Josh Worrell has grown into the best interceptor role at Adelaide, with Mark Keane usually staying deeper and the other key defenders at the Crows with skill sets much more of the back-shoulder variety. He lines up on the opposition's third-best tall forward and tries to zone off them in the modern style, as with tonight's assignment of young Charlie West. This role's statistical output is highly dependent on pressure put on opposition kickers in midfield, and the Crows midfield provide him with plenty of dirty ball to clean up in the air. A low-end fantasy starter.
Josh Worrell has grown into the best interceptor role at Adelaide, with Mark Keane usually staying deeper and the other key defenders at the Crows with skill sets much more of the back-shoulder variety. He lines up on the opposition's third-best tall forward and tries to zone off them in the modern style, as with tonight's assignment of young Charlie West. This role's statistical output is highly dependent on pressure put on opposition kickers in midfield, and the Crows midfield provide him with plenty of dirty ball to clean up in the air. A low-end fantasy starter.
Josh Worrell has quietly become one of the more prolific interceptors in the league in the middle part of the season, especially over the last month when the Crows have faced opposition lacking polish with their delivery inside 50. His role is third tall defender, and he has been putting in a reasonable impression of established guns like Jordan Ridley, Jake Lever and James Sicily in that area. He is particularly effective when his nominal opponent is not quite tall enough to compete in the air with him, as has happened a bit recently. His fantasy stocks are rising as well.
Frankly, Worrell can play
The Adelaide Crows Key Position Footy Factory has some more base material to work with in draft slider Joshua Worrell, who made his name at the Championships up forward despite spending the TAC Cup in defence. He is coming off a shoulder reconstruction. Whether the club can keep Worrell on their books for a 200-game career is quite another thing, as the factory can tend to look more like a farm team that produces crops for others to enjoy. His fantasy draft league value in year one is absolute zero.