AFL Fantasy: Tom Mitchell close to becoming first million-dollar man

Mick Stirling

AFL Fantasy: Tom Mitchell close to becoming first million-dollar man image

Tom Mitchell may have smashed the AFL record for disposals in a season and won his first Brownlow Medal this year, but he’s far from the highest-paid footballer in the league.

However, in fantasy land the Hawks’ ball-winning midfielder is raking in the big bucks against his contemporaries and closing in quick on the million-dollar mark.

The league’s official website released the names of the most expensive players in 2019’s AFL Fantasy Classic game with Mitchell sitting comfortably atop the list on an opening value of $938,000.

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Western Bulldog Jack Macrae was a big mover after a season that saw him pushing Mitchell through the first 12 rounds, before missing three weeks with a hamstring injury.
 
In real life ruckmen seem to be heading onto the endangered-species list, but in fantasy they’ve still got the ability to be game changers, with Brodie Grundy and Max Gawn slotting into the third and fourth-most expensive slots respectively, while re-signed Eagles midfielder Andrew Gaff rounds out the top five.

#Max Gawn

The GWS Giants have three players in the top 20, grand finallists West Coast and Collingwood have two each as do fellow top eight sides Melbourne and Geelong, while the dominant team of this year, Richmond, fails to get a player amongst the big-earners list.

AFL Fantasy Classic 2019 top 10

Player Club Position 2018 points ave. 2019 price
Tom Mitchell  Hawthorn Midfielder 129.2 $938,000
Jack Macrae   Bulldogs   Midfielder 122.6   $890,000
Brodie Grundy   Collingwood   Ruck 120   $871,000
Max Gawn   Melbourne   Ruck 111.3   $808,000
Andrew Gaff   West Coast   Midfielder 110.7   $803,000
Stephen Coniglio   GWS Giants Midfielder 110.4   $801,000
Patrick Cripps   CAR  MID   Midfielder 109.3   $793,000
Clayton Oliver   Melbourne   Midfielder 109.1   $792,000
Adam Treloar  Collingwood Midfielder 108.4   $787,000
Josh Kelly  GWS Giants Midfielder 108.4   $787,000
Rory Laird  Adelaide Defender 107.8   $782,000
Sebastian Ross  St Kilda Midfielder 107.3   $779,000
Elliot Yeo West Coast  Midfielder 106.7   $775,000
Devon Smith   Essendon Mid/Fwd 106.6   $774,000
Patrick Dangerfield Geelong

Mid/Fwd

106.2 $771,000
Justin Westhoff  Port Adelaide Ruck/Fwd 101.9   $740,000
Jake Lloyd Sydney Defender 101.6   $738,000
Stefan Martin Brisbane Ruck 101.3   $735,000
Lachie Whitfield GWS Giants Defender 100.1   $726,000
Sam Menegola   Geelong Mid/Fwd 98.6 $716,000

Mick Stirling