Captain Andrew Swallow led the way with 144, his highest score of the season and biggest since a 160 in Round 17, 2010 against Essendon. It's his third score of more than 125 in 2012.
The improvement of Leigh Adams went to another level on Sunday with 135-points, just 4 off his career high. 242-points over the last two weeks has seen Adams increase in value by more than $50,000.
With a breakeven in the negatives for this week's match, only something extraordinary will prevent another significant price rise towards the $400,000 mark.
Sam Gibson's third game meant coaches would be the beneficiaries of his first price rise, and a 110-point effort meant it increased by almost $55,000. While a substitute appearance in his second game restricted his improvement slightly, the number which stands out is 88.5. This is the average from Gibson's two games when he has started.
After tracking the value of Nathan Grima over the last few weeks, he now seems to have maxed out at $374,100. Teams with a slight amount of cash sitting in their bank can trade Grima for almost any premium defender if they wish to do so.
Potential targets include Heath Shaw ($33,800 more), Grant Birchall ($33,600 more) and Heath Scotland ($56,400 more).
Todd Goldstein continued his good DT form with a 107-point outing. It makes three centuries in the last five games, with an average of 107.6 over the same period.
Another player who is consistently collecting high scores is Daniel Wells. His last three matches have all resulted in scores of 100-plus. While he only averages 17 possessions a game in his career against West Coast, it would be hard to bet against a strong game from Wells on Saturday considering the form he is in.
Player | Dream Team |
Andrew Swallow | 144 |
Leigh Adams | 135 |
Daniel Wells | 129 |
Liam Anthony | 115 |
Sam Gibson | 110 |
Todd Goldstein | 107 |
Jack Ziebell | 96 |
Drew Petrie | 95 |
Jamie Macmillan | 85 |
Ryan Bastinac | 78 |
Michael Firrito | 71 |
Scott McMahon | 69 |
Lachie Hansen | 68 |
Nathan Grima | 61 |
Brent Harvey | 58 |
Lindsay Thomas | 53 |
Kieran Harper (Substituted) | 47 |
Luke Delaney | 46 |
Sam Wright | 43 |
Shaun Atley | 34 |
Robbie Tarrant | 16 |
Matt Campbell (Starting Sub) | 15 |