AFL News & Fantasy Notes 23/8

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AFL Round 24 Team Changes

MELBOURNE

Late Changes: OUT: Lever IN: Woewodin

Sub: Laurie 
(Sub last game: Jake Melksham)

Key players missing: Steven May, Caleb Windsor, Christian Petracca, Clayton Oliver, Tom Sparrow, Taj Woewodin, Lachie Hunter. 

Injury List: Melbourne

AFLRATINGS Fantasy Notes: Tom Sparrow is unavailable this week due to an ankle injury, that will open up midfield opportunities. Judd McVee was used at 60.0% of team centre bounces last week while Alex Neal-Bullen was used at 53.3% in the same game, Sparrow was subbed out of the game last week in Q2. The Demons are conceding an average of 91.9 uncontested marks per game this season (Rank 17), they have conceded an average of 15.0 marks inside D50 from their last 8 games (8 last week v Gold Coast). 

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COLLINGWOOD

Late Changes: –

Sub: Macrae
(Sub last game: Ned Long)

Key players missing: Dan McStay, Harvey Johnson, Tom Mitchell, Jordan DeGoey, Brody Mihocek, Billy Frampton, Jack Bytel, Ned Long.

Injury List: Collingwood

AFLRATINGS Fantasy Notes: Multiple changes for the Magpies this week which includes the return of Finlay Macrae and Ed Allan, Dan McStay has been managed after recently returning from an ACL injury. Nick Daicos was used at 69.2% of team centre bounces last week, Steele Sidebottom was used at 80.8% in the same game in which he targeted Lachie Neale. The Magpies have averaged 45.9 inside 50s from their last 7 games (Season Ave: 49.5), they are averaging 69.4 uncontested marks this season (Rank 18). 

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