Sydney Swans AFL Fantasy Classic Prices 2018

Fantasy coaches will be targeting quite a few Sydney players this pre-season as there appears to be some value about after an underperforming 2017 season, the Swans averaged 1493.3 fantasy team points (Rank 17) between Rounds 1-6 and were languishing on the bottom of the ladder with an 0-6 record. Sydney averaged 1641.8 fantasy team points (Rank 6) between Rounds 7-23 and finished the H&A season with a 14-2 record, they averaged 1601.3 fantasy team points for the 2017 H&A season (Rank 14).

In 2016 & in a year when Sydney eventually played in a Grand Final they averaged 1662.6 fantasy team points (Rank 3), the Swans averaged 1496.3pts in 2017 against their opening 3 opponents of the 2018 H&A season. Sydney play 5 of their 2018 opening 6 games against 2017 Final 8 teams, despite the difficult start it is hard to imagine a repeat of the poor early 2017 form.

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2018 Potential Targets:

With fantasy coaches focusing in on JPK, Hanners & Parker as starting MID options, here are some splits that may be of use.

Josh P. Kennedy MID $690K

In 2016 Kennedy averaged 108.7pts (Incl. Finals) scoring 100pts or more in 64.0% of games and 120pts or more in 28.0% of games

In 2017 Kennedy averaged 97.0pts (Incl. Finals) scoring 100pts or more in 57.1% of games and 120pts or more in 9.5% of games, he averaged 99.2pts between Rounds 7-23 (Sydney 14-2 record).

Dan Hannebery MID $665K

In 2016 Hannebery averaged 107.4pts (Incl. Finals) scoring 100pts or more in 69.2 % of games and 120pts or more in 30.8% of games

In 2017 Hannebery averaged 93.9pts (Incl. Finals) scoring 100pts or more in 39.1% of games and 120pts or more in 8.7% of games, he averaged 97.6pts between Rounds 7-23 (Sydney 14-2 record).

Luke Parker MID $693K

In 2016 Parker averaged 107.1pts (Incl. Finals) scoring 100pts or more in 57.7% of games and 120pts or more in 30.8% of games

In 2017 Parker averaged 96.7pts (Incl. Finals) scoring 100pts or more in 37.5% of games and 120pts or more in 8.3% of games, he averaged 101.5pts between Rounds 7-23 (Sydney 14-2 record).

Lance Franklin FWD $677K / Isaac Heeney MID/FWD $649K

Franklin averaged 96.1pts in the 2017 H&A season which included a Round 23 score of 171pts, he scored 100pts or more in 37.5% of games & 120pts or more in 16.7% of games (Incl. Finals). Franklin averaged 95.2pts with Issac Heeney & 100.3pts without him during the 2017 H&A season.

Heeney averaged 92.2pts during the 2017 H&A season, he scored 100pts or more in 35.0% of games & 120pts or more in 10.0% of games (Incl. Finals). Heeney was hampered late in the 2017 pre-season with glandular fever.

Jake Lloyd DEF $649K / Kieren Jack MID/FWD $526K

These are the numbers you need to be aware of, Lloyd averaged 105.5pts between Round 1-14 (2pts from Round 10 not included). When Jarrad McVeigh put together a lengthy game streak of 11 games to finish off the year (Incl. Finals) Lloyd averaged 85.0pts.

Jack was severely limited with a hip injury in the early part of 2017 which included missing 5 games between Rounds 6-10, Jack averaged 86.8pts from his final 11 games of the season (Incl. Finals). Maybe not enough value but the MID/FWD DPP status might have a few interested.

Darcy Cameron RUCK $170K / Alex Johnson DEF $170K

Cameron is highly rated at Sydney and despite being very low on the depth chart right now he is likely to see action in 2018, a very solid R4 to begin the season with.

Johnson was re-drafted as a rookie during the off-season, he has not played since the 2012 Grand Final and 2018 appears to be a make a break season. One to monitor throughout the pre-season.

 

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Player	Pos	2017 Avg	2017 Gms	2018 Price
Parker, Luke	MID	98.41	22	$693000
Kennedy, Josh P.	MID	98	19	$690000
Franklin, Lance	FWD	96.09	22	$677000
Hannebery, Dan	MID	94.43	21	$665000
Heeney, Isaac	MID/FWD	92.17	18	$649000
Lloyd, Jake	DEF	92.19	21	$649000
Newman, Nic	MID	86.61	18	$610000
Tippett, Kurt	RUC/FWD	62.33	9	$578000
Jones, Zak	MID	79	21	$556000
Papley, Tom	MID/FWD	78.83	18	$555000
Hewett, George	MID/FWD	75.91	22	$535000
McVeigh, Jarrad	DEF	75.27	11	$530000
Jack, Kieren	MID/FWD	74.65	17	$526000
Sinclair, Callum	RUC	74.53	17	$525000
Reid, Sam	FWD	69.65	20	$490000
Mills, Callum	DEF	69.36	22	$488000
Rampe, Dane	DEF	66.8	15	$470000
Towers, Dean	FWD	63.29	17	$446000
Grundy, Heath	DEF	62.27	22	$439000
Cunningham, Harry	FWD	63.56	9	$434000
Rohan, Gary	FWD	60.79	14	$428000
Naismith, Sam	RUC	58.85	13	$414000
Rose, James	FWD	34	1	$383000
Smith, Nick	DEF	52.36	22	$369000
Marsh, Harrison	DEF	53.78	9	$367000
Robinson, Daniel	FWD	43.6	5	$358000
Hayward, Will	FWD	50.76	17	$357000
Aliir, Aliir	DEF	49.33	3	$333000
Melican, Lewis	DEF	46.88	17	$330000
Fox, Robbie	MID	51	3	$284000
Florent, Oliver	FWD	39.89	9	$272000
Foote, Jordan	MID/FWD	42.4	5	$257000
Dawson, Jordan	MID/FWD	48	1	$254000
Ling, Matthew	DEF	0	0	$244000
McCartin, Tom	FWD	0	0	$206000
Amartey, Joel	RUC	0	0	$170000
Stoddart, Ryley	DEF	0	0	$170000
Ronke, Ben	FWD	0	0	$170000
Bell, James	MID	0	0	$170000
Styles, Angus	DEF/MID	0	0	$170000
Pink, Toby	FWD	0	0	$170000
Maibaum, Jack	DEF	0	0	$170000
Brown, Jake	MID/FWD	0	0	$170000
O'Riordan, Colin	DEF	0	0	$170000
Cameron, Darcy	RUC	0	0	$170000
Johnson, Alex	DEF	0	0	$170000

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