AFL Round 7 Teams and Fantasy News
Kangaroos v Essendon
Kangaroos
FB: Pratt, Firrito, Sinclair
HB: Smith, Petrie, Gibson
C: Watt, Simpson, Archer
HF: Wells, Brown, Jones
FF: Harvey, Edwards, Grant
Foll: McIntosh, Harris, Grima
bench: Swallow, Campbell, McConnell, Rawlings
emergency: Green, Hale, McMahon
In: McConnell
Out: Adams
AFL Fantasy Watch:
McConnell is a good player, he brings some size to the midfield and can get a bit of the ball. His price is affordable, and if he keeps his spot over the coming weeks he might become a solid fantasy player this season. McIntosh plays again without Moran, or Hale, in the team and his big fantasy season should continue.
Essendon
FB: McPhee, Michael, Johns
HB: Winderlich, Ryder, Cole
C: McVeigh, Peverill, Houli
HF: Lovett, Lucas, Welsh
FF: Hird, Fletcher, Davey
Foll: Hille, J.Johnson, Stanton
bench: M.Johnson, Laycock, Monfries, Watson
emergency: Bolton, Bradley, Dyson
In: Houli, Cole, Hille
Out: Bolton, Dyson, Heffernan
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Laycock is still in the team but Hille should be considered for fantasy teams now that he is healthy and back in the lineup. Jason Johnson was very good last week, he isn't expensive to sign.
Collingwood v Carlton
Collingwood
FB: Lockyer, Prestigiacomo, Iles
HB: H.Shaw, Wakelin, R.Shaw
C: Pendlebury, Toovey, Thomas
HF: Maxwell, Cloke, Didak
FF: Swan, Rocca, Johnson
Foll: Fraser, O'Bree, Dick
bench: Burns, Holland, O'Brien, Bryan
emergency: Goldsack, Medhurst, Nicholls
In: Wakelin, Didak, Iles, Holland
Out: Clement, Davis, Cox, Egan
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Time to put Didak back into fantasy teams. The decision to sign Brodie Holland would be more difficult, better to wait a week with that. Chris Bryan kicked a bunch of goals last week, with a few ruckmen getting hurt this week he might be a player to replace them with.
Carlton
FB: Carrazzo, S.O'hAilpin, Thornton
HB: Scotland, Waite, Walker
C: Gibbs, Koutoufides, Simpson
HF: Betts, Whitnall, Fisher
FF: Kennedy, Fevola, Lappin
Foll: Ackland, Houlihan, Murphy
bench: Bentick, Bower, Russell, Young
emergency: Anderson, Blackwell, Saddington
In: Bower, Fisher, Koutoufides
Out: Anderson, Blackwell, Cloke
AFL Fantasy Watch:
It might be time to sign Ackland for fantasy teams, something that would not have been mentioned many times before but with Cloke out and no replacement brought in it might work. The Carlton midfield is young and small, so they will need to play Koutoufides in there a lot which would really be good for his fantasy points.
Port Adelaide v Richmond
Port Adelaide
FB: Thurstans, Wakelin, Pettigrew
HB: Surjan, C.Cornes, Thomas
C: Cassisi, S.Burgoyne, Lonie
HF: P.Burgoyne, White, Rodan
FF: Ebert, Tredrea, Lade
Foll: Brogan, K.Cornes, Pearce
bench: Krakouer, Motlop, Bentley, Mahoney
emergency: Westhoff, Boak, Symes
In: Brogan
Out: Chaplin
AFL Fantasy Watch:
The Power this season are a very deep team, among their emergencies are a top 10 draft pick and also a huge fantasy player last season, Symes. Brogan's inclusion will ease the load on Lade, and also could decrease Lade's points a bit. K Cornes still has a sore head, he is a star on many fantasy teams and they should make sure they have an emergency midfielder in case they do decide to rest him, but he has said that he will be playing.
Richmond
FB: Newman, McGuane, J.Bowden
HB: Raines, Polak, Oakley-Nicholls
C: Tivendale, Deledio, Tuck
HF: Pettifer, Richardson, King
FF: Krakouer, Schulz, Hughes
Foll: Pattison, Johnson, Foley
bench: White, Hyde, Howat, Polo
In: Krakouer, Tivendale, Howat, Polo, Pattison
Out: Tambling, Simmonds, Meyer, Jackson, Moore
emergency: Edwards, Meyer, Riewoldt
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Richardson might have plenty of time in the ruck, so he should be good for fantasy points even if he doesn't kick a goal. Richmond will look to Hughes for goals, and fantasy teams still have time to sign him up.
Brisbane v Adelaide
Brisbane
FB: Johnson, Merrett, Roe
HB: Adcock, Brennan, Copeland
C: Sherman, Lappin, Stiller
HF: Harding, Brown, Notting
FF: Rischitelli, Patfull, McGrath
Foll: Charman, Black, Power
bench: Hadley, Begley, McDonald, Fixter
emergency: Drummond, Selwood, Allan
AFL Fantasy Watch:
No changes to the team, so last game's numbers are a good start when predicting stats for this game. Hadley would be a good signing for someone looking for a player whose value will go up.
Adelaide
FB: Torney, Mattner, Bassett
HB: van Berlo, Rutten, McLeod
C: Doughty, Edwards, Knights
HF: Burton, Bock, Vince
FF: Douglas, Perrie, Stevens
Foll: Hudson, Goodwin, Thompson
bench: Griffin, Shirley, Welsh, Jericho
emergency: McGregor, Pfeiffer, Campbell
In: Jericho
Out: Hinge
AFL Fantasy Watch:
There is plenty of concern about Hudson playing, so have an emergency ruckman ready in the fantasy team.
St Kilda v Sydney
St Kilda
FB: Gwilt, S.Fisher, L.Fisher
HB: Attard, Koschitzke, Gram
C: Goddard, Ball, Montagna
HF: Harvey, Riewoldt, Fiora
FF: Voss, Gehrig, Jones
Foll: Rix, Blake, Dal Santo
bench: Birss, X.Clarke, Gilbert, Milne
emergency: Armitage, McQualter, Sweeney
In: S.Fisher, Birss
Out: Baker, M.Clarke
AFL Fantasy Watch:
There could be a lot more Koschitzke in the ruck this round and that could give a boost to his fantasy points. S Fisher showed earlier in the season that he can play on the big forwards and still get a lot of fantasy points, so sign him if you need to add a defender.
Sydney
FB: Richards, Barry, Malceski
HB: Crouch, C.Bolton, Mathews
C: Ablett, Kirk, Buchanan
HF: R.O'Keefe, O'Loughlin, J.Bolton
FF: Schneider, Hall, Everitt
Foll: Jolly, Goodes, Fosdike
bench: Bevan, Davis, McVeigh, Jack
emergency: Laidlaw, Schmidt, Thornton
In: Buchanan, Bevan
Out: Moore, Schmidt
AFL Fantasy Watch:
A couple of Grand Final players are brought back in. Buchanan might be a good signing and will get plenty of the ball. Bevan won't play a lot of minutes with Crouch, McVeigh and Jack all similar players.
Geelong v West Coast
Geelong
FB: Mackie, Scarlett, Enright
HB: D.Johnson, Egan, Milburn
C: Wojcinski, Bartel, Kelly
HF: Hawkins, N.Ablett, S.Johnson
FF: G.Ablett, Mooney, Varcoe
Foll: Ottens, Corey, Ling
bench from: Blake, Tenace, Selwood, Prismall, Playfair, Byrnes, Stokes
In: Prismall, Playfair, Byrnes, Stokes
Out: Chapman
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Chapman has been at the top of his game for the past few rounds but his injury means a trade is needed. Don't get carried away by the stats from last week when signing many of the Cats, they will have a much tougher time this round.
West Coast
FB: Wirrpanda, Glass, Staker
HB: Waters, Hunter, Selwood
C: Hurn, Priddis, Braun
HF: Stenglein, Hansen, Chick
FF: Armstrong, Lynch, R.Jones
Foll: Seaby, Judd, Kerr
bench from: Rosa, B.Jones, LeCras, Fletcher, Morton, MacKenzie, Brown
In: Fletcher, Morton, Mackenzie, Brown
Out: Cox
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Seaby again becomes a better fantasy player with Dean Cox out of the team.
Western Bulldogs v Melbourne
Western Bulldogs
FB: McMahon, Harris, Morris
HB: Gilbee, Wight, Hargrave
C: Eagleton, S.West, Griffen
HF: Giansiracusa, Johnson, Boyd
FF: Hahn, Darcy, Akermanis
Foll: Street, Cross, Cooney
bench: Ray, Higgins, Minson, Power, Addison, Faulkner, Harbrow
In: Faulkner, Harbrow, Hahn, Street
Out: Murphy
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Murphy for Hahn is the big change for the Bulldogs. Murphy will have to be traded from fantasy teams. Hahn isn't cheap, so there is the usual risk with playing someone in fantasy for their first game back.
Melbourne
FB: Ward, Carroll, Yze
HB: Brown, Rivers, Bell
C: Bate, McDonald, Davey
HF: Green, Miller, Bruce
FF: Sylvia, Neitz, Moloney
Foll: White, Godfrey, Johnstone
bench from: P.Johnson, Jones, Dunn, Holland, Warnock, Frawley, Pickett
In: Holland, Frawley, Green, Ward
Out: Petterd
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Better hold up on signing Petterd for now. Frawley, who was their first round pick, is another young player who should help the Demons and fantasy teams.
Fremantle v Hawthorn
Fremantle
FB: Grover, McPharlin, Dodd
HB: Mundy, Johnson, Hayden
C: Black, Crowley, Webster
HF: Headland, Pavlich, McManus
FF: Bell, Tarrant, Campbell
Foll: Sandilands, M.Carr, J.Carr
bench from: Walker, Parker, Cook, Gilmore, Hasleby, Warnock, Duffield
In: Campbell, Walker, Gilmore, Duffield
Out: Solomon
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Solomon started the season with a lot of stats, in the past week or two he has slowed down and now with his suspension it might be time to trade him in. It is only 1 week, so if there is a good defender on the fantasy bench then Solomon could be placed there for this round.
Hawthorn
FB: Guerra, Gilham, Brown
HB: Hodge, Croad, Birchall
C: Young, Mitchell, Ladson
HF: Crawford, Boyle, Bateman
FF: Franklin, Dixon, Osborne
Foll: Campbell, Sewell, Lewis
bench from: Taylor, Murphy, Ellis, Moss, McGlynn, Roughead, Thurgood
In: Ellis, Moss, Bateman, Thurgood
Out: Vandenberg
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Those who invested in Vandenberg last week won't be happy, he is out again. People who signed Franklin last week, or had him as their fantasy captain, would have been very pleased. He won't be getting 9 goals this week but is still value and could be signed for fantasy teams.
Kangaroos
FB: Pratt, Firrito, Sinclair
HB: Smith, Petrie, Gibson
C: Watt, Simpson, Archer
HF: Wells, Brown, Jones
FF: Harvey, Edwards, Grant
Foll: McIntosh, Harris, Grima
bench: Swallow, Campbell, McConnell, Rawlings
emergency: Green, Hale, McMahon
In: McConnell
Out: Adams
AFL Fantasy Watch:
McConnell is a good player, he brings some size to the midfield and can get a bit of the ball. His price is affordable, and if he keeps his spot over the coming weeks he might become a solid fantasy player this season. McIntosh plays again without Moran, or Hale, in the team and his big fantasy season should continue.
Essendon
FB: McPhee, Michael, Johns
HB: Winderlich, Ryder, Cole
C: McVeigh, Peverill, Houli
HF: Lovett, Lucas, Welsh
FF: Hird, Fletcher, Davey
Foll: Hille, J.Johnson, Stanton
bench: M.Johnson, Laycock, Monfries, Watson
emergency: Bolton, Bradley, Dyson
In: Houli, Cole, Hille
Out: Bolton, Dyson, Heffernan
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Laycock is still in the team but Hille should be considered for fantasy teams now that he is healthy and back in the lineup. Jason Johnson was very good last week, he isn't expensive to sign.
Collingwood v Carlton
Collingwood
FB: Lockyer, Prestigiacomo, Iles
HB: H.Shaw, Wakelin, R.Shaw
C: Pendlebury, Toovey, Thomas
HF: Maxwell, Cloke, Didak
FF: Swan, Rocca, Johnson
Foll: Fraser, O'Bree, Dick
bench: Burns, Holland, O'Brien, Bryan
emergency: Goldsack, Medhurst, Nicholls
In: Wakelin, Didak, Iles, Holland
Out: Clement, Davis, Cox, Egan
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Time to put Didak back into fantasy teams. The decision to sign Brodie Holland would be more difficult, better to wait a week with that. Chris Bryan kicked a bunch of goals last week, with a few ruckmen getting hurt this week he might be a player to replace them with.
Carlton
FB: Carrazzo, S.O'hAilpin, Thornton
HB: Scotland, Waite, Walker
C: Gibbs, Koutoufides, Simpson
HF: Betts, Whitnall, Fisher
FF: Kennedy, Fevola, Lappin
Foll: Ackland, Houlihan, Murphy
bench: Bentick, Bower, Russell, Young
emergency: Anderson, Blackwell, Saddington
In: Bower, Fisher, Koutoufides
Out: Anderson, Blackwell, Cloke
AFL Fantasy Watch:
It might be time to sign Ackland for fantasy teams, something that would not have been mentioned many times before but with Cloke out and no replacement brought in it might work. The Carlton midfield is young and small, so they will need to play Koutoufides in there a lot which would really be good for his fantasy points.
Port Adelaide v Richmond
Port Adelaide
FB: Thurstans, Wakelin, Pettigrew
HB: Surjan, C.Cornes, Thomas
C: Cassisi, S.Burgoyne, Lonie
HF: P.Burgoyne, White, Rodan
FF: Ebert, Tredrea, Lade
Foll: Brogan, K.Cornes, Pearce
bench: Krakouer, Motlop, Bentley, Mahoney
emergency: Westhoff, Boak, Symes
In: Brogan
Out: Chaplin
AFL Fantasy Watch:
The Power this season are a very deep team, among their emergencies are a top 10 draft pick and also a huge fantasy player last season, Symes. Brogan's inclusion will ease the load on Lade, and also could decrease Lade's points a bit. K Cornes still has a sore head, he is a star on many fantasy teams and they should make sure they have an emergency midfielder in case they do decide to rest him, but he has said that he will be playing.
Richmond
FB: Newman, McGuane, J.Bowden
HB: Raines, Polak, Oakley-Nicholls
C: Tivendale, Deledio, Tuck
HF: Pettifer, Richardson, King
FF: Krakouer, Schulz, Hughes
Foll: Pattison, Johnson, Foley
bench: White, Hyde, Howat, Polo
In: Krakouer, Tivendale, Howat, Polo, Pattison
Out: Tambling, Simmonds, Meyer, Jackson, Moore
emergency: Edwards, Meyer, Riewoldt
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Richardson might have plenty of time in the ruck, so he should be good for fantasy points even if he doesn't kick a goal. Richmond will look to Hughes for goals, and fantasy teams still have time to sign him up.
Brisbane v Adelaide
Brisbane
FB: Johnson, Merrett, Roe
HB: Adcock, Brennan, Copeland
C: Sherman, Lappin, Stiller
HF: Harding, Brown, Notting
FF: Rischitelli, Patfull, McGrath
Foll: Charman, Black, Power
bench: Hadley, Begley, McDonald, Fixter
emergency: Drummond, Selwood, Allan
AFL Fantasy Watch:
No changes to the team, so last game's numbers are a good start when predicting stats for this game. Hadley would be a good signing for someone looking for a player whose value will go up.
Adelaide
FB: Torney, Mattner, Bassett
HB: van Berlo, Rutten, McLeod
C: Doughty, Edwards, Knights
HF: Burton, Bock, Vince
FF: Douglas, Perrie, Stevens
Foll: Hudson, Goodwin, Thompson
bench: Griffin, Shirley, Welsh, Jericho
emergency: McGregor, Pfeiffer, Campbell
In: Jericho
Out: Hinge
AFL Fantasy Watch:
There is plenty of concern about Hudson playing, so have an emergency ruckman ready in the fantasy team.
St Kilda v Sydney
St Kilda
FB: Gwilt, S.Fisher, L.Fisher
HB: Attard, Koschitzke, Gram
C: Goddard, Ball, Montagna
HF: Harvey, Riewoldt, Fiora
FF: Voss, Gehrig, Jones
Foll: Rix, Blake, Dal Santo
bench: Birss, X.Clarke, Gilbert, Milne
emergency: Armitage, McQualter, Sweeney
In: S.Fisher, Birss
Out: Baker, M.Clarke
AFL Fantasy Watch:
There could be a lot more Koschitzke in the ruck this round and that could give a boost to his fantasy points. S Fisher showed earlier in the season that he can play on the big forwards and still get a lot of fantasy points, so sign him if you need to add a defender.
Sydney
FB: Richards, Barry, Malceski
HB: Crouch, C.Bolton, Mathews
C: Ablett, Kirk, Buchanan
HF: R.O'Keefe, O'Loughlin, J.Bolton
FF: Schneider, Hall, Everitt
Foll: Jolly, Goodes, Fosdike
bench: Bevan, Davis, McVeigh, Jack
emergency: Laidlaw, Schmidt, Thornton
In: Buchanan, Bevan
Out: Moore, Schmidt
AFL Fantasy Watch:
A couple of Grand Final players are brought back in. Buchanan might be a good signing and will get plenty of the ball. Bevan won't play a lot of minutes with Crouch, McVeigh and Jack all similar players.
Geelong v West Coast
Geelong
FB: Mackie, Scarlett, Enright
HB: D.Johnson, Egan, Milburn
C: Wojcinski, Bartel, Kelly
HF: Hawkins, N.Ablett, S.Johnson
FF: G.Ablett, Mooney, Varcoe
Foll: Ottens, Corey, Ling
bench from: Blake, Tenace, Selwood, Prismall, Playfair, Byrnes, Stokes
In: Prismall, Playfair, Byrnes, Stokes
Out: Chapman
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Chapman has been at the top of his game for the past few rounds but his injury means a trade is needed. Don't get carried away by the stats from last week when signing many of the Cats, they will have a much tougher time this round.
West Coast
FB: Wirrpanda, Glass, Staker
HB: Waters, Hunter, Selwood
C: Hurn, Priddis, Braun
HF: Stenglein, Hansen, Chick
FF: Armstrong, Lynch, R.Jones
Foll: Seaby, Judd, Kerr
bench from: Rosa, B.Jones, LeCras, Fletcher, Morton, MacKenzie, Brown
In: Fletcher, Morton, Mackenzie, Brown
Out: Cox
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Seaby again becomes a better fantasy player with Dean Cox out of the team.
Western Bulldogs v Melbourne
Western Bulldogs
FB: McMahon, Harris, Morris
HB: Gilbee, Wight, Hargrave
C: Eagleton, S.West, Griffen
HF: Giansiracusa, Johnson, Boyd
FF: Hahn, Darcy, Akermanis
Foll: Street, Cross, Cooney
bench: Ray, Higgins, Minson, Power, Addison, Faulkner, Harbrow
In: Faulkner, Harbrow, Hahn, Street
Out: Murphy
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Murphy for Hahn is the big change for the Bulldogs. Murphy will have to be traded from fantasy teams. Hahn isn't cheap, so there is the usual risk with playing someone in fantasy for their first game back.
Melbourne
FB: Ward, Carroll, Yze
HB: Brown, Rivers, Bell
C: Bate, McDonald, Davey
HF: Green, Miller, Bruce
FF: Sylvia, Neitz, Moloney
Foll: White, Godfrey, Johnstone
bench from: P.Johnson, Jones, Dunn, Holland, Warnock, Frawley, Pickett
In: Holland, Frawley, Green, Ward
Out: Petterd
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Better hold up on signing Petterd for now. Frawley, who was their first round pick, is another young player who should help the Demons and fantasy teams.
Fremantle v Hawthorn
Fremantle
FB: Grover, McPharlin, Dodd
HB: Mundy, Johnson, Hayden
C: Black, Crowley, Webster
HF: Headland, Pavlich, McManus
FF: Bell, Tarrant, Campbell
Foll: Sandilands, M.Carr, J.Carr
bench from: Walker, Parker, Cook, Gilmore, Hasleby, Warnock, Duffield
In: Campbell, Walker, Gilmore, Duffield
Out: Solomon
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Solomon started the season with a lot of stats, in the past week or two he has slowed down and now with his suspension it might be time to trade him in. It is only 1 week, so if there is a good defender on the fantasy bench then Solomon could be placed there for this round.
Hawthorn
FB: Guerra, Gilham, Brown
HB: Hodge, Croad, Birchall
C: Young, Mitchell, Ladson
HF: Crawford, Boyle, Bateman
FF: Franklin, Dixon, Osborne
Foll: Campbell, Sewell, Lewis
bench from: Taylor, Murphy, Ellis, Moss, McGlynn, Roughead, Thurgood
In: Ellis, Moss, Bateman, Thurgood
Out: Vandenberg
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Those who invested in Vandenberg last week won't be happy, he is out again. People who signed Franklin last week, or had him as their fantasy captain, would have been very pleased. He won't be getting 9 goals this week but is still value and could be signed for fantasy teams.
