Gold Coast AFL Fantasy Prices 2017

With each AFL Fantasy team price reveal, Peter from aflratings.com.au takes a look at five potential targets from each club.

After opening with 3 wins to start to the 2016 season Gold Coast were once again hit with injuries to star players that exposed their midfield depth, in the opening 3 games the Suns averaged 391.7 Disposals per game but that plummeted to 335.0 Disposals per game between Rounds 4-14. Gold Coast did pick it up a little averaging 366.9 Disposals from their last 9 games but the damage was done and the inconsistency fantasy coaches had to endure was quite painful and likely costly, the departure of Dion Prestia & Jaeger O’Meara will hurt the Suns in the short term but that definitely provides an opportunity for others to make an impact in 2017.

With the new season just around the corner the expectations are once again high for Gold Coast fantasy options especially new draftees and recycled players, keep in mind the Round 9 Bye in which there are no AFL Fantasy squad adjustments and also the preceding game in China where conditions could impact heavily on fantasy scores.

Here are 5 potential targets for Gold Coast in 2017

Gary Ablett (MID, $611,000)

As good as Ablett has been a genuine fantasy star over his career the future outlook is starting to look a little bleak, in the last 3 years Ablett has played just 53.0% of available games with his shoulder injury being of most concern. As much as there will be some negativity in selecting Ablett to begin the 2017 season there is certainly plenty of upside available especially if he can manage a full 22 game H&A season, for a player that scored 120pts or more at an excellent 42.9% S/R (Strike Rate) in 2016 he is a very good point of difference but the health risk might be a little high for many fantasy coaches in 2017.

Michael Barlow (MID, $583,000)

The warning signs were clearly evident at the beginning of 2016 under Ross Lyon but after moving to Gold Coast in the off-season Michael Barlow should enjoy plenty of midfield time and plenty of opportunities to once again become a genuine option to any midfield in 2017, despite a lean season eventually cut short by injury Barlow still managed to score 120pts or more at a 23.1% S/R with a high of 159pts against Port Adelaide in Round 13. There will be no doubting Barlow’s use in the midfield at the Suns next season under coach Rodney Eade, an average over 100.0pts is certainly not out of the question and maybe more.

Pearce Hanley (MID, $506,000)

Moving south approximately 80km’s to his new club Pearce Hanley is priced at an average of 83.8pts to start the 2017 season, his positioning at the Suns will be an interesting watch over the pre-season for fantasy coaches. Hanley definitely has a pretty decent ceiling as represented by his career high 182pts against Gold Coast in Round 18 2014, like Barlow he is coming off a poor season scoring 100pts or more at a very moderate 22.7% S/R but hopefully a new environment will be the impetus for a boost in his fantasy output in 2017.

David Swallow (MID, $355,000)

Coming in at a heavily discounted salary to begin the 2017 season is David Swallow, he did not play in 2015 and managed just 6 games in 2014 due to a knee injury. Having just signed a contract extension at the Suns Swallow is currently in full training and barring any setbacks should be right to go in Round 1, with the departures of Prestia & O’Meara to rival clubs the opportunity for Swallow to excel and be a leader amongst the midfield group is there for the taking. Swallow averaged 84.0 from 6 games in 2015 and 93.8 from a full season in 2014, hopefully he can complete a full season again in 2017 and repay fantasy coaches that are willing to take the risk on him.

Aaron Hall (MID, $635,000)

Despite a frustrating 2016 for Aaron Hall owners the numbers he put up were still quite outstanding, whether Rodney Eade remains committed to playing Aaron Hall in the midfield is certainly another question. Hall averaged 105.2pts from 17 games in 2016 scoring 100pts or more at a very good 64.7% S/R and scoring 120pts or more at a reasonable 17.6% S/R, he posted a career high 151pts against Carlton and had just 2 games fewer than 90pts. Any news on Hall over the pre-season needs to monitored as selecting him at Round 1 does come with an element of risk, if the Suns can put together a reasonable season then Hall’s 2016 average of 124.8pts in winning teams does come in to play for a nice point of difference.

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Player	Club	Pos	2016 Avg	2016 Gms	2017 Price
Hall, Aaron	GC	MID	105.24	17	$635000
Ablett, Gary	GC	MID	101.21	14	$611000
Barlow, Michael	GC	MID	96.54	13	$583000
Lyons, Jarryd	GC	MID	89.28	18	$539000
Lynch, Tom J.	GC	FWD	86.18	22	$520000
Fiorini, Brayden	GC	MID	111.5	2	$512000
Hanley, Pearce	GC	MID	83.77	22	$506000
Miller, Touk	GC	MID/FWD	81.61	18	$493000
Nicholls, Tom	GC	RUC	77.27	15	$466000
Rosa, Matt	GC	MID	75.67	15	$457000
Martin, Jack	GC	DEF/FWD	75.1	21	$453000
Rischitelli, Michael	GC	MID	74.08	12	$447000
Kolodjashnij, Kade	GC	DEF	72.42	19	$437000
Harbrow, Jarrod	GC	DEF	70.76	21	$427000
Shaw, Matt	GC	MID	70.15	13	$424000
May, Steven	GC	DEF	68.59	17	$414000
Lonergan, Jesse	GC	MID	67.07	15	$405000
Hallahan, Mitch	GC	MID	60.8	5	$398000
Matera, Brandon	GC	FWD	65.65	17	$396000
Wright, Peter	GC	FWD	64.94	17	$392000
Sexton, Alex	GC	MID	63.61	18	$384000
Currie, Daniel	GC	RUC	77	4	$381000
Davis, Ryan	GC	FWD	62.79	19	$380000
Swallow, David	GC	MID	0	0	$355000
Day, Sam	GC	DEF/FWD	58.7	20	$354000
Saad, Adam	GC	DEF	57.7	10	$349000
Brooksby, Keegan	GC	DEF	59.88	8	$340000
Ah Chee, Callum	GC	FWD	55.63	16	$336000
Grant, Jarrad	GC	FWD	55.46	13	$334000
Witts, Jarrod	GC	RUC	54	2	$328000
Schoenfeld, Joshua	GC	MID	61.5	4	$305000
Lemmens, Sean	GC	DEF	50.23	13	$304000
MacPherson, Darcy	GC	FWD	58.75	4	$290000
McKenzie, Trent	GC	DEF	41.14	7	$285000
Thompson, Rory	GC	DEF	46.36	14	$279000
Joyce, Jesse	GC	DEF	42.27	11	$255000
Ainsworth, Ben	GC	MID/FWD	0	0	$244000
Scrimshaw, Jack	GC	DEF	0	0	$238000
Brodie, Will	GC	MID	0	0	$234000
Bowes, Jack	GC	MID/FWD	0	0	$232000
Leslie, Jack	GC	DEF	46	1	$208000
Willis, McKenzie	GC	DEF/MID	37.33	3	$178000
Loersch, Cameron	GC	FWD	0	0	$150000
Scheer, Brad	GC	MID	0	0	$150000
Spencer, Max	GC	DEF	0	0	$150000

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