 20 points shy of overall glory but is taking it in his stride and has the blueprint to go one better in 2026!

Thanks for joining across the 2025 season! Stick around for some SuperCoach Finals content in the coming weeks..

Join in the fun: Play SuperCoach Finals!

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CHAPTERS:
Intro (00:00)
Round 24 recap (01:45)
Heroes and villains (05:15)
OVERALL WINNER and final rankings! (09:25)
Chat with Blake, the WINNER! (13:45)
Lessons learned for 2026! (22:15)
Chat with the Runner-Up! (25:00)
2025 SuperCoach Awards Show! (33:00)
People’s Pan (42:00)
2026 early picks! (43:00)

Hosts:
The Phantom: @ThePhantomSC /X
Dos: @HKDos /X
Simeon Thomas-Wilson: @Simeon_TW /X

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Monday August 25, 2025.

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Al Paton and Matt Forrest are back to react to Thursday team sheets LIVE! SuperCoach grand finals are on the line and there are some big ins and outs this week. Get all the info you need ahead of round 24 including trade tips and the top captains for the week.

Hosts:

Al Paton: @al_superfooty /X
Matt Forrest: @mattforrest29 /X

Produced by Al Paton.

Recorded LIVE on Thursday August 21, 2025.

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SuperCoach Finals is here! St Kilda champion Leigh Montagna joins Al Paton and Patch to reveal the details of a brand new SuperCoach game.

Plus, with $50k and thousands of league premierships on the line this week in SuperCoach Classic, the panel take a deep dive into this week's best captains and vice-captains, and the best Izak Rankine replacements for coaches with trades.

Al, Patch and Joey also take a look back at their best and worst picks this year, and reveal who's on their watch list for 2026.

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CHAPTERS:
Leigh Montagna joins the show (00:00)
SuperCoach Finals game launches! (01:30)
HBF Injury Report (04:30)
SC Grand Final trade options (06:00)
Round 24 Captains (10:00)
2025 season review (16:00)
Best/worst starting picks (16:15)
Best/worst trades! (20:00)
Flex - what did we learn? (23:45)
2026 watch list (28:50)
Good luck everyone! (34:00)

Hosts:
Al Paton: @Al_SuperCoach / X
Patch: @PatchToTheMax / X
Leigh Montagna: leighmontagna / IG

Produced by Haydn Kenny.
Melbourne Studio Technician: Craig Hughes.

Recorded on Wednesday August 20, 2025.

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The race to $50K is hotter than ever as we head into round 24 with one of the tightest top-10 in recent memory – who will be crowned the SuperCoach overall winner in 2025?

But it wouldn’t be SC Grand Final week without yet another bullet for coaches to navigate as Crows superstar Izak Rankine looks set to miss, while many sweat on the health of Brodie Grundy as he hopes to return from concussion protocols. 

The Phantom and Chief are joined by 6th overall SuperCoach The Duke of Waverley to chat about his nervous week ahead, but will Five Names finally return to the pod??

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CHAPTERS:
Intro (00:00)
Calling Five Names… again (01:00)
Early Pan (03:40)
Round 23 recap (04:00)
Heroes and Villains (05:30)
Rankine, Merrett, Grundy updates (09:45)
Lair League Update (14:30)
Overall rankings update! (17:00)
Cold calling 6th overall SuperCoach (19:20)
Lair’s Top Targets (25:00)
People’s Pan + BBOP (29:00)
Captains (31:00)

Hosts:
The Phantom: @ThePhantomSC /X
Dos: @HKDos /X
Simeon Thomas-Wilson: @Simeon_TW /X

Guest:
Mitchell: @Mitchye_ /X

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Tuesday August 19, 2025.

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