The Fallen Premiums – Rd 17

Written by Chillo on July 17 2019

I grew up in what you would call a “non-AFL” household. But from the time I started watching the game – much to the dismay of my rugby league obsessed father – I knew that everyone’s second favourite team was whoever was playing Collingwood that week. Except for the Pies fans of course, who barracked twice as hard for their own mob, and didn’t give a second thought to anyone else. For that, the black and white army earned my respect.

Hey, begrudging respect is a kind of respect!

The current version of the Magpies are a Supercoach-friendly lot, and even when they don’t put a big number on the scoreboard, they still feature heavily in fantasy footy. So, for this edition of this little article, the focus is on Collingwood players. Here are the Fallen Premiums!

DEFENDERS

 Jack CRISP (COL), $489 900 (-$30.0K), avg 93, BE 72 – The raw numbers don’t quite stack up against other backline options, but there’s so much upside here for the greatest “set of steak knives” in recent history. Crisp went into the midfield during the second half against the Eagles last week, and his skill and toughness in the contest was a huge factor in driving the Pies to an unlikely victory. The other big drawcard here is durability – since being traded to Collingwood, Crisp has played 108 games without a miss. Good POD value at only 8% ownership.

Jake LLOYD (SYD), $538 100 (-$70.1K), avg 113, BE 85 – Yeah I know, you’ve probably got him in your team already…unless you among the 50% of coaches who don’t! This is the cheapest that Jake has been all year, and if you’re still looking for a def upgrade, this is the no-brainiest of all no-brainers. Faces the Dockers this weekend and the last time he came up against the purple soldiers, Lloyd had 41 possessions and 173 points!

Backing it up….
Lachie Whitfield, $539K, BE 156
Zac Williams, $565K, BE 127
Shannon Hurn, $529K, BE 127

MIDFIELDERS

As you may have heard at some stage this week, the main focus as far as trades go right now is replacing Stephen Coniglio (GWS), $540 000, who will miss the remainder of the Supercoach season after knee surgery. If you’re among the 20% of coaches who face this dilemma, here are some possible replacements to consider:

 Steele SIDEBOTTOM (COL), $459 200 (-$92.5K), avg 94, BE 70 – In his 11th year in the league, Sidey remains a class act in the Pies midfield. He may not have the consistency of yesteryear, but at this price, a player of his experience and talent could be a valuable asset for your team at that crucial M8/M9 loop role. An injury to Pendlebury may mean increased responsibility for Steele too.

Old Zipperhead wearing his favourite make-up.

Joel SELWOOD (GEE), $443 500 (-$127.0K), avg 87, BE 97 – With Father Time rapidly gaining on him, Selwood has ceded more responsibility to the likes of Duncan and Tim Kelly this season, regularly finding himself on the wing. Given his reputation for finishing the season strongly, Selwood is still well worth considering at this heavily discounted price tag, especially given the growing trend of Kelly copped the attention of the opposition’s best tagger. Geelong have a relatively soft run home also, only facing one top 8 side in their final six games.

Scott PENDLEBURY (COL), $511 000 (-$51.0K), avg 104, BE 87 –  Another bout of finger surgery might put a dent in Pendles’ prospects this week, but the latest is that the Collingwood champion hasn’t ruled himself out of this week’s clash with the Giants just yet. Still an incredibly impressive footballer at 31 years of age, Pendlebury is a Supercoach stalwart and should never be dismissed. If he plays, he must be considered.

Just quickly: Basically every guy I mentioned in last week’s Fallen Premiums played really well, and is therefore still a viable option this week. In particular, Lachie Hunter (WBD) $481 100 (avg 98, BE 0), Ed Curnow (CAR) $463 300 (avg 82 BE 49) and Marc Murphy (CAR) $462 500 (avg 85 BE 61) are all scoring well above what their price tags imply in recent times. All are excellent budget options for these last six rounds.

Limbo land….
Ben Cunnington, $532K, BE 175
Patrick Cripps, $601K, BE 167
Luke Parker, $577K, BE 165
Jack Macrae, $642K, BE 148

RUCKS

 Sorry everyone, not much to see here! Matthew Kreuzer (CAR) $525 900 (avg 101, BE 54) has been on fire lately and is a high risk, high reward option. However, chances are you’ve got two out of the three G’s locked and loaded in your ruck line by now. Unless one of them gets injured, you’ll be looking at other lines for trade targets….

Timberrrrr….
Max Gawn, $646K, BE 223
Scott Lycett, $616K, BE 173

FORWARDS

Jordan DE GOEY (COL), $400 000 (-$76.4K), avg 86, BE 56 – One of the most dynamic and exciting young forwards in the game, De Goey is increasingly finding himself in the centre square at bounces, using his pace and strength to gain possession for the Pies. He’s still mostly a key forward though, so scoring can and will be erratic. But with games against a depleted GWS, abysmal Suns and porous Melbourne amongst the next six weeks, the potential is definitely there for Jordan to kick a bag or three.

Once he takes flight, there’s no stopping De Goey…

Robbie GRAY (PTA), $472 500 (-$53.0K), avg 90, BE 66 – OK I’m hopelessly biased here, the guy is one of my favourite players, but there’s a very good reason for that. Gray started the game against the Lions in the forward line. What followed was that Brisbane had seven goals on the board before the Power even got warmed up. Then Robbie moved further up the ground, wound up with 32 touches and the rest of the game was a reasonable contest, albeit the damage had been done. It’s not rocket science, Ken. Do the right thing by Gray, do the right thing by Supercoaches!

Forward thinking….
Tim Kelly, $522K, BE 141

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7 thoughts on “The Fallen Premiums – Rd 17”

  1. Great write up Chillo, I was Conigliod on the weekend and I’ve been looking at all of the above-mentioned player’s . Was looking at Sidey, his run home isn’t too bad. Also looking at Gawn , but need to wait a week or two, just depends on whether ROB drops the same rate. Thinking he should fare ok against Clarke, shouldn’t drop too much.

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    1. He’s in my never ever list for a few reasons, but I fully understand the logic in picking him now. If you’re short of cash, he might be a useful F6 for these six weeks

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      1. Thinking F7, with Lobb at F6 providing insurance for the rucks.

        Mundy’s probably the next closest to the pin – was outstanding early in the year but has dropped right away.

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