Fantasy Sleeper Search - Essendon
The vacancies that have been created, due to trades, retirements and delistings, and the players who may take over the position and have a big fantasy season.
James Hird - He played most of the games in 2007, and was among their top 5 for possessions per game, so that means a lot of fantasy stats are now available to other Bombers. Their regular starters, like Stanton and Winderlich, might get a few of them to increase their numbers a tad, but a new player could also be put into the team and become an instant fantasy star. If they want a midfielder with some height then first round pick David Myers could be the answer.
Mark Johnson - Tom Hislop might be the one to take over from M Johnson. Fantasy coaches will want to evaluate Hislop during the preseason games.
Scott Camporeale - Ricky Dyson only played half the games last season, with Camporeale out of the way it should mean he plays all of them now. The potential is there for Dyson to double his possessions per game from 2007 and that would make him a very important fantasy player. Essendon could also play Jetta more in 2008.
Kepler Bradley - Maybe Gumbleton could be considered as the player who gets the minutes of Bradley. But even if that isn't really accurate, Gumbleton should be someone that fantasy coaches look at as he should be playing a lot more in 2008. Like Bradley, he might be used as a spare parts player, sometimes playing in the back line and other times up forward as the third tall.
Mark Bolton - Fantasy coaches did not like him as much as his former AFL coach did. Bolton is gone from Essendon and nobody will even notice. His role in the team may be taken by Cale Hooker, which would mean Hooker has no value in fantasy leagues.
Fantasy Sleeper Search - Collingwood
James Hird - He played most of the games in 2007, and was among their top 5 for possessions per game, so that means a lot of fantasy stats are now available to other Bombers. Their regular starters, like Stanton and Winderlich, might get a few of them to increase their numbers a tad, but a new player could also be put into the team and become an instant fantasy star. If they want a midfielder with some height then first round pick David Myers could be the answer.
Mark Johnson - Tom Hislop might be the one to take over from M Johnson. Fantasy coaches will want to evaluate Hislop during the preseason games.
Scott Camporeale - Ricky Dyson only played half the games last season, with Camporeale out of the way it should mean he plays all of them now. The potential is there for Dyson to double his possessions per game from 2007 and that would make him a very important fantasy player. Essendon could also play Jetta more in 2008.
Kepler Bradley - Maybe Gumbleton could be considered as the player who gets the minutes of Bradley. But even if that isn't really accurate, Gumbleton should be someone that fantasy coaches look at as he should be playing a lot more in 2008. Like Bradley, he might be used as a spare parts player, sometimes playing in the back line and other times up forward as the third tall.
Mark Bolton - Fantasy coaches did not like him as much as his former AFL coach did. Bolton is gone from Essendon and nobody will even notice. His role in the team may be taken by Cale Hooker, which would mean Hooker has no value in fantasy leagues.
Fantasy Sleeper Search - Collingwood
If Essendon do find a new inside midfielder, and they play a lot, they will create another fantasy star. It looks like Hislop is a chance, another player that fantasy coaches might want to consider is John Williams, as an older recruit he could step right into the team.