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TRACK WATCH feat. Matt Forrest (North, Pies, Hawks) | SuperCoach AFL 2026

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Harry Sheezel is eligible as a forward this year and is already in 70% of SuperCoach teams.

1. SuperCoach AFL: The Official Podcast 2026 opens with preseason track-watch notes from North Melbourne, Collingwood and Hawthorn. 2. The hosts speak with Matt Forrest from Codesports, a reporter who has been out at club land and is presented as a source of preseason training intel. 3. The episode is for SuperCoach players trying to use track-watch and role news to build teams before round one. 4. Forrest explains that clubs move from limited pre-Christmas work into match simulation in January and February. 5. He says the heavier sessions usually include actual umpires and half-game or three-quarter-game match-like drills. 6. He also says lighter sessions still matter, but the best fantasy clues come from the heavy match sim work. 7. At North Melbourne, Harry Sheezel is described as a star who is eligible as a forward and is already in about 70% of teams. 8. Forrest says Sheezel is mainly through the midfield, but he can still score from halfback or by pushing forward. 9. He estimates a 15-20 goal season as a pass mark for Sheezel because of his scoring-chain involvement. 10. North’s halfback mix is discussed through Colby McKercher, Riley Hardeman, Caleb Daniel and Josh Goater. 11. Forrest says McKercher may spend time on a wing or in the midfield, while Hardeman is viewed as a promising distributor with a stronger defensive profile than Caleb Daniel. 12. He also says Josh Goater has been limited by injuries but is being eased back toward AFL-level work. 13. North’s ruck discussion centers on Tristan Cherry and Taylor Goad, with Goad presented as the clear number two ruck when match sim begins. 14. Forrest says the new ruck interpretation and last-touch rule are hard to read fully at training, but match sim can still show how clubs react. 15. North rookies and depth names include Lockie Doverston, Hugo Mukunda and Braden George, with Doverston penciled in for round one and Mukunda flagged as a smoky. 16. At Collingwood, Nick Daicos is described as fit and flying, while Ned Long is said to have impressed with a leaner frame and strong scoring last year. 17. Forrest says Jordan De Goey is one of the best players at training, has looked sharp in match sim, and is expected to keep a midfield-forward mix. 18. He also says Josh Daicos may be pushed into the midfield at times, while Harry Demetria, Jacob Bryan, Charlie West, Joel Cochran, Rafe McInnes, Harvey Harrison and Angus Anderson are all watch-list names. 19. The conversation is interview-based, practical and preseason-focused, with Forrest giving club-by-club role notes rather than broad theory. 20. SuperCoach players chasing role changes, value picks and rookie debuts should listen; people wanting finished team advice or a narrative story may skip it.

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