Top priced 2018 SuperCoach players revealed

Round 1 of the 2018 AFL season may still be over three months away, but next season's SuperCoach prices have already been released.

The Herald Sun today revealed that Geelong star Patrick Dangerfield will start the season as the game's most expensive player, costing an enormous $749,800. Dangerfield averaged 136 SuperCoach points per game in 2017.

Richmond's Dustin Martin, who averaged 119 points this season, comes in second at $656,000, while Hawthorn ball magnet Tom Mitchell is third at $653,500.

Despite three years of injuries and an aging body, Gary Ablett is the fourth most expensive player, coming in at $631,100 upon his return to Geelong.

See the full list of top priced midfielders, defenders, forwards, ruckmen and draftees below:

Top 10 priced midfielders

• Patrick Dangerfield (Geel) $749,800
• Dustin Martin (Rich) $656,000
• Tom Mitchell (Haw) $653,500
• Gary Ablett (Geel) $631,100
• Josh Kelly (GWS) $628,600
• Clayton Oliver (Melb) $612,800
• Dayne Zorko (Bris) $608,900
• Matt Crouch (Adel) $608,300
• Rory Sloane (Adel) $605,800
• Mitch Duncan (Geel) $603,700

Top five priced defenders

• Sam Docherty (Carl) $630,700
• Michael Hurley (Ess) $563,500
• Elliot Yeo (WC) $561,300
• Rory Laird (Adel) $550,800
• Michael Hibberd (Melb) $545,200

Top five priced ruckmen

• Matthew Kreuzer (Carl) $603,700
• Patrick Ryder (Port) $566,500
• Stefan Martin (Bris) $540,000
• Brodie Grundy (Coll) $534,700
• Sam Jacobs (Adel) $526,300

Top five priced forwards

• Sam Menegola (Geel) $551,800
• Lance Franklin (Syd) $540,500
• Isaac Heeney (Syd) $536,300
• Toby Greene (GWS) $528,100
• Josh J Kennedy (WC) $514,200

Top five priced draftees

• Cameron Rayner (Bris) $202,800 fwd/mid
• Andrew Brayshaw (Frem) $198,300 mid
• Paddy Dow (Carl) $193,800 mid
• Luke Davies-Uniacke (NM) $189,300 mid
• Jaidyn Stephenson (Coll) $180,300 fwd/mid