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

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).

SYDNEY

Expect Dan Hannebery (2018 Ave: 59.9) to be one of the highest owned players at Round 1 in 2019, after 2 years of injury setbacks he is set to make a move to the Saints and should he complete a full pre-season the hype will be in overdrive. Hannebery failed to score 100pts in any game in the 2018 H&A season, he scored 100pts or more in 39.1% of games in 2017.

Completing a full to near full pre-season will be a key indicator for fantasy coaches selecting Hannebery, moving out of the restrictive Sydney game plan will definitely provide plenty of upside in 2019.

Jake Lloyd (2018 Ave: 101.6) provided defensive stability for fantasy coaches in 2018, he scored 100pts or more in 50.0% of games & 120pts or more in 22.7% of games. Lloyd recently re-signed with the Swans which was good news for fantasy coaches, his role will likely remain the same at the Swans. Fitting Lloyd into a Round 1 team may prove to be difficult if you are also starting with Laird, he will be a trade target at some stage in 2019.

It was another flat year for Luke Parker (2018 Ave: 95.4) as he failed to average over 100pts again in 2018, he scored 100pts or more in 38.1% of games & 120pts or more in 9.5% of games. Parker scored 100pts or more in 40.9% of games & 120pts or more in 9.1% of games in the 2017 H&A season, he is still in his prime and will enter the 2019 season aged 26.

The mix in the Sydney midfield will be different next season, they are required viewing for fantasy coaches in the JLT Series for potential changes & opportunities.

Article by @aflratingsPete

2018 AFL Fantasy Stats

PLAYER	POS	GMS	PTS	AVG
Lloyd, Jake	DEF	22	2235	101.6
Parker, Luke	MID	21	2008	95.6
Sinclair, Callum	RUC	22	2039	92.7
Franklin, Lance	FWD	18	1651	91.7
Heeney, Isaac	MID/FWD	21	1905	90.7
P. Kennedy, Josh	MID	22	1982	90.1
B. Reid, Sam	FWD	1	80	80
McVeigh, Jarrad	DEF	18	1418	78.8
Newman, Nic	MID	10	761	76.1
Cunningham, Harry	FWD	22	1650	75
Mills, Callum	DEF	9	668	74.2
Aliir, Aliir	DEF	11	763	69.4
Jones, Zak	MID	18	1237	68.7
Dawson, Jordan	MID/FWD	4	268	67
Hewett, George	MID/FWD	22	1450	65.9
Rampe, Dane	DEF	22	1437	65.3
Ronke, Ben	FWD	17	1102	64.8
Grundy, Heath	DEF	17	1086	63.9
O'Riordan, Colin	DEF	3	190	63.3
Florent, Oliver	FWD	22	1386	63
Papley, Tom	MID/FWD	19	1184	62.3
Hayward, Will	FWD	22	1366	62.1
Hannebery, Dan	MID	14	839	59.9
Smith, Nick	DEF	20	1184	59.2
Jack, Kieren	MID/FWD	18	1058	58.8
Johnson, Alex	DEF	2	105	52.5
Marsh, Harry	DEF	9	472	52.4
Towers, Dean	FWD	8	413	51.6
Melican, Lewis	DEF	3	154	51.3
Fox, Robbie	MID	10	460	46
Robinson, Daniel	FWD	8	367	45.9
McCartin, Tom	FWD	14	617	44.1
Rohan, Gary	FWD	11	478	43.5
Rose, James	FWD	1	41	41
Stoddart, Ryley	DEF	2	68	34
Cameron, Darcy	RUC	1	27	27
Maibaum, Jack	DEF	0	0	0
Pink, Toby	FWD	0	0	0
Foote, Jordan	MID/FWD	0	0	0
Amartey, Joel	RUC	0	0	0
Bell, James	MID	0	0	0
Brown, Jake	MID/FWD	0	0	0
Ling, Matthew	DEF	0	0	0
Styles, Angus	DEF/MID	0	0	0
Naismith, Sam	RUC	0	0	0
Tippett, Kurt	RUC/FWD	0	0	0