IT’S RAINING rookies! There is no rookie crisis in round 14 – but which ones do you pick?

The most obvious rookie to select this week is Adelaide’s Hugo Hall-Kahan (DEF/MID, $252,000). Not only has he had his bye, the mature-aged recruit was awesome last week and scored 51 on debut from just 56 per cent game due to a head knock.

Melbourne’s Kentfield scored 47 on debut last week and should stay in the team over the coming weeks off the back of the horrible injury to Brody Mihocek.

Depending on the position you need and your bye structure moving forward … there are plenty of rookies with their hands up high for selection in your team this week.

Fantasy reminder: This week is the third week of the mid-season bye rounds and it’s Carlton, Collingwood, Fremantle and Hawthorn on the sidelines this week. During this time, Fantasy coaches will have three trades a week, with their best-18 on field scores counting towards their overall total.

Trap or treat?

Here are some of the traps to avoid and some treats worth considering for the round ahead.

Jordan Dawson (MID, $1,114,000) – TREAT
We still need to be targeting players coming off their bye, even if they are worth over $1.1M. Dawson has now averaged 123 in his last five games ranking him second overall during that time, just behind John Noble.

Luke Parker (DEF/MID, $892,000) – TREAT
While others are grabbing Ash and Whitfield you could save some money and grab Parker who has the Eagles, Richmond and Essendon over the next three weeks – a patch that could see him average 105-plus.

Brent Daniels (MID/FWD, $711,000) – TREAT
For two weeks leading into his bye, Daniels received a role change that saw him attended 55 of the team’s centre-bounces to average 93. He’s the perfect player to hide away in the ‘Fraud-line’ and capable of big scores.

Sam Durham (MID/FWD, $692,000) – TRAP
Trap this week … a treat coming up. You just can’t trade in someone who has their bye next week. Durham scored 132 last week in a role change that saw him attended 18 CBAs. Be patient, grab him in round 16.

Daniel Curtin (MID, $595,000) – TRAP
Curtin was great last week scoring 95 without anytime in the middle. The issue is, before that great score he had only averaged 52 across the four games prior. A little risky for a guy who can only be selected as a MID.

If you already have Ash, then you might as well grab Lachie Whitfield (DEF, $998,000) too. Whitfield’s form has been a little hit and miss this year. However, he is under a million dollars and is going to be as cheap as he’ll get.

Smith has gone up $508,000 this season, the most of all players. He has now averaged 77 for the year and despite scoring 57 last week, he has hit some form in recent weeks scoring 91 and 90 in his last four games.

Most popular trade

Dan Houston (DEF, $783,000) to Lachie Ash (DEF, $994,000)

Over 8000 Fantasy coaches have made this and it’s easy to see why.

Cast your mind back to round nine – Dan Houston (DEF, $783,000) was averaging 102 and priced at just over $900,000. A ‘must-have’ were the words used by the Fantasy community, but the pressure was too much for Houston, who has only averaged 71 since.

Draft: One-week wonders

A strategy in draft is to find one-week streaming options. This means, finding a player who has low ownership (most likely in the free agents) and an option for a one-week play. You may require a player like this to fill any holes in your team while you wait for an injured player to return or for one of your players to gain dual-position status.

Here are some players with low ownership that might be worth a punt on for this week.

Connor Idun (DEF) v St Kilda – Before his bye, Idun had his best game of the season with 29 disposals and 14 marks. The Saints do give up points to defenders and Idun could be the one cashing in.

Harvey Langford (MID) v Essendon – Match-ups are everything in Fantasy and Langford has the easiest one in town after scoring 102 last week against the Magpies. He sits in just 12 per cent of leagues.

Logan Morris (FWD) v Richmond – Sitting in just 25 per cent of leagues, maybe Morris is still there in yours. He scored 128 last week from 7.4 goals and should have a day out against the Tigers.

Calvin’s best captains

No.1 – Bailey Smith v Gold Coast @ GMHBA Stadium, FRI 7.40pm AEST
We all know the scores Smith is capable of and this week he meets the third-easiest team for midfielders to score against on his home turf. Even though Smith only managed 80 against them in the Opening round, a score of 140-plus isn’t out of the question.

No.2 – Zach Merrett v Melbourne @ the MCG, SAT 1.15pm AEST
In the middle or down back… it won’t matter for Merrett this week. He scored 109 against the Demons in round five, and on that day, Archie Roberts had 164, in the exact role Merrett had last week. Coming off scores of 126, 109 and 148 – Merrett is a great option once again!

No.3 – Lachie Ash v St Kilda @ Marvel Stadium, SUN 3.15pm AEST
With an average of 102 in his last five games and an average of 114 in his last five games against the Saints… Ash is one to consider. The most traded in player for the week should be a great ‘fall-back’ option if your VC doesn’t go the plan.

No.4 – Lachie Neale v Richmond @ Ninja Stadium, SUN 1.10pm AEST
Isaac Heeney (163), Chad Warner (123), Zach Merrett (148), Darcy Parish (129), Jack Macrae (125), Max Hall (114) and Hugo Garcia (112) are the midfielders to have feasted upon the Tigers and it’s hard to see Neale not doing the same. Neale has averaged 121 in his last three games against Richmond and will be huge again.

No.5 – Max Holmes v Gold Coast @ GMHBA Stadium, FRI 7.40pm AEST
Holmes is coming off scores of 110, 88 and 110 despite playing a variety of roles. The Suns are one of his favourite teams to score against and recently he has had 108, 146 and 106 against them. This could be a high scoring game at the Cattery!