AFL Supercoach 2022: All the player position and role changes

Kieran Francis

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Every new AFL Supercoach season, competitors eagerly await to see the player position and role changes as designated by the game's organisers.

Players can be aligned alongside either one or two positions, with the decision based on where they played during the 2021 season

Will Jake Stringer be designated as a midfield/forward this season? Is Dustin Martin going to retain his forward status alongside his midfield eligibility?

These are the questions Supercoaches need to answer when they are trying to squeeze together the best options into their team under the salary cap.

It's also worth noting that in 2022, players could have dual-position added after rounds six, 12 and 18 - but they can't have a position taken away during the season.

Sporting News shows you the player positional and role changes you need to know about in Supercoach 2022...

New dual-position players

Name/Team Position
George Hewett (Carlton) DEF/MID
Jack Crisp (Collingwood) DEF/MID
Jake Stringer (Essendon) MID/FWD
Peter Wright (Essendon) RUC/FWD
Will Brodie (Fremantle) MID/FWD
Zach Tuohy (Geelong) DEF/MID
Mitch Duncan (Geelong) FWD/MID
Jack Lukosius (Gold Coast) DEF/MID
Elijah Hollands (Gold Coast) MID/FWD
Lachie Whitfield (GWS) DEF/MID
Stephen Coniglio (GWS) MID/FWD
Tim Taranto (GWS) MID/FWD
Chad Wingard (Hawthorn) FWD/MID
Luke Jackson (Melbourne) RUC/FWD
Tarryn Thomas (North Melbourne) FWD/MID
Daniel Rioli (Richmond) DEF/FWD
Jack Graham (Richmond) MID/FWD
Hunter Clark (St Kilda) DEF/MID
Jade Gresham (St Kilda FWD/MID
LIam Duggan (West Coast) DEF/MID
Adam Treloar (Bulldogs) FWD/MID
Tim English (Bulldogs) RUC/FWD

Lost Dual playing position

Name/Team Position
Rory Laird (Adelaide) MID
Dayne Zorko (Brisbane) MID
James Madden (Brisbane) DEF
Nakia Cockatoo (Brisbane) FWD
Matt Kennedy (Carlton) MID
Paddy Dow (Carlton) MID
Caleb Poulter (Collingwood) MID
Finlay Macrae (Collingwood) MID
Jye Caldwell (Essendon) MID
Josh Treacy (Fremantle) FWD
Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong) MID
Rowan Marshall (St Kilda) RUC

Changed position

Name/Team Old Position New Position
Kieren Briggs (GWS) DEF/MID RUC
Jarman Impey (Hawthorn) FWD DEF
Jacob Koschitzke (Hawthorn) DEF FWD
Ben McEvoy (Hawthorn) DEF/RUC RUC/FWD
Majak Daw (Melbourne) FWD DEF/RUC
Aaron Hall (North Melbourne) FWD DEF
Jack Ziebell (North Melbourne) FWD DEF
Miles Bergman (Port Adelaide) FWD MID
Bradley Hill (St Kilda) MID DEF
Braeden Campbell (Sydney) MID/FWD DEF
Callum Mills (Sydney) DEF MID
Chad Warner (Sydney) FWD MID
Bailey Dale (Bulldogs) FWD DEF

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.