Ultimate SuperCoach formguide: Round 8 Lance Franklin too cheap to ignore and the Cats magician you need in your SuperCoach team. Essendon captain Jobe Watson will be a bargain next week. THE best SuperCoach tips including who's hot and who's not and best captain picks. Everything you need to give your team the edge. IMAGINE your side without Gary Ablett. Wait, before you curl up in a ball kicking and screaming, picture Jobe Watson, Brendon Goddard and Patrick Dangerfield also absent. And for the fun of it, throw in Heath Shaw, Scott Pendlebury, Dane Swan, Bryce Gibbs and Andrew Walker, too. Welcome to the bye rounds. That scenario is exactly what will confront many SuperCoaches next month when Gold Coast, Essendon, Collingwood, Carlton and Adelaide share a week off. It's time to start planning. Or, at least, putting it in the back of your mind when pulling the trigger on trades from here on. TEAMS: See all the Round 8 line-ups here The good news is under a revamped scoring system this year, the damage has been limited. From Rounds 11-13, when six teams take a spell on consecutive weeks, only 18 players" scores (the best 18) will count towards your team's total. You might think: "I only need 18 out of my 30-man squad to field a full side? That's easy! Wrong. The 18 must be on the field, meaning dual-position players come to the fore. There's no point having 10 midfielders in action if you can only get eight on the park. Similarly, if your captain does not score in your top 18, his score won't count and you'll effectively play without a captain that week. That could spell disaster if Gaz tweaks a knee in the first quarter. Got all that? OK, now the planning starts. Here's when each team takes their mid-year holiday: Round 11: Port Adelaide, Richmond, Western Bulldogs, Brisbane Lions, Fremantle and Hawthorn Round 12: North Melbourne, St Kilda, West Coast, Sydney, Geelong and Melbourne Round 13: Adelaide, Gold Coast, Greater Western Sydney, Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon So, as you load your side with big-name guns in the ilk of Priddis, Birchall, Watson, Cotchin and Franklin over the next few weeks, bear in mind when they're set for a spell and juggle that with the players already in your side. If you can tweak this the right way and manage your byes it could be the secret ingredient used to unlock a trio of crunch mid-season league victories. SuperCoach news: Power poison I'll be waiting until after Richmond's Round 11 bye to jump on Trent Cotchin at the expense of Jaeger O'Meara. That's after the Tigers bye and before Gold Coast's. Perfect. JUMP ON - three players to consider this week Matt Priddis ($451,500) mid YOU simply won't get this bloke any cheaper. He's dropped more than $137k since Round 1, largely due to concussion sustained in Round 5, and is as reliable as they come. A bargain of the highest order. Eagle Matt Priddis tries to collect the loose ball under siege from Lions opponents. Ben Kennedy / Jesse Lonergan TAKE your pick between these two - the clear cash cow standouts of the round. Both are on the bubble, were first-round picks in last year's draft and look safe in their sides. Lonergan, a Suns midfielder, costs a little extra and can only be picked in the midfield. Either way, these are the downgrade options needed to free up cash elsewhere. Buddy Franklin ($459,500) fwd BUDDY under $500k? You'd be joking! Yep, the superstar has plummeted after scores of 57, 45 and 86. He'll probably drop further this week, but jump on now if you don't want to miss out on a bumper score against GWS. JUMP OFF - three players to consider dumping this week Jasper Pittard ($235,700) def HE'S already missed three and that hip ain't getting any better. Punt him now, if you haven't done so already. With the rookie cupboards bare, look to upgrade - perhaps to Hawk Grant Birchall. Ollie Wines ($367,100) mid HATS off to Ollie, who did his job supremely. But after plateauing in price, he's ripe to upgrade. Priddis looks the obvious candidate, but others such as Brett Deledio could tempt. If you hold on one more week Jobe Watson will be there to pounce on - albeit for an exra $100k. Jon Griffin ($472,100) ruck UNFORTUNATELY this big man became the latest ACL victim last week. He was in stellar form, but now needs to go - having close to $500k on the pine is dangerous. If you've got Dean Cox in the forward line - try this: when in the trade page, sub Cox into the forward line and bring in a gun forward for Griffin (such as Buddy). West Coast Eagles vs North Melbourne Dean Cox leads all West Coast scorers at Patersons Stadium this season, averaging 108 points a match. Opposing ruckman Todd Goldstein is North Melbourne's most prolific interstate scorer, with returns of 110 and 132 points. Essendon vs Brisbane Lions Michael Hurley has only featured once against Brisbane since 2010, finishing with only 61 points. Jonathan Brown has dominated against Essendon in this period, averaging 133 points a game. Hawthorn vs GWS Giants Grant Birchall finished with 30 disposals and 109 points when these sides last met in Round 15 last season. Toby Greene was his side's most prolific ball-winner with 34 disposals and 126 points. Gold Coast Suns vs Western Bulldogs Zac Smith has averaged 109 points a game across the past three rounds, ranked second at the club behind Gary Ablett. Will Minson has been one of the Bulldogs" better players in this period, averaging 109 points a game. Collingwood vs Geelong Cats Dane Swan has fallen below 100 points only once at the MCG this season, averaging 122 a game - ranked No.1 at the club. Steve Johnson finished with 121 points in his only match at the venue this season. IN TOP FORM: Collingwood's Dane Swan dominated Richmond at the MCG. Sydney Swans vs Fremantle Nick Malceski was well contained by the Hawks last round, finishing with a season-low 38 points. Danyle Pearce also struggled last week against the Magpies, collecting only 63 points of his own. Carlton vs Port Adelaide Jeff Garlett has struggled against Port Adelaide since 2009, averaging only 61 points a game. Robbie Gray has also had his troubles in this period, averaging 64 points a match against Carlton. Richmond vs Melbourne Brett Deledio's 163 points last week against Port Adelaide was the third-best score of any player for the round. Dean Terlich was one of only two Melbourne players to reach three figures against Gold Coast, finishing with 108 points. Adelaide Crows vs St Kilda Patrick Dangerfield has bounced back to some form, racking up 173 and 147 points in his past two games. Nick Riewoldt has also been prominent with returns of 135 and 136 points of his own. St Kilda key forward Nick Riewoldt is in career-best forward. CHAMPION DATA SUPERCOACH FORMGUIDE Every week the stats gurus at Champion Data crunch the numbers to find the best buys. CLICK HERE see the Round 8 edition. @Dunks03: I swore last year gibbs wouldn't burn me again!! But form was too good to pass up at the start of the year. Arhhhh #supercoach #fail @JanineMcGlynn: Might go straight swap, Daisy to Buddy. I don't trust the Pies & their 2 weeks! #supercoach @ross_murray Didnt pick up Daisy Thomas on supercoach. its good seeing ya friends burn 2 trades getting him in their sides then suddenly out! #supercoach @PewPewGotcha: Jack Viney out? How much does Melbourne want to lose by this week? #supercoach @camsuttz: Wines out, Priddis in Liberatore out Joel Selwood in. Pretty happy with those trades #supercoach