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In 2022, AFL fantasy seems bigger than ever.
Major players look for a great return from injury, and the big fantasy guns are ready to explode. This is all you need to know about fantasy this year.
1. Jack Steele and Touk Miller
These players had astounding 2021 years, averaging well over 110 a week. It is possible to have a team with both of these gems, but it will set your salary cap back a heck of a lot.
Both cost over a million. It’s still a very tempting deal, as these guys can do wonders for the team.
Picture a starting midfield of Jack Steele, Scott Pendlebury and Nat Fyfe. Pendlebury and Fyfe can be amazing at their best, 90-95 players, but they are very injury prone. Both did their legs last year, and will look to return.
But both are ageing, and they could possibly retire mid-season. If they don’t fire on all cylinders, you need a reliable, fit player who can change whether you can get 2000 points a week.
Steele and Miller can turn a game on its head in the AFL, but in fantasy, they are lethal.
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2. James Sicily
Absolutely everyone is talking about whether Sicily can come back and make 90 a week after doing his ACL in 2020. I personally think he can do it with flying colours.
Whenever he plays, he gets lots of the ball in defence, and can venture forward and score a few if need be.
At a cheap price, he can be very good in defence. As long as he stays fit, and doesn’t get suspended, he should take off again to those 2019 heights.
3. Jason Horne-Francis and Nick Daicos
These promising draft picks seem to be the real deal. A lethal six and seven combo, these two are expected to score 80s in their first year of AFL.
Horne-Francis, having the number one draft pick hanging above his head, will be eager to perform in the early rounds, so he is a keeper.
Daicos is already said to have the best kick in the Magpies’ team, and he will be a gun of a rebound midfielder.
Being draftees, these two are dirt cheap, so buy them while you can. Keep these two in the line-up for a while, and watch them progress into some solid players.
AFL fantasy is going to be at its best this year. With these strategic pieces of advice, your team could get off to a great start in 2022.
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