The PODPOD - AFL Fantasy Podcast

The full panel is back for an epic review of round 4 this week! Join Holmesy, Harmey, Lewy and Sam as they discuss all of the relevant topics leading into the first round of best 22 since round 1. The season starts now! If you love our content and want to help support us for all of our years of work, please consider giving back by having your specific AFL Fantasy questions answered. At the link be...

The full panel is back for an epic review of round 3 this week! Join Holmesy, Harmey, Lewy and Sam as they discuss all of the relevant topics leading into the final round of best 18! If you love our content and want to help support us for all of our years of work, please consider giving back by having your specific AFL Fantasy questions answered. At the link below, you have the option for a full t...

The PODPOD panel has gone AWOL… but never fear, Holmesy has stepped up and recruited one of the best in the business DT Lemon to have you covered for this week! On this episode, Holmesy and Lemon deep dive on all of the relevant topics ahead of round 2. They discuss their results, talk about their trading philosophies, talk about the relevant trade in rookie options, rank trade out priorities as w...

Fantasy footy was back in a big way this week! The game we know and love was having us again why we question playing this game.. But let’s be honest, we wouldn’t have it any other way!! On this podcast episode, Lewy and Sam join Holmesy for a classic round 1 review. They talk crucial trade strategy coming out of round 1, key structures, rookie and mid-pricer trade options plus highly owned players...

On this series, Holmesy sits down with some of the best minds in the AFL Fantasy community for one-on-one interviews. For the last episode of the pre-season, Holmesy sits down with dual AFL Fantasy Classic champion Selby from Moreira’s Magic Holmesy and Selby sit down and discuss all of the relevant talking points from opening round. On the eve of round 1, the lads discuss the strategy behind star...

Opening round has been and gone and the 2025 AFL Fantasy season is officially here! We have seen two full games, opening round over reactions are in full swing and the eve of round 1 is here. The most exciting time of the fantasy season is here and the PODPOD has you covered On this episode, Harmey is MIA but Lew and Sam join Holmesy to dissect the opening round and prepare you for round 1. We dis...

And just like that, the AFL Fantasy pre-season is over! Round 0 is upon us and the decisions we make over the next week will be crucial in setting ourselves up for success this year in AFL Fantasy. Never fear, the PODPOD has you covered! On this episode, a full panel on deck are joined by special guest Tim Guest as they go on a monster review of all the AAMI Community Series AFL Games. The lads di...

In this series, Holmesy continues his one-on-one interviews with some of the brightest minds in the AFL Fantasy community. Up next, DCCaterpillas! DC is the host of The Hat Chat podcast. Not only is he one of the most well known content creators, his AFL Fantasy success speaks for itself, being the proud owner of a 71st placed hat back in 2021. Around that year he boasted many seasons inside of th...

Match simulations are over, the official practice games are beginning and the AFL Fantasy season is almost here!! After a week off, the boys are back with a bang! Join Holmesy, Harmey, Lewy and Sam for a podcast debut as they discuss all the hot topics, takeaways from the practice matches and Holmsey’s official team reveal. The PODPOD is poised for a big year and this episode is not one to be miss...

Holmesy continues The Holmes Files series where he sits down and interviews some of the brightest minds in the AFL Fantasy community. Up next, The Fantasy Nut who is known for his deep thinking and “crazy” thoughts in the AFL Fantasy space. In this episode, the lads cover a huge amount of content. Everything from learning from past mistakes, Vam’s philosophies, building a starting squad, early rou...

We have a full deck on board this week as the AFL Fantasy pre-season starts to heat up. We are just a week away from un-official practice games getting underway and with less than a month to go, our starting squads are starting to take shape! Holmesy, Harmey and Lewy are here as always to continue guiding you through this pre-season. In this episode, the lads discuss many of the hot topics that ar...

On this episode, Holmesy and Harmey discuss all the hot topics and injuries before doing a deep dive on Holmesy’s AFL Fantasy best 22. Ask me a question to get a personalised audio response!  https://AskMeOnQu.com/podpodafl Like this episode? Follow us on spotify or subscribe on Apple Podcasts to make sure you are up to date for when new episodes are released! This episode was brought to you...

Holmesy continues his one-on-one interview series where he chats with some of the brightest minds in the AFL Fantasy community. Up next, the value king DT Lemon! DT Lemon is known for his skills for building insane team values and competing at the pointy end of AFL Fantasy. He boasts finishes of 3rd in 2021, 284th in 2022, 32nd in 2023 and 375th in 2024. With two hats and no finishes outside of 40...

The lads continue with their player position previews in AFL Fantasy this week with the defenders. Picking your defensive line will largely depend on what funds you have left over after spending on the ruck line and the midfield. Do you hunt for value? Do you spend up in a year where value is hard to find? All these questions and more are discussed on the podcast! On this episode, Holmesy is joine...

The lads continue with their player position previews in AFL Fantasy this week with the forward line. So far in 2025 there has been a general consensus that our forward lines will be vanilla, with Smith, Daniel, Macrae and Phillipou all having greater than 50% ownership so early in the pre-season. Where there has been discussion is around structure and whether or not we are paying up and trying to...

Two-time top 10 finisher and 2021 Runner-Up Holmesy continues his one-on-one interview series with members of the AFL Fantasy community. In this episode, Caleb coach of the “Dolmanators” jumps on to deep dive into his previous seasons and how he has managed to be such a successful AFL Fantasy coach. After finishing 7th in 2022, 40th in 2023 and then 169th in 2024, Caleb by the numbers is the most...

Continuing with our player position preview series, this week we are talking about the real big dogs, the RUCKS! With what seems like excess cash to spend this year, coaches are finding that they are able to spend up big in the ruck line if they wish. Do coaches “set and forget?” Do coaches spend up on one expensive ruck and then try to find value? Or do coaches go full value mode with some cheape...

Continuing The Holmes Files series, this week two-time top 10 finisher and runner up in 2021 Holmesy sits down with Moreira’s Magic AKA Selby the GOAT of AFL Fantasy. Selby has back to back top place finishes in AFL Fantasy in 2017 and 2018 as well as another top 100 finish in 2020. When it comes to chatting AFL Fantasy, no one is more credentialed than Selby is! Despite giving away Fantasy after...

This episode kicks off the player positions with the big dogs, the MIDFIELDERS. Previously, the midfielders have been the most important players, putting up the scores that were often relied upon for coaches as their captain and vice captains. However, last season saw a drop in midfielder scores, with only one player scoring above 110. An outlier, or a change in the way the AFL is being played? Wh...

Two-time top 10 finisher and runner up in AFL Fantasy Classic in 2021 Holmesy continues his one-on-one interview series with successful members of the AFL Fantasy community. On this episode, Holmesy sits down with Mitch from the Ball Boys AFL Fantasy Podcast who came 16th in 2024, on top of his last 3 seasons where he is yet to finish outside of the top 300. This episode is not to be missed as the...

They tried to escape, but Holmesy has dragged them back in! With the AFL Fantasy classic platform opening, many coaches have now been scrambling to create their first team (or 20th) for the upcoming 2025 AFL Fantasy season. It is the best time of year, with every team being created seeming like it is the one that will take home the coveted Toyota Hilux On this episode, Holmesy has brought the big...

It is a long pre season, but Holmesy is back with another episode of the Holmes Files. It is December, but we are days away from AFL Fantasy opening, The Traders beginning their club previews and the 50 most relevant beginning. After speaking with the winner of AFL Fantasy classic in 2024 on the last episode, Tom Hales the coach of "PomUnited" joined Holmesy to discuss his epic season where he led...

Some people enjoy a long off-season, but for many die hard AFL Fantasy coaches the pre season can be one of the most exciting times of the year! Holmesy has decided to dust off the mics and bring you a special Holmes File episode - sitting down with Chris the coach of "Noeyedeer5" to discuss his epic fantasy season that concluded with him driving away in a brand new Toyota Hilux! A staple for many...

And just like that, the bye rounds are upon us! Coaches are about to enter 4 rounds of best 18, with all players set to have a bye at some point in the next 4 weeks. Historically, this is where the good coaches can surge up the rankings as they trade their way towards a completed team! As coaches scramble to fix red dots, upgrade their failing mid-pricers and trade into underpriced premiums, this...

After the chaos of round 8, round 9 treated coaches to a bit of normality as we saw some big scoring return to AFL Fantasy. Captains were back with ceiling scores from popular premiums such as Marshall, Daicos and Butters which saw many coaches pushing above 2200 and even further north! However, many issues are starting to appear with a change of role for Harry Sheezel, many of the popular rookie...