Persistent foot injuries continue to derail Aaron Vandenberg, unable to play in 2019. The Dee is a walk-up start when healthy, playing throughout the finals campaign after a year on the sidelines. He was one of few to hold their own in the 2018 preliminary final. Vandenberg has been able to take part in preseason, unhindered by persistent foot and lower leg injuries. Playing on just seven occasions for the Demons over the past three campaigns, he'll be hoping for a change in fortune. Fantasy coaches need not take the risk.
VDB is non-viable
Persistent foot injuries continue to derail Aaron Vandenberg, unable to play in 2019. The Dee is a walk-up start when healthy, playing throughout the finals campaign after a year on the sidelines. He was one of few to hold their own in the 2018 preliminary final. Vandenberg has been able to take part in preseason, unhindered by persistent foot and lower leg injuries. Playing on just seven occasions for the Demons over the past three campaigns, he'll be hoping for a change in fortune. Fantasy coaches need not take the risk.
VDB is SOL
For a player who hasn't had a lot of luck with injury, Aaron Vandenberg recovered from persistent foot problems at just the right time last season, replacing Jake Melksham in round 20 and keeping his spot despite going goalless through September with Dean Kent also injured. His only two startable scores out of seven came with six or more tackles. Kent has now left for the Saints, but Vandenberg still faces an uphill battle to graduate from his apparent status outside the best 22, as Mitch Hannan probably has more upside for the coaches to work on. Similar his status at the Demons, he should be left to moulder outside your team for him to call upon only when absolutely necessary.
Dank Aaron
Ankle surgery at the end of 2016 led to a heel stress fracture which eventually put paid to Aaron Vandenberg's entire 2017 season. He had shifted from midfield to a HFF, which lowered his fantasy scoring below startable levels for the most part as his days of kicking any more than one goal are rare. With a couple of teammates having gone past him in that role in the intervening period, Vandenberg might have to reinvent himself again to make it back to the senior side. He has the JLT to remind us of what he's got... though up to now it hasn't been all that much to interest fantasy coaches.
