Richmond AFL Fantasy Classic Prices 2018

The reigning Premiers were not that fantasy relevant last season averaging 1556.1pts per game (Rank 15), however there were a few genuine rock solid picks that did assist many fantasy coaches throughout the 2017 H&A season. In their opening 10 games last year the Tigers were actually ranked last averaging 1489.3 fantasy team points per game, a softer schedule allowed them to improve on that average in their final 12 games as they averaged 1611.8pts.

Richmond were not a Disposal heavy team in 2017 averaging 368.3 per game, they recorded only 3 games of 400 Disposals or more throughout the H&A season (Melbourne 13) which was ranked 16^th. Defensively the Tigers were outstanding restricting opponents to 356.7 Disposals from their final 10 games of 2017 (Incl. Finals), be aware they play Geelong, Gold Coast, Essendon & Western Bulldogs in their final 4 games of the 2018 H&A season.

 

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2018 Potential Targets:

Dustin Martin MID $800K

Martin delivered on all fronts last year including AFL Fantasy, he averaged 113.6pts during the H&A season scoring 100pts or more in 64.0% of games and 120pts or more in 36.0% of games. Martin’s season splits might be worth taking note when considering him at Round 1 this season, he averaged 116.7pts between Rounds 1-11, 110.5pts between Rounds 12-23 & 94.7pts in the Finals. It is likely Martin could be under owned relative to his 2017 output, he could be worth considering for an early season point of difference.

Dion Prestia MID $577K

Prestia’s first year at the Tigers was a rocky road especially in fantasy, he averaged 81.9pts in the 2017 H&A season and 103.3pts in the Finals. Prestia averaged 105.6pts from his final 7 games of the year (Incl. Finals), at this stage he is completing a full pre-season in preparation for the upcoming year and at the same stage last year he was still recovering from knee surgery in December returning to training late in January. Prestia definitely has a fantasy game having averaged 90.0pts or more in his final 4 years at Gold Coast, he is worth considering as a value pick to begin 2018.

Trent Cotchin MID $673K

An average of 84.4pts in Cotchin’s final 10 2107 H&A games dropped his average to 95.5pts, he averaged 104.8pts from his opening 12 games scoring a season high 123pts in Round 6 against Adelaide. Cotchin scored 100pts or more in 40.0% of games and 120pts or more in 8.0% of games in 2017 (Incl. Finals), he could be another player to target for early season form as he will be under owned.

Kane Lambert MID/FWD $600K

If you are looking to add DPP flexibility to your 2018 team then Kane Lambert is worth considering, he averaged 95.8pts from his final 12 H&A games and is priced at 85.2pts to begin 2018. It is worth monitoring his pre-season form and his fantasy output, any player that puts up a season high 147pts deserves our attention.

Bachar Houli DEF $637K / Brandon Ellis DEF $596K

After an indifferent beginning averaging 77.0pts from his opening 9 games of 2017 Houli averaged 104.0pts from his final 9 games. His scoring can be highly volatile. He is priced at 90.5pts

Ellis pretty well matched the year of Houli averaging 68.6pts from his opening 9 games of 2017 and averaged 95.8pts from his final 13 games. He is priced at 84.7pts

Jack Higgins MID/FWD $238K / Anthony Miles MID $517K

Higgins was rated as No.1 by Champion Data in the Top 30 Draft Power Rankings, he is AFL ready and with the potential delayed start to the 2018 season from Daniel Rioli a Round 1 debut could be a chance. Don’t miss out

Miles was the forgotten man at Richmond last year, he managed 3 games at an average of 84.0pts and is well discounted to begin 2018. If Miles can force his way back in to the team then he is well under-priced.

 

Player	Pos	2017 Avg	2017 Gms	2018 Price
Martin, Dustin	MID	113.64	22	$800000
Cotchin, Trent	MID	95.5	22	$673000
Grigg, Shaun	MID	95.41	22	$672000
Houli, Bachar	DEF	90.5	18	$637000
Nankervis, Toby	RUC	86.86	21	$612000
Lambert, Kane	MID/FWD	85.24	21	$600000
Ellis, Brandon	DEF	84.68	22	$596000
Prestia, Dion	MID	81.95	19	$577000
Riewoldt, Jack	FWD	77.3	20	$544000
Caddy, Josh	MID/FWD	74.53	19	$525000
Miles, Anthony	MID	73.2	5	$517000
Townsend, Jacob	FWD	95	2	$508000
Vlastuin, Nick	DEF	65.85	13	$464000
Rance, Alex	DEF	65.09	22	$458000
Astbury, David	DEF	64.45	22	$454000
Graham, Jack	MID	84	2	$450000
McIntosh, Kamdyn	DEF/MID	63.71	21	$449000
Lloyd, Sam	FWD	67	8	$447000
Edwards, Shane	MID/FWD	62.06	17	$437000
Markov, Oleg	DEF	39	7	$426000
Conca, Reece	DEF	68.5	6	$425000
Short, Jayden	DEF	56.56	16	$398000
Butler, Daniel	FWD	55.9	20	$394000
Castagna, Jason	FWD	55.5	22	$391000
Broad, Nathan	DEF	60.86	7	$390000
Menadue, Connor	MID	54.78	9	$385000
Ellis, Corey	DEF/MID	43.83	6	$383000
Rioli, Daniel	FWD	52.09	22	$367000
Griffiths, Ben	FWD	41.5	2	$357000
Soldo, Ivan	RUC	51.86	7	$332000
Grimes, Dylan	DEF	46.59	22	$328000
Hampson, Shaun	RUC	0	0	$317000
Drummond, Nathan	FWD	0	0	$271000
Bolton, Shai	FWD	38.83	6	$241000
Higgins, Jack	MID/FWD	0	0	$238000
Coleman-Jones, Callum	RUC	0	0	$232000
Balta, Noah	RUC/FWD	0	0	$222000
Stengle, Tyson	FWD	41.5	2	$222000
Naish, Patrick	MID/FWD	0	0	$204000
Moore, Callum	FWD	0	0	$195000
Smith, Derek	DEF	0	0	$170000
Miller, Ben	RUC	0	0	$170000
Baker, Liam	FWD	0	0	$170000
Garthwaite, Ryan	DEF	0	0	$170000
Chol, Mabior	FWD	0	0	$170000

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