The Weekend Wash-Up | Brownlowless Bont | Round 6

As we settle into upgrade season, we finally got through a round without too many injuries! But that doesn’t mean there wasn’t any carnage… It’s time for your weekly fantasy therapy session, it’s time for the Weekend Wash-Up.

LEGENDS

Baz (145) – There’s coaches who own Bailey Smith, and then there’s coaches packing it up for 2026. When you’re spending up, you’re spending up for pure thirst, hunger, greed for the football… piggish like tendencies… L5 137. Beat bont by 117. Nothing further to add.

Grundy (130) – The Ruck Pig is all the way back. 27 disposals and 37 hitouts in a genuinely dominant performance. All that needs to be said about this man is with a few minutes left the Swans had Heeney, Warner and Mills on the bench and Grundy stayed out there. With 3 seconds left he got us a tackle and then kicked the ball out of mid air to take his tally to 130. This is three 130’s on the trot! Gun. 

Daicos (128) – It was underwhelming until Q4, but that had to be one of the greatest quarters ever played! 39 and a goal including that 47 point last quarter where he put the team on his back and said come with me. Hopefully the cheat tagging we saw in the last 15 minutes doesn’t return. 

Houston (110) – No kick ins is a major concern long term, but Collingwood like to hold possession and Dan will still score well. Just don’t get carried away with what he can average, he goes in that R14 bye. 

Newman (101) – At half time I thought we were in for a classic Nic Newman 140, before he went missing 2H. If he does that at his price it would be a game changer, he’s a great value upgrade target.

Jezza (141) – That 10th goal was awesome and he’s just dominating once again this season, always a great draft pick. 

Richards (133) – Finally, vindication! If only Ed could produce scores like this early in the season, if you held this was just reward and a miraculous recovery. 

Ash (114) – I will forever find it hard to trust a man capable of a 20, but Lachie Ash enjoyed 8 CBAs in the 2nd half… One to watch. He has been great. Whitfield (101) owners will be hoping it’s a permanent move!

Merrett (151) – Zach loves playing the Suns and just loves playing dominant fantasy football in general. He’s now averaging 111 with a L3 of 127, are we surprised? We shouldn’t be. 

Roberts (117) – As soon as Essendon slow the ball down, pencil Archie in for a quick 30 points. Elite role, elite player, top 6 lock. 

Parish (109) – OK… I’m sitting up and taking notice. As Essendon look to control the ball more, it allows Darcy to add transition scoring to his great stoppage work. That’s consecutive games with 80%+ TOG and CBAs which is significant, priced at $769k… I think you can do it. This is why people started him!

JHF (126) – 28 and 2 in a classic dominant JHF performance, featuring 60% CBAs! The bag is back. 

Butters (125) – 35 and a goal, was trading him out a good call two weeks ago? I’ll tell you after this week… MJ Mullin is to come. (Butters has been awesome!)

Wilkie (130) – 31 disposals and 12 marks! 3 kick ins. Averaging 113.4, and he hasn’t left the field all year. Immense and impossible to keep ignoring.

Milera (117) – A huge score for his owners, coming thanks to 29 and 9 marks. 100 L3. A massive score like this is all you need if he’s ticking it over most weeks, great pick. 

Worrell (114) – Speaking of great picks… Temu Wilkie. Worrell is awesome!

Sheezel (136) – Just the lazy 39 and 1.3 for Sheez, it’s safe to say he enjoys playing Richmond. North will have plenty of Sunday afternoon games and he’s always a safe captain option to fall back on.

M.Reid (106) – Averaging 83 thanks to this score, smashing his BE and instantly making him a home run pick. Murph Reid is a gun. 

LOSERS

Lombard (31) – I don’t like to point the finger at rookies as losers… But come on, let’s be real here. Leo Lombard looks lost out there, managing just two kicks out there against Essendon. Just give us a 50 mate. I continue to be shocked he gets picked, his one percenters must be great.

Dovaston (24) – How can you do worse than that effort. I had the luxury of looping both Lombard into Dovaston against THE TIGERS. And it cost me points. In a 75 point thumping, Lachie Dovaston managed 6 disposals and 1 tackle. One. That was meant to be his one-wood! Back to the VFL with you brother.

Jaques (46) – Was Jaques really ‘managed’ last week, or was he dropped? Because he has gone from looking awesome early, to a liability. How he dropped a 112 on my head for everyone in Round 1 is looking like a bit of a pisstake at this point. He’s gone for me, the locker is already cleaned out. 

Bont (28) – Man oh man… What a shame this is….. Things you just hate to see. Seriously though, 86% TOG, 19 CBAs, and Marcus Bontempelli can’t manage to take one mark, lay one tackle, and produces the worst non-vest affected score of his entire career. It can’t be denied, Ocean Mullin is the Michael Jordan of taggers. MJ Mullin. As for Bont, he has the jozzler coming up this week. He even resorted to Nick Daicos levels of faking injuries to excuse this performance, just a total disaster. It might be harsh but this is why he will never win a Brownlow. 

Darcy (22) – Just devastating.

Cmac (66) – The role is what it is, but Cmac let us down this week. I was hot on him too, so apologies if anyone went there. He will be fine, but it’s annoying. 

Rankine (70) – Unless he’s getting 50%+ CBAs, I don’t want any part in owning Rankine. I’m not even sure he’s value. 

Rachele (67) – 81% CBAs for this score is bitterly disappointing, I’m just concerned about the fact he may be playing himself out of the midfield and into the forward pocket. Needs to lift next week. 

TDK (37) – Undoubtedly one of the most bizarre trades in AFL history. Over paid, over rated and has ruined Romo. Without wishing long term injuries upon anyone, I wouldn’t mind seeing Marshall get a proper run at it as R1…

Taranto (30) – Grim. At least in draft you don’t have to worry about his BE. 

Banks (1) – Banks was already a draft disaster, I just hope your league pays up for the premium features allowing TOG% to be replaced. It should clear a path for Retschko to play a good block of footy on the wing.

Windsor (48) – It’s the last time I’m mentioning him. Never to be spoken of again. 

Bailey (39) – Zac… Contract year Zac… You could almost singlehandedly pinpoint this effort as to why Brisbane lost to the Dees. Embarrassing stuff and I hope you didn’t chase a POD here. 

Brayshaw (64) – Seriously, I was at the game and totally forgot Andy B was playing. Is he OK? What the hell has gone so wrong?! It’s a draft train wreck and I don’t know how we ever trust it again in Fantasy, at any price. Disaster.

THIS GAME SH*TS ME

How good is that first month of the season when everybody just wants to go head to head and not worry about…. Tagging. Because that is over. James Jordon is in career best form, and now we have the MJ of taggers Mullin holding our uber premiums to TWENTY-EIGHT POINTS.

This game is hard enough with injuries, forced trades, bad picks… Our best players getting taken out of the game by a bloke not even looking or wanting the footy? It sucks, just let the boys play. This game sh*ts me.

THE OTHER BITS AND PIECES

2126, 9.2k for the round, 4.1k overall. Not too shabby when you consider I had a bloody 24 on field in the forwards and I have a $1.1M llama just collecting dust. It sounds like Timmy won’t be back again this week so that’s brilliant news, best of luck to the Bulldogs while they bin their season. 

I finally have some straight forward trades this week, as it’s time to cash in on a rookie (Jaques) and upgrade Robertson. I am tempted by the bag (The Horn Bag) but I think I will be playing with a high elbow, through the V with McInerney. That Round 12 bye up forward with no backup rookies is a major concern.

Jaques -> Retschko

Robertson -> McInerney

Best of luck next week legends, let’s hope we can settle into upgrade season with no more forced trades!

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