Preliminary Finals – Ep. 224

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It’s the penultimate round of the season, meaning AFL Fantasy coaches have their preliminary finals. No more second chances, the equation is simple; win and you’re into the Grand Final, lose and it’s time to book your end of season trip… or start planning for Fantasy in 2019.

In the super-competitive Bacon Cup, Roy and Warnie will face-off this weekend to book a place in the big dance. With the Warne Dawgs having the edge over destROY in recent weeks, it will be interesting to see what moves are made. Warnie is keen to bring in Mitch Duncan to nullify one of Roy’s point of differences due to the Cats’ favourable match up.

The boys run the numbers to see which teams have the best Fantasy match ups for the final two rounds of the season. Geelong take on Fremantle this weekend, the fourth easiest team to score points against and then Gold Coast in the Grand Final. Both games are at GMHBA Stadium making Gary Ablett, Patrick Dangerfield and Sam Menegola popular options to trade in.

Some coaches want to go against the trends to find a point of difference. Some unique options are discussed for the underdogs in their leagues.

Points for and against – Season

CLUB	PTS FOR	>100 FOR	>120 FOR	PTS AG	>100 AG	>120 AG
ADE	1593	3.9	1	1598.1	3.3	1
BL	1572.6	3	1.1	1543.3	3.1	1.1
CAR	1464.8	2.7	1	1632.3	3.8	1
COLL	1677	4.7	1.9	1534.9	3.3	1.1
ESS	1612.1	3.6	1.1	1533.4	3.1	1
FRE	1518.2	3	0.9	1630.9	3.7	1
GC	1447.6	2.2	0.7	1692.9	4.4	1.7
GEE	1575.5	4.2	1.2	1551.9	3	1.1
GWS	1593.4	4	1.4	1546.9	3	0.6
HAW	1638	3.5	1.3	1525.8	2.8	0.7
MELB	1654.8	4	1.3	1544.5	3	0.6
NM	1517.1	2.5	0.6	1566.9	3.1	1
PA	1609.3	3.4	0.7	1493.4	2.8	0.9
RICH	1515.5	2.3	0.5	1559.2	3.3	1.5
STK	1562.7	2.9	1.1	1616.5	4	1.2
SYD	1553.3	2.8	0.6	1533.7	2.8	0.8
WB	1549.7	3.4	1	1627.9	4.3	1.2
WC	1592.2	3.6	1.1	1507.1	2.9	0.8

Points for and against – Last 3 rounds

CLUB	PTS FOR	>100 FOR	>120 FOR	PTS AG	>100 AG	>120 AG
ADE	1622	4.3	1.3	1514	1.7	0.7
BL	1559.3	2.7	1.3	1548	3.3	1
CAR	1481	3.3	0.7	1587	3.7	1.3
COLL	1615.3	3.3	1.7	1557	2	0.7
ESS	1671.3	4	1.3	1498.7	2.3	1
FRE	1461.3	2.7	0.7	1658.7	4.7	0.7
GC	1376	1.3	0	1755	4.7	1.7
GEE	1540	4.3	2.7	1566	3.7	1
GWS	1657	4.7	2.3	1456.7	2.7	0
HAW	1753.7	4.3	1	1519.3	3	1.7
MELB	1669.3	3.7	1	1568.3	3.7	0.3
NM	1528.7	3	1	1579.7	3.3	2
PA	1542.3	2.3	0	1520.7	4	1.7
RICH	1539.7	2	0.7	1548.7	4	2
STK	1539.3	3.3	1.3	1686.3	6	2.7
SYD	1577.3	3.3	0.3	1579.3	2.7	1
WB	1541	5.3	2.3	1564.3	3.3	0.7
WC	1570.3	3.7	1	1546.7	3	0.7