Steven Salopek has been a frustrating fantasy prospect over the last two seasons, teasing his owners by scoring highly as an "unique" pick before succumbing to an injury mid-to-late-season and forcing a trade when they needed him most.
Sal has moved to half-back this season but still started the year well, averaging 102 in Dream Team and 110 in Super Coach over the first six games.
A shoulder injury in round 7 resulted in a minimal score, and grouping that with a traditional low score in his return game against Sydney in round 9 and a recent poor outing against Fremantle has dropped his price to the point where he is a clear bargain.
When on the field, Salopek consistently finds 20 possessions and makes up for his lack of tackles with the ability to find space and take marks.
His superior ball use and healthy kick to handball ratio make him an asset in both DT and SC, though the obvious concern is whether he will last the season.
submitted by mr gor
AFL DREAM TEAM DETAILS
Gm
Avg
Price
Diff week (year)
Breakeven
15
71.7
$269,600
$0 (-$103,600)
57
SUPER COACH DETAILS
Gm
Avg
Price
Diff week (year)
Breakeven
15
81.1
$368,400
$0 (-$79,800)
80
PLAYER DETAILS
AFL Status
Position:
Midfielder
Team:
Port Adelaide
Number:
3
Birthdate:
21 Jun 1985
Height:
184cm
Weight:
86kg
Recruited:
Dandenong Stingrays
State:
VIC
Debut:
2003, R1 vs WC
Games:
114
Goals:
54
List:
senior
Selection:
Out
LAST FOUR GAMES
Year
Rnd
Opponent
Ground
DT
SC
FR
Y!
GS
2010
16
W. Bulldogs
Marrara
60
73
48
35
66
1.3.9
2010
15
Collingwood
Footy Park
82
69
70
107
93
6.1.37
2010
14
Fremantle
Subiaco
71
89
57
42
78
2.3.15
2010
12
Sydney
Footy Park
43
53
32
55
45
2.2.14
NEXT FOUR GAMES
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Rnd
Opponent
DT avg
Diff
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Diff
LATEST NEWS FROM FANFOOTY - Sat 17/7, 10:40PM
Steven Salopek vs W. Bulldogs, R16 of 2010by m0nty
• Great player, would look great in a Saints jumper. Might not be at the power next year, any good for 2011 at a different team? - hayes15 - 2 months ago
• I wouldn't go near him, too risky. - dewarb02 - 12 months ago
• only consider in 2010 if he is classified with back eligability. still very injury prone - chadwick - 12 months ago
• Salopek is very frustrating to have in your side - Big V - 13 months ago
• which 2 should i choose out of these 3 players? salopek, m.mcveigh and b.green..... help would be appreciated - C-Dogg - 14 months ago
• Look at Salopek's scores last year, they were awesome excluding the 44 in which he got injured but ever since his new role, he is not getting a lot of pts and minimal time in midfield. He is a midfielder who can kick goals and Mark Williams have to realise this!!! - SungMach15 - 14 months ago
• I know him. Good bloke. Gun DTer. - xztatik - 14 months ago
• Still recovering from injury, he is getting more of a run in midfield now but mainly plays the rebounding half-back role. He still had 21 possessions but only 2 marks and no tackles. DW next week he should have more marks and tackles than handball receives >. - SungMach15 - 14 months ago
• What's going on with Salo? Still injured? Change of role? He's scoring so crap - Grovesy - 14 months ago
• I had him at the start LOL, if u guys wanna pik him up, wait one more week cause then he will be 300k and then upgrade ur rookies to him. - SungMach15 - 14 months ago
• yeh but see how he has never had a full season?? tis a bit worrying - smitbr - 14 months ago
• can't wait to jump on the gun when he drops to about 300k - Hball - 15 months ago
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Steven Salopek vs W. Bulldogs, R16 of 2010 by m0nty