If you take out the scores from two injury-curtailed games, Jamie Macmillan had his best statistical return in his tenth season, including three of his career total of seven fantasy tons where he racked up 34+ disposals. The Roos have a lot of defenders who don't touch the ball all that much, which means Macmillan has a lot of clean up work to do. Fantasy coaches love players whose production is based on quantity over quality, making him a decent low-end starter.
Macmillan the mop-up merchant
If you take out the scores from two injury-curtailed games, Jamie Macmillan had his best statistical return in his tenth season, including three of his career total of seven fantasy tons where he racked up 34+ disposals. The Roos have a lot of defenders who don't touch the ball all that much, which means Macmillan has a lot of clean up work to do. Fantasy coaches love players whose production is based on quantity over quality, making him a decent low-end starter.
Same story by Macmillan
Once a potential big-bodied midfielder, Jamie Macmillan has settled as a general of the Roo defence but has never displayed an ability to accumulate. With multiple midfielders entering in the off season, his defensive role appears to be locked in. As an average scorer, Macmillan could be drafted late in deep leagues needing defenders but coaches should look to secure players with higher upside.
Pod leader burns out
The purple patch from August of 2016 was illusory, of course, and Jamie Macmillan reverted back to his normal role of cleaning up across half back last season, where he was consistently startable until a finger injury ended his season in round 15. Macmillan is a cautionary tale of not trusting late-season jumps in numbers too closely, especially if it doesn't involve a role change. As a co-captain on his team, his focus is on doing a job for his teammates rather than collecting stats for your fantasy squad.
