CASH COW OF THE WEEK

Michael Barlow Medal

u Bombers skipper Zach Merrett (MID, $921,000) stepped up in the absence of several of his frontline midfield teammates to put together one of the best performances of the year. He more than picked up the slack, dominating from start to finish against the Tigers with 39 possessions, eight marks and seven tackles for a round-high 158. His impressive work rate had piggery written all over it, much to the pleasure of his owners, many of whom had him on debut. After an interrupted pre-season resulted in a slow start to the season for rising Port Adelaide star Zak Butters , he has since been thrown the keys to the

Warnie

WARNE DAWGS midfield and it’s fair to say he is flourishing in the role. He has been in hot form for several weeks now, but turned it up another notch against the Demons to record 41 possessions and kick two goals for a season-high 148. Saint Jack Sinclair (DEF, $831,000) reminded us of his scoring prowess, spending more time up the ground and finding plenty of the footy with 37 possessions and eight marks for 141. Popular pre-season mid-pricer Dom Sheed (MID, $721,000) had a slower start to the year than his coaches hoped, but he has been impressive since returning from a recent injury, highlighted by his performance last weekend where he had 139 from 30 possessions and two goals while Andrew Brayshaw (MID, $971,000) continued his good form with 135.

Top Round 10 Scorers

5 Will Ashcroft BL, MID – 127 u Averaging more than 100 at the Gabba this season, Ashcroft is looking more like a keeper than a cash cow. A super-low priority to trade if he’s racking up 30 disposals!

4 Harry Sheezel NM, DEF/FWD – 112 u A role change didn’t stop the Michael Barlow Medal leader. The highest-earning Fantasy Classic player this year still found the ball 25 times and kicked two goals.

3 Josh Weddle HAW, DEF – 102 u Playing his fourth game, Weddle enjoyed his outing at UTAS Stadium where he kicked two of the Hawks’ 22 goals. Weddle added $62K to his price last week to be $395K.

2 Cam Mackenzie HAW, MID/FWD – 94 u A ny coaches still rolling with Mackenzie as one of their cash cows will be stoked with his performance last round. He booted two goals in the Hawks’ big win to post an equal season-high score.

1 Bailey Humphrey GCS, MID/FWD – 90 u A p opular trade-in option the last couple of weeks, Humphrey has put together back-to-back 90s and should get his price over $500K soon after the Suns’ handy round 13 bye.

LEADERBOARD: 40 – Harry Sheezel; 25 – Will Ashcroft; 11 – Reuben Ginbey; 9 – Alex Cincotta, Ollie Hollands; 7 – Kade Chandler, Cam Mackenzie; 5 – Charlie Comben, Fergus Greene.

ROUND 10 2374 pts

Finally, things clicked for the Warne Dawgs. I had to trade last week due to injury, but replacing him

Zach Merrett was a master stroke. To get 158 from a recruit in an exciting win for the Bombers, it certainly was a ‘Dream Time’

Roy

DESTROY

ROUND 10 2368 pts

Having rookies on the bench who are playing during the byes will be vital. Obviously, if they can score, it would be a huge bonus. That is why downgrade targets such as George Wardlaw Lachlan McAndrew look good options

Calvin

CALVINATOR ROUND 10 2296 pts

In round nine, I benched Reuben Ginbey. He scored 96 while I took 22 from another player in his place. I worked hard to get Ginbey back on the field last round. He only managed one kick and 24 Fantasy points. Now he’s on the chopping block this week to trade out.