Sam Jacobs has had his papers signed by all but the most stubborn of dead-ender fantasy owners, his value virtually nil after he was supplanted at Adelaide by Reilly O'Brien and has underwhelmed in most games at his new home with the Giants. He comes up tonight against Ivan Soldo, and there may be one last opportunity to put up a big fantasy score similar to the way Jarrod Witts had it all over Tim English last night in the wet. Jacobs is only of use in daily fantasy formats at this very late stage,. but in DFS he is worth a look this evening.
Sam Jacobs has had his papers signed by all but the most stubborn of dead-ender fantasy owners, his value virtually nil after he was supplanted at Adelaide by Reilly O'Brien and has underwhelmed in most games at his new home with the Giants. He comes up tonight against Ivan Soldo, and there may be one last opportunity to put up a big fantasy score similar to the way Jarrod Witts had it all over Tim English last night in the wet. Jacobs is only of use in daily fantasy formats at this very late stage,. but in DFS he is worth a look this evening.
Fancy some dead horse?
Ex-Crow Sam Jacobs has always been a reliable ruckman, producing 80+ seasons in eight of his last nine years. A knee injury in round 2 forced him to the sidelines for two months as he underwent surgery on a damaged meniscus, which paved the way for Reilly O'Brien to pinch his spot. While in the SANFL, Jacobs dominated with 17 disposals, 30 hit outs and 108 fantasy points, sparking a return to the senior side late in the piece. As a more complete and slightly younger prospect, Jacobs pushes out Shane Mumford for the number one ruck role at the Giants. Selecting the former Adelaide gun as your starting ruck still has plenty of merit, with a Sauce-Mummy bench combo the safe strategy. Expect Jacobs to improve, especially with a strong midfield around him, and take him when other prime ruck stocks dwindle.
Use-by date passes for Sauce
Coming off a career-best 2017, Sam Jacobs regressed horribly last year with every part of his game losing volume, despite still finishing top five in the league for hit outs. This was particularly disappointing for draft league coaches who burned an early pick on him as he largely carried the ruck once again with Josh Jenkins providing only token support. He will turn 31 early in the new season. Finding a lone ruck is increasingly difficult in today's tandem-happy AFL and Jacobs loomed as a safe play for his owners. The cliff claimed him, unfortunately, and ruckmen don't normally come back from such a drop off with a three in front of their age. Reilly O'Brien is lurking as a replacement, and Jacobs' draft position should slide almost out of sight as a consequence.
Sauce is not cooked
After lowering his colours to Jonathan Giles late in 2016, it looked like Sam Jacobs might be over the hill. He roared back in 2017, posting a personal best hit out average of a tick over 40 and helming the Crow midfield to the minor premiership, including 74 taps in a losing effort against Melbourne plus a Showdown Medal. Jacobs enjoyed the lack of third man up more than most ruckmen. He will turn 30 during the season and has a lot of miles on the clock, so to cover the downside if you're going to use a middle-round pick on him it might be advisable to invest a late one to handcuff his backup Reilly O'Brien.
