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A host of experienced players have joined North’s NAB Challenge side ahead of the club’s second pre-season game against Hawthorn this Sunday.

Most notably the skipper Andrew Swallow will make his first appearance for the year after leaving the Roos in the capable hands of Drew Petrie last week.

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Swallow’s fantasy scores over the last two years have been heavily affected by the achilles injury he suffered in 2013, but with a full pre-season under his belt there are many hoping that this year he can return to the consistent high-scoring he showed in 2012.

Swallow is underpriced at $508,000 in AFL Fantasy Classic and offers good value there, as well as in the draft-based game AFL Fantasy Elite.

We’ll get our first taste of the skipper on Sunday, and here’s hoping some good fantasy form from him can make him a lock in our teams.

Another underpriced option is also playing his first game of the year, as Todd Goldstein steps in after leaving the ruck duties to Majak Daw and Daniel Currie in last week’s match.

This year Goldstein is priced at $496,000 based on an average of 87 points per game from 2014, but this was heavily impacted by a slow start to the year as he struggled with a shoulder injury sustained in Round 1.

Goldstein averaged just 74 points per game in his first 10 appearances last year, but then averaged 99 points per game in the remaining 11 games he played.

We’ll see on Sunday if he’s able to continue that good form into 2015, and if he is, he could well finish 2015 as the game’s most valuable fantasy ruckman.

Experienced defenders Scott Thompson and Michael Firrito are ready for their first games of the year, as is Sam Wright, who showed some great form in the back half towards the end of 2014.

North will also have the chance to trial a few new ideas in the forward line with Aaron Black, Mason Wood and Leigh Adams all named.

It will be the first time the combination of  Petrie, Jarrad Waite and Black have taken to the field together, and hopefully we’ll get some insight into what North’s forward line will look like in 2015.

North’s first pick at the draft Sam Durdin and rookie Robin Nahas are also in the extended squad after being overlooked for final selection last week.

Nick Dal Santo, Shaun Higgins, Luke McDonald and Ben Brown are the most notable omissions from last week’s team, with Daniel Currie, Max Warren and Daniel Nielson also left out. Three more players will be culled from the extended squad of 29 before the match starts.

Last week, despite falling 10 points short of a win, North’s first NAB Challenge game had fans and fantasy coaches beaming after some impressive performances from the club’s off-season recruits.

Former Bulldog Shaun Higgins, who joined the Kangaroos as a free agent last October, was arguably best on ground for North as he collected 17 disposals, kicked 3 goals and scored 88 fantasy points in the shortened-time game.

Playing across half-forward and with forays through the midfield, Higgins looked dangerous every time he was near the ball, and in addition to five scoring shots of his own, also provided a handy assist to Daniel Wells in the second term.

Higgins, priced at $430,000 in AFL Fantasy Classic, could offer some good value in the salary cap game this year, with the number of premium options in the backline very low. Able to be selected as a defender or a forward, his versatility could come in handy.

The former Bulldog will also offer good value in the draft-based game AFL Fantasy Elite. Again his versatility will help boost his value there, and he could make for a good draft selection to help fill out either your back or forward line.

North also saw an impressive performance from another of its free agent acquisitions as former Blue Waite bagged three goals, including North’s first of the match.

Waite’s final score of 58 leaves a bit to be desired, but a total of 3 goals shows that he is in good form and his numbers should improve as we get to the season proper.

Not many will be tempted by his $455,000 price tag in AFL Fantasy Classic, however, he too can provide good value in the draft game AFL Fantasy Elite.

North’s top scorer was Daw, who impressed in both footy and fantasy stakes when unleashed to play through the ruck in the absence Goldstein.

Daw dominated Adelaide’s rucks and in combination with Currie he helped the Roos to a 47-26 win in the hitouts.

It wasn’t just his ruckwork that impressed though. Daw put his big body to use to win 3 clearances, the equal-third most of any North player on the day, and his 3 contested marks for the day was the most of any player on ground.

He finished with 14 disposals and 90 fantasy points.

It would be no easy task to dislodge Goldstein from North’s number 1 ruck position, but Daw showed that when playing in the ruck, he has the potential to make a big impact, not just on field but in our fantasy teams.

Kayne Turner (68) and Ben Jacobs (63) both got their chance to spend some extra time in the midfield, and showed some impressive form.

Turner’s six tackles was the most of any player on ground, while Jacobs’ five inside 50s was the equal-most of any player.

Second-year player Trent Dumont also got his chance to spend a bit of time on ground, and while he finished on a lowish 30 points, this should be taken with a grain of salt given the NAB Challenge this year is being affected by both shortened time and extended benches.

Stats of 2 clearances, 2 tackles, 2 inside 50s and a goal assist show the impact that Dumont was able to have when on the field.

Yet to debut in the home and away season, Dumont is priced at a super-cheap $120,000 in AFL Fantasy Classic. If he can get a solid run in the senior side this year he’ll be a great midfield option have stashed on the bench.

Last but certainly not least we also saw some impressive work from Jack Ziebell on the day.

After recovering from shoulder surgery in the off-season, Ziebell spent limited time on ground, but racked up the points when he was there, finishing with 65 points.

4 clearances, 4 tackles and 12 contested possessions reminded us all of just how good he is in full flight.

Ziebell could be set to steamroll the competition this year and having gained midfielder-forward eligibility is a great pick in AFL Fantasy Classic (where he costs $480,000), or in the draft-based game AFL Fantasy Elite.