| DANIEL WELLS (NORTH MELBOURNE) | SHANE EDWARDS (RICHMOND | |
| Fantasy position | Midfielder | Forward/midfielder |
| 2015 starting price | $356,000 | $397,000 |
| Price change from start of 2014 | -$94,000 | +25,000 |
| 2014 average | 69.1 | 70.1 |
| 2014 high score | 113 | 95 |
| Currently owned by (% of coaches) | 4.86% | 1.09% |
| Age | 30 | 26 |
| Key Fantasy stat | Wells played less than 11 games last season for just the second time in his 12-year career. His class was on show late in the season when he returned, and he torched the Bombers for 28 disposals in the Elimination Final. | Edwards is rated as one of four Tigers in the Champion Data "elite" bracket along with Brett Deledio, Jack Riewoldt and Alex Rance ahead of the "above average" rated Trent Cotchin and Dustin Martin. He was prolific around goals last year and ranked third at the Tigers for scoreboard impact, with 37 per cent of his 22 goals coming from the opportunistic positioning within 15m of the big sticks. |
| Value for money | Wells' injury-affected 2014 means the 222-game player is priced nicely. His average Fantasy points per game were down last year but this is a player who in the four years before that averaged 82, 93, 87 and 83 respectively. | Not bad. Dual-position status adds to his value, as does his finish to last season where he played a key role rotating between the forward line and midfield. At 26, he's entering what should be his prime years and has proven to be a reliable scorer around the 70-point mark on average over the last five years. |
| Job security | When fit, he's easily in North's best 22. But after last season, you'd be forgiven for not being entirely confident with Wells' week-to-week availability. | No reason to think he'd be out of the Richmond team unless injured, after his fourth place finish in last year's best and fairest. |
| Where he'll play | Through the midfield, where he'll be looking to reignite the classy run-and-carry style that was affected before his long-term foot problem reached a crescendo last season. | While he kicked more goals last year than in 2013, Edwards is slated for more time in the midfield this season after improving his contested ball output in 2014. However, he should still find a way to sneak forward for the occasional goal, with the Tigers liking their midfielders to contribute on the scoreboard as well as up the ground. |
| Injury concerns | Diagnosed with a right foot injury after round five, Wells missed 14 games last year. He's been eased through the pre-season with a cautious approach but hasn't had any setbacks to date. | Edwards has been pretty durable over the years and didn't miss a game in 2014. Isn't suffering from anything glaring heading into the season. |
| The case for | When fit, Wells is a key cog in the Kangaroos' midfield. For a player of his age and skill, he's dirt cheap, with players nowhere near his experience including Mav Weller, Tomas Bugg, Mark Whiley and Elliot Yeo priced around him. He showed he can still contribute at a high level with an impressive finals series, and the fact he started his pre-season early with the Roos' Utah training camp in November shows he's more than optimistic about his chances of playing consistently this season. Is poised to take his game to another level after turning his season around in round 15 last year. | Edwards averaged career highs in Champion Data ranking points in 2014, including 27 score assists, which was the second most accumulated at the Tigers. He also contributed at the centre bounces, with the team producing a centre clearance differential of +11.3 per cent when he was at the coalface the best rate of any of the Tigers' midfielders. You can also bounce him between your forward line and midfield, making him a versatile and somewhat underrated option. |
| The case against | Tricky foot problems have the tendency to rear their heads time and time again just ask Jack Trengove and Sam Gilbert. And, if Wells does stay fit, he showed last season he can struggle when tagged, with Mitch Wallis and Kane Cornes shutting him down early in the year. | Can tend to go into his shell when the team isn't going well, which was demonstrated last season when the Tigers fell into their early season slump. Also may not replicate his goal-kicking feats of 2014 this season, given there's a suggestion he'll spend more time up the ground. |
Bad call Jen. Shed just warming up..
oh so true.
Both wastes. Cameo types whose one good deed gets fluffed up.
Pass on both.
Isn't Shed elite?
Isn't Shed elite?
Yes he is. Some are just a little slow to catch on.
Isn't Shed elite?
Yes he is. Some are just a little slow to catch on.
Ahahaha but Dusty is only very good because he doesn't run both ways. Ahahahaha :help
Isn't Shed elite?
Yes he is. Some are just a little slow to catch on.
Ahahaha but Dusty is only very good because he doesn't run both ways. Ahahahaha :help
He also needs to tidy up his short chip turnovers.
Bad call Jen. Shed just warming up..
Daniel Wells hands down, no idea why they would put these two against each other in a comparison, Wells wins hands down. You would be better off putting Edwards against someone in the para Olympics and they would still come out on top!!! That is absolutely NO offence to any para olympian!!! :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
LOL GOD I LOVE THE HONESTY.Isn't Shed elite?
Yes he is. Some are just a little slow to catch on.
Ahahaha but Dusty is only very good because he doesn't run both ways. Ahahahaha :help
He also needs to tidy up his short chip turnovers.
As opposed to Shed's tokenistic cameos,
Momentum killing,
Missing set shots at goal,
25 possession match winning performances.
One on one ability to beat the best in the comp.
Run and carry and kick the ball 50 metres.
10-20 goals a year and going missing in large chunks of games
It must be the silent contribution he makes to the team 2 quarters a game week to week.
But yeah he's elite.
Free agency 2016. Whoa we could own the first round of the draft negotiating this gem.
What about Wells then? No 2 draft pick, you love sticking boots into our players why not judge Wellsi watch our players week in week out unlike most opposition players. im no fan of wells either but id take him over edwards.
I really don't understand why so many blinkered posters want to focus on the past.
Shed is clearly a better option than Wells atm. Not 5 years ago. Now.
I really don't understand why so many blinkered posters want to focus on the past.what is different about him in 2014 to 2010 and the yrs in between. forget his first three yrs which were appalling and write em off as development yrs.
Shed is clearly a better option than Wells atm. Not 5 years ago. Now.
Wells hardly got on the park last year. At 30 injuries have had an impact.i watched him fairly closely last yr and i broke his season down thus
He's underachieved a little given his skill set but if he can regain his best then he's the better player that's for sure.
Certainly he's a fine outside type.
Would love a Wells type (at his best) at Richmond.
Titch has some great skills and was terrific for us in the back half of last season. He's effective up forward and when on the ball and sits comfortably in the 22. Lots of figures bandied about and there's truth, lies and damn statistics but Champion Data rated him as elite for the role he plays in this year's AFL prospectus so he's clearly doing a lot right.
Think he is underrated by some Richmond supporters but he hasn't yet shown the consistency that's required to quell all of his detractors.
The back half of last season is what he needs to deliver all year.
Then he might get mentioned with the better players of the competition. He's certainly not there yet.
Wells hardly got on the park last year. At 30 injuries have had an impact.i watched him fairly closely last yr and i broke his season down thus
He's underachieved a little given his skill set but if he can regain his best then he's the better player that's for sure.
Certainly he's a fine outside type.
Would love a Wells type (at his best) at Richmond.
Titch has some great skills and was terrific for us in the back half of last season. He's effective up forward and when on the ball and sits comfortably in the 22. Lots of figures bandied about and there's truth, lies and damn statistics but Champion Data rated him as elite for the role he plays in this year's AFL prospectus so he's clearly doing a lot right.
Think he is underrated by some Richmond supporters but he hasn't yet shown the consistency that's required to quell all of his detractors.
The back half of last season is what he needs to deliver all year.
Then he might get mentioned with the better players of the competition. He's certainly not there yet.
10 games below standard.
11 games up to standard of which many i gave him the benefit of the doubt.
2 very good games.
i thouight he was servicable in just 3 of the first 10 games and he certainly should have been dropped.
to me this is not consistent or a high standard yet nuffies are calling his season elite.