Free Kick: The AFLW Fantasy podcast

The official AFLW Fantasy game has launched for season 2025! Join the Free Kick team of Jono, Will and Liam (sadly missing the travelling Mel) as they chat through the AFLW Fantasy platform and what caught their attention for the 2025 AFLW season ahead. ---------------- Play the Official AFLW Fantasy game at http://aflwfantasy.afl   Follow @AFLFantasy and @FreeKickWPod on twitter to keep up to dat...

Optimism is high at West Coast in 2025, with the signing of AFLW legend Daisy Pearce as their new coach delivering the Eagles their best season yet! Jono interviews Eagles star Emma Swanson, and Mel delivers her top 5 most fantasy picks for the coming season. Got feedback on what else you'd like to hear from the Free Kick gang this preseason? Drop us a message on Insta or Twitter @freekickwpod ---...

2024 marked Carlton's second year under head coach Mathew Buck, and Blues fans started to get a glimpse of what this young side might be aiming for in the future. In Free Kick's Carlton Preview,  Liam hosts a energy-packed interview with Lily Goss and Jono presents his top 5 most relevant fantasy picks for the coming season.  Got feedback on what else you'd like to hear from the Free Kick gang thi...

An injury-riddled Season 2024 left the Swans lower down the ladder than expected after their huge 2023 campaign, but that creates plenty of very exciting footy and fantasy opportunities for the club in 2025! Liam interviews the Swans co-captain Lucy McEvoy, and Jono presents his top 5 most relevant fantasy picks for the coming season.  Got feedback on what else you'd like to hear from the Free Kic...

The Giants failed to move the needle in Season 2024, but with another pre-season of game plan implementation and some shrewd moves at the trade table, the Giants are ready to go again in 2025! Jono interviews the Giant's vice-captain Katherine Smith, and Will presents his top 5 most relevant fantasy picks for the coming season.  Got feedback on what else you'd like to hear from the Free Kick gang...

An underwhelming Season 2024 left the Suns disappointed near the bottom of the ladder after an impressive 2023 campaign, but with a new coach and massive draft haul, the Suns look ready to rebound! Mel interviews the Suns up & coming jet Taya Oliver, and Will presents his top 5 most relevant fantasy picks for the coming season.  Got feedback on what else you'd like to hear from the Free Kick g...

To kick off our Club Preview Series, Mel and Liam start with AFLW's Season 2024 wooden-spooners, the Collingwood Magpies. Will interviews new Pie and fellow Costco lover Mattea Breed before Mel takes us through her top 5 fantasy picks at Collingwood for Season 2025.   Got feedback on what else you'd like to hear from the Free Kick gang this preseason? Drop us a message on Insta or Twitter @freekic...

Free Kick are back again for 2025, 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, they’ll all be back again for 2025, bigger and better than ever.  Got feedback on what else you'd like to hear from the Free Kick gang this preseason? Drop us a message on Insta or Twitte...

The gang submit one final shipping report for Season 9, celebrate the comp winner Carl W, debate nominees for the Official AFLW Fantasy Player Awards and have a laugh reflecting on their own great and not so great calls during the season. Thanks to the Free Kick listeners and followers this season!!

The whole squad prepares their teams for the final round of AFLW Fantasy for 2024. With injury & suspension concerns hanging around a few popular players this week, the episode is all about finding those players that might pop up with a huge score this final weekend. Episode guide:  Intro: 0:00 - 7:19 Shipping Report: 7:20 - 23:48 Injury Worries: 23:49 - 32:21 Overperformers / Underperformers:...

The entire crew is back for a bumper episode as the finish line heaves in to view. The main theme of the podcast is all things ownership, and talking about some of the popular players in the top 100/1000 that we should consider trading out, and highlighting some of the lowly owned points of difference to target in your trades. Episode guide:  Intro: 0:00 - 6:05 Shipping Report: 6:06 - 24:47 Tradin...

This is a live recording of an episode from Liam and special guest Bails from the Fantasy Fanatics podcast on Twitter breaking down:  - Week 8 team announcements;  - injury news; and  - all the key trade options ahead of a massive weekend of footy! Follow us on Twitter/Instagram @freekickwpod Come and join our open league! Invite link is below + our league code is: CODE: CEDASR2M

Mel and Liam are excited to have Will back on deck as he runs the gang through his Sweet 16 Episode guide:  Intro + Shipping Report: 0:00 - 20:31 Sweet 16: 20:32 - 1:10:02 Captains’ Corner + Trade Plans: 1:10:03 - 1:21:19 Come and join our open league! Invite link is below + our league code is: CODE: CEDASR2M https://aflwfantasy.afl/leagues/join/CEDASR2M Play the Official AFLW Fantasy game at http...

Much to Liam's delight, the gang returns to near full force as they break down the third of these challenging double game rounds and prepare for our end of season push. Jono and Mel marvel at the Hawks v Freo classic to end the round, whilst Liam stresses the importance of owning Marinoff as she prepares to line up twice in Week 7.  Episode guide:  Intro + Shipping Report: 0:00 - 14:49 Week 6 Trad...

This is a live recording of an episode from Liam and Jono on Twitter/X breaking down:  - Week 6 team announcements;  - injury news; and  - all the key trade options ahead of a massive weekend of footy! Follow us on Twitter/Instagram @freekickwpod Come and join our open league! Invite link is below + our league code is: CODE: CEDASR2M https://aflwfantasy.afl/leagues/join/CEDASR2M Play the Official...

Sadly, Liam was 'abandoned' by all of his regular co-hosts. Helpfully however, he was joined by special guest DC from the Men's AFL Fantasy podcast 'Hat Chat', to inspect the second week of double game madness, and project ahead for Week 6. Episode guide:  Intro + Shipping Report: 0:00 - 15:16 Double Game Week Strategy: 15:17 - 27:44 Week 5 Trade or Spade: 27:45 - 37:32 Week 6 Trade Targets: 37:33...

After the first of the double game weeks, Mel, Liam and Jono reflect on their terrible Captains choices that lead them all to drop a significant number of ranks, but nevertheless there is fun to be had!  Episode guide:  Intro: 00:00 -2:55 Shipping Report: 2:56 - 17:50 Doube Game Week strategy discussions: 17:51 - 40:44 Trade Targets: 40:45 - 53:09 Rookies to move on: 53:10 - 1:02:09 Captains: 1:02...

Following a chaotic round of late outs where some premiums popped and other premiums flopped, Mel, Liam and Jono have gotten together to chat through the weekend that was and dive into the hot topics coming into Week 4! Episode guide:  Intro: 00:00 -2:55 Shipping Report: 2:56 - 17:50 Doube Game Week strategy discussions: 17:51 - 40:44 Trade Targets: 40:45 - 53:09 Rookies to move on: 53:10 - 1:02:0...

This is a live recording of an episode from Liam and Jono on Twitter/X breaking down:  - Week 3 team announcements;  - injury news; and  - all the key trade options ahead of a massive weekend of footy! Follow us on Twitter/Instagram @freekickwpod Come and join our open league! Invite link is below + our league code is: CODE: CEDASR2M https://aflwfantasy.afl/leagues/join/CEDASR2M Play the Official...

A skeleton crew of Liam and Jono get together to chat about all that happened in Week 2 and dive into the hot topics coming into Week 3! Episode guide:  Intro: 00:00 -2:57 Shipping Report: 2:58 - 15:09 News of the Week: 15:10 - 19:23 ‘Believe It Or Not’: 19:24 - 48:42 O’Dowd R1 & Double Game Week Strategy: 48:43 - 57:27 Rookie Roulette: 57:28 - 1:07:19 Captains: 1:07:20 - 1:10:39 Trade Plans &...

This is a live recording of Liam and special guest Bails from the Fantasy Fanatics podcast on Twitter/X breaking down:  - Week 2 team announcements;  - injury and tribunal news; and  - all the key trade options ahead of lockout on Friday afternoon! Follow us on Twitter @freekickwpod!

The gang get together to chat the Week That Was for Week 1 and dive into the hot topics coming into Week 2! Episode guide:  Intro: 0:00 - 2:55 Shipping Report: 2:56 - 15:43 The week that was: 15:44 - 23:35 Ridley's Believe it or Not: 23:36 - 42:22 Injury Update - Toogood is Nogood: 42:23 - 53:07 Rookie Roulette: 53:08 - 1:02:13 Captains + Trade chat: 1:02:14 - 1:13:06 Follow us on socials and yout...

Free Kick: On Air is back for season 2024! This is a live recording of Liam, Mel, and Jono chatting on Twitter/X (albeit with great technological difficulty) breaking down:   - Thursday's team announcements;  - Injury News; and  - all the key topics ahead of the first lockout of 2024! Follow us on Twitter @freekickwpod!  

As the first lockout of the first season of AFLW Fantasy approaches, Jono, Mel, Will and Liam run through a stack of things coaches need to think about before week 1 including:  the highly owned injured players the best rookies to start in your side captain / vice captain options some of the most lowly owned points of difference There's also plenty of handy advice from the gang as they go about tr...

Episode Guide Brisbane Lions team review: 0:00 - 4:47 Sophie Conway interview: 4:48 - 22:44 Top 5 relevant fantasy players: 22:45 - 43:11   Got feedback on what else you'd like to hear from the Free Kick ganag this pre-season? Drop us a message on Insta or Twitter @FreeKickWPod