Matthew Richardson gives Tiger fans an update on his AFL Fantasy teams and Superboot selections after Round 13.

AFL Fantasy

What an absolute shocker of a round for AFL Fantasy, or at least for Richo’s Racers.

Jobe Watson was ruled out, so I traded him for Steve Johnson, who’s been getting good solid scores – I don’t think I would have been Robinson Crusoe there. Then, not only is Stevie J a late withdrawal on the day, but I’m hit with the double whammy with Dayne Beams a late out too! Poor old Zac O’Brien on my emergency bench just couldn’t cover the two of them. The young Lion did a sensational job with 46 Fantasy points after coming on as the sub, but it wasn’t quite the 250 I was expecting from Johnson and Beams combined….

Add that to a 41 from Nick Riewoldt, a 42 from Robbie Nahas, and 29 from Luke Dunstan, and it was just an all-round horror show for me this week.

So, moving on to Round 14 now!

Asif and his team “Nonproductive” are still in first place in the Richmond fan league, holding the lead by about 150 points. There’s still time to catch him!

Good luck for next round everyone.

To join me in the Richmond fan league, click here – the invite code is WJR2NJ3H.

Superboot

Did anyone else get thrown a Superboot curveball this week? With only ten games left, and one of the Superboot rules being that you have to use a player from every team once, I have been hit with the fact that I can only use players from certain teams moving forward.

I think it’s a great rule – it means we all have to be a bit more creative and strategic, rather than just picking Buddy Franklin each week (and what a week he had!)

So, after all that, I went with Tom Hawkins against the Saints. He kicked a respectable three goals, which has unfortunately dropped me down in the rankings to 87. But it’s a marathon, not a sprint, and I’m confident of coming home with a wet sail.

S Springer is still in the lead, but L Dimattina has caught up to be within three goals. It will be an interesting back half of the season.

Jump on board now if you haven’t already!                                                          

Richo