Our Rorys shared the glory at Etihad Stadium on Saturday with Sloane and Laird notching their biggest Fantasy totals of Season 2015.
Sloane’s 136 was his best score in over a year since he amassed 160 points against Brisbane in Round 20 last season.
Sloane collected 24 possessions, seven marks and two goals in a complete performance. He was equal-third in the AFL for tackles for the round (11) and was the sixth-highest Fantasy scorer of all players across the weekend.
The 2013 Club Champion was the Club’s leading Fantasy performer last season, but has endured an injury-interrupted 2015. Saturday’s showing against the Bombers was a timely reminder of Sloane’s scoring potential as Fantasy League finals continue to heat up.
Laird posted the best Fantasy total of his career against the Bombers, with a 123 from a team-high 31 possessions and nine marks.
The former rookie was the No.3 ranked defender in AFL Fantasy for Round 20, just three points shy of Melbourne backman Tom McDonald.
Laird has put together an outstanding season and should be in the hunt for his first All Australian blazer at the end of the year. His consistent form has reaped huge rewards on the Fantasy front too – with an improvement of over $130,000 to his starting price.
He’s now scored six tons from his last 10 games to improve his average to 87 points and is easily Adelaide’s most productive backman.
Known scorers Patrick Dangerfield (118), Sam Jacobs (114) and Tom Lynch (111) all relished Saturday’s big win over Essendon with triple-figure totals of their own.
Lynch’s score was his best in over two years, while Jacobs was the No.2 ranked ruckman for the round behind only Brisbane’s Stefan Martin (124).
Dangerfield has been a scoring machine all year. Saturday’s performance was his 12th Fantasy ton and lifted his average to 110 points per game – ranked No.10 in the AFL.
Livewire forward Charlie Cameron earns a mention for the second-best Fantasy total of his young career. The former rookie notched 85 points from 14 possessions, five marks, five tackles and two goals.
Charlie’s biggest Fantasy score was an 87 against St Kilda in Round Seven, when he kicked three goals from a career-best 16 touches.
Round 20 - Adelaide v Essendon
PLAYER | POSITION | POINTS |
---|---|---|
Rory Sloane | MID | 136 |
Rory Laird | DEF | 123 |
Patrick Dangerfield | MID | 118 |
Sam Jacobs | RUC | 114 |
Tom Lynch | FWD | 111 |
Eddie Betts | FWD | 89 |
Josh Jenkins | FWD | 88 |
Taylor Walker | FWD | 88 |
Charlie Cameron | FWD | 85 |
Matt Crouch | MID | 80 |
Nathan van Berlo | FWD/MID | 79 |
Brodie Smith | DEF/MID | 76 |
Scott Thompson | MID | 72 |
Luke Brown | DEF | 70 |
Rory Atkins | MID | 68 |
Ricky Henderson | DEF | 60 |
Jarryd Lyons | FWD/MID | 57 |
Riley Knight | FWD/MID | 54 |
Daniel Talia | DEF | 53 |
Jake Lever | DEF | 40 |
David Mackay | DEF/MID | 33 |
Kyle Hartigan | DEF | 28 |