The byes are well and truly here. What a week Round 12 was, scoring seemed low across the board not just with the rookies. But as usual we had a few that delivered a nice score.
Bice only had 2 touches before he was subbed out and Ashcroft was subbed out after starting to find the footy. Just like that the 2 safest rookies had poor scores in a time of need.
The rookie options are slightly better this week with a few to pick from. Clarke and Pedlar would be the best 2 to target. Clarke didn’t kick a goal and didn’t score as well but seemed to find the ball around the ground. A decent option and if he can kick 2-3 goals will score well. With the Bombers injuries he should have a place in the team for a while. Pedlar is another good option in a similar role. The Crows are in form which helps his scoring, his previous best season was a 55 average which he should improve on in a better side and more games under his belt. His low TOG is a bit of a worry but if he can kick a goal a week and add some pressure he should keep his spot.
Draper and Robertson could be an option also but they seem to be locked into a sub role. If they can avoid it they would be good to target but you can wait on them as they may drop in price like Clohesy has.
Players on the bubble are marked with an asterisk*
DEFENDERS
| Player | Club | Price (Change) | Score (Ave) | BE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angus CLARKE* | ESS | $113,500 | 44 (71) | -73 |
| Campbell GRAY (FWD) | RIC | $173,500 (+$53.6k) | 70 (64) | -48 |
| Kaleb SMITH | RIC | $149,200 (+$22.1k) | 46 (32) | -26 |
| Harry O'FARRELL | CAR | $113,500 | BYE (49) | -2 |
| Riley HARDEMAN | NTH | $280,000 | BYE (57) | 3 |
| Tobie TRAVAGLIA (MID) | STK | $189,200 (+$8.4k) | 49 (47) | 8 |
| Joe FONTI | GWS | $249,800 (+$36.4k) | 83 (63) | 9 |
| Sandy BROCK | WCE | $244,600 (+$24.6k) | 51 (61) | 16 |
| Joel HAMLING (FWD) | SYD | $179,100 (+$6.1k) | 53 (46) | 20 |
| Liam O'CONNELL | STK | $181,700 | DNP (36) | 23 |
| Jed BEWS | GEE | $209,000 | DNP (62) | 34 |
| Wil PARKER | COL | $181,000 | DNP (39) | 35 |
| Matthew CARROLL | CAR | $189,000 | BYE (49) | 35 |
| Finn O'SULLIVAN (MID) | NTH | $225,300 | BYE (47) | 40 |
| Bo ALLAN* (MID) | WCE | $136,000 | 3 (20) | 42 |
| Connor O'SULLIVAN | GEE | $288,500 (-$1.3k) | 95 (66) | 51 |
| Karl WORNER | FRE | $279,000 (-$6.8k) | 34 (55) | 54 |
| Jaxon PRIOR | ESS | $350,100 (+$3.6k) | 59 (67) | 63 |
| Luke CLEARY | WBD | $277,800 | BYE (54) | 75 |
| Luke TRAINOR | RIC | $242,800 (-$22.2k) | 28 (53) | 89 |
| Zach REID | ESS | $438,800 | DNP (80) | 100 |
| Riley BICE | SYD | $313,500 (-$33.1k) | 9 (72) | 110 |
Good: O’Sullivan came back into the side and played very well with 20 touches at 90%, 5 marks, 3 tackles, 2 goal assists, 7 score involvements and 11 intercepts. Fonti has been very handy for the few that traded him in. 17 touches at 53%, 6 marks, 6 tackles and 5 intercepts.
Bad: Bice hasn’t been himself the last month or so and it continued with just 2 touches at half time when he was subbed out. He wasn’t alone for the Swans in their poor 1st half.
Subs: Allan
MIDFIELDERS
| Player | Club | Price (Change) | Score (Ave) | BE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward ALLAN | COL | $249,300 (+$43.2k) | 84 (51) | -17 |
| Angus SHELDRICK | SYD | $289,300 (+$51.7k) | 93 (50) | -5 |
| Zak JOHNSON | ESS | $113,500 | 48 (48) | -1 |
| Caleb MITCHELL | SYD | $119,900 | 49 (49) | 1 |
| Christian MORAES | PTA | $220,800 | BYE (51) | 9 |
| Hugh BOXSHALL | STK | $153,400 (+$8k) | 40 (45) | 25 |
| Hugh JACKSON | PTA | $119,900 | BYE (23) | 27 |
| Leonardo LOMBARD | GCS | $167,500 | 27 (27) | 42 |
| Ned LONG | COL | $456,600 (+$29.1k) | 93 (84) | 46 |
| Harry ROWSTON | GWS | $119,900 | DNP (3) | 47 |
| Jaxon BINNS | CAR | $181,600 | BYE (42) | 47 |
| Xavier LINDSAY | MEL | $319,000 (+$9.3k) | 59 (63) | 51 |
| Elijah TSATAS | ESS | $225,600 (+$8k) | 26 (50) | 65 |
| Harvey LANGFORD | MEL | $348,600 (-$22.8k) | 55 (68) | 81 |
Good: Long had another great game, this time against his old side. 24 touches with 10 contested, 4 marks, 11 tackles, 3 clearances and 10 score involvements. Sheldrick stood tall in a poor Sydney display. He had 22 touches but continued his poor usage going at 54% with 11 contested, 6 tackles and 4 clearances.
Subs: Tsatas
RUCKS
| Player | Club | Price (Change) | Score (Ave) | BE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas SIMS (FWD) | RIC | $177,200 (+$33.1k) | 69 (52) | -7 |
| Finnbar MALEY (FWD) | NTH | $143,500 | BYE (37) | 4 |
| Darcy FORT | BRL | $270,800 (+$14.5k) | 59 (64) | 23 |
| Archer REID (FWD) | WCE | $210,400 (-$6.3k) | 65 (47) | 43 |
Sims played his best game thanks to 13 touches with 8 contested, 7 marks including 3 contested, 4 intercepts and 4 hitouts. He had a massive 2nd quarter with 7 touches, 4 marks and 3 free kicks coming from it. Reid had a decent game on his return with 6 touches at 83%, 2 marks, 9 hitouts and 3 goal assists. Fort had another game as solo ruck and played well without his score showing it. 10 touches at 50%, 3 marks and 30 hitouts.
FORWARDS
| Player | Club | Price (Change) | Score (Ave) | BE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke PEDLAR* | ADE | $154,400 | 67 (73) | -56 |
| Isaac KEELER | STK | $165,900 (+$27.5k) | 64 (41) | -32 |
| Neil ERASMUS (MID) | FRE | $233,700 (+$42.8k) | 94 (58) | -16 |
| Cody ANGOVE (MID) | GWS | $149,700 (+$18.4k) | 40 (37) | 2 |
| William HAYES (MID) | COL | $113,500 | DNP (44) | 3 |
| Harry SHARP (MID) | MEL | $167,800 (-$1.2k) | 42 (35) | 3 |
| Archer DAY-WICKS (MID) | ESS | $115,800 (+$16.7k) | 27 (32) | 5 |
| Cooper SIMPSON | FRE | $143,100 | DNP (41) | 14 |
| Daniel CURTIN (MID) | ADE | $292,500 (+$27.1k) | 72 (59) | 20 |
| Isaiah DUDLEY | FRE | $223,000 | DNP (48) | 21 |
| Jed WALTER | GCS | $223,300 (-$1.3k) | 52 (49) | 26 |
| Jonty FAULL | RIC | $194,800 (-$4.3k) | 52 (39) | 27 |
| Elijah HEWETT (MID) | WCE | $297,000 (+$17.2k) | 92 (62) | 28 |
| Tom LYNCH | RIC | $315,400 (+$33.9k) | 72 (59) | 30 |
| Isaac KAKO (MID) | ESS | $214,100 (+$0.1k) | 52 (47) | 32 |
| Tyrell DEWAR (MID) | WCE | $150,500 (-$12.4k) | 51 (38) | 33 |
| Murphy REID (MID) | FRE | $314,100 (+$21.2k) | 50 (66) | 34 |
| Ted CLOHESY (MID) | GEE | $103,100 (-$19k) | 7 (32) | 34 |
| Corey WARNER (MID) | SYD | $229,700 (+$1.8k) | 22 (48) | 36 |
| Aidan JOHNSON | MEL | $152,300 (+$3.7k) | 30 (38) | 37 |
| Sid DRAPER (MID) | ADE | $114,000 (-$21.1k) | 16 (26) | 40 |
| Sam DAVIDSON (MID) | WBD | $296,100 | BYE (66) | 42 |
| Ethan READ | GCS | $172,900 | DNP (43) | 44 |
| Steely GREEN | RIC | $197,600 (+$1.2k) | 51 (42) | 46 |
| Jacob KONSTANTY | NTH | $211,600 | BYE (44) | 47 |
| Will WHITE | CAR | $188,200 | BYE (43) | 47 |
| Deven ROBERTSON* (MID) | BRL | $121,200 | 21 (13) | 47 |
| Charlie SPARGO | MEL | $239,600 | DNP (43) | 50 |
| Tom GROSS (MID) | WCE | $167,300 | DNP (40) | 50 |
| Jesse MOTLOP | CAR | $234,300 | BYE (52) | 52 |
| Max HALL (MID) | STK | $300,400 (-$6.7k) | 89 (63) | 62 |
| Bailey LAURIE (MID) | MEL | $152,800 | 1 (1) | 62 |
| Sam LALOR (MID) | RIC | $293,900 | DNP (60) | 65 |
| Levi ASHCROFT (MID) | BRL | $387,300 (-$5.5k) | 59 (77) | 77 |
| Caiden CLEARY | SYD | $230,300 (-$20.1k) | 6 (52) | 91 |
| Sam POWELL-PEPPER | PTA | $353,300 | BYE (69) | 97 |
Good: Erasmus only played 68% game time but made the most of it with his best game. He had 19 touches, 7 tackles and 2 clearances. Hewett bounced back to form with an impactful game of 20 touches, 4 tackles, 7 clearances and a goal. Hall was back to his best although he didn’t register a stat in the last quarter. He still had 15 touches, 4 marks, 4 tackles, 8 score involvements and 2 goals.
Subs: Robertson, Cleary, Draper, Laurie, Clohesy
Who gets your vote as the Rookie Of The Week for Round 12?
- Ned Long (COL) - 93 (30%, 49 Votes)
- Neil Erasmus (FRE) - 94 (25%, 42 Votes)
- Elijah Hewett (WCE) - 92 (15%, 25 Votes)
- Connor O'Sullivan (GEE) - 95 (14%, 24 Votes)
- Angus Sheldrick (SYD) - 93 (14%, 24 Votes)
- Other (In Comments) (1%, 2 Votes)
Total Voters: 166
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Leaderboard After Round 11
N. Long – 11
Z. Reid – 10
R. Bice – 8
Nice work Alza.
I seem to remember Pedlar getting some breakout hype a couple of seasons ago, and getting injured. Not a Crows fan so not sure who would come in for him if he got dropped, but certainly interested in both him and Clarke.
Yeah they look like the best options and looking like the best for a couple weeks at this point
Regarding Pedlar as a downgrade:
When Laird comes back this week, does Pedlar then go to SUB – and Draper gets sent back to SANFL to play a full game (after being SUB for the last few weeks)?
Sam Berry & Dan Curtin seem to have elevated themselves into the best 22, Brodie Smith is looking to be in great form (so probably also in best 22), and Nick Murray is only one week away (and Crouch still 4 to 6 weeks away)
Adelaide is now a very hard side to crack into
I want to go Pedlar & Angus Clarke as downgrades this week, but am worried that Pedlar will end up being the SUB this week (& then probably dropped the week after)?
Be great to get other peoples thoughts on this – thanks !!
Laird is defence, as are Smith and Murray so shouldn’t effect Peddler. In fact Laird could be the one with the sub vest, out of him and Smith. Agree Draper back to the Snaffle for a kick
Very valid points there Brett.
I think they are all different roles which may cause a bit of a shuffle but I reckon Pedlar has done enough to hold his spot. Laird in could see Smith to sub and Draper gone. Murray back will be for Butts if anyone but would probably get a week in the SANFL.
Pedlar does look like he would be the next one on the chopping block though, if he plays well he stays in. Both a good and bad way as I would think he would be playing with knowledge that this could be the case.
Thanks Alza, definite sign of Neil Balme influence, and perhaps new coaching director Murray Davis from Bris too. Play the talent, being picked ahead of Murphy wouldn’t have happened last year
I saw Clarke play and hopefully he maintains that form to be a good downgrade rookie.
Sorry Cleary your 6pts sees you for 6 out the door.
Draper $114k (ADE) and Clohesy $103k (GEE) have been killed by the sub vest.
have ‘played’ 9 & 8 games each, but have lost cash to be cheaper than bargin price.
any chance that either has a run of avoiding the sub vest?
Not without injuries. Tough teams to break into