Will Brodie has been one of the finds of the fantasy season, having transferred from Gold Coast where he spent five years largely in the footy wilderness to becoming an integral part of the top two Fremantle engine room. The key to unlocking his value was using him sparingly off the bench, normally a killer for fantasy value but for Brodie it has allowed him to maximise his points per minute while not running out of petrol tickets. Is he a keeper in 2022? There are probably much more pressing issues in your side, so the answer is most likely yes.
Will Brodie has been one of the finds of the fantasy season, having transferred from Gold Coast where he spent five years largely in the footy wilderness to becoming an integral part of the top two Fremantle engine room. The key to unlocking his value was using him sparingly off the bench, normally a killer for fantasy value but for Brodie it has allowed him to maximise his points per minute while not running out of petrol tickets. Is he a keeper in 2022? There are probably much more pressing issues in your side, so the answer is most likely yes.
Will Brodie came across from Gold Coast in the off season looking for senior opportunities, and has found himself best 22 at the Dockers who were missing Nat Fyfe to start the season. Perhaps he wouldn't have played if Fyfe didn't have an LTI, but for fantasy coaches it doesn't really matter as his job security has built every game. He has a pleasing ability to move between contests over the course of a long game, lacking a major weapon but presenting to have an impact for the full four quarters. He is an important stepping stone for fantasy coaches in 2022.
Will Brodie had a rather underwhelming career at Gold Coast, failing to cement a spot in the seniors over a long period at a club that historically hasn't had a lot of depth. Despite that red flag he gets another shot at Fremantle, where an Adam Cerra shaped hole is waiting to be filled by someone who can emulate his prolific ballwinning abilities in the corridor. Brodie will get first crack at it based on some impressive preseason form, and today should lock that in to join not only the Docker senior 22 but also find his way into tens of thousands of fantasy squads.
A Will and a way
Season three began to demonstrate the vast potential of Will Brodie. The rangy Sun enjoyed a career high 21 disposals, four marks and five tackles per outing and was consistently dominant in his NEAFL stints, collecting 33 possessions on average. His season ended with a hamstring injury in round 18. Brodie is enjoying an unencumbered preseason and will aim to establish himself as a permanent fixture in the senior side. Expect Brodie to continue polishing the defensive elements of his craft. An exciting ball magnet in waiting, selection in the latter rounds would be wise.
It's a wide open Brodie
Questions were asked as to why Will Brodie wasn't in the senior side much in the first half of last season, as his NEAFL form wasn't bad and the senior Suns looked undermanned. The answer was in his head as it came out that he just wasn't working hard enough between stoppages, and he fixed it sufficiently to deliver some startable scores in late season garbage time action. He managed to finish top ten for centre clearance averages, though he had the lowest rate of overall clearances in the top 20. That last stat suggests Brodie still has some work to do on his willingness to follow the ball. He's going to get plenty of opportunity to do so in the 2019 Gold Coast line up, as they are going to need him and a bunch of other kids to populate a decimated engine room division. It would be imprudent to assume that he's going to lift his floor above the midfielder baseline, and he'd probably spend most of his time on your fantasy bench, but he's a viable spot start and deserves a late pick.
