Adelaide had nine of the top ten AFL Fantasy scores in its dominant 88-point win over St Kilda on Sunday afternoon.
An incredible eight Crows registered Fantasy tons, including career-best scores for Josh Jenkins, Jake Lever, Daniel Talia and Matt Crouch making Adelaide the highest scoring Fantasy team for Round 11.
Jenkins massive score of 156 was the best round score for a forward and the third-highest Fantasy total overall. The strong-marking forward booted seven goals from 24 possessions, including 13 marks and two hit-outs.
The performance saw Jenkins’ value skyrocket by $25,000 to bring his overall price up to $403,000 and a break even for Round 12 of just 39.
Adelaide ruckman Sam Jacobs had a day out too, registering 27 hit-outs, 24 possessions and a goal for 134 Fantasy points, the highest round score from any ruckman.
Jacobs’ round average has now climbed above 90 for the first time in 2016, moving him into fifth spot for all ruckmen in the AFL.
By the numbers: Round 10 v St Kilda
After notching a career best score of 93 in Round Nine against Gold Coast, Daniel Talia went one better, scoring the first Fantasy ton of his career on the weekend.
Talia had a round-high 17 marks on top of 26 possessions at 92 per cent efficiency. Recent strong performances has seen Talia’s average climb to 96.7 points over his past three games and he has piled on value in the process - $34,000 alone for his effort against the Saints.
Talia’s total of 118 was the fourth-highest by any defender for Round 11, one behind fellow Crow Jake Lever who also had a career-best game.
Lever racked up 30 possessions and 13 marks for a score of 119 and now takes a very tempting break even of 17 into the Crows’ Round 12 clash with West Coast.
After two weeks out, midfielder Matt Crouch was superb in his return to AFL footy, with a game-high 36 possessions for a total of 125. Crouch was a late replacement for Scott Thompson and the seven per cent of coaches that own him will be hoping he can hold his place in the side.
Rory Sloane was another Crow that dominated the midfield battle, notching his third Fantasy ton from his last four outings. Sloane had 32 possessions, eight tackles, seven marks and a goal for a monster score of 140, the fourth-biggest total for a midfielder in Round 11.
The Fantasy party didn’t stop there for Adelaide, with captain Taylor Walker scoring his third century in a row.
Walker’s score of 108 now sees him averaging 113.3 over the past three rounds - the best of any forward in the AFL. ‘Tex’ still represents good value at $410,000 and despite his recent form is yet to really catch the attention of Fantasy coaches. Only four per cent of those who own him have reaped the recent rewards.
Paul Seedsman (104) and Jarryd Lyons, who equaled his career best with 99 Fantasy points, were also on fire as Adelaide put the Saints to the sword on Sunday evening.
Round 11 v St Kilda
PLAYER | POSITION | POINTS |
---|---|---|
Josh Jenkins | FWD | 156 |
Rory Sloane | MID | 140 |
Sam Jacobs | RUC | 134 |
Matt Crouch | MID | 125 |
Jake Lever | DEF | 119 |
Daniel Talia | DEF | 118 |
Taylor Walker | FWD | 108 |
Paul Seedsman | DEF/MID | 104 |
Jarryd Lyons | FWD/MID | 99 |
Rory Laird | DEF | 96 |
Brodie Smith | DEF/MID | 92 |
Kyle Hartigan | DEF | 88 |
Luke Brown | DEF | 88 |
Tom Lynch | FWD | 81 |
Rory Atkins | MID | 77 |
Ricky Henderson | DEF/MID | 72 |
Kyle Cheney | DEF | 72 |
Wayne Milera | FWD | 61 |
Richard Douglas | MID | 61 |
Charlie Cameron | FWD | 54 |
Mitch McGovern | FWD | 47 |
Eddie Betts | FWD | 43 |