AFL Round 15 Teams and Fantasy News
St Kilda v Adelaide
St Kilda
FB: Blake, Maguire, Baker
HB: Gram, S.Fisher, L.Fisher
C: Fiora, Hayes, Montagna
HF: Harvey Riewoldt, X.Clarke
FF: Milne, Gehrig, Gilbert
Foll: Koschitzke, Dal Santo, Ball
bench: Attard, Birss, Thompson, Rix
emergency: R.Clarke, Watts, Ferguson
In: Birss, Thompson
Out: R.Clarke, Voss
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Andrew Thompson is capable of getting a lot of possessions in the VFL but he probably won't get a lot in this game. Maguire probably won't be a big player for fantasy points, so his price might be a bit too high at the moment.
Adelaide
FB: Massie, Rutten, Johncock
HB: Torney, Stevens, McLeod
C: Goodwin, Shirley, van Berlo
HF: Welsh, Bock, Reilly
FF: Knights, McGregor, Ricciuto
Foll: Hudson, Edwards, Thompson
bench: Doughty, Burton, Maric, Douglas
emergency: Perrie, Jericho, Mattner
In: Douglas
Out: Porplyzia
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Douglas adds another midfield option while Porplyzia's injury opens up a spot in the forward line. Burton should be ready for a big game in the forward line. Maric keeps his spot in the team, he will probably maintain his place so Griffin may not be back soon.
Geelong v Collingwood
Geelong
FB: Milburn, Scarlett, Enright
HB: Harley, Egan, Mackie
C: Wojcinski, Bartel, Corey
HF: Chapman, Mooney, Varcoe
FF: S.Johnson, Hawkins, Stokes
Foll: Ottens, Ling, G.Ablett
bench: Blake, Kelly, Selwood, J.Hunt
emergency: Gardiner, D.Johnson, Byrnes
In: J.Hunt
Out: Tenace
AFL Fantasy Watch:
G Ablett was named while N Ablett will miss again. Gary might have an illness so the many fantasy teams that have him will want to make sure they have an emergency forward.
Collingwood
FB: Johnson, Wakelin, O'Brien
HB: H.Shaw, Goldsack, Maxwell
C: Clarke, Burns, Licuria
HF: Thomas, Cloke, Davis
FF: Didak, Rocca, Lockyer
Foll: Fraser, O'Bree, Swan
bench: Iles, Medhurst, Pendlebury, Bryan
emergency: Lonie, Reid, Cook
In: Rocca, Bryan
Out: Reid, Cox
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Collingwood must not think there is room for both Rocca and Reid, so Reid's fantasy league impact might happen next year. Fraser was in a good spot for fantasy points last week as he was Collingwood's only ruckman, they have added Bryan to help him for this game although Fraser will still be a very good player for stats.
Port Adelaide v West Coast
Port Adelaide
FB: Carlile, Thurstans, Wilson
HB: Surjan, C.Cornes, P.Burgoyne
C: Lonie, S.Burgoyne, Cassisi
HF: Pearce, Tredrea, Motlop
FF: Brogan, Westhoff, Ebert
Foll: Lade, K.Cornes, Rodan
bench: Bentley, Boak, Pettigrew, Thomson
emergency: Krakouer, Chaplin, Lower
In: Pearce
Out: Mahoney
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Pearce returns, although it is a bit risky to sign him now, better to wait until next week. Boak was a better player last week and is a player to watch.
West Coast
FB: MacKenzie, Glass, Selwood
HB: Waters, Hunter, B.Jones
C: Embley, Priddis, Braun
HF: Chick, C.Jones, R.Jones
FF: LeCras, Lynch, Seaby
Foll: Cox, Judd, Hurn
bench: Graham, McKinley, Morton, Rosa
emergency: Houlihan, Spangher, Thomson
In: Armstrong, MacKenzie, McKinley, Morton
Out: Fletcher, Graham, Wirrpanda, Kerr
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Plenty of injuries there, with Judd named in the team. Kerr is only suspended for a week so he probably goes to fantasy benches for this round.
Essendon v Western Bulldogs
Essendon
FB: Nash, Hislop, Michael
HB: M.Johnson, Lovett-Murray, Ramanauskas
C: McPhee, Peverill, Camporeale
HF: Slattery, Laycock, Welsh
FF: Lovett, Lloyd, Lucas
Foll: Ryder, Stanton, Watson
bench: Dyson, Monfries, Hille, J.Johnson
emergency: Heffernan, Bradley, Bolton
In: Lovett-Murray, Camporeale, Lloyd, Stanton, Monfries
Out: Johns, Davey, Hird, Fletcher, McVeigh
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Lovett-Murray can bring in plenty of fantasy points, and with the Bombers without a few of their stars he could have a big game. Also expect Lloyd to be back among the goals and Stanton to accumulate a large amount of possessions in the middle.
Western Bulldogs
FB: McMahon, Harris, Morris
HB: Gilbee, Williams, Hargrave
C: Higgins, Eagleton, Akermanis
HF: Giansiracusa, Johnson, Hahn
FF: Grant, Darcy, Robbins
Foll: Street, Cooney, Boyd
bench: Harbrow, Murphy, Ray, Everitt
emergency: Minson, Addison, Wight
In: Eagleton
Out: West
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Without Cross and West in the middle there are a lot of possessions available, Boyd will get plenty and Higgins and Ray should also do more.
Melbourne v Brisbane
Melbourne
FB: Ward, Carroll, Frawley
HB: Dunn, Bizzell, Brown
C: Bruce, McDonald, Wheatley
HF: Godfrey, Robertson, Davey
FF: Sylvia, Miller, Bate
Foll: White, McLean, Jones
bench: P.Johnson, C.Johnson, Newton, Buckley
emergency: Moloney, Holland, Garland
In: Bruce
Out: Petterd
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Bruce will help fantasy teams as he is back. Petterd is unlikely to play again this season, he was very impressive earlier in the year so he helped fantasy teams with a good price increase. Newton has been kicking a few goals.
Brisbane
FB: Copeland, Merrett, Roe
HB: Adcock, Drummond, Brennan
C: Notting, Lappin, Stiller
HF: Macdonald, Brown, Selwood
FF: Rischitelli, Leuenberger, Patfull
Foll: Charman, Black, Power
bench: McGrath, Hamill, Mills, Hooper
emergency: Wood, Harding, Hadley
In: McGrath
Out: Begley
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Brisbane was making five or six changes every week but that changed after the win in Perth. Leuenberger isn't playing a lot of minutes so he won't be helping fantasy teams now. Brennan's move to the forward line was successful last round, and it also gave Roe a bigger role and more fantasy points in the back half too.
Sydney v Carlton
Sydney
FB: Richards, Barry, Dempster
HB: Bevan, C.Bolton, Mathews
C: Ablett, Kirk, Malceski
HF: R.O'Keefe, O'Loughlin, Goodes
FF: Schneider, Hall, Everitt
Foll: Jolly, J.Bolton, Fosdike
bench from: Schmidt, Davis, McVeigh, Roberts-Thomson, Kennelly, Laidlaw, Vogels
In: Laidlaw, Vogels, Roberts-Thomson
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Hall is keeping his spot, and not being rested, and Carlton is a team that he could tear apart. Roberts-Thomson doesn't do a lot for fantasy teams, but he could take on a defensive role and allow C Bolton to play in a more attacking position.
Carlton
FB: Gibbs, Thornton, Houlihan
HB: Walker, Hartlett, Scotland
C: Bower, Carrazzo, Lappin
HF: Wiggins, Koutoufides, Murphy
FF: Young, O'hAilpin, Fisher
Foll: Kennedy, Waite, Simpson
bench from: Bannister, Bentick, Blackwell, Grigg, Russell, Fevola, Betts
In: Bannister, Blackwell, Fevola
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Fevola is back, probably, as fantasy coaches will have to wait until Friday evening to make sure he is named in the side. Ackland is still out of the team so some people might want to sign O'hAilpin. Gibbs hurt an ankle against Melbourne, he is named to play.
Hawthorn v Richmond
Hawthorn
FB: Ladson, Gilham, Guerra
HB: Brown, Croad, Birchall
C: Smith, Mitchell, Young
HF: Dixon, Franklin, Crawford
FF: Hodge, Roughead, Bateman
Foll: Campbell, Sewell, Lewis
bench from: Taylor, Ellis, Jacobs, Thorp, McGlynn, Thurgood, Tuck
In: Dixon, Thorp, Tuck
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Thorp is a player to watch, if he plays. He would probably play as the third tall forward.
Richmond
FB: King, Thursfield, J.Bowden
HB: Raines, Polak, Newman
C: Tambling, Tuck, Tivendale
HF: Pettifer, Richardson, Howat
FF: Edwards, Brown, Simmonds
Foll: Pattison, Johnson, Foley
bench from: Hyde, Hartigan, Riewoldt, Moore, McGuane, Schulz, Jackson
In: Moore, Hyde, Hartigan, McGuane, Schulz
Out: Deledio, White
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Deledio is out for an extended time and he will have to be traded. Simmonds is yet to find the form he had last season for fantasy points.
Fremantle v Kangaroos
Fremantle
FB: Hayden, McPharlin, Thornton
HB: Black, Grover, Dodd
C: Headland, J.Carr, McManus
HF: Murphy, Pavlich, Solomon
FF: Farmer, Tarrant, Warnock
Foll: Sandilands, Johnson, Bell
bench from: M.Carr, Hasleby, Parker, Schammer, Gilmore, Walker, Mundy
In: Murphy, Gilmore, Walker
AFL Fantasy Watch:
The Dockers often play much better at home, so it might be a good time to invest in one of their players. Hayden and Solomon are having better fantasy seasons than expected.
Kangaroos
FB: Pratt, Firrito, Sinclair
HB: Smith, Brown, Watt
C: Green, Harris, Grant
HF: Harvey, Jones, Wells
FF: McMahon, Petrie, Hale
Foll: McIntosh, Simpson, Rawlings
bench from: Archer, Thomas, Lower, Moran, Edwards, Whyman, Swallow
In: Thomas, Moran, Edwards, Whyman
Out: Campbell
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Petrie said he might be played as a defender this week, so there is a real chance he won't continue kicking huge numbers of goals.
St Kilda
FB: Blake, Maguire, Baker
HB: Gram, S.Fisher, L.Fisher
C: Fiora, Hayes, Montagna
HF: Harvey Riewoldt, X.Clarke
FF: Milne, Gehrig, Gilbert
Foll: Koschitzke, Dal Santo, Ball
bench: Attard, Birss, Thompson, Rix
emergency: R.Clarke, Watts, Ferguson
In: Birss, Thompson
Out: R.Clarke, Voss
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Andrew Thompson is capable of getting a lot of possessions in the VFL but he probably won't get a lot in this game. Maguire probably won't be a big player for fantasy points, so his price might be a bit too high at the moment.
Adelaide
FB: Massie, Rutten, Johncock
HB: Torney, Stevens, McLeod
C: Goodwin, Shirley, van Berlo
HF: Welsh, Bock, Reilly
FF: Knights, McGregor, Ricciuto
Foll: Hudson, Edwards, Thompson
bench: Doughty, Burton, Maric, Douglas
emergency: Perrie, Jericho, Mattner
In: Douglas
Out: Porplyzia
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Douglas adds another midfield option while Porplyzia's injury opens up a spot in the forward line. Burton should be ready for a big game in the forward line. Maric keeps his spot in the team, he will probably maintain his place so Griffin may not be back soon.
Geelong v Collingwood
Geelong
FB: Milburn, Scarlett, Enright
HB: Harley, Egan, Mackie
C: Wojcinski, Bartel, Corey
HF: Chapman, Mooney, Varcoe
FF: S.Johnson, Hawkins, Stokes
Foll: Ottens, Ling, G.Ablett
bench: Blake, Kelly, Selwood, J.Hunt
emergency: Gardiner, D.Johnson, Byrnes
In: J.Hunt
Out: Tenace
AFL Fantasy Watch:
G Ablett was named while N Ablett will miss again. Gary might have an illness so the many fantasy teams that have him will want to make sure they have an emergency forward.
Collingwood
FB: Johnson, Wakelin, O'Brien
HB: H.Shaw, Goldsack, Maxwell
C: Clarke, Burns, Licuria
HF: Thomas, Cloke, Davis
FF: Didak, Rocca, Lockyer
Foll: Fraser, O'Bree, Swan
bench: Iles, Medhurst, Pendlebury, Bryan
emergency: Lonie, Reid, Cook
In: Rocca, Bryan
Out: Reid, Cox
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Collingwood must not think there is room for both Rocca and Reid, so Reid's fantasy league impact might happen next year. Fraser was in a good spot for fantasy points last week as he was Collingwood's only ruckman, they have added Bryan to help him for this game although Fraser will still be a very good player for stats.
Port Adelaide v West Coast
Port Adelaide
FB: Carlile, Thurstans, Wilson
HB: Surjan, C.Cornes, P.Burgoyne
C: Lonie, S.Burgoyne, Cassisi
HF: Pearce, Tredrea, Motlop
FF: Brogan, Westhoff, Ebert
Foll: Lade, K.Cornes, Rodan
bench: Bentley, Boak, Pettigrew, Thomson
emergency: Krakouer, Chaplin, Lower
In: Pearce
Out: Mahoney
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Pearce returns, although it is a bit risky to sign him now, better to wait until next week. Boak was a better player last week and is a player to watch.
West Coast
FB: MacKenzie, Glass, Selwood
HB: Waters, Hunter, B.Jones
C: Embley, Priddis, Braun
HF: Chick, C.Jones, R.Jones
FF: LeCras, Lynch, Seaby
Foll: Cox, Judd, Hurn
bench: Graham, McKinley, Morton, Rosa
emergency: Houlihan, Spangher, Thomson
In: Armstrong, MacKenzie, McKinley, Morton
Out: Fletcher, Graham, Wirrpanda, Kerr
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Plenty of injuries there, with Judd named in the team. Kerr is only suspended for a week so he probably goes to fantasy benches for this round.
Essendon v Western Bulldogs
Essendon
FB: Nash, Hislop, Michael
HB: M.Johnson, Lovett-Murray, Ramanauskas
C: McPhee, Peverill, Camporeale
HF: Slattery, Laycock, Welsh
FF: Lovett, Lloyd, Lucas
Foll: Ryder, Stanton, Watson
bench: Dyson, Monfries, Hille, J.Johnson
emergency: Heffernan, Bradley, Bolton
In: Lovett-Murray, Camporeale, Lloyd, Stanton, Monfries
Out: Johns, Davey, Hird, Fletcher, McVeigh
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Lovett-Murray can bring in plenty of fantasy points, and with the Bombers without a few of their stars he could have a big game. Also expect Lloyd to be back among the goals and Stanton to accumulate a large amount of possessions in the middle.
Western Bulldogs
FB: McMahon, Harris, Morris
HB: Gilbee, Williams, Hargrave
C: Higgins, Eagleton, Akermanis
HF: Giansiracusa, Johnson, Hahn
FF: Grant, Darcy, Robbins
Foll: Street, Cooney, Boyd
bench: Harbrow, Murphy, Ray, Everitt
emergency: Minson, Addison, Wight
In: Eagleton
Out: West
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Without Cross and West in the middle there are a lot of possessions available, Boyd will get plenty and Higgins and Ray should also do more.
Melbourne v Brisbane
Melbourne
FB: Ward, Carroll, Frawley
HB: Dunn, Bizzell, Brown
C: Bruce, McDonald, Wheatley
HF: Godfrey, Robertson, Davey
FF: Sylvia, Miller, Bate
Foll: White, McLean, Jones
bench: P.Johnson, C.Johnson, Newton, Buckley
emergency: Moloney, Holland, Garland
In: Bruce
Out: Petterd
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Bruce will help fantasy teams as he is back. Petterd is unlikely to play again this season, he was very impressive earlier in the year so he helped fantasy teams with a good price increase. Newton has been kicking a few goals.
Brisbane
FB: Copeland, Merrett, Roe
HB: Adcock, Drummond, Brennan
C: Notting, Lappin, Stiller
HF: Macdonald, Brown, Selwood
FF: Rischitelli, Leuenberger, Patfull
Foll: Charman, Black, Power
bench: McGrath, Hamill, Mills, Hooper
emergency: Wood, Harding, Hadley
In: McGrath
Out: Begley
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Brisbane was making five or six changes every week but that changed after the win in Perth. Leuenberger isn't playing a lot of minutes so he won't be helping fantasy teams now. Brennan's move to the forward line was successful last round, and it also gave Roe a bigger role and more fantasy points in the back half too.
Sydney v Carlton
Sydney
FB: Richards, Barry, Dempster
HB: Bevan, C.Bolton, Mathews
C: Ablett, Kirk, Malceski
HF: R.O'Keefe, O'Loughlin, Goodes
FF: Schneider, Hall, Everitt
Foll: Jolly, J.Bolton, Fosdike
bench from: Schmidt, Davis, McVeigh, Roberts-Thomson, Kennelly, Laidlaw, Vogels
In: Laidlaw, Vogels, Roberts-Thomson
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Hall is keeping his spot, and not being rested, and Carlton is a team that he could tear apart. Roberts-Thomson doesn't do a lot for fantasy teams, but he could take on a defensive role and allow C Bolton to play in a more attacking position.
Carlton
FB: Gibbs, Thornton, Houlihan
HB: Walker, Hartlett, Scotland
C: Bower, Carrazzo, Lappin
HF: Wiggins, Koutoufides, Murphy
FF: Young, O'hAilpin, Fisher
Foll: Kennedy, Waite, Simpson
bench from: Bannister, Bentick, Blackwell, Grigg, Russell, Fevola, Betts
In: Bannister, Blackwell, Fevola
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Fevola is back, probably, as fantasy coaches will have to wait until Friday evening to make sure he is named in the side. Ackland is still out of the team so some people might want to sign O'hAilpin. Gibbs hurt an ankle against Melbourne, he is named to play.
Hawthorn v Richmond
Hawthorn
FB: Ladson, Gilham, Guerra
HB: Brown, Croad, Birchall
C: Smith, Mitchell, Young
HF: Dixon, Franklin, Crawford
FF: Hodge, Roughead, Bateman
Foll: Campbell, Sewell, Lewis
bench from: Taylor, Ellis, Jacobs, Thorp, McGlynn, Thurgood, Tuck
In: Dixon, Thorp, Tuck
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Thorp is a player to watch, if he plays. He would probably play as the third tall forward.
Richmond
FB: King, Thursfield, J.Bowden
HB: Raines, Polak, Newman
C: Tambling, Tuck, Tivendale
HF: Pettifer, Richardson, Howat
FF: Edwards, Brown, Simmonds
Foll: Pattison, Johnson, Foley
bench from: Hyde, Hartigan, Riewoldt, Moore, McGuane, Schulz, Jackson
In: Moore, Hyde, Hartigan, McGuane, Schulz
Out: Deledio, White
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Deledio is out for an extended time and he will have to be traded. Simmonds is yet to find the form he had last season for fantasy points.
Fremantle v Kangaroos
Fremantle
FB: Hayden, McPharlin, Thornton
HB: Black, Grover, Dodd
C: Headland, J.Carr, McManus
HF: Murphy, Pavlich, Solomon
FF: Farmer, Tarrant, Warnock
Foll: Sandilands, Johnson, Bell
bench from: M.Carr, Hasleby, Parker, Schammer, Gilmore, Walker, Mundy
In: Murphy, Gilmore, Walker
AFL Fantasy Watch:
The Dockers often play much better at home, so it might be a good time to invest in one of their players. Hayden and Solomon are having better fantasy seasons than expected.
Kangaroos
FB: Pratt, Firrito, Sinclair
HB: Smith, Brown, Watt
C: Green, Harris, Grant
HF: Harvey, Jones, Wells
FF: McMahon, Petrie, Hale
Foll: McIntosh, Simpson, Rawlings
bench from: Archer, Thomas, Lower, Moran, Edwards, Whyman, Swallow
In: Thomas, Moran, Edwards, Whyman
Out: Campbell
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Petrie said he might be played as a defender this week, so there is a real chance he won't continue kicking huge numbers of goals.
