What would St Kilda do without Leigh Montagna? They'll have to wait at least one more year to find that out, as he's still going strong at 33. Tags set a new personal benchmark for marks last season, indicating how outside his role is now with not much responsibility for opponents. There is nobody on the Saints list really putting their hand up to replace Montagna in the plus-one role, and they still need him in a team full to the brim with youngsters who can't quite run out full games or seasons yet. He should still reward an early to middle round pick, with the understanding that he's probably going to drop off a little.
No tags on Montagna
What would St Kilda do without Leigh Montagna? They'll have to wait at least one more year to find that out, as he's still going strong at 33. Tags set a new personal benchmark for marks last season, indicating how outside his role is now with not much responsibility for opponents. There is nobody on the Saints list really putting their hand up to replace Montagna in the plus-one role, and they still need him in a team full to the brim with youngsters who can't quite run out full games or seasons yet. He should still reward an early to middle round pick, with the understanding that he's probably going to drop off a little.
Montagna on the money
Leigh Montagna is just is one member of an elite midfield unit, but fantasy wise he is arguable the best Saints midfielder. After a great 2009 season averaging 115.8 in Dream Team and 125.1 in Supercoach, Montagna has backed it up with another great start to 2010 proving that it was no fluke. He has had eight DT and SC tons this year, and some sub-150 scores to boot.
His consistency is what separates him from his fellow midfield group, seeming to cope with a tag when it is applied. Having increased his goal average to 0.9 per game in 2010 with the absence of Nick Riewoldt, he has only missed three games since the start of the 2006 season, providing great durability.
Due to a 74 and 92 (SC) in his rolling average between rounds 7 and 9, coaches saw his price hit a tempting $535,700 at a time when many where looking to upgrade their cashed-up mid-field rookies.
