Hawthorn AFL Fantasy Prices 2016

With each AFL Fantasy team price reveal, Peter from aflratings.com.au takes a look at five potential targets from each club. Click here to read Calvin’s look at the Hawks over on AFL.com.au.

Luke Hodge MID $615K

Hodge is among one of the highest priced AFL Fantasy players to begin the 2016 season, he averaged 111.1pts last year which included 12 games that exceeded 100pts or more with 6 going over 120pts or more. Hodge is entering his 15^th year in the AFL and doesn’t appear to be slowing down, the toughest sell to many coaches will be his age combined with paying top dollar. Only 17 players in AFL Fantasy had 6 or more games the exceeded 120pts or more in the 2015 Home & Away season,  Hodge was one of those players and was also quite reliable with only 2 scores fewer than 80pts. Hodge will likely have a low early ownership rate, if he starts hot in 2016 then it could be a while before you can upgrade to him if that’s part of your plan.

Jordan Lewis MID $613K

Lewis has been a quality premium option in the last 2 years in AFL Fantasy, he averaged 110.7pts last year with 13 of his 19 games going for 100pts or more 4 of which were turned in to 120pts or more. Hawthorn are the highest scoring team in AFL Fantasy therefore AFL Fantasy coaches will be paying a premium price to secure the services of many Hawks players, Lewis is certainly amongst the higher priced premium players to begin 2016 and avoiding him early could be costly. Lewis averaged 131.7pts from his first 6 games in 2015, a 101.1 average from his final 13 games has lowered his price to begin this season. If your game plan is to start with reliable premium options then Lewis fits the criteria.

Liam Shiels MID $549K

Shiels is one of the quiet AFL Fantasy achievers at Hawthorn, despite a horrible start to the 2015 season in which he averaged 67.3pts from his first 3 games he finished strongly averaging 105.7pts from his final 15 games. During his late season run Shiels exceeded 100pts or more in 9 of those 15 games with 5 going over 120pts or more. Shiels won’t be a first or second choice of many AFL Fantasy coaches in 2016, but if he can continue his good form he will be a very good point of difference for those willing to take the plunge.

Jack Gunston FWD $510K

While many AFL Fantasy coaches quite correctly look for ball accumulators Gunston provides a different but solid option as a forward, he averaged a career high 92.2pts last year which included 8 games exceeding 100pts or more with 3 going for 120pts or more. Gunston had a season high 161pts against Carlton in Round 17 last year, when he kicked 4 goals or more in a game he exceeded 100pts or more in 5 of 6 Home & Away games in 2015. Gunston is a must consider for putting your forward line together at Round 1, if you decided to pass on him early make sure that he is on your watch list as selecting him at a cheaper price could be well worth it by the end of the 2016 season.

Sam Mitchell MID $547K

Entering his 15^th AFL season Mitchell will again be relied upon by those AFL Fantasy coaches that back him in each year, despite his lack of pace he has a fantastic ability to find the football and accumulate points with ease. Mitchell exceeded 100pts or more in 12 of 20 games in 2015 with 4 exceeding 120pts or more, he had a season high 142pts against Fremantle in Round 15. With a slightly high price tag most AFL Fantasy coaches will take time in deciding whether to select Mitchell or not, considering he could have a low ownership rate he would provide a great point of difference if he was able to produce yet another solid year.

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First Name	Surname	Club	Position	Games	Average	Price
Luke	Hodge	Hawthorn	MID	17	111.06	$615000
Jordan	Lewis	Hawthorn	MID	19	110.74	$613000
Sam	Mitchell	Hawthorn	MID	20	103.65	$574000
Liam	Shiels	Hawthorn	MID	18	99.17	$549000
Isaac	Smith	Hawthorn	MID	21	96.52	$534000
Jack	Gunston	Hawthorn	FWD	22	92.23	$510000
Jarryd	Roughead	Hawthorn	FWD	20	88.2	$488000
Josh	Gibson	Hawthorn	DEF	21	85.29	$472000
Grant	Birchall	Hawthorn	DEF	18	82.17	$455000
Taylor	Duryea	Hawthorn	DEF	18	78.78	$436000
Cyril	Rioli	Hawthorn	FWD	20	78	$432000
Ben	McEvoy	Hawthorn	RUC	15	75.07	$415000
Bradley	Hill	Hawthorn	MID	20	74.95	$415000
Luke	Breust	Hawthorn	FWD	21	74.57	$413000
Shaun	Burgoyne	Hawthorn	DEF	22	74.64	$413000
Jonathon	Ceglar	Hawthorn	RUC	14	73.64	$408000
Will	Langford	Hawthorn	MID	12	71.75	$397000
Paul	Puopolo	Hawthorn	FWD	19	67.63	$374000
Billy	Hartung	Hawthorn	MID	18	60.17	$333000
Ryan	Schoenmakers	Hawthorn	FWD	13	53.54	$296000
James	Frawley	Hawthorn	DEF	14	52.64	$291000
Ben	Stratton	Hawthorn	DEF	21	50.1	$277000
Daniel	Howe	Hawthorn	DEF	4	58.5	$265000
Jonathan	O'Rourke	Hawthorn	MID	2	62	$255000
James	Sicily	Hawthorn	FWD	3	56.67	$248000
Brendan	Whitecross	Hawthorn	DEF/FWD	4	45	$232000
Matt	Spangher	Hawthorn	DEF	4	48.75	$221000
Angus	Litherland	Hawthorn	DEF	6	42.1	$205000
Jack	Fitzpatrick	Hawthorn	DEF/FWD	3	43	$188000
Kieran	Lovell	Hawthorn	MID			$163000
Ryan	Burton	Hawthorn	FWD			$159000
Blake	Hardwick	Hawthorn	FWD			$136000
Alex	Woodward	Hawthorn	MID			$125000
Conor	Glass	Hawthorn	DEF/MID			$125000
Dallas	Willsmore	Hawthorn	FWD			$125000
Jermaine	Miller-Lewis	Hawthorn	FWD			$125000
Kade	Stewart	Hawthorn	MID			$125000
Kaiden	Brand	Hawthorn	DEF			$125000
Kurt	Heatherley	Hawthorn	DEF			$125000
Lachlan	Langford	Hawthorn	FWD			$125000
Luke	Surman	Hawthorn	DEF			$125000
Marc	Pittonet	Hawthorn	RUC			$125000
Shem-Kalvin	Tatupu	Hawthorn	FWD			$125000
Teia	Miles	Hawthorn	DEF			$125000
Tim	O'Brien	Hawthorn	FWD			$125000
Zac	Webster	Hawthorn	FWD			$125000

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