AFL Fantasy Player Notes - Monfries With That Midfield
The Bombers lost a lot of experience, from their playing group and also their coach, and that means there are opportunities for some of the younger Bombers to step up in season 2008. Expect Monfries to fire in a new role with increased minutes in the midfield.
From The Age: Monfries stakes his claim for a midfield role
AFL Fantasy Impact:
Essendon have several players who could now move into the middle, and score much higher in fantasy points. Monfries is as good as any of the other younger Bombers to take a chance on for fantasy teams. Even if he doesn't have a huge year he can bring in fantasy points with a few goals if he is played forward, but if he does have a huge year he will help fantasy teams as he grabs some of the possessions that are available with Hird and others gone.
From The Age: Monfries stakes his claim for a midfield role
"It's learning off some of the better players about how they go about playing through the midfield," Monfries said yesterday. "What I'm trying to do this year is step up into that midfield role and get out of half-forward, and by playing on some of the better guys there you just learn where they run and how they get ball.
Like a legion of younger Essendon players upon whom more responsibility will be thrust in 2008, Monfries is relishing a new coaching regime, and a markedly different pre-season to previous years.
Like a legion of younger Essendon players upon whom more responsibility will be thrust in 2008, Monfries is relishing a new coaching regime, and a markedly different pre-season to previous years.
AFL Fantasy Impact:
Essendon have several players who could now move into the middle, and score much higher in fantasy points. Monfries is as good as any of the other younger Bombers to take a chance on for fantasy teams. Even if he doesn't have a huge year he can bring in fantasy points with a few goals if he is played forward, but if he does have a huge year he will help fantasy teams as he grabs some of the possessions that are available with Hird and others gone.
