Round 22 of the Isuzu UTE A-League season kicks off on Friday night – and with the start of a new round comes fresh possibilities for you and your Official A-Leagues Fantasy team!
Consider these five fantasy options heading into Round 22, thanks to neds.
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Oskar Zawada – Wellington Phoenix
- Price: $494K
- Ownership: 2%
- Three-round average: 12.0 points
He’s back!
Oskar Zawada will return to action for the Phoenix this weekend, after a one-week absence on paternity leave.
And the ‘Nix spearhead will look to pick up right where he left off for Wellington: scoring goals for fun. All 12 of his goals this season have come from his last 15 appearances in yellow and black. It’s a frightening run of form which can only hold your fantasy side in good stead if you can find the $494k needed to squeeze the Polish striker into your line-up this weekend.
Jay O’Shea – Brisbane Roar
- Price: $492K
- Ownership: 8%
- Three-round average: 10.1 points
Jay O’Shea is one of the most consistent performers in the league looms as a must-own for any fantasy manager looking to rise up the rankings between now and the end of the regular season.
The Irishman has only dropped below 10 points once in his last five Roar outings; his three-round average of 15 points is almost best in class (disregarding Craig Goodwin’s simply ridiculous 26.7 three-game points average). O’Shea is on dead balls for Brisbane, including penalties. Bring him in and ride the points home to the finish line.
Bruno Fornaroli – Melbourne Victory
- Price: $363K
- Ownership: 3%
- Three-round average: 10.0 points
Bruno Fornaroli is putting together a superb run of form at the backend of the season.
He’s scored in five of his last seven appearances for Victory, with his latest coming in a 2-0 win over Central Coast Mariners in Round 21.
Fornaroli notched just one single-round score of 10+ through his first nine appearances of the season. He’s since recorded five in seven games as he launches up the fantasy scoring charts.
Louis D’Arrigo – Adelaide United
- Price: $425K
- Ownership: 5%
- Three-round average: 14.3 points
Louis D’Arrigo is in the form of his life for the Reds. He’s bagged three assists and one goal across his last three appearances for the second-placed side; the 21-year-old has been given license to roam from midfield of late, and it’s reaping rewards in the final third.
D’Arrigo sits behind only Craig Goodwin and Jay O’Shea as the third-best fantasy asset over the past three rounds. Adelaide travel to face Western Sydney Wanderers on Friday night – the last time these teams met there were goals galore in an entertaining 4-4 draw.
Ryan Williams – Perth Glory
- Price: $277K
- Ownership: 2%
- Three-round average: 7.3 points
Perth Glory’s Ryan Williams is set for a price hike of almost $40k at the end of Round 22, thanks to a season-high single-round haul of 19 last time out. The Glory winger is one of his side’s most vital attacking assets, and you can expect the 29-year-old to be involved in plenty of Perth’s final-third combinations as the club look to send off their stay at Macedonia Park in style on Saturday night.
The opponents? Macarthur FC, with the worst goals-against record (39) of any side in the league this season.
