3 quarter time for Collingwood vs Hawthorn (6 quarters in total, most senior players leave after 3 quarters), here are my notes on the fantasy relevant players:
- Sicily - Heavily involved off half-back, shared kick-ins with others. Looked fit and healthy but the abundance of HBFs sharing the pill might lead to a 90 - 95 SC season rather than 105+
- Ward - Was he even playing?
- Mitchell - 0 impact, but then again, he has nothing to prove. For such a proven performer, pre-season games like this should have 0 bearing.
- Sidebottom - Pure wing role, didn't spend any meaningful time up forward or CBAs. Him and Daicos were permanent wingmen whenever they were on the ground. The role is there, output was OK but not great. Expecting a 95 average season.
- Crisp - Similar to how De Goey and Elliot will be a CBA/Fwd pair, Crisp and Pendlebury rotated off half-back and inside midfield. Don't think I saw him and Pendles simultaneously at any centre bounce. Was the most prolific player on the ground when played as a midfielder, and was amongst the better players when played as a half back as well. Had precise kicking down back, and became an absolute clanger machine whenever he was kicking through the midfield. Mixed information, but overall, a tick for me. Expecting a 105 - 110 average season.
- Pendlebury - If Crisp was 65% mid / 35% HB, Pendles was the opposite. Took every kick-in when played in defence, but just couldn't go near it outside of these kick-ins. Was prolific in the midfield however. Expecting a 97 - 102 average season.
- Lipinski - CBA pair with Elliot I believe (since De Goey was out)? Attended probably the most number of centre bounces out of everyone, which is to be expected I guess, since he's clearly absorbed De Goey's minutes too. Very unclean/ugly type of midfielder, and I feel uncomfortable about his effectiveness whenever he has any midfield time, but does all the little things and should have a fantasy friendly game
- N Daicos - Pretty much just played in defence. Looked OK, just pick him I think.
- Maynard - Close to 0 midfield time, skip.
- Dean - Strong job security, looks like nothing more than a role player. Should still be ok with a 55 average, that's enough for me at $102k.
- Grundy - Solid, pass for me.