AFL SuperCoach is officially open for 2023, with coaches getting in early to build their teams following the opening weeks of the pre-season.

Thousands of SuperCoaches have begun selecting their sides and looking to find the right balance of premiums, PODs and rookies after months of scouting and planning.

After almost a month of SuperCoach being open, two Brisbane recruits lead the way as the most selected players for SuperCoach teams, with draft gun Will Ashcroft leading the way with 69% ownership.

His teammate and former Bulldog Josh Dunkley narrowly trails thanks to his dual position status as a midfield-forward hybrid, with Dunkley comfortably the first picked among forwards with a 9% buffer over ex-teammate Toby McLean - another DPP forward.

In fact, the top 11 selected forwards all have DPP status, with returning Suns tall Ben King (23%) the most selected pure forward given his price of $176,300.

Ashcroft leads the way for pure midfielders at 69%, landing ahead of young Roo Will Phillips (52%), new Tiger Jacob Hopper (47%) and Demons superstar Clayton Oliver (45%).ย  ย 

Brisbane's Will Ashcroft poses for a photo at the 2022 AFL National Draft (Photo by Jake Benoiton / Zero Digital Sports)

Young Eagle Reuben Ginbey (48%) leads the way for defenders, while GWS rookie Nick Madden (45%) is the top-selected ruckman thanks to his DPP status as a forward option.

Here are the top 10 selected players for each position a month out from Round 1.

Defenders

  1. Reuben Ginbey (48%) (DEF/MID) - $171,300
  2. Nick Daicos (46%) - $502,500
  3. Elliot Yeo (45%) - $337,000
  4. Darcy Wilmot (44%) - $123,900
  5. Conor McKenna (41%) - $167,500
  6. Tom Stewart (36%) - $604,400
  7. Campbell Chesser (31%) (DEF/MID) - $123,900
  8. Charlie Constable (30%) (DEF/MID) - $123,900
  9. Josh Weddle (28%) (DEF/MID) - $130,800
  10. James Sicily (23%) - $624,700

Midfielders (Non-DPP Status)

  1. Will Ashcroft (69%) - $202,800
  2. Will Phillips (52%) - $158,300
  3. Jacob Hopper (47%) - $332,000
  4. Clayton Oliver (45%) - $699,800
  5. Touk Miller (33%) - $662,400
  6. Tom Mitchell (27%) - $528,600
  7. Marcus Bontempelli (23%) - $639,500
  8. Matthew Johnson (22%) - $123,900
  9. Tom Green (19%) - $534,600
  10. Jack Steele (19%) - $604,400

Rucks

  1. Nicholas Madden (45%) (RUC/FWD) - $102,400
  2. Rowan Marshall (43%) - $506,500
  3. Darcy Cameron (25%) (RUC/FWD) - $465,900
  4. Tim English (22%) - $581,000
  5. Brodie Grundy (16%) - $512,900
  6. Jarrod Witts (13%) - $605,100
  7. Esava Ratugolea (12%) (RUC/FWD) - $174,000
  8. Sam Draper (11%) - $398,700
  9. Luke Jackson (8%) - $465,500
  10. Sean Darcy (5%) - $562,200

Forwards

  1. Josh Dunkley (63%) (MID/FWD) - $596,400
  2. Toby McLean (54%) (MID/FWD) - $178,900
  3. Tim Taranto (49%) (MID/FWD) - $503,100
  4. Nicholas Madden (45%) (RUC/FWD) - $102,400
  5. Nat Fyfe (38%) (MID/FWD) - $313,600
  6. Connor Rozee (37%) (MID/FWD) - $513,800
  7. Mattaes Phillipou (37%) (FWD/MID) - $166,800
  8. Blake Drury (36%) (MID/FWD) - $102,400
  9. Josh Sinn (30%) (MID/FWD) - $123,900
  10. Darcy Cameron (38%) (RUC/FWD) - $465,900