FANTASY Draft coaches have been dealt some big blows this weekend with Jack Steele and Koby Stevens omitted from St Kilda’s side that takes on Adelaide on Saturday night.
Geelong will be without Mitch Duncan for the second week as he hasn’t got up from the hamstring injury that saw him miss the Easter Monday loss to Hawthorn. Duncan was a first round selection in Draft for many coaches and appears to be a must-trade for Classic coaches.
Also a late withdrawal last weekend was Giant Toby Greene. There isn’t any definitive news on when he will return at this stage. On the other hand, we know that Matt Crouch will miss three-to-four weeks with a hamstring injury.
James Sicily has been suspended for one week. Owners are split on whether to trade the relatively popular DEF/FWD after being less than impressed with his 69 last round.
For those hunting bargains, Jack Higgins (MID/FWD, $238,000) has been named to play his first game for the Tigers. His junior numbers were outstanding, averaging 144 Fantasy points per 120 minutes at the Under 18 Championships and 110 at TAC Cup level.
Nicholas Coffield (DEF/MID, $256,000) will also make his debut for the Saints. He was a popular pre-season pick until he was left off the round one team sheets, the No.8 selection at last year’s Draft scored 70 and 60 during the JLT Series.
Keep an eye on whether David Mirra (DEF, $170,000) makes the cut for Hawthorn when the Sunday squads are trimmed on Friday at 5pm AEST.
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Get them in
Tim Kelly (MID, $319,000) is currently the most traded in player this week despite already increasing by $92,000. His performance last Monday where he scored an impressive 115 basically makes him a must have, regardless of his price rise.
Tim Taranto (FWD/MID, $497,000) has made the most of his increased midfield time with personal best possession number over the first two weeks. He is this week's bargain!
Robbie Gray (FWD, $592,000) played more through the midfield than most coaches expected and was sensational in doing so. He laid 10 tackles in his 119 and has a break-even of 66. He is the sixth most traded in player.
Move them on
Cameron Rayner (FWD/MID, $257,000) is the most traded out player this week as the No.1 pick has struggled to find his feet at the Lions. He has dropped $13,000 and would be a good swap for Jack Higgins.
Matt Crouch (MID, $721,000) will miss three to four weeks with a hamstring and that is too long to hold the Crow star. No doubt we will all be trading him in once he returns and his price bottoms out.
Sam Menegola (FWD/MID, $653,000) is currently the seventh most traded out player, and rightly so after another poor performance in which he returned just 50 points. He has a break-even of 150 and has to go.
Calvin’s Captains
1. Tom Mitchell - Best player in the game averaging 146.5 at the moment but was tagged by Prestia last year who held him to 99, his second lowest score of the year. Prestia has been named for the first time this year for the Tigers. However, Jack Graham apparently will have the difficult job. We shouldn’t be too concerned either way.
2. Gary Ablett - Loves playing the Eagles and has notched eleven 100+ scores against them in his last 12 games.
3. Stefan Martin - Port Adelaide don’t have a ruckman and last week they used Westhoff and Dixon to fill the void left by Patrick Ryder. Sydney’s Callum Sinclair had a strong day against them scoring 93 with a career-high 44 hit outs.
4. Lachie Neale - Had a season-high 152 against the Suns last year, backing up his 124 prior to that.
5. Nat Fyfe - Averages 124 in his last three against Gold Coast who are his favourite team to score points against.
