AFL Round 17 Teams and Fantasy News
Western Bulldogs v West Coast
Western Bulldogs
FB: McMahon, Harris, Morris
HB: Wight, Williams, Hargrave
C: Ray, West, Everitt
HF: Giansiracusa, Johnson, Murphy
FF: Higgins, Skipper, Akermanis
Foll: Darcy, Cooney, Boyd
bench: Harbrow, Eagleton, Power, Tiller
emergency: Hill, McDougall, Robbins
In: Morris, Power, Skipper, Tiller
Out: Robbins, Street, Gilbee, Hahn
AFL Fantasy Watch:
The Bulldogs are going small against the Eagles' ruckmen, an odd move but one that could help Darcy's fantasy points. Street is out and is replaced by Skipper. Skipper won't be a player that fantasy coaches want. Power and Morris could do some of the things that Gilbee was responsible for, as could Everitt, so someone will have an increase in fantasy points. Tiller is a surprise addition, as veterans Robbins and McDougall were not selected, Tiller is cheap for fantasy teams but he may not play a lot and is likely to be out next week when the Bulldogs get a player or two back.
West Coast
FB: Staker, Glass, Selwood
HB: Waters, Hunter, B.Jones
C: Embley, Priddis, Braun
HF: Chick, Hansen, Stenglein
FF: Cousins, Lynch, Seaby
Foll: Cox, Judd, Kerr
bench: Hurn, Jones, LeCras, Schofield
emergency: Armstrong, C.Jones, Rosa
In: Schofield
Out: Rosa
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Rosa was actually good for fantasy points last week, when other players like Priddis saw a big drop in stats, but Rosa is out for this match. Fantasy coaches will want to trade him, as well as some other players who saw less playing time last week. Schofield will probably spend a lot of time on the bench for the Eagles in his first game. There has been some talk that Judd and Cousins could be rested from this game so they are at their best next week.
Carlton v St Kilda
Carlton
FB: Thornton, Saddington, Houlihan
HB: Wiggins, Waite, Scotland
C: Simpson, Carrazzo, Bannister
HF: Lappin, Fisher, Murphy
FF: Betts, Fevola, Ackland
Foll: O'hAilpin, Koutoufides, Gibbs
bench: Blackwell, Russell, Bower, Jackson
emergency: Bentick, Grigg, McLaren
In: Betts, Jackson, Saddington
Out: Bentick, Kennedy, Walker
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Ratten's first order of business was to demote Bentick, that was not expected. Fantasy coaches may want to keep Bentick as he is a player that should be in the Carlton side, and that could happen next week or it might happen on the weekend. Bentick is an emergency and if Fevola doesn't play he might take his spot.
St Kilda
FB: Blake, Maguire, Hudghton
HB: Gram, S.Fisher, L.Fisher
C: Fiora, Hayes, Montagna
HF: Harvey, Riewoldt, X.Clarke
FF: Milne, Gehrig, Gilbert
Foll: Clarke, Dal Santo, Ball
bench: Attard, Birss, Baker, Rix
emergency: R.Clarke, Thompson, Ferguson
In: M.Clarke
Out: Koschitzke
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Koschitzke will need to be put on the fantasy bench for a week. His replacement in the St Kilda side, M Clarke, won't do a lot for fantasy points. The Blues allow a lot of goals so it might be a good week to sign Gehrig.
Fremantle v Geelong
Fremantle
FB: Black, McPharlin, Grover
HB: Mundy, Johnson, Thornton
C: M.Carr, Hasleby, Headland
HF: Farmer, Pavlich, Solomon
FF: Hayden, Drum, Tarrant
Foll: Sandilands, J.Carr, Bell
bench: McManus, Crowley, Gilmore, Duffield
emergency: Warnock, Schammer, Cook
In: Sandilands, Farmer
Out: Dodd, Warnock
AFL Fantasy Watch:
With Sandilands replacing Warnock it should mean a good number of stats from the bigger player. Farmer is also named to play, he is the definition of a risky signing for fantasy teams.
Geelong
FB: Milburn, Scarlett, Enright
HB: Harley, Egan, Mackie
C: Wojcinski, Bartel, Corey
HF: Byrnes, Mooney, Selwood
FF: S.Johnson, N.Ablett, Stokes
Foll: Ottens, G.Ablett, Ling
bench: Blake, Kelly, J.Hunt, D.Johnson
emergency: King, Hawkins, Varcoe
In: Scarlett, N.Ablett
Out: Hawkins, Chapman
AFL Fantasy Watch:
N Ablett replaces Hawkins and should kick a few goals. The Cats will be without Chapman which will allow some other players to take on a bigger role. Scarlett did have a lot of fantasy points recently against Collingwood but he will probably be chasing around Pavlich and may not get a lot of stats.
Collingwood v Brisbane
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: Richards, Lonie, Pendlebury, Prestigiacomo
emergency: Dick, Reid, Toovey
AFL Fantasy Watch:
The Magpies have a very settled lineup, although Clement and R Shaw will be back soon. Cloke continues to accumulate marks and goals.
Brisbane
FB: Macdonald, Merrett, Roe
HB: Adcock, Drummond, Patfull
C: Notting, Lappin, Stiller
HF: Copeland, Brown, Selwood
FF: Rischitelli, Leuenberger, Brennan
Foll: Charman, Black, Power
bench: McGrath, Harding, Mills, Hooper
emergency: Moody, Hadley, Begley
In: Black
Out: Hamill
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Fantasy coaches should not expect Hooper and Brown to get near the stats they had last week. Brown will have Wakelin and Prestigiacomo against him so another 10 goals is unlikely.
Sydney v Richmond
Sydney
FB: Kennelly, C.Bolton, Grundy
HB: Bevan, Goodes, Mathews
C: Ablett, Kirk, Malceski
HF: R.O'Keefe, O'Loughlin, McVeigh
FF: Schneider, Hall, Davis
Foll: Jolly, J.Bolton, Fosdike
bench: Schmidt, Buchanan, Everitt, Brennan
emergency: Dempster, Laidlaw, Richards
In: Brennan, Buchanan, Hall, Kennelly
Out: Barry, Dempster, Richards, Vogels
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Hall and Kennelly return after missing last week. Buchanan should have a good game while L Brennan is a very cheap player in fantasy leagues.
Richmond
FB: Thursfield, J.Bowden, McGuane
HB: Raines, Polak, King
C: Edwards, Tuck, Newman
HF: Pettifer, Hughes, Tambling
FF: Brown, Richardson, Riewoldt
Foll: Simmonds, Johnson, Foley
bench: Moore, Krakouer, Pattison, Connors
emergency: Jackson, Casserly, P.Bowden
In: Hughes, Krakouer, Tambling, Moore, Connors
Out: Schulz, Hyde, Tivendale, Jackson, Howat
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Jackson and Howat have the potential to help fantasy teams but they have been dropped. Connors is an active player and someone for fantasy coaches to watch and possibly sign next week. The Swans are down a defender or two, so Reiwoldt might be among the goals again.
Hawthorn v Kangaroos
Hawthorn
FB: Guerra, Croad, Brown
HB: Ladson, Gilham, Birchall
C: Smith, Mitchell, Lewis
HF: McGlynn, Franklin, Bateman
FF: Dixon, Roughead, Hodge
Foll: Taylor, Crawford, Sewell
bench from: Young, Tuck, Vandenberg, Thorp, Murphy, Jacobs, Campbell
In: Tuck, Vandenberg, Thorp, Murphy, Jacobs
Out: Ellis, Little
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Little did little so no surprise he goes out of the team, Ellis is injured. Vandenberg probably won't help fantasy teams.
Kangaroos
FB: Archer, Firrito, Watt
HB: Pratt, Smith, Sinclair
C: Rawlings, Harris, Grant
HF: Harvey, Hale, Wells
FF: Jones, Petrie, McMahon
Foll: McIntosh, Simpson, Swallow
bench from: Green, Brown, Lower, Sansbury, Edwards, Campbell, Whyman
In: Wells, Edwards, Campbell
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Petrie, Jones and McMahon all kicked goals last week. Hawthorn don't have a huge defender to go against Petrie so he is a chance to get plenty of fantasy points again.
Essendon v Adelaide
Essendon
FB: Welsh, Fletcher, Ryder
HB: Slattery, Michael, McPhee
C: Stanton, Peverill, Winderlich
HF: M.Johnson, Gumbleton, Ramanauskas
FF: Lucas, Lloyd, Dyson
Foll: Hille, Watson, McVeigh
bench from: Nash, Monfries, Laycock, Lovett-Murray, J.Johnson, Bradley, Heffernan
In: Gumbleton, Winderlich, Bradley, Heffernan, J.Johnson
Out: Hislop, Lovett
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Unlike the other teams that moved on a coach, Essendon will keep Sheedy around until the end of the year so they won't be rebuilding yet. Although they have added Gumbleton to play his first game, there hasn't been room for Johns in their forward line so Gumbleton may not get a lot of stats.
Adelaide
FB: Massie, Stevens, Johncock
HB: Torney, McGregor, McLeod
C: Mattner, Goodwin, van Berlo
HF: Reilly, Bock, Burton
FF: Knights, Welsh, Gill
Foll: Hudson, Edwards, Thompson
bench from: Doughty, Shirley, Maric, Perrie, Douglas, Jericho, Campbell
In: Gill, Jericho, Campbell
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Adelaide don't get any of their big defenders back and as they face Lloyd, Lucas and Gumbleton they will need to send some forwards down back. Stevens and McGregor, or maybe Bock, could get fewer stats in a defensive role. Gill is a big-leaping forward and he will be a player to watch. Burton was great last week and might be a good addition to fantasy teams.
Port Adelaide v Melbourne
Port Adelaide
FB: Pettigrew, Thurstans, Surjan
HB: Wilson, Chaplin, P.Burgoyne
C: Lonie, S.Burgoyne, K.Cornes
HF: Rodan, Tredrea, Pearce
FF: Ebert, Westhoff, Motlop
Foll: Lade, C.Cornes, Cassisi
bench from: Boak, Carlile, Brogan, Thomson, Gray, Krakouer, Lower
In: Thomson, Krakouer, Lower
AFL Fantasy Watch:
With Carroll out of the Melbourne side it could allow one of Port's tall forwards to kick a lot of goals. So fantasy teams that are thinking about playing Westhoff will probably get good stats from him.
Melbourne
FB: Holland, Ferguson, Frawley
HB: Bell, Miller, Bruce
C: Green, McDonald, Wheatley
HF: Godfrey, Robertson, Brown
FF: Sylvia, Neitz, Bate
Foll: White, McLean, Jones
bench from: Newton, Buckley, Moloney, Ward, Jamar, Garland, Dunn
In: Bruce, Bell, Holland, Ferguson, Jamar, Dunn, Garland
Out: Bizzell, Carroll, C.Johnson, P.Johnson
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Bizzell is an old player and Melbourne would be expected to stop playing those types, but Holland is an inclusion so that is odd. Neither player should be in fantasy teams now.
Western Bulldogs
FB: McMahon, Harris, Morris
HB: Wight, Williams, Hargrave
C: Ray, West, Everitt
HF: Giansiracusa, Johnson, Murphy
FF: Higgins, Skipper, Akermanis
Foll: Darcy, Cooney, Boyd
bench: Harbrow, Eagleton, Power, Tiller
emergency: Hill, McDougall, Robbins
In: Morris, Power, Skipper, Tiller
Out: Robbins, Street, Gilbee, Hahn
AFL Fantasy Watch:
The Bulldogs are going small against the Eagles' ruckmen, an odd move but one that could help Darcy's fantasy points. Street is out and is replaced by Skipper. Skipper won't be a player that fantasy coaches want. Power and Morris could do some of the things that Gilbee was responsible for, as could Everitt, so someone will have an increase in fantasy points. Tiller is a surprise addition, as veterans Robbins and McDougall were not selected, Tiller is cheap for fantasy teams but he may not play a lot and is likely to be out next week when the Bulldogs get a player or two back.
West Coast
FB: Staker, Glass, Selwood
HB: Waters, Hunter, B.Jones
C: Embley, Priddis, Braun
HF: Chick, Hansen, Stenglein
FF: Cousins, Lynch, Seaby
Foll: Cox, Judd, Kerr
bench: Hurn, Jones, LeCras, Schofield
emergency: Armstrong, C.Jones, Rosa
In: Schofield
Out: Rosa
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Rosa was actually good for fantasy points last week, when other players like Priddis saw a big drop in stats, but Rosa is out for this match. Fantasy coaches will want to trade him, as well as some other players who saw less playing time last week. Schofield will probably spend a lot of time on the bench for the Eagles in his first game. There has been some talk that Judd and Cousins could be rested from this game so they are at their best next week.
Carlton v St Kilda
Carlton
FB: Thornton, Saddington, Houlihan
HB: Wiggins, Waite, Scotland
C: Simpson, Carrazzo, Bannister
HF: Lappin, Fisher, Murphy
FF: Betts, Fevola, Ackland
Foll: O'hAilpin, Koutoufides, Gibbs
bench: Blackwell, Russell, Bower, Jackson
emergency: Bentick, Grigg, McLaren
In: Betts, Jackson, Saddington
Out: Bentick, Kennedy, Walker
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Ratten's first order of business was to demote Bentick, that was not expected. Fantasy coaches may want to keep Bentick as he is a player that should be in the Carlton side, and that could happen next week or it might happen on the weekend. Bentick is an emergency and if Fevola doesn't play he might take his spot.
St Kilda
FB: Blake, Maguire, Hudghton
HB: Gram, S.Fisher, L.Fisher
C: Fiora, Hayes, Montagna
HF: Harvey, Riewoldt, X.Clarke
FF: Milne, Gehrig, Gilbert
Foll: Clarke, Dal Santo, Ball
bench: Attard, Birss, Baker, Rix
emergency: R.Clarke, Thompson, Ferguson
In: M.Clarke
Out: Koschitzke
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Koschitzke will need to be put on the fantasy bench for a week. His replacement in the St Kilda side, M Clarke, won't do a lot for fantasy points. The Blues allow a lot of goals so it might be a good week to sign Gehrig.
Fremantle v Geelong
Fremantle
FB: Black, McPharlin, Grover
HB: Mundy, Johnson, Thornton
C: M.Carr, Hasleby, Headland
HF: Farmer, Pavlich, Solomon
FF: Hayden, Drum, Tarrant
Foll: Sandilands, J.Carr, Bell
bench: McManus, Crowley, Gilmore, Duffield
emergency: Warnock, Schammer, Cook
In: Sandilands, Farmer
Out: Dodd, Warnock
AFL Fantasy Watch:
With Sandilands replacing Warnock it should mean a good number of stats from the bigger player. Farmer is also named to play, he is the definition of a risky signing for fantasy teams.
Geelong
FB: Milburn, Scarlett, Enright
HB: Harley, Egan, Mackie
C: Wojcinski, Bartel, Corey
HF: Byrnes, Mooney, Selwood
FF: S.Johnson, N.Ablett, Stokes
Foll: Ottens, G.Ablett, Ling
bench: Blake, Kelly, J.Hunt, D.Johnson
emergency: King, Hawkins, Varcoe
In: Scarlett, N.Ablett
Out: Hawkins, Chapman
AFL Fantasy Watch:
N Ablett replaces Hawkins and should kick a few goals. The Cats will be without Chapman which will allow some other players to take on a bigger role. Scarlett did have a lot of fantasy points recently against Collingwood but he will probably be chasing around Pavlich and may not get a lot of stats.
Collingwood v Brisbane
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: Richards, Lonie, Pendlebury, Prestigiacomo
emergency: Dick, Reid, Toovey
AFL Fantasy Watch:
The Magpies have a very settled lineup, although Clement and R Shaw will be back soon. Cloke continues to accumulate marks and goals.
Brisbane
FB: Macdonald, Merrett, Roe
HB: Adcock, Drummond, Patfull
C: Notting, Lappin, Stiller
HF: Copeland, Brown, Selwood
FF: Rischitelli, Leuenberger, Brennan
Foll: Charman, Black, Power
bench: McGrath, Harding, Mills, Hooper
emergency: Moody, Hadley, Begley
In: Black
Out: Hamill
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Fantasy coaches should not expect Hooper and Brown to get near the stats they had last week. Brown will have Wakelin and Prestigiacomo against him so another 10 goals is unlikely.
Sydney v Richmond
Sydney
FB: Kennelly, C.Bolton, Grundy
HB: Bevan, Goodes, Mathews
C: Ablett, Kirk, Malceski
HF: R.O'Keefe, O'Loughlin, McVeigh
FF: Schneider, Hall, Davis
Foll: Jolly, J.Bolton, Fosdike
bench: Schmidt, Buchanan, Everitt, Brennan
emergency: Dempster, Laidlaw, Richards
In: Brennan, Buchanan, Hall, Kennelly
Out: Barry, Dempster, Richards, Vogels
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Hall and Kennelly return after missing last week. Buchanan should have a good game while L Brennan is a very cheap player in fantasy leagues.
Richmond
FB: Thursfield, J.Bowden, McGuane
HB: Raines, Polak, King
C: Edwards, Tuck, Newman
HF: Pettifer, Hughes, Tambling
FF: Brown, Richardson, Riewoldt
Foll: Simmonds, Johnson, Foley
bench: Moore, Krakouer, Pattison, Connors
emergency: Jackson, Casserly, P.Bowden
In: Hughes, Krakouer, Tambling, Moore, Connors
Out: Schulz, Hyde, Tivendale, Jackson, Howat
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Jackson and Howat have the potential to help fantasy teams but they have been dropped. Connors is an active player and someone for fantasy coaches to watch and possibly sign next week. The Swans are down a defender or two, so Reiwoldt might be among the goals again.
Hawthorn v Kangaroos
Hawthorn
FB: Guerra, Croad, Brown
HB: Ladson, Gilham, Birchall
C: Smith, Mitchell, Lewis
HF: McGlynn, Franklin, Bateman
FF: Dixon, Roughead, Hodge
Foll: Taylor, Crawford, Sewell
bench from: Young, Tuck, Vandenberg, Thorp, Murphy, Jacobs, Campbell
In: Tuck, Vandenberg, Thorp, Murphy, Jacobs
Out: Ellis, Little
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Little did little so no surprise he goes out of the team, Ellis is injured. Vandenberg probably won't help fantasy teams.
Kangaroos
FB: Archer, Firrito, Watt
HB: Pratt, Smith, Sinclair
C: Rawlings, Harris, Grant
HF: Harvey, Hale, Wells
FF: Jones, Petrie, McMahon
Foll: McIntosh, Simpson, Swallow
bench from: Green, Brown, Lower, Sansbury, Edwards, Campbell, Whyman
In: Wells, Edwards, Campbell
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Petrie, Jones and McMahon all kicked goals last week. Hawthorn don't have a huge defender to go against Petrie so he is a chance to get plenty of fantasy points again.
Essendon v Adelaide
Essendon
FB: Welsh, Fletcher, Ryder
HB: Slattery, Michael, McPhee
C: Stanton, Peverill, Winderlich
HF: M.Johnson, Gumbleton, Ramanauskas
FF: Lucas, Lloyd, Dyson
Foll: Hille, Watson, McVeigh
bench from: Nash, Monfries, Laycock, Lovett-Murray, J.Johnson, Bradley, Heffernan
In: Gumbleton, Winderlich, Bradley, Heffernan, J.Johnson
Out: Hislop, Lovett
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Unlike the other teams that moved on a coach, Essendon will keep Sheedy around until the end of the year so they won't be rebuilding yet. Although they have added Gumbleton to play his first game, there hasn't been room for Johns in their forward line so Gumbleton may not get a lot of stats.
Adelaide
FB: Massie, Stevens, Johncock
HB: Torney, McGregor, McLeod
C: Mattner, Goodwin, van Berlo
HF: Reilly, Bock, Burton
FF: Knights, Welsh, Gill
Foll: Hudson, Edwards, Thompson
bench from: Doughty, Shirley, Maric, Perrie, Douglas, Jericho, Campbell
In: Gill, Jericho, Campbell
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Adelaide don't get any of their big defenders back and as they face Lloyd, Lucas and Gumbleton they will need to send some forwards down back. Stevens and McGregor, or maybe Bock, could get fewer stats in a defensive role. Gill is a big-leaping forward and he will be a player to watch. Burton was great last week and might be a good addition to fantasy teams.
Port Adelaide v Melbourne
Port Adelaide
FB: Pettigrew, Thurstans, Surjan
HB: Wilson, Chaplin, P.Burgoyne
C: Lonie, S.Burgoyne, K.Cornes
HF: Rodan, Tredrea, Pearce
FF: Ebert, Westhoff, Motlop
Foll: Lade, C.Cornes, Cassisi
bench from: Boak, Carlile, Brogan, Thomson, Gray, Krakouer, Lower
In: Thomson, Krakouer, Lower
AFL Fantasy Watch:
With Carroll out of the Melbourne side it could allow one of Port's tall forwards to kick a lot of goals. So fantasy teams that are thinking about playing Westhoff will probably get good stats from him.
Melbourne
FB: Holland, Ferguson, Frawley
HB: Bell, Miller, Bruce
C: Green, McDonald, Wheatley
HF: Godfrey, Robertson, Brown
FF: Sylvia, Neitz, Bate
Foll: White, McLean, Jones
bench from: Newton, Buckley, Moloney, Ward, Jamar, Garland, Dunn
In: Bruce, Bell, Holland, Ferguson, Jamar, Dunn, Garland
Out: Bizzell, Carroll, C.Johnson, P.Johnson
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Bizzell is an old player and Melbourne would be expected to stop playing those types, but Holland is an inclusion so that is odd. Neither player should be in fantasy teams now.
