Weekend Forecast – Round 16

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The carnage continues to follow us coaches every week, with more injuries to deal with.  As reported by The Traders on last nights teams stream, the most traded in player both last week and this week, Luke Jackson, is in doubt to play against Adelaide on Saturday with a knee injury. I have seen some coaches already went English, who was missing again, down to Jackson, locking in a trade where they may need to trade Jackson back out again. Along with this, it was reported on Wednesday night that Rory Laird was in doubt to face Melbourne with a shoulder issue, but has been named and looks like he will play, but stay tuned to the news. Braydon Preuss was also not named for those coaches that held him. All these forced trades and issues mean it is hard for coaches looking to move their final rookies on, but we just have to keep putting one foot in front of the other.

 

We had another Thursday night game so lets have a look at what happened.

Brisbane vs Western Bulldogs @ The Gabba

Lachie Neale (133) – This man is just too good! I don’t know why I didn’t put the VC on him. He is well and truly a top 8 mid, and could well be on his way to a 2nd Brownlow.

Tom Liberatore (128) – Libba has been a name some people have looked at, but after tonight, there will be a lot more people looking at him as a potential top 6 forward. His last 4 scores, 115, 99, 110 and a season high 128.

Hugh McCluggage (120) – Another name coaches may need to start seriously considering. His last 4, 118, 114, 136 and 120. He is getting expensive now, but the numbers don’t lie.

Bailey Dale (117) – With Caleb Daniel out for around a month, I think he becomes a decent option. Has been really solid this season averaging 93.6 and priced at around 750k, he should be better with Daniel out.

Josh Dunkley (113) – Another guy that just gets it done every week. He has only gone under 100 on 2 occasions in 15 games.

Marcus Bontempelli (108) –  The Bont looks like he is really starting to heat up. Back to back scores of 118 and 108 have him entrenched in the top 6 forwards, most likely top 3. If you don’t have him, he is a great target.

Keidean Coleman (105) – Kiddy Coleman has looked fantastic in his last 3 games, and his scoring has followed, with 94, 90 and 105. I wouldn’t be bringing him in, but for yhose coaches that held, they would be very happy and I would continue to hold him.

Adam Treloar (100) – Got to the ton and did what he needed to. Just keep an eye on the news as it was rumoured/reported he may have experienced hamstring tightness late in the game.

Jack Macrae (93) – sEven though is was still over 90, it was another poor score from Macrae. That is now 5 scores under 100 this season, and it is mainly due to him not consistently getting those marks and tackles to get the big scores. For the time being, I am not sure I can use the C or VC on him.

James Tunstill (61) – For those that jumped on, he was solid in his second game, and looked calm with ball in hand. Probably not the time of year to pay up for rookies, so if you missed him, I would not worry about it.

Dominic Bedendo (43) – The debutant looked really good in the first half, but faded in the 2nd half and Brisbane took control of the game. Should stay in the team, and could be a solid FWD rookie option if he does indeed hold his spot.

Daniel Rich (32) – Experienced hamstring tightness during the 2nd quarter, and was ruled out of the rest of the game at half time. Apparently it was just precautionary, but keep an eye on the news over the next few days.

Dayne Zorko (6) – Same as Rich, he experienced hamstring tightness within the first 10 minutes of the game and was subbed out. He said post-game it was precautionary and he aims to be right for the next week, but given his history with soft tissues injuries, he may well be missing for a week or two.

 

Now, lets get into the rest of the Weekend Forecast.

 

Carlton vs St Kilda @ Marvel Stadium

Weather Forecast

***Roof Closed***

Team Lineups

Carlton

IN

Adam Cerra

OUT

Will Setterfield (Medi-Sub), Jordan Boyd (Injured)

St Kilda

IN

Jack Higgins, Paddy Ryder, Mason Wood, Bradley Hill

OUT

Ben Paton (Omitted), Ryan Byrnes (Omitted), Ben Long (Omitted), Darragh Joyce (Omitted), Cooper Sharman (Omitted)

 

Players to Watch

Trade Targets: Sam Docherty, Sam Walsh, Jack Sinclair, Jack Steele

Other players to watch: Rowan Marshall, Patrick Cripps, George Hewett

Captain/VC Options: Sam Docherty, Jack Steele, Sam Walsh

Essendon vs Sydney @ MCG

Weather Forecast

Around 12°C, mostly cloudy

Team Lineups

Essendon

IN

Brandon Zerk-Thatcher, Darcy Parish

OUT

Nick Bryan (Omitted), Ben Hobbs (Omitted), Brayden Ham (Medi-Sub)

Sydney

IN

Justin McInerney

OUT

Ryan Clarke (Omitted), Lewis Taylor (Medi-Sub)

 

Players to Watch

Trade Targets: Zach Merrett, Callum Mills, Jake Lloyd, Luke Parker, Massimo D’Ambrosio

Other players to watch: Nic Martin, Darcy Parish

Captain/VC Options: Callum Mills

 

Adelaide vs Melbourne @ Adelaide Oval

Weather Forecast

Around 11°C, mostly cloudy

Team Lineups

Adelaide

IN

Lachlan Murphy, Riley Thilthorpe

OUT

Will Hamill (Injured), Ned McHenry (Injured), Shane McAdam (Injured)

Melbourne

IN

 

OUT

Jayden Hunt (Medi-Sub)

 

Players to Watch

Trade Targets: Jordan Dawson, Angus Brayshaw, Clayton Oliver, Luke Jackson, Christian Petracca

Other players to watch: Rory Laird, Christian Salem, Reilly O’Brien, Ben Keays

Captain/VC Options: Jordan Dawson, Clayton Oliver

 

Gold Coast vs Collingwood @ Metricon Stadium

Weather Forecast

Around 11°C, periods of light rain expected (65% chance of rain)

Team Lineups

Gold Coast

IN

James Tsitas, Connor Budarick

OUT

Brayden Fiorini (Medi-Sub), Jy Farrar (HS Protocols), Alex Davies (Injured)

Collingwood

IN

Jordan De Goey

OUT

Jeremy Howe (Illness), Isaac Chugg (Omitted)

 

Players to Watch

Trade Targets: Darcy Cameron, Jack Crisp, Jarrod Witts, Touk Miller, James Tsitas

Other players to watch: Jordan De Goey, Scott Pendlebury, Nick Daicos

Captain/VC Options: Touk Miller

 

Geelong vs North Melbourne @ GMHBA Stadium

Weather Forecast

Around 9°C, mostly cloudy

Team Lineups

Geelong

IN

Gary Rohan, Patrick Dangerfield

OUT

Cooper Stephens (Medi-Sub), Joel Selwood (Managed), Tom Stewart (Suspension)

North Melbourne

IN

Lachie Young, Charlie Lazzaro, Jack Mahony

OUT

Flynn Perez (Omitted), Bailey Scott (Injured), Aiden Bonar (Injured), Tarryn Thomas (Personal Reasons)

 

Players to Watch

Trade Targets: Mitch Duncan, Aaron Hall, Jackson Archer, Cam Guthrie

Other players to watch: Patrick Dangerfield, Jy Simpkin, Jed Anderson

Captain/VC Options: Mitch Duncan (VC Option), Aaron Hall (VC Option), Cam Guthrie

 

Richmond vs West Coast @ MCG

Weather Forecast

Around 13°C, partly cloudy

Team Lineups

Richmond

IN

Kane Lambert, Jake Aarts, Rhyan Mansell, Sydney Stack, Jason Castagna

OUT

Dion Prestia (Injured), Judson Clarke (Omitted)

West Coast

IN

Nic Naitanui, Harry Edwards, Sam Petrevski-Seton, Jai Culley, Zane Trew

OUT

Callum Jamieson (Omitted), Josh Kennedy (Managed)

 

Players to Watch

Trade Targets: Zane Trew, Rhett Bazzo, Jai Culley (If named)

Other players to watch: Nick Vlastuin, Jayden Short, Elliot Yeo, Liam Baker

Captain/VC Options: None

 

GWS vs Hawthorn @ Giants Stadium

Weather Forecast

Around 16°C, rain (100% chance of rain)

Team Lineups

GWS

IN

Zach Sproule, Matt Flynn, Wade Derksen

OUT

 

Hawthorn

IN

Jack Gunston, Will Day, Finn Maginness, Kyle Hartigan

OUT

Daniel Howe (Omitted)

 

Players to Watch

Trade Targets: Lachie Whitfield, Stephen Coniglio

Other players to watch: Tom Mitchell, Tim Taranto, Harry Himmelberg, James Sicily, Josh Kelly

Captain/VC Options: Stephen Coniglio

Fremantle vs Port Adelaide @ Optus Stadium

Weather Forecast

Around 19°C, sunny

Team Lineups

Fremantle

IN

Connor Blakely, Michael Walters, Nathan Wilson, Sam Sturt

OUT

Liam Henry (Injured)

Port Adelaide

IN

Darcy Byrne-Jones, Orazio Fantasia, Tom Clurey, Robbie Gray, Jase Burgoyne

OUT

Sam Mayes (Omitted), Riley Bonner (Injured)

 

Players to Watch

Trade Targets: Andrew Brayshaw, Sean Darcy

Other players to watch: Connor Rozee, Karl Amon, Dan Houston, Will Brodie, Ollie Wines

Captain/VC Options: Andrew Brayshaw

 

My Trades

De Koning -> Tsitas

Daicos -> Steele

Trades are straight forward this week, one up one down. It is time for SDK to go, so I will bring in James Tsitas who is making his debut for Gold Coast. I will then use that money to move on my final rookie in Nick Daicos, who has been fantastic and not performing like a rookie, and bringing in the big man Jack Steele. I love what I saw from him last week, and he will likely be carrying the captaincy on debut for me.

 

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