Every new edition of Supercoach, competitors eagerly await the player positional and role changes as designated by the game's organisers.
Players can be aligned alongside either one or two positions, with the decision based on where they played during the 2020 season
Will Patrick Dangerfield be designated as a midfield/forward this season? Is Dustin Martin going to retain his forward status alongside his midfield eligibility?
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These are the questions Supercoaches need to answer when they are trying to squeeze together the best options into their team under the salary cap.
Sporting News shows you the player positional and role changes you need to know about in Supercoach 2021...
Gained Dual Position Player status
Patrick Dangerfield - FWD/MID
The Geelong gun spent significant chunks of the season in the goal square to earn forward status alongside his midfield position.
Dangerfield averaged 113.9 in 2020 despite his time up forward and with the arrival of Jeremy Cameron at the Cattery, you can expect the Brownlow medallist to have more midfield time in 2021.
2020 average: 113.9
2020 Supercoach position: MID
Josh Dunkley - FWD/MID
The contested ball-winning machine found himself in the ruck and in forward line roles last season after the emergence of Bailey Smith as a midfield gun.
With the arrival of Adam Treloar to the Kennel, it will be interesting to see if Dunkley's midfield time is further reduced in 2021.
2020 avg: 104.3
2020 pos: MID
Dayne Zorko - FWD/MID
With the strength of Brisbane's midfield growing through the improvement of talent such as Hugh McCluggage and Jarrod Berry, Zorko found himself occupying a dangerous forward role during periods of 2020.
2020 avg: 97.9
2020 pos: MID
Steele Sidebottom - FWD/MID
After a turmultous 2020 because of an off-field incident, Sidebottom played through the forward line in patches after returning to the team.
Expect his midfield time to significantly rise in 2021 after the departure of Adam Treloar and Tom Phillips.
2020 avg: 109.4
2020 pos: MID
Rowan Marshall - RUC/FWD
With Paddy Ryder taking the main ruck responsibility at St.Kilda, Marshall found himelf spending more time in the forward line.
2020 avg: 103.7
2020 pos: RUC
Shai Bolton - FWD/MID
After spending the early part of his career as a forward, Bolton flourished into a match-winning midfielder in 2020.
2020 avg: 86.1
2020 pos: FWD
Brodie Smith - DEF/MID
With Adelaide's injuries and general struggles, Smith was deployed more as midfielder throughout the 2020 season but saw his scores suffer as a result.
2020 avg: 81.6
2020 pos: DEF
Tom Phillips - FWD/MID
The development of Josh Daicos on the wing saw Phillips shunted down to the forward line.
He has now joined Hawthorn.
2020 avg: 74.9
2020 pos: MID
Ben McEvoy - DEF/RUC
Hawthorn used McEvoy as a defender for periods of the season with James Frawley and Ben Stratton struggling.
2020 avg: 84.9
2020 pos: RUC
Rory Lobb - RUC/FWD
Sean Darcy took the number one ruck role at the Dockers, meaning Lobb spent plenty of time in the forward line.
2020 avg: 77.2
2020 pos: RUC
Isaac Smith - FWD/MID
The new Geelong acquistion spent last season at Hawthorn drifting forward while Alastair Clarkson pushed younger players through the midfield.
2020 avg: 74
2020 pos: MID
Jamie Elliott - FWD/MID
After spending most of his career as a forward, Elliott spent much more time through the midfield in 2020 but it didn't translate to an improvement in his scores.
2020 avg: 67.5
2020 pos: FWD
Zac Bailey - FWD/MID
After starting the 2020 season as a DEF/MID, Bailey spent time rotating through the midfield but rested in the forward line.
2020 avg: 78.2
2020 pos: DEF/MID
Orazio Fantasia - DEF/FWD
Now at Port Adelaide, Fantasia spent last season playing in both defence and up forward before he got injured and wasn't seen after round 7.
2020 avg: 56.2
2020 pos: FWD
Brett Bewley - FWD/MID
2020 avg: 72.2
2020 pos: FWD
Jye Caldwell - FWD/MID
The new Essendon recruit split his time between the forward line and midfield in his second season at GWS.
2020 avg: 64.9
2020 pos: MID
Will Brodie - FWD/MID
2020 avg: 36
2020 pos: MID
Deven Robertson - MID/FWD
2020 avg: 47
2020 pos: MID
Christian Petracca - MID
Petracca graduated to a full-time midfielder in 2020 and finished equal-third in the Brownlow medal - with his forward time suffering as a result.
2020 avg: 117.5
2020 pos: FWD
Bailey Smith - MID
The second-year Bulldog became a mainstay in the midfield after improving his Supercoach average from 76.6 to 92.1.
2020 avg: 92.1
2020 pos: MID/FWD
Jy Simpkin - MID
The talented North midfielder had a breakout season around the ball in 2020 and shedded his forward eligiblity.
2020 avg: 93
2020 pos: MID/FWD
Hugh Greenwood - MID
A move to the Gold Coast Suns from Adelaide saw Greenwood play through the midfield and not spend as much time forward.
2020 avg: 105.6
2020 pos: MID/FWD
Oscar McInerney - RUC
The big 'O' assumed the No.1 ruck role at the Lions with Stefan Martin injured and struggling for form.
2020 avg: 82.5
2020 pos: FWD/RUC
Brandon Starcevich - DEF
The young Lions talent established himself as a mainstay of Brisbane's defence and has lost his midfield eligibility.
2020 avg: 57.2
2020 pos: DEF/MID
Darcy Cameron - RUC
After crossing over to Collingwood from Sydney, Cameron was used predominantly as a ruckman in his first season at the club.
2020 avg: 56.4
2020 pos: FWD/RUC
Darcy Parish - MID
Parish graduated into a full-time midfielder in 2020 and lost his forward eligibility.
2020 avg: 86.7
2020 pos: MID/FWD
Devon Smith - MID
Used as a midfielder/forward in past seasons, Smith was predominantly used through the midfield but then spent time down back toward the end of the season.
2020 avg: 85.2
2020 pos: MID/FWD
Andrew Brayshaw - MID
Brayshaw's transition to becoming an elite midfielder has seen his status in Supercoach solely reflect that.
2020 avg: 101.3
2020 pos: MID/FWD
Blake Acres - MID
After making the move from St Kilda to Fremantle, Acres played the majority of his football through the midfield.
2020 avg: 84.4
2020 pos: MID/FWD
Jack Lukosius - DEF
The Gold Coast swingman found a home in defence during the 2020 season to become one of the competition's most damaging players by foot.
2020 avg: 80.2
2020 pos: DEF/FWD
Connor Budarick - DEF
The Gold Coast back pocket has become a reliable fixture in defence in his debut season at the club.
2020 avg: 47.7
2020 pos: MID/FWD
Jon Ceglar - RUC
With Ben McEvoy moving back to defence, Ceglar became the No.1 ruckman and didn't spend as much time in the forward line.
2020 avg: 72.2
2020 pos: RUC/FWD
Lachie Whitfield - DEF
The smooth-moving GWS star was shifted to defence to help with their struggling ball movement - which dogged the team throughout the season.
2020 avg: 104.5
2020 pos: MID/FWD
Dan Houston - DEF
It looked as if Houston was going to break into Port Adelaide's midfield in 2020 but instead he filled an important role in defence.
2020 avg: 91.1
2020 pos: DEF/MID
James Aish - MID
2020 avg: 75.3
2020 pos:DEF
Sam Simpson - FWD
2020 avg: 72.5
2020 pos: MID
Darcy Fort - RUC
2020 avg: 80.8
2020 pos: FWD
Jarrod Brander - FWD/MID
2020 avg: 55
2020 pos: DEF/FWD
Bailey Williams - FWD/RUC
2020 avg: 45
2020 pos: DEF/RUC
Dustin Martin - FWD/MID
Dusty owned the midfield/forward driftiing role in 2020 as he again produced some of the best finals perfomances ever seen to win a third Norm Smith and help the Tigers win another flag.
2020 avg: 100.8
2020 pos: MID/FWD
Michael Walters - FWD/MID
The exciting Docker proved again that he can be equally damaging in the midfield and up forward.
2020 avg: 98.9
2020 pos: MID/FWD
Charlie Comben - RUC/FWD
2020 avg: DNP
2020 pos: RUC/FWD
Riley Thilthorpe - RUC/FWD
Braeden Campbell - MID/FWD
