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

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).

MELBOURNE

After an injury interrupted 2017 Max Gawn (2018 Ave: 111.3) was highly owned entering the 2018 season, he was one of the best value options in the pre-season and he didn’t let fantasy coaches down. Gawn scored 100pts or more in 72.7% of games & 120pts or more in 36.4% of games in the 2018 H&A season, he averaged 116.1pts between Rounds 1-11 & 106.5pts between Rounds 12-23. The off-season is one to watch from a Melbourne perspective, they are likely to add depth at Ruck position which could impact Gawn in 2019. He is likely to be fairly priced entering next season.

James Harmes (2018 Ave: 83.0) emerged late in the 2018 season as a potential option at Round 1 next season, he averaged 103.4pts from his last 5 H&A games in a tagging role. Keep an eye on Harmes during the JLT series for positioning in the midfield, any type of confirmation from Goodwin during the pre-season on his role continuing on from late in 2018 should at least provide a mid-priced option for coaches.

Clayton Oliver (2018 Ave: 109.5) followed up his strong 2017 by averaging over 100pts again in 2018, he has been quite durable not having missed a game due to injury in 2 years. Oliver is set to have off-season surgery on both shoulders and is one to keep an eye on during the pre-season for updates on his progress, with so many options available at a lower price point he is likely to have a small ownership at Round 1 next season.

Article by @aflratingsPete

2018 AFL Fantasy Stats

PLAYER	POS	GMS	PTS	AVG
Gawn, Max	RUC	22	2449	111.3
Oliver, Clayton	MID	22	2400	109.1
Brayshaw, Angus	DEF/MID	19	1997	105.1
Viney, Jack	MID	7	640	91.4
McDonald, Tom	DEF/FWD	17	1532	90.1
Hogan, Jesse	FWD	20	1782	89.1
Jones, Nathan	MID	22	1914	87
Harmes, James	MID/FWD	22	1826	83
Petracca, Christian	MID/FWD	21	1695	80.7
Salem, Christian	DEF/MID	21	1667	79.4
Lewis, Jordan	MID,DEF	21	1665	79.3
Neal-Bullen, Alex	FWD	22	1714	77.9
Tyson, Dom	MID	14	1072	76.6
Bugg, Tomas	FWD	3	229	76.3
Stretch, Billy	MID	2	151	75.5
Fritsch, Bayley	MID/FWD	21	1564	74.5
Smith, Timothy	FWD	4	291	72.8
Melksham, Jake	FWD	20	1406	70.3
Hibberd, Michael	DEF	18	1238	68.8
Vandenberg, Aaron	FWD	4	272	68
Kennedy-Harris, Jay	MID	6	382	63.7
Maynard, Corey	MID	1	62	62
Hannan, Mitch	MID/FWD	12	719	59.9
Lever, Jake	DEF	11	658	59.8
Spargo, Charlie	MID/FWD	15	885	59
Garlett, Jeff	FWD	11	649	59
Vince, Bernie	DEF	17	991	58.3
Kent, Dean	FWD	5	288	57.6
Wagner, Josh	DEF	5	286	57.2
Smith, Joel	DEF/MID	7	387	55.3
Weideman, Sam	FWD	7	369	52.7
Pedersen, Cameron	RUC/FWD	4	204	51
Jetta, Neville	DEF	22	1115	50.7
Frost, Sam	DEF	10	487	48.7
Hunt, Jayden	DEF	6	281	46.8
Petty, Harrison	DEF	1	44	44
McDonald, Oscar	DEF	22	966	43.9
Baker, Oskar	FWD	0	0	0
McKenna, Pat	DEF	0	0	0
Filipovic, Lachlan	RUC	0	0	0
Johnstone, Dion	MID/FWD	0	0	0
Balic, Harley	MID/FWD	0	0	0
Keilty, Declan	DEF	0	0	0
King, Mitchell	RUC	0	0	0