Will Day – Deck of DT 2025

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Why should I pick him?

Day comes into 2025 at clear unders based on the numbers he produced in 2023 versus his injury ravaged 2024 – where we like to start when we’re talking value for fantasy footy.

His 2024 got off to a terrible start, a foot fracture keeping him out until round 7. He assumed his role in the midfield, attending over 60% of Hawthorn’s CBAs when in uniform. The quality remained in his game, picking up more coaches votes, winning a higher rate of centre clearances and laying more tackles.

The volume, however, dropped. His TOG was down over 10 per cent, his marks per game cratered and his disposal count was way down. A collarbone injury in round 23 ended Day’s season with a subbed score of 8.

There’s clear upside in more TOG, a clear run at it in the preseason (touch wood) and being able to get back some volume in a couple of extra marks and handball receives per game. Probably one of the easiest players to see a path to upside in.

Why shouldn’t I pick him?

Your best ability is your availability, and Will Day has been anything but available over the years. Ankles, feet, collarbones – Day has spent more time in a medical room than Hawkeye Pierce (I’m old). As of writing, Day is fit and played 21 games in the midfield two years ago, so he has done it.

There’s talk of Day spending more time forward.  Whilst that’s hearsay at the minute, if he was getting 60% midfield and spending the rest forward, it would cap his upside. We’ll see if that eventuates as the Hawks have a pretty solid roster of forwards, it’s more the keys they could use.

Day hasn’t shown to be a volume monster. He’s never had more than 30 disposals in a match and doesn’t have a heap of fantasy tons to his name. You’d like to see a higher ceiling from someone that we’d hope had the potential to be a premium pick.

The other reason, we may not see the volume of marks he sustained in 2023 returned. The Hawks were a far more efficient outfit in 2024, and rising up the ladder they didn’t muck about with the ball as much.  The team was far better and racked up in winning matches, so there’s room for it to balance out.

Deck of DT Rating.

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I like watching Day play and think he’s all class. There’s clear upside in the selection, though I was surprised by his 24% ownership (as of writing).  If you’re picking him in salary cap, you’d be hoping Day can show another gear in terms of volume to really be a value pick, otherwise you’ll be trading him up at some point. I like him in draft as a middle round selection that could hit big but at the very least present some value.

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