CHAMPION/DATA/ISSUE 16 Hi and welcome to the sixteenth edition of the Fantasy Freako’s rave for 2011. We dodged a bullet last round with news that Gary Ablett’s knee injury isn’t as bad as first thought. He’s now an outside chance to face Richmond this week, which would relieve the thousands of coaches that traded him in last round. Enjoy this week’s rave and good luck to everyone for the upcoming round. NO SIGN OF HOME SICKNESS GET READY TO POUNCE! It’s one thing to perform on your home deck, but to do it away from With most of us close to finalising our sides, it’s vital that we bring home as well is an added bonus. With interstate travel a key component in the right player’s at the right price. Looking at the approximate for every AFL player, looking at player’s that fire on their travels has breakevens for this round, Drew Petrie is one player to keep a close eye proven to be an interesting exercise. For the purpose of this analysis, only those that have played in more than one match have been included, on in the wake of his dismal performance against Collingwood, where which explains why Travis Cloke doesn’t appear with his 136 points, as he finished with a season-low 24 points. Gary Ablett should always be his game against Sydney in Round 14 has been his only interstate trip. a target, and the little master will need to produce something special against Richmond this week, if indeed he actually plays, to keep his If we look at the best performers across the season, it’s no surprise that price. Sam Fisher is another player to keep on your radar, with the Matthew Boyd comes up on top with an impressive average of 134 per defender likely to drop heavily in price after his pitiful effort against Port match, which includes reaching that mark in three of his four games. Adelaide. Take note, the Bulldogs travel in Rounds 18 and 22, so pencil him in for your captain in those rounds. Next best is Gary Ablett with an average Below are some player’s to monitor this round, but take note, avoid of 125 points per match from his seven outings. His last four games interstate have been exceptional, returning scores of 156, 132, 135 and bringing any of them in until after this week, and in the case of Buddy of course who could forget the 175 against Fremantle in Round 15. Franklin and Matt Suckling, you have to wait two weeks before you can consider them as the Hawks have a bye this round. Of the player’s that travel interstate this round, Stevie J would be the only one worth considering making skipper, considering his last trip to APRROXIMATE BREAKEVENS THIS ROUND Queensland netted him 171 points. There are always risks involved with making a player such as him captain, but the reward would be huge if he Player Club Position Price Ave. BE L4 turns it on. Drew Petrie NM Fwd/Ruck $318,600 85 185 69 INTERSTATE THIS SEASON Gary Ablett GCS Mid $462,200 110 179 113 Player Club Position K H D M T G DT M.Boyd WB Mid 21.2 16 37.2 5.2 5.8 0 133.5 Sam Fisher STK Def $349,500 88 157 83 G.Ablett GCS Mid 16.7 16.3 33 2.4 7 1.4 125.3 M.Murphy CAR Mid 18.7 12.3 31 4.7 5 0.7 121.7 Marc Murphy CAR Mid $443,900 115 149 116 S.Johnson GEE Fwd 16 8 24 7.2 3.5 2.8 117.8 S.Mitchell HAW Mid 19.5 14.8 34.3 5 3.3 0.2 115.3 Joel Selwood GEE Mid $427,000 107 148 T.Rockliff BRIS Mid 15 11.8 26.8 5.8 6 0.5 114.2 J.Trengove MEL Mid 14 11.5 25.5 5.5 5.5 1 113.0 Lance Franklin HAW Fwd $375,000 100 142 91 Jac.Redden BRIS Mid 14 12.6 26.6 5.7 5.7 1 111.1 C.Sylvia MEL Fwd/Mid 14.5 11.5 26 4.5 7 1 111.0 Matt Suckling HAW Def $368,500 95 141 99 N.Dal Santo STK Mid 14.8 13.2 28 3.8 4.8 1 109.5 R.Griffen WB Mid 18.2 8 26.2 3.5 5 1.5 108.8 Heath Scotland CAR Def/Mid $379,100 98 140 96 C.Ling GEE Mid 14.2 12.2 26.4 4.2 5.8 1 107.2 Corey Enright GEE Def $376,900 92 139 102 L.Franklin HAW Fwd 12.8 8.3 21.1 7 2.3 3.8 106.5 P.Chapman GEE Fwd/Mid 14.2 12.5 26.7 7.2 3 1 106.2 Scott Thompson ADEL Mid $396,200 106 130 103 B.Houli RICH Mid 16.3 9.7 26 8 3.3 0 105.3 ADELAIDE CROWS FREAKO SAYS: AFL DREAM TEAM AVERAGE Make Scott Thompson your No.1 midfield trade up target this week. With 1486 Adelaide just completing its second bye, he would be the perfect upgrade considering he’s averaging an impressive 106 points per match this year. (Ranked 14th) Adelaide AFL Dream Team Points Player Position Price Change Games TOG% Pts Per Min Ave. BE L4 13 14 15 16 Scott Thompson Mid $396,200 -$2,100 14 87% 0.99 106 130 103 116 101 92 Scott Stevens Def/Fwd $300,400 $0 2 100% 0.81 98 50 Sam Jacobs Ruck $327,200 $37,900 11 80% 0.85 85 43 103 85 104 120 Nathan van Berlo Mid $285,100 -$51,700 14 89% 0.77 85 83 71 63 65 84 Brent Reilly Mid $287,500 -$44,500 13 82% 0.83 84 71 82 91 72 Bernie Vince Mid $327,200 -$29,400 9 83% 0.83 83 49 98 75 122 96 Rory Sloane Mid $271,800 $8,700 10 80% 0.81 80 78 62 41 79 65 Ian Callinan Fwd/Mid $80,400 $0 2 80% 0.80 77 -87 77 89 64 Richard Douglas Mid $291,000 -$75,200 14 79% 0.78 76 101 66 63 74 62 Chris Knights Fwd $254,400 $32,500 13 83% 0.74 75 114 47 20 73 Graham Johncock Def $306,300 -$52,800 14 91% 0.66 74 100 76 77 74 76 Brad Symes Def $261,600 -$92,500 9 68% 0.87 72 9 102 113 91 Andy Otten Def $258,500 $116,100 8 93% 0.63 70 90 72 96 52 69 Matthew Jaensch Fwd $257,000 $12,700 12 90% 0.62 69 63 74 68 79 Patrick Dangerfield Fwd/Mid $232,100 -$44,800 14 81% 0.67 67 51 68 67 62 76 Michael Doughty Def/Mid $259,500 -$50,800 12 91% 0.59 66 80 67 69 71 61 B Kurt Tippett Fwd/Ruck $230,500 -$30,000 13 88% 0.60 66 45 73 77 55 88 Y Matthew Wright Mid $244,700 $152,200 11 76% 0.68 65 78 59 56 99 22 E Ben Rutten Def $200,500 -$57,000 14 100% 0.50 61 82 46 57 49 32 Brodie Smith Def $196,400 $87,900 9 74% 0.66 60 39 Daniel Talia Def/Fwd $97,600 $0 1 97% 0.52 59 59 59 Richard Tambling Mid $210,900 -$26,400 7 72% 0.65 57 126 36 36 Ricky Henderson Fwd/Def $239,300 -$31,700 12 80% 0.57 56 45 75 114 36 Luke Thompson Def $188,500 $96,000 11 94% 0.46 54 61 47 46 47 Ivan Maric Ruck $230,900 -$9,400 3 63% 0.69 53 107 Jared Petrenko Def $219,900 $9,200 7 62% 0.68 52 7 78 63 70 102 Jack Gunston Fwd $173,500 $9,500 6 74% 0.54 49 82 30 35 24 Taylor Walker Fwd $184,300 -$74,800 7 86% 0.45 48 109 James Sellar Ruck $151,500 $21,700 5 98% 0.38 47 28 Phil Davis Def $201,000 -$10,000 3 46% 0.81 46 124 Shaun McKernan Def/Fwd $137,300 $39,700 12 76% 0.48 45 71 21 34 7 Chris Schmidt Def $208,800 -$76,800 5 62% 0.58 45 107 32 28 35 David Mackay Mid $267,600 $0 2 78% 0.47 45 129 58 58 Brodie Martin Mid $201,100 -$31,500 4 63% 0.55 42 109 Myke Cook Mid $214,600 $0 2 73% 0.41 37 102 Brad Moran Ruck $97,600 $0 2 71% 0.27 24 33 25 25 Jason Porplyzia Fwd $284,100 $0 1 4% 3.20 16 BRISBANE LIONS FREAKO SAYS: AFL DREAM TEAM AVERAGE Avoid picking any Brisbane players this round, as it comes up against a 1457 Geelong outfit that will be keen to atone for two consecutive losses. This one could get ugly. (Ranked 16th) Brisbane Lions AFL Dream Team Points Player Position Price Change Games TOG% Pts Per Min Ave. BE L4 13 14 15 16 Jack Redden Mid $428,900 $99,300 15 83% 1.07 110 91 122 118 112 129 130 Tom Rockliff Mid $404,400 $42,200 13 80% 1.07 105 98 114 103 122 121 111 Simon Black Mid $348,000 -$33,100 15 79% 0.93 90 87 94 62 118 84 113 M Leuenberger Ruck $330,100 $8,800 15 84% 0.85 87 78 92 120 57 100 91 Jed Adcock Def $257,700 -$4,800 13 90% 0.75 83 88 61 67 55 Daniel Rich Mid $282,800 -$30,000 13 78% 0.83 80 104 64 53 74 Pearce Hanley Def $287,800 $27,600 15 89% 0.72 78 88 77 60 102 80 67 Luke Power Mid $280,500 -$82,400 14 85% 0.74 76 42 73 54 49 96 91 Mitchell Clark Ruck $300,000 -$13,400 12 86% 0.69 73 108 41 41 Jonathan Brown Fwd $275,900 -$85,100 9 95% 0.62 71 21 82 62 62 92 112 James Polkinghorne Fwd $239,200 $6,900 15 79% 0.67 65 105 59 71 73 42 48 Ashley McGrath Def $247,000 -$38,600 14 91% 0.57 63 43 66 38 67 102 56 Broc McCauley Ruck $123,200 $42,800 3 68% 0.76 63 -60 Jared Polec Mid $169,100 $24,600 3 62% 0.81 62 18 Amon Buchanan Fwd $241,500 $0 2 60% 0.84 62 73 Ryan Harwood Mid $216,600 $11,000 5 60% 0.84 62 19 63 68 27 95 63 Cheynee Stiller Mid $266,000 -$35,300 14 88% 0.57 62 88 79 107 75 54 Josh Drummond Def $260,600 -$13,300 3 79% 0.59 59 90 43 43 Daniel Merrett Def $218,200 $14,200 10 99% 0.48 59 69 Todd Banfield Fwd $225,800 -$15,600 13 83% 0.57 58 80 52 80 24 Patrick Karnezis Fwd $150,000 $57,500 4 70% 0.66 56 -4 56 45 54 64 62 Andrew Raines Def $230,500 -$25,300 9 80% 0.56 55 31 78 76 82 75 Matt Austin Def/Mid $168,500 $28,700 4 79% 0.56 53 39 Jesse O'Brien Def/Fwd $162,900 $17,600 12 69% 0.62 52 7 63 61 65 James Hawksley Def $271,400 $0 1 81% 0.53 52 52 52 Tom Collier Def $198,700 -$3,200 7 93% 0.45 52 48 48 48 Mitchell Golby Def $133,400 $40,900 4 86% 0.49 51 14 45 39 48 47 Brent Staker Fwd/Mid $305,400 $0 1 68% 0.57 50 Ryan Lester Def $117,100 $24,600 3 87% 0.45 47 18 Rohan Bewick Mid $178,500 $80,900 12 58% 0.68 47 81 52 73 70 40 25 Joshua Green Mid $146,500 $54,000 5 64% 0.59 46 50 44 44 Sam Sheldon Mid $179,100 -$4,400 9 87% 0.44 46 40 52 43 60 69 37 Claye Beams Mid $136,000 $43,500 5 60% 0.57 43 21 Matt Maguire Def $166,700 -$123,100 9 90% 0.36 40 89 30 28 46 32 15 Joel Patfull Def $151,100 -$57,100 15 97% 0.33 40 40 38 25 44 43 40 Bryce Retzlaff Def/Fwd $141,400 $43,800 9 79% 0.40 38 66 31 45 39 10 Niall McKeever Def $99,800 $7,300 3 89% 0.30 32 16 32 31 35 30 Aaron Cornelius Fwd $220,100 $0 2 53% 0.46 30 120 CARLTON FREAKO SAYS: AFL DREAM TEAM AVERAGE If you’re still holding onto Aaron Sandilands, then why not make some cash and trade him down to Robert Warnock.