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FANTASY PIG OF THE WEEK HONOURABLE MENTIONS
u Although he wasn’t the top scorer of the round, Reilly O’Brien (135) has finally got his 2021 campaign underway. It all started in the last quarter of his round three match where he scored 57 points, which was more than he was averaging a game at that point. On top of his 31 hit-outs, ‘ROB’ collected 24 disposals and kicked a goal to rack up 135 points last Sunday. He’s dropped $147K from his starting price, so consider him as an under-priced premium if he can keep it up!
u Massive returns from Max Gawn (135) and Tim Taranto (129) place them as the highest scorers of the past two weeks. After a ton in round one, Lachie Sholl (130) didn’t set the world on fire in the next two rounds, but with 25 kicks running along the Marvel Stadium wing last Sunday, he made good on his medium-sized price tag. More midfield time for Adam Treloar (127) helped him boost his numbers with a game-high 10 tackles.
TOP ROUND 4 SCORERS PLAYER
SCORE
Touk Miller GCS
140
Christian Petracca MELB
136
Reilly O’Brien ADEL
135
Max Gawn MELB
132
Lachie Sholl ADEL
130
Tim Taranto GWS
129
Clayton Oliver MELB
128
Adam Treloar WB
127
Luke Parker SYD
126
Brad Crouch STK
125
CASH COWS OF THE WEEK MICHAEL BARLOW MEDAL VOTES
5
DANIEL McKENZIE STK, DEF – 96 u The Saints bounced back in a big way with a come-from-behind victory which included McKenzie racking up a career-high Fantasy score thanks to 21 disposals, seven marks, three tackles and a goal. Don’t expect this often, as it’s just his sixth score of 70 or more in his 52 games.
4
CHAD WARNER SYD, FWD – 95 u Just fell short of back-to-back tons in another outstanding outing for the Swans.
3
NIK COX ESS, DEF/FWD – 93 u An epic game from the ‘Unicorn’, playing almost every role possible.
2
TOM POWELL NM, MID – 91 u We can keep fielding Powell and get price rises for quite a few more rounds.
1
LACHIE JONES PA, DEF – 68 u The 19-year-old man-mountain was fantastic on debut with 17 disposals.
LEADERBOARD: 11 – Errol Gulden, Chad Warner; 8 – Matt Flynn; 7 – James Jordon; 5 – Daniel McKenzie; 4 – Braeden Campbell.
22 AFL RECORD
AR05 p22 Traders.indd 22
BUY ADAM TRELOAR
HOLD LACHIE HUNTER
WESTERN BULLDOGS
WESTERN BULLDOGS
MID, $720,000
MID, $748,000
After dropping $92,000 since moving to the Kennel, the time is right to jump on the ball magnet. In the past two games, his centre bounce attendances have been high and he has scored 106 and 127.
REILLY O’BRIEN
ADELAIDE
RUC, $681,000 After an awful two-and-a-half games, kick-started his season after opponent Jarrod Witts went down. He played a season-high 94 per cent game-time for 135 last week, which included eight marks. Has a BE of 86.
CHANGKUOTH JIATH
HAWTHORN
After being one of the top-averaging players last year, has taken the biggest role hit since the addition of Adam Treloar and is averaging just 85. On a positive note, he will be a good chance to gain forward status.
JOSH KELLY
GWS GIANTS MID, $724,000 Another star midfielder who has had an extreme role change. His CBAs and time on the wing are well down and his scoring reflects that, but if he gains forward status, he will be a highly-sought prospect, so hold fire.
CALEB DANIEL
SELL JORDAN DE GOEY
COLLINGWOOD
FWD, $550,000 After an outstanding game in the pre-season playing as a midfielder, De Goey has played predominantly forward and hasn’t kicked enough goals to register a decent score, as we saw last weekend with an absolute shocker of 44. Trade ASAP.
ZAK BUTTERS
PORT ADELAIDE
FWD, $616,000 In a cruel blow for his owners, the young star was dominating against the Tigers early before succumbing to an injury on 83. It looks like it will keep him out for the foreseeable future, so he will have to go.
TAYLOR ADAMS
WESTERN BULLDOGS DEF, $645,00
COLLINGWOOD
An absolute legend. ‘CJ’ continued his awesome form with seven of his 12 marks coming via intercepts for a score of 102. Has a BE of just 18 and is playing at a level where he could be locked in for the rest of the season.
As much as he deserves to be traded after one of the worst performances I have seen by an accomplished player, scoring 20, not to mention his one-week suspension … actually, feel free to trade him and his 141 BE.
Unfortunately for his five per cent of owners, the Pie will have to go after injuring his knee. He will be on the sidelines for 10 weeks, with an in-form star such as Tom Mitchell looking like a ripe replacement.
ALSO CONSIDER: Lachie Sholl, Tom Mitchell, Brad Crouch
ALSO CONSIDER: Lachie Neale, Tom Phillips, Marcus Bontempelli
ALSO CONSIDER: Isaac Heeney, Patty Dow, Jordan Clark
Warnie
Roy
Calvin
ROUND 4 – 1854 PTS
ROUND 4 – 1839 PTS
ROUND 4 – 1837 PTS
u After this round, the first batch of dual-position additions will be announced. Expect Dyson Heppell and Jack Ziebell to gain DEF status, while Nat Fyfe and Lachie Hunter could add FWD.
u Taylor Walker has made more money than any of the high-achieving cash cows this season, adding $260K thanks to his season average of 115. Well done to those who jumped on.
u Chasing fallen premiums is a big part of the game. Lachie Neale has dropped $197K this season, making him a potential target when he bottoms out in price shortly.
DEF, $501,000
WARNE DAWGS
DESTROY
MID, $752,000
CALVINATOR
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