THE NAB AFL Fantasy Classic and Elite seasons wrapped up last round.
Thousands of coaches will carry bragging rights throughout the summer after winning their league Grand Final, but before we put our feet up - our 2015 Fantasy fun isn’t over just yet.
Match Day, the quickest and easiest Fantasy game to play, returns for every contest of the 2015 Toyota AFL Finals series. Select your team of seven players – two defenders, two midfielders, one ruck and two forwards – and choose a captain and vice-captain for your chance to win.
Picking your midfielders will be a challenge on Friday night with Luke Shuey, Jordan Lewis and Liam Shiels the in-form players. Luke Hodge is a lock-down back coming off his two-week suspension while you can toss a coin for Jack Gunston or Jarryd Roughead, or pick them both, as they have the potential to go big.
Fantasy points were up for the Dockers and the Swans this year. DEF/MID David Mundy was the best of the Dockers, averaging 105.6, closely followed by Nat Fyfe with 105.1. But a trio of Swans knocked them off with Dan Hannebery (110.7), Josh Kennedy (107.5) and Tom Mitchell (106.7) all enjoying stellar seasons.
Mitchell has averaged 133 Fantasy points a game in the past month and should be your captain in the Saturday afternoon game.
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Heading to the MCG on Saturday night, the $10,000 could go off if you get the right mix of Bulldogs and Crows in your team. Both sides have been scoring plenty of points between them - but more importantly - have been happy to give up a few.
Liam Picken and Matthew Boyd will be popular choices in defence and many will be selecting Sam Jacobs as their big man in the ruck. Ball-magnet Jack Macrae should be given captaincy consideration, as should Luke Dahlhaus who is available as a forward. Don’t forget about Patrick Dangerfield playing his best Fantasy season to date.
In the Sunday elimination final, choosing some rested Roos could be the order of the day as Todd Goldstein will be the most popular ruckman as well as captain selection. Goldy was the second highest averaging player this year with eight 120-plus scores under his belt.
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Join The Traders chatting live from 6.15pm AEST as the team sheets come in for the first weekend of the Toyota AFL Finals series. Roy, Calvin and Warnie will discuss the best options for your Fantasy Match Day team while running their eyes over the all-important ins and outs.
