Fantasy notes and injury updates – Rd. 3

Warnie looks at a few of the key notes such as injuries and substitutes along with any key Fantasy stats of relevance from each game.

Thursday

Western Bulldogs v Brisbane

Josh Bruce split webbing in hand, but played out game.

Jack Macrae was traded out by 9.8k coaches and scored 111 (QTR splits of 15, 47, 16, 33)

Bulldogs	Robbie McComb (4th)	Rory Lobb (tactical)
Lions	Noah Answerth (3rd)	Darcy Fort (tactical)

Friday

Collingwood v Richmond

Darcy Cameron grabbed his knee after a ruck contest late in the third quarter, he will miss ‘a number of weeks’ with a MCL. He was brought in by 2.8k coaches this week (a lot from the injured Max Gawn).

Magpies	Josh Carmichael (3QT)	Darcy Cameron (knee)
Tigers	Noah Cumberland (HT)	Samson Ryan (tactical)

Saturday

Hawthorn v North Melbourne

Luke Davies-Uniacke was a VERY late withdrawal from the game with calf tightness. He was traded in by 5k coaches this week. Daniel Howe was his replacement.

Griffin Logue has been offered 1 week by the MRO.

Harry Sheezel (109) is averaging 118 after his first three games. He has score the most Fantasy points ever after three matches.

James Sicily (132) took 18 marks. The Hawks had 140 marks, 51 more than the Roos.

Hawks	Lachlan Bramble (3rd)	Finn Maginness (tactical)
Kangaroos	Darcy Tucker (3rd)	Darcy Tucker (tactical)

GWS Giants v Carlton

Matthew Owies (25) kicked two goals before being subbed out with a hamstring injury.

Josh Kelly (126) made a great return from concussion with 30d, 3m, 9t, 1g. Carlton have been one of his favourite teams to play against, tonning up in his last 8 games against them.

Blake Acres has been offered 1 week by the MRO.

Giants	Conor Stone (3rd)	Cooper Hamilton (tactical)
Blues	Lochie O’Brien (2nd)	Matthew Owies (hamstring)

St Kilda v Essendon

Mason Wood (118) continued his epic start to the season (99, 101 in first two) taking 11 marks. He did come out of the game with a shoulder issue.

Jimmy Webster (54) has a cheekbone injury that will see him miss.

Alwyn Davey (56) copped a head knock late in the game.

The Saints continued to give up marks to defenders with Ridley (14), Kelly (11) Laverde (9) the main beneficiaries.

Saints	Ben Paton (3rd)	Zaine Cordy (tactical)
Bombers	Nick Hind (3rd)	Harrison Jones (tactical)

Port Adelaide v Adelaide

Connor Rozee (113) copped yet another headknock, but played on.

Sam Berry (52) was subbed out with a calf.

Luke Pedlar has been offered a week by the MRO for his dangerous tackle.

Power	Orazio Fantasia (3rd)	Xavier Duursma (tactical)
Crows	Chayce Jones (3rd)	Sam Berry (calf)

Sunday

Gold Coast v Geelong

Sam De Koning (35) was subbed out with a head clash and is likely to miss next week due to concussion protocols. Chris Scott said Mitch Duncan and Jake Kolodjashnij will return.

Tom Stewart (126) surprised many that he was back this early. Didn’t miss a beat. At $757k, he’s probably not going to be much cheaper!

Sam Flanders (26) was subbed out with a knee injury.

If you haven’t dumped Tanner Bruhn (42) yet, you need to do it now. TOG is limited (58%).

Suns	Alex Sexton (3rd)	Sam Flanders (knee)
Cats	Gary Rohan (3rd)	Sam De Koning (concussion)

Melbourne v Sydney

Ben Brown (11) was subbed out with a back issue.

Chad Warner (56) and Isaac Heeney (28) will be very cheap when it comes to some ‘upgrades’.

Jacob van Rooyen (76) booted three goals on debut. He went up $38k,

Demons	Jake Melksham (3rd)	Ben Brown (back)
Swans	Matt Roberts (4th)	Dylan Stephens (tactical)

Fremantle v West Coast

Carnage for the Eagles on the injury front. Luke Shuey (hamstring), Jeremy McGovern (hamstring), Alex Witherden (head knock), Liam Ryan (knee), Jamie Cripps (leg).

Heath Chapman (leg) was a casualty for the Dockers.

Dockers	Matthew Johnson (3rd)	Heath Chapman (leg)
Eagles	Elijah Hewitt (2nd)	Luke Shuey (hamstring)

Sunday nights are fun! You can tune in after the last game to our livestream as we chat about the weekend as we wait for lockout to lift!@CalvinDT copped the green vest this week and had to do the ice bucket challenge for his mate JHF!https://t.co/r8Yb6k7R5h #AFLFantasy pic.twitter.com/FogdAbfhvn

— DT Talk (@DTTALK) April 2, 2023