AFL News - A New Prestigiacomo

Prestigiacomo could be very important for Collingwood at full back in 2009, as he is healthy again, and they may even use him in other spots.

From the Collingwood site: Veterans ready for 2009

The coaches had Prestigiacomo positioned at the start of the drill on John Anthony in the forward line. The veteran’s closing speed hindered Anthony’s ability to get to the ball and was thus held goalless for the first half.

Prestigiacomo continued his defensive play on the wing taking opponent’s Dane Swan and Alan Toovey at various stages. A new-look Prestigacomo was calling for the ball for the entire drill and looked comfortable with taking an outstretched mark on the lead from teammate Dale Thomas.

AFL Fantasy Impact:

He is usually the type of player you don't want on a fantasy team, but see what he does in preseason and how the Magpies use him. He is always very affordable in fantasy games, as his spoils don't bring in fantasy points, but if he does get minutes when played more in the action his stats would go up.

AFL News - Raines Back For Richmond

Richmond went searching for experienced players in the offseason, but a couple of their new players may be in the VFL as Raines should return.

From the Richmond site: Raines parts from clouds of '08

Two seasons without missing a game had been followed by a great pre-season where he completed every session and was as fit as he’d ever been.

In round two last year, the Tigers fell to North Melbourne by 41 points and were dealt an extra blow when Raines dislocated his kneecap.

AFL Fantasy Impact:

His injuries in 2008 should mean a lower fantasy price in 2009. Raines is also eligible as a fantasy defender and can bring in the stats that a lot of midfielders do.

AFL News - Hawks Have Options With Croad Out

Hawthorn may not think they have many problems, but Geelong know that when a key defender is out it does make things more difficult. The Cats did draft Taylor to help with Egan out, and the Hawks also have new players who could be used in Croad’s spot.

From the AFL site: Depth the key, say Hawks

"We've just got to deal with that (Croad's injury) as best as we can and guys will get an opportunity to step up and go to the next level, hopefully," Gilham said.

"Guys like Ryan Schoenmakers and Jordan Lisle, particularly in the backline … I definitely think they will get their opportunity in the NAB Cup."

AFL Fantasy Impact:

Fantasy teams could make a bit of money early in the season with the player that Hawthorn uses in Croad's spot. When Croad returns, then sell the player for a profit. Schoenmakers and Lisle will be very cheap as they are new players to the AFL, Thorp and Dowler will also be very affordable in AFL fantasy games.

AFL News - Hooper Not Fine, And Fined

It might be a while before Hooper is close to playing for the Lions again.

From the Herald Sun: Lions to fine Rhan Hooper $40,000

BRISBANE Lions coach Michael Voss has shown disciplinary breaches will not be tolerated by fining wayward forward Rhan Hooper $40,000. Hooper, who faced the sack after multiple contract breaches, had no choice but to accept the reduced contract to salvage his career.

Voss, who trained with the 21-year-old Hooper during the Christmas holidays, has shown he will be as uncompromising a coach as he was a player when it comes to disciplinary issues.

AFL Fantasy Impact:

Definitely someone that fantasy coaches can't have on their rosters when the season starts. Rockliff is someone who could benefit from this and he is a cheap fantasy forward to have on the bench.

Early Fantasy Rankings By Club – Western Bulldogs

Cross, Daniel
Cooney, Adam
Gilbee, Lindsay
Boyd, Matthew
Murphy, Robert
Giansiracusa, Daniel
Griffen, Ryan
Johnson, Brad
Akermanis, Jason
Hargrave, Ryan
Lake, Brian
Morris, Dale
Higgins, Shaun
Welsh, Scott
Everitt, Andrejs
Hahn, Mitchell
Hill, Josh
Minson, Will
Harbrow, Jarrod
Hudson, Ben
Callan, Tim
Eagleton, Nathan
Addison, Dylan
Lynch, Malcolm
Williams, Tom
Tiller, Stephen
Skipper, Wayde
Wight, Cameron
Ward, Callan
Stack, Brennan
Reid, Sam
O'Shea, Paul
O'Keefe, Guy
Grant, Jarrad
Wood, Easton
Roughead, Jordan
Cordy, Ayce
Jones, Liam
Boumann, Jarrad
White, Henry - R
Daniels, Jamason - R
Shaw, John - R
Mulligan, James - R
Picken, Liam - R
Ogle, Chris - R

AFL News - Firrito Could See Midfield Minutes

Firrito is a bit undersized for full back, but is often the best option the Kangaroos have. They may try something else in 2009, and Firrito could have a midfield role for some games.

From the AFL site: Pre-season gains give Firrito new stride

Firrito’s pre-season achievements have encouraged him to consider a part-time return to the midfield, where he spent the early portion of his 105 games, but feels he has too much “unfinished business” to vacate the backline completely.

“I’ll play wherever the coach wants me though I’d love to get back up there (in the midfield),” he said. “I still want to play down back because I feel like I play pretty good footy down there.

AFL Fantasy Impact:

Not hard to figure out, a player should get a lot more stats in the middle than at full back. It could still be a risk signing Firrito if he is moved into the middle, as he could just as quickly go back to the full back spot for the next game.

If North Melbourne go with a different full back it could hurt their stats. Petrie would be a very capable player there, especially against the biggest full forwards, but that would kill off his fantasy value. Hansen is another option, and it would not be beneficial for his fantasy points either.

There is a small chance that someone like R Tarrant could get into the team as their new full back. As his fantasy price is very low, as long as he plays he can make a fantasy team some money.

AFL News - Cats Need Wojcinski's Pace

The Cats were slow in the Grand Final, and will be reminded about that a lot whenever Wojcinski is mentioned.

From the Herald Sun: The pain of GF omission spurs David Wojcinski

He was the first Cat across the line in yesterday's Pier to Pub swim at Lorne and hopes to start running this week with the view to playing in Round 1.

"I missed pretty much half the year and battled through the second half of the year with that injury and that was a big part of the reason I missed the Grand Final," he said.

AFL Fantasy Impact:

The runs from half back that Wojcinski produces are entertaining, but he hasn't really used that ability to be a great fantasy player. He has been able to produce a few big fantasy games, but nothing consistent. Wojcinski will be at an affordable fantasy price again, but he probably isn't worth signing unless the Cats lose a few of their big stars which would open up more playing time and a bigger role for Wojcinski.

Early Fantasy Rankings By Club - West Coast

Cox, Dean
Priddis, Matt
Embley, Andrew
Jones, Brett
Kerr, Daniel
Rosa, Matt
Waters, Beau
Lynch, Quinten
Wirrpanda, David
Selwood, Adam
Masten, Chris
Staker, Brent
Stenglein, Tyson
Fletcher, Chad
Hunter, Adam
Ebert, Brad
Naitanui, Nicholas
Hurn, Shannon
McKinley, Ben
Nicoski, Mark
McNamara, Jamie
Glass, Darren
LeCras, Mark
Houlihan, Tim
Hansen, Ashley
Butler, Sam
Brown, Mitchell
Kennedy, Josh J.
Wilkes, Beau
Swift, Tom
Mackenzie, Eric
Seaby, Mark
Smith, Ashley
Davis, Ryan - R
Shuey, Luke
Selwood, Scott
Jones, Jordan
Notte, Tony
Bedford, Liam - R
Schofield, Will
McGinnity, Patrick
Spangher, Matthew
Cockie, Adam - R
Arrowsmith, Ashley - R
Stevenson, Lewis - R
Wilson, Callum - R
Sullivan, Will - R

AFL News - Naitanui Injury

It isn't a major problem, but Naitanui's injury will delay the start of his AFL career.

From the AFL site: Eagles lose Naitanui for start of season

WEST Coast prize recruit Nick Naitanui will miss the start of the 2009 season with a knee injury.

Naitanui, snared by the Eagles with pick No.2 in last year's national draft, will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his knee early next week after experiencing soreness as his pre-season training load increased.

AFL Fantasy Impact:

This changes some fantasy AFL plans. He can't be one of the starting ruckmen for fantasy teams, but could still start the season on a fantasy bench.

Early Fantasy Rankings By Club - Sydney

Goodes, Adam
Kirk, Brett
O'Keefe, Ryan
McVeigh, Jarrad
Bolton, Jude
Mattner, Martin
Kennelly, Tadhg
Malceski, Nick
Bolton, Craig
Jolly, Darren
Shaw, Rhyce
Hall, Barry
Veszpremi, Patrick
O'Loughlin, Michael
Moore, Jarred
Bird, Craig
Buchanan, Amon
Richards, Ted
Barlow, Ed
Barry, Leo
Schmidt, Tim
Jack, Kieren
Bevan, Paul
Johnston, Lewis
Playfair, Henry
Ablett, Luke
Crouch, Jared
Grundy, Heath
Currie, Daniel
Roberts-Thomson, Lewis
White, Jesse
Brabazon, Ryan
Meredith, Brett
Smith, Nick
O'Dwyer, Matt
Laidlaw, Matthew
O'Keefe, Daniel
Heath, Campbell
Hannebery, Dan
Thornton, Kristin - R
Murphy, Brendan - R
Gilchrist, Taylor - R
Coney, Kyle - R
Pyke, Mike - R
Orreal, Jake - R
Fosdike, Nic

Early Fantasy Rankings By Club - St Kilda

Riewoldt, Nick
Fisher, Sam
Hayes, Lenny
Goddard, Brendon
Ball, Luke
Dal Santo, Nick
Montagna, Leigh
Gram, Jason
Koschitzke, Justin
Jones, Clinton
Schneider, Adam
Armitage, David
Milne, Stephen
Blake, Jason
Gilbert, Sam
Clarke, Xavier
Clarke, Raphael
Lynch, Tom
Baker, Steven
Hudghton, Max
Begley, Colm
Ray, Farren
King, Steven
Heyne, Nick
Eddy, Robert
Geary, Jarryn
McQualter, Andrew
Dempster, Sean
McEvoy, Ben
Gardiner, Michael
Fisher, Leigh
Gwilt, James
Smith, Alistair
Steven, Jack
Maguire, Matt
Connors, Eljay
Dawson, Zac - R
Cahill, Paul
Howard, Brad - R
Stanley, Rhys
McGarry, Sam - R
Miles, Luke - R
Simpkin, Tom - R
Gaertner, Steven - R
McGrath, Blake - R
Tungatulum, Ross - R
Haretuku, Khan - R
Allen, Jarryd

AFL News - Fosdike Finished

One Swan is gone, Fosdike, but apparently the talk about Kennelly leaving is wrong.

From The Age: Injured Fosdike ready to quit

Fosdike was drafted by the Swans at overall selection No.3 in the 1998 national draft, and the South Australian went on to play 164 senior games with the Swans. As the club continues to blend youth such as Craig Bird, Jarred Moore and Pat Veszpremi into their senior line-up, Fosdike's expected departure will mean that seven members of the 2005 grand final winning team have now left, with Ben Mathews and Nick Davis departing at the end of last season.

One premiership player who isn't going anywhere just yet though is Irishman Tadhg Kennelly, with the club scoffing at a report in an Irish newspaper that the defender had held talks with the Swans earlier this week and was heading home and "return to [County] Kerry full-time within the next two weeks".

AFL Fantasy Impact:

Fosdike shouldn't have been in anyone's planning for 2009 fantasy teams, but maybe someone like Schmidt or Barlow is now a chance to play more. Schmidt can be used by the Swans in a role that Fosdike had before, while Barlow has the height and mobility to be a fantasy star but he wnet backwards in 2008.

AFL News - Carlton Buy Damaged Goods From Fremantle

Tall players and foot ailments are not a good combination, so Carlton could be without Warnock when the regular season commences.

From The Age: Foot injury puts Warnock out for months

CARLTON recruit Robbie Warnock has been sidelined for up to eight weeks with a stress fracture in his foot.

Warnock's setback is further bad news for the Blues, who have Heath Scotland (foot), Brad Fisher (elbow), Adam Bentick (hip) and Adam Hartlett (knee) still recovering.

AFL Fantasy Impact:

In fantasy games, Kreuzer and Cloke have a bit more value with Warnock injured. Kreuzer might be the one to sign, as he will be cheaper and Kreuzer showed great accuracy in front of goal last season as well as the ability to cover a lot of ground when played in the ruck.

Early Fantasy Rankings By Club - Richmond

Deledio, Brett
Bowden, Joel
Richardson, Matthew
Tuck, Shane
Newman, Chris
Foley, Nathan
Cotchin, Trent
Brown, Nathan G.
McMahon, Jordan
Simmonds, Troy
Cousins, Ben
Tambling, Richard
Morton, Mitch
Moore, Kelvin
Raines, Andrew
Johnson, Kane
Edwards, Shane
Connors, Daniel
Riewoldt, Jack
White, Matthew
Jackson, Daniel
King, Jake
McGuane, Luke
Schulz, Jay
Pattison, Adam
Rance, Alex
Thursfield, Will
Pettifer, Kayne
Nahas, Robin - R
Thomson, Adam
Polo, Dean
Coughlan, Mark
Hislop, Tom
Vickery, Tyrone
Collins, Andrew
Hughes, Cleve
Silvester, Jarrod - R
Graham, Angus
Oakley-Nicholls, Jarrad
Post, Jayden
Putt, Dean
Polak, Graham
Gourdis, David - R
Gilligan, Alroy - R
Browne, Andrew – R

AFL News - Leuenberger With Extra Beef

The Lions could have one of the best ruck groups in the AFL, if Charman and Clark can stay healthy and Leuenberger can add some more bulk to compliment his mobility and skills.

From Fox Sports: Brisbane coach Michael Voss has the Lions on the ball early

Brisbane are a tall side and are starting to look as if they can match it physically with any side in the competition.

Matthew Leuenberger (102kg) and Mitch Clark (99kg) have each added 4kg of muscle to their developing frames, while second-year players Lachlan Henderson (95kg) and Tom Collier (86kg) have also benefited from another summer in the gym.

AFL Fantasy Impact:

It may not be long before Leuenberger achieves his "next Dean Cox" potential. Fantasy coaches will want him when he does do it, and can sign him in 2009 at an affordable price.

AFL News - Hawkins Could Reach His Potential In 2009

The Geelong forward line is their weak link, although it is still very capable of kicking a winning score. Hawkins should be able to give them a big target to kick to in the goal-square, which would be useful as Mooney and S Johnson often spend time far from goal.

From the Herald Sun: Geelong Football Club cautious on Tom Hawkins

The 20-year-old played the first 10 games last year before form and then his foot problem kept him out of the senior side for the rest of the season.

Geelong assistant coach Brendan McCartney said Hawkins should play against Adelaide at Telstra Dome on February 21, but the club was wary of not pushing him too hard.

AFL Fantasy Impact:

Hawkins should have the edge over Lonergan and other potential marking forwards the Cats may consider. If Hawkins is there in round 1 for the Cats he should be an affordable player for fantasy teams to have.

Early Fantasy Rankings By Club - Port Adelaide

Cornes, Chad
Burgoyne, Shaun
Salopek, Steven
Cornes, Kane
Cassisi, Domenic
Boak, Travis
Burgoyne, Peter
Hartlett, Hamish
Pearce, Danyle
Motlop, Daniel
Tredrea, Warren
Rodan, David
Lade, Brendon
Chaplin, Troy
Gray, Robert
Ebert, Brett
Brogan, Dean
Carr, Josh
Logan, Tom
Pettigrew, Michael
Westhoff, Justin
Carlile, Alipate
Surjan, Jacob
Thurstans, Toby
Thomas, Matt
Farmer, Mitchell
Broadbent, Matthew
Krakouer, Nathan
Stewart, Paul
Lower, Nick
Motlop, Marlon
Salter, Nick
Meyer, Danny - R
Lobbe, Matthew
Trengove, Jackson
Davenport, Jason
Banner, Mitchell
Westhoff, Matthew
Dawson, Glenn
Giles, Jonathan
Redden, Jarrad
Thompson, Wade - R
Laurie, Jesse - R
Martin, Matthew - R
Stewart, Daniel – R

AFL News - Gilmore Doing More

The Dockers have one huge ruckman, and a couple of smaller options for the backup ruck role. Gilmore could have that role again, Bradley is another option.

From the AFL site: Taz mania as Harvey signals new role

"The ones burning up the track are guys like Steven Dodd, (Garrick) Ibbotson, (Ryan) Crowley and (Daniel) Gilmore.

"Stephen Hill is also holding his own, and guys like Ryan Murphy, (Paul) Duffield and (David) Mundy have undergone a great transition in their bodies, so I would expect a lot of improvement in them."

AFL Fantasy Impact:

Gilmore can bring in a lot of stats as a mobile ruckman, but it all depends on the available minutes. If Gilmore plays in the back line and then goes into the ruck, it would obviously mean more playing time than if he just sits on the bench until he gives Sandilands a rest.

The Dockers have talked about playing Tarrant everywhere before but haven't really done it. Instead he stays forward and kicks the ball out on the full a lot. If they do play him in a Richardson-type of role, his marks and possessions would be a lot higher and Tarrant would be on more fantasy teams in 2009.

Early Fantasy Rankings By Club - North Melbourne

Harvey, Brent
Pratt, Daniel
Harris, Daniel
Petrie, Drew
Wells, Daniel
Smith, Jesse W.
Simpson, Adam
Ziebell, Jack
McIntosh, Hamish
Hale, David
Harding, Leigh
Jones, Corey
Rawlings, Brady
Firrito, Michael
Campbell, Matt
Thomas, Lindsay
Power, Sam
Urquhart, Gavin
Hansen, Lachlan
Gibson, Josh
Greenwood, Levi
Smith, Josh
Anthony, Liam
Riggio, Matt
McMahon, Scott
Edwards, Aaron
Swallow, Andrew
Adams, Leigh
Ross, Ben
Thompson, Scott
Goldstein, Todd
Watt, Shannon
Lower, Ed
Grima, Nathan
Tarrant, Robbie
Obst, Alan - R
Warren, Ben
Benjamin, Warren
Wright, Sam
Wundke, Michael
O'Keefe, Nathan
Garlett, Cruize - R
Delaney, Luke - R
Meredith, Conor - R
Speight, Ben - R
White, Marcus - R

AFL News - Bombers To Try A Tall Forward Line

Sheedy always made sure he had size in his forward line and Coach Knights is going to try to go big at a time when most clubs go small. With a lot of games under a roof, the Bombers may be able to make it work.

Here is the height that Coach Knights has on his list. Plenty will be left to the veterans to do, but if Gumbleton can have an injury-free breakout year he could be a difference-maker and get them into the finals.

24 or older, 191cm or taller

Fletcher, Dustin
Lucas, Scott
Lloyd, Matthew
Hille, David
Laycock, Jason


23 or younger, 191cm or taller

Neagle, Jay
Ryder, Patrick
Gumbleton, Scott
Hooker, Cale
Bellchambers, Tom
Daniher, Darcy
Pears, Tayte
Bock, Christian - R
Hurley, Michael
Still, Michael


From the AFL site: Knights's tall order for Bombers

The second-year coach plans to play Matthew Lloyd, Scott Lucas, Jay Neagle and the returning Scott Gumbleton up forward, and to assign other tall timber to the attacking half.

Gumbleton, a 197cm centre half-forward from WA who was pick No.2 in the 2006 NAB AFL Draft, has played only five games in two seasons due to injury, but the Bombers says he is sizzling in the pre-season, recently recording a remarkable 15.4 beep test.

AFL Fantasy Impact:

Gumbleton and Lucas could be fantasy bargains, while Lloyd is probably good enough to justify his price even in a crowded forward line. Neagle doesn't get a lot of kicks, but sometimes most of them go for goals. At his expected fantasy price, he is just a bit too much to have on a fantasy bench and isn't ging to get enough fantasy points to start, but see what he does in preseason.

AFL News - O'Loughlin Not Ready

The Swans need to be careful with their veterans, and O'Loughlin may miss games at the start of the regular season to make sure he is there for September.

From The Age: Canny veteran O'Loughlin eases back into the pre-season furnace

"Mick is still taking some time, and we're not rushing him," assistant coach John Longmire said. "He had a big operation, and fortunately he's a pretty good touch player. He had a good pre-season last year so he's got a bit of training under his belt. We expect him to just ease into it. We're not going to rush him. He's still a number of weeks away. He's just getting moving now with his running."

Asked who might miss round one, Longmire said: "Mick is probably the only one with a question mark. However, we're still confident."

AFL Fantasy Impact:

O'Loughlin is now a big risk for fantasy teams, due to his age and constant injuries. That might also mean Lewis Johnston will be a good player to have on a fantasy bench in 2009.

Early Fantasy Rankings By Club - Melbourne

Bruce, Cameron
Green, Brad
Wheatley, Paul
McLean, Brock
Bate, Matthew
Davey, Aaron
Moloney, Brent
Jones, Nathan
Buckley, Simon
Morton, Cale
Rivers, Jared
Whelan, Matthew
McDonald, James
Johnson, Paul
Blease, Sam
Sylvia, Colin
Wonaeamirri, Austin
Grimes, Jack
Miller, Brad
Petterd, Ricky
Robertson, Russell
Watts, Jack
Bartram, Clint
Garland, Colin
Bell, Daniel
Jamar, Mark
Maric, Addam
Valenti, Shane - R
Dunn, Lynden
Martin, Stefan
Warnock, Matthew
Strauss, James
Newton, Michael
Cheney, Kyle
Frawley, James
Meesen, John
McNamara, Tom
Bail, Rohan
Jetta, Neville
Bennell, Jamie
Jurrah, Liam
Zomer, Trent - R
Spencer, Jake - R
Hughes, Daniel - R
McKenzie, Jordie - R
Healey, Rhys - R

Early Fantasy Rankings By Club - Hawthorn

Hodge, Luke
Franklin, Lance
Mitchell, Sam
Sewell, Brad
Birchall, Grant
Roughead, Jarryd
Bateman, Chance
Ladson, Rick
Lewis, Jordan
Guerra, Brent
Ellis, Xavier
Young, Clinton
Osborne, Michael
Brown, Campbell
Rioli, Cyril
Tuck, Travis
Campbell, Robert
Dew, Stuart
Stokes, Cameron - R
Williams, Mark
Gilham, Stephen
Morton, Jarryd
Kennedy, Josh P.
Croad, Trent
Murphy, Tom
McGlynn, Ben
Taylor, Simon
Muston, Beau
Thorp, Mitchell
Boyle, Tim
Renouf, Brent
Whitecross, Brendan
Schoenmakers, Ryan
Dowler, Beau
Bailey, Max
Lisle, Jordan
Moss, Garry - R
Shiels, Liam
Kiel, Haydn - R
Savage, Shane
Lowden, Luke
Breust, Luke - R
Peterson, Carl - R
Walsh, Tim - R
Suckling, Matthew - R
Milne, Riley - R
Sierakowski, Will - R

Early Fantasy Rankings By Club - Geelong

Ablett, Gary
Bartel, Jimmy
Corey, Joel
Selwood, Joel
Enright, Corey
Mackie, Andrew
Chapman, Paul
Ling, Cameron
Kelly, James
Milburn, Darren
Ottens, Brad
Mooney, Cameron
Hunt, Josh
Johnson, Steve
Stokes, Mathew
Hawkins, Tom
Scarlett, Matthew
Taylor, Harry
Rooke, Max
Wojcinski, David
Gamble, Ryan
Varcoe, Travis
Harley, Tom
Blake, Mark
Lonergan, Tom
Byrnes, Shannon
Djerrkura, Nathan
Hogan, Simon
Simpson, Scott
Motlop, Steven
Brown, Mitchell
Tenace, Kane
Johnson, David
West, Trent
Ediriwickrama, Ranga - R
Mumford, Shane - R
Donohue, Adam
Hunt, Taylor
McKenna, Dan
Gillies, Tom
Egan, Matthew
Moles, Brodie - R
Simpson, Dawson
Laidler, Jeremy - R
Allwright, Tom - R
Varcoe, Adam - R
Weadon, Bryn - R

Early Fantasy Rankings By Club - Fremantle

Pavlich, Matthew
Hasleby, Paul
Sandilands, Aaron
Palmer, Rhys
Johnson, Michael
McPharlin, Luke
Hayden, Roger
Ibbotson, Garrick
Mundy, David
Schammer, Byron
Ballantyne, Hayden
Mayne, Chris
Drum, Marcus
Tarrant, Chris
Headland, Des
Crowley, Ryan
Suban, Nick
Grover, Antoni
Solomon, Dean
Hill, Stephen
Bradley, Kepler
Peake, Brett
Gilmore, Daniel
Murphy, Ryan
Dodd, Steven
Duffield, Paul
Campbell, Adam
Browne, Andrew
Thornton, Scott
van Berlo, Jay - R
Head, Joshua
Hinkley, Clayton
O'Brien, Brock
Walters, Michael
Pearce, Clancee - R
Foster, Andrew
Hall, Chris
DeBoer, Matthew - R
Bucovaz, Ben
Ruffles, Tim
Sibasado, Casey - R
Pratt, Luke - R
Connelly, Brent - R
Broughton, Greg - R
Shepheard, Hamish - R
Clarke, Zach

Early Fantasy Rankings By Club - Essendon

McVeigh, Mark
Stanton, Brent
Watson, Jobe
Lloyd, Matthew
Hille, David
Welsh, Andrew
Winderlich, Jason
Fletcher, Dustin
Lucas, Scott
Monfries, Angus
McPhee, Adam
Myers, David
Dyson, Ricky
Dempsey, Courtenay
Lovett-Murray, Nathan
Nash, Jay
Lovett, Andrew
Lonergan, Sam
Davey, Alwyn
Zaharakis, David
Ryder, Paddy
Hurley, Michael
Reimers, Kyle
Houli, Bachar
Skipworth, Hayden
Prismall, Brent
Pears, Tayte
Gumbleton, Scott
Neagle, Jay
Slattery, Henry
Hocking, Heath
Jetta, Leroy
Atkinson, Jarrod
Williams, John
Laycock, Jason
Bellchambers, Tom
Magin, Rhys - R
Daniher, Darcy
Hooker, Cale
Slattery, Tyson
Still, Michael
Klemke, Kade - R
Carroll, Bryce - R
German, Tom - R
Bock, Christian - R
Quinn, Michael - R

Early Fantasy Rankings By Club - Collingwood

Pendlebury, Scott
Swan, Dane
Shaw, Heath
Davis, Leon
Medhurst, Paul
Didak, Alan
Lockyer, Tarkyn
Fraser, Josh
Thomas, Dale
Cloke, Travis
Sidebottom, Steele
Clarke, Martin
Maxwell, Nick
O'Bree, Shane
Rocca, Anthony
Cook, Ryan
Johnson, Ben
McCarthy, John
Wellingham, Sharrod
Goldsack, Tyson
Rusling, Sean
Corrie, Anthony
Dick, Brad
Bryan, Chris
Cox, Shannon
Anthony, John
O'Brien, Harry
Brown, Nathan J.
Brown, Leigh
Dawes, Chris
Stanley, Danny
Wood, Cameron
Barham, Jaxson
Beams, Dayne
Prestigiacomo, Simon
Macaffer, Brent
Reid, Ben
Toovey, Alan
Blight, Jarrad
Rounds, Luke
Reed, Scott - R
Thoolen, Toby - R
Dyas, Kevin - R
Bennell, John - R
Blair, Jarryd - R
Francis, Tristan - R
Keeffe, Lachlan - R

Early Fantasy Rankings By Club - Carlton

Judd, Chris
Murphy, Marc
Gibbs, Bryce
Fevola, Brendan
Carrazzo, Andrew
Waite, Jarrad
Stevens, Nick
Simpson, Kade
Scotland, Heath
Walker, Andrew
Grigg, Shaun
Fisher, Brad
Betts, Eddie
Yarran, Chris
Thornton, Bret
Kreuzer, Matthew
Johnson, Chris
Houlihan, Ryan
Cloke, Cameron
Bower, Paul
Jamison, Michael
Hadley, Richard
Bentick, Adam
Wiggins, Simon
Browne, Steven
O'hAilpin, Setanta
Armfield, Dennis
Pfeiffer, Darren - R
Warnock, Robert
Edwards, Jake
Hartlett, Adam
Russell, Jordan
Bentley, Greg - R
Robinson, Mitch
O'Keefe, Rhys
Joseph, Aaron - R
Anderson, Joe
Bannister, Jordan
Ellard, David - R
Austin, Mark
Hampson, Shaun
Tiller, Caleb
Garlett, Jeff - R
Stanton, Luke - R
Jacobs, Sam - R
Hill, Lachie - R

Early Fantasy Rankings By Club - Brisbane

Brown, Jonathan
Black, Simon
Drummond, Josh
Power, Luke
Bradshaw, Daniel
Brennan, Jared
Adcock, Jed
Dalziell, Bradd
Macdonald, Joel
Rischitelli, Michael
Johnstone, Travis
Rich, Daniel
Sherman, Justin
Charman, Jamie
Selwood, Troy
Stiller, Cheynee
Notting, Tim
McGrath, Ashley
Roe, Jason
Patfull, Joel
Clark, Mitchell
Leuenberger, Matthew
Proud, Albert
Merrett, Daniel
Rockliff, Tom
Harding, Scott
Collier, Tom
Clouston, Scott
Hooper, Rhan
Polkinghorne, James
Henderson, Lachlan
Cornelius, Aaron
Tyler, Matt
Sheldon, Sam
Hawksley, James
Redden, Jack
Austin, Matt
Dzufer, Daniel - R
Banfield, Todd
King, Kieran
Tippett, Joel - R
Garner, Pat - R
McCulloch, Bart
Spackman, Adam - R
Hanley, Pearce - R
Murray, Daniel - R

Early Fantasy Rankings By Club - Adelaide

Thompson, Scott
Bock, Nathan
Goodwin, Simon
Knights, Chris
Edwards, Tyson
McLeod, Andrew
van Berlo, Nathan
Johncock, Graham
Porplyzia, Jason
Vince, Bernie
Doughty, Michael
Stevens, Scott
Symes, Brad
Maric, Ivan
Dangerfield, Patrick
Mackay, David
Douglas, Richard
Rutten, Ben
Hentschel, Trent
Moran, Brad
Gill, Nick
Reilly, Brent
Walker, Taylor
Shirley, Robert
Burton, Brett
Tippett, Kurt
Davis, Phil
Petrenko, Jared
Sloane, Rory
Griffin, Jonathon
Jacky, Jarrhan
Sellar, James
Otten, Andy
Schmidt, Chris - R
Armstrong, Tony
Kite, Aaron
Gallman, Greg
Cook, Myke
McKernan, Shaun
Martin, Brodie - R
Moss, James - R
Lee, Tom
Young, Will
Henderson, Ricky - R
Donnelly, Brian - R



There is still plenty of training during the preseason and then the practice matches, so these rankings are going to be updated before the fantasy season starts. The rankings go from who should be the best at the club for fantasy points down to those who are not expected to play a lot in 2009. The "R" indicates a rookie player.

9 Possible Fantasy Bargains For 2009

When the official fantasy prices for next year are released, many bargain-priced players will be there to find and sign. Here are some who are expected to be at affordable prices, compared to the fantasy points they should bring in. They are listed with players who are expected to be similarly priced, but don’t usually get the same stats.


Chad Cornes - Could be at a similar price to M Doughty and J King.

David Myers - Could be at a similar price to L McGuane and S Watt.

Ricky Petterd - Could be at a similar price to M Spangher and M Austin.

Jed Adcock - Could be at a similar price to A Bentick and X Clarke.

Courtney Dempsey - Could be at a similar price to J Russell and R Eddy.

Shaun Higgins - Could be at a similar price to N Fosdike and L Fisher.

Hamish McIntosh - Could be at a similar price to C Wood and S King.

Matthew Bate - Could be at a similar price to M Campbell and S Welsh.

Scott Lucas - Could be at a similar price to R Hooper and H Playfair.

The Possible Dream Team 2009 Fantasy Team - Scott Lucas

Scott Lucas: It seems that he could be very cheap in AFL fantasy games, so if he is kicking his usual super-goals in the preseason competition it is probably a good move to sign him for the fantasy season. The Bombers will still need their veterans to kick a winning score in 2009 and while Lloyd is also someone to consider signing he won't be a possible fantasy forward bargain like Lucas.

D Sam Fisher
D Chris Newman
D Nathan Bock
D Grant Birchall
D Roger Hayden
D Beau Waters
D Tayte Pears

M Jimmy Bartel
M Luke Ball
M Jobe Watson
M Daniel Harris
M Matt Rosa
M Chris Masten

R David Hille
R Aaron Sandilands

F Jonathan Brown
F Leroy Jetta
F Lindsay Thomas
F Tom Hawkins
F Matthew Richardson
F Travis Cloke
F Scott Lucas



Bench

D Steele Sidebottom
D Matthew Broadbent

M Patrick Dangerfield
M Hamish Hartlett

R Matthew Leuenberger
R Jackson Trengove

F Hayden Ballantyne
F Sean Rusling

The Possible Dream Team 2009 Fantasy Team - Tayte Pears

Tayte Pears: Michael Hurley was a possible inclusion in next season's SuperCoach team that was posted previously, and his teammate Pears could also be a useful fantasy defender to have in 2009. Tayte Pears should be an inexpensive player, and he showed a couple of times in 2008 that he can get 15 possessions in a game. See what type of role the Bombers use him in during preseason games, unless he is out of the action at full back in the role Mal Michael played he should be a bargain fantasy defender.

D Sam Fisher
D Chris Newman
D Nathan Bock
D Grant Birchall
D Roger Hayden
D Beau Waters
D Tayte Pears

M Jimmy Bartel
M Luke Ball
M Jobe Watson
M Daniel Harris
M Matt Rosa
M Chris Masten

R David Hille
R Aaron Sandilands

F Jonathan Brown
F Leroy Jetta
F Lindsay Thomas
F Tom Hawkins
F Matthew Richardson
F Travis Cloke
F



Bench

D Steele Sidebottom
D Matthew Broadbent

M Patrick Dangerfield
M Hamish Hartlett

R Matthew Leuenberger
R Jackson Trengove

F Hayden Ballantyne
F Sean Rusling

AFL News - Fletcher For 2010

Some were saying it would be a farewell tour for Fletcher in 2009, but he says he can play more than just one more year.

From the Herald Sun: I'll soldier on: Dustin Fletcher

"Hurls is a pretty good size for a young kid. Then we've got Tayte Pears, and he's looking pretty good training-wise.

"Darcy Daniher is the other one, too, that's back into training, so, there are three or four guys there that can step into fullback.

AFL Fantasy Impact:

Fletcher probably enjoys running around in the back line without an opponent and kicking the ball 20 times a game, and his fantasy coaches also want that to happen. If some of Hurley, Pears, Daniher and Ryder can handle the big opposition forwards then Fletcher could again be one of the top fantasy defenders.

The Possible Dream Team 2009 Fantasy Team - Travis Cloke

Travis Cloke: Collingwood's Cloke can bring in a lot of marks, and his kicking for goal is getting better too. The return of a healthy Rocca shouldn't hurt his stats, and may even allow Cloke to play better if he has a lesser defender on him if teams go with their best defender on Rocca.

D Sam Fisher
D Chris Newman
D Nathan Bock
D Grant Birchall
D Roger Hayden
D Beau Waters
D

M Jimmy Bartel
M Luke Ball
M Jobe Watson
M Daniel Harris
M Matt Rosa
M Chris Masten

R David Hille
R Aaron Sandilands

F Jonathan Brown
F Leroy Jetta
F Lindsay Thomas
F Tom Hawkins
F Matthew Richardson
F Travis Cloke
F



Bench

D Steele Sidebottom
D Matthew Broadbent

M Patrick Dangerfield
M Hamish Hartlett

R Matthew Leuenberger
R Jackson Trengove

F Hayden Ballantyne
F Sean Rusling

The Possible Dream Team 2009 Fantasy Team - Chris Masten

Chris Masten: If the Eagles had taken someone like Rich in the draft it may have harmed Chris Masten's AFL fantasy numbers, by going with Naitanui and Swift it should mean that Masten has players that compliment him and won't compete with him for minutes. Chris Masten is expected to be at a very affordable price, and his teammate Ebert may also be at a similar opening fantasy price. The Eagles are going to get a lot of hitouts with Cox in the ruck, and while the ball will often go to Priddis there will be plenty of it that goes to Masten.

D Sam Fisher
D Chris Newman
D Nathan Bock
D Grant Birchall
D Roger Hayden
D Beau Waters
D

M Jimmy Bartel
M Luke Ball
M Jobe Watson
M Daniel Harris
M Matt Rosa
M Chris Masten

R David Hille
R Aaron Sandilands

F Jonathan Brown
F Leroy Jetta
F Lindsay Thomas
F Tom Hawkins
F Matthew Richardson
F
F



Bench

D Steele Sidebottom
D Matthew Broadbent

M Patrick Dangerfield
M Hamish Hartlett

R Matthew Leuenberger
R Jackson Trengove

F Hayden Ballantyne
F Sean Rusling

The Possible Dream Team 2009 Fantasy Team - Beau Waters

Beau Waters: With all the departures from the Eagles prior to the 2008 season it seemed that Beau Waters was going to star in fantasy games. He was a big failure. Waters is now a bit cheaper in fantasy games, and worth signing as he is over his injuries.

D Sam Fisher
D Chris Newman
D Nathan Bock
D Grant Birchall
D Roger Hayden
D Beau Waters
D

M Jimmy Bartel
M Luke Ball
M Jobe Watson
M Daniel Harris
M Matt Rosa
M

R David Hille
R Aaron Sandilands

F Jonathan Brown
F Leroy Jetta
F Lindsay Thomas
F Tom Hawkins
F Matthew Richardson
F
F



Bench

D Steele Sidebottom
D Matthew Broadbent

M Patrick Dangerfield
M Hamish Hartlett

R Matthew Leuenberger
R Jackson Trengove

F Hayden Ballantyne
F Sean Rusling

The Possible Dream Team 2009 Fantasy Team - Matthew Richardson

Matthew Richardson: There are a lot of ideas for winning at AFL fantasy, and Richardson is an exception to most of them. When players get old, they and their stats production are supposed to slow down, obviously Richardson isn't. A fantasy forward on a below average AFL team could be expected to have some games when the ball doesn't get down to him a lot, that doesn't happen to Richardson as he will go to where the ball is. When someone moves from full forward to an onball role their goals are supposed to be lower in total, Richardson can still get multiple goals when running all over the ground.

D Sam Fisher
D Chris Newman
D Nathan Bock
D Grant Birchall
D Roger Hayden
D
D

M Jimmy Bartel
M Luke Ball
M Jobe Watson
M Daniel Harris
M Matt Rosa
M

R David Hille
R Aaron Sandilands

F Jonathan Brown
F Leroy Jetta
F Lindsay Thomas
F Tom Hawkins
F Matthew Richardson
F
F



Bench

D Steele Sidebottom
D Matthew Broadbent

M Patrick Dangerfield
M Hamish Hartlett

R Matthew Leuenberger
R Jackson Trengove

F Hayden Ballantyne
F Sean Rusling

The Possible Dream Team 2009 Fantasy Team - Matt Rosa

Matt Rosa: The 2008 season was very bad for Rosa, and many other Eagles, but it also means he has a cheaper price in 2009. The Eagles need more run, and they will expect to get it from Rosa, as well as younger players like Houlihan and Shuey. Rosa should be able to get at least 20 possessions a game, and is expected to have a good kick to handball ratio.

D Sam Fisher
D Chris Newman
D Nathan Bock
D Grant Birchall
D Roger Hayden
D
D

M Jimmy Bartel
M Luke Ball
M Jobe Watson
M Daniel Harris
M Matt Rosa
M

R David Hille
R Aaron Sandilands

F Jonathan Brown
F Leroy Jetta
F Lindsay Thomas
F Tom Hawkins
F
F
F



Bench

D Steele Sidebottom
D Matthew Broadbent

M Patrick Dangerfield
M Hamish Hartlett

R Matthew Leuenberger
R Jackson Trengove

F Hayden Ballantyne
F Sean Rusling

Winners League NFL Fantasy Champion

This is counting the fantasy points before they are hatched, but it looks like the AFL fantasy tactics have secured a championship in the Winners League of Yahoo NFL.

The weather can play a part in AFL fantasy, and a big part in NFL fantasy towards the end of the regular season. If you know your players will be under a roof, then it is their best chance for maximum stats.

For the round 22 AFL games, which are fantasy AFL Grand Finals, you want some of your stars playing against the worst team. It is easier for someone to kick a lot of goals against the teams down the bottom of the ladder who have given up several weeks earlier.

For the fantasy NFL, the opponent's quarterback was playing away to a quality team and the game was played in the snow. The quarterback who helped win the league, he was playing against the worst team in the NFL, and possibly all-time, and the game was inside with a roof keeping out the weather.

The tight end on this fantasy team isn't a star, very few tight ends in NFL are fantasy stars, but as the tight end was playing against one of the bad teams it did help him have a good game for stats.

Another thing to learn from the NFL, is that there are players who share a position and when one of them is out injured it makes the other one a much better player. This can sometimes happen with AFL fantasy ruckmen, who can be splitting the minutes and then when one is injured it means the other player has a big jump in playing time and stats. For the NFL team, the running back Maurice Jones-Drew upped his output in recent weeks as the other main running back at his team was out injured.

The other team in the championship game still has three players in the Monday Night Football game, but they should not be able to get close as 75 points separate the teams in the fantasy matchup.


QB Drew Brees
(NO - QB) @Det 22

WR Wes Welker
(NE - WR) Ari 12

WR Roddy White
(Atl - WR) @Min 2

WR Antonio Bryant
(TB - WR) SD 16

RB Maurice Jones-Drew
(Jac - RB) Ind 16

RB Larry Johnson
(KC - RB) Mia 16

TE Owen Daniels
(Hou - TE) @Oak 11

K John Kasay
(Car - K) @NYG 4

DEF Minnesota
(Min - DEF) Atl 2

The Possible Dream Team 2009 Fantasy Team - Roger Hayden

Roger Hayden: The Dockers look to Roger Hayden to control the football in the back line, and that is useful for fantasy points. Sometimes he plays a loose role, and that is what fantasy coaches want their defenders to do. A very good mark for his height, he is one of the more consistent Dockers for fantasy teams to sign.

D Sam Fisher
D Chris Newman
D Nathan Bock
D Grant Birchall
D Roger Hayden
D
D

M Jimmy Bartel
M Luke Ball
M Jobe Watson
M Daniel Harris
M
M

R David Hille
R Aaron Sandilands

F Jonathan Brown
F Leroy Jetta
F Lindsay Thomas
F Tom Hawkins
F
F
F



Bench

D Steele Sidebottom
D Matthew Broadbent

M Patrick Dangerfield
M Hamish Hartlett

R Matthew Leuenberger
R Jackson Trengove

F Hayden Ballantyne
F Sean Rusling

AFL News - Scott Lucas Comeback

The Bombers do have the big forwards who can kick a winning score, but they have to stay healthy and the Essendon midfield has to increase the supply of the football to it. Scott Lucas says he will be ready to play in round 1.

From the Herald Sun: Scott Lucas's future in in his hands

It has been a frustrating year for Lucas, who was restricted to nine games
because of knee and back problems, with his season ending in Round 17.

"I've had a good run and I think I balanced it out last year with
a pretty average run, but that's part and parcel of the game," said Lucas, who
kicked 61 goals in 2007.

AFL Fantasy Impact:

Lucas will be a bargain for fantasy footy in 2009, and may be so cheap that he is a must-have player. With his big leg he can kick plenty of goals, and when healthy he can also have high totals for marks.

The Possible Dream Team 2009 Fantasy Team - Tom Hawkins

Tom Hawkins: The Geelong forward line did not function as the Cats expected, so maybe they go with the big target in the goal-square in 2009. Tom Hawkins might have a fantasy breakout season, if the Cats choose to stick with him up forward. Geelong need a lot more than Mooney and S Johnson up forward, and Hawkins should be able to cement a regular spot ahead of Lonergan, S Simpson and M Brown.

D Sam Fisher
D Chris Newman
D Nathan Bock
D Grant Birchall
D
D
D

M Jimmy Bartel
M Luke Ball
M Jobe Watson
M Daniel Harris
M
M

R David Hille
R Aaron Sandilands

F Jonathan Brown
F Leroy Jetta
F Lindsay Thomas
F Tom Hawkins
F
F
F



Bench

D Steele Sidebottom
D Matthew Broadbent

M Patrick Dangerfield
M Hamish Hartlett

R Matthew Leuenberger
R Jackson Trengove

F Hayden Ballantyne
F Sean Rusling

AFL News - Jordan Lewis Injury

The Hawks do have some of their stars missing at the moment, but that isn't important as they will all be back when the games start.

From the AFL site: Hawk winged as Lewis injures shoulder

Lewis and Hodge will join defender Trent Croad (foot) in missing Hawthorn’s NAB AFL NAB Cup matches, a situation Evans believes has an up-side.

"While we don't want a long injury list, it gives us a real opportunity to see some of our kids in the NAB Cup, guys like Beau Dowler and Mitch Thorp and maybe a couple of the draftees.

AFL Fantasy Impact:

Jordan Lewis is going to be at an affordable price in fantasy games for 2009. But he is a bit risky with the possibility of injuries and suspensions, and he has some bad games. He can also have huge games for stats too. Missing the preseason might mean it is best to wait to see how Lewis plays before signing him, it might take him a few weeks into the season for him to find fitness and form.

The Possible Dream Team 2009 Fantasy Team - Daniel Harris

Daniel Harris: The Kangaroos do not have a great midfield, so even if Coach Laidley doesn't want to give Harris a lot of minutes he may still have to. More minutes should mean more stats. There will be a lot of fantasy AFL onballers who cost more than Harris, so he could be at a bit of a bargain price.

D Sam Fisher
D Chris Newman
D Nathan Bock
D Grant Birchall
D
D
D

M Jimmy Bartel
M Luke Ball
M Jobe Watson
M Daniel Harris
M
M

R David Hille
R Aaron Sandilands

F Jonathan Brown
F Leroy Jetta
F Lindsay Thomas
F
F
F
F



Bench

D Steele Sidebottom
D Matthew Broadbent

M Patrick Dangerfield
M Hamish Hartlett

R Matthew Leuenberger
R Jackson Trengove

F Hayden Ballantyne
F Sean Rusling

AFL News - Maguire Recovery Update

The Saints seem to have more than their expected amount of injuries, and some of those who missed a lot of 2008 are a chance to play a lot in 2009.

From The Age: Maguire endures the long, long wait

"We've taken it really slowly since and he's shown some really good signs. He's obviously keen to get back training with the group, which he'll do not long after Christmas. It's still a work in progress in regard to managing his loads and combining his training, recovery and rest, but he's ticked a few boxes up to now (and) we're pretty happy."

Misson said Steven Baker (recovering from a knee injury) was "close to coming back to full skills work" and Sean Dempster was also on track after a knee reconstruction.

AFL Fantasy Impact:

Maguire is probably a bad player for fantasy teams, especially when the Saints move him up forward, but he can help other Saints have big games for stats. With Maguire, and Hudghton there, S Fisher can go after kicks all game. Gilbert can also be used on a smaller player.

The Possible Dream Team 2009 Fantasy Team - Grant Birchall

Grant Birchall: Hawthorn have Guerra, Ellis and Birchall, and sometimes Ladson, who have a lot of the ball in the back line. Grant Birchall is always a capable fantasy player, who keeps running and is always involved as they move the ball up the field. In some ways, he plays a bit shorter than his real height, which is beneficial for fantasy play. Gilham, Croad, Murphy, Brown and others play on the opposition's key forwards and that allows Birchall to play his natural game of running with plenty of handballs and kicks.

D Sam Fisher
D Chris Newman
D Nathan Bock
D Grant Birchall
D
D
D

M Jimmy Bartel
M Luke Ball
M Jobe Watson
M
M
M

R David Hille
R Aaron Sandilands

F Jonathan Brown
F Leroy Jetta
F Lindsay Thomas
F
F
F
F



Bench

D Steele Sidebottom
D Matthew Broadbent

M Patrick Dangerfield
M Hamish Hartlett

R Matthew Leuenberger
R Jackson Trengove

F Hayden Ballantyne
F Sean Rusling

AFL News - Bombers Need A Healthy Winderlich

Essendon could be able to put a competitive midfield unit together but it will need everyone healthy to do that. They don't have enough depth if players like Winderlich and McVeigh are injured again.

From the Herald Sun: Injury shakes up Jason Winderlich's world

Winderlich started running again last Monday - a huge step towards a comeback that was in jeopardy a couple of months ago.

"The plan for me is to try and play the last two NAB Cup games and, all going well, play Round 1," he said.

AFL Fantasy Impact:

Winderlich, Prismall, Lovett, McPhee, Nash, they could all be at a similar fantasy price in 2009. Prismall won't be ready for the start of the year, McPhee would be someone to use as a fantasy defender even if he still has midfielder eligibility. Winderlich could be the best of the Bombers named here, so if he gets back to full fitness before the season starts he may be someone to sign.

AFL News - Dockers Give New Players Longer Contracts

The Dockers need to have stability for their list, so signing Hill and Suban for an extra year will help there.

From the Fremantle site: Hill and Suban commit until 2011

The pair accepted the option of signing for an additional year on top of the standard two-year contract provided for under the AFL’s Collective Bargaining Agreement.

An intelligent footballer with very good skills, Suban has played mostly as a small defender and in the midfield. He is good in contested situations and displays sound ball handling.

The Possible Dream Team 2009 Fantasy Team - Lindsay Thomas

Lindsay Thomas: Considering his possible price, North Melbourne's Lindsay Thomas might be a good signing in 2009. He could kick a goal or two per game, and if he also gets time in the midfield his fantasy points production could be a lot more than his initial fantasy price is worth.

D Sam Fisher
D Chris Newman
D Nathan Bock
D
D
D
D

M Jimmy Bartel
M Luke Ball
M Jobe Watson
M
M
M

R David Hille
R Aaron Sandilands

F Jonathan Brown
F Leroy Jetta
F Lindsay Thomas
F
F
F
F



Bench

D Steele Sidebottom
D Matthew Broadbent

M Patrick Dangerfield
M Hamish Hartlett

R Matthew Leuenberger
R Jackson Trengove

F Hayden Ballantyne
F Sean Rusling

AFL News - Rockliff The Right Player To Help Brown And Bradshaw

Some picks seem to make more sense than others, when the Lions drafted a needed small forward in Rockliff it was the logical thing for them to do.

From the AFL site: Rockliff set to scale heights

The Lions did talk to Rockliff when he attended the draft camp in October, but said his selection as the number five pre-season pick still came as a surprise.

The leading goalkicker in this year’s TAC Cup competition said he was a huge fan of Voss and was excited about coming to Brisbane.

AFL Fantasy Impact:

Rockliff could have been drafted last year, so he is a bit older than many other players who have just been added to AFL lists. The Lions traded out one small forward, and have suspended another, so there is a chance that Rockliff could step right in and play round 1.

AFL News - Danny Meyer Makes A Power Move

Port Adelaide may have salvaged someone from Richmond yet again, but even if Meyer doesn't become the next Rodan reclamation project success it was still a good move to acquire a former first round pick with only a rookie selection.

From the Herald Sun: Danny Meyer finds his niche

His ability to play a Lindsay Gilbee-type role and set up play from half-back didn't save his career at Punt Rd but it earned him a second AFL chance.

The 22-year-old was a Glenelg junior before being drafted by the Tigers in 2004. Richmond rated Meyer so highly it took him with pick 12 in the national draft, the selection acquired from Geelong in a trade for Brad Ottens.

AFL Fantasy Impact:

When someone is said to be in "a Lindsay Gilbee-type role" it is something that fantasy coaches listen to. So if Meyer does find his way into the Power team during season 2009, he may help fantasy teams.

The Possible Dream Team 2009 Fantasy Team - Jobe Watson

Jobe Watson: Hille to Watson, and Watson handballs, that should happen at a lot of stoppages in season 2009. In Dream Team, if Watson kicks the ball and it doesn't go where it should, he still gets fantasy points. There have been some times when Coach Knights has been unable to find the plot and has used Watson as a forward, hopefully that won't happen in 2009 if you have Watson on a fantasy team as he is wasted close to goals when it comes to stats.

D Sam Fisher
D Chris Newman
D Nathan Bock
D
D
D
D

M Jimmy Bartel
M Luke Ball
M Jobe Watson
M
M
M

R David Hille
R Aaron Sandilands

F Jonathan Brown
F Leroy Jetta
F
F
F
F
F



Bench

D Steele Sidebottom
D Matthew Broadbent

M Patrick Dangerfield
M Hamish Hartlett

R Matthew Leuenberger
R Jackson Trengove

F Hayden Ballantyne
F Sean Rusling

2008 Winners League Yahoo NFL Fantasy Football Championship Game

Some of the ideas and tactics that sometimes work in AFL fantasy games also help win the NFL ones. Below is the team that is competing for a Winners League championship, it is probably the underdog.


QB Drew Brees (NO - QB)

WR Wes Welker (NE - WR)

WR Roddy White (Atl - WR)

WR Antonio Bryant (TB - WR)

RB Maurice Jones-Drew (Jac - RB)

RB Larry Johnson (KC - RB)

TE Owen Daniels (Hou - TE)

K John Kasay (Car - K)

DEF Minnesota (Min - DEF)

The 2009 AFL Club Lists

From the AFL site:

ADELAIDE
1. Armstrong, Tony
2. Bock, Nathan
3. Burton, Brett
4. Cook, Myke
5. Dangerfield, Patrick
6. Davis, Phil
7. Doughty, Michael
8. Douglas, Richard
9. Edwards, Tyson
10. Gallman, Greg
11. Gill, Nick
12. Goodwin, Simon (veteran – outside list)
13. Griffin, Jonathon
14. Hentschel, Trent
15. Jacky, Jarrhan
16. Johncock, Graham
17. Kite, Aaron
18. Knights, Chris
19. Lee, Tom
20. Mackay, David
21. Maric, Ivan
22. McKernan, Shaun
23. McLeod, Andrew (veteran – outside list)
24. Moran, Brad
25. Otten, Andy
26. Petrenko, Jared
27. Porplyzia, Jason
28. Reilly, Brent
29. Rutten, Ben
30. Sellar, James
31. Shirley, Robert
32. Sloane, Rory
33. Stevens, Scott
34. Symes, Brad
35. Thompson, Scott
36. Tippett, Kurt
37. van Berlo, Nathan
38. Vince, Bernie
39. Walker, Taylor
40. Young, Will
Rookie List
1. Donnelly, Brian
2. Henderson, Ricky
3. Martin, Brodie
4. Moss, James
5. Schmidt, Chris
6. Not utilised

ADDITIONS:
Rookie elevation: Jared Petrenko
NAB AFL Draft: Phil Davis (North Adelaide), Tom Lee (Claremont), Shaun McKernan (Calder Cannons), Rory Sloane (Eastern Ranges), Will Young (North Ballarat Rebels)
International rookie selection: Brian Donnelly (Louth, Ireland)
NAB AFL Rookie Draft: Ricky Henderson (Trentham), Chris Schmidt (Brisbane Lions)

DELETIONS:
Retired: Nathan Bassett, Rhett Biglands, Ken McGregor
Delisted: Bryce Campbell, Luke Jericho, Kris Massie, Edward Curnow (rookie)

BRISBANE LIONS
1. Adcock, Jed
2. Austin, Matt
3. Banfield, Todd
4. Black, Simon (veteran – outside list)
5. Bradshaw, Daniel (veteran – outside list)
6. Brennan, Jared
7. Brown, Jonathan
8. Charman, Jamie
9. Clark, Mitchell
10. Clouston, Scott
11. Collier, Tom
12. Cornelius, Aaron
13. Dalziell, Bradd
14. Drummond, Josh
15. Harding, Scott
16. Hawksley, James
17. Henderson, Lachlan
18. Hooper, Rhan
19. Johnstone, Travis
20. King, Kieran
21. Leuenberger, Matthew
22. Macdonald, Joel
23. McCulloch, Bart
24. McGrath, Ashley
25. Merrett, Daniel
26. Notting, Tim
27. Patfull, Joel
28. Polkinghorne, James
29. Power, Luke
30. Proud, Albert
31. Redden, Jack
32. Rich, Daniel
33. Rischitelli, Michael
34. Rockliff, Tom
35. Roe, Jason
36. Selwood, Troy
37. Sheldon, Sam
38. Sherman, Justin
39. Stiller, Cheynee
40. Tyler, Matt
Rookie List
1. Dzufer, Daniel
2. Garner, Pat
3. Hanley, Pearce
4. Murray, Daniel
5. Spackman, Adam
6. Tippett, Joel
7. Not utilised
8. Not utilised
9. Not utilised

ADDITIONS:
Rookie elevation: Scott Clouston
NAB AFL Draft: Todd Banfield (Swan Districts), Todd Cornelius (Tasmanian Devils), Kieran King (East Fremantle), Bart McCulloch (South Launceston), Jack Redden (Glenelg), Daniel Rich (Subiaco)
NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft: Tom Rockliff (Murray Bushrangers)
NAB AFL Rookie Draft: Daniel Dzufer (Brisbane Lions), Daniel Murray (East Perth), Adam Spackman (Morningside), Joel Tippett (Brisbane Lions)

DELETIONS:
Retired: Nigel Lappin (veteran – outside list), Beau McDonald
Exchange period – traded: Anthony Corrie (Collingwood)
Delisted: Robert Copeland, Wayde Mills, Matthew Moody, Chris Schmidt, Colm Begley (rookie), Daniel Dzufer (rookie), Haydn Kiel (rookie), Phil Smith (rookie), Joel Tippett (rookie)

CARLTON
1. Anderson, Joe
2. Armfield, Dennis
3. Austin, Mark
4. Bannister, Jordan
5. Bentick, Adam
6. Betts, Eddie
7. Bower, Paul
8. Browne, Steven
9. Carrazzo, Andrew
10. Cloke, Cameron
11. Edwards, Jake
12. Fevola, Brendan
13. Fisher, Brad
14. Gibbs, Bryce
15. Grigg, Shaun
16. Hadley, Richard
17. Hampson, Shaun
18. Hartlett, Adam
19. Houlihan, Ryan
20. Jamison, Michael
21. Johnson, Chris
22. Judd, Chris
23. Kreuzer, Matthew
24. Murphy, Marc
25. O'hAilpin, Setanta
26. O'Keefe, Rhys
27. Robinson, Mitch
28. Russell, Jordan
29. Scotland, Heath
30. Simpson, Kade
31. Stevens, Nick
32. Thornton, Bret
33. Tiller, Caleb
34. Waite, Jarrad
35. Walker, Andrew
36. Warnock, Robert
37. Wiggins, Simon
38. Yarran, Chris
Rookie List
1. Bentley, Greg
2. Ellard, David
3. Garlett, Jeff
4. Hill, Lachie
5. Jacobs, Sam
6. Joseph, Aaron
7. Pfeiffer, Darren
8. Stanton, Luke

ADDITIONS:
Exchange period – received: Robert Warnock (Fremantle)
Rookie elevation: Michael Jamison
NAB AFL Draft: Rhys O'Keefe (North Adelaide), Mitch Robinson (Tassie Mariners), Caleb Tiller (Murray Bushrangers), Chris Yarran (Swan Districts)
NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft: Chris Johnson (Melbourne)
NAB AFL Rookie Draft: Greg Bentley (Port Adelaide), Jeff Garlett (Swan Districts), Lachie Hill (Carlton), Sam Jacobs (Carlton), Darren Pfeiffer (Carlton), Luke Stanton (Northern Knights)

DELETIONS:
Retired: Jason Saddington
Delisted: Cain Ackland, Clint Benjamin, Luke Blackwell, Ryan Jackson, Aisake O'hAilpin, Darren Pfeiffer, Lachie Hill (rookie), Sam Jacobs (rookie), Michael Shields (rookie)

COLLINGWOOD
1. Anthony, John
2. Barham, Jaxson
3. Beams, Dayne
4. Blight, Jarrad
5. Brown, Leigh
6. Brown, Nathan J.
7. Bryan, Chris
8. Clarke, Martin
9. Cloke, Travis
10. Cook, Ryan
11. Corrie, Anthony
12. Cox, Shannon
13. Davis, Leon
14. Dawes, Chris
15. Dick, Brad
16. Didak, Alan
17. Fraser, Josh
18. Goldsack, Tyson
19. Johnson, Ben
20. Lockyer, Tarkyn
21. Macaffer, Brent
22. Maxwell, Nick
23. McCarthy, John
24. Medhurst, Paul
25. O'Bree, Shane
26. O'Brien, Harry
27. Pendlebury, Scott
28. Prestigiacomo, Simon (veteran – outside list)
29. Reid, Ben
30. Rocca, Anthony (veteran – outside list)
31. Rounds, Luke
32. Rusling, Sean
33. Shaw, Heath
34. Sidebottom, Steele
35. Stanley, Danny
36. Swan, Dane
37. Thomas, Dale
38. Toovey, Alan
39. Wellingham, Sharrod
40. Wood, Cameron
Rookie List
1. Bennell, John
2. Blair, Jarryd
3. Dyas, Kevin
4. Francis, Tristan
5. Keeffe, Lachlan
6. Reed, Scott
7. Thoolen, Toby

ADDITIONS:
Exchange period – received: Anthony Corrie (Brisbane Lions)
Rookie elevation: Brent Macaffer, Sharrod Wellingham
Scholarship elevation: Scott Reed (Pennant Hills) – rookie list
NAB AFL Draft: Dayne Beams (Southport), Jarrad Blight (Swan Districts), Leigh Brown (North Melbourne), Luke Rounds (Geelong Falcons), Steele Sidebottom (Murray Bushrangers)
Three-year non-registered player selection: Lachlan Keeffe (Queensland) – rookie list
NAB AFL Rookie Draft: John Bennell (Peel Thunder), Jarryd Blair (Gippsland Power), Tristan Francis (Gippsland Power), Toby Thoolen (Collingwood)

DELETIONS:
Retired: Scott Burns (veteran – outside list), Ryan Lonie, Shane Wakelin
Exchange period – traded: Rhyce Shaw (Sydney Swans)
Delisted: Chris Egan, Brodie Holland, Sam Iles, Toby Thoolan, Luke Casey-Leigh (rookie)

ESSENDON
1. Atkinson, Jarrod
2. Bellchambers, Tom
3. Daniher, Darcy
4. Davey, Alwyn
5. Dempsey, Courtenay
6. Dyson, Ricky
7. Fletcher, Dustin (veteran – outside list)
8. Gumbleton, Scott
9. Hille, David
10. Hocking, Heath
11. Hooker, Cale
12. Houli, Bachar
13. Hurley, Michael
14. Jetta, Leroy
15. Laycock, Jason
16. Lloyd, Matthew (veteran – outside list)
17. Lonergan, Sam
18. Lovett, Andrew
19. Lovett-Murray, Nathan
20. Lucas, Scott
21. McPhee, Adam
22. McVeigh, Mark
23. Monfries, Angus
24. Myers, David
25. Nash, Jay
26. Neagle, Jay
27. Pears, Tayte
28. Prismall, Brent
29. Reimers, Kyle
30. Ryder, Paddy
31. Skipworth, Hayden
32. Slattery, Henry
33. Slattery, Tyson
34. Stanton, Brent
35. Still, Michael
36. Watson, Jobe
37. Welsh, Andrew
38. Williams, John
39. Winderlich, Jason
40. Zaharakis, David
Rookie List
1. Bock, Christian
2. Carroll, Bryce
3. German, Tom
4. Klemke, Kade
5. Magin, Rhys
6. Quinn, Michael

ADDITIONS:
Exchange period – received: Brent Prismall (Geelong)
Rookie elevation: Jarrod Atkinson
NAB AFL Draft: Michael Hurley (Northern Knights), Tyson Slattery (West Adelaide), Michael Still (Northern Knights), David Zaharakis (Northern Knights)
International rookie selection: Michael Quinn (Longford, Ireland)
NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft: Hayden Skipworth (Bendigo Bombers)
NAB AFL Rookie Draft: Christian Bock (Woodville West Torrens), Bryce Carroll (Western Jets), Tom German (Calder Cannons), Kade Klemke (Murray Bushrangers)

DELETIONS:
Retired: Jason Johnson, Mal Michael, Adam Ramanauskas
Delisted: Tom Hislop, Courtney Johns, Andrew Lee, Damien Peverill, Danny Chartres (rookie), Dean Dick (rookie)

FREMANTLE
1. Ballantyne, Hayden
2. Bradley, Kepler
3. Browne, Andrew
4. Bucovaz, Ben
5. Campbell, Adam
6. Clarke, Zach
7. Crowley, Ryan
8. Dodd, Steven
9. Drum, Marcus
10. Duffield, Paul
11. Foster, Andrew
12. Gilmore, Daniel
13. Grover, Antoni
14. Hall, Chris
15. Hasleby, Paul
16. Hayden, Roger
17. Head, Joshua
18. Headland, Des
19. Hill, Stephen
20. Hinkley, Clayton
21. Ibbotson, Garrick
22. Johnson, Michael
23. Mayne, Chris
24. McPharlin, Luke
25. Mundy, David
26. Murphy, Ryan
27. O'Brien, Brock
28. Palmer, Rhys
29. Pavlich, Matthew
30. Peake, Brett
31. Ruffles, Tim
32. Sandilands, Aaron
33. Schammer, Byron
34. Solomon, Dean
35. Suban, Nick
36. Tarrant, Chris
37. Thornton, Scott
38. Walters, Michael
Rookie List
1. Broughton, Greg
2. Connelly, Brent
3. DeBoer, Matthew
4. Pearce, Clancee
5. Pratt, Luke
6. Shepheard, Hamish
7. Sibasado, Casey
8. van Berlo, Jay

ADDITIONS:
NAB AFL Draft: Hayden Ballantyne (Peel Thunder), Ben Bucovaz (Geelong Falcons), Zach Clarke (Oakleigh Chargers), Chris Hall (Woodville West Torrens), Stephen Hill (West Perth), Tim Ruffles (North Ballarat Rebels), Nick Suban (North Ballarat Rebels), Michael Walters (Swan Districts)
NAB AFL Rookie Draft: Greg Broughton (Subiaco), Casey Sibasado (Oakleigh Chargers), Matthew DeBoer (Claremont), Clancee Pearce (Swan Districts), Hamish Shepheard (East Perth), Jay van Berlo (West Perth)

DELETIONS:
Retired: Peter Bell, Heath Black, Matthew Carr, Jeff Farmer, Mark Johnson, Shaun McManus (veteran – outside list), Luke Webster
Exchange period – traded: Robert Warnock (Carlton)
Delisted: Josh Carr, Ryley Dunn (rookie), Calib Mourish (rookie), Chris Smith (rookie)

GEELONG
1. Ablett, Gary
2. Bartel, Jimmy
3. Blake, Mark
4. Brown, Mitchell
5. Byrnes, Shannon
6. Chapman, Paul
7. Corey, Joel
8. Djerrkura, Nathan
9. Donohue, Adam
10. Egan, Matthew
11. Enright, Corey
12. Gamble, Ryan
13. Gillies, Tom
14. Harley, Tom
15. Hawkins, Tom
16. Hogan, Simon
17. Hunt, Josh
18. Hunt, Taylor
19. Johnson, David
20. Johnson, Steve
21. Kelly, James
22. Ling, Cameron
23. Lonergan, Tom
24. Mackie, Andrew
25. McKenna, Dan
26. Milburn, Darren (veteran – outside list)
27. Mooney, Cameron
28. Motlop, Steven
29. Ottens, Brad
30. Rooke, Max
31. Scarlett, Matthew (veteran – outside list)
32. Selwood, Joel
33. Simpson, Dawson
34. Simpson, Scott
35. Stokes, Mathew
36. Taylor, Harry
37. Tenace, Kane
38. Varcoe, Travis
39. West, Trent
40. Wojcinski, David
Rookie List
1. Allwright, Tom
2. Ediriwickrama, Ranga
3. Laidler, Jeremy
4. Moles, Brodie
5. Mumford, Shane
6. Varcoe, Adam
7. Weadon, Bryn

ADDITIONS:
Scholarship elevation: Ranga Ediriwickrama (Pennant Hills) – rookie list
NAB AFL Draft: Mitchell Brown (Sandringham Dragons), Tom Gillies (Dandenong Stingrays), Taylor Hunt (Sandringham Dragons), Steven Motlop (Wanderers)
NAB AFL Rookie Draft: Tom Allwright (North Hobart), Adam Varcoe (Central District), Bryn Weadon (North Ballarat Rebels)

DELETIONS:
Exchange period – traded: Brent Prismall (Essendon)
Delisted: Nathan Ablett, Jason Davenport, Liam Bedford (rookie), Chris Kangars (rookie)

HAWTHORN
1. Bailey, Max
2. Bateman, Chance
3. Birchall, Grant
4. Boyle, Tim
5. Brown, Campbell
6. Campbell, Robert
7. Croad, Trent
8. Dew, Stuart
9. Dowler, Beau
10. Ellis, Xavier
11. Franklin, Lance
12. Gilham, Stephen
13. Guerra, Brent
14. Hodge, Luke
15. Kennedy, Josh P.
16. Ladson, Rick
17. Lewis, Jordan
18. Lisle, Jordan
19. Lowden, Luke
20. McGlynn, Ben
21. Mitchell, Sam
22. Morton, Jarryd
23. Murphy, Tom
24. Muston, Beau
25. Osborne, Michael
26. Renouf, Brent
27. Rioli, Cyril
28. Roughead, Jarryd
29. Savage, Shane
30. Schoenmakers, Ryan
31. Sewell, Brad
32. Shiels, Liam
33. Taylor, Simon
34. Thorp, Mitchell
35. Tuck, Travis
36. Whitecross, Brendan
37. Williams, Mark
38. Young, Clinton
Rookie List
1. Breust, Luke
2. Kiel, Haydn
3. Milne, Riley
4. Moss, Garry
5. Peterson, Carl
6. Sierakowski, Will
7. Stokes, Cameron
8. Suckling, Matthew
9. Walsh, Tim

ADDITIONS:
Scholarship elevation: Will Sierakowski (Riverview) – rookie list
NAB AFL Draft: Jordan Lisle (Oakleigh Chargers), Luke Lowden (Sandringham Dragons), Shane Savage (Dandenong Stingrays), Ryan Schoenmakers (Norwood), Liam Shiels (Eastern Ranges)
NAB AFL Rookie Draft: Luke Breust (Temora), Haydn Kiel (Brisbane Lions), Riley Milne (Murray Bushrangers), Garry Moss (Hawthorn), Carl Peterson (St Marys), Matthew Suckling (Hawthorn)

DELETIONS:
Retired: Shane Crawford (veteran – outside list) – second list lodgment, Danny Jacobs
Delisted: Tim Clarke, Zac Dawson, Luke McEntee, Garry Moss, Alex Grima (rookie), Hugh Sandilands (rookie), Matthew Suckling (rookie)

MELBOURNE
1. Bail, Rohan
2. Bartram, Clint
3. Bate, Matthew
4. Bell, Daniel
5. Bennell, Jamie
6. Blease, Sam
7. Bruce, Cameron
8. Buckley, Simon
9. Cheney, Kyle
10. Davey, Aaron
11. Dunn, Lynden
12. Frawley, James
13. Garland, Colin
14. Green, Brad
15. Grimes, Jack
16. Jamar, Mark
17. Jetta, Neville
18. Johnson, Paul
19. Jones, Nathan
20. Jurrah, Liam
21. Maric, Addam
22. Martin, Stefan
23. McDonald, James (veteran – outside list)
24. McLean, Brock
25. McNamara, Tom
26. Meesen, John
27. Miller, Brad
28. Moloney, Brent
29. Morton, Cale
30. Newton, Michael
31. Petterd, Ricky
32. Rivers, Jared
33. Robertson, Russell (veteran – outside list)
34. Strauss, James
35. Sylvia, Colin
36. Warnock, Matthew
37. Watts, Jack
38. Wheatley, Paul
39. Whelan, Matthew
40. Wonaeamirri, Austin
Rookie List
1. Healey, Rhys
2. Hughes, Daniel
3. McKenzie, Jordie
4. Spencer, Jake
5. Valenti, Shane
6. Zomer, Trent

ADDITIONS:
Rookie elevation: Austin Wonaeamirri
NAB AFL Draft: Rohan Bail (Mt Gravatt), Jamie Bennell (Swan Districts), Sam Blease (Eastern Ranges), Neville Jetta (Swan Districts), James Strauss (Oakleigh Chargers), Jack Watts (Sandringham Dragons)
NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft: Liam Jurrah (Yuendumu)
NAB AFL Rookie Draft: Rhys Healey (Bendigo Pioneers), Daniel Hughes (Melbourne), Jordie McKenzie (Geelong Falcons)

DELETIONS:
Retired: Ben Holland, David Neitz (veteran – outside list)
Delisted: Jace Bode, Nathan Carroll (second list lodgment), Chris Johnson, Isaac Weetra, Jeff White (veteran – inside list), Adem Yze (veteran – outside list)

NORTH MELBOURNE
1. Adams, Leigh
2. Anthony, Liam
3. Benjamin, Warren
4. Campbell, Matt
5. Edwards, Aaron
6. Firrito, Michael
7. Gibson, Josh
8. Goldstein, Todd
9. Greenwood, Levi
10. Grima, Nathan
11. Hale, David
12. Hansen, Lachlan
13. Harding, Leigh
14. Harris, Daniel
15. Harvey, Brent (veteran – outside list)
16. Jones, Corey
17. Lower, Ed
18. McIntosh, Hamish
19. McMahon, Scott
20. O'Keefe, Nathan
21. Petrie, Drew
22. Power, Sam
23. Pratt, Daniel
24. Rawlings, Brady
25. Riggio, Matt
26. Ross, Ben
27. Simpson, Adam (veteran – outside list)
28. Smith, Jesse W.
29. Smith, Josh
30. Swallow, Andrew
31. Tarrant, Robbie
32. Thomas, Lindsay
33. Thompson, Scott
34. Urquhart, Gavin
35. Warren, Ben
36. Watt, Shannon
37. Wells, Daniel
38. Wright, Sam
39. Wundke, Michael
40. Ziebell, Jack
Rookie List
1. Delaney, Luke
2. Garlett, Cruize
3. Meredith, Conor
4. Obst, Alan
5. Speight, Ben
6. White, Marcus

ADDITIONS:
Rookie elevation: Nathan Grima, Michael Wundke
NAB AFL Draft: Liam Anthony (East Fremantle), Warren Benjamin (Claremont), Nathan O'Keefe (Eastern Ranges), Sam Wright (Murray Bushrangers), Jack Ziebell (Murray Bushrangers)
International rookie selection: Conor Meredith (Laois, Ireland)
NAB AFL Rookie Draft: Luke Delaney (Geelong Falcons), Alan Obst (North Melbourne), Ben Speight (Norwood), Marcus White (Calder Cannons)

DELETIONS:
Retired: Shannon Grant, Jess Sinclair, Nathan Thompson
Delisted: Leigh Brown (second list lodgment), Ben Davies, Blake Grima, Eddie Sansbury, Alan Obst (rookie), James Wilsen (rookie)

PORT ADELAIDE
1. Banner, Mitchell
2. Boak, Travis
3. Broadbent, Matthew
4. Brogan, Dean
5. Burgoyne, Peter (veteran – inside list)
6. Burgoyne, Shaun
7. Carlile, Alipate
8. Carr, Josh
9. Cassisi, Domenic
10. Chaplin, Troy
11. Cornes, Chad
12. Cornes, Kane
13. Davenport, Jason
14. Dawson, Glenn
15. Ebert, Brett
16. Farmer, Mitchell
17. Giles, Jonathan
18. Gray, Robert
19. Hartlett, Hamish
20. Krakouer, Nathan
21. Lade, Brendon (veteran – outside list)
22. Lobbe, Matthew
23. Logan, Tom
24. Lower, Nick
25. Motlop, Daniel
26. Motlop, Marlon
27. Pearce, Danyle
28. Pettigrew, Michael
29. Redden, Jarrad
30. Rodan, David
31. Salopek, Steven
32. Salter, Nick
33. Stewart, Paul
34. Surjan, Jacob
35. Thomas, Matt
36. Thurstans, Toby
37. Tredrea, Warren (veteran – outside list)
38. Trengove, Jackson
39. Westhoff, Justin
40. Westhoff, Matthew
Rookie List
1. Laurie, Jesse
2. Martin, Matthew
3. Meyer, Danny
4. Stewart, Daniel
5. Thompson, Wade
6. Not utilised

ADDITIONS:
Rookie elevation: Nick Salter
NAB AFL Draft: Mitchell Banner (Western Jets), Matthew Broadbent (Woodville West Torrens), Jason Davenport (Geelong), Glenn Dawson (Woodville West Torrens), Hamish Hartlett (West Adelaide), Jarrad Redden (Woodville West Torrens), Jackson Trengove (Calder Cannons)
NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft: Josh Carr (Fremantle)
NAB AFL Rookie Draft: Jesse Laurie (Claremont), Matthew Martin (West Adelaide), Danny Meyer (Richmond), Daniel Stewart (North Adelaide), Wade Thompson (North Adelaide)

DELETIONS:
Retired: Hugh Minson, Nathan Lonie, Michael Wilson (veteran – outside list)
Exchange period – traded: Adam Thomson (Richmond)
Delisted: Greg Bentley, Adam Cockshell, Fabian Deluca, Damon White, Ryan Williams, Daniel Boyle (rookie), Gavin Grose (rookie), Ryan Willits (rookie)

RICHMOND
1. Bowden, Joel (veteran – outside list)
2. Brown, Nathan G.
3. Collins, Andrew
4. Connors, Daniel
5. Cotchin, Trent
6. Coughlan, Mark
7. Cousins, Ben
8. Deledio, Brett
9. Edwards, Shane
10. Foley, Nathan
11. Graham, Angus
12. Hislop, Tom
13. Hughes, Cleve
14. Jackson, Daniel
15. Johnson, Kane
16. King, Jake
17. McGuane, Luke
18. McMahon, Jordan
19. Moore, Kelvin
20. Morton, Mitch
21. Newman, Chris
22. Oakley-Nicholls, Jarrad
23. Pattison, Adam
24. Pettifer, Kayne
25. Polak, Graham
26. Polo, Dean
27. Post, Jayden
28. Putt, Dean
29. Raines, Andrew
30. Rance, Alex
31. Richardson, Matthew (veteran – outside list)
32. Riewoldt, Jack
33. Schulz, Jay
34. Simmonds, Troy
35. Tambling, Richard
36. Thomson, Adam
37. Thursfield, Will
38. Tuck, Shane
39. Vickery, Tyrone
40. White, Matthew
Rookie List
1. Browne, Andrew
2. Gilligan, Alroy
3. Gourdis, David
4. Nahas, Robin
5. Silvester, Jarrod
6. Not utilised

ADDITIONS:
Exchange period – received: Adam Thomson (Port Adelaide)
NAB AFL Draft: Tom Hislop (Essendon), Jayden Post (Western Jets), Tyrone Vickery (Sandringham Dragons)
NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft: Ben Cousins (West Coast/Port Melbourne)
NAB AFL Rookie Draft: Andrew Browne (Murray Bushrangers), Alroy Gilligan (Claremont), David Gourdis (Richmond), Robin Nahas (Port Melbourne)

DELETIONS:
Retired: Greg Tivendale
Delisted: Travis Casserly, David Gourdis, Chris Hyde, Danny Meyer, Tristan Cartledge (rookie), Clayton Collard (rookie), Cam Howat (rookie)

ST KILDA
1. Allen, Jarryd
2. Armitage, David
3. Baker, Steven
4. Ball, Luke
5. Begley, Colm
6. Blake, Jason
7. Cahill, Paul
8. Clarke, Raphael
9. Clarke, Xavier
10. Connors, Eljay
11. Dal Santo, Nick
12. Dempster, Sean
13. Eddy, Robert
14. Fisher, Leigh
15. Fisher, Sam
16. Gardiner, Michael
17. Geary, Jarryn
18. Gilbert, Sam
19. Goddard, Brendon
20. Gram, Jason
21. Gwilt, James
22. Hayes, Lenny
23. Heyne, Nick
24. Hudghton, Max (veteran – outside list)
25. Jones, Clinton
26. King, Steven
27. Koschitzke, Justin
28. Lynch, Tom
29. Maguire, Matt
30. McEvoy, Ben
31. McQualter, Andrew
32. Milne, Stephen
33. Montagna, Leigh
34. Ray, Farren
35. Riewoldt, Nick
36. Schneider, Adam
37. Smith, Alistair
38. Stanley, Rhys
39. Steven, Jack
Rookie List
1. Dawson, Zac
2. Gaertner, Steven
3. Haretuku, Khan
4. Howard, Brad
5. McGarry, Sam
6. McGrath, Blake
7. Miles, Luke
8. Simpkin, Tom
9. Tungatulum, Ross

ADDITIONS:
Exchange period – received: Farren Ray (Western Bulldogs)
Rookie elevation: Robert Eddy, Andrew McQualter
Scholarship elevation: Blake McGrath (Pennant Hills) – rookie list
NAB AFL Draft: Colm Begley (Brisbane Lions), Paul Cahill (Sturt), Nick Heyne (Gippsland Power), Tom Lynch (Sandringham Dragons), Alistair Smith (Perth), Rhys Stanley (West Adelaide)
NAB AFL Rookie Draft: Zac Dawson (Hawthorn), Steven Gaertner (Dandenong Stingrays), Brad Howard (St Kilda), Sam McGarry (Sandringham Dragons), Tom Simpkin (Geelong Falcons), Ross Tungatulum (St Marys)

DELETIONS:
Retired: Fraser Gehrig, Robert Harvey (veteran – inside list)
Exchange period – traded: –
Delisted: Shane Birss, Matthew Ferguson, Aaron Fiora, Charlie Gardiner, Brad Howard (second list lodgment), Michael Rix, Jayden Attard (rookie), Glenn Chivers (rookie), Luke van Rheenen (rookie)

SYDNEY SWANS
1. Ablett, Luke
2. Barlow, Ed
3. Barry, Leo (veteran – outside list)
4. Bevan, Paul
5. Bird, Craig
6. Bolton, Craig
7. Bolton, Jude
8. Brabazon, Ryan
9. Buchanan, Amon
10. Crouch, Jared
11. Currie, Daniel
12. Fosdike, Nic
13. Goodes, Adam
14. Grundy, Heath
15. Hall, Barry
16. Hannebery, Dan
17. Heath, Campbell
18. Jack, Kieren
19. Johnston, Lewis
20. Jolly, Darren
21. Kennelly, Tadhg
22. Kirk, Brett
23. Laidlaw, Matthew
24. Malceski, Nick
25. Mattner, Martin
26. McVeigh, Jarrad
27. Meredith, Brett
28. Moore, Jarred
29. O'Dwyer, Matt
30. O'Keefe, Daniel
31. O'Keefe, Ryan
32. O'Loughlin, Michael (veteran – outside list)
33. Playfair, Henry
34. Richards, Ted
35. Roberts-Thomson, Lewis
36. Schmidt, Tim
37. Shaw, Rhyce
38. Smith, Nick
39. Veszpremi, Patrick
40. White, Jesse
Rookie List
1. Coney, Kyle
2. Gilchrist, Taylor
3. Murphy, Brendan
4. Orreal, Jake
5. Pyke, Mike
6. Thornton, Kristin
7. Not utilised
8. Not utilised
9. Not utilised

ADDITIONS:
Exchange period – received: Rhyce Shaw (Collingwood)
Rookie elevation: Matt O'Dwyer, Nick Smith
NAB AFL Draft: Dan Hannebery (Oakleigh Chargers), Campbell Heath (Gippsland Power), Lewis Johnston (North Adelaide)
International rookie selection: Kyle Coney (Tyrone, Ireland), Mike Pyke (Canada)
NAB AFL Rookie Draft: Taylor Gilchrist (Sandringham Dragons), Kristin Thornton (Sydney Swans)

DELETIONS:
Retired: Peter Everitt, Ben Mathews
Delisted: Luke Brennan, Nick Davis, Peter Faulks, Kristin Thornton, Matthew Beckmans (rookie), Aaron Bruce (rookie), Dean Terlich (rookie)

WEST COAST EAGLES
1. Brown, Mitchell
2. Butler, Sam
3. Cox, Dean
4. Ebert, Brad
5. Embley, Andrew
6. Fletcher, Chad (veteran – outside list)
7. Glass, Darren
8. Hansen, Ashley
9. Houlihan, Tim
10. Hunter, Adam
11. Hurn, Shannon
12. Jones, Brett
13. Jones, Jordan
14. Kennedy, Josh J.
15. Kerr, Daniel
16. LeCras, Mark
17. Lynch, Quinten
18. Mackenzie, Eric
19. Masten, Chris
20. McGinnity, Patrick
21. McKinley, Ben
22. McNamara, Jamie
23. Naitanui, Nicholas
24. Nicoski, Mark
25. Notte, Tony
26. Priddis, Matt
27. Rosa, Matt
28. Schofield, Will
29. Seaby, Mark
30. Selwood, Adam
31. Selwood, Scott
32. Shuey, Luke
33. Smith, Ashley
34. Spangher, Matthew
35. Staker, Brent
36. Stenglein, Tyson
37. Swift, Tom
38. Waters, Beau
39. Wilkes, Beau
40. Wirrpanda, David (veteran – outside list)
Rookie List
1. Arrowsmith, Ashley
2. Bedford, Liam
3. Cockie, Adam
4. Davis, Ryan
5. Stevenson, Lewis
6. Sullivan, Will
7. Wilson, Callum

ADDITIONS:
Rookie elevation: Beau Wilkes
NAB AFL Draft: Jordan Jones (Geelong Falcons), Nicholas Naitanui (Swan Districts), Luke Shuey (Oakleigh Chargers), Ashley Smith (Dandenong Stingrays), Tom Swift (Claremont)
NAB AFL Rookie Draft: Liam Bedford (Geelong), Adam Cockie (Subiaco)

DELETIONS:
Retired: Michael Braun (veteran – outside list), Jaymie Graham
Exchange period – traded: –
Delisted: Steven Armstrong, Chad Jones, James Thomson

WESTERN BULLDOGS
1. Addison, Dylan
2. Akermanis, Jason
3. Boumann, Jarrad
4. Boyd, Matthew
5. Callan, Tim
6. Cooney, Adam
7. Cordy, Ayce
8. Cross, Daniel
9. Eagleton, Nathan
10. Everitt, Andrejs
11. Giansiracusa, Daniel
12. Gilbee, Lindsay
13. Grant, Jarrad
14. Griffen, Ryan
15. Hahn, Mitchell
16. Harbrow, Jarrod
17. Hargrave, Ryan
18. Higgins, Shaun
19. Hill, Josh
20. Hudson, Ben
21. Johnson, Brad (veteran – outside list)
22. Jones, Liam
23. Lake, Brian
24. Lynch, Malcolm
25. Minson, Will
26. Morris, Dale
27. Murphy, Robert
28. O'Keefe, Guy
29. O'Shea, Paul
30. Reid, Sam
31. Roughead, Jordan
32. Skipper, Wayde
33. Stack, Brennan
34. Tiller, Stephen
35. Ward, Callan
36. Welsh, Scott
37. Wight, Cameron
38. Williams, Tom
39. Wood, Easton
Rookie List
1. Daniels, Jamason
2. Mulligan, James
3. Ogle, Chris
4. Picken, Liam
5. Shaw, John
6. White, Henry
7. Not utilised
8. Not utilised

ADDITIONS:
Father-Son selection: Ayce Cordy (Geelong Falcons)
Scholarship elevation: Chris Ogle (UNSW/ES) – rookie list
NAB AFL Draft: Liam Jones (Tassie Mariners), Jordan Roughead (North Ballarat Rebels)
NAB AFL Rookie Draft: Jamason Daniels (Murray Bushrangers), Liam Picken (Williamstown)

DELETIONS:
Retired: Andrew McDougall, Peter Street, Scott West (veteran – outside list)
Exchange period – traded: Farren Ray (St Kilda)
Delisted: Gavin Hughes (rookie)

AFL News - Preseason And Rookie Pick Scouting Reports

Click on the link to see scouting reports on everyone who was selected yesterday.

From the Herald Sun: 2009 AFL Rookie Draft - complete bios

WHO did your club take in today's drafts? Where will they play? What are their strengths? We tell you here.

AFL News - Skipworth Back In The AFL

The Bombers have not been among the leaders for off season moves in recent times. Unable to get trades done, and making a few dubious moves with their list. They decided to go with Skipworth as a preseason pick, and while it seems he will be a good player to have around the club, it certainly isn't a pick with upside.

From The Age: Skipworth a worthy addition

It wasn't until last Thursday night, after a roast dinner at Essendon coach Matthew Knights' house that the 25-year-old was told he'd be given the chance to restart his 44-game AFL game career, two years after it had appeared to end.

Delisted by Adelaide at the end of 2006, and having moved away from home on his own to play for VFL side Bendigo, the 2007 season was only a few games old when Skipworth badly damaged the patella tendon in his left knee. It was an injury he was told would cause no future problems, but would take a full year to recover from.

AFL Fantasy Impact:

In some ways, he is the new Peverill at Essendon, at least until Prismall is ready to play for them. His projected stats could be in the low to mid teens for possessions, so maybe 8 kicks, 6 handballs and 2 tackles per game if he does get into the team. Skipworth is probably a useful player to have on the fantasy bench due to his low fantasy price and that he is older and ready to play, but it may depend on what fantasy position he has. There was a time when Skipworth was a fantasy forward. If he is a fantasy forward or defender, he could be more useful than if Skipworth is just a fantasy midfielder. In 2006, Skipworth's SuperCoach averages were similar to Fergus Watts and Cameron Faulkner, so that means he wasn't great when he was a Crow for fantasy points although he did have some big performances back in 2005.

AFL News - Another Tom Williams Recovery

As usual he was injured, and is now better, and could be an important piece if the Bulldogs hope to get back to the top 4.

From the Herald Sun: Bulldog Tom keeps on punching

After 13 games in 2007, his 2008 season was ruined by a rare thigh tendon injury that required expert advice to treat, a quadriceps strain in his other leg and a recurring shoulder problem.

"I'm not exactly setting record pace," Williams said of his average five matches a season.

AFL Fantasy Impact:

T Williams won't cost a lot, but for a similar price you could instead take someone like Hurn, L Hansen or A Everitt who may have more stats. It seems it was many years ago that Williams was a midfield prospect, that is unlikely to happen now, although if it did his fantasy value would increase dramatically.

The Possible Dream Team 2009 Fantasy Team - Nathan Bock

Nathan Bock: Fantasy coaches want Bock to be playing in the Adelaide back line, he should be guaranteed to do that every game as the Crows have added a lot of tall forwards with the drafts, will have a few return from injury and also have some more tall forwards on their list who are ready to play a bigger role. Bassett is gone, so if some of his marks and possessions are distributed to other defenders there it could push up Bock's stats a bit more. Rutten will be at full back, Stevens is probably used as a defender more, Moran or Davis could play there if the Crows are against a taller team, and Bock should be left to run around and accumulate fantasy points.

D Sam Fisher
D Chris Newman
D Nathan Bock
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M Luke Ball
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R David Hille
R Aaron Sandilands

F Jonathan Brown
F Leroy Jetta
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D Steele Sidebottom
D Matthew Broadbent

M Patrick Dangerfield
M Hamish Hartlett

R Matthew Leuenberger
R Jackson Trengove

F Hayden Ballantyne
F Sean Rusling

Preseason And Rookie Picks For Fantasy AFL

Josh Carr - Might play every game at his new old club.
Hayden Skipworth - Could be a regular player until Prismall is ready to play.
Chris Johnson - The Blues wanted him so there must be a spot for him in their 2009 planning.
Tom Rockliff - The Lions need a small forward, he could be a perfect fit.
Ben Cousins - More baggage than a luggage store, but in fantasy he will probably have a low price.
Casey Sibosado - Might give them another option up forward.
Robin Nahas - Ready to step into the team.
Zac Dawson - If Hudghton is injured again, Zac could be back on the AFL field.
Matthew DeBoer - Could get into the midfield as they rebuild.
Danny Meyer - They will try to have another Rodan success.
Greg Bentley - Someone who could get playing time in their back line.
Clancee Pearce - Ready to play if Hayden is out.
Alan Obst - They have played him before.
Ranga Ediriwickrama - May get into their side in the second half of the season.
Jay van Berlo - Could get into the midfield as they rebuild.
Scott Reed - He can play in a lot of different roles, and the Magpies do play their youngsters.

2008 AFL Draft - The Preseason and Rookie Picks

From the AFL site: 2009 NAB AFL Pre-Season and Rookie Drafts

2009 NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft

1 MELB Liam Jurrah Yuendumu Magpies

2 PORT Josh Carr Fremantle

3 ESS Hayden Skipworth Bendigo Bombers

4 CARL Chris Johnson Melbourne

5 BL Tom Rockliff Murray Bushrangers

6 RICH Ben Cousins Port Melbourne


2009 NAB AFL Rookie Draft

ROUND 1
1 MELB Jordie McKenzie Geelong Falcons
2 WCE Liam Bedford Geelong
3 FRE Casey Sibosado Oakleigh Chargers
4 PORT Wade Thompson North Adelaide
5 ESS Bryce Carroll Western Jets
6 CARL Jefferey Gartlett Swan Districts
7 BL Daniel Murray East Perth
8 RICH Robin Nahas Oakleigh Chargers
9 NMFC Marcus White Calder Canons
10 ADEL Ricky Henderson Trentham
11 COLL Tristan Francis Gippsland Power
12 SYD Kristin Thornton Sydney Swans
13 STK Zac Dawson Hawthorn
14 WB Jamason Daniels Murray Bushrangers
15 GEEL Adam Varcoe Central Districts
16 HAW Riley Milne Murray Bushrangers

ROUND 2
17 MELB Rhys Healey Bendigo Pioneers
18 WCE Adam Cockie Subiaco
19 FRE Matthew DeBoer Claremont
20 PORT Danny Meyer Richmond
21 ESS Thomas German Calder Canons
22 CARL Luke Stanton Northern Knights
23 BL pass
24 RICH David Gourdis Richmond
25 NMFC Luke Delaney Geelong Falcons
26 ADEL Christopher Schmidt Brisbane Lions
27 COLL Jarryd Blair Gippsland Power
28 SYD Taylor Gilchrist Sandringham Dragons
29 STK Tom Simpkin Geelong Falcons
30 WB Liam Picken Williamstown
31 GEEL Bryn Weadon North Ballarat Rebels
32 HAW Haydn Kiel Brisbane Lions

ROUND 3
33 MELB Danny Hughes Melbourne
34 FRE Hamish Shepheard East Perth
35 PORT Daniel Stewart Labrador
36 ESS Christian Bock Woodville/West Torrens
37 CARL Greg Bentley Port Adelaide
38 BL pass
39 RICH Andrew Browne Murray Bushrangers
40 NMFC Benjamin Speight Norwood
41 ADEL pass
42 COLL Johnny BennellPeel Thunder
43 SYD K.Coney Tyrone (Ire)
44 STK Brad Howard St Kilda
45 WB pass
46 GEEL Tom Allwright North Hobart
47 HAW Luke Breust Temora

ROUND 4
48 FRE Clancee Pearce Swan Districts
49 PORT Matthew Martin West Adelaide
50 ESS Kade Klemke Murray Bushrangers
51 CARL Darren Pfeiffer Carlton
52 BL pass
53 RICH Alroy Gilligan Claremont
54 NMFC Alan Obst North Melbourne
55 ADEL Brian DonnellyLouth (Ire)
56 COLL Tobais Thoolen Collingwood
57 SYD Mike Pyke Canada
58 STK Steven Gaertner Dandenong Stingrays
59 WB pass
60 GEEL R. Ediriwickrama NSW
61 HAW Carl Peterson Richmond

ROUND 5
62 FRE Jay van Berlo West Perth
63 PORT Jesse Laurie Claremont
64 ESS Michael Quinn Longford (Ire)
65 CARL Lachie Hill Carlton
66 BL* Adam Spackman Morningside
67 RICH pass
68 NMFC Conor Meredith Laois (Ire)
69 COLL Lachlan Keefe (3 yr non-reg)
70 SYD* n/a
71 STK Ross Tungatulum St Marys
72 WB Christopher Ogle NSW
73 HAW Garry Moss Hawthorn

ROUND 6
74 FRE Greg Broughton Subiaco
75 PORT pass
76 CARL Sam Jacobs Carlton
77 BL* Daniel Dzufer Brisbane Lions
78 COLL Scott Reed NSW
79 SYD* n/a
80 STK Samuel McGarry Sandringham Dragons
81 HAW Matthew Suckling Sandringham Dragons

ROUND 7
82 BL* Joel Tippett Brisbane Lions
83 SYD* n/a
84 STK Blake McGrath NSW
85 HAW William Sierakowski NSW

The Possible Dream Team 2009 Fantasy Team - Sean Rusling

Sean Rusling: It is a yearly fantasy footy tradition, looking at Sean Rusling's low fantasy price and possible role in the Collingwood forward line and thinking he could be a fantasy bargain. Of course, his constant injuries are the reason his price is low so he is a big risk. But Collingwood have the big forwards, and a lot of little forwards, and need someone medium-sized and quick on the lead to compliment them so that is why Rusling is a player to watch.

D Sam Fisher
D Chris Newman
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M Luke Ball
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R David Hille
R Aaron Sandilands

F Jonathan Brown
F Leroy Jetta
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D Steele Sidebottom
D Matthew Broadbent

M Patrick Dangerfield
M Hamish Hartlett

R Matthew Leuenberger
R Jackson Trengove

F Hayden Ballantyne
F Sean Rusling

Top 250 In The Herald Sun Fantasy Game

The offseason SuperTeam fantasy AFL game has finished, and the team had a good result. The best round was a top 15 score. Finishing the season in the top 250, out of around 25,000 competitors, was a better than expected spot in the overall standings.

2008 AFL Draft - Players To Watch For In The Rookie Draft

The story below has the prospects, along with their information and scouting reports, who are expected to be among the many players taken in the rookie draft, and a couple of them could be preseason picks.

From The Age: Last chance looms for rookies

What does that all mean? It means that between 70 and 80 players should be rookie-listed on Tuesday, some who have been delisted in recent weeks but are still under 21. It also means the door hasn't been completely closed on the unlucky youngsters who missed out on being picked at the national draft two weeks ago. Here are a dozen to look out for:

The Possible Dream Team 2009 Fantasy Team - Jackson Trengove

Jackson Trengove: One more Port Adelaide newcomer to watch in preseason. Jackson Trengove could be a fantasy ruckman, but at the Power they may use him as a defender if they do decide to play him in 2009. One extra tall in the back line could be useful for them, as both Chaplin and Pettigrew play an attacking game from the defensive half, and the Power could look to Trengove or maybe Lobbe for that position. The Power also have a confusing situation up forward, as they try to resturcture with another tall forward or two, so an injury to someone could open playing time for Trengove at centre half forward.

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D Chris Newman
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M Luke Ball
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R Aaron Sandilands

F Jonathan Brown
F Leroy Jetta
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D Steele Sidebottom
D Matthew Broadbent

M Patrick Dangerfield
M Hamish Hartlett

R Matthew Leuenberger
R Jackson Trengove

F Hayden Ballantyne
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AFL News - Adcock Expected To Improve On Poor 2008

Like a lot of Lions in 2008, Adcock did not have a good year. A new coach, better fitness and a new role should mean Adcock plays a lot better.

From Fox Sports: Brisbane's Jed Adcock primed for greater responsibility in 2009

"I have also put more of a focus on my fitness. I think my strength side of my game has always been there and fitness is one of those attributes you can work really hard on and improve."

He expects that more miles in his legs during summer will translate to longer periods in the midfield.

AFL Fantasy Impact:

Fantasy coaches with Adcock on their teams in 2007 were laughing as his price kept going up and his stats were high, everyone who signed him for 2008 was not impressed. He probably bounces back with an improved 2009, and if he is fantasy eligible as a defender he will be a very important fantasy player again.