Still 2 weeks left of the byes and teams are nearing completion and trades are winding down. Rookies are around with some decent options recently and coming up.
A key thing to remember that anyone you bring in is almost a lock to stay in your team for the rest of the year. Especially rookies, make sure you factor in job security as the top priority for them with dpp and looping swings also. If they aren’t traded out of your team then their price increase doesn’t matter it is purely just points scored.
Butler, McCarthy and Allan look like good trade in targets but all 3 have the bye this week and McCarthy has only played 1 game. Anything can happen so avoid bringing them in this week as much as possible.
The best options for this week are Rowston who has matured since his debut season 2 years ago and has played well in the VFL all year. When given a decent role in the middle he will score nicely. Madden has also been in good form in the VFL and looked good in his 2 games. But his job security is shaky and even if he keeps Briggs out for a week or 2 it is unlikely to last the year and you may be unable to cash in his price increase. Martin looked better in his 2nd game as expected after only 3 games last year. He has a career average of 70 which depending on how you look at it is either low based on his injury history the last 5 years. Or it could be high as he hasn’t averaged over 69 since 2020 which was his 6th straight year over that. Either way he looks a decent option that we only need to be fit for 10 more weeks.
Players on the bubble are marked with an asterisk*
DEFENDERS
| Player | Club | Price (Change) | Score (Ave) | BE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom MCCARTHY (MID) | WCE | $99,100 | 133 (133) | -93 |
| Kaleb SMITH | RIC | $194,200 | BYE (38) | -7 |
| Bo ALLAN (MID) | WCE | $119,000 (+$1.3k) | 69 (27) | 1 |
| Luamon LUAL* | ESS | $119,900 | 27 (33) | 5 |
| Matthew CARROLL | CAR | $209,100 (+$21.7k) | 82 (51) | 11 |
| Angus CLARKE | ESS | $195,300 (+$17.7k) | 29 (60) | 15 |
| Finn O'SULLIVAN (MID) | NTH | $268,000 (+$20.2k) | 51 (51) | 16 |
| Tobie TRAVAGLIA (MID) | STK | $205,600 (+$16.4k) | 43 (47) | 29 |
| Seamus MITCHELL* | HAW | $202,100 | 31 (45) | 29 |
| Ryan GARDNER | WBD | $145,800 | DNP (26) | 33 |
| Luke TRAINOR | RIC | $231,100 | BYE (53) | 47 |
| Sandy BROCK | WCE | $270,900 (+$1.7k) | 41 (60) | 48 |
| Jaxon PRIOR | ESS | $356,200 (+$6k) | 99 (69) | 49 |
| Karl WORNER | FRE | $290,700 (+$11.7k) | 77 (57) | 60 |
| Luke CLEARY | WBD | $245,100 (-$20.8k) | 36 (51) | 62 |
| Joe FONTI | GWS | $281,900 (+$9.3k) | 39 (59) | 67 |
| Connor O'SULLIVAN | GEE | $303,200 (+$14.4k) | 57 (64) | 71 |
| Riley BICE | SYD | $309,000 | BYE (74) | 74 |
| Riley HARDEMAN | NTH | $308,300 (+$19.2k) | 72 (55) | 87 |
Good: McCarthy made his debut less than 2 weeks after being drafted and what an impact he had. 31 touches at 94%, 6 marks, 9 intercepts and 571m gained. Has a bye this week but will be a big trade target next week even before his 2nd game. Prior has stood tall the last few weeks even with some tougher roles. He had 28 touches at 86%, 7 marks and 7 intercepts without leaving the field once. Carroll had his best score and another good game against the Eagles. 16 touches with 8 contested, 4 tackles and 6 intercepts.
MIDFIELDERS
| Player | Club | Price (Change) | Score (Ave) | BE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak JOHNSON | ESS | $179,700 (+$66.2k) | 84 (72) | -63 |
| Harry ROWSTON* | GWS | $119,900 | 79 (41) | -12 |
| Angus SHELDRICK | SYD | $340,600 | BYE (56) | -2 |
| Mani LIDDY | PTA | $99,100 | 34 (34) | 6 |
| Josaia DELANA | GWS | $110,500 (+$11.4k) | 21 (28) | 7 |
| Hugh JACKSON | PTA | $129,100 (+$9.2k) | 10 (30) | 8 |
| Jaxon BINNS | CAR | $196,000 (+$14.4k) | 78 (51) | 32 |
| Clay HALL | WCE | $204,900 (+$17.8k) | 30 (60) | 38 |
| Cooper HYNES | WBD | $100,000 (-$8.9k) | 11 (15) | 42 |
| Edward ALLAN | COL | $266,800 | BYE (47) | 52 |
| Leonardo LOMBARD* | GCS | $167,500 | BYE (23) | 53 |
| Christian MORAES | PTA | $226,000 | DNP (48) | 59 |
| Harvey LANGFORD | MEL | $341,900 (-$2.8k) | 71 (68) | 60 |
| Henry HUSTWAITE | HAW | $175,500 (+$5.9k) | 4 (46) | 72 |
| Ned LONG | COL | $474,900 | BYE (84) | 102 |
| Xavier LINDSAY | MEL | $265,100 (-$40.5k) | 10 (55) | 127 |
Good: Johnson had another big game down back with 29 touches at 83%, 8 marks, 6 one percenters and 459m gained. He did have 5 clangers which held him from his first 100. Rowston played well in his 2nd game as he got to start the game. He had 18 touches, 6 tackles from 62% TOG with 20 CBA’s.
Bad: Hustwaite returned to the side and it didn’t go so well. He had 4 touches at 25% including 2 clangers before he was subbed out at half time with just 27% TOG.
Subs: Hynes, Delana, Jackson, Lindsay, Hall
RUCKS
| Player | Club | Price (Change) | Score (Ave) | BE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas MADDEN* | GWS | $119,900 | 78 (80) | -89 |
| Darcy FORT | BRL | $367,900 (+$46.7k) | 100 (77) | -19 |
| Hudson O'KEEFFE* | CAR | $119,900 | 13 (38) | -5 |
| Lachlan BLAKISTON | ESS | $99,100 | 31 (31) | 9 |
| Archer REID (FWD) | WCE | $210,300 | DNP (47) | 17 |
| Thomas SIMS (FWD) | RIC | $190,200 | BYE (45) | 22 |
Fort continued as the solo ruck with 12 touches, 6 marks, 10 score involvements, 3 clearances and 34 hitouts. Madden scored well again with 7 touches with 6 contested, 22 hitouts and 5 score involvements from just 60% game time. Blakiston made his debut as a key back and had 4 touches and 7 one percenters. O’Keeffe had 7 touches at 43%, 6 hitouts and 5 clangers before he was injured with 59% game time.
FORWARDS
| Player | Club | Price (Change) | Score (Ave) | BE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam BUTLER* | HAW | $126,600 | 70 (63) | -51 |
| Max RAMSDEN* | HAW | $128,200 | 65 (60) | -45 |
| Tyrell DEWAR (MID) | WCE | $228,700 (+$52.5k) | 81 (47) | -37 |
| Jack MARTIN* | GEE | $150,900 | 79 (56) | -23 |
| William HAYES* (MID) | COL | $113,500 | BYE (44) | -21 |
| Ted CLOHESY (MID) | GEE | $120,000 | DNP (36) | -8 |
| Archer MAY | ESS | $99,100 | 37 (37) | 3 |
| Isaac KEELER | STK | $202,100 (+$36.2k) | 48 (42) | 7 |
| Ty GALLOP | BRL | $113,500 | DNP (31) | 15 |
| Neil ERASMUS (MID) | FRE | $259,800 (+$26.1k) | 40 (56) | 18 |
| Josh DOLAN | WBD | $126,400 (-$11.5k) | 39 (26) | 23 |
| Steely GREEN | RIC | $194,100 | BYE (41) | 26 |
| Deven ROBERTSON (MID) | BRL | $107,300 | DNP (13) | 27 |
| Roberts HANSEN JR | NTH | $146,000 (-$7.6k) | 40 (36) | 29 |
| Jonty FAULL | RIC | $198,300 | BYE (38) | 30 |
| Will WHITE | CAR | $177,500 | DNP (41) | 31 |
| Archer DAY-WICKS (MID) | ESS | $118,300 (-$2.7k) | 22 (27) | 31 |
| Max HALL (MID) | STK | $298,100 (-$2.3k) | 54 (63) | 32 |
| Jacob KONSTANTY | NTH | $211,000 (+$0.7k) | 47 (45) | 34 |
| Jed WALTER | GCS | $234,400 | BYE (50) | 36 |
| Jesse MOTLOP | CAR | $258,200 (+$11.7k) | 37 (53) | 37 |
| Isaac KAKO (MID) | ESS | $223,700 (+$5.8k) | 50 (47) | 42 |
| Elijah HEWETT (MID) | WCE | $351,100 (+$28.2k) | 76 (65) | 45 |
| Daniel CURTIN (MID) | ADE | $333,900 (+$15.6k) | 74 (61) | 46 |
| Luke PEDLAR | ADE | $203,700 (+$11.6k) | 35 (55) | 48 |
| Sam POWELL-PEPPER | PTA | $302,200 (-$23k) | 83 (67) | 63 |
| Tom HANILY (MID) | SYD | $158,700 | BYE (34) | 73 |
| Sam DAVIDSON (MID) | WBD | $291,800 (+$0.5k) | 66 (63) | 76 |
| Tom LYNCH | RIC | $315,700 | BYE (56) | 84 |
| Corey WARNER (MID) | SYD | $225,900 | BYE (47) | 85 |
| Murphy REID (MID) | FRE | $322,800 (+$8.7k) | 50 (65) | 89 |
| Levi ASHCROFT (MID) | BRL | $359,100 (-$24.4k) | 45 (74) | 100 |
Good: Powell-Pepper returned to his early season form with 17 touches at 82%, 6 marks, 4 tackles, 7 score involvements and a goal. Dewar backed up last week with another great game. 27 touches at 59% with 24 kicks, 9 marks, 7 score involvements and 843m gained to earn himself this weeks Rising Star nomination.
Subs: Hansen Jr
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Leaderboard After Round 13
N. Long – 14
Z. Reid – 10
R. Bice – 9
I hadn’t considered Bo Allan but perhaps I should because of his D/M status. Do you think he will be given more full games and subsequently score closer to his latest score of 69? Could be good bench cover with McCarthy in the other zone.
I think with Hough and Cole to come back in he may not be a regular starter. The Eagles are hard to read and what we seem to think they will do hasn’t really happened this year.
Their next game is a Saturday night so it will be hard to do but if they have those 2 return and he isn’t sub for that game then that will be a good indication of his role.
Anyone know if Hugh Boxshall gets another game for the Saints?
I don’t know but I’m guessing he’ll get more games, perhaps as the sub. I’m wondering whether he’s not got the stamina to play significant game time, perhaps because his style of game is fairly energy sapping.
Perfect timing for a spike game from Carroll, should peak just in time to bring McCarthy in on his bubble.