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Round 3 Review | Players You Want to Jump On and Off | AFL Fantasy Q&A | #PODPOD
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Round 3 saw some monster scores from some popular premiums that had coaches licking their lips as they witnessed their rankings leap towards hat territory. Nick Martin went BANG, Max Gawn reminded everyone of his ability as the number one ruck, Riley Bonner had a big ton and other popular premiums like Sheezel, Heeney and Steele continued their ripping form to start the year. However, it was a round of some incredible lows as well with many popular first year rookies and mid-pricers putting up scores that made coaches thankful for a best 18 round!!!
Join Harmey, Holmesy and Lewy as they dissect all of the hot topics from round 3 and review a banger of a round. They review their individual rounds, talk about the key players you should be looking to bring in and also jump off, whilst answering a stack of listener questions! As the season heats up and we head towards Gather Round and another full best 22 round, this episode is not one you want to miss!
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Transcript
Podcast Introduction and AFL Fantasy Delays
00:00:18
Speaker
G'day and welcome to the PodPod. It's Holmesy here talking all things AFL fantasy classic live for you on this Monday, 1st of April. We were planning on recording this podcast at the end of the Hawthorne and Geelong game, but unfortunately with the lightning delay,
00:00:37
Speaker
We've had to go a little bit early and jump the gun, but we're still here. We're going to give a bit of an update of where we're sitting, knowing that there's a quarter of football still to be played. So a little bit of the information might be a little bit different, but that's all good. So as it has been for the last month or so, we've got our regular co-host and panel members. I'll start with you, Lou. How are you going, mate? How was your weekend?
00:00:59
Speaker
Yeah, not too bad. Thanks, mate. It's been a little bit of a better scoring weekend, which means that the foot is a bit more enjoyable for me this week, which is nice. Yeah, good to see you a little bit more up and about, mate.
Footy Weekend Highlights and New Team Speculations
00:01:13
Speaker
That's good. It's definitely a trading game and there's still plenty of time to go. And as always, as he's been a regular for the last year and a bit, I've got two-time top 10 finisher, Hami here with us. Hami, how are you going, mate?
00:01:26
Speaker
Yep, going pretty well, thanks, Holmesy. And although I've been enjoying the footy over the weekend, it's been well overshadowed by the Jack Jumper's big win in the MBL final.
00:01:37
Speaker
Yeah, I did say that on Twitter. Seemed like it was pretty big for a few Tazzy boys down there. So well done. And just before we get stuck in, getting a little bit of mixed message, is this Tazzy team going to go ahead or is it in a little bit of trouble with this politics thing going on? No, I reckon we'll go ahead, mate. Yep. They'll find a way to make it work. The way that the success of Jack Jumpers have had, everyone's behind it and the AFL will be stupid if they weren't going to try and do the same thing.
00:02:03
Speaker
Yeah, definitely make it for an interesting fantasy season come 2026 or whenever they plan to bring them in. But that's not what we're here to talk about today.
Scores, Ranks, and Strategy Reflections
00:02:11
Speaker
So we're going to give a quick review of our rounds now. Just keep in mind that there still is a quarter to go. So these overall scores and rankings can definitely change in the next quarter. But we thought we'd give a little bit of an update anyway. So why don't we start with you, Lou? Where are you sitting currently and what do we still have left for this last quarter?
00:02:29
Speaker
Yeah, so I'm currently on 1929 and I've got Dempsey and Amon on field scoring for me at the moment, which brings me into a 21,451 rank, which is good to see. That's been halved off the back of last week and certainly encouraging. Maybe it's also an indicator of how many coaches were sort of running with a Tom Green or a Took Miller and Flanders, you know, all those round three by players that we missed this week.
00:02:59
Speaker
Yep. Very pleasing to see Lou. And as I mentioned on the pod last week, I was in the exact same situation as you last year, and I'm pretty sure it was around three where I was able to, to have the ranking and start to really chug along during the season as well. So good to see for you. Hami, how are you going, mate?
00:03:15
Speaker
How's your rank? Yeah, not too bad. My score is currently 1935 for my rank, 6090. So I think I've gone in at least 5000 positions at this stage of the weekend. So must be a pretty reasonable score, I suppose.
00:03:35
Speaker
And do you currently have anyone on field scoring for you in this last quarter or that's you essentially done? It's annoying, you know, this week I went out of my way to bring in Massimo because I had coffee to patch up and he's currently on 50. So it doesn't look like he's actually going to score for me anyway. Yeah, you never know, mate. Still a quarter to go. He could get his hands dirty in this last quarter.
00:03:57
Speaker
get above that fourth playing score for you. Me, I'm currently sitting on 2022, so it's been a pretty big round for me so far. Still have Dempsey on field. Hopefully he's going to score a little bit in this last quarter to keep that tricking over and that's actually brought my live rank into 1134. So just sitting outside the top 1K, which is
00:04:19
Speaker
very pleasing for this time of year, knowing full well that it might slide a little bit in this last quarter with a few popular players like Stewart and Mass and those still on field, but very positive that I've been able to jump this far up so far. All right, Lou, let's start positive. Where are you going to give your plus three this week?
00:04:38
Speaker
I'm going to give it to Tom Powell because I brought him in this week and you can always be a little bit nervous with these mid-price types but he had the role and I was backing that in and that's exactly what we saw so I think he was the equal leading CBA getter for North Melbourne again which was nice.
00:04:55
Speaker
I got off to a little bit of a slower start and then wrestled it back quite nicely in a game where they were pretty much walked all over for the whole day. So yeah, got to give it to Tom Powell and I think he's showing enough that he could be a keeper for us potentially up to those mid-season buyers if he keeps this scoring up.
00:05:14
Speaker
Yeah, very good by you, mate. It's always a little bit risky taking a punt on these mid prices if they, you know, we'd miss the ton the week before. And if they do resort back to, you know, a 70, 75 score, then potentially we don't get a huge price rise or the scoring
Player Performance Reviews
00:05:27
Speaker
either. But the fact now is going back to back tons. A lot of solidification in that role and his cash is going to be flying up in the right direction too. So very good pick by you. Hami, what about your plus three?
00:05:38
Speaker
Well, I guess I would have given it to the turnover King Nick Martin if I had him, but I don't have him so second place turnover King Riley Bonner 127 and that'll Be a nice cash rise from him for me this week, which is good
00:05:55
Speaker
I didn't get to catch too much of that game, Hamid. Do you think he holds his spot after that? I think he does. I mean, who's taking it? Wilson might be a bit of a chance to be dropped, I'd say, given the end of his game. But, yeah, just with those couple of injuries with Henry and with... Who was the other one last week? Oh, Wynn Hager's suspended too. Yeah, Mason Wood, yeah. So I think that he does have his spot. But I'll be looking at an exit strategy at some point soon.
00:06:25
Speaker
He had those 17 turnovers, which isn't great, but he also had over a thousand meters gained. So it depends where you want to look at it in terms of a positive. I think if you're going long down the line and then that contest is lost by a couple of your teammates, you get the turnover on your stat sheet and not them. So maybe it's just on the receiving end of a few bad ones there. Yeah, he was he was taking the game on like he was actually running really well, finding space. And I think he actually played a good game.
00:06:55
Speaker
Yeah, and Ross Lyon's been pretty consistent in his messaging. They even asked him about it post-match last game with the way he was playing. And the messaging is that they just encourage him to take the game on. He's going to make mistakes a lot of the time or some of the time, but they like what he's bringing to the table. So yeah, hopefully he keeps his spot and keeps that cash moving, which means it's going to be a pretty easy jump up to a midfield premium at some point.
00:07:18
Speaker
my plus three and how can I not give it to this big bloke? Max Gorn, there was a lot of talk in the preseason about him being, you know, over the wrong side of 30, but Sol Rock 146, now averaging 119 and being the number one ranked Rockman in the comp. He was sensational and kudos to those coaches that put the VC on him. I couldn't do it knowing that Port Adelaide was a low stoppage team and
00:07:44
Speaker
and hard to score against, but he just put on an all-time performance for them to get them over the line and he's just been sensational. So yeah, Max Gorn, my plus three. Louis, how about your negative three?
00:07:57
Speaker
Uh, this is maybe a little bit harsh because he's actually still in play, but, uh, Carl Eamon and that's based off the last couple of weeks as well. Picked him at 86, I think, and was hoping that he could, uh, hit the ground running with that half back roll that he had at the back end of last year. And he is in that role, which is, you know, tick for that. But unfortunately the scoring's just not there in the Hawks outfit, which, you know, they're going to be inconsistent week to week. And I think Carl Eamon is unfortunately.
00:08:26
Speaker
Um, you know, within that system and that's going to be, you know, one game up, one game down type thing. So, um, thankful that he hasn't totally burnt me, but that's one that I need to jump off pretty much ASAP. You watch this could end up being one of the all-time rockets. If he ends up getting to something decent in this last quarter. Well, let's keep an eye on it. Uh, what is he on? He's on 71. He's on the bench. So let's, let's see if that can act as a little rocket.
00:08:55
Speaker
Tommy, how about your negative three? There's a few players in my team that aren't really doing what I thought they would. And one of those was James Jordan. I had a look, I was in his second quarter when I turned it on, I was having a bit of a look through the game and he's on 10 points. So he sort of didn't go too bad to get that to 60, but yeah, I'm not really impressed with his game.
00:09:21
Speaker
Yeah, he's not really getting it done for us. It's not like he's losing cash, but he's just sort of trickling along slowly. I think we've got to hold him, though, knowing that he's got the Eagles match coming up this week, but then he's probably the perfect trade off at his buy. We do need to keep in mind, though, that there's a fit Taylor Adams waiting in the wings and he might actually lose his spot. So one to keep an eye on there.
00:09:41
Speaker
Uh, my negative three before we get moving onto the hot topics and this one hurts a little bit. He's been pretty good for me so far, but the roll had gone and I didn't like what I saw last week, but unfortunately didn't pull the trigger. And that's Christian Salem, uh, kind of saved his score in the end to get to 52. I think he was on about 12.
00:09:57
Speaker
at halftime and watching that game pretty closely for other owners. You just got to jump off now. What I what I noticed is that even when he is playing in defense, he was kind of locking down on a rosy or the most dangerous forward. So locking down as a defender is not what we want for fantasy. So that can explain some of the low scores. And it really only was when Melbourne had broke Hawks in the back end of that game that he really jumped his score to get there late. So Christian Salem, you absolutely must get off. And he is my negative three.
00:10:28
Speaker
All right, we're not going to go over the Pod Pod Challenge or the Content Creators Cup this week, just because the round hasn't finished and we don't want to give any false information there.
Gather Round Strategy and Venue Impacts
00:10:37
Speaker
So let's jump straight into the hot topics and Lou, round four is coming up, back to a best 22 system, but being in Adelaide for gather round, what are some important things that coaches should take into account this week, knowing that we're going to have nine games in Adelaide and some of them are going to be out in the countryside for Adelaide?
00:10:56
Speaker
Yeah, well, I think that's the big one is the venues that they're actually playing at. So, look, I'll start with the obvious one, Adelaide Oval. That's going to be in great nick to start. But I think by the end of the weekend, we could see some pretty sloppy footy there as the turf starts to sort of give way with a lot of footy being played there over the next couple of days.
00:11:17
Speaker
Uh, Norwood is a seriously small oval. It is, uh, as thin as anything. In fact, I think it's even thinner. Then, uh, could continue park or whatever they call it now, GMHBA stadium. So going to be expecting a lot of, um, up and down the ground there and not a, uh, a lot of wings sort of play outside plus sixes for teams that are playing there. And then finally at Mount Barker.
00:11:43
Speaker
It's a great deck up there, but it is seriously blustery. It's a little bit like playing down at Seafit or Moorabbin as you quite often see in the VFL where sometimes players kick it and it ends up going 10 meters out in the fall just because the wind takes hold of it there. So, yeah, something to monitor there. I wouldn't put it up in lights as huge concerns for anybody in particular, but
00:12:07
Speaker
Yeah we just need to keep in mind that the footy will be probably played at a slightly different level than what it would it. Marvel are really curated sort of oval like Adelaide Oval or the MCG.
00:12:19
Speaker
So these smaller grounds and the ones that potentially going to have the blustery conditions, I know we're not going to take too much into account, but do you think that might suit some of the more inside midfielders knowing that potentially there's going to be more stoppages with, uh, the ball going out a lot more and, and, and, you know, just not having enough space?
Suspensions and Role Adjustments
00:12:36
Speaker
Yeah, I think there'll be a lot more stoppages at those two games. So, uh, should be a good thing for the Ruckman and most, and most importantly, the, uh, the midfielders as well.
00:12:47
Speaker
Yep. Beautiful. Some other hot topics. So as it stands right now, we've got Windhager and Liam Baker that have been suspended. I'm not sure whether or not they're going to challenge or not. That hasn't been announced yet. Hami, I'll throw to you. As there were some coaches out there that traded into Windhager this week, he didn't exactly perform, although he still did have the role from the week prior. Is that a one week in, one week out scenario? Or do you think there's merit to hold?
00:13:16
Speaker
Yeah, it's a bit hard to tell that because you'll only miss the one and then he doesn't have a buy coming up either. So I think if you've made the decision to bring him in and you have a scoring bench option, you're probably inclined to hold because as you say, he was still in the center bounces.
00:13:38
Speaker
Yeah, I'd probably hold. Just the baker one, I still think he's a good chance to get off if they do appear, that I mean. It was Milliken, wasn't it? And he just sort of got up and kept playing. So I don't know if it's really medium impact is what the AFL has claimed. So we'll just keep an eye on that one.
00:13:58
Speaker
Well, let's stay on Lee and Baker then, Hami, while I've got you here. Now, he's got a buy coming up, so not necessarily saying to trade into him if he gets off his suspension or even after a suspension, but back to back tons, he's looked all right in that Richmond system.
00:14:13
Speaker
Is this a case of we've seen this before from Liam Baker and he's still the swing man? He's not exactly getting heaps and heaps of CBAs and being a full-time midfielder.
Post Best 18 System Strategies
00:14:22
Speaker
Do you think there's merit to look at him with the lack of forwards or have we seen this before and potentially could get tricked again? I think it's slightly different to what has been in the past. Richmond's down. They are short on numbers. He did have a few CBAs.
00:14:39
Speaker
Let's have a look at him then. He is averaging 101. I think that that doesn't include around zero though.
00:14:48
Speaker
In the last two weeks, he scored 105 and 113. That 113 was from three quarters. He scored zero in the last quarter, didn't he? I'm pretty confident on that. So he doesn't have a contract. He's going to be wanting to do everything that he can to get his next contract value up. And I think that he's actually a good option as a defender forward. So good DPP there as well, I think.
00:15:14
Speaker
Yeah, if he gets off, which I think that he probably will, I think there's a good trading option actually. Even with his buyer coming up in two weeks? Yeah, you get two weeks out of him and then a buyer, that's right. So you'd be trading in, making that decision. Look, the thing is, so what's he got? What did I say? 101 average.
00:15:36
Speaker
Well, that's a keeper as a defender or a forward, isn't it? So he's not going to average that for the season, I wouldn't have thought, but he's definitely in the mix as a top six in either line. I think that that makes him more attractive. Yeah.
00:15:53
Speaker
Don't mind that, Hami. I'm not sure I'd be looking to trade into him personally, knowing he's got to buy in two weeks. But in saying that, if you don't have a Max Gorn or any other Richmond slash Melbourne players, then you're only losing the one then you could potentially be an option. Louis, I'm going to throw this one to you. Now, we've had two weeks in a row now of a best 18 system.
00:16:13
Speaker
Now that we're moving back to gather round this week where we're going to have nine games and we're getting a full 22 on field, what are some strategies that coaches should be looking to have a go at here to make sure that they're not caught out this week with the best 18 to fall back on?
00:16:28
Speaker
I will have had four weeks now, five weeks, including opening rounds to actually have a look at what these rookies are capable of. And I think everyone would tell you at the moment that those midfielder rookies are certainly where the scoring potential actually is. And those forwards are sort of a mixed bag every single week.
00:16:48
Speaker
I think for this week, we definitely want to be trying to rejig our team so that we're getting the best rookies onto our field, given that it is best 22. It is in between a couple of best 18s where coaches have been able to hide behind a couple of poor scores, but I think you really want to try and maximize your best 22 this week. And I think that's going to come through, maybe not sort of fielding these forward rookies if you can avoid it.
00:17:16
Speaker
Yeah, and I think that kind of rolls into this next segue that I want to talk to you about, Hami. So these rookies that are starting to falter now, now we generally see it with the first year rookies, and that's definitely true of a Darcy Wilson, a Harley Reed, some of the other first year rookies like Sanders and the Kircher are going well at the moment, but they tend to tire as well. Is it time to start to look off, to jump off some of these rookies that are starting to tire?
00:17:45
Speaker
If they are sort of in that 350,000 price bracket and above, they'll be starting to get close to their breakeven, I'd say. So we're not far off being in a position to look to be trading them out. So you're right there. But as Lou said, some like some concerning scores from people that if it wasn't best 18, we would be relying on field. So I'll just talk about some from my own teammate, Harley Reid 43.
00:18:13
Speaker
Darcy Wilson 35.
00:18:16
Speaker
Charlie Lazaro, 55. Like these aren't scores that you look at your team and go, that's awesome. Glad they're there. So yeah, it is starting to become a bit of a worry. And even like Harley Gallagher, he's got a 90, but I wouldn't have had any confidence bringing him in and chucking him on field. So this is where my trade decisions this week was around getting Massimo in. And that was because I didn't really trust any rookie defenders. So,
00:18:45
Speaker
Yep, just made a bit of a shift to have Matty Roberts on field next week. I suppose the thing about the defender rookie being on field is
00:18:56
Speaker
Yes, it's going to be a huge punt this week. You've got to try and get a score out of a house, potentially a Marty Hall or someone else that you're running there. But if we can get through this week, round five and round six are going to be best 18. And then all of a sudden round seven rolls around, you've got Bonner, you've got Nick Martin, you've got McCurcher, all capable of swinging back there. And then that means you're going to be sorted. So I don't think you necessarily have to restructure completely to get the, all of those rookies off field in defense, but
00:19:23
Speaker
there's a big massive flag this week knowing that you're going to have to get a score out of them. And if you do get another 23 out of a house, then you could be in a bit of trouble. But yeah, don't mind that thinking, Hami. And that's going to swing us into our next segment. So what we're going to do is a bit of a time to jump off and I'm going to, I'm going to kind of group these into rookies mid prices and premiums. And we're going to have a bit of a discussion about whether or not it's time to jump off or whether you give them a little bit more. So I'll start with you, Louis, and I'm going to give you the rookies.
00:19:49
Speaker
So we've got Harley Reid, Lazaro and Wilson. So what are your thoughts with these players? I'd probably have them in that order in terms of jumping off. So Harley Reid, he's not really doing enough to tick over a score. He sort of lacks that fitness to get out and spread for those plus sixes. It's also not necessarily his job. He's part of a team that as a collective aren't scoring many fantasy points in general.
00:20:17
Speaker
I just don't see how he can consistently sort of put up the 55, 60 that we need him to with his kick to handball ratio as well. I think he's obviously going to be a star one day, but at this stage, he looks a little bit not under done, but I just don't think he's going to be able to dish out the averages that we need. And I'm just, yeah, I'm struggling to see if he can pop a score from this 350 K price mark to get that cash generation moving again for us.
00:20:46
Speaker
For that reason, I'd be happy to jump off of him first. Charlie Lazaro, a little bit of the same. He's not the marking type. He's a bit more in and under. For that reason, I've got him second though. I don't think he's necessarily a must jump off this week as much as I do think Harley Reid may be. Darcy Wilson, yeah, slight concerns there, but I do like that type of player that can run all day and spread for those marks. He didn't have a great game on the weekend.
00:21:16
Speaker
He wouldn't be one that surprised me to also pop an 80 or a 90 over the next couple of weeks in that Sainz system too. Yeah, I suppose it also boils down to these players is who you're jumping to. So we're going to get to it a bit later, but we do have a Gallagher. We have a Thomas that have good break evens, but at the same time, if they
00:21:35
Speaker
They're not going to play the Eagles every week. And if they go back to their 40s and 50s that they had been putting up before that, Thomas even lower than potentially, yeah, you freed up a hundred odd K, but then you're just using a trade on someone that might not actually make you too much more. But yeah, very interesting. And these are the moves that have kind of propelled me up the comp in years gone by. So definitely keen to explore that in the next coming weeks. Hami, I'm going to throw to you now with a few mid prices. So some of the popular ones, we've got James Jordan.
00:22:04
Speaker
Zach Fisher and Zach Williams, what are your thoughts with these players and is it time for any of them to go? Well, out of the three, I'm most concerned about Jordan, as I said earlier. So Jordan Fisher and Williams, you said, didn't you? So yeah, just, I mean, he got a few touches towards the end of the game in the second half, but he just didn't really look that great. Players coming back, competition for spots.
00:22:31
Speaker
Yeah, I'm not sure about Jordan. I think you've said earlier, maybe give him this week where he plays at Mount Barker versus the West Coast Eagles. I'm not sure. Zach Fisher, yeah, I'm not loving what I'm seeing, but I'm probably comfortable enough to park him at the moment. He's got about 75 the last two weeks, which is what he's priced at. So again, he's not going 90 plus as we thought he may.
00:23:00
Speaker
He's probably not the preferred distributor with Shezel now sitting there on the flank so I'm probably okay with holding Fisher for the time being and he has no buy approaching. Zach Williams yeah look he scored 60 but it could very well have been more he got burnt a few times he was out there he was playing not too bad a brand of footy so I'm probably okay with holding Williams so yeah
00:23:28
Speaker
out of those three that you mentioned, James Jordan, so I'm probably looking to jump off as a priority. Yep, don't mind that. The last one, Lou, a bit more of an underperforming premium. John Euken, I haven't seen what he's got to this game, but two 60s and another underwhelming score. Do coaches just have to cut their losses now and run?
00:23:51
Speaker
they kind of made their bed and they need a hold and fix around him hoping for a bounce back? So he's currently on 75 and the game's just about over. So it's another week, another underperformance from John Newcombe unfortunately for owners. I think you need to cut your losses here now. We spoke about Will Day. He appears to be back round seven I think, but also just within that midfield mix you've got
00:24:14
Speaker
James Walpole, Connor Nash, and a mixture of who's running through there as well with some of those young guys. And I just think that, yeah, Newcomb's not getting as used as often as what I thought he would. And as we spoke about at the top of the show, these inconsistent young sides that are trying to instill a game plan can be inconsistent in terms of their fantasy scoring as well.
00:24:38
Speaker
I think he was a good starting pick initially, but at this stage, you're just bleeding cash and the points aren't there. And yeah, I think you have to jump off. I'll throw this one to you then. In a similar boat, LDU, this one hurts as an owner. He's now a failed pick, but is he someone that I should be looking to jump off as well?
00:24:59
Speaker
I mean, I would be more keen to get your thoughts on that one there. Sorry, Holmes, just because he does have that role is well and truly in there. He's just not getting the scoring, is he? Do you think he's still got that potential to go 105 plus, or do you think he's maybe close to that 100 guy?
00:25:21
Speaker
Yeah, look, I think he's probably going to be closer to that 100 guy. The thing that happened on the weekend and it was always going to be the flag with an LDU is that they got belted by Carlton and they actually put some time into him with George Hewitt. So when he doesn't have it all his way, unfortunately, he can have these floor scores. We're actually pretty lucky that he saved it to a 77 in the end. I don't think he's going to be that bad. So potentially, I think you've got to hold in and just hope for some scores up until the buy and then you look to get on, but he's not going to be that underpriced keeper that we kind of picked in.
00:25:50
Speaker
picked him that. But yeah, he's just, I think, better footballer in real life and teams know that and they put time into him, which means there's no easy ball for him. That's it. They're putting time into him at the stoppage where he can actually get those points because you've got Zach Fisher, Colby McCursher, and the name escapes me. Harry Sheasel coming off that half back line who aren't looking for short 45s generally. They're looking for meters gained and
00:26:15
Speaker
think it sails over his head and he just doesn't get involved in that chip chip that you need to pull yourself up from 9,500 type guy to a 105,110 premium. Yeah. I'd think if I didn't have anything else to do in my team, I think I'd look at it, but I think there's going to be more pressing issues this week to fix. So if your team's perfect, look to jump off LDU, but I think we've got to try and fix around him. Hamid, do you have something?
00:26:41
Speaker
Perfect. You just put your hand up. All good. I'll stick with you, Jaime, for these last two before we get on to some positives. Jump on. I'm going to put these two mid prices together, both being forwards in a Jack Billings and a Nat 5. What are we looking to do with these two players? Jack Billings subbed twice already this year. And I'm not really impressed. So Jack Billings are probably keen to jump off. Nat 5.
00:27:09
Speaker
Well, when he's out there, he's got a decent role. This week he plays one of the, let's have a look, Freo versus Carlton and Adelaide Oval on Saturday. Like I'm an owner, I'm going to give him another week, I think, but yeah, I mean, 61. For the second week in a row, I don't think he counted in my score, so that's pretty disappointing.
00:27:35
Speaker
I think the thing with Nat 5 is he's just not tackling like he was in that round one matchup with Brisbane where he had seven. That's pretty much been where the decline is. He's still finding just as much footy. He's marking as well to an extent going at that 3.5 clip, but his tackles, they're just not happening. He doesn't necessarily have to be that guy either, but with the forward status, it's probably hard to jump off over the next couple of weeks too.
00:28:03
Speaker
Yeah, I think we've got bigger issues, but the Jack Billing ones, I think you absolutely have to jump off. His price isn't going anywhere and he's shown that he's already been the sub twice this year and Melbourne aren't afraid to pull the trigger. So I think you've got to cut your losses there with the Jack Billings, especially with that buy coming up too. All right, let's get positive now, lads, and let's look at some players that we can look to jump on. So the first ones I'll go to are the rookies. So I'll stick with you, Lou. We've got Harvey Thomas and Harvey Gallagher.
00:28:32
Speaker
knowing that we don't really like to double downgrade at this time of year, who would we be looking at to target out of those two players? Oh, for me, it's Harvey Thomas, just because he's that. He's going to be about 70, 80K cheaper once lockout lifts. And it seems like he's got good job security there. We've seen that he can score on his day. But I just think that's the guy who you're going to be able to maximize your cash generation with.
00:28:58
Speaker
Harley Gallagher, I really like to but I can't help but feel like the boats gonna be missed there. He's gonna be about 340k Once lockout lifts if he continues out at 55 which he was sort of at before that pop game versus West Coast and he gets up to about 440k off the top of my head. So you're making a hundred k off of him You sort of want to make a little bit more from your rookies. I think so for that reason, I think Harvey Thomas is the go there and
00:29:28
Speaker
Yeah, I think that's where I'll go as well. I'm just a little bit, he had an 18 in his, one of his first couple of games and then a 13. Yes, he's popped a score against the Eagles, but a little bit nervous, but I did do the, the Moreira's magic price projector. And if he does go at 50 for the next three weeks, he's going to find himself at 400 K. So can we get a 50 average out of him? I think we can with a couple of good match ups. I think they have
00:29:55
Speaker
So hopefully there's a bit of scoring capability, but yeah, I think he's definitely going to be the downgrade target this week, Luke. Yeah, I think potentially if you are willing to spend up a little bit more, I wouldn't be talking anybody out of.
00:30:10
Speaker
not only the double downgrade but actually going for a Harvey Gallagher this week and and sort of copying it on the other end losing maybe 50K on a Harvey Thomas maybe a little bit more and then jumping on for a similar price again the following week because I'm not seeing too many rookies coming through at the moment and often they do surprise us but I think these two are going to be really important for cash generation over the next fortnight.
00:30:35
Speaker
Yep. Don't mind that at all, Luke. Army, this one's for you and it's not on purpose, but I know this one hurts a little bit. But Tom Powell, what are your thoughts with him now that he's gone back to back tons? Is it too late to jump on or should be coaches, should coaches still look to go there?
00:30:49
Speaker
I think he can definitely still go there. Let's have a look at him. I reckon he'll be about 640,000, but he's gone 113 and 103 in the last two weeks and has basically attended all of the center bounces for North Melbourne. So yeah, he seems to be in Clarko's plans. He's still a young player, developing player, got potential. So I think he could definitely still go there.
00:31:18
Speaker
Yeah, the role's fantastic, isn't it? And unless they're trying to get fitness into him, which I'm not sure they are, it's pretty clear that a Jai Simpkin's out of that midfield now. He gets little spurts in there, but it's very clearly LDU, POW, and Wardlaw.
00:31:34
Speaker
Yeah, I think you do still have to look at Tom Powell after what he's done in the last two weeks. And they do have Brisbane this week who aren't exactly a tough matchup to score on at the moment. They're in a bit of turmoil. So yeah, definitely look to still target Tom Powell if you don't have him. Don't know about that, Hamesy. Like, the Collingwood Mutfield has seemed to struggle to score on the weekend. So I think there might be a bit of a difficult matchup for the Lions. We've got a bit of Buddy. What's in Jordan to go? We've got 53 points or something.
00:32:04
Speaker
Yeah, he hasn't been scoring all year though. Those Collingwood midfielders aren't, aren't really scoring anyway, but yeah, just so wrong. Go 160 on him in round one. Um, I can't remember who they played or they play in round zero. I think there were some big scores against him then, but yeah, yeah, fair enough. Don't mind that stoppage heavy at least Brisbane. So the inside mid should have that opportunity to turn over a score and Brisbane aren't tagging. And, uh, the chips are probably a little bit down at the moment in terms of confidence as well.
00:32:33
Speaker
Yeah. Uh, Louie, back to you. Is it too late to jump on Riley Bonner now after that 127 or is there still merit to jump on and ride that cash rise? No, I think it's too late. I'd be really interested to hear you guys opinions on this one, but
00:32:50
Speaker
Most coaches sort of picked him at 450ishk or whatever it was. He's gone up 80k to this point. He's going to go up 70k this week. So you've missed 150k. There is still questions over his job security, as we've mentioned, and I think coaches are going to be looking to jump off probably next week or the week after anyway.
00:33:12
Speaker
I think it's probably one that you just let go through to the keeper. You've missed it. He's had two big scores. He's had one disappointing one. So I don't think he's going to roll out with tons every single week. So I won't burn you in that respect.
00:33:28
Speaker
Yeah, it's probably too late for me, but that break even is going to be seriously low and probably tempting for some coaches. I don't mind it maybe if you're jumping down, like parachuting down from a giant Nukem to this point who's been a bit of a failed pick if you're going to try and recoup some of what you've lost there. But yeah, it might take a braver coach, but I wouldn't talk anybody out of it too strongly either. But yeah, Hami, what are you thinking in regards to Riley Bono? You're an owner as well.
00:33:57
Speaker
I just think you've missed it. He's going to be about 600,000 at the end of when lockout lifts. So I don't think he's going to be a season long keeper. And that's more what we should be aiming for at the moment, I think going forward. So yeah, I mean, well, look, people traded him out, didn't they, this week. So, you know, people are trading him out. I don't know if he's really the person you should be chasing.
00:34:25
Speaker
I'll stick with you, Hami. Going to some underpriced premiums now. So I'm going to put these all into the same category. So we've got Matt Crouch, Locky Neil and Tim Taranto. What are your thoughts with these three? Well, Matt Crouch is a little bit different because he's on the way up, but we've had Locky Neil and Tim Taranto essentially come down to the bottom of their price. So any of these three players options for you?
00:34:50
Speaker
Just give me one second, I'm just going to check Matt Crouch. Matt Crouch is going to be about 830,000 thereabouts. I think that, again, you potentially missed the boat with him.
00:35:06
Speaker
Out of the three, the one that I would be more keen on at the moment is Tim Taranto, but he has a buy in two weeks time, so the timing is probably not right to bring him in. But just with the lack of mids with Prestura and Hopper both being out injured at the moment, I think that it's going to be him. He's just going to be the man. And he started off slow, so he's dropped a bit of cash. Locky Neal had a quite round one, and he had a quite injury, I think, some sort of injury. So
00:35:35
Speaker
Yeah, out of those three, if you're going to look at bringing, I just don't think I'd bring in any of them to be honest. Yeah, that's probably my opinion.
00:35:45
Speaker
Yeah, Tim Taranto is actually under 900K, which is crazy cheap for someone that's gone on runs like he has before. Having the bike coming up in two weeks is a bit tough, but Hami, you weren't worried about that with Liam Baker 20 minutes ago. So I can see the merit in some coaches going there, knowing that if you do have to cover him for a week, at least you're going to have one of these stronger midfield rookies coming on field to cover him. So I'd actually don't mind it, but he's not somewhere I'm looking to go this week. Unfortunately, hopefully
00:36:13
Speaker
Well, yeah, if he gets back to doing what we know he can do, he won't be cheap for too much longer, but he's definitely at the bottom of his price, I would have thought. Players against the Saints this week would know Marcus Windhager likely, so he should have another good round this week, I'd say. A tiny oval, too.
00:36:31
Speaker
Yeah, not sure they'd be tagging him anyway, but yeah, absolutely. He loves a, loves a cuddle in it and a clearance cheek kick. So definitely. And then West Coast as well, Saints and West Coast. Maybe we should dismiss it so quickly. We've seen that West Coast is actually a bit of a trickier matchup in that there's so much free flowing footy and it all flows one way that there's not really that opportunity to fill up as much if you're more of an inside player.
00:36:59
Speaker
Yeah, don't mind that call at all, Lou. All right, Hami, before we get into these questions, I put you to work this week and I'd like you to give us your Hami's five. So what are your top five trade targets for round four?
00:37:14
Speaker
Yes, you did. And you know what, normally I find this really easy, but this week I found it quite difficult having a look at, although didn't pay too much attention to the Sarvos going, let's have a quick squeeze. Oh, yeah, Carl Eamon finished on 74. You're right there, Lewis. Geez. Three points in the quarter. Beautiful.
00:37:38
Speaker
Yeah, the cats, the cats do have a pretty good run still over the next month. So, you know, your Tom Stewart tops might be worth a look. Bloody all the Dempsey, seriously. Some of these rookies I just have missed, unfortunately, going Lazaro over Sharp at round zero, like around one, that's hurt me. But anyway, Massimo, 10 point last quarter. So that's a bit of a disappointment. All right, now back to your question, Holmsey.
00:38:07
Speaker
We mentioned it earlier, Harvey Thomas, he will have the lowest break even this round. He'd be my number one trade in target as a rookie that is going to have a couple of alright matchups coming up this week. He'll make $60,000.
00:38:24
Speaker
So, I mean, that's too much cash to pass up, in my opinion. I think that here's probably a mid-forward from memory as well. So I think that you'll be a number one trading option this week. Number two, yeah, even though they've got, in my opinion, a bit of a more difficult matchup this week, I'd say Tom Powell.
00:38:47
Speaker
just what he's done the last two weeks is averaging sort of 98. He's going back, he's going back to SA, he probably has some friends and family around him. He's finally got a good role, probably the confidence of the coach. So he'll be around 640,000 after lockout. I think that he's probably going to be still a very good pick. And even this time of year, we should be chasing people that we feel are going to be keepers or rookies are going to make cash. So
00:39:18
Speaker
There's a chance that he's a top six forward if he keeps hitting scores around 100. Geez, you can't argue with that. Now, this is where I started to struggle. So those two are pretty straightforward, but I've actually battled a bit with this. Josh Draper, watching that Freo game, he played quite well. And with a cheap back, I've just
00:39:43
Speaker
thinking that it's usually the third week that rookies start to get a bit of a bump in their cash. So he will still be priced around 230,000 and he just got 49. The Freo back line are battling a bit. Oscar McDonald now confirmed surgery. So I think that he's probably got a role and he could be a good trade in option for those like me that are still got Reed sitting there on the bench making no money.
00:40:15
Speaker
Now, we spoke about- I think there could be, sorry, I was just going to say, he's got that Carlton matchup this week, which probably is an ideal there. We saw Toby Stink go up with a 20, I think it was, just because their hands are so tied between Mackay and Charlie Kurnow there. But yeah, it's definitely a cheap defender. Yeah. Now, my four and five both come from Richmond. Let's have a look. So two weeks.
00:40:45
Speaker
of games, two weeks, not too bad a matchup, Saints this week and then the bye. So obviously you wouldn't be bringing in too many if you've already got by players that week. So number four was Liam Baker.
00:41:00
Speaker
And we spoke about him earlier, but 105 and 113 from three quarters in his last two games, no contract, playing for a big one. And he had something, Adam Uzake said something after the game, like something like, we'll throw the world at him or something like that to try and get him to stay at Richmond. So I think that he's going to have a nice role in the next few weeks and he could be a good trade in option defender forward DPP.
00:41:29
Speaker
Now, my last one is somebody that I had written down is Shay Bolton. He's going to be about seven hundred thousand as as a forward. He's dropped cash because he had quite first two rounds.
00:41:44
Speaker
So he's only averaging 86, but a lot of people would have picked him to be right up there before the season started. And in the last two weeks, he's got 89 and 106. That 106 on the weekend probably be best on ground, I'd say. So I reckon Shay Bolton, again, not a bad trade in option, even though there's a buy approaching there with the Tigers. Yeah, don't mind that at all, Harmin.
00:42:11
Speaker
I didn't actually watch much of that game. I'm not sure if you caught it, but with the Richmond team at the moment missing Presti, Hopper and some of those other senior bodies, was he playing more midfield or was he still getting it done as a more of a forward? No, smaller amount. Yeah, smaller amount. Well, they both had similar amount of CBOs. I think it was quite low, really, like it was less than 10.
00:42:32
Speaker
So he was getting it done as a forward, just pinch hitting in the midfield. Just with Tom Lynch going down, a boulder going down, no real forwards for Richmond. I'm not sure if that means that he'll play more forward line or they'll have to stretch up a bit differently, I think. So I don't know, I still think it's probably good science for him and his importance to the team.
00:42:57
Speaker
Yeah, fair enough. No dusty on the weekend, so maybe it's a bit skewed for a baker and a, and a Bolton. But yeah, don't mind those targets at all, Hami. All right, lads, let's keep rolling through. Let's get through these questions. Just a reminder, we post on X slash Twitter every day before we, uh, before we record. And if you want your questions answered,
00:43:18
Speaker
Leave a comment on there and we'll get to as many of them as we can. I'll give you our Twitter handle at the end of the episode. This first one for you, Louis, is from Hawker. That's why I said Hawker. Harvey Thomas. So we've already spoken about him. He's a bit concerned because he's got a great break even, but there's only one score against the Eagles. You're still more than happy to trade into a Harvey Thomas this week if it fits your trade plans.
00:43:42
Speaker
Yeah, I am. It's guaranteed cash, even if he does punch out a sort of 45 over the next couple of weeks here. So yeah, I'd be jumping on that one. I think it's a bit of a gimme. And look, yeah, it's one big score against the Eagles. But I think you can take a lot of confidence out of that as a player as well. And he might be able to find his feet a bit more in the in the rounds to come.
00:44:05
Speaker
Yep. Don't mind that, Louis. Okay. So I'm going to, I'm going to say a question here and then I'm going to come back to it in about five minutes time so I can get an answer from each of you. But this one's from Carlton Blues being the pod pod. Who's a pod under 5% that we are each interested in or a tracking due to their dipping value? So I'll give you guys a little bit of time to sort of figure that one out and then we'll come back to it.
00:44:28
Speaker
Hami, this one's few McKay babies. Is Harry Mackay an option as a forward? So he's had a few good scores in a row now. He wants to bring in Flanders, but then that's going to leave him short on dollars to make the trades he wants the following week. So is it, is Harry Mackay an option knowing that you're going to save cash and it's not going to ruin your trade plans the week after, or do you think you'd just go to Flanders and deal with it the week after?
00:44:50
Speaker
If it weren't me, I'd just go to Flanders. Harry Mackay, I don't like key forwards, I guess, as a rule, but he's had two hundreds back-to-back, playing against Frio, who don't have much backline, so he could very well have another good score this week. But yeah, it's a really short-term play, if you're thinking that, because he won't be a top six forward at the end of the season.
00:45:17
Speaker
Yeah, yeah, fair enough. Uh, does have Freya this week, but I think he might get Alex Pierce who's actually in the form of his career at the moment. So that might be a bit of a tough matchup for him. Freya are pretty good at defending. So maybe the ceiling score won't be there this week, but I think I agree with you there. I think I'd just bring in Flanders who we know has got the better role and the better scoring sort of history, albeit over the last only sort of half a season. Um, and then you deal with what you can deal with next week. I don't think you just compound the issues by, by trading in someone you're not that keen on.
00:45:47
Speaker
Uh, Louie, back to you. Uh, we've already spoken about these two rookies, but this one's from Ash Nankvis. What about Conway? If he holds his spot this week, is he someone that you could look to go to or is it a little bit risky knowing that Geelong generally just go back to a race Stanley when he's fit and healthy?
00:46:02
Speaker
The risk is always going to be there. I think we haven't really had much come out in terms of how long Reece Stanley is going to be missing. So if that looks like three to four weeks, I think that's a great play. If it looks like less, I still don't mind it as a bit of a punt. He's going to make cash and as we know,
00:46:22
Speaker
the ruckmen do tend to have a bit of a higher floor right from the get-go, just from their hit outs. It looked good in the game that's just been as well. So yeah, I'll tick it off in terms of dropping down to him. I think ideally if you do have that three ruck set up, he's a bit of a, bit of a gimme there in terms of getting one up, one down on the other end. Yep. Fair enough there, Lou.
00:46:46
Speaker
Andy can only keep one player, Billings or Jordan. Who are you keeping out of those two? Oh, Jordan. Well, he's playing again. Yeah. Yeah. No, I think you're keeping Jordan there for the Eagles matchup and getting rid of Billings before he is the sub again. Louie, this one's from Aaron Delaporte. He wants you to talk about the two dogs players. So Jason, Johansson and Bramble. Is there any interest in either of those two players?
00:47:16
Speaker
Well, look, there's a little bit of interest in JJ, but I don't really like how his body has held up over the years. He always picks up little hamstring niggles and things like that. But watching the dogs, it's clear that their game plan is get it to JJ as he sort of shoots out of that back 50. Locky Bramble, he's just not one I would touch personally, I think.
00:47:38
Speaker
He'll have good games and bad games, but in terms of a consistent fantasy scorer, I'm not a big fan there. How much is JJ? 706k. I had a look at him. He's getting into that awkward range, isn't it? He's going to be about 730,000 after lockout. In the last two weeks, he's gone 93 and 101, so he's having a good season at the moment.
00:48:03
Speaker
He is but like at the end of the day we've got so many defensive options this year and we're going to have more in a couple of weeks time with a Nick Martin, Karl Eamonn, Riley Bonner if he hangs around, Mercertia Roberts you know there's fire right off the top of my head so I think you can let JJ go past and he's not going to burn you either because most of the competition won't be going near it.
00:48:28
Speaker
Yep. Don't mind those thoughts there at all. Luke, uh, Ha Ha Ha. Harmony, once again, back to you. This one's from Ben Harris as the Essendon man. Is Martin worth jumping on or have we missed the boat? I had that thought running through my head today. Should I be trying to jump on Nick Martin? 145. Jeez. I don't know. I am, well,
00:48:52
Speaker
My opinion is I'm not going to bring him in, but I've been saying that for three weeks. If he had a defense right next to his name right now, he would be pretty much the number one must have for most coaches that didn't own him. He's going to pick it up in what three weeks. I think you just got to get on. He's still going to be value. And if you're pumping out one 45s every once a month or
00:49:17
Speaker
you know, 120s, a couple of times a month, then he's going to be that guy that you really want and might leave you behind, to be honest. Look, just the other thing to bear in mind, it was against the Saints and they showed him no attention whatsoever. So he did have a day out. Yeah, I think you're being a little bit stubborn, their harmony with those, the kick-ins and the fact they use him in that system, I think.
00:49:42
Speaker
It's now or never, really. If you don't get him now, you're going to have to wait until around the buyers to potentially pay for him as a top six defender, potentially over a hundred. Lou, do you have other thoughts? Oh, I was just going to say, I wasn't going to say anything, Hami, but I reckon you've aged five years in the last week. Fair enough. Now or never. Now or never, mate. Who said that, Holmes? Now or never. Of course you can bring him in any time you want.
00:50:08
Speaker
I didn't say never. I'd said now, or you're waiting until around the buyers, the proper buyers where you've got your, your cash, but yeah. Fair enough. He'll, he'll skyrocket now in terms of his, his price over the next couple of weeks. So if you see, if you foresee him having to be within your side, top six defender, you may as well get him while he's cheaper. Yep. Harmony, I'll stick with you now. Have you got your player under 5% owned that you're tracking or keen on?
00:50:35
Speaker
Yep, yeah, I've got a few. So are we looking at premiums or are we just looking at what just players generally? Whatever you want, but probably premiums, Hami. Let's go with a pod premium under 5% owned. Well, I mentioned Bolton earlier, 4.6. We've mentioned Toronto, 2.7. Clayton Oliver, 4.2. Let's say everybody should be checking that out, but I'll give you a random one as well, HomeZ.
00:51:05
Speaker
Locky Ash got subbed for under 20 points. If he comes out after he's buying, gets a couple of nice scores, he's going to drop a lot of cash. And he could be an option, 0.7% ownership. Yep. Don't mind that, Hami. What about you, Luke?
00:51:23
Speaker
One of the blokes that's just come off the by Josh Dunkley looks like he can be near enough sort of top 10 midfielder which would be great. He's at like 2% ownership and we know what a ceiling he's got.
00:51:37
Speaker
the other one who is only really owned by less than 5% because he didn't play around one is Jack Sinclair. We know what he's capable of and we know how consistent he is as a footballer and fantasy scorer. So I'd be watching him over the next couple of weeks and he's in the perfect system to go big
00:51:56
Speaker
Yeah, you actually stole my one there, Luke. Just give me a sec while I get up this player because I'm going to throw you Jeremy McGovern at 660k off the back of two very good scores and being essentially the general back there in that Eagles defensive line. He's going to be over 700k, so I'm not sure you could do it, but it would not surprise me if he has a
00:52:21
Speaker
a Shannon Hearn type season where he averages mid 90s, is close to the top six defenders and none of us picked him up because of his injury history. And the fact we don't want to go any near any of the Eagles, but he's scoring at the moment is right up there with some of the defender premiums and no one's really looking at him. So I don't mind him at 1.16%. All right, let's go back to these questions. We've got a few players that we'll get through before we finish this off.
00:52:49
Speaker
Louie, this one's from Jox Burge. Is Elijah Hollins an option after a ton on debut for Carlton? Yeah, I actually really liked his game and I thought the same. The only tricky part is he's going to be that sort of 680k-ish midfielder only. He had forward status or maybe even defensive status. I think we'd be talking about him a lot more, but
00:53:12
Speaker
Uh, in a line where we've got our premiums already and where we've got rookie scoring. In fact, we've probably got four rookies that we can confidently put on our field there. I think he's one that you just let slip by. Yep. Harmony from Frank Morris. Clayton Oliver has the buyer coming up, but he's getting down towards the bottom of his price. We knew he was coming from a low fitness basin and did copper tag in the last two weeks. Is he someone that everyone should be looking at post-buy?
00:53:42
Speaker
Yeah, I think so. He's looked pretty good, and yeah, he copped a lot of attention on the weekend. So I think that he'll be a good trading option at some point for us. He's been a top eight mid for the last bloody 10 years or something, whenever he started. Yeah, he has Adelaide this week who are, I think by far, his number one favored matchup.
00:54:06
Speaker
So maybe we're not actually going to get him too much cheaper than what he is now, but it would be pretty tough to trade into him knowing that he's got a buy coming up in two weeks. He's got that handy shoot too, doesn't he? Yeah. So you are right. Yeah. Yep. They said they're going to keep scanning that up until his buy. So definitely one to look at post buy, but you are right, Lou, with that injury, maybe don't jump on now. Sticking with you.
00:54:29
Speaker
Lou, what about Ollie Wines? Is it time to go or are his scores ticking over enough that you just patch around him and trade him when you've got a bit more of luxury? They're probably ticking over OK now. He's gone 88 in the last two weeks. I'm not sure we could have expected too much more than that. I think where the where coaches are disappointed is they probably thought in round one with that West Coast matchup that he could have really gotten things started in terms of his cash generation. But
00:54:57
Speaker
Yeah, I think he's trading a bit of water now. He's not going to be the highest up the list in terms of priority trading, but I also think he's he's not going to go too much in terms of his value. And I think his scoring is 88 feels like it might be towards the upper echelon of that. It wouldn't surprise me to see another 70 like score just because of the in and under type player that he is.
00:55:22
Speaker
Yeah, I traded out of ones. I had him and traded him out around one. If you had him, I'd be holding him. I think he's got 88 the last two weeks. And this week they play Friday night against the Bombers at Adelaide Oval. So big game for the club. I think that you would probably hold this week. Sticking with the Port Adelaide theme, Hami, what about Dan Houston? Is it time to drop off or can you see these scores kind of bouncing back and being a top end premium for us?
00:55:52
Speaker
Jeez, I haven't been paying much attention to Houston. Just give me one sec. But he typically has been the guy in the past that his scores really fluctuate. He'll have some really high ceiling scores and he'll drop away. Well, so his last three weeks, 75, 94, 83. Jeez, you can't. I mean, that's pretty decent really as a defender. I don't think that, I think you're probably neither bringing him in nor trading him out at this point.
00:56:22
Speaker
It won't surprise me to see him have a 95 average next to his name next week because he is that player that can just pop that 140. And that's why quite often he is at that seasonal 90ish average. But so far you've sort of gotten what you pay for with Dan Houston. He goes at about that 85 mark and then he has those big games. Yeah.
00:56:44
Speaker
Yep, fair enough, Luke. Last player before we wrap up here, this one's from Scott Price. He wants to talk about Sam Flanders. So is it the week to get Sam Flanders or do you think we hold off? What are you sort of thinking here? I think he's a great target in terms of what we've got to select from in the forward line. It's pretty grim. He builds his stat sheet nicely, spreads for marks. He finds quite a lot of the footy and he doesn't mind a hug either. So
00:57:12
Speaker
I'm a big fan of Sam Flanders and I think he's probably going to be a top two or three forward pending any sort of DPP additions that we get, but he should be one that's targeted pretty early on in the season, having played his bye already. And I think there's still a little bit of value you can squeeze out of him in terms of jumping on this week too. Yeah, beautiful. That's going to wrap us up.
00:57:36
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00:58:00
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bit of a bit of an update on the FOSS. He's hoping to be back in the next two to three weeks. Really hoping to get the big fella back on board. But Lou, just before we sign off, do you have any big plans for gather round this week? What are you getting up to?
00:58:14
Speaker
No, not a lot, mate. I'm going to the live show on Friday, which I've been retweeting on my Twitter at Lou AF. So get around that if you're in Adelaide and you're looking for something to do on the Friday afternoon, and then we're all going to book it up to the Port versus Essendon game at Adelaide Oval. So come around and have a couple of beers. Should be a good time.
00:58:37
Speaker
Yep, very jealous. I would have loved to get over, have got over for that, but unfortunately couldn't make it work. Hami, just one sort of closing thought for the listeners as they head into Gather Round and this round that has 22 players on field. Oh, yeah, well, I'm a bit jealous myself as well, mate, with Gather Round and not making the trip over. I'm sure, Lou, you'll have a good time there with the other content guys.
00:59:03
Speaker
Yeah, I don't know for the for the week. Yeah, I'm probably not really loving the idea of those teams playing at Mount Barker, which includes Flanders, as you said, but probably got to think the long term prospect of the people you're bringing in. So not keen to see somebody like Jed McKinty sitting on Nick Martin on that back flank and him putting up a putrid score for all those owners.
00:59:32
Speaker
Who, Jed McIntee or? Yeah, Jed McIntee. None of that. None of that. I don't think he's got anything to worry about there. All right, lads. Let's wrap it up. We'll be back here next week, but for everyone else, farewell and yeah, we'll see you next week. Cheers. Bye.