Veteran midfielder Scott Thompson led a parade of seven Crows who scored AFL Fantasy tons in Adelaide’s 72-point victory over Fremantle on Sunday.
Adelaide had the top four Fantasy performers on the ground with two Crows, David Mackay and Eddie Betts amassing their best totals of season 2016.
Thompson put together his second-best score of the season and his third Fantasy ton in his last four outings in his return to the team at Domain Stadium.
Thompson scored 122 points from 26 possessions, including seven marks, seven tackles and also kicked a goal for his efforts.
Right behind ‘Thommo’ in the Fantasy rankings for Adelaide was livewire forward Eddie Betts, who racked up his best score of the season with 113 points.
Betts had 13 disposals, took seven marks and laid five tackles but got his biggest reward on the scoreboard, booting a game-high six goals.
While small forwards can be prone to inconsistent Fantasy scores, Betts’ has largely bucked the trend this season with Sunday’s performance his fourth Fantasy ton of 2016 and the ninth time he has tallied over 90 points this year.
By the numbers: Round 21 v Fremantle
At the other end of the park, Adelaide defender Rory Laird continued his elite run of Fantasy form, racking up 111 points from a game-high 33 disposals.
Laird has now scored more than 100 Fantasy points in five of his past six games and has amassed 30-plus possessions in four of those six.
The 22-year-old now averages 109.3 over his past three games, which is second in competition for defenders behind only Richmond’s Bachar Houli.
Richard Douglas (106) was next best for the Crows, scoring his second Fantasy ton of 2016 off the back of a season-high 30 disposals.
The other Crow to nab a season-best total was wingman David Mackay, who scored his first Fantasy ton of the year with 104 points.
Mackay provided great run and carry for the Crows, racking up 24 possessions and also showed strong defensive prowess too, laying an equal game-high eight tackles.
Jarryd Lyons and Tom Lynch rounded out the Crows centurions.
The 24-year-old Lyons is having his best season as a Crow and continued the good form with his second Fantasy ton in as many weeks. Lyons racked up 28 disposals, seven tackles and four clearances for a score of 103.
After scoring his highest Fantasy total of the season the previous week against Brisbane, Tom Lynch was at it again on Sunday against the Dockers, amassing 103 points from 21 disposals. He also kicked two goals and had a game-high 10 marks.
Round 21 v Fremantle
PLAYER | POSITION | POINTS |
---|---|---|
Scott Thompson | MID | 122 |
Eddie Betts | FWD | 113 |
Rory Laird | DEF | 111 |
Richard Douglas | MID/FWD | 106 |
David Mackay | MID | 104 |
Jarryd Lyons | FWD/MID | 103 |
Tom Lynch | FWD | 103 |
Brad Crouch | MID | 96 |
Josh Jenkins | FWD | 93 |
Rory Atkins | MID | 93 |
Jake Lever | DEF | 89 |
Luke Brown | DEF | 89 |
Matt Crouch | MID | 85 |
Rory Sloane | MID | 81 |
Brodie Smith | DEF/MID | 75 |
Daniel Talia | DEF | 74 |
Taylor Walker | FWD | 70 |
Reilly O'Brien | RUC | 64 |
Kyle Cheney | DEF | 63 |
Charlie Cameron | FWD | 54 |
Kyle Hartigan | DEF | 50 |
Mitch McGovern | FWD | 37 |