Would’ve been second for the round if I had Sinclair rather than Stewart - but I’m sure I would’ve been feeling worse if I had missed out on the weekly gong by one spot.
Game Day 2024 Fantasy Round 24 Discussion
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Quick lookback on the season, hopefully take some learnings from it:
| Round / Overall Rank | Trades | Captain | Score / Round Rank |
| 1 (1,754) | Nil, Jai newcome, Alex Sexton failed picks | Nic Daicos 246 (VC)  | 2125 (RR 1,754) |
| 2 (2,704) | Newcome - Bonner Clark - Billings | Green 240 (C), passed up 125 VC from Serong | 1830 (RR 19,047) |
| 3 (1,536) | Whitfield - Massimo Sexton - Powell | Serong 236 (VC) | 1952 (RR 6,199) |
| 4 (2,755) | Lazzarro - Thomas Billings - Flanders | Merett 270 (VC) | 2114 (RR 16,091) |
| 5 (3,566) | Howes - Clohesy Grundy - Marshall | Marshall 276 (C) | 1892 (RR 11,476) |
| 6 (3,362) | McKercher - Garcia Sanders - Graham | Merrett 206 C | 1807 (RR 16,452) |
| 7 (5,039) | Williams - Caldwell Massimo - Oliver | Merrett 246 (VC) | 1986 (RR 35,862) |
| 8 (3,872) | Fisher - Hardeman Sharp - Butters | Sheezel 178 (C) | 2065 (RR 10,956) |
| 9 (3,284) | Campbell - Sullivan Yeo - Dunkley | Serong 214 (VC) | 2218 (RR 6,415) |
| 10 (1,933) | Reid - Richards Roberts - Ryan | Martin 190 (C), passed up 105 from Dunkley VC | 2291 (RR 1,826) |
| 11 (3,056) | Thomas - McCaullife Graham - Sexton | Daicos 266 (VC) | 2108 (RR 27,211) |
| 12 (3,712) | Hore - Harrison Richards - Freijah Powell - Day | Ryan 285 (C) | 1806 (RR 26,524) |
| 13 (3,898) | Windsor - Dowling Clohesy - Fisher Bonner - Gulden | Gulden 302 (VC) | 2005 (RR 11,795) |
| 14 (4,437) | Oliver - Shoenmaker Wilson - Zorko Garcia - McMullin | Zorko 250 (VC) | 1728 (RR 20,810) |
| 15 (3,233) | Day - Walsh Gallagher - Tholstrup Sullivan - Salem | Walsh 226 (VC) | 2013 (RR 1,864) |
| 16 (2,449) | Salem - Rozee Sexton - Crisp | Zorko 236 (VC) | 2290 (RR 2,612) |
| 17 (1,555) | Harrison - Evans Fisher - Moore | Gulden 180 (C), passed up Ryan 101 VC | 2442 (RR 531) |
| 18 (2,113) | Freijah - Mannagh Heeney - Wood | Zorko 170 (C) | 2254 (RR 23,898) |
| 19 (1,773) | Crisp - Stewart Dowling - Heeney | Merrett 218 (VC) | 2414 (RR 2,719) |
| 20 (1,646) | Tholstrup - Brown Butters - Whitfield | Sheezel 236 (VC) | 2462 (RR 3,138) |
| 21 (1,703) | Shoenmaker - Hall Ryan - Treloar | Whitfield 275 (C) | 2401 (RR 8,227) |
| 22 (1,641) | Mannagh - Taylor Green - Sinclair | Xerri 336 (VC) | 2395 (RR 6,229) |
| 23 (1,966) | Sheezel - Sicily Young - Anderson | Xerri 244 (C) passed up 131 VC from Marshall | 2344 (RR 15,360) |
| 24 (1,401) | Sicily - Newman Heeney - Cameron | Daicos 314 (VC) | 2551 (RR 400) |
From this, I think my takeaways would be:Quick lookback on the season, hopefully take some learnings from it:
Round / Overall Rank Trades Captain Score / Round Rank 1 (1,754) Nil, Jai newcome, Alex Sexton failed picks Nic Daicos 246 (VC) 2125 (RR 1,754) 2 (2,704) Newcome - Bonner
Clark - BillingsGreen 240 (C), passed up 125 VC from Serong 1830 (RR 19,047) 3 (1,536) Whitfield - Massimo
Sexton - PowellSerong 236 (VC) 1952 (RR 6,199) 4 (2,755) Lazzarro - Thomas
Billings - FlandersMerett 270 (VC) 2114 (RR 16,091) 5 (3,566) Howes - Clohesy
Grundy - MarshallMarshall 276 (C) 1892 (RR 11,476) 6 (3,362) McKercher - Garcia
Sanders - GrahamMerrett 206 C 1807 (RR 16,452) 7 (5,039) Williams - Caldwell
Massimo - OliverMerrett 246 (VC) 1986 (RR 35,862) 8 (3,872) Fisher - Hardeman
Sharp - ButtersSheezel 178 (C) 2065 (RR 10,956) 9 (3,284) Campbell - Sullivan
Yeo - DunkleySerong 214 (VC) 2218 (RR 6,415) 10 (1,933) Reid - Richards
Roberts - RyanMartin 190 (C), passed up 105 from Dunkley VC 2291 (RR 1,826) 11 (3,056) Thomas - McCaullife
Graham - SextonDaicos 266 (VC) 2108 (RR 27,211) 12 (3,712) Hore - Harrison
Richards - Freijah
Powell - DayRyan 285 (C) 1806 (RR 26,524) 13 (3,898) Windsor - Dowling
Clohesy - Fisher
Bonner - GuldenGulden 302 (VC) 2005 (RR 11,795) 14 (4,437) Oliver - Shoenmaker
Wilson - Zorko
Garcia - McMullinZorko 250 (VC) 1728 (RR 20,810) 15 (3,233) Day - Walsh
Gallagher - Tholstrup
Sullivan - SalemWalsh 226 (VC) 2013 (RR 1,864) 16 (2,449) Salem - Rozee
Sexton - CrispZorko 236 (VC) 2290 (RR 2,612) 17 (1,555) Harrison - Evans
Fisher - MooreGulden 180 (C), passed up Ryan 101 VC 2442 (RR 531) 18 (2,113) Freijah - Mannagh
Heeney - WoodZorko 170 (C) 2254 (RR 23,898) 19 (1,773) Crisp - Stewart
Dowling - HeeneyMerrett 218 (VC) 2414 (RR 2,719) 20 (1,646) Tholstrup - Brown
Butters - WhitfieldSheezel 236 (VC) 2462 (RR 3,138) 21 (1,703) Shoenmaker - Hall
Ryan - TreloarWhitfield 275 (C) 2401 (RR 8,227) 22 (1,641) Mannagh - Taylor
Green - SinclairXerri 336 (VC) 2395 (RR 6,229) 23 (1,966) Sheezel - Sicily
Young - AndersonXerri 244 (C) passed up 131 VC from Marshall 2344 (RR 15,360) 24 (1,401) Sicily - Newman
Heeney - CameronDaicos 314 (VC) 2551 (RR 400)
VC Line should be around 105-110 unless you have a rolled gold Captain coming up with a very stable role, something like a ruckman or a piggish half back. Rolling into Midfielders (see Gulden Round 17, Martin Round 10, Green Round 2) doesn't often work.
Getting on a player late is never good. Don't chase form, I missed the majority of Jack Crisps good scores, and the same could be said for Mason Wood. There's a two-three window to make a move on players and if you miss it, even if there form has looked good for 5+ weeks, there is likely to be better options.
Move on from failed midpricers quickly. Looking back trading off of Jai Newcombe, Sexton, Billings, Grundy and Zac Williams were all good trades.
There are fewer downgrades than you think throughout the season. The first five weeks and the last five weeks almost have zero downgrades. Ensure your team has midpricers to shuffle around in the first few weeks and don't be afraid to lock in a red dot for the Fantasy Finals.
These were my two biggest takeaways from the season.
Getting on and off players quickly. Not waiting to give them 'one more game' to see if the role is there or waiting to see if they turn their form around. This is what gives you a jump on the competition.
It doesn't always work out, but it worked for me more times than it didn't.
Here's a couple of examples just from the first 5 rounds;
Billings in Round 2 out Round 4 - FAIL but got off him quickly
D'Ambro in Round 2 out Round 7 - got his 96 before everyone else jumped on but ended up holding too long
Powell in Round 3 - rewarded with 103 on debut
Zorko in Round 5 - one of my best trades for the season
and another notable trade later in the season;
Jeremy Cameron in Round 18 out Round 20 - got burnt with a 33 but didn't let that stop me from bringing him in again for the final round.
- Mar 20, 2007
- 30,002
- 28,254
- AFL Club
- West Coast
Amazing that the winner of AFL Fantasy this year is...Selby's brother in law.
One interesting stat I found from looking at the AFL Fantasy wrapped. Jack Billings did not score a single point for my team. Traded him in for R2 and out in gather round.
One interesting stat I found from looking at the AFL Fantasy wrapped. Jack Billings did not score a single point for my team. Traded him in for R2 and out in gather round.
Wow I didn't know this, I haven't listed to Selby's pod since early season (because its too hard to use his podcast provider behind the paywall), do we know if he mentioned anything about it, like was he coaching him? Surely?
- Mar 20, 2007
- 30,002
- 28,254
- AFL Club
- West Coast
Not sure about the whole season, but Selby was certainly helping him out on the weekend. They both attended the Freo/Port game where the outcome was decided.
Interviewed the winner on todays AFL Fantasy pod. Worth a listen
I traded Salem in for 1 round during the bye and traded him straight out. The one game he played did not being count in my best 18.
In reflection, what has been everyone's worst trade ins this season?
In no particular order,
- I brought in Luke Ryan at the peak of his price, traded him out after 3 medicore scores. Brought him back in for a Richmond match up and traded him out again.
- As mentioned above, Christian ****ing Salem. 1 week in, the next week out. Didn't even count in my best 18 score for the week.
- Jack Macrae in for a 5 week span where he averaged 70 at best for me.
My worst trades were definitely:
Clayton Oliver - tried to catch a falling knife and get him before he bottomed out, scored 65 and lost cash the first week I got him, then went 106, 99, 94, but then went 85, 86 and 67 before I traded him for less cash than what I bought him at. Complete waste of a trade and very sideways.
Will Day - bye play but never really got moving, scored 92 on trade in, then 109 but then a poor score of 72 before I traded him out.
Jack Crisp - traded Crisp in after a run of 5 tonnes, scored 79 for me first week then 112 (with 3 goals), then 69 before I traded him out.
James Sicily - i've said it like 5 times but reversed my Newman trade (119) to Sicily because I was afraid of the wind at Optus that day. Sicily drops a 53, I lose all my preliminary finals by less than 15 points (would have won with the extra 60 from Newman) and lose a chance at a triple digit rank.
