2008 AFL Player Fantasy Rating - Melbourne
An early look at the fantasy value that players might have for season 2008, listing them from best to worst.
Cameron Bruce
Brad Green
Jeff White
Nathan Jones
James McDonald
Brock McLean
Brent Moloney
Russell Robertson
Ricky Petterd
Jared Rivers
Paul Wheatley
Aaron Davey
Matthew Bate
Cale Morton
David Neitz
Lynden Dunn
Daniel Bell
Michael Newton
Colin Sylvia
Jack Grimes
Adem Yze
Nathan Carroll
Chris Johnson
Clint Bartram
Addam Maric
Brad Miller
Matthew Whelan
Simon Buckley
James Frawley
Jace Bode
Kyle Cheney
Ben Holland
Paul Johnson
Tom McNamara
John Meesen
Mark Jamar
Isaac Weetra
Matthew Warnock
Colin Garland
2008 AFL Player Fantasy Rating - Kangaroos
Cameron Bruce
Brad Green
Jeff White
Nathan Jones
James McDonald
Brock McLean
Brent Moloney
Russell Robertson
Ricky Petterd
Jared Rivers
Paul Wheatley
Aaron Davey
Matthew Bate
Cale Morton
David Neitz
Lynden Dunn
Daniel Bell
Michael Newton
Colin Sylvia
Jack Grimes
Adem Yze
Nathan Carroll
Chris Johnson
Clint Bartram
Addam Maric
Brad Miller
Matthew Whelan
James Frawley
Jace Bode
Kyle Cheney
Ben Holland
Paul Johnson
Tom McNamara
John Meesen
Mark Jamar
Isaac Weetra
Matthew Warnock
Colin Garland
2008 AFL Player Fantasy Rating - Kangaroos
There are now a number of other tall forwards in the AFL who produce fantasy stats a lot more consistently than Neitz, but there could still be some games when he is too big for the opposition defenders and he brings in a good amount of goals and marks. Robertson was doing a bit more last season for fantasy teams, and Newton and Bate are some other marking targets so Neitz won't be a fantasy star in 2008.
With Johnstone out it should allow another midfielder at Melbourne to take on a starring role, there are a few possibilities but Jones might be the one who takes a big step in 2008.
White is one of the best fantasy ruckmen, so as they are hard to find it makes him a very valuable fantasy player. He doesn't have a great backup ruckman, at the moment, to take playing time off him so that is another thing that should help his stats. Thank you for your comment.