AFL Dream Team

AFL Dream Team is an online Australian rules football based fantasy football game that was created in 2001 by Vapormedia[1] and published by the Australian Football League (AFL) and Toyota. Participants assemble an imaginary team of real life players, limited by a salary cap, and score points based on those players' actual statistical performance on the field of play throughout the AFL home-and-away season.[2] It is the second most popular Australian rules football fantasy game behind News Corporation's Supercoach game.[3] It is similar to an offline based game of the same name that was run in the 1990s by The Age newspaper in Melbourne. In Recent times, the site has been replaced by a newer version known as AFL Fantasy

For the AFL representative team, see Dream Team Australian rules football team.
AFL Dream Team
Screenshot of an AFL Dream Team
Type of site
Sports
URLAFL Dream Team
Current statusPublic

Point scoring

Points are gained or deducted depending on the performances of your 22 players for each round. Up to four emergencies can replace players in your starting 22, who didn't play that specific round. If you have a 0 scoring player in a certain position and don't have an emergency selected in that position, you'll not score any points for that player. You can choose who on the reserves list you'll use as an emergency. Meanwhile, the remaining five substitutes on your reserves list don't score, but can increase in value. Each week up to two trades can be made but if there are bye rounds that happen in generally round 10-14, you are given 3 trades a week.

Points are awarded for the following achievements.

  • Kick = 3 Points
  • Handball = 2 Points
  • Mark = 3 Points
  • Tackle = 4 Points
  • Free Kick For = 1 Point
  • Free Kick Against = -3 Points
  • Hitout = 1 Point
  • Goal = 6 Points
  • Behind = 1 Point

2016 Season Points Leaders

In 2016 the point leaders were again dominated by midfielders like they are in most years.

PlayerClubTotal ScoreAverage per Game
Patrick DangerfieldGeelong2846118.6
Dan HanneberySydney2787107.2
Luke ParkerSydney2781107
Tom MitchellSydney2722104.7
Josh P. KennedySydney2718108.7
Zach MerrettEssendon2587117.6
Lachie HunterWestern Bulldogs257399
Marcus BontempelliWestern Bulldogs255898.4
Joel SelwoodGeelong2525105.2
Jordan LewisHawthorn2474103.1
Adam TreloarCollingwood2453111.5
Lachie NealeFremantle2445111.1
Lance FranklinSydney242993.4
Rory SloaneAdelaide2412104.9
Heath ShawGreater Western Sydney2406100.3
Stephen ConiglioGreater Western Sydney2375103.3
Matthew BoydWestern Bulldogs236898.7
Dustin MartinRichmond2355107
Max GawnMelbourne2345106.6
Liam PickenWestern Bulldogs234590.2

References
  1. Cooper, Adam (27 March 2012). "Fantasy sports enjoy very real growth". The Age. Melbourne.
  2. "Dreamteam 101". AFL Website. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
  3. Canning, Simon (13 April 2009). "Rivals scramble for fantasy football dollars". The Australian.
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