Five rounds in. The bye structure is approaching. And the decisions you make in the next two to three weeks will define where your season ends up.

MJ Want breaks down the four strategic pillars that matter most heading into Round 6 of AFL Fantasy and SuperCoach 2026.

First and most importantly how do you tell the difference between a player scoring well because of a favourable DVP matchup versus a player whose role has genuinely, structurally changed? Jarrod Witts against Max Gawn and Archie Roberts' recent performance are the case studies. One of those scores will repeat. The other won't. Knowing which is which is worth more than any single trade decision.

Then the trade-out framework: Deven Robertson, Connor Budarick and Dayne Zorko as the diagnostic case studies not because they're uniquely bad, but because they each represent a different version of the same problem. How do you know when holding crosses from patient to passive?

Third: the upgrade-around-injuries question. Format by format, what is the line between trading through an injury (the right call) and upgrading around it (the smarter call) and how does SuperCoach's bench structure change that calculation compared to AFL Fantasy?

And finally: which players right now, based on price floor and upcoming fixture run, represent the best pre-positioning trades before the market catches up?

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