AFL Supercoach 2024: Forward bargains, prices and selection guide

Kieran Francis

AFL Supercoach 2024: Forward bargains, prices and selection guide image

The hardest season yet to pick AFL Supercoach forwards is looming with make-or-break decisions for your team.

With no forwards averaging over 100 last season, who will Supercoaches put their faith in?

Getting the forward line right or wrong could be the biggest point-of-difference in the game this season.

The Sporting News helps you sort through the Supercoach forward options.

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Top 10 Premium Forward Prices

Name Club 2023 Avg. Price
Jack Macrae (MID) Western Bulldogs 99.9 $558,400
Luke Jackson (RUC) Fremantle 97.9 $547,000
Charlie Curnow Carlton 97.6 $545,300
Shai Bolton (MID) Richmond 96.7 $540,700
Dustin Martin Richmond 94.3 $527,300
Caleb Daniel (MID) Western Bulldogs 92.8 $518,800
Toby Greene GWS 91.0 $508,600
Dylan Moore Hawthorn 91.0 $508,600
Taylor Walker Adelaide 89.5 $500,400
Sam Flanders (MID) Gold Coast 88.4 $494,200

Where do we even start sorting through these lacklustre forward options?

Picking players that have a chance of running through the midfield is your best shot of getting the best score.

Jack Macrae, Shai Bolton and Caleb Daniel all have an excellent chance of seeing plenty of engine room time, as will Sam Flanders, who broke out last season.

Dustin Martin is an interesting proposition but it might pay to wait and see how much midfield time he gets off new coach Adem Yze.

Picking a key forward such as Charlie Curnow, Toby Greene and Taylor Walker is always a risk with their inconsistent outputs.

Luke Jackson will spend the majority of his time up forward but is intriguing with his dual position status.

Toby Greene GWS
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Cheaper Premium Forward Options

Name Club 2023 Avg. Price
Isaac Heeney Sydney 86.5 $483,700
Jeremy Cameron Geelong 82.8 $462,700
Mitch Owens St Kilda 79.7 $445,300
Taylor Adams (MID) Sydney 78.2 $437,200
Zac Fisher North Melbourne 67.8 $378,600
Jack Billings Melbourne 62.3 $243,900
Nat Fyfe (MID) Fremantle 50.7 $283,200

It's also slim pickings in the bargain bin with no cheap options jumping off the page.

Isaac Heeney has been the perennial Supercoach tease - can he get more midfield time in 2024?

Mitch Owens looks primed to break out this season as part of St Kilda's on-ball unit.

After playing half forward at Collingwood last season, Taylor Adams could return to the midfield at Sydney.

Jack Billings and Zac Fisher are at their second clubs but are awkward prices as cash cows.

Jeremy Cameron is in the key forward bucket of options and coaches must be wary of his scoring style.

Taylor Walker Adelaide
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Rookie Forward Options

Check out our guide to AFL Supercoach rookies in 2024: AFL Supercoach 2024: Rookies, cash cows and cheapies to keep an eye on

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Kieran Francis

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Kieran Francis is a senior editor at The Sporting News based in Melbourne, Australia. He started at Sportal.com.au before being a part of the transition to Sporting News in 2015. Just prior to the 2018 World Cup, he was appointed chief editor of Goal.com in Australia. He has now returned to The Sporting News where his passions lay in football, AFL, poker and cricket - when he is not on holiday.