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TEAM REVEAL Special! | The Phantom’s Lair

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Luke Jackson and Tim English are locked in as rucks, with $1.21 million spent there.

1. SuperCoach AFL: The Official Podcast centers on a live TEAM REVEAL Special for the first lockout of 2026. 2. The Phantom, Five Names, and Chief each reveal their starting teams and react to one another as hosts in The Phantom’s Lair. 3. The episode asks which 2026 SuperCoach structure works best before team selection and late rookie changes are locked. 4. The Phantom keeps Naz at D1 and Connor Rosey at D2 while moving Lockie Blackston to D3 for value. 5. Five Names opens with Jackson Clare at D1, Connor Rosey at D2, Archie Roberts at D3, and Caleb Windsor at D4. 6. Chief leans on Jack Sinclair at D1 and Luke Whitfield at D2, using fixture analysis against St Kilda, Collingwood, and Richmond. 7. Midfield structures differ sharply, with Zach Butters appearing as M1 across teams and Nick Daicos, Bont, Noah Anderson, and Finn Callaghan used as premium options. 8. The Phantom backs Hayden Young, Harley Reid, Tanner Bruin, and Jagger Smith, then leaves Dyson Sharp on the bench. 9. Five Names pairs Butters, Daicos, and Goulden with mid-price options like Yarn Parish and Bruin, plus rookies Jagger Smith and Chase Jones. 10. Chief keeps Connor Rosey in the midfield but says he can swing back if McKercher or Rivers fail in defence. 11. The ruck section becomes the clearest divide, because one team locks Brodie Grundy with Lockie McAndrew while another uses Luke Jackson and Tim English. 12. The Phantom calls McAndrew a no-brainer and says he can be kept at R2 until he is worth $400K. 13. Chief explains why he backed Luke Jackson by pointing to possessions around the ground and saying English can also produce big scores. 14. The discussion returns to job security, with Chief saying Duff Tyler was added as a safer body in case McAndrew turns sour. 15. The forward lines include Harry Sheasel, Christian Petrarca, Sam Darcy, Sam Flanders, Thais Filippo, Leo Lombard, and Connor Butterick. 16. Five Names moves Murphy Reid ahead of Richelli, saying Adelaide has too many mouths to feed and that Reid offers more upside. 17. The tone is conversational and competitive, with teammates interrupting, disagreeing, and checking each other’s logic live. 18. The format is a live team reveal with rapid back-and-forth, buy-round talk, and last-minute changes as the show goes on. 19. Best for SuperCoach AFL managers tracking rookies, premiums, and structure. 20. Skip if you want no fantasy-sports lineup debate.

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