A pretty disappointing week of rookie scoring with a handful of exceptions with over half scoring less than 50.
Trainor and O’Sullivan both bounced back this week and rewarded the coaches that held. Trainor will be back to making money next week so if you held you should hold for a few more weeks.
There aren’t really any decent options to bring in this week. If I remember correctly Tunstill has done something similar before and with the Lions strong side it’s hard to find a regular spot. McDonald is another option but I think when Jackson returns this week or next he might be on the outer.
I would suggest holding off on bringing rookies in this week, which is easier said than done. Waiting until next week for Hustwaite and Busslinger who both played well after dominating the VFL for more than just this season could be the best option.
And just quickly, keep an eye on Sid Draper who after this week could be under $150k. If he can get into the starting 22 he could be a decent rookie downgrade if you don’t already have him.
Players on the bubble are marked with an asterisk*
DEFENDERS
| Player | Club | Price (Change) | Score (Ave) | BE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar MCDONALD* | FRE | $119,900 | 85 (68) | -64 |
| Matthew CARROLL | CAR | $152,100 (+$53k) | 54 (59) | -28 |
| Jedd BUSSLINGER | WBD | $119,900 | 57 (57) | -8 |
| Conor STONE (FWD) | GWS | $199,000 (+$23.8k) | 78 (48) | -1 |
| Saad EL-HAWLI (MID) | ESS | $127,000 | DNP (29) | 4 |
| Campbell GRAY (FWD) | RIC | $119,900 | 41 (41) | 8 |
| Luke CLEARY | WBD | $225,000 (+$29.7k) | 52 (52) | 11 |
| Ben PATON (FWD) | SYD | $163,200 (+$29.8k) | 36 (49) | 17 |
| Karl WORNER | FRE | $266,700 (+$33.5k) | 69 (57) | 23 |
| Riley HARDEMAN | NTH | $167,900 (+$0.7k) | 58 (33) | 25 |
| Jaxon PRIOR | ESS | $285,500 (+$12.5k) | 43 (62) | 33 |
| Bailey MACDONALD | HAW | $119,900 | 16 (16) | 33 |
| Connor O'SULLIVAN | GEE | $310,900 (+$4.7k) | 95 (72) | 34 |
| Riley BICE | SYD | $370,800 (+$30.4k) | 101 (90) | 38 |
| Joel HAMLING (FWD) | SYD | $228,300 | DNP (58) | 45 |
| Zach REID | ESS | $298,400 (+$33.7k) | 90 (67) | 48 |
| Finn O'SULLIVAN (MID) | NTH | $232,000 (+$6.3k) | 50 (47) | 59 |
| Luke TRAINOR | RIC | $260,800 (-$3.4k) | 66 (56) | 86 |
Good: Bice just keeps his form going as he pushes his average to 90. 20 touches at 95% with 7 marks and 7 intercepts. O’Sullivan beat his breakeven this week. It’s not that unexpected as he has been a great rookie this year. He played very well and scored accordingly thanks to 17 touches, 8 marks, 9 one percenters and 12 intercepts. Reid had a big game in the wet making it look dry on ANZAC Day. 16 touches at 81% with 8 contested, 7 marks, 9 intercepts and 5 one percenters will keep his price rising.
Subs: Macdonald
MIDFIELDERS
| Player | Club | Price (Change) | Score (Ave) | BE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry HUSTWAITE | HAW | $121,200 | 72 (72) | -23 |
| Tom COCHRANE | PTA | $118,300 | DNP (34) | -23 |
| Tom GROSS | WCE | $147,500 | DNP (48) | -6 |
| Xavier LINDSAY | MEL | $227,000 (+$28.3k) | 78 (59) | 1 |
| Harvey LANGFORD | MEL | $292,400 (+$34.1k) | 68 (62) | 10 |
| Mitch KNEVITT | GEE | $188,900 | DNP (50) | 21 |
| Ned LONG | COL | $361,900 (+$50.3k) | 87 (75) | 30 |
| Cooper HYNES | WBD | $108,900 (-$9.1k) | 6 (16) | 31 |
| Sam MARSHALL | BRL | $113,500 | DNP (12) | 34 |
| Christian MORAES | PTA | $204,100 (+$4.2k) | 55 (53) | 35 |
| Edward ALLAN | COL | $181,800 | DNP (29) | 91 |
Good: Long made the most of his 67% TOG with 16 CBA’s in that time. He ended with 22 touches, 7 marks, 4 tackles, 9 score involvements including 3 goal assists and a goal. Lindsay returned to his pre-injury form coming at the perfect time. 21 touches, 11 marks and 2 tackles mostly on a wing.
Subs: Hynes
RUCKS
| Player | Club | Price (Change) | Score (Ave) | BE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer REID (FWD) | WCE | $248,100 (+$5.3k) | 33 (51) | 42 |
Reid had his lowest score in a while with 5 touches at 40%, 2 marks and 2 behinds.
FORWARDS
| Player | Club | Price (Change) | Score (Ave) | BE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah HEWETT (MID) | WCE | $220,600 (+$32.3k) | 65 (59) | -32 |
| James TUNSTILL* (MID) | BRL | $119,900 | 13 (51) | -30 |
| Will WHITE | CAR | $185,100 (+$40.7k) | 45 (52) | -15 |
| Tom LYNCH | RIC | $235,400 (+$28.4k) | 80 (54) | -13 |
| Hamish DAVIS (MID) | WCE | $127,300 (+$12.1k) | 46 (29) | -8 |
| Charlie SPARGO | MEL | $177,700 (+$28.3k) | 36 (37) | -1 |
| Caiden CLEARY | SYD | $214,200 (+$44.2k) | 89 (67) | 7 |
| Tom FULLARTON* | MEL | $119,900 | 30 (31) | 9 |
| Jonty FAULL | RIC | $142,200 (-$2.8k) | 15 (26) | 16 |
| Sam POWELL-PEPPER | PTA | $375,800 (+$50.1k) | 98 (75) | 17 |
| Isaiah DUDLEY | FRE | $137,600 (-$2.4k) | 35 (41) | 21 |
| Oliver WILTSHIRE (MID) | GEE | $119,900 | 25 (25) | 24 |
| Isaac KAKO (MID) | ESS | $218,300 (+$8.1k) | 49 (50) | 25 |
| Max HALL (MID) | STK | $270,300 (+$19.7k) | 82 (63) | 29 |
| Josh DOLAN | WBD | $147,700 (+$6k) | 4 (27) | 34 |
| Jed WALTER | GCS | $238,400 (+$9.4k) | 71 (55) | 39 |
| Joe BERRY | PTA | $153,800 (-$5.1k) | 44 (35) | 43 |
| Isaac KEELER | STK | $128,500 (-$2.9k) | 14 (28) | 44 |
| Lance COLLARD | STK | $168,800 (-$21.1k) | 28 (40) | 47 |
| Levi ASHCROFT (MID) | BRL | $347,800 (+$25.3k) | 68 (75) | 48 |
| Sam DAVIDSON (MID) | WBD | $310,400 (+$6.7k) | 51 (70) | 50 |
| Steely GREEN | RIC | $235,300 (-$2.1k) | 34 (44) | 51 |
| Quinton NARKLE | FRE | $144,900 | 6 (6) | 52 |
| Jacob KONSTANTY | NTH | $197,700 (-$3.3k) | 35 (46) | 54 |
| Corey WARNER (MID) | SYD | $225,000 (+$5.1k) | 55 (51) | 56 |
| Jesse MOTLOP | CAR | $279,000 (+$5.3k) | 15 (56) | 58 |
| Zane DUURSMA | NTH | $183,600 (-$10.8k) | 21 (30) | 62 |
| Daniel CURTIN (MID) | ADE | $258,700 (-$12.7k) | 41 (56) | 63 |
| Murphy REID (MID) | FRE | $308,200 (-$3.8k) | 35 (68) | 64 |
| Harry SHARP (MID) | MEL | $171,000 (-$18.4k) | 12 (34) | 64 |
| Ted CLOHESY (MID) | GEE | $171,500 | DNP (45) | 65 |
| Sam LALOR (MID) | RIC | $310,700 (+$26.9k) | 46 (64) | 67 |
| Tyrell DEWAR (MID) | WCE | $191,700 (-$21.5k) | 12 (41) | 70 |
| Ethan READ | GCS | $200,500 (-$4.8k) | 36 (48) | 82 |
| Sid DRAPER (MID) | ADE | $168,900 (-$7.8k) | 5 (29) | 87 |
| Tom HANILY (MID) | SYD | $193,500 (-$13.7k) | 5 (37) | 93 |
| Jye MENZIE | ESS | $229,900 (-$3.2k) | 8 (40) | 97 |
Good: Powell-Pepper has been one of the best rookies so far as he almost hit his 3rd 100 in a row. 17 touches, 7 marks, 5 tackles, 8 score involvements and kicked 1.2 including 1 miss from the goal square. Cleary played his best game with some time in the midfield this week. 17 touches at 82% with 10 contested, 5 marks, 5 tackles and 3 clearances. Hall played well seemingly to avoid a Ross Lyon spray as his 2nd half was where most of his scoring came from. 15 touches at 87%, 3 marks, 4 tackles and a goal.
Bad: Dolan struggled to make an impact this week with 3 touches and a tackle. Keeler is a developing tall forward/ruck and this score is a sign of that, 3 touches, 5 hitouts and a goal from 78% TOG. Dewar only had 7 touches at 43% with 2 clangers to have a low score.
Subs: Sharp, Menzie, Narkle, Draper, Tunstill, Duursma, Hanily
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Leaderboard After Round 6
N. O’Driscoll – 6
R. Bice – 5
N. Long – 5
Many thanks (as always) for the rookie report. Sure, NOT trading rookies likely makes sense… but chance that will happen… slim.
I agree, easy thing to say but not so easy to do
really want to do a one (or two) down and one up this week to get petracca or neale but the rookie options are pretty slim at the moment and already have deadwood on the pine thanks to Knevvit/Gross (are eagles rookies a no go from here on with both Hall and Gross dropped after 3 games?).
Smart thing to do is just wait a week on hustwaite and Busslinger to make sure they are named again in game 3 and just hope Neale/Petracca dont go up too much in price.
I regret keeping Trainor over Stone last week as Stone finally broke the 40 ceiling he had. almost tempted to trade trainor back to him this week over the other def rookie options haha.
Thanks Alza! The only viable downgrade this week looks like Archer Reid to a loophole at R3 for a cash grab only, unless a miracle occurs and Tunstill can jag a spot in the 22.
Hopefully Hustwaite and The Buss are available next week…