The AFL Fantasy Team Not To Pick
Injuries, suspensions, poor form, retirements and just what their coach thinks of them could make the following players a detriment to a Fantasy AFL team, at least for the early rounds of the season. Here are just some of the players who you may not want to sign and play for your fantasy team's opening match.
B Raphael Clarke (injury)
B Ray Hall (injury)
B Jesse Smith (injury)
B Michael Johnson (suspension)
B Ken McGregor (injury)
B Brian Harris (suspension)
B Paul Bevan (injury)
B Lewis Roberts-Thomson (injury)
B Jonathan Hay (retired)
C Shane Crawford (suspension, but just 1 game)
C Mark Coughlan (injury)
C Adam Schneider (injury)
C Brodie Holland (suspension)
C Byron Schammer (injury)
C James Kelly (suspension)
C Matthew Stokes (suspension)
C Nigel Lappin (injury)
R Rhett Biglands (injury)
R Max Bailey (injury)
R John Meesen (injury)
R Robert Warnock (injury)
F Trent Hentschel (injury)
F Sean Rusling (injury)
F Kent Kingsley (injury)
F Rhan Hooper (missed preseason)
F Fergus Watts (injury)
F Chris Scott (injury)
F Aaron Hamill (injury)
F Jeff Farmer (suspension)
F Leigh Harding (injury)
Other players who may not be ready for round 1 or could be out for much longer, for various reasons, could include Michael Gardiner, Tom Hawkins, Chris Dawes, Troy Simmonds, Ivan Maric, Alan Didak, Nick Gill, Mark Ricciuto, Jared Crouch, Steve Johnson, Luke Ablett, Sam Butler, Mitch Hahn and Richard Hadley. But check the injury news at the team websites for all the players listed here for up to date injury details. There is also plenty of time between now and the start of the regular season for other players to get injured or for some of the above players to make an unexpected recovery.
B Raphael Clarke (injury)
B Ray Hall (injury)
B Jesse Smith (injury)
B Michael Johnson (suspension)
B Ken McGregor (injury)
B Brian Harris (suspension)
B Paul Bevan (injury)
B Lewis Roberts-Thomson (injury)
B Jonathan Hay (retired)
C Shane Crawford (suspension, but just 1 game)
C Adam Schneider (injury)
C Brodie Holland (suspension)
C Byron Schammer (injury)
C James Kelly (suspension)
C Matthew Stokes (suspension)
C Nigel Lappin (injury)
R Rhett Biglands (injury)
R Max Bailey (injury)
R John Meesen (injury)
R Robert Warnock (injury)
F Trent Hentschel (injury)
F Sean Rusling (injury)
F Kent Kingsley (injury)
F Rhan Hooper (missed preseason)
F Fergus Watts (injury)
F Chris Scott (injury)
F Aaron Hamill (injury)
F Jeff Farmer (suspension)
F Leigh Harding (injury)
Other players who may not be ready for round 1 or could be out for much longer, for various reasons, could include Michael Gardiner, Tom Hawkins, Chris Dawes, Troy Simmonds, Ivan Maric, Alan Didak, Nick Gill, Mark Ricciuto, Jared Crouch, Steve Johnson, Luke Ablett, Sam Butler, Mitch Hahn and Richard Hadley. But check the injury news at the team websites for all the players listed here for up to date injury details. There is also plenty of time between now and the start of the regular season for other players to get injured or for some of the above players to make an unexpected recovery.
