The biggest and best GameDay Squad Aussie Rules season is just around the corner! While the season is creeping up on all of us, it has been a fair chunk of time between drinks so, let's scrub up on all things GameDay Squad in order to get ready for the first bounce of the 2024 Aussie Rules season!
To get a leg up on the competition, check out our fantasy Aussie Rules scoring system to ensure you have all the boxes ticked come selection time!
Scoring
The Australian Football GameDay scoring for 2024 is as follows:
Kick - 4 points
Handball - 2 points
Mark - 3 points
Tackle - 4 points
Hit Outs - 1 point
Goal - 8 points
Behind - 0 points
Free For - 2 points
Free Against - (-2) points
2023 Review
We have gone back and analysed which players would have been the stars of the 2023 Aussie Rules GameDay Squad season.
Top 10 players based on average score:
Marcus Bontempelli - Western Bulldogs (MID) - 136.7 GDS points per game
Errol Gulden - Sydney Swans (FWD) - 135.8 GDS points per game
Tim English - Western Bulldogs (RUCK) - 134.43 GDS points per game
Jordan Dawson - Adelaide Crows (DEF) - 133.57 GDS points per game
Clayton Oliver - Melbourne Demons (MID) - 131.6 GDS points per game
Rowan Marshall - St Kilda Saints (RUCK) - 131.6 GDS points per game
Zach Merrett - Essendon Bombers - (MID) - 131 GDS points per game
Tim Taranto - Richmond Tigers (FWD) - 129.61 GDS points per game
Nick Daicos - Collingwood Magpies (DEF) - 128.1 GDS points per game
Andrew Brayshaw - Fremantle Dockers - (MID) - 127.6 GDS points per game
*2023 positions
We also took a deeper dive into the top 3 of each position!
Defenders
Jordan Dawson - Adelaide Crows (DEF) - 133.57 GDS points per game
Nick Daicos - Collingwood Magpies (DEF) - 128.1 GDS points per game
James Sicily - Hawthorn Hawks (DEF) - 123.74 GDS points per game
Midfielders
Marcus Bontempelli - Western Bulldogs (MID) - 136.7 GDS points per game
Clayton Oliver - Melbourne Demons (MID) - 131.6 GDS points per game
Zach Merrett - Essendon Bombers - (MID) - 131 GDS points per game
Rucks
Tim English - Western Bulldogs (RUCK) - 134.43 GDS points per game
Rowan Marshall - St Kilda Saints (RUCK) - 131.6 GDS points per game
Toby Nankervis - Richmond Tigers (RUCK) - 114.13 GDS points per game
Forwards
Errol Gulden - Sydney Swans (FWD) - 135.8 GDS points per game
Tim Taranto - Richmond Tigers (FWD) - 129.61 GDS points per game
Connor Rozee - Port Adelaide Power (FWD) - 125.2 GDS points per game
We look forward to competing with you all for premiership glory in season 2024!