Essendon 2021 Fantasy preview – Ep. 387

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Episode guide

0:40 – Zach Merrett had an exceptional season, making him one of the most dependable Fantasy options in the game.

2:05 – Former Giant Jye Caldwell has DPP and could be a mid-priced improver in the red-and-black.

4:00 – A discount for Dyson Heppell puts him in the mix for a midfield spot now that he’s priced in the mid-70s.

7:15 – Roy’s pick of Andrew McGrath was one of his best last year.

9:10 – Calvin say no to two-metre Peter Wright.

10:50 – $170k FWD Harrison Jones should get a gig at some stage.

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B: Mason Redman, Brandon Zerk-Thatcher, Patrick Ambrose
HB: Jordan Ridley, Michael Hurley, Nick Hind
C: Darcy Parish, Zach Merrett, Jye Caldwell
HF: Jake Stringer, James Stewart, Devon Smith
F: Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, Peter Wright, David Zaharakis
Foll: Sam Draper, Andrew McGrath, Dylan Shiel
I/C: Dyson Heppell, Kyle Langford, Cale Hooker, Matt Guelfi

EMERG: Martin Gleeson, Aaron Francis, Jayden Laverde, Will Snelling

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B: Mason Redman, Brandon Zerk-Thatcher, Patrick Ambrose
HB: Jordan Ridley, Michael Hurley, Nick Hind
C: Zach Merrett, Dyson Heppell, Andrew McGrath
HF: Jake Stringer, Peter Wright, Will Snelling
F: David Zaharakis, James Stewart, Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
FOLL: Sam Draper, Devon Smith, Dylan Shiel
I/C: Nik Cox, Kyle Langford, Jye Caldwell, Darcy Parish

Essendon prices and positions

PLAYER	POS	PRICE	2020 AVG	2020 AVG (adj)	2020 GMS
Zach Merrett	MID	884000	92.6	115.8	16
Dylan Shiel	MID	780000	81.7	102.1	15
Andrew McGrath	MID	738000	77.3	96.6	14
Jordan Ridley	DEF	683000	71.6	89.5	17
Devon Smith	MID	676000	70.8	88.5	16
Kyle Langford	MID/FWD	655000	68.6	85.8	16
Darcy Parish	MID	625000	65.4	81.8	17
Tom Cutler	MID	576000	50.6	63.3	8
Michael Hurley	DEF	576000	60.4	75.5	14
Dyson Heppell	MID	566000	41.3	51.6	3
Cale Hooker	DEF	535000	45.8	57.3	8
David Zaharakis	FWD	524000	54.9	68.6	10
Andrew Phillips	RUC	522000	49.2	61.5	5
Will Snelling	FWD	521000	54.6	68.3	17
Jye Caldwell	MID/FWD	502000	54.2	67.8	9
Dylan Clarke	MID/FWD	475000	42	52.5	8
Sam Draper	RUC	454000	50.6	63.3	8
Matt Guelfi	DEF	446000	46.7	58.4	11
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti	FWD	446000	46.7	58.4	17
Mason Redman	DEF	443000	46.4	58	13
Nick Hind	FWD	409000	42.9	53.6	10
Jake Stringer	FWD	394000	41.3	51.6	10
Jayden Laverde	FWD	394000	44.3	55.4	6
Aaron Francis	DEF	387000	41.5	51.9	8
Brayden Ham	MID	385000	40.3	50.4	10
James Stewart	FWD	382000	40.1	50.1	10
Martin Gleeson	DEF	382000	40.1	50.1	13
Peter Wright	FWD	366000	0	0	0
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher	DEF	309000	32.4	40.5	10
Irving Mosquito	FWD	284000	36.3	45.4	4
Nikolas Cox	DEF/FWD	256000
Archie Perkins	MID/FWD	254000
Zach Reid	DEF	252000
Patrick Ambrose	DEF	235000	0	0	0
Joshua Eyre	DEF/FWD	194000
Ned Cahill	FWD	189000	25	31.3	3
Harrison Jones	FWD	170000	0	0	0
Nick Bryan	RUC	170000	0	0	0
Lachlan Johnson	MID/FWD	170000	0	0	0
Cian McBride	DEF	170000	0	0	0
Ross McQuillan	DEF/FWD	170000	0	0	0
Tom Hird	MID	170000
Cody Brand	DEF	170000

2020 centre bounce attendances

Big thanks to Brice Mitchell for his work on these.