Friday night footy this week is fruitful for VC options, or do you wait and chase someone a bit different on Saturday? Here are my top 5 VC options for Round 6.
Vice Captains
Sean Darcy/Tim English
Chances are, you own one or the other of the two big boys that face off Friday night. Both are solid VC options this week, with Darcy having scores of 128 and 118 within the last 3 weeks and English has a low score of 111 for the year. With form like that, he must be mentioned, but there is a flag for the second highest averaging player in the game this week! The two biggest scores against Sean Darcy this year are 72 by Rowan Marshall and 65 by Reilly O’Brien… For that reason, I’d pick Darcy over English this week.
Andrew Brayshaw/Caleb Serong
Two genuine premo mids, playing at home, coming up against a Bulldogs side that has allowed ten 100+ scores against them in the last 3 weeks. Brayshaw had 121 and 109 in his two match ups with the dogs last year, while Serong had 122 and 81. Flip a coin if you own them both.
Connor Rozee
Scored 119 on the Eagles last year, 108 last week, owners who started Rozee this season are set to be rewarded over the next month. If you don’t own any of the guys named above, Rozee isn’t a bad POD VC option this week. Could pump out a huge score against a decimated West Coast outfit, and will be my VC this week.
If you don’t lock in a score you want to take from one of the guys listed above, there are plenty of options later in the week. Listed below are my top 5 captain options for this round, in order.
Captains
- Clayton Oliver
There is simply no reason for this man not to be here. Richmond give up plenty of points on their day. Oliver has a low score of 108 for the season. 3 of his 5 scores this year have been 124+. Scored 129 against them last year. 124 against them the year before. Even though The tigers don’t tag, if they did it wouldn’t matter. He got tagged last week, only to have a 20-disposal 4th quarter. Let me say that again. 20 Disposals… In the 4th quarter… League of his own.
- Darcy Parish
Yes, Collingwood are tough to score against this year. I don’t care. Merrett out means more ball for Parish this week, who has a low score of 96 for the year. Plus… We know Darcy is a different man when there is a medal on the line. The last 2 ANZAC day clashes have resulted in scores of 114 and 150. His last 2 Dreamtime at the G matches have resulted in scores of 146 and 160. I’m more certain in Parish going 110+ this week than I am in someone getting suspended for a sling tackle again this week. And I’m pretty certain of that too.
- Rory Laird
118 last week. 132 on the Hawks last year. 142 and 109 in the year prior. With Jordan Dawson likely to be the man attracting the attention from Connor Nash if it goes to anyone with the form he is in, don’t be shocked if you see 130+ from Laird this week.
- Tim Taranto
Taranto has a low score of 108 for the season, in an early run that hasn’t been overly fantasy friendly. He has Melbourne this week, who have allowed Merrett (119) and Tim Kelly (142) to do what they want in the last 2 weeks. He has a career average of 101 against the Demons. A career average of 104 at the MCG. Lock in another ton from Taranto this week, with the potential to see him really lift that average with a ceiling score.
- Harry Sheezel
Sheezel has had less than 30 disposals once in his first 5 games. He has also only dropped in 109 once in his first 5 games. Gold Coast have allowed Wanganeen-Milera (107 with 8 marks), Wilkie (106 with 11 marks) and Tom Stewart (126 with 13 marks) to do what they want behind the ball in the last 3 weeks. We know North love it in Sheezel’s hands, so look for him to do the same. Even if Aaron Hall is back this week, there should be enough marks and easy ball off halfback for both of them plus Ziebell this week. Lock the young gun in to keep this ridiculous form to start his career going this weekend.
