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Who starts the season well? The Wiz presents some epic numbers.

Hey again DT world, The Wiz is back again for the 2018 #AFLFantasy season.

It’s usually around this point in the year where my love for DT takes over, and all my time is taken up by research, study and endless cups of coffee. My biggest task this year personally is to back myself in more, and try and take my own advice. I nailed a few calls last year about breakout players such as; Lloyd, Kelly, Billings, Blakely, Heeney and Oliver, yet I still end up looking like a mug not breaking the top 5000. I guess what I am trying to say is that my advice is usually solid, yet my actions are sometimes flakey and impulsive, which needs to change this year.

The purpose for this article you’re (hopefully) about to read is to show that past stats can be relevant for future prediction, and I guess stats are all we have to make such hypothesis.

When choosing your Fantasy team, you need a core group of players that we call “premo’s“ known as superior players that are the building blocks for your team. Whilst selecting these players you need to take many things into account, and a big factor when picking a premo is their price and how you can afford to fit them into your team. These tables and stats you will read, provide you with relevant and recent data that will assist you in making an educated decision, and could provide you with evidence to select a cheaper player over the more expensive one. However, the wonderful world of DT means that all these stats will probably mean nothing when the player you choose is a late withdrawal and you cop a doughnut RD 1. So take these stats with a grain of salt!

If anyone takes anything useful out of this article then my job is done! I wish everyone to have a fantastic #AFLFantasy year and if you have any questions or queries about anything – follow me on twitter: @TheWizDT.

Best of luck guys!

TheWiz

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How To Read The Tables

The tables and statistics can seem a little full on when having a quick glance at each of the teams. I want to make it become a little clearer before you read them!

The rows run left to right, and correlate with a players previous 3 scores verse that opponent (seen as an average) / what they have averaged at that ground they’re playing (in the last 2 years).

EXAMPLE: In the Adelaide Crows table, you see that their first game is against Essendon @ Etihad. If you look at Sloane’s Row – his numbers show 123 / 85, meaning that he averages 123 points in his last 3 games against Essendon but only averages 85 when he plays at Etihad. If you now look along the row Sloane’s next fixture is seen as RD 2: RICH @ AO. You can see Sloane averages 113 in his last 3 games verse Richmond and averages 116 at Adelaide Oval.

Obviously, you want to see two scores above or around 100, as these are the players who love to play against that team, and love playing at that particular ground. EXAMPLE: In all BUT one row/column: Coniglio shows triple figures. His price of 663K means that potentially he could come out of the blocks and prove his priced average of 95 is well under to start the year, and this is where these tables become relevant.

Lastly: the end column shows the average of each players first 5 games of the season, based over the last two years, to keep it relevant. This shows which premium options have been fast starters and which premiums take a little while to get going. JPK is a classic example. In the last two years, he averages just 94 to start the year, yet his average (usually) is above or around 105.

** QUICK NOTE **

You will notice that not all highest priced “premium “options/players stats are available. An example of this is the non-inclusion of Billings, Heeney, Blakely etc… as they haven’t got enough previous stats or data to be worth including. That’s not to say they aren’t good picks though.

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Adelaide

RD 1RD 2RD 3RD 4RD 5FIRST
5 AVG
ESS
@ ES
RICH
@ AO
ST KILDA
@ ES
COLL
@ AO
SYD
@ SCG
(Last 2
Years)
Sloane ($754K)123 / 85113 / 116111 / 8590 / 116125 / 62108
Gibbs ($790K)119 / 102112 / 10792 / 102112 / 107109 / 113102
M. Crouch ($752K)98 / 86112 / 10397 / 86106 / 10399 / -92
B.Crouch ($726K)79 / 7295 / 9480 / 72105 / 9480 / -88
Laird ($707K)105 / 8894 / 102103 / 8885 / 10299 / -102
Jacobs ($700K)99 / 74111 / 94121 / 74109 / 9490 / 5779

Brisbane

RD 1RD 2RD 3RD 4RD 5FIRST
5 AVG
STK
@ ES
MELB
@ G
PORT
@ AO
RICH
@ MCG
GC
@ G
(Last
2 Years)
Beams ($736K)134 / 9697 / 10878/ 83105 / 110122 / 108112
Stef Martin ($703K)113 / 10177 / 10995/ 9599 / 109104 / 95105
Zorko ($805K)103/ 107113 / 112106 / 11698/ 11396/ 112120
Hodge ($612K)100 / 8792 / -92 / 8990 / 88107 / -90

Carlton

RD 1RD 2RD 3RD 4RD 5FIRST
5 AVG
RICH
@ MCG
GC
@ ES
COLL
@ MCG
NM
@ BA
WCE
@ MCG
(Last
2 Years)
Cripps ($692K)96 / 10398/ 97102 / 103100 / 98109 / 10394
Murphy ($782K)121 / 10896 / 103107 / 10897 / -117 / 108111
Simpson $(688K)103 / 101101 / 99102 / 10196 / 6793 / 10194
Kreuzer ($740K)94 / 9193 / 9880 / 91101 / 9081 / 9188

Collingwood

RD 1RD 2RD 3RD 4RD 5FIRST 5
AVG
HAW
@ MCG
GWS
@ MCG
CARL
@ MCG
ADEL
@ AO
ESS
@ MCG
(Last
2 yrs)
Treloar ($761K)116 / 10896 /10884 / 108111 / 114110 / 108117
Pendlebury ($767K)114 / 11293 / 112117 / 11299 / 10796 / 112103
Grundy ($748K)107 / 100115 / 10080 / 100117 / 10883 / 100110
Sidebottom ($745K)109 / 105103 / 10579 / 105116 / 112114 / 105108
Adams ($808K)102 /108109 / 10896 / 108121 / 12594 / 108109

Essendon

RD 1RD 2RD 3RD 4RD 5FIRST
5 AVG
ADEL
@ ES
FREM
@ OS
WB
@ ES
PORT
@ ES
COLL
@ MCG
(Last
2 yrs)
Heppell ($707K)99 / 10298 / -105 / 102100 / 10293 / 107109
Goddard ($716K)106 / 106108 / -81 / 106100 / 10698 / 101104
Merrett ($825K)117 / 118130/ -112 / 118133 / 118102 / 114121

Fremantle

RD 1RD 2RD 3RD 4RD 5FIRST
5 AVG
PORT
@ AO
ESS
@ OS
GC
@ OS
GWS
@ UNSW
DOGS
@ OS
( Last
2 Yrs)
Fyfe ($686K)112 / 9892 / -126 / -108 / 120101 / -112
Neale ($706K)98 / 91117/ -125 / -125 / 106101 / -101

Geelong

RD 1RD 2RD 3RD 4RD 5FIRST
5 AVG
MELB
@ MCG
HAW
@ MCG
WCE
@ OS
STK
@ GS
PORT
@ AO
( Last
2 yrs)
Dangerfield ($849K)99 / 105116 / 105108 / -112 / 125110 / 119110
J.Selwood ($670K)113 / 70101 / 7071 / -125 / 107107 / 110103
Duncan ($793K)81/ 10291 / 102103 / -122 / 103103 / 93111
Ablett ($837K)87 / 141140 / 141119 / -88 / 121103 / 98107

Gold Coast

RD 1RD 2RD 3RD 4RD 5FIRST
5 AVG
NM
@ CS
CARL
@ ES
FREM
@ OS
WCE
@ OS
BL
@ G
(Last
2 Yrs)
Hall ($690K)80 / 96108 / 9085 / -107 / -105 / 105112
Barlow ($667K)88 / 93100 / 82N/A104 / -92 / 9091

GWS

RD 1RD 2RD 3RD 4RD 5FIRST
5 AVG
DOGS
@ UNSW
COLL
@ MCG
SYD
@ SCG
FREM
@ UNSW
STK
@ ES
(Last
2 Yrs)
Kelly ($795K)92 / 106125 / 8689 / 8083 / 106103 / 10998
Coniglio ($663K)112 / 10490 / 81101 / 102103/ 104123 / 104100
Shiel ($666K)106 / 9892 / 7695 / 8690 / 9874/ 10799
Shaw ($565K)116 / 9491 / 8582/ 9699 / 94109 / 10495

Hawthorn

RD 1RD 2RD 3RD 4RD 5FIRST
5 AVG
COLL
@ MCG
GEEL
@ MCG
RICH
@ MCG
MELB
@ MCG
NM
@ ES
(Last
2 Yrs)
Mitchell ($896K)148 / 110122 / 11099 / 110117 / 110126 / 124115
McEvoy ($644K)96 / 89101 / 8983 / 8986 / 8990 / 9287
Smith ($651K)86 / 94100 / 9491 / 94103 / 94110 / 9294
Gunston ($598K)79 / 9391 / 9397 / 9384 / 9372 / 8988

Melbourne

RD 1RD 2RD 3RD 4RD 5FIRST
5 AVG
GEEL
@ MCG
BRIS
@ G
NM
@ MCG
HAW
@ MCG
RICH
@ MCG
(Last
2 yrs)
Jones ($734K)106 / 10188 / 8682 / 101119 / 10175 / 10197
Gawn ($605K)110/ 9767/ 95107 / 97110/ 97105 / 97102
Oliver ($715K)111 / 10893/ 93109/ 10886/ 10895/ 108101
Viney ($638K)87/ 9983 / -85/ 99139 / 99102/ 9995

North Melbourne

RD 1RD 2RD 3RD 4RD 5FIRST
5 AVG
GC
@ CS
STK
@ ES
MELB
@ MCG
CARL
@ BA
HAW
@ ES
(Last
2 Yrs)
Ziebell ($662K)92 / 9898 / 9779 / 100112 / 10486 / 9796
Goldstein ($610K)98 / 10293 / 103151 / 97102 / 10883 / 10396
Cunnington ($620K)87 / 9392 / 9695 / 92102 / 9989 / 9679
Higgins ($665K)96 / - 81 / 9081 / 10093 / 90 73 / 9087

Port Adelaide

RD 1RD 2RD 3RD 4RD 5FIRST
5 AVG
FREM
@ AO
SYD
@ SCG
BRIS
@ AO
ESS
@ ES
GEEL
@ AO
(Last
2 Yrs)
Gray ($572K)102 / 9561 / 3097 / 9579 / 10072 / 9592
Wines ($703K)108 / 103102 / 111103 / 10398 / 101104 / 103104
Ebert ($724K)109 / 9983 / 87100   /99100 / 9791 / 9999
Rockliff ($725K)130 / 114142 / 127N.A / 114131 / 121113 / 114129
Wingard ($649K)69 / 9090 / 8188 / 9090 / 80105 / 9089

Richmond

RD 1RD 2RD 3RD 4RD 5FIRST
5 AVG
CARL
@ MCG
ADEL
@ AO
HAW
@ MCG
BL
@ MCG
MEL
@ MCG
(Last
2 Yrs)
Martin ($800K)103 / 11499 / 113106 / 114107 / 11497 / 114101
Prestia ($577K)78 / 7882 / 7190 / 7895 / 7878 / 7882
Cotchin ($673K)81 / 96102 / 9389 / 9692 / 9695 / 96100
Ellis ($596K)70 / 8588 / 9770 / 8590 / 8576 / 8580
Houli ($637K)79 / 93110 / 7972 / 9380 / 9371 / 9384

St Kilda

RD 1RD 2RD 3RD 4RD 5FIRST
5 AVG
BL @ ESNM @ ESADEL @ ESGEEL @ GSGWS @ ES(Last
2 Yrs)
Steven ($661K)103 / 10585 / 105101 / 10594 / -116 / 105107
Ross ($718K)81 / 99108 / 9978 / 99105 / 97107 / 9999

Sydney Swans

RD 1RD 2RD 3RD 4RD 5FIRST
5 AVG
WCE
@ OS
PORT
@ SCG
GWS
@ SCG
WB
@ ES
ADEL
@ SCG
(Last
2 Yrs)
JPK ($690K)100 / -125 / 10380 / 103112 / 107118 / 10394
Parker ($693K)96 / -113 / 10687 / 10696 / 10997 / 106102
Hannebery ($665K)89 / -108 / 99102 / 9987 / 116115 / 99105
Franklin ($677K)84 / -99 / 10591 / 105110 / 10885 / 10596
Lloyd ($649K)92 / -101 / 9287 / 92103 / 10681 / 9292

West Coast

RD 1RD 2RD 3RD 4RD 5FIRST
5 AVG
SYD
@ OS
WB
@ ES
GEEL
@ OS
GC
@ OS
CARL
@ MCG
(Last
2 Yrs)
Gaff ($709K)100 / -125 / 99108 / -91 / -98 / 105107
Shuey ($696K)105 / -97 / 8995 / -106 / -97 / 104110
Yeo ($692K)101 / -88 / 8965 / -108 / -63 / 6996

Western Bulldogs

RD 1RD 2RD 3RD 4RD 5FIRST
5 AVG
GWS
@ UNSW
WCE
@ ES
ESS
@ ES
SYD
@ ES
FREM
@ OS
(Last
2 Yrs)
Bontempelli ($706K)98 / 106101 / 9698 / 96107 / 9692 / -87
Hunter ($634K)94 / 9297 / 98114 / 9875 / 9897 / -98
Daulhaus ($624K)83 / 9694 / 9092 / 9094 / 9091 / -99
Macrae ($732K)88 / 9193 / 100110 / 100101 / 100107 / -98

 

STATISTICS

Comparing Premiums

TOP 5 Fastest Starters in the last 2 years based off their first 5 games average.

  1. Rockliff – 129
  2. Merrett – 121
  3. Zorko – 120
  4. Treloar – 117
  5. T. Mitchell – 115



Players & Teams To Watch

Collingwood play 4 out of their first 5 games at the MCG. This is a place where Pendles, Treloar and Adams all have averaged 108 or more in the last two seasons. The pies are the best team in the competition (from an AFL Fantasy perspective), so get your pies whilst they’re hot!

Essendon leave Melbourne only once in the first 5 games. Merrett is the standout pick here as he has raised the bat (100+) 22 times out of a possible 32 games in Melbourne within the past 2 years. This includes 18 times he has gone 115+ and overall Zerrett averages a whopping 113 in the sporting capital of Australia. The Dons only trip is in RD 2, where they travel West to face Fremantle. The last 3 times Merrett has come up against the men in purple he has had the ball on a string. His scores are as follows: 144, 124, 121. Lock.

Hawthorn don’t leave Melbourne AT ALL in the first 5 games, the first 4 will be played at the MCG and RD 5 will be played at ES. Is Tom Mitchell expensive? Yup. Is he worth every dollar? YUP! In Titch’s first season wearing the brown and gold he averaged 130 at the MCG and 132 at ES in 2017. Hawthorn’s first game is against the Pies – In Mitchell’s last 4 games against Collingwood he has recorded scores of 138, 132, 177 and 135. If you don’t start with him – you WILL be left behind.

Melbourne also play 4 out of their first 5 games at the MCG. Max Gawn is the pick here based on price (605K) and with the opening fixtures the Dees have, big MAX averages at least 105 when versing 4/5 of those starting teams.

Tom Rockliff: Don’t think about it, JUST PICK HIM. When he isn’t injured, Rocky is a no brainer. Currently priced at an average of 103, he is potentially 30 under what he can produce. Obviously, I’m not going to be naïve and say that there aren’t doubts over the Pig, with a new team there comes uncertainties about role and team cohesion, as well as the never ending questions about Rocky’s body – but his first 2 games come up against teams that he loves to play. Rd 1: His last 4 scores against FREM (95, 142, 154, 172) & RD 2: His last 4 scores against SYD (167, 132, 128, 141). Hop on and enjoy the ride.

St Kilda play 13 games at ES this year, 4 of them coming in the first 5 rounds. We all know that Jack Steven can put up some serious DT numbers. He has averaged 105 under the roof in the past 2 years, as well as averaging a 107 in his first 5 games of the season in the past 2 years as well. If Jacky bah can get off to a flyer – his price of 661K could rise rapidly and significantly.

Sydney’s opening fixtures aren’t the most enticing, but the trio of JPK, Parker & Hannebery’s price is. They are all priced under 98, and they ALL have averaged 108 or more in the past, meaning they are theoretically 10 points under-priced. Surely the swans can’t start as bad this year?

Finally: from my perspective, the 650-700K MIDFIELDER price bracket is the one that is most exciting and tempting. All of Cripps, Fyfe, J. Selwood, Hall, Coniglio, Steven and the SYD TRIO have the ability to average close to or above the magical 110 If you can successfully pick 1 or 2 from this group it could enable you to upgrade in other areas.

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