AFL Fantasy is back for another season, and the team at Footy Prophet will again be supplying NMFC.com.au with premium fantasy analysis and tips for the 2015 season.
Big Drew Petrie ($422,000) had his best fantasy game since around 17, with a four-goal haul against St Kilda. Petrie was North Melbourne's best scorer with fifteen possessions, eight marks and 105 fantasy points.
Petrie kicked three of his goals in the ‘premiership ’ third quarter, as North lifted to take control of the match. He is a consistent performer, who regularly threatens to break out with a big fantasy performance. The vice-captain has four tons to his name this year.
Also performing well were fantasy forwards Brent Harvey ($474,000) and Jack Ziebell ($500,000), who had 98 and 95 points respectively. Both kicked important goals, and while Harvey chased the ball, finishing on 24 possessions, Ziebell added to his 17 possessions by finding space to make seven marks. Fantasy coaches will be waiting for news following Ziebell’s report for rough conduct – watch this space!
Ruck star Todd Goldstein ($659,000) had a quiet week by his standards, with 39 hit outs, 11 possessions, six tackles, and 92 fantasy points. He absolutely dominated his ruck opponents, but wasn’t as prolific around the ground as he has been in previous weeks.
Shaun Higgins ($472,000) also had a down week, with only 57 points thanks to a bump he sustained in the first quarter which cruelled his scoring. He proved his quality in the second half, however, getting involved as the Kangaroos shut the Saints out. 40 of Higgins' points came in the second half, which is great for fantasy owners as this bodes well for his performance in future weeks.
Around the Grounds
We talked up Tom Rockliff ($556,00) and Rory Sloane ($465,000) prior to the round, and they both delivered as promised. Every fantasy owner would have been well pleased.
Rockliff scored a beautiful 143 points in Brisbane’s 64-point win over Carlton, grabbing 36 disposals, seven marks, seven tackles and a nice goal. Surprisingly, Rockliff was overshadowed by one-time-Blue Mitch Robinson, who went ballistic against his old side.
Throwing tackles with reckless abandon, Robinson had 15 by the end of the game, along with 33 disposals, six marks and a goal – to finish on 166 points, his highest score ever.
For Adelaide, Sloane led his team with 136 points, on the back of 24 possessions, 11 tackles, and two goals. It was the Crow's best game since returning from a jaw injury, and helped set the Crows up for a whopping 112-point win.
Joining Sloane in the century club were Rory Laird ($481,000) on 123, Patrick Dangerfield ($590,000) on 118, Sam Jacobs ($492,000) on 114 and Tom L. Lynch ($452,000) on 111
