West Coast 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 Warnie’s look at the Eagles over on AFL.com.au.

Matt Priddis MID $570K

Priddis has elevated his game under Eagles coach Adam Simpson to a new level, the 2014 Brownlow Medallist had yet another impressive season averaging 103.0pts in 2015. Priddis has also proven to be very durable missing only 3 Home & Away games in the last 5 years, he has not missed a Home & Away game since Round 19 2013. After a relatively slow start in 2015 Priddis averaged just 86.7pts from his first 3 games, his next 5 games he averaged 116.8pts with 5 straight 100pt games. Priddis exceeded 100pts in 11 games in 2015 with 5 going over 120pts or more. Considering his very good durability and scoring ability Priddis in a pretty safe premium option to build your team around, the Eagles were ranked No.3 in AFL Fantasy scoring last year and are not slowing down anytime soon therefore Priddis can enjoy another healthy scoring season in 2016.

Andrew Gaff MID $579K

Gaff was a surprise packet last year averaging over 100pts for the first time in his 5 year career, midway through the 2015 season he was only owned by approximately 4% of AFL Fantasy coaches. Considering Gaff exceeded 100pts or more in 15 games last season 4 of which went for 120pts or more his ownership rate is set to increase in 2016, if you like Priddis as an option this year then also consider Gaff as he will likely increase on his average of 104.6pts in a high scoring Eagles team. If you want durability and a very good up and coming premium option then gaff could be the play for your team this year, he has not missed a game since Round 16 2011 (104 consecutive games).

Elliot Yeo DEF/MID $436K

Many AFL Fantasy coaches will think long and hard about investing in Yeo at Round 1 this year, he finished the 2015 Home & Away season averaging 78.7pts but it was a rollercoaster of a ride. Yeo started the 2015 season averaging 62.0pts from his first 4 games, between Rounds 5-17 he averaged 97.9pts making him a top Defensive prospect but it was his final 6 games that left a bitter taste for many coaches averaging just 54.7pts. With a fully fit backline at West Coast it is expected that Yeo could be a middle 90’s average player thus providing a solid option to build around, the risk for him will eventuate if injuries again impact the Eagles defence thus rendering him to more of a lockdown role. Considering his mid-range price and the potential upside for Yeo, he could be a risk worth taking in 2016.

Luke Shuey MID $524K

We all know the Eagles like to score heavy in AFL Fantasy and with Gaff emerging last year along with the arrival of Jetta the scoring potential for Shuey could be optimal in 2016, what mostly caught the attention on Shuey was his last 5 games of the 2015 Home & Away season in which he averaged 108.2pts. Shuey has been a solid AFL Fantasy accumulator without elevating himself in to premium status as yet but this season could be his break-out year, he scored 100pts or more in 12 games last year (1 More than Priddis) with a season high 121pts against Gold Coast in Round 7. Shuey has to be considered some type of value entering the 2016 season, have him at the top of your players to watch and consider throughout the AFL Fantasy pre-season.

Nic Naitanui RUCK $489K

We are yet to see a break-out year for Naitanui in AFL Fantasy, last season he averaged 88.3pts which included 6 of 20 Home & Away games exceeding 100pts or more and none above 120pts or more. The difficulty for Naitanui to elevate himself in to the premium Ruck options are that he does not accumulate enough disposals during play, he did however average 34.0 hit-outs in 2015 (Including Finals) which was a career high. With Sinclair now gone from the Eagles squad Naitanui could see a spike in his numbers, he is right in the zone for when Ruckmen finally mature entering his 8^th year in the AFL. Consider Naitanaui as an option for your team in 2016, if he can average somewhere near 96.0pts like he did in his final 12 Home & Away games of 2015 then he will be a good return on investment.

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First Name	Surname	Club	Position	Games	Average	Price
Andrew	Gaff	West Coast	MID	22	104.64	$579000
Matt	Priddis	West Coast	MID	22	102.95	$570000
Jack	Redden	West Coast	MID	17	97	$537000
Luke	Shuey	West Coast	MID	22	94.68	$524000
Nic	Naitanui	West Coast	RUC	20	88.3	$489000
Chris	Masten	West Coast	MID	20	85.15	$471000
Josh J.	Kennedy	West Coast	FWD	22	84.95	$470000
Mark	LeCras	West Coast	FWD	21	83.76	$464000
Jamie	Cripps	West Coast	FWD	22	80.68	$447000
Lewis	Jetta	West Coast	MID	22	79.14	$438000
Elliot	Yeo	West Coast	DEF/MID	21	78.71	$436000
Sam	Butler	West Coast	DEF	14	72.71	$402000
Mark	Hutchings	West Coast	FWD/MID	10	71.8	$397000
Jack	Darling	West Coast	FWD	12	70.67	$391000
Dom	Sheed	West Coast	FWD/MID	20	70.3	$389000
Sharrod	Wellingham	West Coast	DEF	21	70.24	$389000
Brad	Sheppard	West Coast	DEF	22	68.55	$379000
Josh	Hill	West Coast	FWD	19	65.63	$363000
Shannon	Hurn	West Coast	DEF	22	63.82	$353000
Xavier	Ellis	West Coast	DEF	12	61.83	$342000
Scott	Lycett	West Coast	RUC/FWD	6	68.17	$332000
Jeremy	McGovern	West Coast	DEF	17	58.53	$324000
Jonathan	Giles	West Coast	RUC	3	73	$319000
Will	Schofield	West Coast	DEF	18	49.67	$275000
Fraser	McInnes	West Coast	FWD	7	53.43	$269000
Liam	Duggan	West Coast	FWD/MID	12	45.25	$250000
Tom	Barrass	West Coast	DEF	3	52.67	$244000
Jackson	Nelson	West Coast	DEF	11	43.09	$238000
Jamie	Bennell	West Coast	DEF	9	41.44	$222000
Patrick	McGinnity	West Coast	FWD	8	40.25	$209000
Eric	MacKenzie	West Coast	DEF			$205000
Tom	Lamb	West Coast	FWD	1	52	$194000
Brant	Colledge	West Coast	MID	1	31	$183000
Mitchell	Brown	West Coast	DEF	1	4	$183000
Thomas	Cole	West Coast	DEF/MID			$163000
Luke	Partington	West Coast	MID			$162000
Simon	Tunbridge	West Coast	FWD	1	34	$137000
Alec	Waterman	West Coast	MID			$125000
Corey	Adamson	West Coast	DEF/MID			$125000
Damien	Cavka	West Coast	FWD/MID			$125000
Jordan	Snadden	West Coast	MID			$125000
Kane	Lucas	West Coast	MID			$125000
Kurt	Mutimer	West Coast	MID			$125000
Malcolm	Karpany	West Coast	FWD/MID			$125000
Matthew	Allen	West Coast	FWD			$125000
Paddy	Brophy	West Coast	DEF			$125000

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