North Melbourne AFL Fantasy Prices 2016

With each AFL Fantasy team price reveal, Peter from aflratings.com.au takes a look at five potential targets from each club. Click here to read Calvin’s look at the Roos over on AFL.com.au.

Todd Goldstein RUCK $630K

Last year was a break out year for Goldstein, it was the first time he averaged over 100.0pts in a single season over his 8 year career. Goldstein exceeded 100pts or more in 15 of 22 games with 9 going over 120pts or more, he had a 10 game stretch scoring over 100pts between Rounds 9-19 in which he averaged 130.5pts. Since the start of the 2010 Home & Away season Goldstein has missed only 6 games, his durability is an added bonus therefore he is likely to save you on forced trades. Goldstein is clearly the No.1 Ruck option at Nth Melbourne with very little threat of any other player reducing his points output, it’s just a decision starting him at Round 1 or waiting for a potential cheaper upgrade situation.

Jack Ziebell MID $500K

Ziebell would be a very unique option in what is otherwise a very underwhelming Nth Melbourne midfield from an AFL Fantasy perspective, the one thing he should provide you with is consistency over an entire season. If Ziebell starts the 2016 season slowly then pencil him in as a potential upgrade knowing that he could deliver a mid 90’s average, last year he averaged 90.5 which included a low score of 7 (Round 3) which if removed provided him with an average of 94.7pts. Ziebell did hit 100pts or more in 6 games last season 2 of which exceeded 120pts or more, he is not likely a top choice for many AFL Fantasy coaches but with a solid year he could provide a good point of difference.

Daniel Wells MID/FWD $293K

Many AFL Fantasy coaches will debate long and hard whether or not to select Wells at Round 1, his price will play a big part in making a final decision based on the likely return on investment. Wells will be one of the riskier selections made in 2016, he has played only 9 Home & Away games in the last 2 years. No doubt many will be casting a close eye on Pre-Season games when Nth Melbourne are involved, if there is any word out of the Kangaroos that they are managing his time on the field that should send alarm bells ringing everywhere. Wells would indeed be a great opportunity to make some good coin, but weigh that up against making a tricky forced trade with only minimal opportunities at his value & position.

Brant Harvey FWD $451K

With the perceived limited Forward line opportunities Brent Harvey should not be entirely overlooked based on his age, he can bring to a team durability saving much needed trades and can score well above 80 in any given week. Harvey did not miss a game in what was his 19^th year in the AFL in 2015, he has not averaged under 80pts in a single season since 2004. Harvey exceeded 100pts or more in only 3 games in 2015 down from 8 games in 2014, of course there are many other options in 2016 but even at his age he will still find the footy with ease.

Shaun Higgins FWD $472K

Higgins can be a frustrating player to own but with tempered expectations he can certainly be an asset to any AFL Fantasy coach willing to call his name out at Round 1, his career has been littered with injuries but in the last 2 years he has missed only 3 Home & Away games. Finding his way at Nth Melbourne Higgins averaged 85.3pts in his first year, he could exceed a 90.0pt average in 2016 as he settles down in to his 2^nd season. In 2015 Higgins exceeded 100pts or more in 7 games but had zero 120pt games, he failed to reach 80pts in 9 games with 2 falling short of 60pts. The Kangaroos don’t throw up that many AFL Fantasy relevant players, Higgins could provide a great point of difference especially if he can achieve a 90pt average in 2016.

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First Name	Surname	Club	Position	Games	Average	Price
Todd	Goldstein	North Melbourne	RUC	21	113.90	$630000
Jack	Ziebell	North Melbourne	MID	21	90.38	$500000
Andrew	Swallow	North Melbourne	MID	19	87.95	$487000
Shaun	Higgins	North Melbourne	FWD	21	85.33	$472000
Nick	Dal Santo	North Melbourne	MID	12	84.25	$466000
Ben	Cunnington	North Melbourne	MID	21	83.57	$463000
Brent	Harvey	North Melbourne	FWD	22	81.45	$451000
Jamie	Macmillan	North Melbourne	DEF	14	78.86	$436000
Drew	Petrie	North Melbourne	FWD	21	78.19	$433000
Jarrad	Waite	North Melbourne	FWD	20	74	$410000
Sam	Wright	North Melbourne	DEF	21	71.29	$395000
Sam	Gibson	North Melbourne	MID	22	69.45	$384000
Robin	Nahas	North Melbourne	FWD	17	67.59	$374000
Ben	Jacobs	North Melbourne	DEF/MID	20	65.55	$363000
Farren	Ray	North Melbourne	MID	8	69	$359000
Shaun	Atley	North Melbourne	DEF	20	62.45	$346000
Lachlan	Hansen	North Melbourne	DEF	13	61.38	$340000
Lindsay	Thomas	North Melbourne	FWD	18	60.17	$333000
Scott D.	Thompson	North Melbourne	DEF	21	59.95	$332000
Robbie	Tarrant	North Melbourne	DEF	20	58.95	$326000
Ben	Brown	North Melbourne	FWD	19	58.63	$324000
Michael	Firrito	North Melbourne	DEF	20	54.6	$302000
Daniel	Wells	North Melbourne	FWD/MID	2	38.5	$293000
Luke	McDonald	North Melbourne	DEF	13	51.54	$285000
Mason	Wood	North Melbourne	FWD/MID	7	56.14	$283000
Brad	McKenzie	North Melbourne	MID	1	73	$266000
Majak	Daw	North Melbourne	RUC/FWD	2	62.5	$263000
Kayne	Turner	North Melbourne	FWD	11	46.91	$260000
Trent	Dumont	North Melbourne	MID	8	45.5	$237000
Taylor	Garner	North Melbourne	FWD	8	44.5	$232000
Jed	Anderson	North Melbourne	FWD/MID	4	49.25	$224000
Mitchell	Hibberd	North Melbourne	DEF/MID			$165000
Ryan	Clarke	North Melbourne	MID			$164000
Aaron	Mullett	North Melbourne	DEF	4	35.75	$162000
Aaron	Black	North Melbourne	FWD	3	35.67	$156000
Ben	McKay	North Melbourne	DEF			$156000
Corey	Wagner	North Melbourne	MID			$136000
Joel	Tippett	North Melbourne	DEF	3	29.67	$130000
Braydon	Preuss	North Melbourne	RUC			$125000
Daniel	Nielson	North Melbourne	DEF			$125000
Declan	Mountford	North Melbourne	MID			$125000
Ed	Vickers-Willis	North Melbourne	DEF			$125000
Sam	Durdin	North Melbourne	DEF			$125000
Will	Fordham	North Melbourne	MID			$125000

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