Career High SuperCoach Score:  145 Vs Brisbane (2018)

Career High AFLFantasy Score: 135 Vs Fremantle (2016)

Career High SuperCoach Average: 91.8 (2018)

Career High AFLFantasy Average: 89 (2018)

Impact on Old Club:

Fremantle fans will be sad to see the departure of Jesse Hogan. Just 24 months ago he rode into WA as the club’s white knight. Finally, Dockers fans felt that finally, they had an elite key position forward that was capable of propelling the club back into finals.

Fast forward two seasons and Hogan played just 19 games of a possible 39. Meaning the for the vast majority of his time the club have been forced to structure up without him.

Players like Matt Taberner and Rory Lobb taking the bulk of the key forward responsibility as well as Nat Fyfe becoming the other dangerous target. The net result of what Hogan cost, given what he has delivered and in turn what they got for him is a clear loss for the club.

However, it’s far from doom and gloom at the club. Having nailed the draft over the past few seasons, the Dockers are well and truly primed on a future finals push in 2021 and beyond. Regarding the impact of his departure for Freo, it’s pretty minimal if anything at all.

Impact on New Club:

The GWS Giants had the biggest net loss over the trade period. Potential future stars in Jye Caldwell and Jackson Hately left after two seasons. While at the same time, free agents Aiden Corr, Zac Williams and Jeremy Cameron all left the club via one way or another.

On paper, of all the ‘outs’ the most difficult to replace would be that of Jezza. Key position forwards that are capable of kicking 50+ goals don’t grow on trees. However, the addition of Hogan could limit the blow of his departure. When at his best Jesse is one of the most key position forwards to matchup on.

Barely any defender can match up to him both athletically and physically. Meaning that depending on what opposition stocks have available he’ll either burn the off around the ground. Or in a one-on-one marking presence, he’ll use his hauling frame to out body them.

2018 was by far Hogan’s most damaging year. In that season he used his athletic and aerobic strength’s to full effect and became an additional midfielder for the Demons.

Across the season he ranked elite for score involvements, goal accuracy, ground ball gets, effective disposals, contested and uncontested possessions. If Hogan can get both his mind and body to deliver on his potential talent, then the Giants could come out big winners in this trade.

Fantasy Summary:

Potential is one of the dirtiest words to use in fantasy football, but for Jesse Hogan, it’s probably the most appropriate to use. He has the potential to be the biggest bargain buy of the season in the salary cap and drafts formats of the game. Just two seasons ago he was among the top ten forwards across all formats of the game.

Playing just seven of seventeen available games in 2020, he’ll get a discount on his 48 AFLFantasy average and 58 in SuperCoach. Those are between 35-40 points per game beneath his average of 2018, and that’s before any pricing is adjusted. Coaches will need to watch his preseason closely, but a fit and well Hogan is a serious midprice stepping stone to consider.

Especially with the delivery of service available from the likes of Lachie Whitfield and Josh Kelly. Fantasy coaches know all too well of the high scoring game style of GWS, and should that maintain in 2021 then it’s prime fulfilment of potential for Hogan owners. Keep him on the preseason watchlist, as there is a huge potential upside to coaches that pick him later in drafts or salary cap squads.