21 down, 2 to go!
We’ve reached preliminary final weekend, which means there are only 18 games left in the AFL Fantasy season! While coaches will be focusing on trading in POD’s and examining their finals matchups, I’m getting the ball rolling for award season by looking at some of the best cash cow contributors from season 2022 so far.
Rookie/cash cows picks are players who start the season at $300,000 or lower
Power Ranking Cash Cows – Round 21
After 20 weeks of action, these are the top-10 cash cow performers!
Cash Cow King – Round 21
For a change, Nick Daicos (108) put together another strong performance in the first match of the round, however, the Rising Star favourite wasn’t the top rookie scorer of the weekend. Elijah Hollands (118) put together the best game of his young career to lead the pack, with Josh Ward (84) and Brynn Teakle (86) not too far behind him. Gold Coast’s touted youngster gets my tick of approval this week.
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With the exception of Nick Daicos, coaches would’ve made it a priority to remove all the rookies from their field, however, forced trades may have complicated those plans. Fingers crossed you are reading this without a cash cow still in your starting 22, but if you do have to field a young gun, here are the ones I have the most trust in to close the season.
DEFENCE
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Nick Daicos (Magpies)
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Jase Burgoyne (Power)
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Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (Saints)*
MIDFIELD
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Nick Daicos (Magpies)
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Josh Ward (Hawks)
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Jake Soligo (Crows)
RUCK
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Brynn Teakle (Power)
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N/A
FORWARD
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Nic Martin (Bombers)
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Josh Carmichael (Magpies)
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Tyson Stengle (Cats)
* if named
Round 22 Downgrade Targets
Cash is key at this point of the season and while there’s nothing wrong with throwing a bench position away for a $190K player, there are still some rookies who offer plenty of value over the final fortnight.
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Brynn Teakle ($235K, RUC/FWD, Power)
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Kallan Dawson ($248K, DEF, Kangaroos)
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Wade Derksen ($190K, DEF/FWD, Giants)*
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Jai Serong ($198K, MID/FWD, Hawks)
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James Tsitas ($190K, MID, Suns)*
* if named
Award Nominees
Successful coaches this season wouldn’t have been able to reach great heights without the assistance of reliable cash cows. Below you can have your say on which players should be in the mix for the positional MVP award after their efforts in 2022, and next week I will be back with the final voting ballot for all the rookie/cash cow awards including Game of the Year, the Cash Cow King and more!
Make 2-4 selections (depending on position) for the finalists of each award race.
Voting closes at the conclusion of Round 22
DEFENCE
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Dulcify
August 10, 2022 at 8:46 am
Hey Fry, surely by this stage of the season you know Stengle plays for the Cats.
jjbkeeper
August 10, 2022 at 9:42 am
But tigers are felines
Fry
August 10, 2022 at 10:40 am
Swapped out Noah Cumberland and forgot to change the team! At least I had a similar animal
Mike
August 10, 2022 at 10:43 am
Hey Fry, which trade option is best for Cripps and Carmichael:
1. Hall/Cerra/Prestia/Whitfield and Lukosius/Mitch McGovern
2. Zorko/De Goey/Stephenson and Menegola/Bailey/Green/Setterfield
3. Walsh/Parker/Baz and Hollands/rookie(fielded)
which is best and who to get?
Fry
August 10, 2022 at 2:53 pm
Interesting choices, I’m hesitant to suggest Hollands on field but after his recent score you might be able to get away with it. Non of the second names in the top-2 excite me, so I’d roll the dice on Hollands and go for Walsh with Kennedy/Hewett/Cripps missing
Jason
August 10, 2022 at 10:49 am
Taranto to luke parker and cripps to oliver or steele ??
Jason
August 10, 2022 at 10:51 am
Or brayshaw ??
Ben
August 10, 2022 at 12:12 pm
Taranto & Brayshaw
Fry
August 10, 2022 at 2:54 pm
Like the Parker in and I’d nab Oliver with the second move mate
Daeja
August 10, 2022 at 11:13 am
Who goes first out of Preuss, ROB, H.Young, Daicos, Crisp, Macrae, Neale, Brodie or Heeney
Fry
August 10, 2022 at 2:54 pm
Preuss goes if you ask me
Asol
August 10, 2022 at 11:14 am
Which option is the best?
Gawn, English, Bont, Bailey Smith or D.Moore
Fry
August 10, 2022 at 2:54 pm
I think I’d back in Max Gawn
NotADoctor
August 10, 2022 at 1:30 pm
Why is tft rank server down?
Fry
August 10, 2022 at 2:55 pm
No clue mate, try a different browser
Tom
August 10, 2022 at 1:35 pm
not sure who to trade out here thoughts?
taranto, crisp or treloar? if i did trade one, whom for; oliver, parker or someone else? like bont or baz
Fry
August 10, 2022 at 2:03 pm
Taranto not playing so trade him out. I’d go for Parker here mate
Fry
August 10, 2022 at 2:55 pm
Taranto to Oliver if you can get him – otherwise grab Parker
Andy
August 10, 2022 at 1:51 pm
Thanks for your articles and advice this year Fry. I’m playing an only slightly stronger team this week, which I guess means it could go either way.
Do I just match opponent with Laird v Nth?! Or one of these 2 options, bringing in both players, 1) Walsh & Steele (trading Neale, both PODs atm) or 2) Hall (POD) & Merrett (to match opponent, and keeping Neale).
Fry
August 10, 2022 at 3:03 pm
Thanks mate, appreciate it!
I think if you can get Rory Laird, you get him. If it was me I’d captain him and cancel out that matchup
Barbie
August 10, 2022 at 1:57 pm
Zorko or Stephenson?
Fry
August 10, 2022 at 3:03 pm
Zorko for me
Jason
August 10, 2022 at 2:46 pm
Cripps to steele. Oliver or brayshaw ??
Fry
August 10, 2022 at 3:03 pm
Cripps to Oliver
Jason
August 10, 2022 at 6:28 pm
Why are you so hot on oliver over steele and brayshaw ?
Liam
August 10, 2022 at 4:35 pm
Taranto to Oliver or Merrett?
Fry
August 10, 2022 at 6:23 pm
Oliver
Lowroller
August 10, 2022 at 7:19 pm
Which combo is best?
Stephenson and Oliver/Steele or Zorko and Gawn/B.Smith
Fry
August 11, 2022 at 10:26 am
Zorko and Gawn is hard to pass up!
Jacko
August 10, 2022 at 7:43 pm
Love your work Fry.
Unfortunately just shy of getting both Hall and Marshall this week which was Plan A.
Is Marshall a must have this week?
Otherwise thinking:
Daicos > Hall
Darcy > Baz Smith
Thoughts?
Fry
August 11, 2022 at 10:27 am
Thanks mate!
That’s a bummer, as a non-Marshall owner myself I feel your pain. Hall and Baz Smith are pretty good ins though, I’d grab them
Woosh
August 10, 2022 at 10:05 pm
Thanks for all your advice and insights this season Fry, definitely the most useful article of the week.
Pushing to try and climb a couple of hundred spots to crack the top 500, what do you think of these options:
Brodie to Marshall
Or Guthrie/Macrae to A.Brayshaw? Or Oliver I guess as you seem to like his final 2 over AB.
Cheers
Fry
August 11, 2022 at 10:29 am
Cheers mate, I appreciate the kind words!
Hmmmm tough one, I think Brodie to Marshall is a nice upgrade, although the idea of nabbing Clayton (you’re right, I prefer his last two over AB) for Guthrie is tempting. See how teams unfold, but I think I’d do the second move and grab Oliver
Harry
August 11, 2022 at 6:54 am
1) Hall and Bailey Smith
2) Zorko and Marshall
3) Hall and Bont
4) Houston and Marshall
Fry
August 11, 2022 at 10:29 am
No. 1 for me
Jacko
August 11, 2022 at 9:33 pm
Change of plans with Duncan an out. Which option do you like?
1) Daicos > Hall & Duncan > Marshall
2) Daicos > Hall & Duncan > Baz Smith
Fry
August 12, 2022 at 11:28 am
I think I’d do No. 1 mate
Henry
August 11, 2022 at 9:34 pm
Sean Darcy lives again!! Is Marshall, Bont or Bazlenka the best option to bring in. Leaning towards Marshall
Fry
August 12, 2022 at 11:28 am
I feel you, I can’t get rid of the bloke either! Out of those options I’d be inclined to pick Marshall
Harry
August 12, 2022 at 11:13 am
If I have to field one of these rookies which one; O.Lord, W.Kelly or J.Serong (if he is named)?
Fry
August 12, 2022 at 11:29 am
To be honest, I don’t love any of them but I’d rank them in reverse order you listed them
Borris
August 12, 2022 at 1:01 pm
Hey Fry & anyone else :)
From this team who would you look at offloading & bringing in to improve it the most for this round?
DEF:
Docherty, Sinclair, Helmet Brayshaw, Lloyd, Crisp, Sicily
MID:
Merrett, Steele, Mills, Brayshaw, Cripps, Neale, Petracca, Macrae
RUCK:
Marshall, ROB
FWD:
Parker, Bont, Smith, Brodie, English, Heeney
Fry
August 12, 2022 at 2:55 pm
There’s not a lot of ways to improve that team, it looks pretty good on paper! I’d probably have Crisp, Macrae and English in the firing line though for maybe a Zorko/Oliver combo or maybe chase Gawn, Touk or a unique like Brad Crouch
Sam
August 12, 2022 at 2:06 pm
Thoughts on Crisp to Zorko? Bank coin and Crisp match up not great
Borris
August 12, 2022 at 2:08 pm
Was thinking that Sam! Who would you trade in with the second one using that coin I would have about 200K?
Borris
August 12, 2022 at 2:10 pm
Is Tim English next in line to go now he has to share ruck duties & has always scored poorly the last few times with shared ruck?