AFL Fantasy is back for another year, and the team at Footy Prophet will again be supplying NMFC.com.au with premium fantasy analysis and tips for the 2016 season.
North Melbourne made the trip to Queensland this week to pick up their fifth win of the season against Gold Coast; but how did they go from an AFL Fantasy perspective?
It wasn’t quite the dominant week that North had in Round 4, but the majority of their top performers scored well.
North Melbourne and Gold Coast were the equal eighth-highest fantasy scoring teams in the competition coming into the game, but the Roos finished well on top with an extra 133 points.
Here’s how this week’s North Melbourne Fantasy top five fared.
1. Nick Dal Santo ($441,000, MID)
Dal Santo didn’t have much fantasy buzz around him coming into the season, but sits at a fairly low price that is worth having a look at.
Dal Santo has shown the ability to average more than 100 in the past and has now cracked the 100 point barrier in successive weeks.
If his form keeps up, he may be worth a look as an upgrade for the likes of Callum Mills.
2. Todd Goldstein ($581,000, RUC)
Goldstein continues to do what Goldstein does best, adding another 100 to his scores for this year.
Outside of a poor fantasy game in Round 2, the ruckman has been a consistent performer and well worth his hefty pre-season price tag.
3. Jack Ziebell ($534,000, MID)
Ziebell has now scored more than 100 in three consecutive games and has taken his overall season average to 105.4.
His average has jumped by more than 15 points this season and he is becoming one of the more consistent players in the competition.
4. Jarrad Waite ($523,000, FWD)
Waite did it again this week, scoring 96 and continuing what has been a remarkable season.
Waite has become one of, if not, the best fantasy forward in the competition and with five weeks of work to his name, it’s hard to suggest reasons not to pick him.
5. Jamie Macmillan ($376,000, DEF)
There’ve been a lot of mid-priced defenders that have under-delivered this year and Macmillan has been thrown up as someone to replace the likes of Jesse Lonergan, James Aish and Tommy Sheridan.
Unfortunately, he can’t seem to reach the heights required to be a consistent fantasy scorer, picking up another sub-80 score on the weekend to match his season average of 67.
Macmillan may be one to watch in the future, but for now there are probably better options.