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AFL Fantasy Round 7 Recap

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Pies come back from the brink of death, two 8+ goal hauls and 2+ 100 point drubbings – there is plenty to discuss fantasy wise. With another eventful round of footy under the belt, lets review the week that was Round 7. Please keep in mind, the player structure goes (Fantasy price, most recent score, average, breakeven).

St Kilda 76 (11.10) v Port Adelaide 83 (12.11)

Marshall (939k, 159, 112.6, 73) went nuclear, what a way to start the week for VC owners. Averaging 131 over his last 3. Thanks for coming son.

Steele (937k, 128, 106.5, 117) had a big night off the back of 11 tackles. Trademark Jack Steele. Bounced back from his 78 pter in his first game returning from injury.

Sinclair (845k, 119, 97.4, 93) also showed up in a big way for owners. Top 6 fantasy defender.

Horne Francis (559k, 98, 67.4, 57) finally pulled his finger out and had a crack. Gun player but had yet to translate across to fantasy. LDU late out meant I had to hold, blessing in disguise. Still want to get rid of him sooner rather than later, but my tolerance to holding him a couple more weeks has increased.

Stocker (582k, 65, 72.7, 78) – Was a handy stepping stone but needs to be moved on.

Brisbane 115 (17.13) v Fremantle 67 (10.7)

Neale (829k, 119, 93, 97) continued the yo-yo trend his season has been. Looks utterly non-fantasy relevant one week and then back to his usual form the next. Will be avoiding for the next few weeks until he shows consistent form.

Ashcroft (618k, 115, 81.6, 36) – Absolute gun. Also kicked a goal of the year contender.

Dunkley (854k, 115, 96.3, 104) – Disappointing on the season, so this was needed. 81, 102, 86 and 115 over his last 4. Too many other spot fires to have to deal with to even consider moving him on.

Brayshaw (884k, 113, 102.3, 115) back into the good books with a 2 goal performance after a string of relatively average games. As Aesop famously said in his fables, “never sell a premo”. This played out well for those who held Laird after he hit some speed bumps early, but seems to be coming good now.

Young (728k, 112, 85.7, 75) puts up his first score above 83 since round 1. Avoid.

Ryan (829k, 73, 101.9, 119) – One ton in his last 5 games and 3 scores below 85. Still an option but coaches will need to have a high risk tolerance given his score variance. Think there are better options out there.

Sydney 106 (16.10) v GWS 107 (17.5)

Green (897k, 136, 112.5, 85) – Simply a monster. Enough said. Couple interesting articles floating around about him recently.

Gulden (773k, 116, 93, 83) – Little Errol came up trumps and builds upon the great season he has had to date. 27 disposals to go with 6 tackles. Somehow only 37% owned? What are the other 63% of owners doing….

Coniglio (885k, 101, 103.3, 92) – Another strong outing from Cogs, helped by 2 goals. As I have said before, he is most definitely a top 6 fantasy forward. Buy.

Whitfield (731k, 88, 80.8, 87) – After receiving DPP as a defender, is Shitfield now relevant again? Something to monitor….

Cadman (289k, 32, 32, 39) – Kicked a goal and looked to move around the ground well enough, though his disposals efficiency was sitting at 25% and only ended up playing 56 min.

Sheldrick (200k, 18, 18, 34) – 18.4% owned and was a popular downgrade option. Yuck.

Western Bulldogs 94 (10.14) v Hawthorn 65 (9.11)

Worpel (688k, 103, 87.3, 50) – Said previously he was a hold with Day out, but might have to change that to an unconditional hold entirely. 67%+ CBA percentage over his last 3 games and didn’t seem to be affected by the return of Day. Hold.

Day (768k, 100, 103.4, 64) picked up where he left off prior to his 2 game suspension. With DPP status as a defender, he is a must have. Seen 63%+ CBA percentage over his last 4 games and is an integral part of the Hawks midfield group.

English (1.02M, 99, 119.9, 129) – Consistent as ever. First score under 100 all year.

Bontempelli (909k, 90, 104.4, 102) was relatively dissapointing after his massive 148 point outing prior. Would love to see him get forward DPP status, but unlikely to happen.

Greene (386k, 18, 47, 43) was barely a factor in this one. Would look to be downgrading in the near future.

Melbourne 139 (22.7) v North Melbourne 49 (7.7)

Petracca (938k, 142, 110.6, 91) had an absolute monster performance with 35 disposals along with 3 goals and 8 marks. Keep in mind North have been very average. Interestingly, ranks 6th in score involvement percentage.

Hall (814k, 136, 109.5, 79) back into the side and back to junking. Wonder how long he will keep is spot as while his role is always fantasy friendly, he is a pretty bang average footy player. Helps his job security that he plays for North.

Oliver (1.02M, 125, 121.3, 134) – I will finally be getting on the Oliver train this week after weeks of unsuccessfully praying on his downfall. Premier mid in the comp and wins an ungodly amount of contested ball. Is simply a bull.

Chandler (505k, 106, 72, 31) – 3 goals, 21 touches and 8 marks. Where was this the last 5 weeks? Have to keep in mind again it was North, but probably warrants another couple of weeks in the squad, especially given his BE.

LDU (824k, 92.8, 135) – Owners have to be fed up with him by now. Injury followed up by two mediocre scores and another late out. I am one of them. Luckily, it allowed me to move him to Day and had to keep JHF, happy days.

JVR (341k, 40, 48.6, 38) – Was barely an impact in an absolute drubbing which is worrying. Will have to monitor team news but he could be on the chopping block for the Dees soon.

West Coast 44 (6.8) v Carlton 152 (23.14)

Newman (826k, 164, 101.3, 45) went bonkers. When you rack up 14 marks and 5 tackles (72 points) before even considering his 34 disposals, you know you are in for a haul. Is definitely a fantasy option, posting scores of 83, 77, 119 and 164 in his last 4.

Curnow (767k, 151, 92.4, 47) – Slaughtered the undermanned West Coast backline, slotting 9 goals. Not a relevant fantasy option, but superb game.

Kelly (884k, 108, 104.6, 102) does it again in a losing side. Has gone under 100 in just one of his last 6 games and it was a 97. Scores of 102, 104, 142, 100, 97 and 108 after his poor first round (79). With Richmond, Gold Coast, Hawthorn and Essendon on the horizon, he is again a buy for me.

Docherty (898k, 94, 98.6, 130) looked solid in his return. Always a great fantasy option.

Cincotta (301k, 77, 76.5, -20) – Absolute hero. When we needed rookies the most, he stepped up. Legend. Should see good cash generation too.

Ginbey (482k, 50, 64, 67) – With the emergence of Cincotta and a few other rookies firing, it could be time for Ginbey to hit the chopping block. Has been a loyal servant through some dark fantasy rookie days, but its almost time to cash him in.

Essendon 104 (16.8) v Geelong 132 (20.12)

Hawkins (624k, 137, 71.1, 18) – Similar to Curnow, not fantasy relevant, but has to get a shoutout after an 8 goal domination, 4 coming in the first quarter.

Parish (904k, 121, 106.6, 108) continues to hum along. Averaging 106.7 over his last three, he has only dipped slightly under 100 twice on the season.

Merrett (913k, 82, 103.3, 125) was really underwhelming. Didn’t help that the Dons midfield didn’t see much of it, but you would still expect him to post a more respectable score as an elite mid.

McGrath (662k, 66, 75.7, 96) – If you haven’t already sold him, its time to go. Has served up nothing but mediocrity all season.

Duncan (727k, 66, 73, 133) – If you brought him in as a POD over Stewart a few weeks back, this stings. Also has to go to a better option. Sell.

Redman (753k, 57, 87.1, 119) – Far too volatile a fantasy player IMO. Did warn against him in a previous article. Just looks so disinterested at times.

Richmond 48 (6.12) v Gold Coast 72 (11.6)

Anderson (912k, 134, 105, 82) could become a premium fantasy asset without Touk. Putting up 159, 107, 102 and 134 in his last 4, he is becoming the focal point of the Suns midfield.

Taranto (980k, 126, 118.4, 99) – Not much needs to be said here as we see it every week. Fantasy lock and season keeper.

Short (831k, 123, 97.3, 84) is back to doing what we are accustomed to. 117 and 123 since his return, however, can’t consider him personally as he is listed as a straight midfielder, opposed to having defender DPP like seasons in the past.

Macpherson (747k, 119, 92.6, 53) is now a legitimate fantasy option in my eyes. 90, 109 and 119 in his last 3 and defender/forward status, lovely.

Fiorini (559k, 112, 64.6, 31) – At his price point he will likely be coming straight into my squad as a straight swap for McGrath. A risky option, but an option nonetheless.

Ryan (353k, 73, 49.5, -1) has become a great cash cow for those that jumped on early. Will also be handy bye coverage given there aren’t many rucks around.

Weller (784k 67, 94, 93) falters after posting a string of good scores (88, 90, 109, 77 & 133). At just 2.8% ownership he is a POD, but could have big upside as we have seen in the past.

Baker (714k, 60, 82.7, 110) – Has been absolutely killed by the return of Short. Scored just 53 and 60 since the return of Short. Sell.

 

Adelaide 58 (7.16) v Collingwood 59 (8.11)

Dawson (923k, 112, 106.3, 100) – Has 4 straight tonnes and is on an absolute roll. Biggest lock of the backline.

Laird (921k, 110, 102, 104) – Owners who had faith and held are being rewarded. Don’t trade your premos while underperforming unless they have had a significant role change. You picked them for a reason!

Daicos (987k, 99, 118.9, 109) – Despite a tag, still produced the goods in fantasy. Disposal efficiency was down a bit, but that’s to be expected in a wet contest. Keays did a relatively good job, which opens the prospect of more potential tags in the future. Gets a lot of points from kick outs though, so should always see a consistent stream of points.

Jones (541k, 90, 70.6, 38) – Always was going to be a high risk, high reward option. Bounced back after an awful week last week to regain some respect. Probably missed the boat if you were looking to buy now.

Sloane (665k, 85, 77, 53) – Interesting prospect in draft format, not relevant otherwise.