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Fantasy Football
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
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 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
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
5JAMES 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.
4CONNOR MENADUE
NM, DEF – 91 u Cashed in like most defenders do against the Pies, collecting 25 disposals.
3TOM CAMPBELL
NM, RUC/FWD – 88 u Eight marks and a goal helped him to the fourth-best score of his 50-game career.
2JY FARRAR
GCS, FWD – 68 u Essendon’s draftees are showing great signs as they impact games.
1RILEY COLLIER-DAWKINS
RICH, MID – 64 u The most popular traded-in player tackled his way to another sound score.
BUY HOLD SELL
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
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.
ALSO CONSIDER:
James Worpel, Aaron Hall, Caleb Poulter
Warnie
WARNE DAWGS ROUND 8 – 2122 PTS
CHAD WARNER
SYDNEY SWANS
MID/FWD, $516,000
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.
JAMES JORDON
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
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.
ALSO CONSIDER:
Patrick Cripps, Dan Houston, Bailey Smith
Roy
DESTROY ROUND 8 – 2149 PTS
TAYLOR WALKER
ADELAIDE CROWS
FWD, $547,000
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.
ERROL GULDEN
SYDNEY SWANS
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
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:
Zac Williams, Lachie Fogarty, Adam Saad
Calvin
CALVINATOR 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).
