MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 22: Jack Steele of the Saints in action during the 2021 AFL Round 10 match between the Western Bulldogs and the St Kilda Saints at Marvel Stadium on May 22, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

For some people it's the most exciting time of the year, SuperCoach is back for the 2022 season with Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs kicking off proceedings.

Here at Zero Hanger, we've put together our sides that we believe will perform strongly to start off the season.

Popular players in defence include Jake Lloyd, Lachie Whitfield, James Sicily, Jack Crisp and Jayden Short along with rookies in Paddy McCartin, Josh Gibcus and Sam De Koning.

In the midfield, popular options include Jack Macrae, Jack Steele, Clayton Oliver and Marcus Bontempelli along with rookies in Jason Horne-Francis and Nick Daicos.

For rucks, there were Max Gawn, Sean Darcy, Brodie Grundy and Braydon Preuss with rookies in Hugh Dixon and Jack Hayes being popular options.

For forwards, there were Josh Dunkley, Mitch Duncan, Tim Taranto, Dustin Martin and Zak Butters as popular premium options, with Josh Rachele being the most popular rookie forward option.

Check down below to see the SuperCoach teams from the Zero Hanger staff:

Aidan O'Carroll 

Mitch Keating

Cameron Grimes

Jack Fitzpatrick

Nick Splitter

Jake Benoiton