AFL Round 11 Teams and Fantasy News
Essendon v West Coast
Essendon
FB: McVeigh, Michael, Bolton
HB: M.Johnson, Ryder, Fletcher
C: Peverill, Watson, McPhee
HF: Welsh, Lucas, Hird
FF: J.Johnson, Lloyd, Davey
Foll: Hille, Stanton, Winderlich
bench: Monfries, Laycock, Camporeale, Slattery
emergency: Johns, Cole, Nash
In: Camporeale, Peverill
Out: Houli, Nash
AFL Fantasy Watch:
This might not be the week to sign Fletcher, the Eagles often will send a player forward to stop an opposition defender running around without a player. It never is a week to sign Camporeale, but the other inclusion Peverill gets plenty of the ball.
West Coast
FB: Wirrpanda, Glass, B.Jones
HB: Waters, Hunter, Selwood
C: Stenglein, Fletcher, Braun
HF: R.Jones, Staker, Morton
FF: Chick, Lynch, Seaby
Foll: Cox, Judd, Kerr
bench: Hurn, Brown, Priddis, Rosa
emergency: Armstrong, LeCras, McKenzie
In: Kerr
Out: LeCras
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Kerr is playing, and that must have an effect on other midfielders. Priddis won't be getting close to 40 possessions now. Morton has been kicking goals, he and Brown are among the inexpensive fantasy players, Brown is the cheaper of the two.
Hawthorn v Sydney
Hawthorn
FB: Gilham, Brown, Guerra
HB: Ladson, Croad, Birchall
C: Lewis, Mitchell, Bateman
HF: McGlynn, Franklin, Crawford
FF: Jacobs, Boyle, Roughead
Foll: Campbell, Sewell, Hodge
bench: Young, Osborne, Smith, Taylor
emergency: Ellis, Murphy, Thurgood
In: Croad, Ladson
Out: Ellis, Dixon
AFL Fantasy Watch:
They lose some goals with Dixon out, maybe Roughead will be the player to score more. Franklin also kicked goals last week.
Sydney
FB: Richards, Barry, Dempster
HB: Kennelly, C.Bolton, Mathews
C: Ablett, Kirk, Malceski
HF: R.O'Keefe, O'Loughlin, J.Bolton
FF: Davis, Hall, Buchanan
Foll: Everitt, Goodes, Fosdike
bench: Schneider, McVeigh, Jolly, Bevan
emergency: Schmidt, Grundy, Thornton
AFL Fantasy Watch:
It might not be the time to sign Everitt, as free kicks are a negative stat and anything could happen here. Goodes has not had his best year, but against Hawthorn he might have a big game.
Brisbane v Western Bulldogs
Brisbane
FB: Begley, Merrett, Brennan
HB: Adcock, Drummond, Copeland
C: Notting, Lappin, Stiller
HF: Sherman, Brown, Selwood
FF: Clark, Patfull, McGrath
Foll: Charman, Black, Hadley
bench: Rischitelli, Hooper, MacDonald, Allan
emergency: Schmidt, Proud, wood
In: McGrath, Allan, MacDonald
Out: Johnson, Schmidt, Harding
AFL Fantasy Watch:
MacDonald was useful last season but is not a star for fantasy points and his price at the moment is a bit high. Drummond was one of the best last round, he could have another big game this week. They didn't bring in another ruckman so Charman will be better for stats than if Wood was out there too.
Western Bulldogs
FB: Griffen, Harris, Morris
HB: Gilbee, Williams, Hargrave
C: Eagleton, West, Akermanis
HF: Giansiracusa, Johnson, Cooney
FF: Murphy, Darcy, Higgins
Foll: Street, Cross, Boyd
bench: Addison, Hahn, Harbrow, Ray
emergency: Everitt, Minson, Wight
In: Harbrow, Murphy, Ray, Williams
Out: McMahon, Power, Robbins, Wight
AFL Fantasy Watch:
The McMahon dropping will hurt more than a few fantasy coaches, he shouldn't be out too long but any player who does have multiple goals kicked on him by M Lappin should face some action by their coach. Maybe McMahon could just go to the fantasy bench this round, to save trades, but that will depend on who the defenders on the bench are. Williams replaces Wright, so that should mean he gets plenty of time on the field. Everitt is an emergency, that is interesting and next week he might be a player for fantasy teams.
Carlton v Port Adelaide
Carlton
FB: Houlihan, Saddington, Thornton
HB: Scotland, Bannister, Walker
C: Simpson, Blackwell, Gibbs
HF: Lappin, Fisher, Wiggins
FF: Murphy, Fevola, Whitnall
Foll: Ackland, Waite, Carrazzo
bench: Bentick, Koutoufides, O'hAilpin, Russell
emergency: Bower, Jackson, Young
In: Russell
Out: Anderson
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Kouta is helping fantasy teams, a bit of a surprise looking at how many minutes he plays but he can pack plenty of stats into his bursts from the bench. Russell doesn't get stats so don't sign him. Gibbs might be worth starting now.
Port Adelaide
FB: Pettigrew, Wakelin, Wilson
HB: Symes, Thurstans, Surjan
C: Cassisi, S.Burgoyne, Salopek
HF: Pearce, Tredrea, P.Burgoyne
FF: Lade, White, Ebert
Foll: Brogan, C.Cornes, K.Cornes
bench: Gray, Krakouer, Rodan, Westhoff
emergency: Boak, Deluca, Lonie
In: Brogan, Krakouer, Wilson
Out: Bentley, Deluca, Lonie
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Fantasy coaches will realize the significance of the bench the Power have named. All bargain players, at least to start the year, with three first-year players and also Rodan who had a very low price at the start due to his injury-riddled 2006. Teams have been targeting the Burgoynes, they both might break free for a big game here. Salopek took a shot last week, he got back up and should have a lot of possessions in this game.
Adelaide v Geelong
Adelaide
FB: Bassett, Rutten, Johncock
HB: Torney, Stevens, McLeod
C: Mattner, Shirley, Doughty
HF: Ricciuto, Bock, Thompson
FF: Porplyzia, McGregor, Welsh
Foll: Hudson, Goodwin, Edwards
bench from: Griffin, van Berlo, Knights, Vince, Douglas, Jericho, Massie
In: Douglas, Jericho, McGregor, Massie, Vince
Out: Perrie, Reilly
AFL Fantasy Watch:
McGregor is definitely in the team, that will make it easier to decide if you want to sign him instead of searching for the 22 final players tomorrow night before the deadline. It would have been better to sign Jericho, but not now with him on the extended bench.
Geelong
FB: Milburn, Scarlett, Enright
HB: Rooke, Egan, Mackie
C: Wojcinski, Bartel, Corey
HF: Chapman, Mooney, Varcoe
FF: S.Johnson, N.Ablett, Stokes
Foll: Ottens, G.Ablett, Ling
bench from: Blake, Tenace, Harley, Hunt, Selwood, Hawkins, Kelly
In: Hunt, Selwood, Hawkins
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Bartel is getting the most fantasy points, if you have a huge amount of spare cash then he makes sense to sign. Chapman was close to his best in his return last week, although he didn't kick a goal, he should be a very good player for the rest of the season.
St Kilda v Kangaroos
St Kilda
FB: Blake, Hudghton, Gwilt
HB: Attard, S.Fisher, Baker
C: Gilbert, Ball, Gram
HF: Montagna, Riewoldt, Fiora
FF: Milne, Gehrig, R.Clarke
Foll: Koschitzke, Hayes, Dal Santo
bench from: X.Clarke, Rix, Thompson, Voss, Watts, Jones, Howard
In: X.Clarke, Thompson, Voss, Watts, Jones, Howard
Out: Armitage, Birss, L.Fisher
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Their patience with Armitage didn't last long, a bit strange to use a first round pick on someone and then play them so little. He might help fantasy teams during the second half of the season. Watts is among the cheaper fantasy forwards, he played well in the VFL but there may not be a lot of playing time for him this game if he does play.
Kangaroos
FB: Archer, Firrito, Green
HB: Smith, Petrie, Brown
C: Pratt, Harris, Sinclair
HF: Thomas, Jones, Grant
FF: Harvey, Edwards, Simpson
Foll: McIntosh, Swallow, Rawlings
bench from: Lower, Watt, Campbell, Hale, Sansbury, Grima, Moran
In: Hale, Lower, Moran, Sansbury, Watt
Out: Gibson, McMahon
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Watt is the sensible choice for them to replace Gibson, Watt has not been bad for fantasy points but there are probably much better options for a fantasy defender. Watt could play on Watts.
Fremantle v Richmond
Fremantle
FB: Hayden, McPharlin, Thornton
HB: Black, Grover, Dodd
C: Peake, Hasleby, Mundy
HF: Headland, Pavlich, Solomon
FF: Bell, Tarrant, Johnson
Foll: Sandilands, M Carr, J Carr
bench from: Campbell, Cook, Ibbotson, McManus, Walker, Warnock, Webster
In: Campbell, Ibbotson, Walker, Warnock
Out: Crowley
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Ibbotson is a cheap player in fantasy leagues and he might be able to stay in the team with a big game here, if he does play.
Richmond
FB: King, Thursfield, Bowden
HB: Raines, Polak, Newman
C: White, Tuck, Howat
HF: Pettifer, Richardson, Edwards
FF: Tambling, Deledio, Jackson
Foll: Pattison, Johnson, Foley
bench from: Kingsley, Tivendale, Hughes, Polo, McGuane, Schulz, Hyde
In: Hughes, McGuane, Hyde
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Edwards is getting better every week, he doesn’t cost too much. Richardson is very affordable at the moment too.
Melbourne v Collingwood
Melbourne
FB: Ward, Carroll, Bruce
HB: Wheatley, Bizzell, Bell
C: Johnstone, McDonald, Davey
HF: Green, Robertson, Godfrey
FF: Sylvia, Neitz, Bate
Foll: White, McLean, Jones
bench From: P. Johnson, Petterd, Frawley, Brown, Holland, Yze, Buckley
In: Yze, Holland, Buckley
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Due to playing on the Monday, the final teams for this game will be named on Saturday, well past the fantasy league deadline. So there is some risk playing those named on the possible bench. White is at a good price. Neitz might also be a good signing, he is playing better and there is no Prestigiacomo to play against him here.
Collingwood
FB: Lockyer, Wakelin, Holland
HB: H.Shaw, O’Brien, R.Shaw
C: Pendlebury, Medhurst, Davis
HF: Maxwell, Cloke, Didak
FF: Swan, Rocca, Johnson
Followers: Fraser, O’Bree, Burns
bench From: Thomas, Goldsack, Toovey, Cox, Licuria, Stanley, Bryan
In: Wakelin, Licuria, Stanley, Cox, Bryan
Out: Prestigiacomo, Richards
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Rocca has rediscovered his accuracy in front of goal and might join a few more fantasy teams. Bryan probably replaces Richards in their lineup.
Essendon
FB: McVeigh, Michael, Bolton
HB: M.Johnson, Ryder, Fletcher
C: Peverill, Watson, McPhee
HF: Welsh, Lucas, Hird
FF: J.Johnson, Lloyd, Davey
Foll: Hille, Stanton, Winderlich
bench: Monfries, Laycock, Camporeale, Slattery
emergency: Johns, Cole, Nash
In: Camporeale, Peverill
Out: Houli, Nash
AFL Fantasy Watch:
This might not be the week to sign Fletcher, the Eagles often will send a player forward to stop an opposition defender running around without a player. It never is a week to sign Camporeale, but the other inclusion Peverill gets plenty of the ball.
West Coast
FB: Wirrpanda, Glass, B.Jones
HB: Waters, Hunter, Selwood
C: Stenglein, Fletcher, Braun
HF: R.Jones, Staker, Morton
FF: Chick, Lynch, Seaby
Foll: Cox, Judd, Kerr
bench: Hurn, Brown, Priddis, Rosa
emergency: Armstrong, LeCras, McKenzie
In: Kerr
Out: LeCras
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Kerr is playing, and that must have an effect on other midfielders. Priddis won't be getting close to 40 possessions now. Morton has been kicking goals, he and Brown are among the inexpensive fantasy players, Brown is the cheaper of the two.
Hawthorn v Sydney
Hawthorn
FB: Gilham, Brown, Guerra
HB: Ladson, Croad, Birchall
C: Lewis, Mitchell, Bateman
HF: McGlynn, Franklin, Crawford
FF: Jacobs, Boyle, Roughead
Foll: Campbell, Sewell, Hodge
bench: Young, Osborne, Smith, Taylor
emergency: Ellis, Murphy, Thurgood
In: Croad, Ladson
Out: Ellis, Dixon
AFL Fantasy Watch:
They lose some goals with Dixon out, maybe Roughead will be the player to score more. Franklin also kicked goals last week.
Sydney
FB: Richards, Barry, Dempster
HB: Kennelly, C.Bolton, Mathews
C: Ablett, Kirk, Malceski
HF: R.O'Keefe, O'Loughlin, J.Bolton
FF: Davis, Hall, Buchanan
Foll: Everitt, Goodes, Fosdike
bench: Schneider, McVeigh, Jolly, Bevan
emergency: Schmidt, Grundy, Thornton
AFL Fantasy Watch:
It might not be the time to sign Everitt, as free kicks are a negative stat and anything could happen here. Goodes has not had his best year, but against Hawthorn he might have a big game.
Brisbane v Western Bulldogs
Brisbane
FB: Begley, Merrett, Brennan
HB: Adcock, Drummond, Copeland
C: Notting, Lappin, Stiller
HF: Sherman, Brown, Selwood
FF: Clark, Patfull, McGrath
Foll: Charman, Black, Hadley
bench: Rischitelli, Hooper, MacDonald, Allan
emergency: Schmidt, Proud, wood
In: McGrath, Allan, MacDonald
Out: Johnson, Schmidt, Harding
AFL Fantasy Watch:
MacDonald was useful last season but is not a star for fantasy points and his price at the moment is a bit high. Drummond was one of the best last round, he could have another big game this week. They didn't bring in another ruckman so Charman will be better for stats than if Wood was out there too.
Western Bulldogs
FB: Griffen, Harris, Morris
HB: Gilbee, Williams, Hargrave
C: Eagleton, West, Akermanis
HF: Giansiracusa, Johnson, Cooney
FF: Murphy, Darcy, Higgins
Foll: Street, Cross, Boyd
bench: Addison, Hahn, Harbrow, Ray
emergency: Everitt, Minson, Wight
In: Harbrow, Murphy, Ray, Williams
Out: McMahon, Power, Robbins, Wight
AFL Fantasy Watch:
The McMahon dropping will hurt more than a few fantasy coaches, he shouldn't be out too long but any player who does have multiple goals kicked on him by M Lappin should face some action by their coach. Maybe McMahon could just go to the fantasy bench this round, to save trades, but that will depend on who the defenders on the bench are. Williams replaces Wright, so that should mean he gets plenty of time on the field. Everitt is an emergency, that is interesting and next week he might be a player for fantasy teams.
Carlton v Port Adelaide
Carlton
FB: Houlihan, Saddington, Thornton
HB: Scotland, Bannister, Walker
C: Simpson, Blackwell, Gibbs
HF: Lappin, Fisher, Wiggins
FF: Murphy, Fevola, Whitnall
Foll: Ackland, Waite, Carrazzo
bench: Bentick, Koutoufides, O'hAilpin, Russell
emergency: Bower, Jackson, Young
In: Russell
Out: Anderson
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Kouta is helping fantasy teams, a bit of a surprise looking at how many minutes he plays but he can pack plenty of stats into his bursts from the bench. Russell doesn't get stats so don't sign him. Gibbs might be worth starting now.
Port Adelaide
FB: Pettigrew, Wakelin, Wilson
HB: Symes, Thurstans, Surjan
C: Cassisi, S.Burgoyne, Salopek
HF: Pearce, Tredrea, P.Burgoyne
FF: Lade, White, Ebert
Foll: Brogan, C.Cornes, K.Cornes
bench: Gray, Krakouer, Rodan, Westhoff
emergency: Boak, Deluca, Lonie
In: Brogan, Krakouer, Wilson
Out: Bentley, Deluca, Lonie
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Fantasy coaches will realize the significance of the bench the Power have named. All bargain players, at least to start the year, with three first-year players and also Rodan who had a very low price at the start due to his injury-riddled 2006. Teams have been targeting the Burgoynes, they both might break free for a big game here. Salopek took a shot last week, he got back up and should have a lot of possessions in this game.
Adelaide v Geelong
Adelaide
FB: Bassett, Rutten, Johncock
HB: Torney, Stevens, McLeod
C: Mattner, Shirley, Doughty
HF: Ricciuto, Bock, Thompson
FF: Porplyzia, McGregor, Welsh
Foll: Hudson, Goodwin, Edwards
bench from: Griffin, van Berlo, Knights, Vince, Douglas, Jericho, Massie
In: Douglas, Jericho, McGregor, Massie, Vince
Out: Perrie, Reilly
AFL Fantasy Watch:
McGregor is definitely in the team, that will make it easier to decide if you want to sign him instead of searching for the 22 final players tomorrow night before the deadline. It would have been better to sign Jericho, but not now with him on the extended bench.
Geelong
FB: Milburn, Scarlett, Enright
HB: Rooke, Egan, Mackie
C: Wojcinski, Bartel, Corey
HF: Chapman, Mooney, Varcoe
FF: S.Johnson, N.Ablett, Stokes
Foll: Ottens, G.Ablett, Ling
bench from: Blake, Tenace, Harley, Hunt, Selwood, Hawkins, Kelly
In: Hunt, Selwood, Hawkins
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Bartel is getting the most fantasy points, if you have a huge amount of spare cash then he makes sense to sign. Chapman was close to his best in his return last week, although he didn't kick a goal, he should be a very good player for the rest of the season.
St Kilda v Kangaroos
St Kilda
FB: Blake, Hudghton, Gwilt
HB: Attard, S.Fisher, Baker
C: Gilbert, Ball, Gram
HF: Montagna, Riewoldt, Fiora
FF: Milne, Gehrig, R.Clarke
Foll: Koschitzke, Hayes, Dal Santo
bench from: X.Clarke, Rix, Thompson, Voss, Watts, Jones, Howard
In: X.Clarke, Thompson, Voss, Watts, Jones, Howard
Out: Armitage, Birss, L.Fisher
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Their patience with Armitage didn't last long, a bit strange to use a first round pick on someone and then play them so little. He might help fantasy teams during the second half of the season. Watts is among the cheaper fantasy forwards, he played well in the VFL but there may not be a lot of playing time for him this game if he does play.
Kangaroos
FB: Archer, Firrito, Green
HB: Smith, Petrie, Brown
C: Pratt, Harris, Sinclair
HF: Thomas, Jones, Grant
FF: Harvey, Edwards, Simpson
Foll: McIntosh, Swallow, Rawlings
bench from: Lower, Watt, Campbell, Hale, Sansbury, Grima, Moran
In: Hale, Lower, Moran, Sansbury, Watt
Out: Gibson, McMahon
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Watt is the sensible choice for them to replace Gibson, Watt has not been bad for fantasy points but there are probably much better options for a fantasy defender. Watt could play on Watts.
Fremantle v Richmond
Fremantle
FB: Hayden, McPharlin, Thornton
HB: Black, Grover, Dodd
C: Peake, Hasleby, Mundy
HF: Headland, Pavlich, Solomon
FF: Bell, Tarrant, Johnson
Foll: Sandilands, M Carr, J Carr
bench from: Campbell, Cook, Ibbotson, McManus, Walker, Warnock, Webster
In: Campbell, Ibbotson, Walker, Warnock
Out: Crowley
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Ibbotson is a cheap player in fantasy leagues and he might be able to stay in the team with a big game here, if he does play.
Richmond
FB: King, Thursfield, Bowden
HB: Raines, Polak, Newman
C: White, Tuck, Howat
HF: Pettifer, Richardson, Edwards
FF: Tambling, Deledio, Jackson
Foll: Pattison, Johnson, Foley
bench from: Kingsley, Tivendale, Hughes, Polo, McGuane, Schulz, Hyde
In: Hughes, McGuane, Hyde
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Edwards is getting better every week, he doesn’t cost too much. Richardson is very affordable at the moment too.
Melbourne v Collingwood
Melbourne
FB: Ward, Carroll, Bruce
HB: Wheatley, Bizzell, Bell
C: Johnstone, McDonald, Davey
HF: Green, Robertson, Godfrey
FF: Sylvia, Neitz, Bate
Foll: White, McLean, Jones
bench From: P. Johnson, Petterd, Frawley, Brown, Holland, Yze, Buckley
In: Yze, Holland, Buckley
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Due to playing on the Monday, the final teams for this game will be named on Saturday, well past the fantasy league deadline. So there is some risk playing those named on the possible bench. White is at a good price. Neitz might also be a good signing, he is playing better and there is no Prestigiacomo to play against him here.
Collingwood
FB: Lockyer, Wakelin, Holland
HB: H.Shaw, O’Brien, R.Shaw
C: Pendlebury, Medhurst, Davis
HF: Maxwell, Cloke, Didak
FF: Swan, Rocca, Johnson
Followers: Fraser, O’Bree, Burns
bench From: Thomas, Goldsack, Toovey, Cox, Licuria, Stanley, Bryan
In: Wakelin, Licuria, Stanley, Cox, Bryan
Out: Prestigiacomo, Richards
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Rocca has rediscovered his accuracy in front of goal and might join a few more fantasy teams. Bryan probably replaces Richards in their lineup.
Playing him in a fantasy team, and having one of the bench defenders as an emergency, might be the best move.
If H Shaw is going to miss then Cox is expected to take his spot.
Maybe there will be more news this evening about Shaw’s status, but right now everything points to him playing against the Demons.