Another great round of rookie scoring with the forward line stepping up although likely from players that have mostly been traded out. The best rookie options now are too expensive to bring in for the majority of coaches.
Trew and Taylor seem like the best options to bring in. Tayor is still a sub risk but he showed enough to hold his spot. Trew came straight in under the interim coach and did exactly what he has done in the WAFL all season. This should continue for the rest of the year now.
Players on the bubble are marked with an asterisk*
DEFENDERS
| Player | Club | Price (Change) | Score (Ave) | BE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob BLIGHT* | RIC | $102,400 | DNP (68) | -77 |
| Lawson HUMPHRIES (MID) | GEE | $207,400 (+$90.1k) | 108 (88) | -54 |
| Logan EVANS | PTA | $220,300 (+$50.7k) | 71 (69) | -30 |
| Joe FONTI* | GWS | $117,300 | 32 (47) | -25 |
| Nick COFFIELD | WBD | $149,200 (+$6.7k) | 34 (37) | -8 |
| Hugh BOND | ADE | $123,900 | 46 (46) | 4 |
| Arie SCHOENMAKER | STK | $204,400 (+$31k) | 61 (63) | 5 |
| Matt ROBERTS (MID) | SYD | $241,500 (-$2.2k) | 95 (67) | 9 |
| Daniel TURNER (FWD) | MEL | $245,400 (+$28k) | 64 (48) | 14 |
| Toby PINK (FWD) | NTH | $192,200 (+$6.2k) | 60 (39) | 23 |
| Lloyd JOHNSTON | GCS | $217,200 (+$24.4k) | 49 (52) | 29 |
| Buku KHAMIS (FWD) | WBD | $236,500 (+$17.6k) | 60 (53) | 31 |
| Harry EDWARDS | WCE | $249,800 (+$19.6k) | 70 (65) | 39 |
| Hugo RALPHSMITH (MID) | RIC | $267,400 (+$1k) | 61 (56) | 48 |
| Sam CLOHESY (MID) | GCS | $341,200 (+$3.7k) | 59 (73) | 50 |
| Charlie DEAN | COL | $274,700 | DNP (58) | 52 |
| Kallan DAWSON | NTH | $271,900 (-$2.6k) | 29 (53) | 54 |
| Colby MCKERCHER (MID) | NTH | $465,800 (+$21.6k) | 79 (81) | 56 |
| Tom BROWN | RIC | $281,700 (-$11.7k) | 51 (59) | 59 |
| Taj WOEWODIN (FWD) | MEL | $134,500 (-$14.1k) | 4 (26) | 66 |
| Jackson ARCHER | NTH | $242,600 (+$1.8k) | 9 (42) | 73 |
| Joshua DRAPER | FRE | $303,400 (+$22.1k) | 69 (48) | 75 |
| Jase BURGOYNE (MID) | PTA | $367,300 (-$9.4k) | 72 (71) | 79 |
| Alex SEXTON (FWD) | GCS | $416,500 | DNP (80) | 97 |
| Leek ALEER | GWS | $282,200 | DNP (59) | 103 |
| Bodhi UWLAND | GCS | $428,000 (-$10.2k) | 71 (72) | 111 |
| Will GRAHAM (MID) | GCS | $317,300 (-$10.2k) | 2 (63) | 111 |
The Good: Humphries played his 3rd game and showed his class with 23 touches at 96%, 13 marks and 6 intercepts. Roberts returned to his best with his role from the start of the year. He had 22 touches at 86%, 9 marks and 7 intercepts.
The Bad: Archer played as a key defender with 4 touches.
MIDFIELDERS
| Player | Club | Price (Change) | Score (Ave) | BE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zane TREW* | WCE | $138,600 | 94 (58) | -36 |
| Zac TAYLOR | ADE | $146,900 (+$23k) | 103 (41) | -33 |
| Kane MCAULIFFE | RIC | $202,200 | DNP (45) | 31 |
| Jhye CLARK | GEE | $258,200 (+$11.7k) | 61 (44) | 32 |
| Ned LONG* | COL | $190,000 | 41 (33) | 44 |
| Campbell CHESSER | WCE | $235,400 | DNP (45) | 68 |
| Jeremy SHARP | FRE | $318,700 (+$7.3k) | 80 (69) | 70 |
The Good: Taylor had an excellent game as he avoided the subs vest. 18 touches, 12 contested, 8 tackles and 8 clearances. Trew returned to the side for his 2nd game with a new coach and showed what he can do. 21 touches, 4 marks, 8 tackles and 5 clearances.
RUCKS
| Player | Club | Price (Change) | Score (Ave) | BE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan KREUGER (FWD) | COL | $237,600 (+$28.4k) | 56 (61) | 18 |
| Ned MOYLE | GCS | $385,600 (+$38k) | 110 (93) | 23 |
| Jordon SWEET | PTA | $381,300 (+$25.9k) | 93 (84) | 63 |
Moyle and Sweet went head-to-head in this game and both played well in a fairly even ruck battle. Moyle had 14 touches, 11 contested, 3 marks and 30 hitouts while Sweet had 10 touches, 6 tackles, 34 hitouts and a goal. Kreuger didn’t get as much ruck time this week and his score reflects that. 10 touches, 2 marks and 5 hitouts.
FORWARDS
| Player | Club | Price (Change) | Score (Ave) | BE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun MANNAGH (MID) | GEE | $246,600 (+$66.8k) | 75 (70) | -50 |
| Darcy JONES | GWS | $221,200 (+$25.6k) | 73 (59) | -33 |
| Jack HUTCHINSON | WCE | $148,900 (+$18.5k) | 36 (39) | -24 |
| Billy DOWLING (MID) | ADE | $256,000 (+$47.8k) | 101 (69) | -20 |
| Andy MONIZ-WAKEFIELD | MEL | $170,700 (+$46.8k) | 55 (58) | -16 |
| Caleb WINDSOR (MID) | MEL | $324,100 (+$35.8k) | 75 (61) | -8 |
| Patrick VOSS | FRE | $167,600 (+$15.6k) | 48 (45) | 2 |
| Toby MCMULLIN | GWS | $187,600 (+$7.8k) | 67 (42) | 3 |
| Koltyn THOLSTRUP | MEL | $271,900 (+$32.8k) | 59 (63) | 5 |
| Steely GREEN | RIC | $134,100 (+$10.2k) | 54 (31) | 7 |
| Shadeau BRAIN | BRL | $126,100 (+$7.6k) | 61 (30) | 9 |
| Aaron CADMAN | GWS | $185,200 (+$6.3k) | 60 (49) | 13 |
| Lachlan MCNEIL | WBD | $243,600 (+$18.1k) | 65 (58) | 14 |
| Quinton NARKLE | PTA | $208,300 (+$17.1k) | 53 (37) | 15 |
| Nate CADDY | ESS | $213,100 (+$12.9k) | 26 (49) | 25 |
| Harvey THOMAS (MID) | GWS | $319,700 (+$8.2k) | 89 (58) | 32 |
| Shannon NEALE | GEE | $264,600 (+$18.6k) | 40 (54) | 32 |
| Sam DAY | GCS | $279,700 | DNP (70) | 37 |
| Logan MORRIS | BRL | $234,700 (-$22.8k) | 36 (51) | 41 |
| Orazio FANTASIA | CAR | $238,300 | DNP (39) | 42 |
| Darcy WILSON (MID) | STK | $279,100 (-$15k) | 56 (64) | 50 |
| Jed WALTER | GCS | $149,900 (-$10.3k) | 12 (33) | 53 |
| Joe RICHARDS | COL | $247,300 (-$12.3k) | 53 (65) | 56 |
| Jackson MEAD (MID) | PTA | $363,600 (+$3.6k) | 79 (63) | 57 |
| Calsher DEAR | HAW | $220,000 (-$5k) | 60 (46) | 58 |
| Tyler SONSIE | RIC | $202,000 (-$15.4k) | 21 (42) | 58 |
| Harvey HARRISON | COL | $244,900 (-$14k) | 32 (50) | 60 |
| Sam DARCY | WBD | $366,300 (+$5.2k) | 99 (75) | 63 |
| Nick WATSON (MID) | HAW | $333,200 (+$15.8k) | 82 (59) | 64 |
| Harvey GALLAGHER (MID) | WBD | $211,700 (-$13.3k) | 18 (44) | 65 |
| Ryley SANDERS (MID) | WBD | $327,000 (-$0.1k) | 54 (64) | 67 |
| Oliver DEMPSEY (MID) | GEE | $444,200 (+$21.3k) | 91 (75) | 70 |
| Thomas BERRY | GCS | $240,100 | DNP (54) | 71 |
| Reef MCINNES | COL | $159,200 (-$30.5k) | 2 (35) | 74 |
| Joel FREIJAH (MID) | WBD | $298,000 (+$1.8k) | 66 (63) | 76 |
| Noah CUMBERLAND | RIC | $180,800 | DNP (32) | 79 |
| Kai LOHMANN | BRL | $383,900 (+$5.6k) | 90 (68) | 81 |
| Harley REID (MID) | WCE | $415,700 (-$13.3k) | 63 (83) | 101 |
| Seth CAMPBELL | RIC | $264,000 | DNP (50) | 113 |
| Bruce REVILLE (MID) | BRL | $294,400 (-$19.3k) | 8 (58) | 126 |
The Good: Dowling played his best game with 20 touches at a remarkable 85% considering the conditions, 5 tackles, 5 intercepts and a goal. Darcy was at his contested best with 16 touches, 11 contested, 5 marks, 4 tackles, 7 score involvements, 4 clearances, 5 hitouts and 1.2. Dempsey has been so good since his bye with another score in the 90’s. 17 touches at 88%, 10 marks, 4 tackles, 7 score involvements and a goal with an impressive 100% TOG. Lohmann kicked 2.2 from 15 touches and 6 marks to have a good game.
Who gets your vote as the Rookie Of The Week for Round 18?
- Lawson Humphries (GEE) - 108 (79%, 108 Votes)
- Billy Dowling (ADE) - 101 (16%, 22 Votes)
- Ned Moyle (GCS) - 110 (3%, 4 Votes)
- Zac Taylor (ADE) - 103 (1%, 1 Votes)
- Sam Darcy (WBD) - 99 (1%, 1 Votes)
- Other (In Comments) (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 136
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Leaderboard After Round 17
O. Dempsey – 13
H. Reid – 9
S. Clohesy – 9
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Hi Alza, you’re probably not getting as many views and comments at this stage of the season (my last two trades are for injuries/suspensions only!), so I want to say thank you for all your hard work on the Rookies this season. It’s essential reading every Tuesday morning and I’m sure is appreciated by everyone. I hope your season has gone well, good luck for the remaining rounds.
Thanks Cripps Walk, really appreciate the kind words.
It is that time of year for sure, I am lucky that I have 5 trades left but I also have a bad team to balance that out