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AFL SuperCoach 2026 | GWS Giants | Season Preview

Season 4, Ep. 10

Your 2026 AFL SuperCoach season starts here.


In this series, we break down every AFL club to help you build the ultimate SuperCoach team for 2026. Today we're previewing the GWS Giants Football Club.


Whether you’re chasing premiums, hunting mid-price value, or trying to uncover the best rookies, we’ve got you covered.


Each team preview includes:


• Must-have SuperCoach premiums

• Mid-priced breakouts and traps

• Rookie cash cows to target

• Players to fade early

• 2025 Snapshot and Season structure thoughts


If you want to start 2026 ahead of the pack, these team previews are essential viewing.


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00:00 Intro: Insight AFL hits the Orange Team

01:09 Giants overview: 5th last year + Kingsley’s game style

01:22 Why GWS is SuperCoach gold?

02:07 GWS' SC Scoring profile

02:50 The bye headache: Round 4 + Round 13, how to plan around it

03:29 Premiums intro: “we won’t even cover them all” (Patreon plug)

03:58 Finn Callaghan deep dive: 605k, CBAs, top 8 mid ceiling

04:10 Does Clayton Oliver HELP Finn (outside run upside case)

05:22 Lockie Whitfield breakdown: 599k-ish, elite halfback usage

05:44 The Whitfield fear: random half-forward role hurts scoring

06:13 Value vs just picking the best players (key strategy chat)

07:00 Round 4 bye warning returns: can you carry Whitfield early?

07:25 Mid-pricers: Nick Madden breakout watch (ruck succession)

08:23 New ruck rules: does it suit Madden more than Briggs?

09:27 Value play: Brent Daniels at 300k (injury discount + ceiling)

10:09 Daniels as a stepping stone forward (structure conversation)

11:17 Rookie watch: Oscar Taylor 140k (huge talent, will he play?)

12:08 Rookie cash gen: Cody Angove 160k

13:18 Fades: Clayton Oliver at 500k (awkward pricing tier)

14:27 Hard fade: Josh Kelly (injuries + CBA squeeze)

15:37 The “Final Four”: best pick, best value, best rookie, hardest fade

16:50 Team build: how many Giants can you start with bye coverage?

17:12 Audience question: does Oliver make GWS a true flag threat?





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