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Captains & Late Mail: Round 3 (Plus DPP update!) | SuperCoach AFL 2026

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Tristan Cherry scored 199 last week and now gets Lockie Blackiston.

1. SuperCoach AFL: The Official Podcast frames Round 3 as a “bumper edition” built around captains, late mail and DPP updates. 2. Al Payton hosts with Patch, who matters here because he handles the SuperCoach reads on injuries, trades and captaincy calls. 3. The episode asks what managers should do with a week that has Petrarca out, Rozee injured and multiple team sheets still to land. 4. The first team-news block covers Geelong v Adelaide, with Dangerfield and Brad Close out for Geelong and Oli Henry plus Oli Wiltshire coming in. 5. Adelaide’s list is more disruptive, with Jordan Dawson, Rory Laird, Calamar Chee and Tex Walker all unavailable. 6. The hosts point to Hugh Bond at 167K, Zach Taylor, Luke Nankervis at 230K, Finbar Maley, Braden Cook and Chase Jones as the main rookie angles. 7. Finbar Maley is described as debuting at centre-half back, which makes him look safer as a rosier replacement. 8. Braden Cook is named on a wing, and Chase Jones is noted as holding his spot in a back pocket. 9. The injury wrap then broadens to Christian Petrarca, Connor Rozee, Miles Bergman, Olly Wines, Milan Murdoch, Dyson Sharp, Hayden Young, Libba, Mason Redman, Dan Annable and Bailey Humphrey. 10. Luke Jackson’s corkie is discussed alongside the Richmond matchup, with the hosts saying he is still a strong VC or trade target despite boundary-line jogging. 11. Collingwood’s Jeremy Howe and Darcy Moore are expected to play, which affects the scoring outlook for Dan Houston in half-back. 12. The Bombers section raises Nick Bryan’s return, Luke Blackerson’s ruck role and the possibility of more changes if Darcy Parish or Jacob Farrow are moved. 13. The Giants note brings in Brent Daniels and Toby Bedford as possible ins, which matters for Nick Dacos, Josh Dacos and Dan Houston tag risk. 14. North Melbourne’s available players are mentioned too, with George Wardlaw and Riley Hardeman flagged as names to watch after a loss. 15. Weather becomes part of the analysis when the hosts flag cyclone after-effects and about 60 millimetres of rain in Perth for Richmond v Fremantle. 16. Champion Data’s time-in-position numbers are then used to project Round 5 DPP changes for Jye Serong, Devin Robertson, Todd Marshall, Matthias Philippou and Flanders. 17. The DPP discussion also highlights Tanner Bruhn as a likely miss, because he has started in midfield rather than enough time in defence. 18. The tone stays practical and fast-moving, with the hosts shifting from team sheets to captains to trade strategy in a single conversation. 19. Managers chasing Round 3 fixes, rookie targets and VC options would get the most value here. 20. Listeners wanting a long-form football chat without SuperCoach jargon would probably skip it.

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