It will take time for Josh Rachele to play in the Adelaide midfield, senior coach Matthew Nicks played down the expected midfield usage for the young draftee in an interview with SEN SA on Monday.
Rachele was taken at pick 6 in the 2021 AFL Draft by Adelaide, he was recruited from Murray Bushrangers.
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“We got him as a forward initially, what you’ll find is it takes a little time to transition.”
“Josh would be the first to put his hand up & say he’s still got a little bit of work to do when it comes to getting in to that level of AFL midfielder.” Nicks Said.
The Adelaide coach however was bullish on Rachele moving into the midfield in the future.
“He’ll get there,”
“That endurance part for him will be a key to the next 12-24 months.”
Rachele averaged 18.5 Disposals, 6.3 Marks, 3.8 Tackles & 2.8 Goals from 4 games in the NAB League in 2021.
2022 AFL Fantasy: Josh Rachele
Source: Matthew Nicks SENSA
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Fantasy Impact: Josh Rachele is a live chance to debut early in 2022, a role as a small forward is likely to be his way into the team.
The short term fantasy prospects for Rachele could result in a volatile scoring output based on his role at Adelaide, as he develops he could move further up the ground which could increase scores.
Rachele is a consideration for season long fantasy at Round 1, his position in the team could be decent but keep in mind his small forward role which can be a volatile scoring position for fantasy.
He’s a speculative very late selection in single season draft leagues, he’s an early round target for dynasty leagues.
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