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The first mid-season break brought some absolutely epic performances, shock flops, and everything in between. See the biggest heroes and villains.

SuperCoach stars Marcus Bontempelli and Nick Daicos were neck and neck, but several other stars failed and there were also some wild fluctuations within the games.

Here are all the heroes and villains of Round 12.

WINNER

MARCUS BONTEMPELLI – 186 POINTS

The Bulldogs captain had an epic SuperCoach duel with Nick Daicos on Friday night, and for three quarters Daicos had the upper hand. That was until Bont completely dominated the final period with 14 possessions and a goal to lead the Dogs to victory. Bont finished with his highest score of the season, and Daicos' 156 wasn't too bad either.

DYLAN MOORE – 169 POINTS

The attacking line has been a source of ongoing frustration in 2024, including for the coaches who traded Moore after a good run a month ago, only to have three sub-80 finishes. But on Saturday he was in a class of his own, scoring 27 possessions and five goals.

TOM DE KONING – 140 POINTS

Make a note of that in your SuperCoach book. De Koning is going to be a serious SuperCoach ruck player and it could happen sooner than we thought. With Marc Pittonet out injured, De Koning has had two scores over 130 in the last two rounds, bringing his season average to 92. Against Port Adelaide he collected 18 possessions, 12 contested possessions, eight clearances and a goal.

Tom De Koning is blossoming as the Blues' best ruckman. Image: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

TIM ENGLISH – 131 POINTS

If someone had said at the start of the year that you could get Tim English for $565,000, we would have predicted that coaches would be falling over themselves to snap up last year's second-best scorer at a $150,000 discount. His form in recent weeks has left many hesitant, but the 7,000 who took the risk could have enjoyed a first-class performance against the Pies – 16 disposals (at 100% efficiency), seven marks and 14 hitouts to the advantage. He's still a great bargain!

LUKE RYAN – 124 POINTS

This was far from Ryan's biggest score of the season, but the circumstances were unexpected, with Melbourne scoring a shockingly low 37 inside 50s in the game and giving Ryan just seven opportunities to kick in from behind. Fortunately, he has plenty of other ways to score, scoring 18 marks and 28 disposals at an efficiency rate of 93 per cent.

JACK STEELE – 118 POINTS

The Steele owners revised their plans for the transfer for the first quarter in Perth, when the Saints captain had zero possessions and zero tackles despite playing the entire quarter in centre square. Whatever Ross Lyon said about the first quarter, it worked – he collected eight possessions and seven tackles in the second quarter alone and finished the game with an incredible 15 tackles.

NAT FYFE – 104 POINTS

The last few weeks have been tough for the Fyfe owners, but this is just what the doctor ordered. With Fremantle having a bye in the next round, is it time to say goodbye to the champions?

MASSIMO D'AMBROSIO – 103 POINTS

D'Ambrosio seemed to be finished as SuperCoach when he was substituted in Round 6 and dropped from the team the following week. However, he has revived his form in the last three rounds, posting scores of 102, 107 and 103, pushing his price up to $400,000.

Zac Williams has turned into a goalscorer. Image: Michael Klein

ZAC WILLIAMS – 85 POINTS

Who knew Williams was a small forward all this time? Williams made his name as a rebound defender, but a change in role has brought positive results for the Blues and SuperCoach with seven goals. Convenient for the 28,000 SuperCoaches who still have Zac in their squad.

SAM DARCY – 81 POINTS

A wild night for Darcy and his SuperCoach owners. He opened the game by missing two 50m penalties to put him at -21 points, but was fantastic after that – scoring over 100 from that point on. For most coaches, though, it will likely be his last game, as the star rookie is suspended for two games and will not be able to play until after the Bulldogs' off period.

LOSER

TOM STEWART – 76 POINTS

The setting was perfect for a big Stewart score, playing at home against an undermanned Richmond, who have given up some monster scores to opposition halfbacks in recent weeks. After a strong second season, he looked on track for one of the 100-plus points he has regularly scored in recent years, but he faded as the Cats took control of the game, finishing with just 18 possessions. Remove him as a trade-in option and the owners could consider a move in the Cats' bye-round in Round 14.

Harley Reid received the first hard blow of his career. Image: Paul Kane/Getty Images

HARLEY REID – 71 POINTS

If you only checked the scores from Saturday night, that might seem harsh, but Reid absolutely dominated this contest in the first half, almost reaching the 100-point mark before being stopped by Marcus Windhager. To make matters worse, he was given a two-game suspension by the match reporter for a dangerous tackle.

NICK VLASTUIN – 5816 POINTS

It's not an easy time being a defender for Richmond at the moment. Vlastuin averaged 122.5 after the first four rounds, but in the six rounds since then he has only reached the 100-point mark twice. Against Geelong he had just 14 possessions, no marks and no tackles.

JORDAN DAWSON – 55 POINTS

With scores of 142, 107 and 158 in his last three games, Dawson was primed for another big day against the Hawks. Right? Rumours of a late pre-match fitness test were a red flag and the day could not have gone much worse for the Crows captain, who managed just 15 touches. Expect a big comeback against Richmond.

Jordan Dawson had a rare stinker. Image: Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images

DARCY WILSON – 54 POINTS

Wilson was one of the season's best rookies but was unable to get into the game at all in the first half against West Coast. He had just 13 points at the first change but bounced back after halftime to get a half-respectable points total despite Harley Reid's efforts to hurl him into the turf. He will be a key part of transfer talks again this week – do you need him to fill in the numbers between now and St Kilda's bye in round 15?

SAM CLOHESY – 48 POINTS

He is emerging as another candidate for a transfer after falling well short of his break-even score of 77 against the Bombers. Most teams will have enough players available in Round 13 to release him before Gold Coast's off-season next week.

DANIEL TURNER – 9 POINTS

Turner made his name as a rookie with three goals and 101 points in his first game of the season. He hasn't reached those heights since. He scored 20 and 26 points before Sunday's six-time turnover, which also resulted in two free kicks.