Geelong's Blake Ready If King Misses Round 1
The Cats have most of their team ready for round 1 but Steven King may not be there. Geelong have said he has a leg injury and he might not play. This could be a big chance for Blake, the Cats will need him to play most of the minutes as they wouldn't want to take Ottens or Mooney away from their forward spots for too long as they have both been kicking goals.
Story from the AFL: King hit by injury again
AFL Fantasy Impact:
Mark Blake is an interesting fantasy player this season. Blake is actually close to taking the starting ruck spot from King, and now if King is out for round 1 he gets it for at least one game. The value with Blake is in his fantasy price, you can afford to keep him on a fantasy bench as his price is quite low. If King is out and Blake's minutes are increased then he should get enough stats when compared to his fantasy cost. Blake won't get a huge amount of stats, but he gets involved in the middle of the ground and his handballs can add up. With some additional marks and hitouts he could be a solid fantasy ruckman when King is not playing. King didn't play in the Cats’ NAB Cup game against the Power and Blake had nearly 20 possessions, although it was in a very wet game with lots of stoppages for Blake to get involved in so he was in plenty of the action that night.
Story from the AFL: King hit by injury again
AFL Fantasy Impact:
Mark Blake is an interesting fantasy player this season. Blake is actually close to taking the starting ruck spot from King, and now if King is out for round 1 he gets it for at least one game. The value with Blake is in his fantasy price, you can afford to keep him on a fantasy bench as his price is quite low. If King is out and Blake's minutes are increased then he should get enough stats when compared to his fantasy cost. Blake won't get a huge amount of stats, but he gets involved in the middle of the ground and his handballs can add up. With some additional marks and hitouts he could be a solid fantasy ruckman when King is not playing. King didn't play in the Cats’ NAB Cup game against the Power and Blake had nearly 20 possessions, although it was in a very wet game with lots of stoppages for Blake to get involved in so he was in plenty of the action that night.
