Statesman’s Top 100 Keepers 2018
Here is the top 100 keepers as per the Statesman’s secret formula, all based on data. Noting that this ranking system is a wonderful guide but does not take into consideration “gut feel”, positional changes, team balance or unseen talent – i.e. the 2017 draftees. This needs data and history, although young players with good scoring power early in their career can make the list, like an Alex Witherden.
It takes into consideration the averages of the players for the last two seasons, the amount of games for the past three years, Points per minute is heavily weighted, so is their age, the older you get the more points you lose – this is where the young players with good early averages and points per minute gain over their older opposition. Harder positions i.e. Def & Fwd also get added points, although the position is only based on this year’s status as it is very hard to predict what happens in the future.
Please also note that this is for start-up keeper leagues for 2018 and therefore removed players we already know are out for the season. It does also mean we miss the players yet to break out, it is important to add in those that you have a good feeling about, but be honest you should leave your punts until after the 10th round.
Good luck with your drafting
Ranking | Player | Age |
1 | Tom Mitchell | 24 |
2 | Zach Merrett | 22 |
3 | Patrick Dangerfield | 28 |
4 | Adam Treloar | 25 |
5 | Matt Crouch | 22 |
6 | Josh Kelly | 23 |
7 | Rory Laird | 23 |
8 | Dustin Martin | 26 |
9 | Lachie Neale | 25 |
10 | Taylor Adams | 25 |
11 | Marcus Bontempelli | 22 |
12 | Patrick Cripps | 22 |
13 | Brodie Grundy | 23 |
14 | Ollie Wines | 23 |
15 | Clayton Oliver | 21 |
16 | Issac Heeney | 21 |
17 | Jack Macrae | 24 |
18 | Luke Parker | 25 |
19 | Jack Billings | 22 |
20 | Elliot Yeo | 24 |
21 | Jake Lloyd | 24 |
22 | Rory Sloane | 28 |
23 | Sebastian Ross | 25 |
24 | Mitch Duncan | 26 |
25 | Stephen Conigilio | 24 |
26 | Dayne Zorko | 29 |
27 | Brad Crouch | 24 |
28 | Max Gawn | 25 |
29 | Tom Rockliff | 28 |
30 | Jack Crisp | 24 |
31 | Lachie Whitfield | 23 |
32 | Lachie Hunter | 23 |
33 | Aaron Hall | 26 |
34 | Bryce Gibbs | 29 |
35 | Jack Viney | 24 |
36 | Dylan Shiel | 25 |
37 | Steele Sidebottom | 27 |
38 | Dan Hannebery | 27 |
39 | Scott Pendlebury | 30 |
40 | Luke Dahlhaus | 25 |
41 | Nat Fyfe | 26 |
42 | Luke Shuey | 27 |
43 | Toby Greene | 24 |
44 | Dyson Heppell | 25 |
45 | Jarrod Lyons | 25 |
46 | Andrew Gaff | 26 |
47 | Brayden Fiorini | 20 |
48 | Jack Steven | 28 |
49 | Kade Kolodjashnij | 22 |
50 | Jack Martin | 23 |
51 | Sam Petrevski-Seton | 20 |
52 | Connor Blakely | 22 |
53 | Joel Selwood | 29 |
54 | Alex Witherden | 20 |
55 | Josh P Kennedy | 29 |
56 | Handsome Tom | 25 |
57 | Jason Johannisen | 24 |
58 | Brad Ebert | 28 |
59 | Darcy Parish | 20 |
60 | Sam Menegola | 26 |
61 | Sam Jacobs | 29 |
62 | Chad Wingard | 24 |
63 | Matthew Kruzer | 28 |
64 | Touk Miller | 22 |
65 | Jack Steele | 22 |
66 | Luke Dunstan | 22 |
67 | Liam Shiels | 26 |
68 | Caleb Daniel | 21 |
69 | Ugly Tom | 28 |
70 | Bachar Houli | 29 |
71 | Callum Mills | 20 |
72 | Callan Ward | 28 |
73 | Jack Gunston | 26 |
74 | Blake Acres | 22 |
75 | Michael Hibberd | 28 |
76 | Stefan Martin | 30 |
77 | Toby McLean | 22 |
78 | Sam Mayes | 23 |
79 | Dayne Beams | 28 |
80 | Jesse Hogan | 22 |
81 | Marc Murphy | 30 |
82 | Devon Smith | 24 |
83 | Dion Prestia | 25 |
84 | Jeremy Howe | 27 |
85 | Dom Sheed | 23 |
86 | Michael Barlow | 30 |
87 | Luke McDonald | 23 |
88 | Todd Goldstein | 29 |
89 | Jarrod Witts | 25 |
90 | Jasper Pittard | 26 |
91 | David Sallow | 25 |
92 | Christian Salem | 23 |
93 | Sean Darcy | 20 |
94 | Shane Biggs | 26 |
95 | Shane Savage | 27 |
96 | Andrew McGrath | 20 |
97 | Michael Walters | 27 |
98 | Christian Petracca | 21 |
99 | Rhys Mathieson | 20 |
100 | Toby Nankervis | 23 |