David Mundy is one of the best players who has ever pulled on the purple jumper for Fremantle, not necessarily because he is the most skilful or the strongest, but because he has given more to the club than just about anyone in its short but growing history. He has passed the twilight of his career and is nearing sundown, but despite that he has escaped the forward role that he had been saddled with and returned to central midfield this year, with occasionally stellar results. He's worth a look in daily fantasy against middling opponents, of which Carlton is one today.
David Mundy is one of the best players who has ever pulled on the purple jumper for Fremantle, not necessarily because he is the most skilful or the strongest, but because he has given more to the club than just about anyone in its short but growing history. He has passed the twilight of his career and is nearing sundown, but despite that he has escaped the forward role that he had been saddled with and returned to central midfield this year, with occasionally stellar results. He's worth a look in daily fantasy against middling opponents, of which Carlton is one today.
Annus horribilis for Mundy?
Splitting his time between midfield and forward, David Mundy continued to excel as a mainstay for the Dockers. Missing once in the past three seasons, the veteran managed to lift his disposal count, including a 36-touch display in the round 4 derby loss. An unlikely family biking incident resulted in a broken leg for Mundy, severely limiting his chances to maintain that durability record. Even the most ardent Mundy fans must suspect the end is nigh. As a midfield only prospect, look elsewhere for your fantasy side.
Mundy MC walks this way
The Fremantle veteran earns his status as of the most consistent fantasy scorers of the last decade, and contrary to what many perceived, David Mundy actually increased all of his stats in 2018. Despite his age, his body has continued to hold strong and hasn’t faced any major hiccups leading into his 15th season. He ranked fourth at the club for touches through the midfield and snagged nineteen majors while rotating forward. Mundy now finds himself with dual-position status, which is invaluable. His support in the midfield will still be needed without Lachie Neale, so Mundy is foreshadowed to finish among the top group of forwards with yet another potential 85+ average. His upside isn’t as great as some of his younger teammates, but the evergreen midfielder should be taken in the middle rounds with confidence.
Case of the Mundys
After a hot start with three 30-disposal games in the first five, a leg knock in round 7 last year started a run of games forward for David Mundy. This ended by round 14, not before another goal to win a game after the siren, this time against the eventual premiers. He ended up delivering his worst set of numbers for the decade, and it was an indication of how much his Dockers were struggling that his heat map was still more in the defensive half across the season. Mundy is now in the same category that Matthew Pavlich was a few years ago: the most accomplished player on the list, past his prime and playing more to help the younger blokes than to achieve his personal goals. He handballed more than he kicked last season for the first time in many years, and he has visibly lost a yard. It's mostly downside here for fantasy, so he should drop through middle rounds in your draft.
Mundy good on weekends
David Mundy showed signs of brilliance last year, and has continued that this year with a Dream Team average of 85, up from 70 in 2008.
Mundy started at $310k in DT and is only up $2k this year because of an injury during the year, which coach Mark Harvey made him play through.
Mundy has had high scores of 126 and 113, which is a major improvement, and soaches who signed him up for their team this year have received their fair share of amazing scores.
People have still an opportunity to buy him at his price, but he will surely rise.
