The Collingwood skipper was the difference in an ANZAC Medal-winning performance!
Player of the Round – Round 6
Round Review – Round 6
Happy to say I got 9/9 in my tips this week! A fairly standard round of footy. Let’s review!
I was active on Twitter over the weekend so I’ll embed some Tweets throughout. The nominated Players of the Round are:
Scott Pendlebury (COLL)
Jaeger O’Meara (HAW)
Gary Ablett (GEEL)
Travis Boak (PORT)
I’ll have to go with Pendlebury for the overall Player of the Round this week, with O’Meara a close second. Pendles was awarded with the ANZAC Medal for his efforts against the Bombers, which included 38 disposals, 7 marks, 6 tackles and 148 Fantasy points, what a game and well deserved BOG! However I have to say if the Bombers ended up winning, I’d have Daniher as my BOG because he was just electric and exciting to watch.
I’d also say all four of the nominated players are likely going to carry their form into next week, but I have to choose one and it’ll be Travis Boak, who has been the most consistent player in Fantasy this year so far. Boak has tonned every week except last week, in which he was tagged by Mark Hutchings. He is absolutely vital to have in your team, get him in!
Player of the Round – Round 5
The Little Master does it again!
Round Review – Round 5
The week of blowouts! The lowest winning margin of the round was 22 points, and 6 out of 9 matches were decided by 40+ points. The AFL have nominated the Players of the Round as:
Gary Ablett (GEEL)
Eddie Betts (ADEL)
Harry McKay (CARL)
Ollie Wines (PORT)
In my opinion, the overall Player of the Round is Harry McKay, who was absolutely crucial in Carlton’s stunning first win of the season. McKay put the Blues on his back kicking 4.3, with 20 disposals, 11 marks and 128 Fantasy points to go with it. What a win for the Blues!
Gary Ablett is my pick for the player most likely to carry his form into next round. The rest outside of Wines just aren’t regular high-scorers in Fantasy, and Wines has been reasonably quiet since his return from injury aside from this weekend. Gary has been fairly reliable this season, and we know that he can fork up the ton consistently.
I was inactive on Twitter this week so unfortunately I have no update Tweets to embed. I’ll be sure to make up for it next week!
Player of the Round – Round 4
Round Review – Round 4
The AFL have finally started posting their elected Players of the Round on social media, and so I will now start posting Round Reviews in the format that I had hoped. Apologies for the lack of these in the past couple of rounds! This will also be quite short as I did not have much time to watch the games over the weekend.
Basically, I will list the nominated Players of the Round and choose the player that I believe had the most outstanding performance, as well as the player that I believe will continue their good form into the coming rounds. I will create a ‘Player Card’ for them at some point and you will find these under the ‘Ratings’ page of the website.
The nominated Players of the Round are:
Tom Lynch (RICH)
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (ESS)
Shannon Hurn (WCE)
Lachie Whitfield (GWS)
My personal player of the round is without a doubt McDonald-Tipungwuti. With an incredible bag of seven goals in addition to ten marks and twenty disposals, Tippa played an almost perfect game.
However, I think Lachie Whitfield is the most likely to carry this form into next round. Despite the Giants’ loss to current premiership favourites Geelong, Whitfield was again a shining positive. He is yet to score under the ton this year (his lowest score being 109 in round 10), and he has come off a 162 last week against Richmond aswell. He will be a necessary addition to your Fantasy team this season.
Round 3 Updates
Round 2 Updates
Inside AFL Player Ratings
Introducing the Inside AFL Player Rating System.
It can be difficult for some users to find time to read through all the statistics for every player, every game, every team, and so my goal is to simplify this process. It is important to note that this rating system is completely subjective and is not representative of a player’s actual skill level.
Each player’s ranking is subject to change, and will usually be determined by their 3 or 5-Game Average (in terms of Fantasy score). There are six tiers (Superstar, Elite, Star, Pro, Rising Star, Prospect) that the image above depicts. Each has their own ‘badge’ which provides a players Inside AFL Tier, Rating, and their position according to AFL Fantasy. I’ll try to make a few ‘Player Cards’ showcasing players’ current Inside AFL Player Rating each week. Usually I’ll pick the best performers or players that are currently relevant.
This page is involved in a fun little project that I’m doing for my university studies. My goal ultimately is to help @AFLFantasy users improve their team to the best of my ability. I’d really appreciate any interaction and feedback! Feel free to ask any questions in the comments below.
Round Review – Round 1
The return round of AFL for the 2019 season was full of astonishing upsets, unexpected blowouts, season-defining injuries and plenty of things to talk about. This is the first Round Review, so the format is subject to change. Regardless, the general idea will be providing the final results from each match, and provide my AFL Fantasy suggestions based on the highest scorers of the round.
The results for Round 1:
Richmond (97) d. Carlton (64)
Geelong (72) d. Collingwood (65)
Port Adelaide (87) d. Melbourne (61)
Hawthorn (87) d. Adelaide (55)
Western Bulldogs (82) d. Sydney (65)
Brisbane (102) d. West Coast (58)
St. Kilda (85) d. Gold Coast (84)
GWS (112) d. Essendon (40)
Fremantle (141) d. North Melbourne (59)
I would personally say that every game this round, with the exception of Carlton v Richmond and St. Kilda v Gold Coast, were upsets and I’m sure most would agree. Perhaps the two biggest surprises, however, were the absolute demolishing of Essendon and North Melbourne by the Giants and Dockers respectively.
The Giants, particularly midfielders Stephen Cognilio and Tim Taranto, ran rampant over an extremely sluggish Essendon outfit. Cognilio (161) and Taranto (137) both finished within the Top 6 Fantasy scorers for Round 1, with a combined (yet fairly evenly split) 61 disposals, 5 goals, 17 tackles, 12 marks, and 12 clearances. Dyson Heppell (107) was Essendon’s only player to score over the ton, with Smith (93) and McGrath (84) being the next highest scorers for the Dons. An extremely poor effort from Essendon, and they’ll (hopefully) look to make up for it in Round 2 against the Saints.
Meanwhile, a new-look Fremantle scored their highest score since their 2013 Grand Final team with a whopping 141 points against an underwhelming North Melbourne, who finished on only 59 points. It was an outstanding team performance by the Dockers with five players managing to break the ton. Cam McCarthy (109) was the standout with 5 goals, the equal highest in all of Round 1! The midfield worked wonders despite the departure of elite mid Lachie Neale. Fyfe (103) led the way with 32 disposals and 10 clearances, however Hill (113), Tucker (111) and Langdon (107) also played very respectable games. The Roos, on the other hand, were quite disappointing with the highlight being debutant Bailey Scott (97), who was deservedly awarded with the first NAB Rising Star nomination of 2019. Macmillan (118) backed up his superb JLT performance, being the highest scoring Fantasy player in the match with 37 disposals. Goldstein (95) is hopefully returning back to his elite ruck work of previous years, with 34 hitouts and a goal.
On Saturday, the reigning premiers were stunned by an absolutely dominant Brisbane Lions outfit that proved that they are a threat in 2019. After West Coast came out firing in the first quarter, Brisbane managed to make the Eagles fifth-minute second quarter goal their last for the entire match. From there, the Lions kicked 9 unanswered goals and effectively blew the season wide open by upsetting the 2018 premiers. Both teams were a little disappointing from a Fantasy perspective, with only one player from each team, Rich (101) and Sheed (133), scoring over 100. Owners of Sheed will be glad they trusted him to continue his Grand Final form into 2019. Lyons (96) and Zorko (94) were the Lions other high scorers, while Shuey (95) and Yeo (91) provided for the Eagles despite a disappointing team performance.
Inside AFL 