AFL Fantasy Preview: Hawthorn Hawks
Important Outs:
P Everitt, N Ries, M Ball, B Kane, H Miller, J Barker
Important Ins:
M Thorp, J Kennedy, B Renouf, J Morton, G Moss
Injury News:
Max Bailey (knee, to miss 2007)
Fantasy Stars:
Mitchell and Hodge are the two big stars, you can't go wrong with either of them on your fantasy team, or just sign both. The ruck will be a bit different at Hawthorn this season and Robert Campbell could have a big year. Crawford doesn't have a lot left but he is still a good player for fantasy in 2007. Bateman, Lewis, Sewell and Brown are also solid fantasy players. But Grant Birchall might be an even better player to sign and could be a big fantasy player. The forward line has a lot of options and no defined system yet but Mark Williams is going to get goals, while Lance Franklin should also keep improving and become a fantasy star.
Possible Fantasy Stars:
Danny Jacobs could return to action in a loose role around centre half back, he gets plenty of fantasy points in that role.
Trent Croad can play at either end, but his fantasy value might not be very high if he gets the full back spot.
Tim Clarke can find the ball but he could lose time to some younger players.
Vandenberg will consistently get his stats.
Joel Smith and Ladson usually find a spot and are solid fantasy players, but both could be competing for playing time with some younger players.
Possible Fantasy Sleeper:
Xavier Ellis. A high draft pick but didn't play last season, should explode into the AFL this season. Could be one of the lower-cost fantasy players so he will be able to help in stats and also as an asset that will increase in value.
First Year Players For AFL Fantasy:
Thorp is worth a spot on a fantasy bench. The Hawks are not sure where he will be playing but he will be out there. Thorp could be an option at centre half forward for the Hawks. Brent Renouf moves up on their depth chart with the injury to Bailey, but he might not be too useful for fantasy leagues. Josh P Kennedy could see time at several positions this upcoming season, if he is going to make his debut for the Hawks a good strategy could be adding him to your bench. Morton is behind a lot of similarly-sized players and may not get a game while Moss is ready to play but unless Mitchell is out there really isn't a spot for him right now.
P Everitt, N Ries, M Ball, B Kane, H Miller, J Barker
Important Ins:
M Thorp, J Kennedy, B Renouf, J Morton, G Moss
Injury News:
Max Bailey (knee, to miss 2007)
Fantasy Stars:
Mitchell and Hodge are the two big stars, you can't go wrong with either of them on your fantasy team, or just sign both. The ruck will be a bit different at Hawthorn this season and Robert Campbell could have a big year. Crawford doesn't have a lot left but he is still a good player for fantasy in 2007. Bateman, Lewis, Sewell and Brown are also solid fantasy players. But Grant Birchall might be an even better player to sign and could be a big fantasy player. The forward line has a lot of options and no defined system yet but Mark Williams is going to get goals, while Lance Franklin should also keep improving and become a fantasy star.
Possible Fantasy Stars:
Danny Jacobs could return to action in a loose role around centre half back, he gets plenty of fantasy points in that role.
Trent Croad can play at either end, but his fantasy value might not be very high if he gets the full back spot.
Tim Clarke can find the ball but he could lose time to some younger players.
Vandenberg will consistently get his stats.
Joel Smith and Ladson usually find a spot and are solid fantasy players, but both could be competing for playing time with some younger players.
Possible Fantasy Sleeper:
Xavier Ellis. A high draft pick but didn't play last season, should explode into the AFL this season. Could be one of the lower-cost fantasy players so he will be able to help in stats and also as an asset that will increase in value.
First Year Players For AFL Fantasy:
