Brisbane Lions AFL Fantasy Classic Prices 2020

Brisbane averaged 351.9 Disposals in the 2019 H&A season (Rank 17), under coach Chris Fagan the Lions have never been a heavy disposal team.

Brisbane did not record 400 Disposals in a game last season, the efficient ball movement does not allow for a high accumulation of disposals that would benefit several players from a fantasy perspective.

The Lions were relatively quiet over the trade period so expect little disruption to premium players in 2020.

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2020 Potential Targets:

Dayne Zorko MID $775K

Zorko started slowly in 2019 averaging 88.3pts from his opening 6 games, he averaged 110.4pts from his final 16 games of the H&A season scoring 100pts or more in 68.8% of games over the same period.

Zorko scored in a range of 80-99pts in 29.2% of games in 2019 (Incl. Finals), he scored in that same range in 18.2% of games in 2018.

Ownership for Zorko will likely be on the light side to begin the 2020 season.

Lachie Neale MID $777K

Neale exploded out of the gate last season averaging 127.8pts from his opening 4 games for the Lions, opposition teams started to put time into him which did restrict his scoring for the remainder of the season (Rounds 5-23 Ave: 99.6pts).

The starting salary for Neale is a touch on the high side based on the potential to be targeted once again in 2020, as a result his ownership will likely be low at Round 1.

Lachie Neale (MID, $777k) and Dayne Zorko (MID, $775k) are the two big boys at the Lions.

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Grant Birchall DEF $428K

By the time the 2020 H&A season begins Birchall will have turned 32, he has played just 8 games since the beginning of the 2017 H&A season due to injuries.

Birchall has the ability to score in the low 80’s based on his previous history at the Hawks, the efficient defensive ball movement from the Lions needs to be taken into account when projecting an average in 2020.

If Birchall is selected at Round 1 he does provide some value, he does come with a reasonable amount of risk.

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PLAYER	POSITION	2019 AVG	2019 GMS	2020 PRICE
Lachie Neale	MID	104.7	22	$777,000
Dayne Zorko	MID	104.4	22	$775,000
Jarryd Lyons	MID	97.5	22	$723,000
Mitch Robinson	MID	93.6	22	$695,000
Hugh McCluggage	MID	91.4	21	$678,000
Daniel Rich	DEF	88	22	$653,000
Cameron Ellis-Yolmen	MID	87.9	10	$652,000
Stefan Martin	RUC	84.8	22	$629,000
Jarrod Berry	MID	79.6	18	$591,000
Alex Witherden	DEF	74.8	21	$555,000
Charlie Cameron	FWD	67.3	22	$499,000
Allen Christensen	FWD	64.2	11	$476,000
Ryan Lester	DEF	55.8	9	$457,000
Lincoln McCarthy	FWD	59.9	22	$444,000
Rhys Mathieson	MID/FWD	56.6	9	$443,000
Marcus Adams	DEF	49.4	8	$430,000
Grant Birchall	DEF	73	3	$428,000
Darcy Gardiner	DEF	57.7	22	$428,000
Eric Hipwood	FWD	57.1	21	$424,000
Harris Andrews	DEF	56.3	19	$418,000
Oscar McInerney	RUC/FWD	56.2	19	$417,000
Noah Answerth	DEF	56.1	17	$416,000
Daniel McStay	FWD	51.6	22	$383,000
Zac Bailey	DEF/MID	48.2	13	$358,000
Callum Ah Chee	MID	62	1	$345,000
Cameron Rayner	FWD	45	22	$334,000
Mitchell Hinge	MID	54.5	2	$307,000
Jacob Allison	MID	43.5	2	$271,000
Archie Smith	RUC	46	2	$259,000
Cedric Cox	FWD	44	1	$245,000
Sam Skinner	FWD	0	0	$232,000
Deven Robertson	MID	0	0	$228,000
Brock Smith	DEF	0	0	$206,000
Keidean Coleman	MID/FWD	0	0	$198,000
Brandon Starcevich	DEF/MID	31	1	$189,000
James Madden	DEF/FWD	0	0	$170,000
Jack Payne	DEF	0	0	$170,000
Connor Ballenden	FWD	0	0	$170,000
Thomas Berry	FWD	0	0	$170,000
Thomas Fullarton	FWD	0	0	$170,000
Connor McFadyen	FWD	0	0	$170,000
Toby Wooller	MID/FWD	0	0	$170,000
Tom Joyce	MID/FWD	0	0	$170,000
Ely Smith	MID/FWD	0	0	$170,000
Jaxon Prior	DEF	0	0	$170,000
Corey Lyons	MID	0	0	$170,000
Matt Eagles	DEF	0	0	$170,000