Jake Stringer provided an update on his role this week, he will again play a mixture of midfield and forward this season.
Dylan Shiel, Jye Caldwell and Andrew McGrath missed significant parts of the 2021 season through injury, Stringer was a strong part of the centre bounce rotation.
He missed 4 games for the 2021 season, he was used at 55.1% of centre bounces across the season & 67.4% in games he played in.
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Stringer has completed virtually a full pre-season to date, he provided an update on his fitness & role this week.
“Going well, it’s the first session back with the main group for a week.”
“Body feels good, haven’t missed a session apart from a little week.”
“To be honest, my role change is week to week,”
“Some weeks I might play a bit more mid, other weeks I might play forward.” Stringer.
He averaged 16.4 Disposals, 2.9 Marks, 4.0 Tackles & 2.2 Goals from 19 games in 2021.
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Fantasy Impact: Jake Stringer averaged 80.3pts from 19 games in 2021, he scored a season high 136pts against Hawthorn in Round 14.
The split roles this year are likely to provide inconsistent scoring again, with a return of several key mids to start the season it is expected his midfield role may be limited at times and match-up based only.
Stringer has been used to start on opposition tall/strong midfielder types at centre bounces & stoppages over the last couple of years, that may be an opportunity to identify when he could see an increase in midfield usage over the course of the season.
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Stringer is a pass in season long fantasy, his scoring output is likely too volatile for the longer format.
He slides down significantly in single season draft leagues, he’s likely a late round option at best.
