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FANTASY PIG OF THE WEEK
u As I said last week, all the key indicators are up for star young Docker Andrew Brayshaw. He has taken full advantage of Adam Cerra’s absence, along with Nat Fyfe and David Mundy last week, to significantly increase his time on ground and centre bounce attendances. Given that, it’s not surprising another breakout is on the cards, this time to Fantasy superstar status. We are talking pig conversations after what he did against the Saints last Sunday night – 40 touches, 10 marks, eight tackles and a goal for a ridiculous 181. Oink!
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
u Travis Boak turned back the clock and took full advantage of the Hawks’ style of play to rack up 152, as did teammate Karl Amon with 148. Watch the Blues mids go BANG in round three. Lachie Neale showed why he was such a popular pick this year with a massive second half to score 145, while Touk Miller did his thing in traditional hard-working fashion, finishing on 147.
TOP ROUND 2 SCORERS
PLAYER SCORE Andrew Brayshaw FREM 181 Travis Boak PA 152 Karl Amon PA 148 Touk Miller GCS 147 Lachie Neale BL 145 Dayne Zorko BL 145 Zak Butters PA 137 Christian Petracca MELB 136 Ben Keays ADEL 131 Jayden Short RICH 131
CASH COWS OF THE WEEK
MICHAEL BARLOW MEDAL VOTES
The best player with a starting price under $300K will be awarded the MICHAEL BARLOW MEDAL as the best cash cow of the year. The votes for round two were:
5TRISTAN XERRI
NM, FWD – 92 u The Roos’ new No. 1 ruckman made light work of the depleted Eagles line-up to finish with a respectable 92. He is a must-have cash cow.
4WILLIE RIOLI
WCE, FWD – 85 u Made the most of his increased responsibility and reminded us how good his best footy is.
3JOSH WARD
HAW, MID – 85 u The young gun had a massive third quarter where he attended plenty of CBAs. A great sign for his money-making prospects.
2JASON HORNE-FRANCIS
NM, MID – 78 u The Roo rookie again showed why he was so highly touted. He will make plenty of cash over the season.
1NICK DAICOS
COLL, MID – 75 u Oozed class across half-back and is one week closer to moving into our D6 position.
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BUY HOLD SELL
ANDREW BRAYSHAW
FREMANTLE
MID, $946,000
u The young star was unstoppable on his way to a season-high 181. He didn’t just do a bit of everything, he did a lot of everything, stuffing the stat sheet and taking full advantage of his increased TOG and CBAs from last year.
CHRISTIAN PETRACCA
MELBOURNE
MID, $983,000
u Any fear of ‘CP’ attracting too much attention from the opposition has been put to rest. He is in absolute beast mode, scoring 136 last week to give him an average of 138 in the first two games. He has already increased $53K.
LACHIE NEALE
BRISBANE LIONS
MID, $854,000
u If you are looking for an under-priced, top-line premium, the Brisbane ball magnet is the man. He is averaging 132 following his dominant performance against the Bombers.
ALSO CONSIDER:
Tim English, Isaac Heeney, Nic Martin.
WARNIE
WARNE DAWGS ROUND 2 – 2209 PTS
u I said it last week, it’s a marathon not a sprint and as you could tell on social media this weekend … I’m back and pretty happy with myself. Be patient, play slow.
ROUND 2 – 2160 PTS
u The value of not being ‘Royactionary’ was on full display last weekend when Jack Crisp and Jayden Short put their round one disappointments behind them.
ROUND 2 – 2139 PTS
u There could be a changing of the guard at the top of the captain rankings with a number of young stars putting their hand up for top spot given their pig-like behaviour.
LACHIE WHITFIELD
GWS GIANTS
DEF/MID, $760,000
u The Giants running machine has started the season in underwhelming fashion. There was plenty of hype for the star following a good pre-season, but he has fallen well short of expectation.
JACK STEELE
ST KILDA
MID, $989,000
u Not often does a player find themselves under the microscope when they start the season with successive triple-figure scores, but when you start the season at over $1m, at least one thumping score is required.
TOM MITCHELL
HAWTHORN
MID, $925,000
u ‘The Pig’ hasn’t hit triple figures yet, averaging 94. If there is one thing we know about Mitchell, it’s that a big score is around the corner. He has dropped $44K since the start of 2022 and has a BE of 142.
ALSO CONSIDER:
Rowan Marshall, Brodie Grundy, Patrick Lipinski.
ROY
DESTROY
ZACH MERRETT
ESSENDON
MID, $935,000
u The Bombers star started the year in familiar fashion … dominating. He has averaged 115 in the first two games but has unfortunately succumbed to a syndesmosis injury that has ruled him out.
TARRYN THOMAS
NORTH MELBOURNE
FWD/MID, $621,000
u After a disappointing first week, the exciting Roo was back on track in round two, only to fall victim to a serious rib injury. He scored 49 points before the injury, which contributed to his $60K season price drop.
MAX GAWN
MELBOURNE
RUC, $855,000
u We always knew the emergence of Luke Jackson would have some impact on Gawn’s scores, but to not manage more than 79 leaves serious questions given his season price drop of $56K and a BE of 143. A trade to a value option is on the cards.
ALSO CONSIDER:
Matt Rowell, Jy Simpkin, Patrick Dangerfield.
