Remember, every draft is different, so maintaining a narrow

The draft style game, AFL Fantasy Elite, is the fastest growing form of Fantasy Football in the country, mainly due to
the fun and interactive platform it creates for you and your
mates to fight for bragging rights. Every player you draft in
Elite will be unique to your team, for example if you win the
number one selection and pick Tom Rockliff, he is off the
table and therefore nobody else can select him.
Once the draft has finished, your opponents can of course
make trade offers to acquire Rocky, but let’s be honest, it
would need to be a good offer!
Read this Draft Kit and make sure to take it to your draft
day, this will help you make the right calls when it’s your
turn to make a selection. Further your research by following
The Traders on Twitter (@AFLFantasy) and keep a close eye
on AFL.com.au, paying special attention to pre-season form,
potential role changes, opportunities and injuries.
own adjustments to the rankings in the lead up to your
draft… who is to say that you don’t have the best coaching
mind in the country?
We hope that you find this Draft Kit useful as you prepare
and participate in your AFL Fantasy Elite draft this preseason. Set up your league using the flexible settings, lock in
a date to hold your draft, get your mates together, and
Within this Draft Kit, you will find a variety of handy have a great season full of banter with AFL Fantasy Elite in
resources at your disposal, but don’t hesitate to make your 2016.
3 - Drafting Strategy
4 - The First Round… Make or Break
5 - Draft Sleepers, Dual Position Coming?
6 - ’Vest’ Sliders, League settings
7 - The Traders’ Mock Draft
9 - Mock Draft Analysis from the coaches
11 - Defender rankings
12 - Midfielder rankings
13 - Midfielder rankings continued, Ruck rankings
14 - Forward rankings
15 - Rankings cheat sheet
Remember, every draft is different, so maintaining a narrow
minded strategy can be difficult given the unpredictability of
a draft, so the key is to be well research and stay cool. If you
do want to implement a particular strategy, the position
rankings should provide a handy guide for you during the
draft, so crossing off previously drafted players as they are
selected is a good idea as it will give you a quick idea who
the best available players are in each position.
an argument that if you miss one of the ‘big four’ you can
afford to hold off until the latter stages as you can ‘throw a
blanket over the rest’. Strategies can be questioned and
panic can often set in when a number of quality players are
taken from a particular position and it can cause people to
trade in players well before their worth as you can see with
Kurt Tippett where his coach paid well ‘overs’ with a
regrettable selection.
The unpredictability of drafts was evident in our mock draft
where the importance of selecting a good ruck has been a
hot topic and was on full display. The drop off in scoring
ability in the big man department is dramatic and there is
Use your early picks wisely, you want reliable franchise
players to set the standard for your squad and there will be
plenty of time for you to take a risk on breakout players in
the later stages of the draft.
With so many different sized leagues it’s hard to talk about
the first round as an exact science, so let’s just go with a top
16. Nailing this pick will be the difference between a good
year and a great year. (See Coaches that picked Ablett at
pick two last year – they’re still cursing him)
When your first pick comes around you’re going to be faced
with the same dilemma that you faced last year and most
likely will face again next year – Do you pick a midfielder or
do you take the forward? And this year, to complicate things
even more, you have to ask – Do you take a ruckman? Not
since the days of the great Dean Cox have we had to
consider taking a ruckman in the first round, this year an
argument could be made for both big Stef and Goldy to
easily slot in to the top 10.
In the forward line we have to think about Dusty, Montagna,
Barlow and Toby Greene inside 16. Last year most AFL
Fantasy coaches grappled with Dusty/Buddy/Goodard at
around pick 4 or 5. This year only the bravest coaches will
take Buddy in the first round and Goddard is now a pure
mid. Dusty is by far the safest option and should remain in
coaches top 6 calculations. Montagna’s age is a concern but
he continues to prove Fantasy coaches wrong and IF he can
stay injury free he will reward the coaches that take him in
the top 8. Barlow is the big one for me. Ross Lyon has
declared that he was played out of position last year and he
seems primed for a big 2016. If he does indeed get more
midfield time, he is a lock to get his average back over 100
and needs to be seriously looked at in the top 8. Greene is a
real high risk high reward selection, but he just doesn’t have
the runs on the board like the other do so I’d be more
cautious with him and hope someone else takes him so you
don’t have to!
I can’t really mount a strong case for a defender to go top
16. Mcveigh is the pick of the lot, however he hasn’t had a
pre-season and the next four or five defenders don’t warrant
a first round selection being used on them.
The midfield as usual is where we find the cream. Ordering
Rockliff, Ablett, Pendlebury, Steven, Hannebury, Kennedy,
Beams, Lewis, Fyfe, Mitchell, Macrae and Gaff is no easy
task.
PICK
PLAYER
CLUB
POS
1
Tom Rockliff
BRI
MID
2
Gary Ablett
GC
MID
3
Stefan Martin
BRI
RUC
4
Scott Pendlebury
COL
MID
5
Dustin Martin
RIC
FWD/MID
6
Dayne Beams
BRI
MID
7
Michael Barlow
FRE
FWD/MID
8
Dan Hannebery
SYD
MID
9
Leigh Montagna
STK
FWD/MID
10
Jack Steven
STK
MID
11
Tom Mitchell
SYD
MID
12
Todd Goldstein
NM
RUC
13
Jack Macrae
WB
MID
14
Andrew Gaff
WC
MID
15
Toby Greene
GWS
FWD/MID
16
Josh P. Kennedy
SYD
MID
The key here is obviously not to panic. If all the forwards
start getting picked, make sure you assess whether the next
available forward is really that much better than Buddy,
Deledio or Devon Smith. who will all be around a bit later
on. Quality game winning 110+ scoring MIDs are like gold,
so be sure to look long and hard at the guys that have done
it year in year out!
- Fantasy HQ
DEFENDERS
MIDFIELDERS
RUCKS
FORWARDS
Elliot Yeo (DEF/MID)
Kade Simpson (DEF)
Matt Rosa (DEF/MID)
Daniel Rich (DEF/MID)
Mark Baguley (DEF)
Tom Liberatore (MID)
Bryce Gibbs (MID)
Ollie Wines (MID)
Brad Crouch (MID)
Pearce Hanley (MID)
Matthew Lobbe (RUC)
Callum Sinclair (RUC)
Will Minson (RUC)
Tom Nicholls (RUC)
Matthew Leuenberger (RUC)
Toby Greene (FWD/MID)
Lance Franklin (FWD)
Craig Bird (FWD/MID)
Dale Thomas (FWD/MID)
Aaron Hall (FWD/MID)
After a poor run of form or an injury, a ‘draft sleeper’ will go now take the mantle as the No. 1 ruckman along with
into the draft further down the rankings page based on their Callum Sinclair who has left the Eagles to join the Sydney
averages from 2015 and might be over-looked by your rivals. Swans. More opportunities only means more points.
The defenders have several players who due to a change of
role saw their Fantasy worth plummet and Elliot Yeo heads
the list. With many key defenders back for the Eagles, he’ll
be released up the ground for more points.
Toby Greene’s lack of midfield opportunities last year
meant he had a season to forget. He averaged 103 in 2014
and with Treloar gone, he can certainly hit those heights
again.
Liberatore and Crouch missed the 2015 season and will
return this year. Many Elite coaches may have forgotten this
as they are more than capable of averaging 100+. Make sure
they don’t slip too far down the list on draft day.
HOT TIP: Prepare your draft rankings with care. The most
important work in a draft is done before it even starts. Make
the necessary adjustments to the players who may have
slipped in their average from the previous year and highlight
those that will be over-looked by your rivals. At the end of
With Patrick Ryder on the sidelines, Matthew Lobbe should the day, it’s these players that will win you the premiership.
In rounds six, 12 and 18 some players’ positions are adjusted based on where they are playing for their respective
teams. Predicting these changes will give you an advantage
when drafting your team as the value of these players will
be significantly increased.
Nathan Buckley has already come out and labelled our beloved Fantasy Pig Dane Swan as a forward this year to make
way for their younger midfield brigade. At the end of 2015,
Brendon Goddard spent the majority of his football across
half-back. He was nearly granted Dual Position status this
year but might be needed more in the middle to support
the depleted Bombers. Ryan Griffen is one the front runners to get ‘DEF’ added to his name, along with Gold
Coast’s David Swallow who has held the status in the past.
Over his Fantasy career, Robbie Gray has always carried
forward status next to his name and no one will be
surprised if this is re-instated at some point throughout the
year.
HOT TIP: Don’t be afraid to back
your judgement and draft a player
higher than you normally would, if
you feel they will gain Dual Position
Status. Switching Dane Swan from
the midfield and into your
forward line during the season,
could end up being a winning
move.
A ‘vest slider’ can be found way down your ranking sheet
based on what they averaged last year. This average has
been dramatically effected by the number of vests that these
players wore and with the vest rule a thing of the past, these
players should flourish once again.
Matt DeBoer wore the dreaded vest eight times last year
and averaged 83 in his last four games and 78 for the year
when he avoided it. Billy Hartung was also handed the vest
eight times last year in his 18 games and when he didn’t
wear it, he boosted his average by 21pts to 81. Excluding Zac
Williams’ first three vested games he went on to average 80
for the year. Lachie Hunter paints a similar picture. He
averaged 78 in last year, but actually averaged 96 without
the vest and with Dangerfield gone, Matt Crouch might be
the player who steps up. He averaged 71 last year, but
averaged 85 when he didn’t wear a vest.
HOT TIP: With the vest out the window, move these
players up your draft rankings and back them in at the
average you feel they are capable of producing. There’s
nothing to slow them down now.
For our Mock Draft outlined on the pages following, we used
the default settings in Fantasy Elite. These happened to be
the most popular settings amongst commissioners in 2015.
 Squad size of 18 on field players (5-6-2-5, ie. five defend-
ers, six midfielders, two rucks, five forwards) with four
bench players. We didn’t draft the four bench players.
 Snake draft format with first round picks going from 1, 2,
3, etc and reversing for every second round.
 60 second draft turn time.
 Byes are switched off, no captains and playing each other
twice before finals in our eight team league.
There are many other ways for commissioners to customise
leagues to suit coaches such as lockout type (Friday night or
rolling), how free agency works, auto emergency as well as
the number of teams competing; from as few as six up to 20.
If you are new to Fantasy Elite, consider playing the smaller
squad size of 11 (3-4-1-3) players on field with four bench
players.
Kick
3
Handball
2
Mark
3
Tackle
4
Free kick for
1
Free kick against
-3
Hit-out
1
Goal
1
Behind
1
PICK
COACH
PLAYER
CLUB
POS
PICK
COACH
PLAYER
CLUB
POS
1
Fantasy HQ Tom Rockliff
BRI
MID
37
Warnie
Jimmy Bartel
GEE
DEF/MID
2
Pendlebury Stefan Martin
BRI
RUC
38
Cotchin
Chad Wingard
PA
FWD
Todd Goldstein
NM
RUC
39
Sloane
Rory Laird
ADE
DEF
Gary Ablett
GC
MID
40
Calvin
Harley Bennell
FRE
FWD/MID
3
Heeney
4
Roy
5
Warnie
Scott Pendlebury
COL
MID
41
Calvin
Brodie Grundy
COL
RUC
6
Cotchin
Dan Hannebery
SYD
MID
42
Sloane
David Armitage
STK
MID
7
Sloane
Sam Jacobs
ADE
RUC
43
Cotchin
Nic Naitanui
WC
RUC
8
Calvin
Jack Steven
STK
MID
44
Warnie
Zach Merrett
ESS
FWD/MID
Max Gawn
MEL
RUC
David Mundy
FRE
MID
9
Calvin
Dustin Martin
RIC
FWD/MID
45
Roy
10
Sloane
Josh P. Kennedy
SYD
MID
46
Heeney
11
Cotchin
Dayne Beams
BRI
MID
47
Pendlebury Elliot Yeo
WC
DEF/MID
12
Warnie
Leigh Montagna
STK
FWD/MID
48
Fantasy HQ Nat Fyfe
FRE
MID
13
Roy
Tom Mitchell
SYD
MID
49
Fantasy HQ Kade Simpson
CARL
DEF
14
Heeney
Mark Blicavs
GEE
RUC/MID
50
Pendlebury Devon Smith
GWS
FWD
15
Pendlebury Jordan Lewis
HAW
MID
51
Heeney
Matt Rosa
GC
DEF/MID
16
Fantasy HQ Jarrad McVeigh
SYD
DEF/MID
52
Roy
Daniel Motlop
GEE
FWD/MID
17
Fantasy HQ Toby Greene
GWS
FWD/MID
53
Warnie
Ollie Wines
PA
MID
18
Pendlebury Patrick Dangerfield
GEE
MID
54
Cotchin
Bachar Houli
RIC
DEF
Andrew Gaff
WC
MID
55
Sloane
Taylor Duryea
HAW
DEF
Luke Dahlhaus
WB
FWD/MID
56
Calvin
Matthew Lobbe
PA
RUC
HAW
MID
19
Heeney
20
Roy
21
Warnie
Jack Macrae
WB
MID
57
Calvin
Sam Mitchell
22
Cotchin
Heath Shaw
GWS
DEF
58
Sloane
Mitch Robinson
BRI
FWD/MID
23
Sloane
Taylor Adams
COL
MID
59
Cotchin
Rory Sloane
ADE
MID
24
Calvin
Lachie Neale
FRE
MID
60
Warnie
Dayne Zorko
BRI
FWD/MID
25
Calvin
Luke Hodge
HAW
MID
61
Roy
Bryce Gibbs
CARL
MID
26
Sloane
Brett Deledio
RIC
FWD
62
Heeney
STK
FWD
27
Cotchin
Joel Selwood
GEE
MID
63
Pendlebury Sam Docherty
CARL
DEF
28
Warnie
Matt Priddis
WC
MID
64
Fantasy HQ Brodie Smith
ADE
DEF/MID
29
Roy
Matthew Boyd
WB
DEF
65
Fantasy HQ Allen Christensen
BRI
FWD
30
Heeney
Adam Treloar
COL
MID
66
Pendlebury Brad Ebert
PA
MID
Nick Riewoldt
31
Pendlebury Lance Franklin
SYD
FWD
67
Heeney
Brandon Ellis
RIC
MID
32
Fantasy HQ Steele Sidebottom
COL
MID
68
Roy
Marc Murphy
CARL
MID
33
Fantasy HQ Shane Mumford
GWS
RUC
69
Warnie
Corey Enright
GEE
DEF
34
Pendlebury Kade Kolodjashnij
GC
DEF
70
Cotchin
Jack Riewoldt
RIC
FWD
Michael Barlow
FRE
FWD/MID
71
Sloane
Luke Parker
SYD
MID
Dane Swan
COL
MID
72
Calvin
Callan Ward
GWS
MID
35
Heeney
36
Roy
PICK
COACH
PLAYER
CLUB
POS
PICK
COACH
73
Calvin
Dion Prestia
GC
MID
109
Roy
74
Sloane
Tom Nicholls
GC
RUC
110
Heeney
75
Cotchin
Robbie Gray
PA
MID
111
76
Warnie
Jack Gunston
HAW
FWD
77
Roy
Aaron Hall
GC
78
Heeney
Liam Picken
PLAYER
CLUB
POS
Callum Sinclair
SYD
RUC/FWD
Jamie Cripps
COL
FWD
Pendlebury Tom Liberatore
WB
MID
112
Fantasy HQ Tom Lynch
GC
FWD
FWD/MID
113
Fantasy HQ Daniel Rich
BRI
DEF/MID
WB
MID
114
Pendlebury Kieren Jack
SYD
MID
79
Pendlebury Andrew Mackie
GEE
DEF
115
Heeney
Jack Redden
WC
MID
80
Fantasy HQ Marcus Bontempelli
WB
MID
116
Roy
Sam Gilbert
STK
DEF/MID
81
Fantasy HQ Travis Boak
PA
MID
117
Warnie
Tom Langdon
COL
DEF
82
Pendlebury Mark LeCras
WC
FWD
118
Cotchin
Robert Murphy
WB
DEF
PA
FWD
119
Sloane
Tom McDonald
MEL
DEF
HAW
MID
120
Calvin
Jamie Macmillan
NM
DEF
ESS
MID
121
Calvin
Dane Rampe
SYD
DEF
83
Heeney
Justin Westhoff
84
Roy
85
Warnie
Brendon Goddard
86
Cotchin
Grant Birchall
HAW
DEF
122
Sloane
Scott Thompson
ADE
MID
87
Sloane
Josh Gibson
HAW
DEF
123
Cotchin
Nick Malceski
GC
DEF
88
Calvin
Shaun Higgins
NM
FWD
124
Warnie
Matthew Broadbent
PA
DEF
89
Calvin
Tom Lynch
ADE
FWD
125
Roy
Clancee Pearce
FRE
DEF/MID
90
Sloane
Josh J. Kennedy
WC
FWD
126
Heeney
Marley Williams
COL
DEF
91
Cotchin
Steve Johnson
GWS
FWD
127
Pendlebury Mitch Grigg
ADE
FWD/MID
92
Warnie
Craig Bird
ESS
FWD/MID
128
Fantasy HQ Cyril Rioli
HAW
FWD
93
Roy
Tom Bell
BRI
FWD
129
Fantasy HQ Jasper Pittard
PA
DEF
94
Heeney
James Aish
COL
DEF/MID
130
Pendlebury Aaron Sandilands
FRE
RUC
Jason Johannisen
WB
DEF
Mark Baguley
ESS
DEF
Liam Shiels
95
Pendlebury Jarrod Harbrow
GC
DEF/MID
131
Heeney
96
Fantasy HQ Kurt Tippett
SYD
RUC/FWD
132
Roy
97
Fantasy HQ Taylor Walker
ADE
FWD
133
Warnie
Ben McEvoy
HAW
RUC
98
Pendlebury Jack Billings
STK
FWD
134
Cotchin
Matthew Kreuzer
CARL
RUC
Jamie Elliott
COL
FWD
135
Sloane
Shaun Burgoyne
HAW
DEF
Sam Gray
PA
FWD
136
Calvin
Harry Taylor
GEE
DEF
GWS
MID
137
Calvin
Marco Paparone
BRI
DEF
RIC
MID
138
Sloane
Chris Mayne
FRE
FWD
99
Heeney
100
Roy
101
Warnie
Dylan Shiel
102
Cotchin
Trent Cotchin
103
Sloane
Isaac Smith
HAW
MID
139
Cotchin
Jesse Hogan
MEL
FWD
104
Calvin
Ben McGlynn
SYD
FWD
140
Warnie
Ivan Maric
RIC
RUC
105
Calvin
Dylan Roberton
STK
DEF
141
Roy
Jarryn Geary
STK
DEF
106
Sloane
Brent Harvey
NM
FWD
142
Heeney
Travis Varcoe
COL
DEF/FWD
107
Cotchin
Travis Cloke
COL
FWD
143
Pendlebury Pearce Hanley
BRI
MID
108
Warnie
Matt Suckling
WB
DEF/FWD
144
Fantasy HQ Luke Shuey
WC
MID
DEFENDERS: Jarrad McVeigh, Kade Simpson, Brodie Smith,
Daniel Rich, Jasper Pittard
MIDFIELDERS: Tom Rockliff, Steele Sidebottom, Nat Fyfe,
Macus Bontempelli, Travis Boak, Luke Shuey
RUCKS: Shane Mumford, Kurt Tippett
Pressure is on to get the first pick right and therefore the decision
was simple – Rocky is the man! I then wanted a premium defender
and forward that were both part time mids, as well as a gun
ruckman. Next it was about nailing some gun defenders as I
thought they looked stronger than the forwards available at the
time. On reflection I may have gone too tall in my forward line,
however I’m confident that my midfield will stand up to anyone’s!
FORWARDS: Toby Greene, Allen Christensen, Taylor Walker,
Tom Lynch (GC), Cyril Rioli
DEFENDERS: Kade Kolodjashnij, Elliot Yeo, Sam Docherty,
Andrew Mackie, Jarrod Harbrow
MIDFIELDERS: Jordan Lewis, Patrick Dangerfield, Brad Ebert,
Tom Liberatore, Kieren Jack, Pearce Hanley
RUCKS: Stefan Martin, Aaron Sandilands
FORWARDS: Lance Franklin, Devon Smith, Mark LeCras,
Jack Billings, Mitch Grigg
DEFENDERS: Matt Rosa, James Aish, Marley Williams,
Jason Johannisen, Travis Varcoe
MIDFIELDERS: Andrew Gaff, Adam Treloar, David Mundy,
Brandon Ellis, Liam Picken, Jack Redden
RUCKS: Todd Goldstein, Mark Blicavs
FORWARDS: Michael Barlow, Nick Riewoldt, Justin Westhoff,
Jamie Elliott, Jamie Cripps
DEFENDERS: Matthew Boyd, Sam Gilbert, Clancee Pearce,
Mark Baguley, Jarryn Geary
Stefan Martin is the equal of most midfielders, so I had to take him
at two. Next I went for two gun midfielders which allowed me to
leave the midfield alone for a while and focus on my backs/
forwards. I tried to target the young guns that have either just
broken out or are about to – so KK, D.Smith, Docherty, Billings and
Grigg were easy calls. Sprinkle in some older wiser heads in Buddy
(bargain), Ebert, Mackie, Lecras and factor in the return of the
fantasy gun Libba, and this squad goes a long long way. (Don’t
mind Sandi and Hanley with the last two thank you very much!)
Due to the limited number of premium rucks and the fast drop off
in their scoring ability, I used my first two picks in the big man
department by snapping up Goldy and Blicavs who are two of the
three in that position capable of averaging triple figures at seasons
end. I am excited about what Rosa and Aish will do in my
questionable back line, while Barlow in the forward line with pick
35 was a no brainer. My midfield looks very reliable and I expect a
100 point average by all my players across that line, giving my
team the consistency it needs to be a contender.
I worked hard to secure a premium scorer in each line and I am
happy to say I achieved that with Boyd, Ablett, Gawn and Dahlhaus
all set for big years. The fast drop off in defenders resulted in me
MIDFIELDERS: Gary Ablett, Tom Mitchell, Dane Swan,
leaving the backs largely until last and searching for forgotten
value in the forward line where I am stacked with huge potential,
Bryce Gibbs, Marc Murphy
but undeniable risk with the likes of ‘end of season bolters’ S. Gray
RUCKS: Max Gawn, Callum Sinclair
and Hall falling in the high risk, high reward category. At the end of
the day, any team with Gaz & Swan in the middle will be hard to
FORWARDS: Luke Dahlhaus, Daniel Motlop, Aaron Hall, Tom Bell,
beat.
Sam Gray
DEFENDERS: Jimmy Bartel, Corey Enright, Matt Suckling,
Tom Langdon, Matthew Broadbent
MIDFIELDERS: Scott Pendlebury, Jack Macrae, Matt Priddis,
Ollie Wines, Brendon Goddard, Dylan Shiel
RUCKS: Ben McEvoy, Ivan Maric
FORWARDS: Leigh Montagna, Zach Merrett, Dayne Zorko,
Jack Gunston, Craig Bird
DEFENDERS: Heath Shaw, Bachar Houli, Grant Birchall,
Robert Murphy, Nick Malceski
MIDFIELDERS: Dan Hannebery, Dayne Beams, Joel Selwood,
Rory Sloane, Robbie Gray, Trent Cotchin
RUCKS: Nic Naitanui, Matthew Kreuzer
FORWARDS: Chad Wingard, Jack Riewoldt, Steve Johnson,
Travis Cloke, Jesse Hogan
DEFENDERS: Rory Laird, Taylor Duryea, Josh Gibson, Tom
McDonald, Shaun Burgoyne
MIDFIELDERS: Josh P Kennedy, Taylor Adams, David Armitage,
Luke Parker, Isaac Smith, Scott Thompson
RUCKS: Sam Jacobs, Tom Nicholls
FORWARDS: Brett Deledio, Mitch Robinson, Josh K Kennedy,
Brent Harvey, Chris Mayne
DEFENDERS: Dylan Roberton, Jamie Macmillan, Dane Rampe,
Harry Taylor, Marco Paparone
MIDFIELDERS: Jack Steven, Lachie Neale, Like Hodge,
Sam Mitchell, Callan Ward, Dion Prestia
RUCKS: Brodie Grundy, Matthew Lobbe
FORWARDS: Dustin Martin, Harley Bennell, Shaun Higgins,
Tom Lynch (ADE), Ben McGlynn
Selecting consistent players was the order of the day for the
Warne Dawgs. Taking Scott Pendlebury with the first selection was
a good way to start and drafting a range of premium forwards who
should all average more than 80 is a bonus. I’m hoping that with
natural progression, Jack Macrae and Ollie Wines will add to their
numbers. The big name rucks went early, so I left getting my two
right until the end and to be honest, I’m pretty happy with Ben
McEvoy and Ivan Maric as they will shoulder most of the load and
increase their output on last season.
It’s a mix of young and old at TC Chargers’ park. Midfielders with
the potential to be among the top few were snapped up in three of
the first four picks including Dayne Beams and Joel Selwood who
should improve on last season. With my last midfield selection, at
pick 102, I took myself. Hopefully I can get the job done for the
Chargers. If Steve Johnson can average over 90 points again in his
new colours, he will be the pick of the draft for me. With a bit of
luck, the old boys will help put a trophy on the cabinet.
With Stef Martin and Todd Goldstein snapped up very early, I
jumped on the ‘Big Sauce’ as soon as I could. He’s a picture of
consistency and will serve me well all year. I tried to keep an even
spread across my team as the draft unfolded. I focussed on a
combination of premium scorers across the board and collected
some top players by doing so. Josh P. Kennedy and Brett Deledio
both ended 2015 like freight trains and along with my team mate
Rory Laird, they will shoulder the scoring load across each line.
At Team Calvinator we have a common saying “Defenders are
pretenders”, and that’s why they were the last players selected.
My crew still have the potential of averaging 75+ and should be
solid enough until I trade them to my rivals with some crafty deals
early in the year. My main focus was to secure these premium
midfielders and forwards who have the potential of scoring 140+
on their day. Jack Steven and Dusty Martin certainly fit that
category and after huge 2015 seasons, I’m expecting them to start
with a BANG and to lead team Calvinator to glory!
2014
PLAYER
CLUB GM
2015
AVE GM AVE
2014
PLAYER
CLUB GM
2015
AVE GM AVE
1 Jarrad McVeigh (MID)
SYD
22
97.18
20
97.20
31 Jasper Pittard
POR
22
66.05
20
75.85
2 Heath Shaw
GWS
18
80.56
22
96.05
32 Jason Johannisen
WB
11
62.82
20
76.95
3 Matthew Boyd
WB
19
95.42
18 104.44
33 Marco Paparone
BRI
18
55.22
22
74.55
4 Jimmy Bartel (MID)
GEE
21
99.19
11
89.18
34 Sam Gilbert (MID)
STK
6
51.50
11
75.82
5 Kade Simpson
CAR
22
92.00
20
85.60
35 Nick Malceski
GCS
22
92.05
16
67.50
6 Matt Rosa (MID)
GCS
14
91.57
14
74.29
36 Sharrod Wellingham
WCE
13
67.23
21
70.24
7 Kade Kolodjashnij
GCS
18
68.33
22
83.77
37 Michael Johnson
FRE
18
77.56
13
72.92
8 Rory Laird
ADE
16
61.06
21
88.29
38 Harry Taylor
GEE
21
68.86
21
74.38
9 Bachar Houli
RIC
22
79.55
22
86.86
39 Easton Wood
WB
18
57.50
21
73.14
10 Corey Enright
GEE
20
82.15
21
91.19
40 Travis Varcoe (FWD)
COL
21
63.05
22
73.27
11 Elliot Yeo (MID)
WCE
13
63.08
21
78.71
41 Jarryn Geary
STK
7
64.71
20
73.90
12 Taylor Duryea
HAW
20
61.70
18
78.78
42 Ricky Henderson (MID)
ADE
8
61.75
15
74.00
13 Josh Gibson
HAW
14
78.07
21
85.29
43 Marley Williams
COL
15
66.73
20
76.10
14 Grant Birchall
HAW
22
81.86
18
82.17
44 Dane Rampe
SYD
22
67.09
22
73.00
15 Brodie Smith (MID)
ADE
22
82.18
19
71.11
45 Zac Williams
GWS
8
57.50
12
64.67
16 Andrew Mackie
GEE
20
83.80
15
84.87
46 Shane Biggs
WB
3
69.33
9
73.11
17 Dylan Roberton
STK
7
51.57
20
82.85
47 Garrick Ibbotson
FRE
10
59.40
22
72.09
18 Sam Docherty
CAR
16
78.75
19
82.16
48 Sam Butler
WCE
12
64.17
14
72.71
19 Matthew Suckling (FWD)
WB
21
77.10
21
80.19
49 Alex Rance
RIC
17
70.12
22
71.00
20 Tom McDonald
MEL
21
59.29
22
80.55
50 Sam Fisher
STK
7
80.29
18
70.72
21 Robert Murphy
WB
22
73.86
20
79.75
51 Shane Savage
STK
14
66.86
20
69.35
22 Tom Langdon
COL
19
68.63
22
79.82
52 Chris Yarran
RIC
21
71.81
14
67.57
23 Jarrod Harbrow (MID)
GCS
22
75.73
15
75.40
53 Christian Salem
MEL
12
34.17
10
65.10
24 Mark Baguley
ESS
21
77.71
22
75.27
54 Paul Seedsman (MID)
ADE
9
64.11
12
64.08
25 Jack Grimes
MEL
18
70.61
12
78.00
55 Lee Spurr
FRE
22
69.68
20
72.80
26 Clancee Pearce (MID
FRE
9
50.89
17
78.29
56 Jackson Thurlow
GEE
4
50.00
19
66.74
27 Jamie Macmillan
NM
4
56.50
14
78.86
57 Sam Wright
NM
12
66.00
21
71.29
28 Matthew Broadbent
POR
22
74.64
21
79.14
58 Brad Sheppard
WCE
14
66.50
22
68.55
29 Shaun Burgoyne
HAW
22
86.77
22
74.64
59 Nathan Van Berlo (MID)
ADE
0
0.00
18
68.06
30 Daniel Rich (MID)
BRI
3
60.00
21
72.71
60 Shannon Hurn
WCE
18
79.56
22
63.82
2014
PLAYER
CLUB GM
2015
2014
AVE
GM
AVE
PLAYER
CLUB GM
2015
AVE
GM
AVE
1 Tom Rockliff
BRI
18
134.78
16
104.69
31 Luke Parker
SYD
22
103.23
19
96.32
2 Gary Ablett
GCS
15
119.13
6
94.50
32 Dion Prestia
GCS
22
100.36
8
95.88
3 Scott Pendlebury
COL
21
108.43
22
111.05
33 Rory Sloane
ADE
22
104.59
16
95.19
4 Dan Hannebery
SYD
16
96.63
22
110.68
34 Kieren Jack
SYD
21
99.14
22
94.41
5 Jack Steven
STK
17
86.65
22
111.68
35 Liam Shiels
HAW
18
94.39
18
99.28
6 Josh P. Kennedy
SYD
20
105.10
22
107.50
36 Scott Thompson
ADE
19
96.11
19
97.26
7 Jordan Lewis
HAW
21
109.62
19
110.74
37 Robbie Gray
POR
22
96.36
21
96.81
8 Dayne Beams
BRI
19
107.58
16
103.00
38 Marcus Bontempelli
WB
16
69.19
20
92.35
9 Tom Mitchell
SYD
6
86.67
17
106.65
39 Dylan Shiel
GWS
17
90.06
14
92.21
10 Patrick Dangerfield
GEE
22
92.50
21
106.33
40 Trent Cotchin
RIC
22
100.86
21
91.43
11 Taylor Adams
COL
12
71.33
18
101.22
41 Travis Boak
POR
21
95.29
22
96.14
12 Matt Priddis
WCE
22
107.64
22
102.95
42 Isaac Smith
HAW
21
94.14
21
96.52
13 Andrew Gaff
WCE
22
92.86
22
104.64
43 Hamish Hartlett
POR
19
89.68
22
96.45
14 Jack Macrae
WB
21
104.38
20
104.60
44 Luke Shuey
WCE
20
92.90
22
94.68
15 Lachie Neale
FRE
21
82.29
22
101.64
45 Patrick Cripps
CAR
3
36.33
20
86.15
16 Luke Hodge
HAW
19
97.16
17
111.06
46 Pearce Hanley
BRI
20
98.50
11
89.27
17 David Armitage
STK
15
88.67
21
107.00
47 Brendon Goddard
ESS
19
97.16
22
99.82
18 Dane Swan
COL
17
93.71
21
110.10
48 Liam Picken
WB
22
73.23
20 101.05
19 Nat Fyfe
FRE
18
102.28
18
105.06
49 Jack Redden
WCE
14
105.64
17
97.00
20 Steele Sidebottom
COL
19
108.05
16
102.00
50 Nathan Jones
MEL
22
101.00
22
85.77
21 Joel Selwood
GEE
22
106.55
20
97.80
51 Chris Masten
WCE
21
87.57
20
85.15
22 David Mundy
FRE
22
95.73
21
105.57
52 Josh Caddy
GEE
14
69.14
19
89.53
23 Bryce Gibbs
CAR
22
101.36
10
81.10
53 Mitch Duncan
GEE
22
94.91
11
79.82
24 Adam Treloar
COL
20
103.45
21
104.00
54 Bernie Vince
MEL
22
95.27
21
92.43
25 Brad Ebert
POR
22
98.91
22
101.95
55 Jack Crisp
COL
6
84.50
22
91.41
26 Marc Murphy
CAR
20
96.15
19
98.32
56 Stephen Coniglio
GWS
14
86.64
18
90.11
27 Sam Mitchell
HAW
13
92.85
20
103.65
57 David Swallow
GCS
22
93.82
6
84.00
28 Ollie Wines
POR
22
91.23
13
92.62
58 David Zaharakis
ESS
22
96.18
16
74.94
29 Callan Ward
GWS
20
99.05
22
100.36
59 Stephen Hill
FRE
18
84.28
21
91.67
30 Brandon Ellis
RIC
22
96.09
22
102.68
60 Levi Greenwood
COL
19
101.74
8
83.25
2014
PLAYER
2015
2014
CLUB GM
AVE
GM
AVE
PLAYER
61 Jack Viney
MEL
20
74.95
16
83.56
62 Dom Tyson
MEL
22
90.00
15
63 Andrew Swallow
NM
15
89.67
64 Brad Crouch
ADE
11
65 Jaeger O'Meara
GCS
66 Tom Liberatore
2015
CLUB GM
AVE
GM
AVE
76 Ryan Griffen
GWS
19
85.58
21
78.76
81.13
77 James Kelly
ESS
21
87.19
17
81.76
19
87.95
78 Lachie Whitfield
GWS
11
79.18
21
83.24
92.55
0
0.00
79 Nick Dal Santo
NM
22
85.05
12
84.25
22
92.73
0
0.00
80 Josh Kelly
GWS
18
69.72
18
73.28
WB
22
98.68
0
0.00
81 Jack Newnes
STK
22
81.95
22
85.36
67 Cameron Guthrie
GEE
22
74.23
21
84.62
82 Tom Scully
GWS
15
77.67
17
84.47
68 Ryan Bastinac
BRI
22
76.45
17
65.18
83 Koby Stevens
WB
20
65.20
12
83.25
69 Lachie Hunter
WB
14
62.86
12
78.25
84 Richard Douglas
ADE
19
87.42
14
83.14
70 Anthony Miles
RIC
12
89.67
22
87.64
85 Sam Gibson
NM
22
96.91
22
69.45
71 Shaun Grigg
RIC
14
73.57
22
90.00
86 Scott Selwood
GEE
12
81.00
12
58.83
72 Jack Ziebell
NM
17
84.76
21
90.52
87 Ben Cunnington
NM
22
88.77
21
83.57
73 Michael Rischitelli
GCS
21
73.00
21
95.38
88 Danyle Pearce
FRE
22
78.41
21
79.14
74 Mitch Wallis
WB
13
58.08
19
89.47
89 Jared Polec
POR
21
73.38
5
73.80
75 Matthew Crouch
ADE
8
65.75
15
71.53
90 Bradley Hill
HAW
19
72.68
20
74.95
2014
PLAYER
CLUB GM
AVE
2015
GM
AVE
2014
PLAYER
CLUB GM
2015
AVE GM AVE
1 Stefan Martin
BRI
12 112.17 20 114.05
11 Ben McEvoy
HAW 12 77.25 15 75.07
2 Todd Goldstein
NM
21
87.57
21 113.76
12 Matthew Kreuzer
CAR
1
3 Sam Jacobs
ADE
22
97.14
21
96.38
13 Kurt Tippett (FWD)
SYD
11 61.73 20 80.40
4 Mark Blicavs (MID)
GEE
21
62.86
21
97.38
14 Callum Sinclair (FWD)
SYD
4
5 Brodie Grundy
COL
15
60.73
19
91.11
15 Aaron Sandilands
FRE
21 86.52 21 87.71
6 Shane Mumford
GWS
17
92.53
11
94.36
16 Ivan Maric
RIC
13 85.23 21 82.19
7 Max Gawn
MEL
9
58.33
13
91.92
17 Jonathon Ceglar
8 Matthew Lobbe
POR
21
89.19
17
77.82
18 Will Minson
WB
21 83.67
9
71.44
9 Nic Naitanui
WCE
20
72.90
20
88.30
19 Shaun McKernan
ESS
2
9
82.11
10 Tom Nicholls
GCS
6
60.00
15
73.93
20 Billy Longer
STK
16 60.38 18 66.50
59.00 13 83.08
49.50 17 74.82
HAW 13 69.23 14 73.64
44.00
2014
PLAYER
CLUB GM
AVE
2015
GM
AVE
2014
PLAYER
CLUB GM
2015
AVE GM AVE
1 Dustin Martin (MID)
RIC
21
97.62
22 103.55
31 Travis Cloke
COL
20
72.70
17
71.53
2 Michael Barlow (MID)
FRE
17
110.71
22
93.00
32 Tom Lynch
GCS
22
75.18
20
79.60
3 Brett Deledio
RIC
18
96.78
17
95.71
33 Jamie Elliott
COL
17
83.88
20
78.15
4 Leigh Montagna (MID)
STK
20
91.55
17 109.00
34 Mark Hutchings (MID)
WCE
16
79.19
10
71.80
5 Luke Dahlhaus (MID)
WB
21
87.24
22
97.64
35 Chris Mayne
FRE
21
66.48
20
80.30
6 Toby Greene (MID)
GWS
15
102.93
22
85.59
36 Jamie Cripps
WCE
19
61.84
22
80.68
7 Chad Wingard
POR
21
77.57
22
89.50
37 Mitch Grigg (MID)
ADE
9
49.78
6
78.17
8 Lance Franklin
SYD
19
94.74
17
81.65
38 Sam Gray (MID)
POR
7
54.57
10
77.10
9 Steven Motlop (MID)
GEE
15
81.80
20
89.70
39 Jesse Hogan
MEL
0
0.00
20
74.20
10 Harley Bennell (MID)
FRE
15
85.47
15
92.00
40 Dale Thomas (MID)
CAR
20
75.70
5
57.00
11 Mitch Robinson (MID)
BRI
12
82.75
21
91.05
41 Jack Riewoldt
RIC
22
76.59
22
77.55
12 Dayne Zorko (MID)
BRI
21
87.90
22
90.32
42 Cyril Rioli
HAW
11
81.00
20
78.00
13 Nick Riewoldt
STK
22
91.05
17
93.94
43 Daniel Wells (MID)
NM
7
69.14
2
38.50
14 Zach Merrett (MID)
ESS
19
67.79
17
90.53
44 Paul Puopolo
HAW
22
73.32
19
67.63
15 Devon Smith
GWS
21
94.05
20
85.90
45 Maverick Weller (MID)
STK
16
62.88
20
74.95
16 Justin Westhoff
POR
22
89.00
22
89.59
46 Jeremy Cameron
GWS
14
55.14
22
70.14
17 Jack Gunston
HAW
20
82.75
22
92.23
47 Jake Stringer
WB
18
58.61
21
75.71
18 Tom Bell
BRI
13
67.38
22
88.82
48 Dom Sheed (MID)
WCE
10
41.80
20
70.30
19 Allen Christensen
BRI
8
82.63
22
83.27
49 Luke Breust
HAW
22
75.05
21
74.57
20 Shaun Higgins
NM
20
75.90
21
85.33
50 Jack Darling
WCE
22
78.41
12
70.67
21 Josh J. Kennedy
WCE
20
78.05
22
84.95
51 Eddie Betts
ADE
22
68.23
21
76.19
22 Steve Johnson
GWS
17
108.24
20
86.60
52 Jarrad Waite
NM
16
80.44
20
74.00
23 Aaron Hall (MID)
GCS
16
56.75
15
76.27
53 Drew Petrie
NM
22
70.00
21
78.19
24 Tom Lynch
ADE
8
61.50
21
88.71
54 Andrejs Everitt
CAR
17
72.76
22
74.00
25 Craig Bird (MID)
ESS
18
83.33
6
65.83
55 Tom Hawkins
GEE
22
76.95
19
65.68
26 Mark LeCras
WCE
15
88.93
21
83.76
56 Matthew Wright (MID)
CAR
20
80.75
16
55.88
27 Brent Harvey
NM
20
99.70
22
81.36
57 Jonathan Simpkin (MID)
ESS
16
67.81
1
31.00
28 Taylor Walker
ADE
15
73.27
21
82.10
58 Jack Steele (MID)
GWS
0
0.00
7
64.43
29 Ben McGlynn
SYD
16
102.69
7
85.00
59 Isaac Heeney
SYD
0
0.00
12
66.75
30 Jack Billings
STK
16
66.94
9
84.11
60 Shane Edwards (MID)
RIC
22
70.09
15
75.47
DEFENDERS
1 Jarrad McVeigh (MID)
2 Heath Shaw
3 Matthew Boyd
4 Jimmy Bartel (MID)
5 Kade Simpson
6 Matt Rosa (MID)
7 Kade Kolodjashnij
8 Rory Laird
9 Bachar Houli
10 Corey Enright
11 Elliot Yeo (MID)
12 Taylor Duryea
13 Josh Gibson
14 Grant Birchall
15 Brodie Smith (MID)
16 Andrew Mackie
17 Dylan Roberton
18 Sam Docherty
19 Matthew Suckling (FWD)
20 Tom McDonald
21 Robert Murphy
22 Tom Langdon
23 Jarrod Harbrow (MID)
24 Mark Baguley
25 Jack Grimes
26 Clancee Pearce (MID
27 Jamie Macmillan
28 Matthew Broadbent
29 Shaun Burgoyne
30 Daniel Rich (MID)
31 Jasper Pittard
32 Jason Johannisen
33 Marco Paparone
34 Sam Gilbert (MID)
35 Nick Malceski
36 Sharrod Wellingham
37 Michael Johnson
38 Harry Taylor
39 Easton Wood
40 Travis Varcoe (FWD)
41 Jarryn Geary
42 Ricky Henderson (MID)
SYD
GWS
WB
GEE
CAR
GCS
GCS
ADE
RIC
GEE
WCE
HAW
HAW
HAW
ADE
GEE
STK
CAR
WB
MEL
WB
COL
GCS
ESS
MEL
FRE
NM
POR
HAW
BRI
POR
WB
BRI
STK
GCS
WCE
FRE
GEE
WB
COL
STK
ADE
MIDFIELDERS
1 Tom Rockliff
2 Gary Ablett
3 Scott Pendlebury
4 Dan Hannebery
5 Jack Steven
6 Josh P. Kennedy
7 Jordan Lewis
8 Dayne Beams
9 Tom Mitchell
10 Patrick Dangerfield
11 Taylor Adams
12 Matt Priddis
13 Andrew Gaff
14 Jack Macrae
15 Lachie Neale
16 Luke Hodge
17 David Armitage
18 Dane Swan
19 Nat Fyfe
20 Steele Sidebottom
21 Joel Selwood
22 David Mundy
23 Bryce Gibbs
24 Adam Treloar
25 Brad Ebert
26 Marc Murphy
27 Sam Mitchell
28 Ollie Wines
29 Callan Ward
30 Brandon Ellis
31 Luke Parker
32 Dion Prestia
33 Rory Sloane
34 Kieren Jack
35 Liam Shiels
36 Scott Thompson
37 Robbie Gray
38 Marcus Bontempelli
39 Dylan Shiel
40 Trent Cotchin
41 Travis Boak
42 Isaac Smith
BRI
GCS
COL
SYD
STK
SYD
HAW
BRI
SYD
GEE
COL
WCE
WCE
WB
FRE
HAW
STK
COL
FRE
COL
GEE
FRE
CAR
COL
POR
CAR
HAW
POR
GWS
RIC
SYD
GCS
ADE
SYD
HAW
ADE
POR
WB
GWS
RIC
POR
HAW
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
Hamish Hartlett
Luke Shuey
Patrick Cripps
Pearce Hanley
Brendon Goddard
Liam Picken
Jack Redden
Nathan Jones
Chris Masten
Josh Caddy
Mitch Duncan
Bernie Vince
Jack Crisp
Stephen Coniglio
David Swallow
David Zaharakis
Stephen Hill
Levi Greenwood
Jack Viney
Dom Tyson
Andrew Swallow
Brad Crouch
Jaeger O'Meara
RUCKS
1 Stefan Martin
2 Todd Goldstein
3 Sam Jacobs
4 Mark Blicavs (MID)
5 Brodie Grundy
6 Shane Mumford
7 Max Gawn
8 Matthew Lobbe
9 Nic Naitanui
10 Tom Nicholls
11 Ben McEvoy
12 Matthew Kreuzer
13 Kurt Tippett (FWD)
14 Callum Sinclair (FWD)
15 Aaron Sandilands
16 Ivan Maric
17 Jonathon Ceglar
18 Will Minson
POR
WCE
CAR
BRI
ESS
WB
WCE
MEL
WCE
GEE
GEE
MEL
COL
GWS
GCS
ESS
FRE
COL
MEL
MEL
NM
ADE
GCS
BRI
NM
ADE
GEE
COL
GWS
MEL
POR
WCE
GCS
HAW
CAR
SYD
SYD
FRE
RIC
HAW
WB
FORWARDS
1 Dustin Martin (MID)
2 Michael Barlow (MID)
3 Brett Deledio
4 Leigh Montagna (MID)
5 Luke Dahlhaus (MID)
6 Toby Greene (MID)
7 Chad Wingard
8 Lance Franklin
9 Steven Motlop (MID)
10 Harley Bennell (MID)
11 Mitch Robinson (MID)
12 Dayne Zorko (MID)
13 Nick Riewoldt
14 Zach Merrett (MID)
15 Devon Smith
16 Justin Westhoff
17 Jack Gunston
18 Tom Bell
19 Allen Christensen
20 Shaun Higgins
21 Josh J. Kennedy
22 Steve Johnson
23 Aaron Hall (MID)
24 Tom Lynch
25 Craig Bird (MID)
26 Mark LeCras
27 Brent Harvey
28 Taylor Walker
29 Ben McGlynn
30 Jack Billings
31 Travis Cloke
32 Tom Lynch
33 Jamie Elliott
34 Mark Hutchings (MID)
35 Chris Mayne
36 Jamie Cripps
37 Mitch Grigg (MID)
38 Sam Gray (MID)
39 Jesse Hogan
40 Dale Thomas (MID)
41 Jack Riewoldt
42 Cyril Rioli
RIC
FRE
RIC
STK
WB
GWS
POR
SYD
GEE
FRE
BRI
BRI
STK
ESS
GWS
POR
HAW
BRI
BRI
NM
WCE
GWS
GCS
ADE
ESS
WCE
NM
ADE
SYD
STK
COL
GCS
COL
WCE
FRE
WCE
ADE
POR
MEL
CAR
RIC
HAW