Our Round 18 game against Essendon saw six Brisbane Lions reach over 100 AFL Fantasy points, with Skipper Tom Rockliff (MID, $602,000) top scoring with a total of 179.
Rockliff was back to his best with 38 disposals, 17 contested possessions, 12 marks, seven clearances, nine tackles and one goal.
In his last seven games he has scored a total of 970 AFL Fantasy points at an average of 138.57. In 2016, he has been selected a total of 48,706 times – currently the fifth most in the AFL.
Rockliff was also voted by our fans as this week’s player of the Round. Watch his highlights.
Stefan Martin (RUC, 477,000), playing on his old friend and ex-teammate Matthew Leuenberger, was dominant in the ruck, scoring a total of 130 Fantasy Points. He finished the game with 25 disposals, 14 contested possessions, 29 hitouts, six clearances, five tackles and one goal.
In this week’s Stats Recap, it was revealed that this was a career best game for Martin (According to AFL Player Ratings).
Pearce Hanley (MID, DEF, $441,000) and Ryan Bastinac (MID, $373,000) were our next highest scorers finishing with a total of 110 points each.
Both players were dominant against the Bombers, with Bastinac playing arguably his best game for the Club, and Hanley looking back to his blistering best.
Bastinac’s class and running ability was on show, gathering 30 disposals, five clearances, four inside 50s and three goal assists.
Hanley finished the game with 31 disposals, 10 contested possessions, six tackles, ten inside 50s and one unbelievable goal.
The final two to hit 100 points were also Senior Lions. Daniel Rich (DEF, MID, $408,000) finished the game with 106 points, in a game that landed him in AFL.com.au’s Team of the Week, and Dayne Zorko (FWD, MID, $558,000) scored a total of 102 as his stellar Season continues to go from strength to strength.
Our Round 18 Top 10
1. Tom Rockliff (179)
2. Stefan Martin (130)
3. Ryan Bastinac & Pearce Hanley (110)
5. Daniel Rich (106)
6. Dayne Zorko (102)
7. Tom Cutler (83)
8. Rhys Mathieson (70)
9. Josh Walker (65)
10. Josh Green (64)
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