Sam Walsh & Michael Gibbons will make their AFL debut on Thursday night against the Tigers, they will be joined by Will Setterfield who will line-up for his 3rd AFL game with all 3 providing salary cap relief in season long fantasy.
Fantasy: AFL Debuts Round 1
Matthew Kreuzer may not be ready to return until Round 3 according to coach Brendon Bolton, Andrew Phillips is starting Ruck for Carlton in Round 1
Second year Tiger Noah Balta will also make his debut on Thursday night, he averaged 13.1 Disposals, 4.3 Marks, 2.4 Tackles & 2.4 Hit Outs in the VFL last season.
Aaron vandenBerg (Ankle) is out for the short term, the Demons will seek a second opinion from a specialist next week. Joel Smith will miss up to 6 weeks at Melbourne, he is recovering from a groin injury.
Marty Hore is a good chance to debut for Melbourne this week, Simon Goodwin put his name forward in a presser today.
2019 Injury Report: Round 1
Jordan DeGoey will line up for the Magpies in Round 1, coach Nathan Buckley described DeGoey as “fit to go” at his presser today.
Taylor Adams is expected to return in Round 3 for Collingwood, he underwent finger surgery a couple of weeks ago.
Fantasy News Today: 19 March, 2019
Brandon Starcevich is set to have have surgery on his hamstring, he is expected to miss up to 8 weeks for the Lions.
Charlie Dixon underwent further surgery on his leg, there is no time frame for his return as yet so the combo of Scott Lycett/Paddy Ryder Ruck/Forward will be in place for a while at the Power.
AFL Fantasy: Round 1 Reliable Rookies
Fantasy News Today will return on Monday 25 March.
