2017/18 H&A Season Player Average Comparison: West Coast

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).

WEST COAST

Elliot Yeo (2018 Ave: 106.6) finally delivered on his fantasy promise in 2018, he scored 100pts or more in 63.6% of games & 120pts or more in 27.3% of games in the H&A season. Yeo averaged 123.0pts from his final 6 H&A games, he became a reliable player for fantasy coaches slotting in nicely as a DEF. Yeo is set lose his DEF status next season, his ownership levels will drop significantly as a result but is still worthy of consideration.

It was a very slow start to the 2018 H&A season for Jack Redden (2018 Ave: 96.2), he averaged 66.8pts from his opening 5 games but finished strongly averaging 104.9pts from his final 17 games. The West Coast midfield mix will be one to watch during the pre-season, you can expect Redden to be a permanent fixture hitting his high ceiling games during the 2019 season. A must consider.

Luke Shuey (2018 Ave: 87.1) will be priced at a level that might interest a few fantasy coaches during the pre-season, an injury interrupted 2018 season resulted in his average falling below 90pts. In 2017 Shuey scored 100pts or more in 52.4% of H&A games, he averaged 112.1pts from his opening 11 games of the season. Shuey scored 100pts or more in 35.3% of games in the 2018 H&A season, after the drop in output in 2018 he is worth a spot on a pre-season watch list.

Andrew Gaff (2018 Ave: 110.7) is set to leave West Coast for Nth Melbourne, the price tag at Round 1 going to a club that historically hasn’t been a high disposal team is alarming. Gaff might be an option for a mid-season trade if his price drops significantly.

Article by @aflratingsPete

2018 AFL Fantasy Stats

PLAYER	POS	GMS	PTS	AVG
Gaff, Andrew	MID	19	2103	110.7
Yeo, Elliot	DEF/MID	22	2350	106.8
Redden, Jack	MID	22	2116	96.2
Hurn, Shannon	DEF	22	1956	88.9
Shuey, Luke	MID	17	1484	87.3
Cripps, Jamie	FWD	22	1789	81.3
Naitanui, Nic	RUC	15	1204	80.3
Masten, Chris	MID	21	1653	78.7
Hutchings, Mark	MID/FWD	17	1311	77.1
Lycett, Scott	RUC	22	1694	77
Darling, Jack	FWD	18	1381	76.7
Sheppard, Brad	DEF	22	1641	74.6
Sheed, Dom	MID	15	1114	74.3
LeCras, Mark	FWD	20	1426	71.3
McGovern, Jeremy	DEF	21	1405	66.9
Duggan, Liam	DEF	21	1403	66.8
J. Kennedy, Josh	FWD	11	717	65.2
Ainsworth, Brayden	MID	3	193	64.3
Jetta, Lewis	MID,DEF	17	1081	63.6
Ah Chee, Brendon	MID/FWD	8	474	59.3
Barrass, Tom	DEF	16	933	58.3
Ryan, Liam	FWD	10	567	56.7
Vardy, Nathan	RUC	7	389	55.6
Waterman, Jake	FWD	16	877	54.8
Rioli, Willie	FWD	21	1130	53.8
Cole, Thomas	DEF	18	968	53.8
Allen, Oscar	FWD	2	100	50
McInnes, Fraser	RUC/FWD	3	141	47
Venables, Daniel	FWD	12	551	45.9
Nelson, Jackson	DEF	10	403	40.3
Schofield, Will	DEF	10	338	33.8
Brander, Jarrod	DEF/FWD	1	30	30
PetRUCcelle, Jack	MID/FWD	3	64	21.3
Karpany, Malcolm	FWD	0	0	0
Bayok, Tarir	MID/FWD	0	0	0
Rotham, Josh	DEF	0	0	0
Mutimer, Kurt	FWD	0	0	0
Allen, Matthew	FWD	0	0	0
Watson, Francis	DEF	0	0	0
MacKenzie, Eric	DEF	0	0	0
Partington, Luke	FWD	0	0	0
Brayshaw, Hamish	MID	0	0	0
Burrows, Ryan	FWD	0	0	0
England, Callan	MID	0	0	0
Olango, Tony	RUC	0	0	0