Touk Miller

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Touk Miller was in a fair few fantasy sides at round 1 despite being one of the most expensive assets in the game. The theory behind that is that some players never get much cheaper, their work rate is so high that their price never drops. That hasn't quite been the case with Miller as he has copped a handful of tags during the first half of the season and posted some poor scores, notably against GWS in round 3. Coming off the bye and a BOG performance against North, the Suns' fixture looks relatively easy in the second half so Touk should be a priority trade-in.

Touk Miller was in a fair few fantasy sides at round 1 despite being one of the most expensive assets in the game. The theory behind that is that some players never get much cheaper, their work rate is so high that their price never drops. That hasn't quite been the case with Miller as he has copped a handful of tags during the first half of the season and posted some poor scores, notably against GWS in round 3. Coming off the bye and a BOG performance against North, the Suns' fixture looks relatively easy in the second half so Touk should be a priority trade-in.

Touk Miller cost you more than a million dollars in AFL Fantasy this season, and he has certainly looked a million bucks in early 2022 action. The confidence he is brimming with at the moment was manifested when he challenged Patrick Dangerfield in preseason and he took up in round 1 where he left off in his breakout 21 campaign. This week he comes up against the best midfield group in the league, and will probably cop close attention from the likes of Jack Viney. Can anyone quell him in this mood? If the all-conquering Demons can't, his ceiling is blown wide open.

Touk Miller ended up being the highest-scoring midfielder in the competition last year, the sort of breakout year that you have to get on early if you're going to win anything in fantasy. He is defending a gargantuan amount of points this year and has not been as popular as one might think, with most seemingly looking for value elsewhere in fallen premiums rather than paying top dollar for a player who might already have peaked. That's probably a good idea, but one wonders if he will drop off at all to lower his price for a midseason trade-in, or keep a very high floor.

Touk Miller used to be a very limited player for both real footy and fantasy footy purposes, an inside worker who couldn't kick for peanuts and struggled to do anything outside the packs. This year has seen him blossom into the complete package for accumulation purposes, still not blessed with acceleration but working harder than almost anyone else in the league to get to the next contest and being rewarded with same gaudy numbers in his stat sheets. He has been one of the players who, if you picked his breakout, would have sent you on the way to fantasy stardom.

Touk Miller has quietly become one of the most prolific fantasy scorers in the league, lifting his ratings by eight disposals, one mark and two tackles per game. This has led to a massive 34 point increase in his AFL Fantasy scoring, but his Supercoach numbers have only risen six points from an already high level. This points to the fact that his increased workrate is mostly outside the packs racking up uncontested ball, which the Suns have done a lot of this year with the likes of Brandon Ellis and Noah Anderson piling up stats. Can he back it up for 22 rounds, though?

Touk Miller is one of a number of young Suns who need to break out if the team is to claw its way out of the AFL cellar.

Leading trend Touk a while

A dependable ball-winning midfielder throughout his time at the Suns, Touk Miller maintained consistency resulting in a sixth place finish at the best and fairest. Promoted to vice-captain at the start of the season, Miller produced career highs in disposals, marks and tackles per outing.
Expect Miller to lead from the middle once more headed into his sixth season at the club, aiming to develop his outside game alongside his imposing contested work. A general trend toward improved production suggests we are yet to see his best, meriting a pick in latter mid rounds.

Touk Miller may not be one of the biggest names in the game, but he has certainly punched above his wait in fantasy infamy due to some hype over him a couple of years ago. His game has moved from a forward role to permanent midfield, which is good, but his most frequent stat is a pressured handball out of packs that often doesn't land in the hands of a teammate, which is bad. A decent score in round 1 of the post Gary Ablett jnr era could be the herald for a higher plateau as he gains more responsibility, or it could be another mirage.

Full of a Touk

The major addition to Touk Miller's game last year was tagging roles, claiming Dayne Zorko's scalp, restricting others but well beaten by Carlton's stars. His disposal ratio shifted from 7:14 to 9:13 and he hit a new high in tackles, ranking inside the top 25. His average crept towards the midfielder baseline.
It is hard to escape the conclusion that we now know what Miller's ceiling is, and this is it. 2019 will be his fifth year in the system where midfielders usually hit their peak, and perhaps his role will change to be more attacking, but he lacks the pace to be an inside-out threat so it's handball and tackles or nothing.

Touk Miller started 2018 in a deep forward role, but over the past four weeks has moved to midfield and started justifying his top draft pick status for Gold Coast. Three of those games came against finals contenders too, underlining that he is good enough to match it with the best in the competition. For fantasy coaches, his ownership and interest is minimal in salary cap competitions but he looms as an interesting waiver wire pick up if he's still available in your draft league.