ROUND two is complete and while we didn't see as many huge scores from our premium players, the rookies turned up once again and are scoring well above the level we have experienced in recent years. As far as our trade focus moving forward, standard injury fix ups and rage trading of under-performing premiums will no doubt be on the cards with the hope it's not for late withdrawals like Toby Greene or Mitch Duncan, who had coaches searching for the delete team button.
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Fantasy Pig
Ed Curnow made plenty of draft coaches happy with a massive effort against the Suns. He was everywhere and doing a bit of everything with 38 possessions, seven marks and 10 tackles for a thumping score of 160. I should also give a shout out to the four per cent of Classic coaches that selected him in a bold move that will no doubt have them looking good for a league win.
Honourable mention: Rory Laird has started the season with plenty of snout, dominating across half back for the Crows. He backed up a sensational start to the season with a phenomenal 42 possessions and nine marks for 141, rewarding the 65 per cent of coaches that paid the big bucks to start with him. He is certainly going to come at a price for anyone righting that wrong in the coming weeks.
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Piglet
Tim Kelly made most of our premiums look like second gamers after his domination on Easter Monday. He had the ball on a string for 27 possessions but also took six marks, laid four tackles and kicked a goal on his way to 115. If you don't have him, you really need to fix that up.
Liam Ryan took full advantage of the Dogs who are leaking points at a high rate. In just his second game he managed six scoring shots which included three goals for a score of 91.
Jeremy Finlayson reaffirmed that he is a must have defender with another sensational game, this time at the expense of the Magpies. He looked like a top six backman as he amassed an impressive 21 kicks on his way to a score of 90.
The top five
- Ed Curnow: 160
- Jarrad Waite: 146
- Rory Laird: 141
- Tom Lynch: 139
- Gary Ablett: 138
Trade targets
- Robbie Gray
- Nat Fyfe
- Lachie Whitfield
- Devon Smith
- Tim Taranto
Fantasy mailbag
@RoyDT @CalvinDT @WarnieDT Hold or trade Duncan? Pissed that he missed today.
— James Charles (@jamessammut91) April 2, 2018
Assuming he is selected next week, I would be holding.
@RoyDT @CalvinDT @WarnieDT @moreira_magic toby mclean vs taranto? mclean has the role now with Libba out, but taranto pockets me a lot of cash
— Brandon Gough (@BrandonGough2) April 2, 2018
I like them both, but after picking up Taranto last week, that is where my loyalty lies… Plus he is so cheap.
@WarnieDT @moreira_magic @CalvinDT @RoyDT
— Paul (@PaulZahos) April 2, 2018
Thoughts on Stef Martin > Goldstein or even Nic Nat?
Stef doesn't look like he will reach his peak again
I would give him a go this week against Port, who don't have a ruck… Should see a triple figure return.
Is Rocky even in line for a DPP based on two games of data? #FirstRoundPickFail @FantasyFreako @RoyDT @WarnieDT
— Federico Maio (@baggerboy5) April 2, 2018
He would have to be a chance, been spending plenty of time up forward.
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