AFL Round 8 Teams and Fantasy News
Adelaide v Richmond
Adelaide
FB: Doughty, Bassett, Mattner
HB: Torney, Rutten, McLeod
C: van Berlo, Shirley, Thompson
HF: Jericho, Bock, Vince
FF: Knights, Welsh, Perrie
Foll: Hudson, Goodwin, Edwards
bench: Griffin, Burton, Douglas, Stevens
emergency: McGregor, Pfeiffer, Massie
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Plenty of good fantasy players among their defenders and midfielders. Goodwin and Edwards are in top form at the moment, Knights and McLeod are also great for fantasy points.
Richmond
FB: Newman, J.Bowden, King
HB: Raines, Polak, Jackson
C: Polo, Johnson, Howat
HF: Pettifer, Richardson, Hyde
FF: Tambling, Schulz, Deledio
Foll: Pattison, Tuck, Foley
bench: Tivendale, Meyer, Thursfield, Edwards
emergency: Riewoldt, Krakouer, White
In: Jackson, White, Meyer, Thursfield, Edwards
Out: Krakouer, White, Oakley-Nicholls, Hughes, McGuane
AFL Fantasy Watch:
The Tigers know that the Richmond fans deserve to be present when J Riewoldt debuts, so he isn't playing this week. Another player that Richmond fans have been talking about is going to play, they won't be asking "when will Thursfield play" now, fantasy coaches should watch his progress and in a Gasparless back line he might have some fantasy value.
Essendon v Brisbane
Essendon
FB: Johnson, Michael, McVeigh
HB: Winderlich, Ryder, Fletcher
C: McPhee, Peverill, Cole
HF: Hird, Lucas, Houli
FF: Davey, Lloyd, J.Johnson
Foll: Hille, Watson, Stanton
bench: Camporeale, Lovett, Monfries, Slattery
emergency: Bolton, Bradley, Dyson
In: Camporeale, Lloyd, Slattery
Out: Laycock, Johns, Welsh
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Lloyd seems ready to go, sign him up now. Camporeale is another addition to their team, but fantasy teams should not sign him.
Brisbane
FB: Begley, Merrett, Roe
HB: Adcock, Brennan, Copeland
C: Selwood, Lappin, Stiller
HF: Harding, Brown, Notting
FF: Rischitelli, Patfull, McGrath
Foll: Charman, Black, Power
bench: Hadley, Allan, McDonald, Drummond
emergency: Fixter, Sherman, Schmidt
In: Drummond, Selwood, Allan
Out: Johnson, Fixter, Sherman
AFL Fantasy Watch:
T Selwood is a player to watch, he is a bit cheaper than he was in fantasy last season so depending on his role he might be a player to sign. Fantasy teams looking to add a star defender can consider Adcock or Roe from Brisbane.
Geelong v Fremantle
Geelong
FB: Mackie, Scarlett, Enright
HB: D.Johnson, Egan, Milburn
C: Wojcinski, Bartel, Kelly
HF: Selwood, N.Ablett, S.Johnson
FF: G.Ablett, Mooney, Varcoe
Foll: Ottens, Corey, Ling
bench: Blake, Tenace, Rooke, Stokes
emergency: Prismall, Hunt, Playfair
In: Rooke
Out: Hawkins
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Time to rest Hawkins on the fantasy bench. That's not Jared Rooke, it's Max Rooke, same player but a different name. He doesn't cost too much but it is hard to see him having a big game with similar players like D Johnson, Mackie and Milburn out there too.
Fremantle
FB: Hayden, Grover, Johnson
HB: Dodd, McPharlin, Carr
C: Black, Hasleby, Mundy
HF: Headland, Pavlich, Crowley
FF: Bell, Tarrant, Solomon
Foll: Sandilands, McManus, J.Carr
bench: Walker, Duffield, Campbell, Webster
emergency: Cook, Gilmore, Warnock
In: Solomon
Out: Gilmore
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Solomon did enough to justify his fantasy price before, and gets extra points due to his tackling.
Hawthorn v St Kilda
Hawthorn
FB: Birchall, Gilham, Brown
HB: Hodge, Croad, Guerra
C: Smith, Mitchell, Ladson
HF: Young, Franklin, Bateman
FF: Boyle, Dixon, Lewis
Foll: Campbell, Sewell, Crawford
bench: Taylor, McGlynn, Roughead, Osborne
emergency: Dawson, Moss, Murphy
In: Roughead, Smith
Out: Murphy, Moss
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Murphy was very good for fantasy stats, so it’s bad for fantasy coaches that he is out. Smith might not be too useful, he wasn't kicking too well in the VFL and the Hawks have a lot of younger players who can play in his role.
St Kilda
FB: Gwilt, S.Fisher, L.Fisher
HB: Attard, Blake, Gram
C: Jones, Ball, Montagna
HF: Harvey, Riewoldt, Fiora
FF: Voss, Gehrig, Koschitzke
Foll: Rix, X.Clarke, Dal Santo
bench: Birss, M.Clarke, Gilbert, Milne
emergency: Armitage, Hudghton, Sweeney
In: M.Clarke
Out: Goddard
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Koschitzke might not play as much in the ruck with M Clarke back. He will still get enough points with time up forward as well as in the ruck. Goddard leaves plenty of possessions for other players to have now, the Fishers might be even better for stats.
Kangaroos v Carlton
Kangaroos
FB: Pratt, Gibson, Sinclair
HB: Firrito, Watt, Archer
C: Rawlings, Simpson, Smith
HF: Campbell, Brown, Thomas
FF: Harvey, Edwards, Petrie
Foll: McIntosh, Grant, Harris
bench: Jones, Swallow, Grima, Moran
emergency: Green, Lower, McMahon
In: Thomas, Moran
Out: Wells, Hale
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Thomas should play a big role with Wells out, so fantasy teams with Thomas on their bench might want to start him for some of the games over the next month. Moran is more of a ruckman than a forward, so the Kangaroos’ forwards like Edwards and Brown should still bring in fantasy points but McIntosh might see a small decrease in his numbers.
Carlton
FB: Houlihan, Whitnall, Saddington
HB: Thornton, Waite, Walker
C: Lappin, Murphy, Simpson
HF: Gibbs, S.O'hAilpin, Koutoufides
FF: Fisher, Fevola, Betts
Foll: Ackland, Carrazzo, Scotland
bench: Bentick, Blackwell, Russell, Young
emergency: Anderson, Bannister, Hartlett
In: Blackwell, Thornton
Out: Bower, Kennedy
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Kennedy has not been able to find the ball with the Blues usually going to Fevola, one player who can get fantasy points in the Carlton forward line is Fisher and he might have a big game. Young remains in the team, his very low fantasy price is about to go up.
Sydney v Port Adelaide
Sydney
FB: Richards, Barry, Malceski
HB: Bevan, C.Bolton, Mathews
C: Ablett, Kirk, Buchanan
HF: R.O'Keefe, O'Loughlin, J.Bolton
FF: Davis, Hall, Dempster
Foll: Jolly, Goodes, Fosdike
bench from: Crouch, Kennelly, Schneider, McVeigh, Jack, Grundy, Everitt
In: Dempster, Grundy, Kennelly
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Dempster is back in the team, he was a good player for their AFL Canberra team last week but may not do a lot in the stats. It might depend on where he is played, if he does go forward it might help his stats. Kennelly returns too, although he is on the bench as a possible inclusion.
Port Adelaide
FB: Thurstans, Wakelin, Surjan
HB: Cassisi, C.Cornes, Pettigrew
C: Salopek, S.Burgoyne, Lonie
HF: Pearce, White, Rodan
FF: Ebert, Tredrea, Motlop
Foll: Lade, K.Cornes, S.Burgoyne
bench from: Krakouer, Bentley, Mahoney, Boak, Thomas, Brogan, Symes
In: Boak, Salopek, Symes
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Salopek was very good before his injury, his price is still a bit under what he provides for fantasy points. As Salopek is in the team that means one of the players on the bench will miss, so better not sign Bentley, Krakouer or Thomas.
Western Bulldogs v Collingwood
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 from: Ray, Higgins, Minson, Power, Addison, Robbins, Harbrow
In: Minson, Power, Robbins
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Hahn and Akermanis were good players last week for stats, they might get added to fantasy teams if they have another solid game.
Collingwood
FB: Lockyer, Prestigiacomo, Holland
HB: H.Shaw, O'Brien, R.Shaw
C: Pendlebury, Toovey, Thomas
HF: Maxwell, Cloke, Didak
FF: Swan, Rocca, Johnson
Foll: Fraser, O'Bree, Burns
bench from: Davis, Iles, Davies, Dick, Bryan, Goldsack, Medhurst
In: Davies, Goldsack, Davis, Medhurst
Out: Wakelin
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Davis did have a great game against the Crows, he should have a big role as they need his pace against the Bulldogs.
West Coast v Melbourne
West Coast
FB: Wirrpanda, Glass, B.Jones
HB: Stenglein, Hunter, Selwood
C: Rosa, Priddis, Braun
HF: Hurn, Hansen, Chick
FF: Waters, Lynch, R.Jones
Foll: Seaby, Judd, Kerr
bench from: LeCras, Fletcher, Morton, Cox, Brown, Armstrong, Staker
In: Cox, Fletcher, Morton
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Dean Cox is back in the team, have an emergency ready among the ruckmen just in case. There was a report that Embley would be out of the team for another month, so check the West Coast news about that.
Melbourne
FB: Ward, Carroll, Yze
HB: Brown, Ferguson, Bell
C: Bate, McDonald, Davey
HF: Green, Miller, Bruce
FF: Sylvia, Neitz, Dunn
Foll: White, Godfrey, Johnstone
bench from: P.Johnson, Jones, Holland, Warnock, Whelan, McLean, Petterd
In: Whelan, Petterd, McLean, Ferguson
Out: Moloney
AFL Fantasy Watch:
McLean will be one of the best fantasy midfielders, for points average, but it may not be this week. He costs too much to sign right now, with coming back from his long absence and also due to being named on the possible bench. A team is lucky to have Petterd in fantasy AFL, after this round he could rapidly go up in price.
Adelaide
FB: Doughty, Bassett, Mattner
HB: Torney, Rutten, McLeod
C: van Berlo, Shirley, Thompson
HF: Jericho, Bock, Vince
FF: Knights, Welsh, Perrie
Foll: Hudson, Goodwin, Edwards
bench: Griffin, Burton, Douglas, Stevens
emergency: McGregor, Pfeiffer, Massie
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Plenty of good fantasy players among their defenders and midfielders. Goodwin and Edwards are in top form at the moment, Knights and McLeod are also great for fantasy points.
Richmond
FB: Newman, J.Bowden, King
C: Polo, Johnson, Howat
HF: Pettifer, Richardson, Hyde
FF: Tambling, Schulz, Deledio
Foll: Pattison, Tuck, Foley
bench: Tivendale, Meyer, Thursfield, Edwards
emergency: Riewoldt, Krakouer, White
In: Jackson, White, Meyer, Thursfield, Edwards
Out: Krakouer, White, Oakley-Nicholls, Hughes, McGuane
AFL Fantasy Watch:
The Tigers know that the Richmond fans deserve to be present when J Riewoldt debuts, so he isn't playing this week. Another player that Richmond fans have been talking about is going to play, they won't be asking "when will Thursfield play" now, fantasy coaches should watch his progress and in a Gasparless back line he might have some fantasy value.
Essendon v Brisbane
Essendon
FB: Johnson, Michael, McVeigh
HB: Winderlich, Ryder, Fletcher
C: McPhee, Peverill, Cole
HF: Hird, Lucas, Houli
FF: Davey, Lloyd, J.Johnson
Foll: Hille, Watson, Stanton
bench: Camporeale, Lovett, Monfries, Slattery
emergency: Bolton, Bradley, Dyson
In: Camporeale, Lloyd, Slattery
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Lloyd seems ready to go, sign him up now. Camporeale is another addition to their team, but fantasy teams should not sign him.
Brisbane
FB: Begley, Merrett, Roe
HB: Adcock, Brennan, Copeland
C: Selwood, Lappin, Stiller
HF: Harding, Brown, Notting
FF: Rischitelli, Patfull, McGrath
Foll: Charman, Black, Power
bench: Hadley, Allan, McDonald, Drummond
emergency: Fixter, Sherman, Schmidt
In: Drummond, Selwood, Allan
Out: Johnson, Fixter, Sherman
AFL Fantasy Watch:
T Selwood is a player to watch, he is a bit cheaper than he was in fantasy last season so depending on his role he might be a player to sign. Fantasy teams looking to add a star defender can consider Adcock or Roe from Brisbane.
Geelong v Fremantle
Geelong
FB: Mackie, Scarlett, Enright
HB: D.Johnson, Egan, Milburn
C: Wojcinski, Bartel, Kelly
HF: Selwood, N.Ablett, S.Johnson
FF: G.Ablett, Mooney, Varcoe
Foll: Ottens, Corey, Ling
bench: Blake, Tenace, Rooke, Stokes
emergency: Prismall, Hunt, Playfair
In: Rooke
Out: Hawkins
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Time to rest Hawkins on the fantasy bench. That's not Jared Rooke, it's Max Rooke, same player but a different name. He doesn't cost too much but it is hard to see him having a big game with similar players like D Johnson, Mackie and Milburn out there too.
Fremantle
FB: Hayden, Grover, Johnson
HB: Dodd, McPharlin, Carr
C: Black, Hasleby, Mundy
HF: Headland, Pavlich, Crowley
FF: Bell, Tarrant, Solomon
Foll: Sandilands, McManus, J.Carr
bench: Walker, Duffield, Campbell, Webster
emergency: Cook, Gilmore, Warnock
In: Solomon
Out: Gilmore
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Solomon did enough to justify his fantasy price before, and gets extra points due to his tackling.
Hawthorn v St Kilda
Hawthorn
FB: Birchall, Gilham, Brown
HB: Hodge, Croad, Guerra
C: Smith, Mitchell, Ladson
HF: Young, Franklin, Bateman
FF: Boyle, Dixon, Lewis
Foll: Campbell, Sewell, Crawford
bench: Taylor, McGlynn, Roughead, Osborne
emergency: Dawson, Moss, Murphy
In: Roughead, Smith
Out: Murphy, Moss
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Murphy was very good for fantasy stats, so it’s bad for fantasy coaches that he is out. Smith might not be too useful, he wasn't kicking too well in the VFL and the Hawks have a lot of younger players who can play in his role.
St Kilda
FB: Gwilt, S.Fisher, L.Fisher
HB: Attard, Blake, Gram
C: Jones, Ball, Montagna
HF: Harvey, Riewoldt, Fiora
FF: Voss, Gehrig, Koschitzke
Foll: Rix, X.Clarke, Dal Santo
bench: Birss, M.Clarke, Gilbert, Milne
emergency: Armitage, Hudghton, Sweeney
In: M.Clarke
Out: Goddard
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Koschitzke might not play as much in the ruck with M Clarke back. He will still get enough points with time up forward as well as in the ruck. Goddard leaves plenty of possessions for other players to have now, the Fishers might be even better for stats.
Kangaroos v Carlton
Kangaroos
FB: Pratt, Gibson, Sinclair
HB: Firrito, Watt, Archer
C: Rawlings, Simpson, Smith
HF: Campbell, Brown, Thomas
FF: Harvey, Edwards, Petrie
Foll: McIntosh, Grant, Harris
bench: Jones, Swallow, Grima, Moran
emergency: Green, Lower, McMahon
In: Thomas, Moran
Out: Wells, Hale
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Thomas should play a big role with Wells out, so fantasy teams with Thomas on their bench might want to start him for some of the games over the next month. Moran is more of a ruckman than a forward, so the Kangaroos’ forwards like Edwards and Brown should still bring in fantasy points but McIntosh might see a small decrease in his numbers.
Carlton
FB: Houlihan, Whitnall, Saddington
HB: Thornton, Waite, Walker
C: Lappin, Murphy, Simpson
HF: Gibbs, S.O'hAilpin, Koutoufides
FF: Fisher, Fevola, Betts
Foll: Ackland, Carrazzo, Scotland
bench: Bentick, Blackwell, Russell, Young
emergency: Anderson, Bannister, Hartlett
In: Blackwell, Thornton
Out: Bower, Kennedy
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Kennedy has not been able to find the ball with the Blues usually going to Fevola, one player who can get fantasy points in the Carlton forward line is Fisher and he might have a big game. Young remains in the team, his very low fantasy price is about to go up.
Sydney v Port Adelaide
Sydney
FB: Richards, Barry, Malceski
HB: Bevan, C.Bolton, Mathews
C: Ablett, Kirk, Buchanan
HF: R.O'Keefe, O'Loughlin, J.Bolton
FF: Davis, Hall, Dempster
Foll: Jolly, Goodes, Fosdike
bench from: Crouch, Kennelly, Schneider, McVeigh, Jack, Grundy, Everitt
In: Dempster, Grundy, Kennelly
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Dempster is back in the team, he was a good player for their AFL Canberra team last week but may not do a lot in the stats. It might depend on where he is played, if he does go forward it might help his stats. Kennelly returns too, although he is on the bench as a possible inclusion.
Port Adelaide
FB: Thurstans, Wakelin, Surjan
HB: Cassisi, C.Cornes, Pettigrew
C: Salopek, S.Burgoyne, Lonie
HF: Pearce, White, Rodan
FF: Ebert, Tredrea, Motlop
Foll: Lade, K.Cornes, S.Burgoyne
bench from: Krakouer, Bentley, Mahoney, Boak, Thomas, Brogan, Symes
In: Boak, Salopek, Symes
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Salopek was very good before his injury, his price is still a bit under what he provides for fantasy points. As Salopek is in the team that means one of the players on the bench will miss, so better not sign Bentley, Krakouer or Thomas.
Western Bulldogs v Collingwood
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 from: Ray, Higgins, Minson, Power, Addison, Robbins, Harbrow
In: Minson, Power, Robbins
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Hahn and Akermanis were good players last week for stats, they might get added to fantasy teams if they have another solid game.
Collingwood
FB: Lockyer, Prestigiacomo, Holland
HB: H.Shaw, O'Brien, R.Shaw
C: Pendlebury, Toovey, Thomas
HF: Maxwell, Cloke, Didak
FF: Swan, Rocca, Johnson
Foll: Fraser, O'Bree, Burns
bench from: Davis, Iles, Davies, Dick, Bryan, Goldsack, Medhurst
In: Davies, Goldsack, Davis, Medhurst
Out: Wakelin
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Davis did have a great game against the Crows, he should have a big role as they need his pace against the Bulldogs.
West Coast v Melbourne
West Coast
FB: Wirrpanda, Glass, B.Jones
HB: Stenglein, Hunter, Selwood
C: Rosa, Priddis, Braun
HF: Hurn, Hansen, Chick
FF: Waters, Lynch, R.Jones
Foll: Seaby, Judd, Kerr
bench from: LeCras, Fletcher, Morton, Cox, Brown, Armstrong, Staker
In: Cox, Fletcher, Morton
AFL Fantasy Watch:
Dean Cox is back in the team, have an emergency ready among the ruckmen just in case. There was a report that Embley would be out of the team for another month, so check the West Coast news about that.
Melbourne
FB: Ward, Carroll, Yze
HB: Brown, Ferguson, Bell
C: Bate, McDonald, Davey
HF: Green, Miller, Bruce
FF: Sylvia, Neitz, Dunn
Foll: White, Godfrey, Johnstone
bench from: P.Johnson, Jones, Holland, Warnock, Whelan, McLean, Petterd
In: Whelan, Petterd, McLean, Ferguson
Out: Moloney
AFL Fantasy Watch:
McLean will be one of the best fantasy midfielders, for points average, but it may not be this week. He costs too much to sign right now, with coming back from his long absence and also due to being named on the possible bench. A team is lucky to have Petterd in fantasy AFL, after this round he could rapidly go up in price.
