Free Kick: The AFLW Fantasy podcast

Excited to get involved with AFLW Fantasy in Season 2026 but not sure how to approach the game? Mel and Jono jam on the some of the basic strategies of AFLW Fantasy, what to think about when picking players, and how your Trade Plan might evolve over the season.  If you're brand new to AFLW Fantasy, check out the How To article at afl.com.au/aflw/news  to get up to speed on the basics, and then hea...

LOTS of change at Tigerland coming into 2026, which will make the Richmond Tigers one of the most interesting clubs to watch this pre-season! Mel and Willow analyse the must-have players amongst the many unknown, and Jono sits down with experienced Tiger Kate Dempsey to get some pre-season insights. Richmond Preview: 0:00 - 4:37 Kate Dempsey Interview: 4:38 - 27:07 Top 5 Fantasy Picks: 27:08 - 39:...

The GWS Giants hold a lot of promise in 2026, with some highly targeted off-season recruiting, a handful of high draft picks and key players returning from injury. Mel chats with the pod's favourite kick in the competiton Tarni Evans to hear more about what GWS have in store, and Willow and Jono lay out the top 5 fantasy picks from the Giants this coming season. GWS Preview: 0:00 - 4:30 Tarni Evan...

The official AFLW Fantasy game has launched for season 2026! Join the Free Kick team of Liam, Willow and Jono (sadly missing Mel) as they chat through the BIG changes to the AFLW Fantasy platform and what caught their attention ahead of the 2026 AFLW season. ---------------- Play the Official AFLW Fantasy game at http://aflwfantasy.afl  Follow @AFLFantasy and @FreeKickWPod on twitter to keep up to...

A theme of the first week of Free Kick's preseason content will be change, and no team had more change than the Suns during last offseason. Joining this already young list were a host of high draft picks, league superstar Anne Hatchard, and former great Erin Phillips joining to head up the football department. Liam and Mel are on the mics to discuss what to expect from Gold Coast's list in 2026! G...

Free Kick are back again for 2026, with new and exciting podcasts and articles coming out very soon! The Team Previews, our Line-by-Line pods, the Player Interviews, Captain’s Call, The Watch and Wait Scoreboard, Free Kick's content factory is churning out a whole host of content this preseason!  Got feedback on what else you'd like to hear from the Free Kick gang this preseason? Drop us a message...

The Free Kick gang have some more AFLW Offseason content for those coaches looking ahead to 2026. This episode is all about looking ahead to the players we are expecting to be relevant for AFLW Fantasy 2026, those players that we always talk about going into the 'Black Book' during the season. Recorded in to days following North Melbourne's dominant Grand Final victory, be sure to give this one a...

The Free Kick gang have a bonus episode for everyone as we slide into the 2025 AFLW Fantasy offseason. Liam got a chance to interview Caleb, coach of Noffy We Have A Problem, winner of AFLW Fantasy in 2025! Plus, tacked onto the end is a bit of AFLW Fantasy Trivia the team did when recording the season review. Jono leads the gang through trying to guess the AFLW Fantasy All-Australian team, being...

With the final round of the Home & Away season complete for Season 10, the gang submit one final shipping report for 2025. Liam (12th*) and Jono (17th*) revel in their successful seasons, whilst Mel (1,298th*) and Will (972nd*) ruminate over where the season slipped away.  Congratulations to Caleb, coach of Noffy We Have a Problem, for winning the 2025 AFLW Fantasy competition! ---------------...

A condensed gang gets together to celebrate some huge round scores (notably, Will makes it to the top 1000!)! With only one week to go, it's all about throwing your money at the final trades and crossing your fingers. The gang jam on some under and over valued players, VC-loophole trade targets and captains. Please excuse and enjoy the rain sounds of the Melbourne night storm in the back of Mel’s...

This is a live recording of an episode from Liam, Mel, & Jono on Twitter breaking down all the most important news of the week, the weekend's confirmed squads, and all your biggest questions and conundrums before the start of Round 11. Follow us on Twitter/Instagram @freekickwpod Come and join our open league! Invite link is below + our league code is: CODE: X4NB381I

It was a weekend of carnage for a lot of fantasy coaches, with in excess of 6 premiums missing. That carnage was the scene for the pod's most successful week however, with Jono finishing at 30th for the round, and Liam (somehow) finishing as the round's top scorer! The full crew of Mel, Jono, Liam and Will get together to talk about the best ins & outs for the last 2 rounds of the season, focu...

This is a live recording of an episode from Liam & Jono on Twitter breaking down all the most important news of the week, the weekend's confirmed squads, and all your biggest questions and conundrums before the start of Round 10. Follow us on Twitter/Instagram @freekickwpod Come and join our open league! Invite link is below + our league code is: CODE: X4NB381I

Whether it was Piper Window in or Niamh McLaughlin out, the Free Kick gang are all kicking themselves this week after some fraught trading in recent weeks has pushed their teams back in the ranks. Jono, Liam and Will get together to talk about the best ins & outs for the last 3 rounds of the season, whilst also holding themselves accountable to some higher risk options for those looking to set...

This is a live recording of an episode from Liam & Jono on Twitter breaking down all the most important news of the week, the weekend's confirmed squads, and all your biggest questions and conundrums before the start of Round 9. Follow us on Twitter/Instagram @freekickwpod Come and join our open league! Invite link is below + our league code is: CODE: X4NB381I

Four weeks to go, four chances to climb those ranks. Some late outs and floor scores caused some havoc in round eight, with some lower scores across the board for Fantasy coaches.   Jono, Mel and Will get together to discuss how best to tackle ownership strategy for the rest of the season, and discuss a few of the more unique options that coaches could jump on in the last four rounds. 0:00 - Intro...

This is a live recording of an episode from Liam, Jono and special guest Bails on Twitter breaking down all the most important news of the week, the weekend's confirmed squads, and all your biggest questions and conundrums before the start of Round 8. Follow us on Twitter/Instagram @freekickwpod Come and join our open league! Invite link is below + our league code is: CODE: X4NB381I

The whole gang is back together again, two of which are doing verrryyy well on the Fantasy rankings after a big week! (Hint: its not Mel or Will). Hot Topics include a refresh of Free Kick's Sweet 16, including comparisons to our Week 4 Preview rankings and the current averages. With only 5 weeks to go the gang review which highly owned players are at the end of their line and need to be moved on,...

This is a live recording of an episode from Liam, Mel, and Jono on Twitter breaking down all the most important news of the week, the weekend's confirmed squads, and all your biggest questions and conundrums before the start of Round 7. Follow us on Twitter/Instagram @freekickwpod Come and join our open league! Invite link is below + our league code is: CODE: X4NB381I

Along with Ebony Marinoff's triumphant return to the top of the averages, it was Kiara Bowers' turn to remind coaches why she is the original AFLW Fantasy superstar. All the big names shone across the weekend, so how do we fit them all into our teams? Join the team this week as Will's return sparks plenty of conversations about risky trade plans, as Free Kick break down all the hot topics and less...

The return of the fantasy superstar Ebony Marinoff to the upper echelon of fantasy scoring set the tone for a very high scoring Round 5.  To break down the hottest topics ahead of Round 6, a skeleton crew of Liam and Jono were joined by second-time guest DC from men's Fantasy podcast 'Hat Chat'! Episode guide:  0:00 - Introduction 2:20- Shipping Report 10:10 - Watch and Wait Scoreboard 11:44 - Whi...

This is a live recording of an episode from Liam and Jono on Twitter breaking down all the most important news of the week, the weekend's confirmed squads, and all your biggest questions and conundrums before the start of Round 5. Follow us on Twitter/Instagram @freekickwpod Come and join our open league! Invite link is below + our league code is: CODE: X4NB381I

Round 4 saw the AFLW Fantasy community struck down by the first late withdrawal of the season - popular cash generator Tessa Boyd missing her clash with Collingwood with back spasms. There were also a few surprising 100+ scores, some new roles to decipher, and a couple of disppointing rookies signalling their time to leave our squads.  Round 5 is the beginning of upgrade season, so the gang spent...

This is a live recording of an episode from Liam, Jono, and Mel on Twitter breaking down all the most important news of the week, the weekend's confirmed squads, and all your biggest questions and conundrums before the start of Round 4 Follow us on Twitter/Instagram @freekickwpod Come and join our open league! Invite link is below + our league code is: CODE: X4NB381I

Round 3 had a lot going on, good and bad! The AFLW record for the highest score was broken TWICE (good, unless you're a Fremantle supporter) and amogst others, 2024 Grand Final Best on Ground Jas Garner went down injured (bad). Amongst this chaos the gang chat through their first Sweet 16 for the season, Dr. Will summarises the weekends injuries and we once again debate whether we believe some of...