AFL Fantasy with The Traders

New rules have been confirmed for Fantasy in 2020 with three (3) trades available to use in rounds 2-5. Warnie makes sure everyone understands how to convert scores to BCV, Roy names up his Rollin' 22 and Calvin lists the must-haves if he was to pick a team from scratch. Episode guide 2:15 - How the lads will tackle the bonus trades made available. 6:00 - Warnie runs through the news of the last f...

It's time to get serious. The fixture for round two through to five have been announced and Calvin cracks out his red and green tables to look at the Scale of Hardness. Warnie runs through the main things we need to know about the upcoming fixture and attempt to make the team changes for round two. Plus the lads answer your questions.. Episode guide 1:30 - Roy and Calvin sample Warnie's iso-home b...

With Gillon's words last Friday, Roy, Calvin and Warnie were pumped to get back in the studio and start talking Fantasy with a purpose. Footy will return on June 11 and we could not be more excited. Warnie runs through the things Fantasy coaches need to know ahead of round two as the lads map out what we should be thinking with our trades and other quirks in this 'Coronaball' season. Included is a...

Roy, Calvin and Warnie are missing Fantasy that much that they're trying a few different challenges. First up they pick a team with one player from each club and turn that into a 3-team draft league with some entertaining results through varying strategies. The boys also name up their top three moments from over the years as well as project forward to when the season resumes. Episode guide 2:45 -...

We don't know the return date as yet, but in a fortnight we should. Roy, Calvin and Warnie mull over when it could be and what we might need to think about for Fantasy. An old friend leaves a message for the boys and Todd Goldstein is chopped from the Team of the Decade. Calvin isn't allowed to have a say on the best forwards from the last 10 years as the squad is finalised. As The Traders remembe...

Another week of the footy lockdown goes by and the boys catch up once again over Skype. We'd be looking forward to round six and the massive Anzac Day game, so Warnie looks back at the best Pies and Dons over the last 10 years. Continuing the best from the last 10 years, the rucks to be included in the Team of the Decade are debated at length with Calvin making the final call. Roy goes back to the...

Poor audio quality continues this week, but don't worry, the content isn't nearly as poor. The boys catch up after another week apart in isolation over Skype and a couple of beers. It would have been the Easter weekend and Warnie takes the lads through the best performers from the Cats and Hawks over the years. Eight players are inducted into the team of the decade as attention is turned to the mi...

Technology issues due to social isolation couldn't stop The Traders catching up for their weekly podcast. Roy, Calvin and Warnie share a couple of beers as well as reveal the defenders for the Team of the Decade (2010-19). There's plenty of banter as they look at the worst trades of all-time, some stories from the past and some fun with a quiz. Episode guide 1:45 - Warnie is bottling his home brew...

The boys catch up after a week of no footy and some social isolation to chew the fat. Not necessarily all about Fantasy footy, just to chat! They discuss what they've been up to the last few days, their rage trades, possible trade scenarios and chat with the current number one in Fantasy footy, Josh, to talk about his team . That and some of your questions (again, some Fantasy related, some not).9...

Well, that was that. Footy was back for one weekend only and we had a lot to adjust to. 16 minute quarters made for some interesting scores - some were well up and some were well down as 80 became the new 100. Roy, Calvin and Warnie wrap up the start to the season and try to make sense of what's to come. Episode guide 2:00 - How the scores looked compared to other seasons. 4:30 - The Traders' roun...

The Traders look over the round one teams as they are announced. Get your team set for the full lockout on Friday at 7:50pm AEDT. http://afl.com.au/fantasy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Traders sat down to record the weekly podcast soon after Gillon McLachlan announced that the season will be going ahead with 17 games as a break is expected for the coronavirus. Roy, Calvin and Warnie look at what it all means for Fantasy and give their take on it all in a very special, and unique, episode of the podcast. Warnie catches up with Harris Andrews from the Lions following their Dra...

In 2019, Jon Harmey was in cracking AFL Fantasy form. Backing up from the No.6 hat he won in 2017, the Essendon supporter took his team Hirdy's Heroes to the top of the overall rankings after the byes and sat there until round 23. Well, at least until the start of the final round as in some amazing scenes, Craig Wegener overtook Harmey's team to be crowned the 2019 champion. Episode guide 1:00 - H...

Roy, Calvin and Warnie chat about the annual Traders v Journos Fantasy Draft as it happened. Plenty of fun and surprises throughout the live draft - especially finding out it is only a 2-3-1-2/4 structure for the 10 team league. The boys were joined on during the recording by Mitch Cleary, Nathan Schmook and Lee Gaskin to give their insights into the draft and answer some of the pressing general F...

The final weekend of the Marsh Community Series has just finished leaving Roy, Calvin and Warnie with more questions than what they started with. There looks to be a major lack of rookies on the horizon to play this year and some of the players locked after impressive performances in the first Marsh game weren't quite as prolific. The Traders chat through all nine games to help you wade through th...

Plenty happened over the weekend from the State of Origin to the four Marsh Series games... and most importantly (for us) the Bacon Cup Draft Day. Adam Curley from AFL.com.au joined the boys to discuss the Giants v Swans game and look at the all-important ruck battles for both clubs. Plenty of questions are answered in another jam packed episode of the podcast. Episode guide 2:00 - What we learned...

What a big weekend it was in Fantasy footy! The first five Marsh Series games were played out and The Traders have plenty of takeaways from those to discuss in close to an hour-and-a-half of the longest episode of the AFL Fantasy podcast ever! They are also joined by Nathan Schmook from AFL.com.au to discuss Fremantle and West Coast fantasy stocks an answer plenty of your questions. Episode guide...

As we count down to the Marsh Series, the boys are joined by AFL.com.au's Marc McGowan for a look at the Hawthorn and North Melbourne intraclub games. They boys also chat about the other intras including Fremantle, Port Adelaide, St Kilda, Adelaide and the scratch matches between Geelong and Collingwood as well as Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast. Selby Lee-Steere, the coach of Moreira's Magic - the...

It's a show all about the South Australian teams and the rucks. Get the inside word from AFL.com.au's Lee Gaskin as he lets us know about all of the ins and outs at the Crows and Power. Roy, Calvin and Warnie talk who to pick as R2 and Warnie drops his top 12 ruck draft rankings. Episode guide 1:00 - The AFL Record is out now. Grab your copy! 2:40 - Craig's 2019 captains tips are better than Calvi...

The game has been open for a bit over a week and the boys are looking over all of the news that could affect team selection. Mitch Cleary joins The Traders for a chat about the injuries, track burners and more as he pieces together his own team. Episode guide 0:30 - Roy addresses feedback from his first team reveal. 3:00 - AFL.com.au's Mitch Cleary joins Roy, Calvin and Warnie. 6:00 - Update on Ja...

The new season is here and we are beyond pumped! We've registered and started picking our initial teams. Although it is early, there is plenty to talk about as we are less than 55 days away from lockout... and around four weeks from the Marsh Community Series kicking off. EPISODE GUIDE 1:15 - Strategy and ideas around the new utility bench spot for Fantasy Classic 5:15 - Prize pool adds up to more...

Roy, Calvin and Warnie discuss the best buys and all of the news out of the Tigers. Players discussed: Bachar Houli (DEF, $766k) Dustin Martin (MID/FWD, $712k) Sydney Stack (DEF, $536k) Jack Riewoldt (FWD, $434k) Marlio Pickett (MID, $170k) Riley Collier-Dawkins (MID, $170k) For more Fantasy content from The Traders, head to: http://www.afl.com.au/fantasy as we gear up for the launch of the game f...

Roy, Calvin and Warnie discuss the best buys and all of the news out of the Giants. Players discussed: Tim Taranto (MID, $835k) Josh Kelly (MID, $860k) Stephen Coniglio (MID, $769k) Lachie Whitfield (MID/FWD, $844k) Toby Greene (FWD, $730k) Callan Ward (MID, $539k) Sam Jacobs (RUC, $514k) Lachie Ash (DEF/MID, $264k) Xavier O'Halloran (MID, $170k) For more Fantasy content from The Traders, head to:...

Roy, Calvin and Warnie discuss the best buys and all of the news out of the Cats. Players discussed: Patrick Dangerfield (MID, $798k) Mitch Duncan (MID, $784k) Sam Menegola (MID, $710k) Joel Selwood (MID, $585k) Jack Steven (MID/FWD, $653k) Quinon Narkle (MID, $497k) For more Fantasy content from The Traders, head to: http://www.afl.com.au/fantasy as we gear up for the launch of the game for 2020....

Roy, Calvin and Warnie discuss the best buys and all of the news out of the Pies. Players discussed: Brodie Grundy (RUC, $906k) Adam Treloar (MID, $839k) Scott Pendlebury (MID, $769k) Taylor Adams (MID, $706k) Jack Crisp (DEF, $725k) Jeremy Howe (DEF, $515k) Darcy Cameron (RUC/FWD, $170k) Tyler Brown (MID, $170k) Jay Rantall (MID, $170k) Trent Bianco (DEF/MID, $182k) For more Fantasy content from...