Callan Ward and Ben Keays during the round seven, 2021. Picture: AFL Photos

IF THERE’S one thing AFL Fantasy coaches like, it’s fielding players who have a sweet role for scoring bulk Fantasy points. Midfielders with high centre bounce attendances (CBAs) and defenders playing on when kicking the ball in from a behind are massive winners.

Following CBAs gives an insight into who is among the preferred midfield group for each club. For Fantasy coaches, this gives a peek into the roles of a range of players. Usually midfielders are the higher point scorers and targeting those spending time on the ball can help with boosting the scores.

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A kick-in from within the square doesn’t count as a kick on the stat sheet, but when it is taken from outside of the square, the +3 will be added to a player’s Fantasy score.

The round seven CBAs and kick-in stats, thanks to Champion Data, are below.

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Richmond v Western Bulldogs

Centre bounces: 22

Richmond

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

CBA%

Toby Nankervis

95

78%

19

86%

Riley Collier-Dawkins

63

70%

15

68%

Shane Edwards

59

79%

13

59%

Trent Cotchin

83

63%

12

55%

Shai Bolton

101

84%

11

50%

Jack Ross

48

70%

7

32%

Marlion Pickett

78

80%

5

23%

Jack Graham

68

73%

4

18%

Tom J. Lynch

105

100%

1

5%

Jake Aarts

78

87%

1

5%

Kick-ins (play on): Jayden Short 6 (5), Bachar Houli 4 (4), Rhyan Mansell 1 (0), Noah Balta 1 (1).

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

Western Bulldogs

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

CBA%

Stefan Martin

45

75%

19

86%

Jack Macrae

113

83%

18

82%

Tom Liberatore

75

84%

17

77%

Marcus Bontempelli

104

85%

15

68%

Adam Treloar

100

82%

11

50%

Bailey Smith

99

83%

3

14%

Patrick Lipinski

73

76%

2

9%

Josh Schache

44

58%

2

9%

Josh Bruce

44

88%

1

5%

Kick-ins (play on): Caleb Daniel 5 (5), Bailey Dale 5 (5), Alex Keath 1 (0).

Collingwood v Gold Coast

Centre bounces: 23

Collingwood

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

CBA%

Scott Pendlebury

98

83%

16

70%

Josh Daicos

99

72%

16

70%

Brodie Grundy

119

85%

16

70%

Jordan De Goey

47

91%

16

70%

Josh Thomas

67

71%

11

48%

Steele Sidebottom

79

81%

10

43%

Darcy Cameron

79

80%

7

30%

Kick-ins (play on): Brayden Maynard 3 (3), Isaac Quaynor 1 (1), Chris Mayne 1 (1), John Noble (1 (1), Jordan Roughead 1 (1).

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

Gold Coast

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

CBA%

Touk Miller

130

88%

19

83%

Hugh Greenwood

124

82%

17

74%

Caleb Graham

52

69%

16

70%

Noah Anderson

78

86%

15

65%

David Swallow

82

80%

11

48%

Chris Burgess

52

69%

7

30%

Lachie Weller

90

72%

5

22%

Izak Rankine

56

81%

1

4%

Nick Holman

42

69%

1

4%

Kick-ins (play on): Jack Bowes 7 (7), Wil Powell 3 (2), Charlie Ballard 1 (0), Sam Collins 1 (0), Sean Lemmens 1 (1).

Adelaide v GWS Giants

Centre bounces: 23

Adelaide

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

CBA%

Ben Keays

106

84%

20

87%

Rory Laird

94

79%

19

83%

Reilly O'Brien

54

81%

19

83%

Paul Seedsman

101

87%

8

35%

Ned McHenry

67

71%

8

35%

Harry Schoenberg

53

74%

8

35%

Jackson Hately

54

70%

5

22%

Riley Thilthorpe

46

81%

2

9%

Elliott Himmelberg

24

92%

2

9%

Sam Berry

54

73%

1

4%

Kick-ins (play on): Brodie Smith 7 (4), Andrew McPherson 3 (2), Jake Kelly 2 (2), David Mackay 2 (2), Nick Murray 1 (1), Tom Doedee 1 (1).

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

GWS

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

CBA%

Shane Mumford

66

78%

20

87%

Callan Ward

87

81%

20

87%

Jacob Hopper

107

81%

20

87%

Tim Taranto

140

80%

15

65%

Tom Green

79

79%

8

35%

Josh Kelly

121

85%

4

17%

Jeremy Finlayson

43

85%

3

13%

Lachie Whitfield

110

75%

1

4%

Brent Daniels

13

10%

1

4%

Kick-ins (play on): Isaac Cumming 9 (7), Lachie Ash 5 (5), Harry Perryman 1 (0).

St Kilda v Hawthorn

Centre bounces: 32

St Kilda

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

CBA%

Jack Steele

89

80%

23

72%

Paddy Ryder

72

72%

22

69%

Brad Crouch

105

86%

22

69%

Jack Bytel

83

73%

19

59%

Zak Jones

151

80%

16

50%

Rowan Marshall

84

81%

10

31%

Sebastian Ross

108

81%

8

25%

Hunter Clark

113

81%

6

19%

Ryan Byrnes

75

73%

2

6%

Kick-ins (play on): Dougal Howard 3 (3), Nick Coffield 1 (1), Jack Sinclair 1 (1).

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

Hawthorn

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

CBA%

Ben McEvoy

97

82%

26

81%

Tom Mitchell

128

87%

26

81%

James Worpel

124

79%

24

75%

James Cousins

96

72%

18

56%

Finn Maginness

52

81%

10

31%

Jarman Impey

102

80%

8

25%

Liam Shiels

119

77%

5

16%

Mitch Lewis

33

84%

4

13%

Jacob Koschitzke

53

85%

2

6%

Tom Phillips

70

73%

2

6%

Jack Gunston

31

79%

2

6%

Luke Breust

70

80%

1

3%

Kick-ins (play on): Blake Hardwick 6 (2), Jack Scrimshaw 4 (2), Jack Gunston 1 (1), Sam Frost 1 (1), Changkuoth 1 (1), Harry Morrison 1 (0).

Brisbane v Port Adelaide

Centre bounces: 22

Brisbane

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

CBA%

Jarryd Lyons

106

84%

20

91%

Oscar McInerney

58

74%

18

82%

Dayne Zorko

100

81%

15

68%

Rhys Mathieson

63

75%

13

59%

Deven Robertson

44

69%

7

32%

Zac Bailey

81

70%

6

27%

Hugh McCluggage

119

81%

5

23%

Joe Daniher

80

88%

4

18%

Kick-ins (play on): Daniel Rich 8 (6), Grant Birchall 6 (4).

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

Port Adelaide

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

CBA%

Ollie Wines

126

76%

19

86%

Scott Lycett

49

78%

18

82%

Willem Drew

117

73%

13

59%

Sam Powell-Pepper

58

69%

10

45%

Robbie Gray

78

87%

10

45%

Dan Houston

62

71%

7

32%

Darcy Byrne-Jones

61

81%

5

23%

Charlie Dixon

53

95%

4

18%

Connor Rozee

76

90%

2

9%

Kick-ins (play on): Tom Jonas 7 (6), Dan Houston 3 (2), Ryan Burton 3 (3), Hamish Hartlett 1 (1), Miles Bergman 1 (1).

Sydney v Geelong

Centre bounces: 30

Sydney

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

CBA%

Tom Hickey

92

78%

26

87%

Luke Parker

68

84%

24

80%

Josh P. Kennedy

79

74%

21

70%

James Rowbottom

92

82%

19

63%

Chad Warner

74

82%

16

53%

Oliver Florent

100

82%

9

30%

Callum Sinclair

39

85%

4

13%

Tom Papley

51

79%

1

3%

Kick-ins (play on): Jordan Dawson 9 (8), Jake Lloyd 7 (7).

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

Geelong

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

CBA%

Joel Selwood

109

79%

25

83%

Cameron Guthrie

118

76%

24

80%

Brandan Parfitt

77

71%

23

77%

Rhys Stanley

45

65%

20

67%

Quinton Narkle

51

58%

14

47%

Mark Blicavs

50

96%

7

23%

Jack Henry

96

86%

3

10%

Mitch Duncan

116

91%

2

7%

Isaac Smith

96

89%

1

3%

Tom Atkins

65

84%

1

3%

Kick-ins (play on): Tom Stewart 4 (4), Zach Tuohy 1 (1), Sam Menegola 1 (0).

North Melbourne v Melbourne

Centre bounces: 31

North Melbourne

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

CBA%

Kayne Turner

109

85%

25

81%

Todd Goldstein

57

94%

21

68%

Ben Cunnington

126

84%

19

61%

Tarryn Thomas

55

72%

16

52%

Jy Simpkin

110

87%

16

52%

Tom Campbell

54

68%

10

32%

Will Phillips

66

77%

9

29%

Tom Powell

104

79%

8

26%

Kick-ins (play on): Jack Ziebell 5 (5), Aaron Hall 2 (1).

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

Melbourne

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

CBA%

Christian Petracca

97

88%

25

81%

Clayton Oliver

94

88%

24

77%

Max Gawn

72

97%

18

58%

Angus Brayshaw

60

78%

14

45%

James Jordon

91

72%

13

42%

Luke Jackson

78

79%

13

42%

Nathan Jones

58

59%

10

32%

Jake Melksham

69

68%

4

13%

Kysaiah Pickett

75

77%

2

6%

Alex Neal-Bullen

24

71%

1

3%

Kick-ins (play on): Steven May 4 (3), Tom McDonald 1 (1), Trent Rivers 1 (1), Christian Salem 1 (1).

 

Essendon v Carlton

Centre bounces: 38

Essendon

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

CBA%

Darcy Parish

106

83%

32

84%

Jake Stringer

87

79%

30

79%

Zach Merrett

103

81%

27

71%

Nick Bryan

67

61%

25

66%

Andrew McGrath

97

76%

25

66%

Peter Wright

80

81%

13

34%

Kick-ins (play on): Jordan Ridley 4 (4), Mason Redman 2 (1), Dyson Heppell 1 (1).

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

Carlton

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

CBA%

Marc Pittonet

80

80%

31

82%

Patrick Cripps

82

84%

31

82%

Ed Curnow

105

87%

29

76%

Sam Walsh

127

93%

28

74%

David Cuningham

84

83%

13

34%

Paddy Dow

19

14%

7

18%

Levi Casboult

35

80%

7

18%

Lachie Fogarty

62

79%

3

8%

Sam Petrevski-Seton

46

46%

3

8%

Kick-ins (play on): Adam Saad 4 (4), Sam Docherty 3 (2), Jacob Weitering 1 (1), Jack Newnes 1 (1), Lachie Plowman 1 (0), Liam Stocker 1 (1).

 

West Coast v Fremantle

Centre bounces: 34

West Coast

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

CBA%

Tim Kelly

141

84%

28

82%

Nic Naitanui

96

63%

27

79%

Dom Sheed

101

82%

24

71%

Jack Redden

103

83%

22

65%

Andrew Gaff

111

85%

18

53%

Liam Duggan

75

83%

10

29%

Nathan Vardy

35

57%

7

21%

Kick-ins (play on): Alex Witherden 5 (5), Jackson Nelson 2 (2).

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

Fremantle

Player

Fantasy

TOG

CBA

CBA%

Andrew Brayshaw

103

74%

28

82%

Nat Fyfe

79

90%

26

76%

Sean Darcy

59

83%

26

76%

David Mundy

101

78%

23

68%

Caleb Serong

71

66%

16

47%

Darcy Tucker

61

70%

9

26%

Rory Lobb

64

100%

8

24%

Kick-ins (play on): Nathan Wilson 9 (6), Tobe Watson 1 (0), Reece Conca 1 (1), Brennan Cox 1 (0).

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