Beat The Coach: Round 10 top scores, player trade tips and busts

These are the players who made fantasy headlines for the right and wrong reasons in Round 10 with additional insights including season averages and how many teams they feature in.

Plus, we list the players with the top projected scores for the next round and turn a spotlight on key player decisions.

Leading the pack in Round 10 was Bryce Cotton (ADL), putting up 105 points - taking his season average to 46.1.

His score was a dividend for the 14% of gifted coaches who started him in their squads.

JaVale McGee (ILL) was the following standout with 94 points, taking his tally to 43.7 average points for 13% of Beat The Coach teams.

Kristian Doolittle (PER) put up the round's third best fantasy score of 89 points.

Zylan Cheatham (ADL) and Jordan Hunter (SEM) dropped the fourth and fifth best scores on their opponents with 81 and 80 points.

Ten Standouts:

Bryce Cotton (ADL): 105 points,    46.1 season average,    14% of teams
JaVale McGee (ILL): 94 points,    43.7 season average,    13% of teams
Kristian Doolittle (PER): 89 points,    30.6 season average,    3% of teams
Zylan Cheatham (ADL): 81 points,    32.1 season average,    8% of teams
Jordan Hunter (SEM): 80 points,    21.4 season average,    9% of teams
Milton Doyle (MEL): 79 points,    26.9 season average,    3% of teams
Josh Bannan (TAS): 73 points,    30.3 season average,    6% of teams
Bryce Hamilton (TAS): 72 points,    30.9 season average,    4% of teams
William Hickey (ILL): 71 points,    39.9 season average,    9% of teams
Majok Deng (TAS): 68 points,    22.0 season average,    2% of teams

At the other end of the fantasy scale are this week's 'busts' - the players who failed to reach their projected score.

Owen Foxwell (SEM) was this week's biggest miss miscue with 29 points against a projected score of 65.0 leaving a scoring hole for 2% of SuperCoaches.

It was a mix of unfortunate events and tough nights for these players.

Fantasy Busts:

Owen Foxwell (SEM): 29 points,    projected score 65.0 points,    2% of teams
Troy Brown Jnr (ADL): 26 points,    projected score 54.0 points,    3% of teams
Nick Rakocevic (ADL): 8 points,    projected score 34.0 points,    1% of teams
Jonah Bolden (ILL): 4 points,    projected score 29.0 points,    0% of teams
Will Magnay (TAS): 22 points,    projected score 42.0 points,    0% of teams

Time to select your team for the next round and take on our expert coach.

Here are the top 5 projected scores for each position.

Forwards
Zylan Cheatham (ADL) , 81 points projected, owned by 8% of teams.
Kristian Doolittle (PER) , 70 points projected, owned by 3% of teams.
Sam Froling (ILL) , 66 points projected, owned by 0% of teams.
Sam Mennenga (NZL) , 65 points projected, owned by 4% of teams.
John Brown III (SEM) , 52 points projected, owned by 3% of teams.

Centres
JaVale McGee (ILL) , 81 points projected, owned by 13% of teams.
Isaac Humphries (ADL) , 55 points projected, owned by 1% of teams.
Jo Lual-Acuil Jr (PER) , 54 points projected, owned by 8% of teams.
Jesse Edwards (MEL) , 49 points projected, owned by 4% of teams.
Rob Baker II (NZL) , 43 points projected, owned by 2% of teams.

Guards
Bryce Cotton (ADL) , 91 points projected, owned by 14% of teams.
William Hickey (ILL) , 85 points projected, owned by 9% of teams.
Parker Jackson-Cartwright (NZL) , 77 points projected, owned by 1% of teams.
Tyson Walker (MEL) , 68 points projected, owned by 1% of teams.
Nathan Sobey (SEM) , 64 points projected, owned by 6% of teams.

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Originally published as Beat The Coach: Round 10 top scores, player trade tips and busts