And the first session is all about the premium options in defence. Here are the must-have players at the top-price, the next in line and those who are flying under the radar.
Jake Lloyd (Syd) $656,400 The Sydney star has posted a KFC SuperCoach ton in 45 of his past 54 home-and-away matches. That s it. That s the description. Well, it could be. But there s more. Lloyd finished with the equal-fourth-highest KFC SuperCoach average in the competition last year. He had more kicks than any other player in the minor round and ranked first in the competition for effective disposals, fourth for rebound 50s and fifth for metres-gained.
 If you saw the earlier version, you will notice one big name is missing - Zac Williams. I still like the new Blue, and he s still very much in the mix if the more-prominent midfield role eventuates, but is he going to outscore former teammate Lachie Whitfield? It s unlikely. And the star Giant is underpriced, given the injury-affected eight-point score which counted towards last year s average of 104. Take that Round 3 performance out and Whitfield s average was 110 - far closer to his career-best mark of 111 from 2019. I m not going without Jake Lloyd again and Rory Laird the midfielder, who posted scores of 120, 102, 122, 136 and 108 in the final five games of last season, playing his new role, is a lock.
 If you saw the earlier version, you will notice one big name is missing - Zac Williams. I still like the new Blue, and he s still very much in the mix if the more-prominent midfield role eventuates, but is he going to outscore former teammate Lachie Whitfield? It s unlikely. And the star Giant is underpriced, given the injury-affected eight-point score which counted towards last year s average of 104. Take that Round 3 performance out and Whitfield s average was 110 - far closer to his career-best mark of 111 from 2019. I m not going without Jake Lloyd again and Rory Laird the midfielder, who posted scores of 120, 102, 122, 136 and 108 in the final five games of last season, playing his new role, is a lock.
 If you saw the earlier version, you will notice one big name is missing - Zac Williams. I still like the new Blue, and he s still very much in the mix if the more-prominent midfield role eventuates, but is he going to outscore former teammate Lachie Whitfield? It s unlikely. And the star Giant is underpriced, given the injury-affected eight-point score which counted towards last year s average of 104. Take that Round 3 performance out and Whitfield s average was 110 - far closer to his career-best mark of 111 from 2019. I m not going without Jake Lloyd again and Rory Laird the midfielder, who posted scores of 120, 102, 122, 136 and 108 in the final five games of last season, playing his new role, is a lock.
 If you saw the earlier version, you will notice one big name is missing - Zac Williams. I still like the new Blue, and he s still very much in the mix if the more-prominent midfield role eventuates, but is he going to outscore former teammate Lachie Whitfield? It s unlikely. And the star Giant is underpriced, given the injury-affected eight-point score which counted towards last year s average of 104. Take that Round 3 performance out and Whitfield s average was 110 - far closer to his career-best mark of 111 from 2019. I m not going without Jake Lloyd again and Rory Laird the midfielder, who posted scores of 120, 102, 122, 136 and 108 in the final five games of last season, playing his new role, is a lock.