A dominant midfield runner throughout his pomp, Dan Hannebery's first season at the Saints was limited by persistent hamstring concerns. The three time All-Australian took part in the final three fixtures, recording 23, 24 and 28 touches to close out the season then broke his foot in an innocuous non-footy incident last November. Hannebery has since returned to preseason training, but he can catch an injury! The ex-Swan has largely been used as an outside midfielder and has demonstrated a ball-winning capacity in the role. The durability record is the concern, missing 57% of fixtures since 2018. Select with caution in middle rounds.
Watch your step, Hanners
A dominant midfield runner throughout his pomp, Dan Hannebery's first season at the Saints was limited by persistent hamstring concerns. The three time All-Australian took part in the final three fixtures, recording 23, 24 and 28 touches to close out the season then broke his foot in an innocuous non-footy incident last November. Hannebery has since returned to preseason training, but he can catch an injury! The ex-Swan has largely been used as an outside midfielder and has demonstrated a ball-winning capacity in the role. The durability record is the concern, missing 57% of fixtures since 2018. Select with caution in middle rounds.
Dan Hannebery was the big off season signing for St Kilda, but it took a while for him to appear in the Saints tricolours after recovering from leg injuries. The word rebuild was used to describe what was needed for his body, which is never a word you like heard about a boom recruit. Nevertheless he has suited up for a few games in the back half of the season, giving hope for a better campaign in 2020. His fantasy value in keeper leagues at this point is virtually nil given the rather high midfielder baseline, but he might prove a canny free agent pick up.
Hanners needs runners
Once a fantasy football scoring machine, Dan Hannebery has been slowed by injury in the last two seasons and now finds himself at a new club. An average of 60 fantasy points in 2018 is unrecognisable for a man who averaged 111 in 2015 and 108 in 2016. Still in what would normally be the prime of a player’s career, keep a close eye on Hannebery’s preseason. If he’s fit and firing, he belongs in the early rounds of drafts but should be available in middle rounds for a coach willing to take a risk, as St Kilda have.
Dan carries the can
Like a lot of Swans last year Dan Hannebery started very slowly, but he never really got going either. The evidence that he was carrying an injury mounted with a drop by a third in metres gained, including a loss of 15% in metreage per disposal. When Hanners was rested for round 23 with hip soreness, the club claimed that it had only affected him for the previous month. It should be recalled that he ended 2016 with a knee injury in the grand final, which was left to heal without surgery. As any champion does, Hannebery should bounce back and a full preseason would help with that immensely. A second round selection is warranted, while you could certainly plead a case for taking him in the later first-round picks if he looks back to his old self in the JLT.
Hannebery is cherry ripe
Daniel Hannebery has had a smashing 2010 so far, and his excellent form doesn't look like stopping any time soon.
As with any second year player, inconsistency can be seen in his low scores against WCE and Essendon. The upshot is that he's averaging 78.6 and 86.9 in Dream Team and Supercoach, which is very good considering his starting prices in both competitions. He's hit the ton three times out of 10 in DT and four times out of 10 in SC, meaning that he hast the potential to impact a few more games before 2010 is done and dusted.
A solid chance for the Rising Star, Hannebery won't cop a tag this year at all. He'll go unnoticed by the opposition, who will try to curb the likes of Adam Goodes and Ryan O'Keefe before him. The sky is the limit for the young lad, and hopefully he continues to show us the talent he has for the remainder of 2010.
