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FANTASY PIG OF THE WEEK u With just three per cent ownership, Mitch Duncan (135) could be the best Fantasy player that so few have in their Fantasy Classic teams. The Cat missed the first two rounds, but is averaging 121 for the past six rounds and an AFL-high
play in North Melbourne’s backline, disposing of the ball by foot 30 times while taking eight marks. In the same game, Darcy Moore (134) moved back to his natural position in the defensive 50 to take 19 marks. To keep the trend of big scores from defenders going, Callum Mills (133), Daniel Rich (131), Jack Crisp (126) and Sam Docherty (123) showed that upgrading to premium DEFs is the way to attack this season.
TOP ROUND 8 SCORERS 132 in the past three. His 135 in round eight came from 30 disposals, 10 marks and seven tackles. Duncan is doing all the right things for his coaches, including heading down back and getting the cheeky +3s by taking the kick-ins.
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
u The second-most traded-in player for round eight was Aaron Hall (133). He proved his value as he controlled the
PLAYER
SCORE
Cameron Guthrie GEEL
139
Andrew Gaff WCE
137
Jack Billings STK
137
Jack Steele STK
136
Mitch Duncan GEEL
135
Dom Sheed WCE
135
Darcy Moore COLL
134
Aaron Hall NM
133
Callum Mills SYD
133
Daniel Rich BL
131
Marcus Bontempelli WB
131
CASH COWS OF THE WEEK MICHAEL BARLOW MEDAL VOTES
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JAMES JORDON MELB, MID – 95 u Playing every game this season for the undefeated Dees, Jordon is putting his hand up as the Cash Cow of the Year as he posted his third 90-plus score. His 23 disposals, along with eight tackles, made him the sixth-highest scoring Demon in round eight.
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CONNOR MENADUE NM, DEF – 91 u Cashed in like most defenders do against the Pies, collecting 25 disposals.
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TOM CAMPBELL NM, RUC/FWD – 88 u Eight marks and a goal helped him to the fourth-best score of his 50-game career.
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JY FARRAR GCS, FWD – 68 u Essendon’s draftees are showing great signs as they impact games. RILEY COLLIER-DAWKINS RICH, MID – 64 u The most popular traded-in player tackled his way to another sound score.
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LEADERBOARD: 16 – James Jordon; 15 – Tom Powell; 13 – Chad Warner; 11 – Errol Gulden; 8 – Matt Flynn; 7 – Jy Farrar; 5 – Daniel McKenzie, Archie Perkins, Connor Menadue.
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BUY JAMES HARMES
MELBOURNE
DEF, $515,000 The hard-nosed Dee made a fine return from injury, and in the role we wanted to see, spending plenty of time in the middle. He had 31 touches and seven tackles on his way to 100. He has a BE of just 44.
CALEB DANIEL
WESTERN BULLDOGS
DEF, $573,000 The creative Dog has officially bottomed out after a $2K price drop after scoring 92 against the Blues. He was saved by a big last quarter when he returned to the back half following a failed move forward. He now carries a BE of just 75.
CONNOR ROZEE
PORT ADELAIDE
FWD, $495,000
HOLD CHAD WARNER
SYDNEY SWANS
MID/FWD, $516,000
SELL TAYLOR WALKER
ADELAIDE CROWS
FWD, $547,000
The popular Swan has been outstanding, averaging 78 to go with a price increase of $320K. Although his scoring and price increases have slowed, he has the valuable round 14 bye and a great match-up this week against the Pies.
If you didn’t offload the big forward last week, his score of 20 in the Showdown all but confirms that trading him needs to be a priority. His price dropped by $69K after that effort and he now has a BE of 148.
JAMES JORDON
SYDNEY SWANS
MELBOURNE
MID, $471,000 The mature-age Dee is making the most of the opportunities in the midfield and his scoring has reflected that with 91 and 95 the past two weeks, which gives him a BE of just 30. He is a tackling machine, with 15 in that fortnight.
CHRIS BURGESS
GOLD COAST SUNS
DEF/RUC, $327,000
ERROL GULDEN FWD/MID, $460,000
The young gun has done his job and it’s time to move him on before his price continues to drop. It looks like he could do with a rest after just nine possessions and no marks for a season-low 44. Has a BE of 88 leading into this week.
DEVEN ROBERTSON
BRISBANE LIONS
MID/FWD, $345,000
After a shaky start to the year marred by injury, the young gun is hitting his straps and his BE of just 35 suggests the time is right to bring him in. His season-high 105 in the Showdown gives him a three-game average of 86. Bargain.
The undersized ruck isn’t setting the world on fire, but continues to keep the scores ticking over and as we approach the byes, he keeps getting a game. He has a BE of just 35, which will also ensure more growth.
The youngster is going to be a gun but, as of now, could be used as part of an upgrade trade to a fallen premium. He has scored just 44 and 36 in the past two weeks while playing under 70 per cent game-time on both occasions.
ALSO CONSIDER: James Worpel, Aaron Hall, Caleb Poulter
ALSO CONSIDER: Patrick Cripps, Dan Houston, Bailey Smith
ALSO CONSIDER: Zac Williams, Lachie Fogarty, Adam Saad
Warnie
Roy
Calvin
ROUND 8 – 2122 PTS
ROUND 8 – 2149 PTS
ROUND 8 – 2167 PTS
u Last round we saw some big individual quarters. Matt Guelfi scored 59 points in the last term when he came on as the medical substitute. Jack Crisp and Jack Billings had 58 points in a quarter.
u I pride myself on giving players a ‘rocket’ on Twitter if they’re not performing. Jordan De Goey reportedly copped one from the club and responded with his first ton of the season. Thanks, Pies!
u If you haven’t started looking at your bye structure, do it now and adjust your trades accordingly. Usually we try to have more players in our squads from the latter bye rounds (13-14).
WARNE DAWGS
DESTROY
CALVINATOR
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