Star Blues recruit Zac Williams has been suspended for his bump on Saint Hunter Clark and will miss the opening round of the AFL season.

Slated for more midfield time in the navy blue despite having defender eligibility on both fantasy formats, the former Giant has been one of the most popular selections in AFL Fantasy ($626,000) and SuperCoach ($458,600) sides.

But now missing Round 1, fantasy coaches are left with very little choice but to say farewell and look elsewhere.

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Do you downgrade and build a bank to upgrade elsewhere? Do you look for a like-for-like, or do you have the cash to upgrade?

So many questions to answer, and in no particular order, we have 10 replacement options to consider.

4. Isaac Cumming 

AFL Fantasy Price – $355,000 
SuperCoach Price – $288,800

The Giants will likely replace Williams with Cumming and perhaps you should do the same.

The GWS defender is another very handy price downgrade if you're looking to build a bank off the back of the Williams suspension. He has been in the system for a while now and looks set for a breakout year in 2021.

Will be very handy to make a profit off in upcoming weeks as well.