theTRADeRS CASH COW OF THE WEEK MICHAEL BARLOW

5 Harry Sheezel NM, DEF/FWD – 112 u Racking up his 10th five-vote game in the Cash Cow of the Year, Sheezel was off to a cracking start with 75 points at half-time. Despite opposition attention, he still managed a ton.

4 Will Ashcroft BL, MID – 82 u F ive tackles and a goal helped Ashcroft to another solid score for those still rocking with him. He continues to be an important member of the midfield group attending centre bounces.

3 Corey Wagner FREM, DEF/MID – 81 u Star Demon Max Gawn (RUC, $779,000) was given the opportunity to ruck by himself against the Lions and he grabbed it with both hands and reminded the competition he is still the best big man in the game. He did a bit of everything with 29 possessions, five marks, seven tackles, 39 hit-outs and a goal while playing a whopping 92 per cent game time. He scored a round-high 162 and has some great match-ups for the run home so expect plenty more triple-figure scores over the next six weeks.

Dan Houston (DEF, $825,000) has shown several times over his career that he can pump out huge scores. The Power star did it once again against the Blues last weekend after collecting 31 possessions, taking nine marks and laying six tackles for a thumping 156. He was followed by a couple of familiar ‘Big Dogs’ with

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WARNE DAWGS

Marcus Bontempelli (MID, $1.04M) and Tim English (RUC, $971,000) continuing their outstanding seasons with scores of 142 and 140 respectively against the Swans. English took full advantage of the Swans’ lack of rucks, recording a whopping 60 hit-outs. Roo Luke Davies-Uniacke (MID, $779,000) put together his second big game in a row with an eye-catching performance against the Hawks with 138 while teammate Bailey Scott (DEF/MID, $797,000) also had a heap of it to finish on 136.

Top Round 18 Scorers

u He played two games earlier in the season but Wagner returned to the Dockers’ line-up last weekend collecting 15 disposals, eight marks and four tackles. Handy bench option.

2 Matthew Johnson

FREM, MID – 68 u Shooting into fourth position on the leaderboard, Johnson has possibly peaked in price at $547K. Now is a good time to trade him and thank him for his epic mid-season services.

1 Jaspa Fletcher BL, MID – 65 u T he father-son recruit has been a good contributor in his five games which has seen him gain $130K in value. His goal on the run during last Friday night’s thriller was a thing of beauty.

LEADERBOARD: 62 – Harry Sheezel; 42 – Will Ashcroft; 14 – Angus Sheldrick; 13 – Matthew Johnson; 11 – Reuben Ginbey; 10 – Kade Chandler, Will Phillips; 9 – Alex Cincotta, Ollie Hollands, Dylan Williams, Seamus Mitchell; 8 – Bailey Humphrey, Josh Weddle; 7 – Cam Mackenzie.

ROUND 18 2299 pts

Last round was pure carnage!

Popular selections Tom Green, Caleb Serong, Hayden Young

Darcy Cameron were late ‘outs’ which meant there were plenty of forced trades. If you get more than two outs, prioritise who goes first and who might be back sooner. You may hold a suspended player.

Roy

18 2344 pts

One of my many roles in the Fantasy community is to fire a ‘Roy’s Rocket’ during a game to bring out the best in an underperforming premium. They have been on target of late, triggering a fast finish by Tom Stewart in round 17 and a Jack Steele recovery in round 18.

Calvin

18 2240 pts

Some coaches are getting to the point of the season where luxury trades are being completed. This means, you might be jumping off a premium with a tough match-up for someone who has an opponent that gives up plenty of Fantasy points.