Round 16 rolling Fantasy blog

Updates throughout the weekend from the DT Talk team.

Wednesday 9 September Updates

Thursday R17 teams

St Kilda v West Coast at the Gabba, 7.10pm AEST

ST KILDA
In: M.King, T.Membrey, N.Hind
Out: R.Abbott (omitted), J.Marsh (omitted), E.Phillips (omitted)

WEST COAST
In: W.Schofield, S.Hurn, J.Brander, J.Petruccelle, N.Naitanui, H.Brayshaw
Out: T.Hickey (omitted), L.Jetta (calf), D.Sheed (hamstring), M.Hutchings (hamstring), J.Redden (thumb), B.Ah Chee (finger)
New: Hamish Brayshaw

Brisbane v Gold Coast late mail

Brisbane – No changes.

Gold Coast – No changes

News tidbits

Hamish Brayshaw (MID $170k) will make his debut for the Eagles. Nic Naitanui will return. Mark Hutchings (hamstring), Dom Sheed (hamstring), Lewis Jetta (calf), Brendon Ah Chee (finger) and Jack Redden (thumb) will miss along with Tom Hickey (omitted).

Sam Docherty is reported to have a low grade calf strain.

Most popular trades

R16 TRADES

MOST TRADED IN ✅

1️⃣ Damon Greaves 8.3k
2️⃣ Keidean Coleman 6.2k
3️⃣ Flynn Perez 5.5k
4️⃣ Nick Haynes 3.1k
5️⃣ Blake Acres 2.7k

MOST TRADED OUT ❌

1️⃣ Alex Witherden 5.4k
2️⃣ Angus Brayshaw 5.1k
3️⃣ Andrew McGrath 4.6k
4️⃣ Boyd Woodcock 3.3k
5️⃣ Sam Draper 2.9k#AFLFantasy pic.twitter.com/SwA8Tono3M

— AFL Fantasy (@AFLFantasy) September 8, 2020

Tuesday 8 September Updates

Carlton v Sydney late mail

Carlton: No changes.

Sydney: No changes.

Wednesday teams

Brisbane v Gold Coast, Gabba, 7.10pm AEST

BRISBANE
In: J.Payne, L.McCarthy, A.Smith
Out: H.Andrews (hamstring), G.Birchall (Managed), T.Fullarton (Injured)

GOLD COAST
No change

Adelaide v GWS late mail

Adelaide: No changes.

GWS: Zac Langdon (illness) OUT, Jackson Hately IN.

Monday 7 September Updates

Tuesday teams

Adelaide v Greater Western Sydney, Adelaide Oval, 5.10pm ACST

ADELAIDE
In: A.McPherson
Out: M.Poholke (omitted)

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
In: S.Reid, J.Caldwell, Z.Langdon, S.Jacobs
Out: Z.Williams (Achilles soreness), B.Daniels (hamstring), H.Perryman (calf), S.Mumford (managed)

Carlton v Sydney, Metricon Stadium, 8.10pm AEST

CARLTON
In: D.Cuningham, M.Owies (FWD $170k), T.De Koning, L.Plowman
Out: C.Polson (omitted), P.Dow (omitted), E.Betts (managed), M.Pittonet (managed)
New: Matt Owies

SYDNEY
No change

Melbourne v Fremantle late mail

Melbourne – No changes.

Fremantle – No changes.

News tidbits

Jack Redden requires thumb surgery. He will miss the remainder of the home-and-away season.

Irving Mosquito has done an ACL.

Zac Williams and Harry Perryman ‘unlikely’ to play tomorrow night. Josh Kelly ruled out again with concussion and Shane Mumford will be managed.

Matthew Owies (FWD $170k) will make his debut for the Blues.

Harris Andrews is out for the rest of the H&A season. Jack Payne a chance to come in.

Zak Butters accepted his 2 match suspension.

Sunday 6 September Updates

Most popular trades

MOST TRADED IN ✅

1️⃣ Damon Greaves 8.3k
2️⃣ Keidean Coleman 5.7k
3️⃣ Flynn Perez 5.5k
4️⃣ Blake Acres 2.5k
5️⃣ Nick Haynes 2.4k

MOST TRADED OUT ❌

1️⃣ Alex Witherden 4.7k
2️⃣ Andrew McGrath 4.6k
3️⃣ Angus Brayshaw 3.9k
4️⃣ Boyd Woodcock 3.3k
5️⃣ Sam Draper 2.9k#AFLFantasy pic.twitter.com/g2Z7DTyx75

— AFL Fantasy (@AFLFantasy) September 6, 2020

Injury update 

Western Bulldogs – Nil.

West Coast – Mark Hutchings (hamstring).

Geelong – Gary Rohan (hamstring).

Essendon – Irving Mosquito (knee).

St Kilda – Nil.

Hawthorn – James Worpel (shoulder), Josh Morris (calf).

Monday teams

Melbourne v Fremantle, Cazalys Stadium, 7.10pm AEST

MELBOURNE
In: M.Hibberd, A.vandenBerg, K.Pickett, T.Bedford, B.Preuss, J.Hunt, O.Baker
Out: O.McDonald (omitted), C.Spargo (omitted), M.Brown (omitted), J.Wagner (omitted), N.Jones (quad), J.Harmes (hamstring tightness), A.Brayshaw (foot) 

FREMANTLE
No changes

Western Bulldogs v West Coast late mail

Western Bulldogs – No changes.

West Coast – Nic Naitanui (back) OUT, Tom Hickey IN.

Geelong v Essendon late mail

Geelong – Zach Tuohy (ribs), Rhys Stanley (groin) OUT, Josh Jenkins, Zach Guthrie IN.

Essendon – No changes.

St Kilda v Hawthorn late mail

St Kilda – Max King (managed) OUT, Ryan Abbott IN.

Hawthorn – No changes.

News tidbits

Angus Brayshaw – Fantasy season over (2-3 weeks) with his ankle injury.

Josh Kelly – Set to play after recovering from concussion as long as he gets through Sunday training.

Saturday 5 September Updates

Injury update

North Melbourne – Jy Simpkin (concussion).

Port Adelaide – Ryan Burton (quad).

North Melbourne v Port Adelaide late mail

North Melbourne – No changes.

Port Adelaide – No changes.

Sunday teams

St Kilda v Hawthorn, Metricon Stadium, 1.05pm AEST

ST KILDA
In: J.Marsh, J.Lonie
Out: T.Membrey (finger), N.Hind (omitted)

HAWTHORN
In: W.Day, S.Frost, D.Moore, J.Morris, D.Greaves (DEF $170k), L.Shiels, H.Morrison
Out: C.Glass (omitted), D.Minchington (omitted), B.Stratton (injured), J.Impey (injured), B.McEvoy (managed), S.Burgoyne (managed), O.Hanrahan (managed)

Geelong v Essendon, Gabba, 3.35pm AEST

GEELONG
In: L.Fogarty
Out: J.Steven (injured)

ESSENDON
In: M.Redman, J.Townsend
Out: A.McGrath (ankle), J.Daniher (managed)

Western Bulldogs v West Coast, Metricon Stadium, 6.10pm AEST

WESTERN BULLDOGS
In: Z.Cordy, S.Lloyd, R.Smith
Out: E.Wood (hamstring), L.Vandermeer (hamstring), T.Dickson (omitted)

WEST COAST
In: J.Kennedy, J.Waterman, B.Ainsworth
Out: S.Hurn (managed), L.Shuey (hamstrings), B.Williams (omitted)

Most popular trades

RD 16 TRADES

MOST TRADED IN ✅

1️⃣ Flynn Perez 4.2k
2️⃣ Keidean Coleman 3.6k
3️⃣ Nick Haynes 1,4k
4️⃣ Max Lynch 1.2k
5️⃣ Blake Acres 1.2k

MOST TRADED OUT ❌

1️⃣ Alex Witherden 2.9k
2️⃣ Andrew McGrath 2.3k
3️⃣ Boyd Woodcock 2.1k
4️⃣ Sam Draper 2.1k
5️⃣ Angus Brayshaw 1.6k#AFLFantasy pic.twitter.com/kktDCrpYhw

— AFL Fantasy (@AFLFantasy) September 5, 2020

Saturday teams

North Melbourne v Port Adelaide, Metricon Stadium, 7.40pm AEST

NORTH MELBOURNE
In: F.Perez (DEF $202,000), J.Polec, J.Ziebell
Out: M.Daw (omitted), P.Ahern (omitted), T.Murphy (omitted)
New: Flynn Perez

PORT ADELAIDE
In: D.Houston, S.Motlop, K.Farrell
Out: R.Bonner (omitted), B.Ebert (omitted), J.Westhoff (omitted)

Round 16 podcast

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Fixture planning and key rules

Save the below image into your phone or print it out to help you stay across the lockout times throughout part two of the festival of footy. Make sure you are aware of all of the rule. Warnie wrote a piece for AFL.com.au which outlines the key things to know and some strategy advice. Click here to view it.

• Team announcements 6:20pm AEST the day before game for the rest of the season.
• Final teams (ie. late changes) lodged 60 mins before games.
• Average scores awarded to players on a by IF they played the previous round.
• Bye players locked at the start of the round.
• Classic: 3 trades per round for the rest of the season.
• Draft: RFAs cleared at 10am AEST the day after round ends.

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