With or without a full team around him, Brendon Goddard has produced at much the same level for the entirety of the 2010s: around 25 touches, six marks and three tackles. It is his 80%+ efficiency that is the most notable stat for a midfielder, an echelon usually reserved for backmen, indicating how he gets a lot of stats behind packs to distribute to free players upfield. Goddard posted his fourth season averaging a fantasy ton at the age of 32, so being 33 next season shouldn't be that much of a hindrance. His role is so uncontested that he hasn't got as much wear and tear on the frame as the average mid, and he should be able to avoid the cliff for one more season. Risk-conscious coaches will nonetheless mark him down for some age-related downside.
Goddard is old wave
With or without a full team around him, Brendon Goddard has produced at much the same level for the entirety of the 2010s: around 25 touches, six marks and three tackles. It is his 80%+ efficiency that is the most notable stat for a midfielder, an echelon usually reserved for backmen, indicating how he gets a lot of stats behind packs to distribute to free players upfield. Goddard posted his fourth season averaging a fantasy ton at the age of 32, so being 33 next season shouldn't be that much of a hindrance. His role is so uncontested that he hasn't got as much wear and tear on the frame as the average mid, and he should be able to avoid the cliff for one more season. Risk-conscious coaches will nonetheless mark him down for some age-related downside.
Goddard is a fantasy god
Brendon Goddard is the archetypal jack of all trades, both in fantasy football and the real thing. He has taken his game to a new level this season and is seriously challenging Gary Ablett jnr as the number one fantasy footballer.
In Supercoach he has dipped below the magical 100 mark only once, for a 98 against the Bulldogs in round 6. He has scored 131 or better on 8 of his 12 outings so far in 2010. In Dream Team he has scored over 100 in 9 of his 12 outings.
His value is as a fantasy player is accentuated given the fact that he can be chosen as a defender or a midfielder. He is durable, fair, and is rarely beaten in a one on one contest. Goddard is a beautiful mark, a precise kick and he has more than repaid the Saints for the faith they invested in him by taking him with their number one pick in 2002.
He doesn't come cheap, however. His price has exploded through the $700,000 mark in recent weeks. He is worth every penny.
by mervneagle
Goddard justifies faith
So far in 2009, Brendon Goddard is showing why St Kilda used its prized number one draft pick in 2002 to recruit him.
He has become an integral member of the currently unbeaten Saints line-up and has shown he can produce high fantasy scores, playing a more versatile role sweeping across half-back, in the midfield and kicking goals up forward.
He has returned well from a knee reconstruction which saw him sidelined in 2007, averaging 100+ in both Dream Team and Super Coach competitions.
He doesn't yet merit captaincy status, but if he can improve on his already excellent scores he may reach a stage where he is a must and coaches are choosing him as captain, that's if players like Ablett and Cox go missing.
A prominent scorer last season, Goddard has added 10% to his 2008 scores and currently sits as the number one defender in both forms of fantasy footy, so if you can fit him into your side, go for it!
