2015-11-18

It hasn’t quite worked out for young Adelaide number two John Hall. To be fair, he hasn’t been helped by whats in front of him, but Hall isn’t even racking up the accumulative save points you might expect given Adelaide’s shoddiness at the back: averaging just 2.3 saves per game. Wiser Fantasy managers would have given Hall the flick weeks ago, but on the basis of this weekend Adelaide have their best shot at a clean sheet all season when they host the Jets – who register the second least shots per game (8.6). Make no mistake, this is the last hurrah for the Reds’ stand-in custodian. We’re doubling up on the Sydney defence again this week when the Sky Blues travel to a meagre Perth side. Looking to continue their exceptional away form, Graham Arnold’s men come up against the worst team in the league for chances created and shots (6.2/90 & 7.1/90). Sydney have restricted their opponents to just 2.1 shots on target per 90 this season, so Matt Jurman and the returning Alex Gersbach look a solid bet to keep their sheet clean on Saturday. Elsewhere in defence, we’ve plumped for Daniel Georgievski with the Victory’s home game against the Mariners looking like another potential [...]

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