Richmond Elevates Two Rookies
It is a good news/bad news situation at Richmond. The Tigers now have Cameron Howat and Jake King to consider for senior selection after deciding to elevate them from the rookie list but the two vacancies were provided by injuries to Mark Coughlan and youngster Carl Peterson. Howat was very good last season when he played for Richmond, it is possible that he is there in round 1.
AFL Fantasy Impact:
Some of the fantasy impact is from the player who was not elevated, Angus Graham. As another ruckman was not deemed necessary it could mean that Simmonds is much closer to playing than expected, that the club is happy to play Knobel or that Pattison did enough in the practice games to show that he can step up his game. It could be Pattison who helps fantasy teams in the early rounds. If you really want to save money then putting a rookie on your fantasy bench is an idea, now that King is a chance for a senior game he is more valuable than most other rookies. As Howat already has a statistical history in AFL games he also has a higher fantasy price. If the Tiger play Howat, and he is close to his stats from last season, he will be a good fantasy player even at the higher price.
AFL Fantasy Impact:
Some of the fantasy impact is from the player who was not elevated, Angus Graham. As another ruckman was not deemed necessary it could mean that Simmonds is much closer to playing than expected, that the club is happy to play Knobel or that Pattison did enough in the practice games to show that he can step up his game. It could be Pattison who helps fantasy teams in the early rounds. If you really want to save money then putting a rookie on your fantasy bench is an idea, now that King is a chance for a senior game he is more valuable than most other rookies. As Howat already has a statistical history in AFL games he also has a higher fantasy price. If the Tiger play Howat, and he is close to his stats from last season, he will be a good fantasy player even at the higher price.
