Tim Membrey is nominally the leader of the key forward group at Collingwood after the off-season departures of Brody Mihocek and Mason Cox, although everyone knows when the whips are cracking it will be the titchy Jamie Elliott targeted to kick the winning goal. With Daniel McStay hleping out in ruck and Elliott as the third leading forward, it's Skunk who has to do a lot of donkey work of drawing a pack together and halving contests to enable his crumbers to get to work on the ground. As such, his fantasy value is limited to times when you just need a warm body.
Tim Membrey is nominally the leader of the key forward group at Collingwood after the off-season departures of Brody Mihocek and Mason Cox, although everyone knows when the whips are cracking it will be the titchy Jamie Elliott targeted to kick the winning goal. With Daniel McStay hleping out in ruck and Elliott as the third leading forward, it's Skunk who has to do a lot of donkey work of drawing a pack together and halving contests to enable his crumbers to get to work on the ground. As such, his fantasy value is limited to times when you just need a warm body.
Tim Membrey used to play alongside Josh Bruce at the Western Bulldogs but today he faces up at the opposite end of the field for St Kilda, with both men lining up at or near centre half forward. The two qualifying finals were won by the teams with the better CHF, though their influence was more on the structure of the contest to straighten up attacks than the talls winning it off their own boot. More media focus will be on the full forwards, but perhaps of more interest to game analysts will be the respective performances of the former teammates.
You tend to forget Membrey
A dependable goal threat throughout his five seasons at the club, key forward Tim Membrey equalled a career-high goal count in 2019. The ex-Swan collected the tenth most marks inside 50 on average across the competition and kicked multiple goals on 14 occasions. His highlight performance came against the Western Bulldogs in round 18, kicking four majors from 14 possessions. With a lot of change going on in the big forward department in the off season, Membrey will be the constant. The three-time club leading goal scorer is a consistent fantasy scorer, albeit with a low ceiling. The search for a dependable forward option for your fantasy squad should not end with Membrey, as he suffers the usual variability in scoring at his position.
Forget Membrey
An experienced mobile forward, Tim Membrey has carved out a niche as a mid-sized goal kicker but has never made a big impact on fantasy football. Membrey could be taken late in deep drafts but coaches would be well advised to find players with more upside.
Tim Membrey lost what had been a very reliable radar early in 2018, the worst example of what was a very inaccurate and ineffective Sainter forward line in the earlier part of the year. He has regained it in the second half of the season, and if you picked him up off the free agent pool in your draft league then you would have enjoyed some startable scores, albeit he suffers the odd quiet day like every genuine key forward. Tonight's match up against the Bulldogs on the fast track at Docklands should provide plenty of opportunities.
This one weird Membrey trick
Following on from a breakout 2016 where he booted 44.18 with bags of three or more goals in half his games, Tim Membrey couldn't back it up with 38.14 from three extra games last season, with those big scoreboard totals coming once in every four. He was held goalless only once, in a big away loss to Adelaide. While a lifting tide for St Kilda should lift all boats with Membrey benefiting from the midfield getting another year older to increase its supply, he suffers from the typical problem of full forward of variable output, based on how many times he gets free for a mark inside 50. He will let you down too often to trust him as a starter.
