Noah Anderson is the captain of Gold Coast and its strongest on-field leader, albeit he has increasingly come under the cosh by oppo analysts laying a midfield tag. Even elite mids can be brought back to the pack by a cooler skilled at doing everything they can to limit a star's influence, but Nando has worked through it like the champion he is and, while he doesn't have the ability to run a tagger off his feet completely, he has been finding a way to contribute with touches at key times and important places. For fantasy, his output is not quite consistent enough at the moment.
Noah Anderson is the captain of Gold Coast and its strongest on-field leader, albeit he has increasingly come under the cosh by oppo analysts laying a midfield tag. Even elite mids can be brought back to the pack by a cooler skilled at doing everything they can to limit a star's influence, but Nando has worked through it like the champion he is and, while he doesn't have the ability to run a tagger off his feet completely, he has been finding a way to contribute with touches at key times and important places. For fantasy, his output is not quite consistent enough at the moment.
Noah Anderson is at the point of his career where he should have hit the peak of his powers, and be delivering on them every week. Gold Coast have just got a new coach after perhaps a bit too long sticking to the previous one, and there are still some very valid excuses as to why the Suns have not yet found a consistency to their output from round to round. Anderson is the sort of inside-outside accumulator who should get a mountain of footy against the lesser-rated Geelong engine room, but will he disappoint again like his side did in the recent Q Clash?
Noah Anderson ticks a lot of boxes for those looking for a point of difference pick in their salary cap fantasy midfields. He is highly priced after an improved 2022, but he is of the age bracket where he still has scope to go that little bit further to become one of the top eight mids for fantasy. You pick a player like Anderson with the expectation that he is a 23-game keeper, and barring injury he should at least hold his value if not deliver on the promise of that extra five to ten points to vault him into the ranks of the truly elite. Worth a very strong look.
Noah Anderson had a pretty good 2020 without his fellow top draft pick Matthew Rowell in the Suns team, and he had a lot of natural progression left in his game in year two. On the wide expanses of Perth in a game where the Suns broke even in clearances, however, he couldn't manage 20 possessions and committed eight clangers in a round 1 performance that will further discourage his few fantasy owners from holding on to him as a point of difference. At least he's still on the park, but he looms as a victim of the dreaded second-year syndrome.
Noah Anderson started off the 2020 season firmly in the shadow of his more highly-rated draftee colleague Matt Rowell, but after that shoulder injury and even with Izak Rankine now in the Gold Coast team it has been Anderson who has put his hand up to nearly become favourite for the Rising Star award. Those who bought both he and Rowell at the start of the season would be well pleased with his steady accumulation, at minimum, and might even be thinking of him as a low end keeper if his recent form continues. Nevertheless, kids usually tire late.
Noah Anderson remains while Matthew Rowell sits on the sidelines of the Suns top two draft picks from 2019, and he has so far escaped the insane hype that accrued from Rowell's early exploits. He is obviously going to be a slower burn than the bloodnut bloodhound, but his ceiling may eventually rival his new teammate in more of an inside-outside role, the Brad Crouch to Matt's... Matt. For fantasy coaches in the short term he is a worthwhile cash cow who should still be starting in salary cap sides, while his value in daily fantasy is still strong.
After Noah, the deluge
The second selection in the 2019 national draft, Noah Anderson arrives at the club following a dominant midfield season for the Oakleigh Chargers and Vic Metro. Averaging 28 disposals and two goals in the NAB League, the youngster demonstrated his full potential in a colossal 44 touch, four major performance against the Calder Cannons. Anderson is likely to force his way into the AFL side from the onset. A tremendously talented athlete, the sky is the limit for the on-baller's fantasy potential. While rare for bottom-aged debutantes to produce fantasy relevant seasons, Anderson may be the exception. Select as a high upside prospect in the latter rounds.
