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Jameoz23 Capricorn



Joined: 15 Aug 2009
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:20 pm
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Both supercoach and Dreamteam have made changes to the game play of this year. The following article is written by Al Paton from the Herald Sun "Superfooty" page. The same changes are in the Dreamteam game as well.
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SUPERCOACH will be bigger and better than ever in 2012 with a series of new rules to deal with an 18-team competition.
SuperCoaches will have more flexibility than ever to manage their team with reversible trades for the first time, and the ability to trade for players in other positions.

Squads will return to 30 players after a year of expansion to cope with the weekly bye. But coaches will retain the 24 trades they had last season at a maximum of two per week - with one exception. More on that below.

As the AFL expands to 18 teams with the introduction of Greater Western Sydney, SuperCoach private leagues will also feature 18 teams allowing you to take on more mates and win bigger bragging rights.

Private league matches will start in Round 3, allowing two weeks to get your team settled before the real battle begins.

League matches will run from Round 3-19 without a break, with the finals over the last four weeks of the home-and-away season.

That means leagues will continue playing during the AFL bye rounds 11-13, presenting a challenge for coaches with six teams having a rest in each of those weeks.

To help, coaches can make a maximum of three trades during each of these rounds.

In 2012 coaches will also be able be able to hit the "undo" button and reverse trades right up to lockout.

This "Heath Shaw rule" will save coaches from situations like last year's suspension of the Collingwood defender, which occurred on Friday afternoon and caught out thousands of coaches who had traded him in the night before.

Hitting the undo button will reset your squad to its status at the last lockout.

Another innovation will be a big help for coaches especially during the bye rounds.

Coaches will be able to complete two trades at a time - three during the bye rounds. This will come into its own with the use of dual-position players.

Many coaches jumped on board dual-position players (DPP) last season - that is, players who can be selected in more than one position and can be moved on the field during the week.

Next season the new trade screen will allow coaches to trade players for someone in a different position - providing you have a DPP player to cover them.

For example, if you want to trade out midfielder Scott Pendlebury (for some reason) until now you only had the option of swapping him for another midfielder.

Next year you can trade out Pendlebury from your midfield, switch a DPP player who can play in the midfield (say, def/mid Bryce Gibbs) into the middle, and trade in a defender - effectively swapping a midfielder for a defender.

This presents a whole new set of possibilities and opportunities for smart coaches


So what do you guys think of the changes?

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OEP Pisces



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:36 pm
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I like them, it gives you the flexibility needed to deal with the numerous bye weeks throughout the year.
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Jameoz23 Capricorn



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:48 am
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Well I thinking maybe next year to focus more on the Supercoach and Dreamteam Forum of Nicks BB, and post up review of players, teams, injuries lists and so on, during both the Nab cup and the home and away season. I might start around February giving pre-season reviews on each of the club lists. Would that be something that might interest people?
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 3:27 pm
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Absolutely, some of us are SC obsessives here Cool

Don't like these changes, leave our game alone!!
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