2017/18 H&A Season Player Average Comparison: Hawthorn

The 2018 H&A season is complete which means the Fantasy research for next season has already begun, over the next few weeks we’ll take a look at a 2017/18 H&A season player average comparison for each team (Minimum 10 games played each season).

Warnie & Roy discussed some of the numbers on the final Traders podcast of the season, it is worth another listen again to hear their thoughts about some of the players that will be listed in each team (Starts at 41:25).

HAWTHORN

Tom Mitchell (2018 Ave: 129.2) delivered another remarkable season for fantasy coaches, he scored 100pts or more in 77.3% of games & 120pts or more in a staggering 63.6% of games in the 2018 H&A season. Mitchell scored a career high 195pts in Round 15 against GWS, between Rounds 15-21 he averaged 153.0pts. Mitchell opened the 2018 season averaging 147.0pts from his first 3 games.

Unfortunately Mitchell suffered an AC joint injury in a Semi Final loss to Melbourne, the injury required surgery and subsequently he will miss the opening of pre-season at the Hawks. If you are monitoring any news throughout the summer months then updates on Mitchell are a must, any setbacks or inability to be out of a rehab group could be decisive when it comes time to put him in an initial team.

James Sicily (2018 Ave: 94.3) provided another roller coaster of a year for fantasy coaches in 2018, he scored 100pts or more in 31.3% of games and recorded a career high score of 135pts in Round 7. Based on his volatility in scoring and his unreliability he could be a difficult own in 2019, he is likely to be fairly priced at Round 1.

After a strong 2017 Ryan Burton (2018 Ave: 62.0) regressed significantly in his 3rd season, his role significantly contributed to his lower fantasy average in 2018. It is worthwhile watching Burton during the pre-season for potentially a more attacking role.

Article by @aflratingsPete

2018 AFL Fantasy Stats

PLAYER	POS	GMS	PTS	AVG
Mitchell, Tom	MID	22	2842	129.2
Shiels, Liam	MID	21	2037	97
O'Meara, Jaeger	MID	20	1916	95.8
Sicily, James	DEF/FWD	14	1338	95.6
Smith, Isaac	MID	22	1960	89.1
Gunston, Jack	FWD	21	1821	86.7
McEvoy, Ben	RUC	17	1472	86.6
Breust, Luke	FWD	22	1859	84.5
Henderson, Ricky	MID	20	1682	84.1
Burgoyne, Shaun	MID	15	1180	78.7
Howe, Daniel	MID	15	1158	77.2
Roughead, Jarryd	FWD	20	1468	73.4
Impey, Jarman	FWD	22	1540	70
Worpel, James	MID	9	614	68.2
Miles, Teia	DEF/FWD	8	535	66.9
Morrison, Harry	DEF	19	1258	66.2
Hardwick, Blake	DEF	22	1421	64.6
Ceglar, Jonathon	RUC	10	629	62.9
Burton, Ryan	DEF	21	1302	62
Whitecross, Brendan	FWD	6	371	61.8
Duryea, Taylor	DEF/FWD	16	987	61.7
Nash, Connor	DEF	3	181	60.3
Mirra, David	DEF	6	361	60.2
Puopolo, Paul	FWD	18	1067	59.3
O'Rourke, Jonathan	MID	3	170	56.7
Frawley, James	DEF	18	977	54.3
Pittonet, Marc	RUC	2	105	52.5
Cousins, James	MID	4	202	50.5
Stratton, Ben	DEF	22	1098	49.9
Brand, Kaiden	DEF	10	498	49.8
O'Brien, Tim	FWD	12	582	48.5
Schoenmakers, Ryan	FWD	8	382	47.8
Glass, Conor	DEF	4	190	47.5
Langford, Will	MID/FWD	6	249	41.5
Rioli, Cyril	FWD	4	155	38.8
Lewis, Mitch	FWD	2	51	25.5
Birchall, Grant	DEF	0	0	0
Heatherley, Kurt	DEF	0	0	0
Jiath, Changkuoth	FWD	0	0	0
Jones, Harry	MID	0	0	0
Moore, Dylan	MID	0	0	0
Ross, Jackson	MID/FWD	0	0	0
Hanrahan, Oliver	FWD	0	0	0
Lovell, Kieran	MID	0	0	0
Willsmore, Dallas	MID	0	0	0