AFL Fantasy with The Traders

The first Thursday teams for 2022 are in! Roy, Calvin and Warnie run through each of the line ups and provide plenty of tips for locking your initial squads in. Calvin has the top captain selections for this week but the message is clear, 30 green dots! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's lockout week and even though we're a bit dusty after the best Fantasy Draft weekend of all time, we've got a lot of work to do to get our teams ready for the first game of round one on Wednesday night. We talk team structure, cash cows and all the important things you need to know as the season approaches way too quickly! Play AFL Fantasy at http://fantasy.afl.com.au or download the free smar...

What a treat we have just a few days out from the first lockout of 2022! Three former winners of AFL Fantasy Classic. Trent Sutcliffe (2020), James Robinson (2018) and Selby Lee-Steere (2017/18*) generously gave up their time to answer questions from social media to help coaches finalise their squads. A compelling listen. Play AFL Fantasy at http://fantasy.afl.com.au or download the free smartphon...

ABC commentator Corbin Middlemas has been playing in a Fantasy Draft league for over a decade. On most occasions they get together for a marathon draft where their squads of 40 players are picked in a four hour session. We chat with Corbin about all things Fantasy Draft ahead of the most popular weekend for drafting on the last footy free weekend for quite some time! Play AFL Fantasy at http://fan...

Nine games of the AAMI Community Series are in the can and while we have quite a few answers ... there are still plenty of questions as we approach the last week before lockout. We run through who stood out (and who didn't) from the dress rehearsal before the 2022 season commences! Let's do this! Play AFL Fantasy at http://fantasy.afl.com.au or download the free smartphone app. Episode guide 2:35...

Paul Montgomery, known online as @m0nty , is a pioneer in Fantasy footy. He created FanFooty.com.au almost two decades ago as there wasn't a platform for Fantasy coaches to check on live progress scores of their players. Monty shares some of his journey and gives some tips for the season ahead. Play AFL Fantasy at http://fantasy.afl.com.au or download the free smartphone app. Episode guide 1:00 -...

It's ruck week and even though the three spots make up just one-tenth of our Fantasy Classic squads, there are a range of options being explored. We catch up with last year's runner-up and 2x top 10 finisher Kyle Holmes to discuss the big men. Also Heff from the Keeper League Podcast helps us out with things to know ahead of the second year of Draft keeper leagues. It's another bumper episode! Let...

Warnie winds the clock back to his teenage years when he was glued to the radio as they went around to grounds getting updates on all the footy action. He caught up with reporters from AFL.com.au and a special guest to give the rundown, from an AFL Fantasy perspective, of the nine pre-season practice matches from around the country. Play AFL Fantasy at http://fantasy.afl.com.au or download the fre...

Sitting across the desk from Selby, the Fantasy GOAT, is ex-Hawthorn/West Coast defender Xavier Ellis. He's jumped back on the Fantasy horse to bring podcasts with the two-time winner of AFL Fantasy Classic as part of the Moreira's Magic season guide . We chat with X about his playing days and find out what he's learned from Selby over the last couple of seasons including sharing some of his picks...

It's time to look at the defenders! Our men down back can rack up - especially if they're getting those bonus points from the kick-ins - so we get the help of some absolute gurus to help us make the right calls. The premiums, the value picks and the PODs are all covered in another bumper episode. Let's do this! Play AFL Fantasy at http://fantasy.afl.com.au or download the free smartphone app. Epis...

This week on Coaches' Corner, we head to Hollywood to chat with Australian actor Ryan Corr. Best known for his role as Cody in Packed to the Rafters, the Logie nominated actor is an AFL Fantasy fanatic. He shares with the boys his love for Fantasy footy and how it keeps him connected to his mates... and takes away from the important things like learning lines. Play AFL Fantasy at http://fantasy.af...

One of the trickiest positions in AFL Fantasy this season are the forwards. Most premiums have question marks and there are a few value options to consider. We focus on the forward line in this week's episode with a surprise call from a highly selected cash cow and a former winner shares his line up. Let's do this! Play AFL Fantasy at http://fantasy.afl.com.au or download the free smartphone app....

Our first coach profiled for Coaches' Corner is none other than West Coast Eagles premiership player Will Schofield . The defender joins Roy, Calvin and Warnie to chat through his love for AFL Fantasy including his success last season, his long running league, how he fared in The Traders' Mock Draft for their upcoming Draft Kit and how you can win a pretty epic prize being in his AFL Fantasy leagu...

It's all about the men in the middle today! The engineroom is where bulk Fantasy points are scored and are the backbone of your AFL Fantasy team. We'll chat to a hat winner from last year on what his midfield looks like and go straight to the source of one of the biggest ball magnets going around, Tom Mitchell the Fantasy Pig. Let's do this! Play AFL Fantasy at http://fantasy.afl.com.au or downloa...

Leagues can now hold their live AFL Fantasy Draft for the 2022 season, so we thought we'd get a crew of experts together to run through the first two rounds of a 10-team league. We've got Cam , Steve and Statesman from the Draft Doctors , Heff and Kaes from the Keeper League Podcast plus Ben Sutton and Nathan Schmook from AFL.com.au to make their picks. Play AFL Fantasy at http://fantasy.afl.com.a...

Our club preview series is in the can so it's time to get serious with our AFL Fantasy preparation for season 2022. We run through all the important news around the grounds from who's burning up the track, who's in the injury ward and who's looking as good at Nat Fyfe's goatee in photos. Oh boy, it's a thing of beauty! Let's do this! Play AFL Fantasy at http://fantasy.afl.com.au or download the fr...

The top end at the Dees are elite, but they drop off to a lot of role players according to Roy. He does try to find upside in a few players as The Traders discuss the Fantasy prospects from the reigning premiers. Play AFL Fantasy now . Episode guide 0:45 - "You're only as good as your last game" - Roy is hot on last year's Norm, Christian Petracca . 2:40 - Does Clayton Oliver outperform CP5? The b...

Bevo became an AFL coach just to mess with AFL Fantasy coaches minds. Warnie runs through some of the big premium options from the Dogs with a couple of locks to grab up FWD and some food for thought on other players for Classic and Draft. Play AFL Fantasy now . Episode guide 0:50 - Warnie says he would be super-happy with Jack Macrae as an early first rounder in Draft. 4:00 - Marcus Bontempelli w...

Some incredible stats were uncovered by Calvin in his preview of the Power including the first scores of 140 or more by a Brownlow Medallist and ruck numbers you have to hear to be believed. Play AFL Fantasy now . Episode guide 0:35 - Ollie Wines is coming off a Brownlow and career-best Fantasy average. 2:30 - "When I was a kid, I wanted to be an astronaut" - Calvin likens Zak Butters ' hope to pl...

Roy covers the Cats and is hot on Danger as he's priced almost 35 points below his best... but it's a star midfielder who has FWD status that has the boys most excited.  Play AFL Fantasy now . Episode guide 0:30 - Despite losing FWD status, Patrick Dangerfield is priced at 87 after six years of being 100+. 3:30 - Tom Stewart will add stability to your backline. 4:30 - Could you get a steal in...

An under-priced Lachie Neale is a lock for Warnie while there are some other names of interest from the Lions including a first round Draft pick of Jarryd Lyons. Can Daniel Rich improve his numbers following the retirement of Grant Birchall and the kick-ins that he'll have access to? Play AFL Fantasy now . Episode guide 0:25 - Lachie Neale has been picked by plenty with good reason. 2:35 - In the...

Calvin is concerned about where TT plays in the first five rounds while Toby Greene is out suspended. The boys suggest watching where he lines up in round one before locking him in. Keep an eye on what the Giants plan to do with their ruck as Preuss is super-cheap in Classic. Play AFL Fantasy now . Episode guide 0:30 - Lachie Whitfield is priced under 100 and should be much better this year. 2:15...

Roy makes a big call on Isaac Heeney. Is he right? Even though Callum Mills is a MID-only, he could still be a Draft first-rounder according to Calvin but it’s Jake Lloyd who Warnie is most keen on. There are plenty of players to consider from the Swans. Play AFL Fantasy now . Episode guide 0:40 –  Callum Mills  finally got a run through the midfield and enjoyed a consistent...

Did 'Scrapbook' Parish lose out when String Trick increased his CBAs? Can Sam Draper be a decent averaging ruckman? Does Jordan Ridley recapture his early season form? Can you pick Caldwell as a MID only? Warnie has a lot of fun talking about his boys. Play AFL Fantasy now . Episode guide 0:55 - Zach Merrett is a safe premium midfield pick. 3:00 - While he had a dominant season, Darcy Parish could...

Get the protractor out before locking in the Eagles' best midfield option. Does the Yeo-Yeo string make its way back to the top? Will the mature age recruit be one of the $190k picks of the year? Calvin runs through the best of the West Coast boys for 2022. Play AFL Fantasy now . Episode guide 1:00 - Leading into last year, Andrew Gaff averaged 110 for three seasons. 3:15 - Tim Kelly had two injur...