FootyBets.aiFriday Night Lights & Top End Fights: Your AFL Round 10 DraftStars Guide
The Round 10 Friday slate serves up a cracking double-header to kickstart the footy weekend. We've got the Gold Coast Suns hosting Port Adelaide in the humid, contested conditions up at Marrara Oval in Darwin, followed by a heavyweight Friday night blockbuster between the Sydney Swans and Collingwood at the S.C.G. Expect a heavy diet of stoppage ball up in the Top End, perfectly contrasting with the rapid, transitional scoring on the tight Sydney deck.
Our FootyBets.ai algorithm has crunched the numbers, and a few clear standout picks are dominating the optimal builds. Here is why these blokes are absolute must-haves for your DraftStars lineups tonight:
Willem Drew (Port Adelaide) Locked into 100% of our optimal lineups, Drew is tailor-made for Darwin footy. Expect the dewy, humid conditions to create plenty of stoppages, allowing Drew to rack up a mountain of tackles and contested possessions for a massive fantasy floor.
Jason Horne-Francis (Port Adelaide) Also featuring in every single optimal build, JHF’s explosive power out of the guts will be a nightmare for the Suns to stop. He pushes forward to hit the scoreboard and accumulates clearances at will, projecting a massive 93.1 points.
Will Lorenz (Port Adelaide) Our AI absolutely loves this young Power midfielder tonight, placing him in 10/10 lineups. He projects to see plenty of the footy and offers incredible structural balance to your DraftStars builds.
Brodie Grundy (Sydney Swans) Taking on his old mob at the SCG! Grundy loves the tight confines of his home deck, where he can dominate the hit-outs and get his hands dirty at ground level. He’s in 80% of optimal lineups and boasts the highest projection of the slate (106.1 pts).
Nick Blakey (Sydney Swans) ‘The Lizard’ is the master of the SCG rebound. With an 80% appearance rate, Blakey will be taking the kick-ins and launching Sydney’s counter-attacks, turning intercept marks and running bounces into pure fantasy gold.
Position-by-Position Quick Tips
- RUC: Brodie Grundy is the undeniable alpha of the slate, but if you're multi-entering and want to pivot, Port's Dante Visentini offers a unique contrarian angle.
- DEF: Stack the Swans! Nick Blakey, Riley Bice, and Tom McCartin are heavily favoured by the AI to rack up the defensive ball against the Pies.
- MID: Port Adelaide dominates the core, but don't sleep on Noah Anderson (Gold Coast) for a ceiling game in the Top End, or sprinkle in some Nick Daicos magic if you want elite upside.
- FWD: Target the Mid-Forwards. Jason Horne-Francis and Chad Warner are your premium forward beasts who attend plenty of center bounces, giving them a massive scoring edge.
Ready to take out the prize pool? Scroll down to see FootyBets.ai’s Top 10 optimal lineups for tonight's slate!