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Page 1: YOUR YEAR OFFICIAL 2019 Tenant/AM 6498... · play this style consistently in 2016, he averaged an impressive 105. Hall certainly has the chance to average triple figures this season

OFFICIAL2019COMPILED BY THE TRADERS

DRAFT KIT +5+3 Mark

+2 Handball

+4 Tackle+3 Kick+6 Goal

MAKE 2019

YOUR YEAR

MID

$808,000

+6+3 Kick

CAPTAIN DOUBLE POINTS

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Getting started with your Fantasy Draft league is simple. Whether it is via the website or the app, you can get your league up and running in no time.

The commissioner is in charge of getting everything set up. Have a discussion with your league about what will work best, but consider some of the key settings when initially starting the league. The number of coaches may dictate what squad size you choose and whether you have captains on or off.

To start this discussion, set up a chat group for all of the league members. This not only acts as a platform for the commissioner to send out information, but where the banter can be thrown around for the upcoming round and while head-to-head matchups are being played over the weekend.

Draft day is the best day on the Fantasy calendar, so consider a Draft party. Get all of your league members together and make a day of it. A video link up will make those unable to attend feel part of the experience.

Although the draft order is initially randomised, commissioners have the ability to set their own. Consider adding an extra event to the Draft experience where a competition could determine who gets the first pick.

In the past we’ve drawn a runner each in a horse race and the finishing order was our draft order. Another time, 12 golf

balls were hit on a short par-three with the nearest to the pin earning the first selection. One of our favourites was when the reigning champion sent some rubber ducks down the river with our names on them as we all watched via a live Facebook stream.

Maybe you could look to setting up a JLT Community Series tipping competition or a series of activities for everyone to be scored on to set your draft order.

Organising your mates, league settings and Draft day isn’t where it stops. Consider having some prizes such as a trophy for the winner, something for the highest score of the year and at the other end, maybe a punishment for the wooden spooners.

Commissioners may need to oversee trades in their league. One of the settings can require the boss to give trade approval. If there is a very lopsided trade that may have two coaches colluding, you can veto this.

Fantasy is serious business, but the commissioner can bring some fun to the league. Make 2019 a year to remember so your mates have something to talk about for years to come.

WELCOME FANTASY DRAFTERS!AFL Fantasy Draft is back! This format of Fantasy football is one of the fastest growing platforms that allows you to take on your friends, family and colleagues like never before.

With every player selected unique to the coach who selected them, this game promises to get the competitive juices flowing, along with some fun season-long banter.

We – Roy, Calvin and Warnie - have developed this Draft Kit as a tool for coaches young and old. Whether you are a first-time player, or experienced campaigner, this kit is a must-have resource for all coaches.

Our Draft league – The Bacon Cup – is a long-running league of mates who battle it out each year for a small pot of cash,

but more importantly… the ultimate bragging rights.

Once you are in your league, get your Pre-Draft rankings sorted. Compile your list and make sure you rank players where you would like to select them, ready for when the clock starts ticking for your pick.

After your rankings are sorted and a Draft order has been created, the fun begins and there is no more important day on your calendar than the Draft Day itself. With a stocked Eski and this kit printed out by your side, you’ll be set for an amazing drafting experience and a year full of success.

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ROY TEAM: destROY

AFL CLUB SUPPORTED: Carlton

CAREER FANTASY HIGHLIGHT: He has won premierships across all forms of Fantasy, but a kiss on the cheek from Tom Rockliff easily sits as one of his most memorable highlights.

STRENGTHS: He’s a scrap-heap scrounger. Roy will sort through free agents, regularly finding unwanted players, who he turns in to game-winning gems.

WEAKNESSES: Over confident. Claims to be ‘robbed’ every year but with his recent premiership back in 2017, Roy will once again be a main contender in the Bacon Cup.

WARNIETEAM: Warne Dawgs

AFL CLUB SUPPORTED: Essendon

CAREER FANTASY HIGHLIGHT: Drafted Devon Smith in the 10th round last year.

STRENGTHS: Draft order creativity. From ducks down a river to numbers on golf balls in a nearest the pin contest, Warnie nails it every year. He’s the commissioner for a reason.

WEAKNESSES: Mondayitis. After a bad round, you don’t want to cross paths with the Warne Dawg. His bite on a Monday can be brutal after a weekend of disappointment.

CALVINTEAM: Calvinator

AFL CLUB SUPPORTED: Adelaide Crows

CAREER FANTASY HIGHLIGHT: Went early on Whitfield last year hoping for defender status to be added to his name as the season progressed. Nailed it.

STRENGTHS: With “Captains on” in the Bacon Cup, Calvin will be in his element. His ability to decipher the numbers will only put him head and shoulders above his mates.

WEAKNESSES: Draft Day antics. Up until 2017, Calvin thought it was called Draught Day. With a more focussed attitude in 2019, Calvin claims he will have a much better team selected from day one.

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LEAGUE SETTINGS

League Size 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 14 / 16 / 20 coaches

League Finals Yes / No

League Finals Format 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 teams

Play Opponents Flexible / Once / Twice

League Start Round Flexible (Round 1 - 16)

Bye Rounds On / Off

TRADE AND RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

Restricted Free Agents Yes / No

RFA Time Period 1 or 2 days

RFA Draft Policy Reverse Ladder / Last Pick to Bottom

RFA Privacy Private / Public

Trade Approval League or Commissioner Approved / Free-for-all

PLAYER DRAFT SETTINGS

Draft Size Live / Auto / Commissioner

Draft Order Snake / Linear

Draft Turn Time 60 secs / 2 / 5 / 15/ 60 mins / 12 / 24 hours

GAMEPLAY SETTINGS

Squad size and layout (DEF-MID-RUC-FWD/EMERG)

2-3-1-2/4

2-3-1-2/8

3-4-1-3/4

3-4-1-3/8

5-7-1-5/4

5-7-1-5/8

6-8-2-6/4

6-8-2-6/8

Enable Captains Yes / No

Emergencies Yes / No

Rolling Lockout Yes / No

COMMISSIONER’S NOTEAs league members are all over the country, we opt for the live draft for the Bacon Cup and have 60 seconds per pick. If you have everyone together, consider the commissioner draft where selections are inputted on one computer. You can project this to a big screen for an authentic boardroom draft feel. Snake draft is the most popular order style where the order will reverse for every second round.

COMMISSIONER’S NOTEThere are some new squad structures this season, including more options where only one ruckman per team needs to be selected. Larger squad size formats are recommended for leagues with fewer coaches. Captains on will mean one player in each squad will gain double points for each round. We have opted to go for captains on this year in our league with Tom Mitchell out for the season and we run with the 3-4-1-3/8 structure meaning 228 players are drafted for our 12-coach league. Emergencies are enabled for that if one of your players doesn’t play, the emergency for that position will count towards your weekly score.

COMMISSIONER’S NOTEWe choose to have restricted free agents on so that following a round, the most eager coach doesn’t just pick up the best available players off the scrapheap! Reverse ladder order means that the coach who is struggling the most in the league can get a leg up by acquiring the next best available player in the event of injuries… or the need to dump an under-performer.

COMMISSIONER’S NOTEWith the flexible finals format, we prefer to have approximately half of the league making finals. Our Bacon Cup league has 12 coaches and six make finals. We choose to have bye rounds off so we don’t need to draft thinking about who will be missing over the multi-bye rounds.

HOW WILL YOUR LEAGUE PLAY OUT?

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Embraced his opportunities in the midfield last season and now looks set to become a permanent resident following the departure of Dylan Shiel. The elite-tackler is entering his traditional breakout third season and will be more than capable of averaging triple figures. Due to losing his dual position status from last season, he has dropped off the radar of many coaches now he’s a pure midfielder.

TIM TARANTO

MID

2018 AVG: 91

When the Draft is coming to an end and you are looking for a solid player to round out the midfield, Tyson is a prime candidate. His move to the Roos is set to open the door for him to become a permanent midfielder; a role we saw from him in 2016 and 2017 at the Demons when he averaged 93 and 90 respectively before falling out of favour last season.

DOM TYSON

MID

2018 AVG: 77

Crisis creates opportunity and if there is a man down back for the Blues capable of assisting Kade Simpson to fill the lofty boots of Sam Docherty, it’s the former Sydney ball-magnet Nic Newman. Noticeably leaner during his first pre-season with the Blues, Newman will be heavily relied upon to launch the Blues into attack and will score much higher than his 2018 average of 76 suggests.

NIC NEWMAN

DEF

2018 AVG: 76

The under-utilized former Sun will embrace the opportunity to play his naturally attacking style at the Kangaroos which ranks him in the elite category for metres gained among some of the league’s best midfielders. When given the opportunity to play this style consistently in 2016, he averaged an impressive 105. Hall certainly has the chance to average triple figures this season for the second time in his career.

AARON HALL

MID

2018 AVG: 72

The intercept-specialist will embrace the opportunity to play in a top-eight side, giving him every opportunity to live up to his considerable talent. Following an impressive average of 85 in 2017, last year he was derailed by a nasty concussion that kept him to eight games at an average of 68. More than capable of a career-high average in his first year as a Dee.

KADE KOLODJASHNIJ DEF

2018 AVG: 68

When looking for prospective Draft sleepers, you are looking for players that have slipped off the radar for one reason or another that you think have some realistic upside late in the draft.

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A role change last year saw Newnes spend 47 per cent of his time in the forward line which resulted in his lowest disposal average since 2013. Some pretty disappointing Fantasy numbers followed as his average dropped by over 20 points to 66. He would be worth a late round pick as a forward in the hope he gets back into the midfield at some stage during the year where he traditionally averages in the 80s.

JACK NEWNES

FWD/MID

2018 AVG: 66

After averaging more than 80 for three years straight, injury caused a dip in Kennedy’s Fantasy output in 2018. He managed just 11 regular season games for an average of 65. Pretty ugly numbers on the surface, but when you consider he returned in the AFL Final Series to average 97, including 120 in the Grand Final, he could be a very handy contributor for a late selection.

JOSH J. KENNEDY

FWD

2018 AVG: 65

Showed the ability to play at a premium level in 2017 with an average of 90. After a heart condition limited him to just four games and an average of 63 in 2018, he is well down a Draft list sorted by average. In his three full games during that time he averaged an impressive seven marks and 20 possessions. He is having a great pre-season and is well worth keeping an eye on as a forgotten defender.

DYLAN ROBERTON

DEF

2018 AVG: 63

There are a number of reasons Mummy will slide on Draft Day, none more so than the fact he will miss the first two games with suspension following a year away from the game. Looking long term, if you miss out on one of the popular big name rucks, you could do worse than a guy who averaged 92, 94, 84 and 84 in his last four seasons.

SHANE MUMFORD

RUC

2018 AVG: DNP

Fresh off the back of missing another entire season, the talented forward deserves better than to be sitting on the waiver wire and could be a very serviceable forward for the season. At his best, Elliott is capable of averaging more than 80 and from all reports he is having his most successful pre-season in a long time. Touch wood.

JAMIE ELLIOTT

FWD

2018 AVG: DNP

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Geelong have come out and said that the Little Master will play forward more than the 29 per cent he sat there last year. Although he might gain forward status as the year progresses, it’s very unlikely he’ll maintain his average of 104. With all the points scored in the midfield, Ablett will have less of the ball than ever before. However, if he gains forward status… then he could be a top six option.

GARY ABLETT

MID

2018 AVG: 104

On Draft Day, it’s easy to chase a name and Collingwood’s Scott Pendlebury is certainly an intimidating one. At the age of 31, could this be the year that the champion is pushed out of the midfield to make room for the returning Dayne Beams? Although Pendlebury has been a premium midfielder over the last decade, he averaged 102 last year, his worst season since 2009.

SCOTT PENDLEBURY

MID

2018 AVG: 102

After averaging 92 last season before getting injured, Blakely was high on the radar for coaches this year. Unfortunately, a hamstring injury has ruled him out for the first half of the year. Although you’ll need to move Blakely down your rankings, you don’t need to cross him off. Picking up Blakely with one of your final selections, could prove to be a game-winning play.

CONNOR BLAKELY

DEF

2018 AVG: 92

In his 12th year of AFL, out of the blue, Hawkins had a career-best season averaging 88. Prior to last year, Hawkins’ best year was just 78. Due to his “breakout” season, he currently sits as the 13th best forward, when ranked on average. If Hawkins was to return to his average of 78, he would be sitting 25 positions lower. Add to that, Geelong’s “new look forward-line”. This is a concern for me and a concern for Hawkins.

TOM HAWKINS

FWD

2018 AVG: 88

Based on average, Gawn ranks as the fourth best player available. With the arrival of Braydon Preuss, there remains a lot of uncertainty about how this will effect Gawn. He is coming off a career-best season and is clearly the second-best ruckman in the game. Grundy will go at No.1 in most Drafts and waiting till the second round might be where you can pick up Gawn. You don’t have to go early!

MAX GAWN

RUC

2018 AVG: 111

Even though they performed last season or look to be a good pick, sometimes you can be burned and ruin your season. While they can be draftable, just don’t pull the trigger too early.

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The promise of ‘more midfield time’ burnt many coaches in 2018, as Billings averaged 75 in the first 11 games before being dropped. This pre-season promise is upon us once again and a decision needs to be made. He finished the season at an average of 85 but with the arrival of Hannebery and the improvement in their younger midfield players, where will Billings actually play?

JACK BILLINGS

FWD

2018 AVG: 85

Lewis is a future Fantasy Hall of Famer who has served us well for many years. His average peaked in 2015 with Hawthorn where he averaged 111, but from then it has been on a steady slide. A new club with a new role saw Lewis’ average drop under 80 for the first time in 12 years. He is a durable player and therefore worthy of a late pick, but only as a bench option.

JORDAN LEWIS

DEF

2018 AVG: 79

With just 26 games next to his name over the last three years, you can certainly hold off before picking Aaron Sandilands. The rucks will drop off quickly and if you miss out on one of the first five or six, then you might as well sit tight. Selecting Sandilands with a late pick is certainly a good option, and even better if you can line-up Sean Darcy as his back-up on your bench.

AARON SANDILANDS

RUC

2018 AVG: 76

We can wait on rucks! In his first year at Port Adelaide, Ryder dominated and averaged 91. However, in 2018 he was hampered by injury and only managed an average of 75 from 16 games. With Scott Lycett joining the Power, the big questions are being asked about what role he will play and how he will effect Ryder. The answer is simple… it doesn’t matter, as long as you don’t pick him early.

PATRICK RYDER

RUC

2018 AVG: 75

After five games last year, Hartlett suffered a season ending ACL injury. He had his career-best season in 2015 where he averaged 96 and is back training this year. The issue isn’t his ability to score, it’s ability to return from such a severe injury. Based on average, Hartlett sits as the 11th best defender to choose from. This is not the case and he should be bumped down your Draft rankings.

HAMISH HARTLETT

DEF

2018 AVG: 87

Even though they performed last season or look to be a good pick, sometimes you can be burned and ruin your season. While they can be draftable, just don’t pull the trigger too early.

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THE TRADERS' DRAFTFANTASY FREAKOFREAKOWith Tom Mitchell injured, I couldn’t pass up on Jack Macrae with pick No.1. Only three players have scored 140+ points in four consecutive weeks in the history of the game, and Macrae is one of them. The reliable Toby Nankervis to leads the ruck, while in defence, I’m backing Alex Witherden to shine. I’m also expecting Isaac Heeney to reach greater heights. Missing Dusty after he was overlooked early was disappointing, but I’m happy with Pendles.

DEFENDER MIDFIELDER RUCK FORWARD

Alex Witherden Jack Macrae Toby Nankervis Isaac Heeney

Zac Williams Lachie Neale Robbie Gray

Michael Hibberd Scott Pendlebury Jade Gresham

Jack Steven

BENCH

Josh P. Kennedy Tom Bellchambers Hayden Crozier Jordan De Goey

destROYROYAnother ‘Draft Kit’ draft has come and gone and it’s a familiar story down at destROY, I dominated it. The gift of ruck pig Brodie Grundy at pick two got me rolling and I didn’t look back from there. It was no accident that I loaded my midfield with the stars from the highest scoring team, the Pies, and I am happy with the sliders that make up serviceable forward and back lines.

DEFENDER MIDFIELDER RUCK FORWARD

Nic Newman Adam Treloar Brodie Grundy Justin Westhoff

Callum Mills Taylor Adams Mitch Robinson

Dylan Roberton Steele Sidebottom Tom Lynch [ADE]

Tim Taranto

BENCH

Aaron Hall Kade Kolodjashnij Jamie Cripps Shane Mumford

PICK 2

BEARHAWKCHRIS HWith pick three I wanted to secure a strong ruck, so wrapped big Max was still there. A pair of Jacks in the forward line (Riewoldt and Gunston) should wreak havoc, and I also went strong on dual position players (especially for the bench) to get me out of any injury mishaps. Speaking of injury, even though Blakely won’t be there round 1, the top line defender will be invaluable come finals.

RIXXY BUSINESSCHRIS CMy fingers and toes were crossed for Danger still being available at pick No.4. Adding him to my forward line was an easy decision, but my second pick was tough. I'm going to have short-term pain with Andrew Gaff suspended, but I have a feeling it's going to pay off in the long run. The rest of the team picked itself, so this should be a walk in the park.

DEFENDER MIDFIELDER RUCK FORWARD

Connor Blakely Dayne Beams Max Gawn Sam Menegola

Jack Crisp Lachie Hunter Jack Gunston

Christian Salem Jaeger O’Meara Jack Riewoldt

Shaun Higgins

BENCH

Kyle Langford Lachie Weller Jarman Impey Rory Lobb

DEFENDER MIDFIELDER RUCK FORWARD

Matthew Suckling Andrew Gaff Stefan Martin Patrick Dangerfield

Hamish Hartlett Angus Brayshaw Tom Hawkins

Dale Thomas Bryce Gibbs Travis Boak

Marcus Bontempelli

BENCH

Brad Sheppard Rhys Stanley Luke Breust Ed Curnow

DEFENDER MIDFIELDER RUCK FORWARD

Brodie Smith Patrick Cripps Sam Jacobs Toby McLean

Wayne Milera Matt Crouch Jack Billings

Bachar Houli Dustin Martin Charlie Curnow

Joel Selwood

BENCH

Luke Dahlhaus Luke McDonald Sam Walsh Sam Powell-Pepper

McDOWELL'SRICKYGoing to be a tough time figuring out which mid to stop. Cripps, Dusty, Selwood and Crouch will get the job done most weeks. Backing Smith to regain his best form, especially with Milera keeping him company. McLean, Billings and Charlie is as exciting as it gets up forward and just in case this turns in to a keeper league, Sam Walsh rounds off a solid draft.

PICK 1

PICK 5

PICK 3

PICK 4

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MOREIRA’S MAGIC SELBYI went in targeting strong defenders and forwards as the MIDs run pretty deep this year. Lloyd, Hurn and Ryan all take the kick-outs for their respective sides and will be the main beneficiaries of the new rule. Happy to take a punt of Kruz at pick 106 after he went top 10 in many drafts last season. If he and Toby Greene can stay on the park, I’ll be tough to beat.

PICK 6

DEFENDER MIDFIELDER RUCK FORWARD

Jake Lloyd Clayton Oliver Matthew Kreuzer Tim Kelly

Shannon Hurn Jack Redden David Mundy

Luke Ryan Luke Parker Toby Greene

Jack Steele

BENCH

Tim English Jack Darling Grant Birchall Ollie Wines

THE TRADERS' DRAFT

WARNE DAWGSWARNIEMy main strategy in the 10 team league was to leave my ruck until my last pick and I believe I’ve done the right thing by snagging McEvoy. I’ve got a midfield that will all average 105 plus and if Merrett can return to his 2016/17 form, he will be a consistent skipper. In hindsight I should have given the forwards some more love but if Ebert gains FWD status, it’ll be fine.

PICK 7

DEFENDER MIDFIELDER RUCK FORWARD

Kade Simpson Zach Merrett Ben McEvoy Josh Dunkley

Heath Shaw Sebastian Ross Jack Ziebell

Andrew McGrath Nat Fyfe Jack Martin

Rory Sloane

BENCH

Tom J. Lynch Jarrod Harbrow Brad Ebert Jarryd Lyons

GRUNDY & COKEMJWith captains on, you need to go big early and Josh Kelly gives me exactly that. Sicily will be able to lead the troops down back and Buddy will kick an extra 10-15 goals with the relaxed hand in the back rule. Witts just fell into my lap at the right place, right time and I don’t mind throwing a carrot to the pig Rockliff at M4.

DEFENDER MIDFIELDER RUCK FORWARD

James Sicily Josh Kelly Jarrod Witts Lance Franklin

Zach Tuohy Dayne Zorko Mitch Wallis

Shane Savage Dyson Heppell Blake Acres

Tom Rockliff

BENCH

Brad Crouch Scott Lycett Darcy Parish Stephen Hill

SHUEY’S SHOCKERS JAMESWith the exception of Cogs I ignored the pull of the premium MIDs until I had filled every other position. I’m hoping the new kick-in rule helps my group of defenders with a nice jump in their average. Ward, Viney and Shuey will hopefully form a consistent if not spectacular midfield, while Goldstein had a brilliant end to the 2018 season and has very little competition going into this season at North.

PICK 9

DEFENDER MIDFIELDER RUCK FORWARD

Rory Laird Stephen Coniglio Todd Goldstein Tom McDonald

Michael Hurley Callan Ward Chad Wingard

Jayden Short Jack Viney Michael Walters

David Zaharakis

BENCH

Kane Lambert Luke Shuey Jimmy Webster Ben Cunnington

CALVINATORCALVINMy goal heading into the Draft was simple, have a good even spread of players across each line. Although my selection of Ablett was premature, it's a move that will place me in a great position if he gains forward status early in the year. I like to gamble on a selection like this because if it pays off, having him sitting next to Devon Smith will be enough to intimidate anyone.

PICK 10

DEFENDER MIDFIELDER RUCK FORWARD

Lachie Whitfield Elliot Yeo Callum Sinclair Devon Smith

Jeremy Howe Gary Ablett Jesse Hogan

Brandon Ellis Mitch Duncan Christian Petracca

Marc Murphy

BENCH

Liam Shiels Tom Stewart Josh J. Kennedy Tom Phillips

PICK 8

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THE TRADERS' MOCK DRAFTPICK PLAYER CLUB POS COACH

ROUND 1

1 Jack Macrae WBD MID FREAKO

2 Brodie Grundy COL RUC ROY

3 Max Gawn MEL RUC CHRIS H

4 Patrick Dangerfield GEE FWD CHRIS C

5 Patrick Cripps CAR MID RICKY

6 Jake Lloyd SYD DEF SELBY

7 Zach Merrett ESS MID WARNIE

8 Josh Kelly GWS MID MJ

9 Rory Laird ADE DEF JAMES

10 Devon Smith ESS FWD CALVIN

ROUND 2

11 Lachie Whitfield GWS DEF CALVIN

12 Stephen Coniglio GWS MID JAMES

13 James Sicily HAW DEF MJ

14 Josh Dunkley WBD FWD WARNIE

15 Clayton Oliver MEL MID SELBY

16 Matt Crouch ADE MID RICKY

17 Andrew Gaff WCE MID CHRIS C

18 Sam Menegola GEE FWD CHRIS H

19 Adam Treloar COL MID ROY

20 Isaac Heeney SYD FWD FREAKO

ROUND 3

21 Alex Witherden BRL DEF FREAKO

22 Justin Westhoff PTA FWD ROY

23 Connor Blakely FRE DEF CHRIS H

24 Stefan Martin BRL RUC CHRIS C

25 Toby McLean WBD FWD RICKY

26 Tim Kelly GEE FWD SELBY

27 Kade Simpson CAR DEF WARNIE

28 Lance Franklin SYD FWD MJ

29 Todd Goldsetin NTH RUC JAMES

30 Elliot Yeo WCE MID CALVIN

PICK PLAYER CLUB POS COACH

ROUND 4

31 Gary Ablett GEE MID CALVIN

32 Tom McDonald MEL FWD JAMES

33 Jarrod Witts GCS RUC MJ

34 Sebastian Ross STK MID WARNIE

35 David Mundy FRE FWD SELBY

36 Jack Billings STK FWD RICKY

37 Angus Brayshaw MEL MID CHRIS C

38 Dayne Beams COL MID CHRIS H

39 Taylor Adams COL MID ROY

40 Lachie Neale BRL MID FREAKO

ROUND 5

41 Toby Nankervis RIC RUC FREAKO

42 Steele Sidebottom COL MID ROY

43 Jack Crisp COL DEF CHRIS H

44 Bryce Gibbs ADE MID CHRIS C

45 Dustin Martin RIC MID RICKY

46 Shannon Hurn WCE DEF SELBY

47 Nat Fyfe FRE MID WARNIE

48 Dayne Zorko BRL MID MJ

49 Chad Wingard HAW FWD JAMES

50 Callum Sinclair SYD RUC CALVIN

ROUND 6

51 Mitch Duncan GEE MID CALVIN

52 Michael Hurley ESS DEF JAMES

53 Zach Tuohy GEE DEF MJ

54 Heath Shaw GWS DEF WARNIE

55 Luke Ryan FRE DEF SELBY

56 Brodie Smith ADE DEF RICKY

57 Matthew Suckling WBD DEF CHRIS C

58 Jack Gunston HAW FWD CHRIS H

59 Mitch Robinson BRL FWD ROY

60 Zac Williams GWS DEF FREAKO

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THE TRADERS' MOCK DRAFTPICK PLAYER CLUB POS COACH

ROUND 7

61 Robbie Gray PTA FWD FREAKO

62 Nic Newman CAR DEF ROY

63 Lachie Hunter WBD MID CHRIS H

64 Marcus Bontempelli WBD MID CHRIS C

65 Joel Selwood GEE MID RICKY

66 Toby Greene GWS FWD SELBY

67 Rory Sloane ADE MID WARNIE

68 Mitch Wallis WBD FWD MJ

69 Jayden Short RIC DEF JAMES

70 Jesse Hogan FRE FWD CALVIN

ROUND 8

71 Christian Petracca MEL FWD CALVIN

72 Michael Walters FRE FWD JAMES

73 Dyson Heppell ESS MID MJ

74 Jack Ziebell NTH FWD WARNIE

75 Jack Redden WCE MID SELBY

76 Wayne Milera ADE DEF RICKY

77 Tom Hawkins GEE FWD CHRIS C

78 Jack Riewoldt RIC FWD CHRIS H

79 Callum Mills SYD DEF ROY

80 Scott Pendlebury COL MID FREAKO

ROUND 9

81 Jack Steven STK MID FREAKO

82 Tom Lynch ADE FWD ROY

83 Jaeger O'Meara HAW MID CHRIS H

84 Hamish Hartlett PTA DEF CHRIS C

85 Sam Jacobs ADE RUC RICKY

86 Luke Parker SYD MID SELBY

87 Jack Martin GCS FWD WARNIE

88 Shane Savage STK DEF MJ

89 Callan Ward GWS MID JAMES

90 Marc Murphy CAR MID CALVIN

PICK PLAYER CLUB POS COACH

ROUND 10

91 Jeremy Howe COL DEF CALVIN

92 Jack Viney MEL MID JAMES

93 Tom Rockliff PTA MID MJ

94 Andrew McGrath ESS DEF WARNIE

95 Jack Steele STK MID SELBY

96 Bachar Houli RIC DEF RICKY

97 Travis Boak PTA FWD CHRIS C

98 Christian Salem MEL DEF CHRIS H

99 Dylan Roberton STK DEF ROY

100 Michael Hibberd MEL DEF FREAKO

ROUND 11

101 Jade Gresham STK FWD FREAKO

102 Tim Taranto GWS MID ROY

103 Shaun Higgins NTH MID CHRIS H

104 Dale Thomas CAR DEF CHRIS C

105 Charlie Curnow CAR FWD RICKY

106 Matthew Kreuzer CAR RUC SELBY

107 Ben McEvoy HAW RUC WARNIE

108 Blake Acres STK FWD MJ

109 David Zaharakis ESS MID JAMES

110 Brandon Ellis RIC DEF CALVIN

ROUND 12

111 Liam Shiels HAW MID CALVIN

112 Kane Lambert RIC FWD JAMES

113 Brad Crouch ADE MID MJ

114 Tom J. Lynch RIC FWD WARNIE

115 Tim English WBD RUC SELBY

116 Luke Dahlhaus GEE FWD RICKY

117 Ed Curnow CAR MID CHRIS C

118 Kyle Langford ESS FWD CHRIS H

119 Aaron Hall NTH MID ROY

120 Josh P. Kennedy SYD MID FREAKO

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THE TRADERS' MOCK DRAFTPICK PLAYER CLUB POS COACH

ROUND 13

121 Tom Bellchambers ESS RUC FREAKO

122 Kade Kolodjashnij MEL DEF ROY

123 Lachie Weller GCS DEF CHRIS H

124 Rhys Stanley GEE RUC CHRIS C

125 Luke McDonald NTH DEF RICKY

126 Jack Darling WCE FWD SELBY

127 Jarrod Harbrow GCS DEF WARNIE

128 Scott Lycett PTA RUC MJ

129 Luke Shuey WCE MID JAMES

130 Tom Stewart GEE DEF CALVIN

ROUND 14

131 Josh J. Kennedy WCE FWD CALVIN

132 Jimmy Webster STK DEF JAMES

133 Darcy Parish ESS FWD MJ

134 Brad Ebert PTA MID WARNIE

135 Grant Birchall HAW DEF SELBY

136 Sam Walsh CAR MID RICKY

137 Luke Breust HAW FWD CHRIS C

138 Jarman Impey HAW FWD CHRIS H

139 Jamie Cripps WCE FWD ROY

140 Hayden Crozier WBD DEF FREAKO

ROUND 15

141 Jordan De Goey COL FWD FREAKO

142 Shane Mumford GWS RUC ROY

143 Rory Lobb FRE RUC CHRIS H

144 Brad Sheppard WCE DEF CHRIS C

145 Sam Powell-Pepper PTA MID RICKY

146 Ollie Wines PTA MID SELBY

147 Jarryd Lyons BRL MID WARNIE

148 Stephen Hill FRE DEF MJ

149 Ben Cunnington NTH MID JAMES

150 Tom Phillips COL MID CALVIN

NOTES

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2018 2017

RANK PLAYERS CLUB POS 18 AVG 18 GMS 17 AVG 17 GMS NOTES

1 Rory Laird ADE DEF 107.75 20 100.41 22

2 Jake Lloyd SYD DEF 101.64 22 92.19 21

3 Lachie Whitfield GWS DEF 100.09 22 97.93 15

4 James Sicily HAW DEF 95.57 14 74.32 19

5 Alex Witherden BRL DEF 88 21 88.44 9

6 Kade Simpson CAR DEF 95.38 21 97.68 22

7 Shannon Hurn WCE DEF 88.86 22 76.76 21

8 Jack Crisp COL DEF 87.5 22 88.27 22

9 Heath Shaw GWS DEF 86.35 20 80.27 22

10 Nic Newman CAR DEF 76.1 10 86.61 18

11 Callum Mills SYD DEF 74.22 9 69.36 22

12 Luke Ryan FRE DEF 76.9 20 75.27 11

13 Zac Williams GWS DEF 0 0 82.85 20

14 Jeremy Howe COL DEF 82.29 17 89.95 21

15 Michael Hurley ESS DEF 83.75 20 94.15 20

16 Zach Tuohy GEE DEF 80.68 22 85.59 22

17 Shane Savage STK DEF 81.67 18 81.42 12

18 Bachar Houli RIC DEF 73.92 13 90.5 18

19 Brodie Smith ADE DEF 77.5 2 79.68 22

20 Christian Salem MEL DEF 79.38 21 85.25 16

21 Michael Hibberd MEL DEF 68.78 18 92.56 18

22 Jayden Short RIC DEF 75.91 22 56.56 16

23 Kade Kolodjashnij MEL DEF 67.5 8 85.82 11

24 Ryan Burton PTA DEF 62.05 21 84.4 20

25 Andrew McGrath ESS DEF/MID 71.4 20 70.5 20

26 Dylan Roberton STK DEF 63 4 90.27 22

27 Matthew Suckling WBD DEF 88 11 78.32 22

28 Brandon Ellis RIC DEF 74.11 18 84.68 22

29 Lachie Weller GCS DEF/MID 74.82 22 73.95 22

30 Dale Thomas CAR DEF 85.65 20 71.83 18

31 Jarrod Harbrow GCS DEF 78.09 22 82.5 18

32 Tom Stewart GEE DEF 79.81 21 60.28 18

33 Luke McDonald NTH DEF 70.32 22 85.68 22

34 Wayne Milera ADE DEF 75.26 19 60.56 16

35 Hamish Hartlett PTA DEF 86.6 5 70.4 20

36 Nathan Wilson FRE DEF 71.57 21 70.9 21

37 Jimmy Webster STK DEF 78.82 17 66.83 18

38 Jasper Pittard NTH DEF 70.91 11 76.88 16

39 Jason Johannisen WBD DEF 75.95 22 75.9 20

40 Luke Hodge BRL DEF 77.53 19 86.89 19

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2018 2017

RANK PLAYERS CLUB POS 18 AVG 18 GMS 17 AVG 17 GMS NOTES

41 Daniel Rich BRL DEF 71.5 18 75.64 22

42 Brayden Maynard COL DEF 74.61 18 72.23 22

43 Jordan Lewis MEL DEF 79.29 21 88.84 19

44 Pearce Hanley GCS DEF 60.33 3 72.23 13

45 Bailey Williams WBD DEF 79.86 14 62.08 12

46 Steven May MEL DEF 75.53 17 77.39 18

47 Jarrad McVeigh SYD DEF 78.78 18 75.27 11

48 Hayden Crozier WBD DEF 73.71 17 66.26 19

49 Tom Langdon COL DEF 73.95 19 72.64 11

50 Connor Blakely FRE DEF 91.46 13 91.76 17

51 Jamie Macmillan NTH DEF 73.09 22 67.38 13

52 Zak Jones SYD DEF 68.72 18 79 21

53 Tom Jonas PTA DEF 75.11 18 60.57 21

54 Nick Vlastuin RIC DEF 73.16 19 65.85 13

55 Jackson Trengove WBD DEF 71.88 16 63.37 19

56 Ryan Clarke SYD DEF 70.37 19 68.73 15

57 Nick Haynes GWS DEF 72.32 22 72.5 16

58 Cale Hooker ESS DEF 70.27 22 74.25 20

59 Darcy Byrne-Jones PTA DEF 71.57 21 65.5 22

60 Dan Houston PTA DEF 71.91 22 72.5 16

61 Jake Carlisle STK DEF 71.41 17 62.45 22

62 Tom Doedee ADE DEF 72.5 20 0 0

63 Brad Sheppard WCE DEF 74.59 22 61.41 22

64 Stephen Hill FRE DEF 73 13 78.56 18

65 James Aish COL DEF/MID 71.22 9 61.88 8

66 Grant Birchall HAW DEF 0 0 68.8 5

67 Aaron Francis ESS DEF 65 5 46.5 2

68 Liam Duggan WCE DEF 66.81 21 67.44 18

69 Jeremy McGovern WCE DEF 66.86 21 78.09 22

70 Aliir Aliir SYD DEF 69.36 11 49.33 3

71 Riley Bonner PTA DEF 60.37 19 74 2

72 Mark Blicavs GEE DEF 62.36 22 78 17

73 Jarryn Geary STK DEF 70.95 20 60.09 22

74 Matthew Broadbent PTA DEF 0 0 69 15

75 Cameron Guthrie GEE DEF 60.83 12 68.84 19

76 Alex Rance RIC DEF 60.18 22 65.09 22

77 Adam Kennedy GWS DEF 70.57 7 50.29 7

78 Robbie Tarrant NTH DEF 66.43 21 72.76 21

79 David Mackay ADE DEF 64.12 17 67.16 19

80 Dane Rampe SYD DEF 65.32 22 66.8 15

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2018 2017

RANK PLAYERS CLUB POS 18 AVG 18 GMS 17 AVG 17 GMS NOTES

1 Jack Macrae WBD MID 122.63 19 103.95 22

2 Zach Merrett ESS MID 101.45 22 117.1 21

3 Josh Kelly GWS MID 108.4 15 112.9 21

4 Patrick Cripps CAR MID 109.32 22 98.33 15

5 Adam Treloar COL MID 108.46 13 108 21

6 Matt Crouch ADE MID 104.89 18 106.73 22

7 Lachie Neale BRL MID 100.23 22 100.29 21

8 Stephen Coniglio GWS MID 110.38 21 95.71 7

9 Angus Brayshaw MEL MID 105.11 19 77.2 5

10 Clayton Oliver MEL MID 109.09 22 101.59 22

11 Andrew Gaff WCE MID 110.68 19 100.68 22

12 Sebastian Ross STK MID 107.33 21 102 22

13 Taylor Adams COL MID 95.11 19 114.68 22

14 Elliot Yeo WCE MID 106.77 22 98.33 21

15 Nat Fyfe FRE MID 102.13 15 97.38 21

16 Dayne Beams COL MID 105.81 21 104.58 19

17 Dustin Martin RIC MID 92.9 21 113.64 22

18 Rory Sloane ADE MID 89.92 12 107 22

19 Bryce Gibbs ADE MID 103.82 22 112.14 22

20 Lachie Hunter WBD MID 105.43 21 90 22

21 Dayne Zorko BRL MID 96.55 22 114.29 21

22 Jack Redden WCE MID 96.23 22 83.53 17

23 Steele Sidebottom COL MID 103.36 22 105.77 22

24 Dyson Heppell ESS MID 101.64 22 100.36 22

25 Mitch Duncan GEE MID 101.85 20 112.57 21

26 Scott Pendlebury COL MID 101.67 21 108.88 16

27 Marcus Bontempelli WBD MID 92.42 19 100.23 22

28 Tim Taranto GWS MID 90.9 21 61.42 12

29 Luke Parker SYD MID 95.62 21 98.41 22

30 Ed Curnow CAR MID 100.29 21 88.15 13

31 Gary Ablett GEE MID 103.83 18 118.86 14

32 Joel Selwood GEE MID 100.86 22 95.11 18

33 Brad Crouch ADE MID 0 0 103.12 17

34 Tom Rockliff PTA MID 82.67 18 103 20

35 Jack Steele STK MID 94.43 21 92.8 20

36 Jaeger O'Meara HAW MID 95.75 20 70.67 6

37 Callan Ward GWS MID 96.91 22 93.55 22

38 Jack Viney MEL MID 91.43 7 90.67 18

39 Marc Murphy CAR MID 97.08 13 111.09 22

40 Jack Steven STK MID 96.68 22 93.8 20

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2018 2017

RANK PLAYERS CLUB POS 18 AVG 18 GMS 17 AVG 17 GMS NOTES

41 Aaron Hall NTH MID 71.67 6 98 19

42 Tom Phillips COL MID 95.45 22 83.33 18

43 Liam Shiels HAW MID 97 21 90.81 21

44 Jarryd Lyons BRL MID 94.95 19 94.5 18

45 Luke Shuey WCE MID 87.29 17 98.86 21

46 David Zaharakis ESS MID 97.06 17 99.68 22

47 Brayden Fiorini GCS MID 91.64 11 83.62 13

48 Ben Cunnington NTH MID 93.91 22 88 20

49 Shaun Higgins NTH MID 93.9 20 94.38 21

50 Dylan Shiel ESS MID 89.19 21 94.55 22

51 Josh P. Kennedy SYD MID 90.14 22 98 19

52 Brad Ebert PTA MID 88.91 22 102.86 22

53 Ollie Wines PTA MID 93.45 22 99.82 22

54 Isaac Smith HAW MID 89.09 22 92.45 22

55 Nathan Jones MEL MID 87.05 22 104.25 16

56 Dion Prestia RIC MID 85.09 11 81.95 19

57 Anthony Miles GCS MID 78 1 73.2 5

58 Dan Hannebery STK MID 59.86 14 94.43 21

59 Touk Miller GCS MID 85.95 22 77.95 20

60 Dom Tyson NTH MID 76.57 14 89.63 19

61 Luke Dunstan STK MID 82.5 16 87.63 16

62 Trent Cotchin RIC MID 80 20 95.5 22

63 David Swallow GCS MID 84.65 20 85.89 18

64 Ed Langdon FRE MID 88.86 21 67.6 10

65 James Harmes MEL MID 83.05 22 68.82 17

66 Hugh McCluggage BRL MID 77.64 22 61.22 18

67 Ricky Henderson HAW MID 84.1 20 87.28 18

68 Shaun Grigg RIC MID 76.65 20 95.41 22

69 Jacob Hopper GWS MID 78.32 19 65.5 10

70 Hugh Greenwood ADE MID 82.23 22 78.83 12

71 Trent Dumont NTH MID 82.41 22 77.47 19

72 Jared Polec NTH MID 92.23 22 82.76 21

73 Tom Cutler BRL MID 84.67 18 76.33 12

74 Jarrod Berry BRL MID 77.05 21 60.13 16

75 Dom Sheed WCE MID 74.33 15 86.11 19

76 Cameron Ellis-Yolmen ADE MID 81.53 15 0 0

77 Bradley Hill FRE MID 80.9 10 93.68 22

78 Andrew Brayshaw FRE MID 66.76 17 0 0

79 Tom Liberatore WBD MID 9 1 72.06 18

80 Rory Atkins ADE MID 79.6 20 81.23 22

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2018 2017

RANK PLAYERS CLUB POS 18 AVG 18 GMS 17 AVG 17 GMS NOTES

81 Chris Masten WCE MID 78.71 21 78.23 13

82 Reece Conca FRE MID 74.19 16 68.5 6

83 Harley Bennell FRE MID 0 0 46.5 2

84 Bayley Fritsch MEL MID 74.48 21 0 0

85 Jed Anderson NTH MID 76.1 21 57 5

86 Sam Powell-Pepper PTA MID 75 16 69.9 21

87 Paul Seedsman ADE MID 79.53 19 86 2

88 Brayden Sier COL MID 75.5 8 0 0

89 Brett Deledio GWS MID 79.44 9 72.75 4

90 Jack Sinclair STK MID 74.2 20 78.71 17

91 Mark Hutchings WCE MID 77.06 17 52.59 17

92 Shaun Burgoyne HAW MID 78.67 15 81.36 22

93 David Myers ESS MID 78.13 16 64.64 14

94 Adam Tomlinson GWS MID 74.27 22 56.86 21

95 Harry Cunningham SYD MID 75 22 63.56 9

96 Daniel Howe HAW MID 77.2 15 75.89 18

97 Scott Selwood GEE MID 71.5 12 99.91 11

98 Will Brodie GCS MID 68.38 8 64 3

99 Ben Jacobs NTH MID 77.54 13 0 0

100 Sam Walsh CAR MID 0 0 0 0

MIDFIELDER RANKINGS

The best day of the year is finally upon us and here are some tips to ensure it eventuates in a great season for your squad.

Spend a few minutes refining your pre-draft list on Draft day, ensuring that up to date information such as injury news and projected role changes are taken into account to assist you with the accuracy of your rankings. A well-planned Draft list makes the seconds tick slower when it’s your pick and allows you more strategic thinking time and flexibility as you navigate through your Draft.

Remember a well-planned Draft order considers the depth in each position and gives due weight to a high scoring forward like Patrick Dangerfield or ruck like Brodie Grundy compared to the midfielders where high scoring players are far more accessible.

Be sure to play a straight bat with your first selection, focussing on a combination of ability, durability, consistency and ceiling at the forefront of your thinking before locking in the face of your franchise. The time will come to take a punt on your predicted breakout players, but patience is a virtue in Draft so don’t go too early… If reliable stars are available, don’t get unnecessarily ‘pretty’.

When on the hunt for a breakout player that might slip through the cracks, there are a number of key categories to look for such as natural progression and increased opportunities.

A prime example of this type of player is Tim Taranto, who would be well worth bumping up your Draft order and, more importantly highlighting him as one of your ‘favourites’ on the feature provided. Having a bank of

potential breakout players on your favourites list can be a lifesaver when the clock has almost timed out and you want to avoid an auto pick. Therefore, if you haven’t already identified a group of favourites, do it now.

Other players worth placing on you favourites list are players that are returning from injury that will be well down the list if your league rivals sort their players by average. Potential premiums such as Giant running-machine Zac Williams could change your season if you can grab them late in the Draft.

Most importantly, a healthy mix of sticking to your plan, whilst also being flexible is vital as every Draft has a unique path and you need to be on your toes.

Above all, back your instinct and enjoy!

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2018 2017

RANK PLAYERS CLUB POS 18 AVG 18 GMS 17 AVG 17 GMS NOTES

1 Brodie Grundy COL RUC 120 22 106.2 20

2 Max Gawn MEL RUC 111.32 22 85.85 13

3 Stefan Martin BRL RUC 101.32 22 99.77 22

4 Todd Goldstein NTH RUC 93.36 22 86.68 19

5 Jarrod Witts GCS RUC 93.77 22 92.33 18

6 Justin Westhoff PTA RUC/FWD 101.91 22 83.05 22

7 Callum Sinclair SYD RUC 92.68 22 74.53 17

8 Sam Jacobs ADE RUC 81.45 22 99.41 22

9 Toby Nankervis RIC RUC 89.24 21 86.86 21

10 Matthew Kreuzer CAR RUC 79.33 12 105.05 21

11 Ben McEvoy HAW RUC 86.59 17 91.41 22

12 Shane Mumford GWS RUC 0 0 84.4 20

13 Scott Lycett PTA RUC/FWD 77 22 58 1

14 Tom Bellchambers ESS RUC 79.55 20 84.08 13

15 Paddy Ryder PTA RUC 74.81 16 91.71 21

16 Rhys Stanley GEE RUC 81.33 15 71.18 11

17 Sean Darcy FRE RUC 73.43 7 83.63 8

18 Aaron Sandilands FRE RUC 76.36 11 76.5 10

19 Billy Longer STK RUC 44.4 5 78.41 17

20 Tim English WBD RUC 67.57 7 35 2

21 Rory Lobb FRE RUC/FWD 66.76 17 66.29 17

22 Tom Hickey WCE RUC 75.38 13 71.4 5

23 Tom Boyd WBD RUC/FWD 63.33 12 64 11

24 Jonathon Patton GWS RUC/FWD 70.42 12 71.32 19

RUCK RANKINGS

POSITIONAL DRAFT VALUEWeighting the value of a position when planning for and participating in your Draft is important. Sure, the midfielders will score the most points and are generally the most consistent performers, but you don’t want to miss out on the big guns from the other positions.

Only 18 players with defender status averaged more than 80 points last season compared to the 85 midfielders. 32 forwards and 14 rucks that were able to reach that mark.

It is important to understand what the benchmark minimum average for each player according to your league settings. That is, in a 3-4-1-3 on-field set up, based on 2018 averages alone, would see a minimum return of 74 points per week for defenders, 90 for the midfielders, 81 for

rucks, and 79 average for forwards as the last on-field players per line.

Setting up your rankings in tiers can help. For example, the top ruck is likely to be Brodie Grundy after his 120 average season. Nine points per game separated him and Max Gawn and a further 10 to Stefan Martin. These three players may all appear in three different tiers before a fourth tier featuring Todd Goldstein, Jarrod Witts, Justin Westhoff, Callum Sinclair, Sam Jacobs, Toby Nankervis and Matthew Kreuzer.

Grouping players in each position where you’d take them when comparing to other players being drafted at the time can help you make the right choices for your overall squad.

SCORE RANGE DEF MID RUC FWD

> 120 0 2 1 0

110-120 0 2 1 0

100-110 3 23 2 3

90-100 3 27 4 6

80-90 12 31 6 23

70-80 48 40 8 30

60-70 41 30 7 58

50-60 45 19 7 54

40-50 45 3 2 40

< 40 14 5 2 14

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2018 2017

RANK PLAYERS CLUB POS 18 AVG 18 GMS 17 AVG 17 GMS NOTES

1 Patrick Dangerfield GEE MID/FWD 106.19 21 120.52 21

2 Devon Smith ESS MID/FWD 106.64 22 81.63 16

3 Josh Dunkley WBD MID/FWD 95.79 19 63 7

4 Sam Menegola GEE MID/FWD 98.64 22 102.11 19

5 Isaac Heeney SYD MID/FWD 90.71 21 92.17 18

6 Justin Westhoff PTA RUC/FWD 101.91 22 83.05 22

7 Toby McLean WBD MID/FWD 94.5 22 85.58 19

8 Tim Kelly GEE MID/FWD 86.82 22 0 0

9 Jack Billings STK FWD 85.19 21 94.59 22

10 David Mundy FRE MID/FWD 89.91 22 84.24 21

11 Chad Wingard HAW MID/FWD 82.33 21 92.22 18

12 Robbie Gray PTA MID/FWD 84.29 21 81.23 22

13 Lance Franklin SYD FWD 91.72 18 96.09 22

14 Travis Boak PTA FWD 87.27 22 91.24 21

15 Tom McDonald MEL FWD 90.06 17 79.14 22

16 Jack Ziebell NTH FWD 82.77 22 94 19

17 Jack Gunston HAW FWD 86.67 21 84.95 22

18 Christian Petracca MEL MID/FWD 80.67 21 71.05 22

19 Toby Greene GWS FWD 67.43 7 91.44 16

20 Tom Lynch ADE FWD 79.82 17 90.85 20

21 Mitch Robinson BRL MID/FWD 88.21 19 82.71 7

22 Jesse Hogan FRE FWD 89.05 20 70.8 10

23 Tom J. Lynch RIC FWD 67.1 10 80.32 19

24 Jack Martin GCS MID/FWD 83.8 15 83.05 22

25 Tom Hawkins GEE FWD 88 20 78.37 19

26 Kane Lambert RIC FWD 81.2 20 85.24 21

27 Orazio Fantasia ESS FWD 79.46 13 68.26 19

28 Michael Walters FRE MID/FWD 80 18 79.59 17

29 Luke Dahlhaus GEE MID/FWD 78.59 17 88.55 22

30 James Worpel HAW MID/FWD 68.22 9 0 0

31 Jordan De Goey COL FWD 81.82 17 79.5 14

32 Jade Gresham STK FWD 73.18 22 65.36 22

33 Blake Acres STK MID/FWD 80.5 12 77.89 18

34 Josh Caddy RIC FWD 79.35 20 74.53 19

35 Jack Riewoldt RIC FWD 84.91 22 77.3 20

36 Luke Breust HAW FWD 84.45 22 71.19 21

37 Jamie Cripps WCE FWD 81.32 22 71.84 19

38 Charlie Curnow CAR FWD 73.85 20 71.24 21

39 Mitch Wallis WBD MID/FWD 82.06 18 74.75 12

40 Jeremy Cameron GWS FWD 77.94 16 88.33 18

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2018 2017

RANK PLAYERS CLUB POS 18 AVG 18 GMS 17 AVG 17 GMS NOTES

41 Alex Neal-Bullen MEL FWD 77.91 22 81.05 19

42 Scott Lycett PTA RUC/FWD 77 22 58 1

43 Darcy Parish ESS MID/FWD 74.73 15 78.26 19

44 Josh Jenkins ADE FWD 77.36 22 81.22 18

45 Brandan Parfitt GEE FWD 75.83 18 56.08 12

46 Josh J. Kennedy WCE FWD 65.18 11 81.59 17

47 Kyle Langford ESS MID/FWD 80.19 16 64.33 6

48 Caleb Daniel WBD FWD 77.85 20 75.3 20

49 Sam Gray PTA FWD 67.05 19 81.86 22

50 Jack Newnes STK MID/FWD 66.32 22 88.14 22

51 Allen Christensen BRL FWD 73 22 0 0

52 Lewis Taylor BRL FWD 72.23 22 77.73 22

53 Jack Darling WCE FWD 76.72 18 69.52 21

54 Joe Daniher ESS FWD 63.86 7 84.73 22

55 David Armitage STK MID/FWD 76.8 15 70.5 2

56 Richard Douglas ADE MID/FWD 73.88 17 80.95 22

57 Taylor Walker ADE FWD 61.86 14 80.6 20

58 Matt de Boer GWS FWD 78.38 13 55 12

59 Ben Brown NTH FWD 68 22 72.32 22

60 Josh Thomas COL FWD 72.5 22 64.22 9

61 Sam Petrevski-Seton CAR FWD 70.05 22 67.9 20

62 Shaun McKernan ESS FWD 74.2 10 66 3

63 Josh Smith WCE FWD 52 1 81.62 13

64 Charlie Dixon PTA FWD 71.25 20 81 22

65 Mitch McGovern CAR FWD 71.08 12 67.5 12

66 Jake Melksham MEL FWD 70.25 20 71.79 19

67 Jake Stringer ESS FWD 69.35 20 57.19 16

68 Jonathon Patton GWS RUC/FWD 70.42 12 71.32 19

69 Jaidyn Stephenson COL FWD 65.68 22 0 0

70 Will Setterfield CAR MID/FWD 0 0 49.5 2

71 Bailey Banfield FRE MID/FWD 64.15 20 0 0

72 Jarryd Roughead HAW FWD 73.35 20 84.18 22

73 Zac Fisher CAR MID/FWD 69.47 17 45.18 17

74 Rowan Marshall STK FWD 70.5 12 60 1

75 Jack Higgins RIC FWD 61.67 18 0 0

76 Steven Motlop PTA MID/FWD 66.9 21 69.5 20

77 Aaron Young GCS FWD 65.45 22 55 13

78 Paddy Dow CAR MID/FWD 55.5 20 0 0

79 Jamie Elliott COL FWD 0 0 75.82 17

80 Rory Lobb FRE RUC/FWD 66.76 17 66.29 17

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PICK PLAYER CLUB

1 Rory Laird ADE

2 Jake Lloyd SYD

3 Lachie Whitfield GWS

4 James Sicily HAW

5 Alex Witherden BRL

6 Kade Simpson CAR

7 Shannon Hurn WCE

8 Jack Crisp COL

9 Heath Shaw GWS

10 Nic Newman CAR

11 Callum Mills SYD

12 Luke Ryan FRE

13 Zac Williams GWS

14 Jeremy Howe COL

15 Michael Hurley ESS

16 Zach Tuohy GEE

17 Shane Savage STK

18 Bachar Houli RIC

19 Brodie Smith ADE

20 Christian Salem MEL

21 Michael Hibberd MEL

22 Jayden Short RIC

23 Kade Kolodjashnij MEL

24 Ryan Burton PTA

25 Andrew McGrath ESS

26 Dylan Roberton STK

27 Matthew Suckling WBD

28 Brandon Ellis RIC

29 Lachie Weller GCS

30 Dale Thomas CAR

31 Jarrod Harbrow GCS

32 Tom Stewart GEE

33 Luke McDonald NTH

34 Wayne Milera ADE

35 Hamish Hartlett PTA

36 Nathan Wilson FRE

37 Jimmy Webster STK

38 Jasper Pittard NTH

39 Jason Johannisen WBD

40 Luke Hodge BRL

41 Daniel Rich BRL

42 Brayden Maynard COL

43 Jordan Lewis MEL

44 Pearce Hanley GCS

45 Bailey Williams WBD

46 Steven May MEL

47 Jarrad McVeigh SYD

48 Hayden Crozier WBD

49 Tom Langdon COL

50 Connor Blakely FRE

PICK PLAYER CLUB

1 Jack Macrae WBD

2 Zach Merrett ESS

3 Josh Kelly GWS

4 Patrick Cripps CAR

5 Adam Treloar COL

6 Matt Crouch ADE

7 Lachie Neale BRL

8 Stephen Coniglio GWS

9 Angus Brayshaw MEL

10 Clayton Oliver MEL

11 Andrew Gaff WCE

12 Sebastian Ross STK

13 Taylor Adams COL

14 Elliot Yeo WCE

15 Nat Fyfe FRE

16 Dayne Beams COL

17 Dustin Martin RIC

18 Rory Sloane ADE

19 Bryce Gibbs ADE

20 Lachie Hunter WBD

21 Dayne Zorko BRL

22 Jack Redden WCE

23 Steele Sidebottom COL

24 Dyson Heppell ESS

25 Mitch Duncan GEE

26 Scott Pendlebury COL

27 Marcus Bontempelli WBD

28 Tim Taranto GWS

29 Luke Parker SYD

30 Ed Curnow CAR

31 Gary Ablett GEE

32 Joel Selwood GEE

33 Brad Crouch ADE

34 Tom Rockliff PTA

35 Jack Steele STK

36 Jaeger O'Meara HAW

37 Callan Ward GWS

38 Jack Viney MEL

39 Marc Murphy CAR

40 Jack Steven STK

41 Aaron Hall NTH

42 Tom Phillips COL

43 Liam Shiels HAW

44 Jarryd Lyons BRL

45 Luke Shuey WCE

46 David Zaharakis ESS

47 Brayden Fiorini GCS

48 Ben Cunnington NTH

49 Shaun Higgins NTH

50 Dylan Shiel ESS

PICK PLAYER CLUB

51 Josh P. Kennedy SYD

52 Brad Ebert PTA

53 Ollie Wines PTA

54 Isaac Smith HAW

55 Nathan Jones MEL

56 Dion Prestia RIC

57 Anthony Miles GCS

58 Dan Hannebery STK

59 Touk Miller GCS

60 Dom Tyson NTH

61 Luke Dunstan STK

62 Trent Cotchin RIC

63 David Swallow GCS

64 Ed Langdon FRE

65 James Harmes MEL

66 Hugh McCluggage BRL

67 Ricky Henderson HAW

68 Shaun Grigg RIC

69 Jacob Hopper GWS

70 Hugh Greenwood ADE

71 Trent Dumont NTH

72 Jared Polec NTH

73 Tom Cutler BRL

74 Jarrod Berry BRL

75 Dom Sheed WCE

PICK PLAYER CLUB

1 Brodie Grundy COL

2 Max Gawn MEL

3 Stefan Martin BRL

4 Todd Goldstein NTH

5 Jarrod Witts GCS

6 Justin Westhoff PTA

7 Callum Sinclair SYD

8 Sam Jacobs ADE

9 Toby Nankervis RIC

10 Matthew Kreuzer CAR

11 Ben McEvoy HAW

12 Shane Mumford GWS

13 Scott Lycett PTA

14 Tom Bellchambers ESS

15 Paddy Ryder PTA

16 Rhys Stanley GEE

17 Sean Darcy FRE

18 Aaron Sandilands FRE

19 Billy Longer STK

20 Tim English WBD

21 Rory Lobb FRE

22 Tom Hickey WCE

23 Tom Boyd WBD

PICK PLAYER CLUB

1 Patrick Dangerfield GEE

2 Devon Smith ESS

3 Josh Dunkley WBD

4 Sam Menegola GEE

5 Isaac Heeney SYD

6 Justin Westhoff PTA

7 Toby McLean WBD

8 Tim Kelly GEE

9 Jack Billings STK

10 David Mundy FRE

11 Chad Wingard HAW

12 Robbie Gray PTA

13 Lance Franklin SYD

14 Travis Boak PTA

15 Tom McDonald MEL

16 Jack Ziebell NTH

17 Jack Gunston HAW

18 Christian Petracca MEL

19 Toby Greene GWS

20 Tom Lynch ADE

21 Mitch Robinson BRL

22 Jesse Hogan FRE

23 Tom J. Lynch RIC

24 Jack Martin GCS

25 Tom Hawkins GEE

26 Kane Lambert RIC

27 Orazio Fantasia ESS

28 Michael Walters FRE

29 Luke Dahlhaus GEE

30 James Worpel HAW

31 Jordan De Goey COL

32 Jade Gresham STK

33 Blake Acres STK

34 Josh Caddy RIC

35 Jack Riewoldt RIC

36 Luke Breust HAW

37 Jamie Cripps WCE

38 Charlie Curnow CAR

39 Mitch Wallis WBD

40 Jeremy Cameron GWS

41 Alex Neal-Bullen MEL

42 Scott Lycett PTA

43 Darcy Parish ESS

44 Josh Jenkins ADE

45 Brandan Parfitt GEE

46 Josh J. Kennedy WCE

47 Kyle Langford ESS

48 Caleb Daniel WBD

49 Sam Gray PTA

50 Jack Newnes STK

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