Jake Kolodjashnij kicked his first senior goal last week but it's his defensive work that Geelong have him in the team for, and that side of the game is going to be under pressure going into finals with Tom Stewart out with a foot injury. He is not usually of any relevance as a fantasy player and merely plays his role in the structure sitting on third talls or small forwards, but if someone is going to be freed up to be loose behind the ball in Stewart's absence, it might well be Kolodjashnij. He should be in a fair few daily fantasy sides today in case he goes off.
Jake Kolodjashnij kicked his first senior goal last week but it's his defensive work that Geelong have him in the team for, and that side of the game is going to be under pressure going into finals with Tom Stewart out with a foot injury. He is not usually of any relevance as a fantasy player and merely plays his role in the structure sitting on third talls or small forwards, but if someone is going to be freed up to be loose behind the ball in Stewart's absence, it might well be Kolodjashnij. He should be in a fair few daily fantasy sides today in case he goes off.
Pick Jake? j/k
Geelong's quiet achiever has locked down his accountable medium defender role, playing the majority of the last three seasons. Jake Kolodjashnij's team-first focus is to subdue his opponent, evidenced by his extremely low rebound 50 average of 2.3. The back pocket is Kolodjashnij's spot to lose this year, so he'll be a mainstay barring injury. Despite that, his scores have never gleaned fantasy interest and that won't be changing anytime soon. Move on.
Make faces at Jake
Last season Jake Kolodjashnij claimed the back pocket position as his own and played every available match. The accountable defender notched up a handful of 70+ appearances, but generally his tight-marking role meant that winning the footy for himself wasn’t a priority. Kolodjashnij will start the year in a similar role to that of 2018, but there will be pressure from the sidelines if he fails to perform repeatedly. He simply isn’t an accumulator and therefore should be ignored by fantasy coaches. There are better options for bench cover in our backlines.
Jake needs more colour
As a defender, Jake Kolodjashnij gets the ball about 15 times a game while floating about between opponents, with only four of those contested. When moved to a wing late in the season his numbers didn't jump appreciably, and he wasn't a big contributor in finals. That experiment didn't work. Kolodjashnij should return to defence in 2018 and play the role that Andrew Mackie now leaves vacant, as he has similar cat-like traits in his game as a tween-sized defender who beats you on positioning rather than body work. Not a fantasy player.
