What a week! The rookies didn’t score all that well this week and there still aren’t many great options. Simpson has looked good and is our best trade target. He will be traded into plenty of teams this week.
That’s if coaches can afford the luxury with injuries to popular players Callaghan, Macrae, JHF and TDK who should be back this week.
After Simpson the rookies drop off a bit. Sims looks like a decent target but as a tall forward in a team that won’t win a lot could be inconsistent. Binns has scored well in his 2 games but with his elevated price might not be the best option with his job security not providing enough confidence. Bews is in a similar boat at an elevated price and a career average of 50. His place in the side might be alright with a few injuries on the weekend but Geelong still have Stewart and Kolodjashnij to return in the next week or so.
Players on the bubble are marked with an asterisk*
DEFENDERS
| Player | Club | Price (Change) | Score (Ave) | BE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jed BEWS* | GEE | $172,200 | 45 (70) | -38 |
| Saad EL-HAWLI (MID) | ESS | $167,900 (+$12.2k) | 47 (41) | -16 |
| Lewis HAYES | ESS | $119,900 | DNP (64) | -15 |
| Sandy BROCK | WCE | $181,200 (+$28.9k) | 57 (59) | -9 |
| Liam O'CONNELL | STK | $166,300 (+$29.5k) | 56 (37) | -6 |
| Bailey MACDONALD | HAW | $125,500 (+$5.6k) | 29 (25) | 5 |
| Joe FONTI | GWS | $196,200 (+$35.6k) | 70 (59) | 18 |
| Jaxon PRIOR | ESS | $321,100 (+$16.9k) | 69 (66) | 29 |
| Kaleb SMITH | RIC | $111,300 (-$6.1k) | 11 (19) | 33 |
| Luke CLEARY | WBD | $283,600 (+$17k) | 64 (58) | 40 |
| Angus MCLENNAN | STK | $169,700 | 30 (30) | 40 |
| Zach REID | ESS | $418,700 (+$36.6k) | 75 (79) | 41 |
| Riley HARDEMAN | NTH | $246,300 (+$20.1k) | 45 (47) | 42 |
| Matthew CARROLL | CAR | $187,500 (+$6.3k) | 31 (49) | 43 |
| Ben PATON (FWD) | SYD | $158,200 | DNP (38) | 52 |
| Karl WORNER | FRE | $281,100 (-$7.2k) | 42 (55) | 68 |
| Tobie TRAVAGLIA (MID) | STK | $186,100 (-$9.3k) | 22 (45) | 68 |
| Luke TRAINOR | RIC | $284,100 (+$6.7k) | 52 (57) | 71 |
| Finn O'SULLIVAN (MID) | NTH | $235,100 (-$2.3k) | 44 (47) | 72 |
| Joel HAMLING (FWD) | SYD | $190,400 (-$19.9k) | 30 (46) | 73 |
| Riley BICE | SYD | $354,100 (-$21.2k) | 55 (80) | 84 |
| Connor O'SULLIVAN | GEE | $289,800 (-$29.5k) | 26 (63) | 97 |
Good: Reid managed to score well considering the loss they had. 15 touches, 7 marks, 5 tackles, 4 intercepts and 4 one percenters. Fonti bounced back with a decent game with 11 touches at 100% with 7 contested, 3 marks, 8 tackles and 5 intercepts.
Bad: O’Sullivan had a quiet game in the Cats big win with 5 touches and 3 marks.
Subs: Macdonald, Smith, Travaglia
MIDFIELDERS
| Player | Club | Price (Change) | Score (Ave) | BE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh BOXSHALL* | STK | $113,500 | DNP (57) | -46 |
| Angus SHELDRICK | SYD | $191,300 (+$21.8k) | 81 (39) | -20 |
| Jaxon BINNS* | CAR | $171,000 | 56 (61) | -19 |
| Henry HUSTWAITE | HAW | $169,600 | DNP (60) | -8 |
| Josaia DELANA* | GWS | $99,100 | DNP (32) | -4 |
| Edward ALLAN | COL | $169,400 (+$7.3k) | 55 (38) | -1 |
| Tom GROSS | WCE | $169,400 (-$1k) | 42 (46) | 13 |
| Christian MORAES | PTA | $211,600 (+$12.7k) | 68 (51) | 34 |
| Xavier LINDSAY | MEL | $289,600 (+$13.1k) | 67 (61) | 34 |
| Harvey LANGFORD | MEL | $374,500 (+$11.6k) | 43 (68) | 79 |
| Ned LONG | COL | $404,600 (+$7.5k) | 94 (78) | 81 |
Good: Long had 19 touches with 10 contested, 9 tackles and 5 clearances as he continues to get plenty of time through the midfield. Sheldrick wasn’t the sub but still only played 60% of the game. He made the most of it though with 21 touches with 8 contested, 7 tackles, 473m gained and 4 clearances.
Subs: Moraes, Gross
RUCKS
| Player | Club | Price (Change) | Score (Ave) | BE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas SIMS* (FWD) | RIC | $113,500 | 48 (47) | -26 |
| Finnbar MALEY (FWD) | NTH | $134,800 (+$14.9k) | 41 (35) | 21 |
| Darcy FORT | BRL | $240,600 (+$13.7k) | 47 (61) | 44 |
| Archer REID (FWD) | WCE | $216,700 | DNP (45) | 79 |
Sims played his 2nd game and had 7 touches with 6 contested, 3 tackles, 6 hitouts and a goal. If he stays in the side he could be an okay trade target. Fort was a late in for McInerney but was well beaten by Gawn. He had 11 touches at 46% with 6 contested, 4 tackles, 3 clearances and 15 hitouts. Maley had 6 touches with 5 contested, 2 marks, 2 tackles and a goal in his 3rd game.
FORWARDS
| Player | Club | Price (Change) | Score (Ave) | BE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper SIMPSON* | FRE | $119,900 | 71 (62) | -53 |
| Archer DAY-WICKS* (MID) | ESS | $99,100 | 37 (35) | -11 |
| Tom LYNCH | RIC | $281,500 (+$14.7k) | 86 (58) | -6 |
| Cody ANGOVE* (MID) | GWS | $113,500 | 33 (31) | 6 |
| Jacob KONSTANTY | NTH | $200,300 (+$8.9k) | 44 (45) | 9 |
| Aidan JOHNSON | MEL | $142,900 (+$29.4k) | 43 (45) | 11 |
| Jonty FAULL | RIC | $189,900 (+$16.2k) | 20 (37) | 16 |
| Harry SHARP (MID) | MEL | $164,100 (+$7.4k) | 28 (35) | 17 |
| Charlie SPARGO | MEL | $237,100 (+$18.6k) | 57 (44) | 30 |
| Neil ERASMUS (MID) | FRE | $178,200 (+$28.2k) | 55 (49) | 33 |
| Sam LALOR (MID) | RIC | $296,400 (+$5.9k) | 79 (64) | 36 |
| Arthur JONES | WBD | $135,100 (-$15.8k) | 20 (18) | 36 |
| Isaiah DUDLEY | FRE | $210,300 (+$22.2k) | 43 (46) | 40 |
| Jesse MOTLOP | CAR | $229,300 (-$11k) | 32 (51) | 44 |
| Jed MCENTEE | PTA | $200,600 | DNP (34) | 48 |
| Murphy REID (MID) | FRE | $272,400 (-$4.1k) | 69 (63) | 57 |
| Sam DAVIDSON (MID) | WBD | $288,000 (-$7.4k) | 58 (65) | 58 |
| Steely GREEN | RIC | $213,200 (-$5.8k) | 48 (43) | 59 |
| Will WHITE | CAR | $192,500 (-$14.6k) | 14 (42) | 60 |
| Lance COLLARD | STK | $133,000 (-$15.6k) | 18 (32) | 61 |
| Caiden CLEARY | SYD | $260,100 (+$0.8k) | 58 (60) | 62 |
| Matthew JEFFERSON | MEL | $107,100 | DNP (12) | 63 |
| Max HALL (MID) | STK | $323,300 (+$5.8k) | 51 (64) | 64 |
| Corey WARNER (MID) | SYD | $222,400 (-$5.6k) | 39 (48) | 66 |
| Daniel CURTIN (MID) | ADE | $258,400 (+$3.8k) | 65 (55) | 67 |
| Ted CLOHESY (MID) | GEE | $143,500 | DNP (38) | 69 |
| Isaac KAKO (MID) | ESS | $226,900 (-$7.6k) | 32 (47) | 73 |
| Zane DUURSMA | NTH | $152,700 (-$16.6k) | -3 (26) | 75 |
| Jed WALTER | GCS | $234,800 (-$16k) | 24 (48) | 78 |
| Sam POWELL-PEPPER | PTA | $379,300 (-$10.4k) | 89 (74) | 83 |
| Elijah HEWETT (MID) | WCE | $291,600 (+$4.6k) | 57 (59) | 83 |
| Levi ASHCROFT (MID) | BRL | $389,300 (+$7.5k) | 68 (77) | 86 |
Good: Powell-Pepper had a great game as he played further up the ground due to Port’s injuries. 23 touches, 3 marks, 484m gained and kicked 2.2. Lynch made it 2 great scores in a row thanks to 13 touches with 6 contested, 6 marks, 7 score involvements and 2.1.
Bad: White only managed 6 touches at 50% which all came in the 1st half.
Subs: Duursma
Loading ...Nick Daicos Rookie of the Year Award:
Leaderboard After Round 9
Z. Reid – 10
R. Bice – 8
N. O’Driscoll – 6
Gees, rookies have really dried up.
When we’re punting on guys like Bews- career average if 50, and low job security, we’re really struggling!
Pity Hayes did ACL- the rookie our backline are screaming out for!