Afl Fantasy Podcast With The Traders

The Traders look over the round seven 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.

With Warnie out of action, Roy and Calvin run through all of the injury news - and there is a fair bit of it - as well as all of the rookies on the radar at the moment. Episode guide 0:30 – Where’s Warnie? 2:10 – How the boys scored 4:10 – The Green Vest count 4:55 – Breaking news: All the injuries discussed 11:20 – Is it time to trade Mr. World Wide (Marc Pittonet)? 14:50 – Is Sam Simpson (MID, $232,000) worth picking up? 18:20 – Which rookies from round six shone? 27:20 – Should you hold Dustin Martin? 29:15 – Roy’s Rollin’ 22: The ruck shuffle 34:15 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page. 46:00 – Calvin’s Fantasy captains and vice captain options 50:45 - Possible rage trades See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Traders look over the round six 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.

We're coming off an eventful weekend of footy with injuries to key players - on very few points- and an exodus of Victoria which may see some players unavailable this week. Roy, Calvin and Warnie chat through the carnage of round five and look ahead to how to use your two trades this week. Episode guide 2:20 - The Traders' round five scores. 4:50 - Lachie Whitfield junked it up nicely to score a ton. 7:25 - Calvin was less than impressed with Andrew Gaff copping attendtion. 9:45 - Warnie looks at the news of the week including the NSW and QLD hubs. 12:50 - How severe is Matt Rowell's injury. 18:00 - What DPPs were of interest this week? 26:30 - The options for the Rowell trade are considered. 31:30 - Which defenders should you trust worth over $650k? 34:15 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page. 39:30 - Which premium midfielder do you pick out of Scott Pendlebury, Jack Steele and Hugh McCluggage? 42:15 - If you can't get Max Gawn or Brodie

The Traders look over the round five 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.

It was another eventful weekend of Fantasy footy with injuries wreaking havoc on coaches throughout the round including two of the mid-priced gems in Jeremy Howe and Sam Naismith who are likely out for the rest of the season. Episode guide 1:00 - There's a spanner in the works with the fixture. 2:45 - How did the boys score this week. 7:30 - Andrew joins brother Angus on Roy's never again list. 10:30 - Warnie discusses the news out of round four. 14:45 - What are the options for Jeremy Howe owners? 19:00 - Is Sam Naismith on your bench or on field? 26:00 - Stephen Coniglio played too much time up forward last week, will we see this moving forward? 29:00 - Lachie Neale would have scored more than 191 BCV if he kicked straight. 34:20 - The form of Dan Butler and Aiden Corr needs to be addressed. 40:30 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page. 46:00 - Is a Tom Mitchell trade on the cards? 50:20 - Is Andrew Gaff a must-have? 56:15 - Do Brodie Sm

The Traders look over the round four 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.

Unprecedented. We've heard that word thrown around, but this is the world we live in while COVID-19 is floating around. This season threw another curveball with the Essendon v Melbourne game being postponed and subsequently, average scores awarded for those players. The Traders discuss the fallout from that and what round five will look like. Episode guide 1:00 - The Traders give their thoughts on the outcome of the postponed game. 8:30 - Calvin tries to inspire everyone to be the 'butter mouse'. 12:00 - The plus threes and negative threes from the round are discussed. 16:45 - Warnie runs through the Fantasy relevant news of the week. 18:45 - Roy shares a tale of making partial lockout trades. 23:30 - Matt Rowell once again dominates. 26:00 - What should we do with Lachie Whitfield as he's dropping cash. 28:30 - Some of the takeaways from the centre bounce attendance numbers. 31:00 - Roy updates his Rollin' 22. 36:00 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter and like the Official AFL Fanta

The Traders look over the round three 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.

Footy was back in a big way and there was so much to take out of the return for Fantasy coaches. Roy, Calvin and Warnie discuss everything from Rocky's massive milestone, Rowell's odds of being the next pig in the pen, Roy's updated rolling 22 after two rounds of Coronaball, your questions and the rage trades of the week. Episode guide 1:00 - What we learned from round two. 5:30 - Celebrating Rocky's milestone. 9:00 - Where does Matt Rowell's score rank against other players in their debut season? 13:00 - Calvin isn't happy about Jack Macrae's role. 15:45 - Darcy Parish's last quarter of 49 points was huge considering he had 7 at 3QT. 22:00 - It's important to monitor players' time on ground this season. 28:30 - The most popular rage trades. 32:00 - Roy reviews his Rollin' 22 with two rounds of Coronaball data. 34:30 - Lachie Neale is one of two players to have scored 100 in each game and is the No.1 midfielder in the 22. 38:00 - Role is important for forwards this year. 41:30 - Questions from social media -

The Traders look over the round two 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.

It's lockout week (again) and the boys are up and about... but getting very serious about their Fantasy teams for round two. They discuss potential team changes and their thoughts around trades. Warnie chats to Selby Lee-Steere and they lads answer plenty of your quetions. Episode guide 1:40 - Warnie runs through all of the lockout times coaches need to be aware of this week. 5:10 - The boys were involved in a fun Fantasy Draft last week with Eagle Jake Waterman and Giants boys Jackson Hately and Sam Taylor. 6:50 - Plenty of information has been picked up in the last few weeks from the training track with match simulations. 10:30 - A bit of news came out of the Fremantle intra-club game. 12:45 - Izak Rankine has been ruled out for round two. 14:00 - What changes will the Giants make? 17:20 - Simon Goodwin had some great things to say about Harley Bennell today. 24:25 - Calvin discusses the loophole this week. 27:00 - Brodie Grundy is the best bet for skipper with Jack Macrae not too far behind. 32:45 - Roy ru

We had a HUGE response to the social media posts seeking some questions for this week's podcast. There were so many that we have a special bonus show full of questions from @AFLFantasy on Twitter and the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page and our answers. Episode guide 1:00 - Is the guns 'n' rookies approach dead? 6:30 - Who are the best options to score 100s with shortened quarters? 9:20 - With three trades for each of the next four rounds, should Fantasy Classic teams receive a complete overhaul regarding to structure? 13:15 - What do you do if Sam Naismith is on your bench? Should trades be made to keep him on field? 16:45 - Is a ruck combination of Sam Jacobs, Sam Naismith and Marc Pittonet a viable option for cash generation? 20:00 - After a poor round one showing, does trading Marcus Bontempelli to Jack Viney make sense given the cash banked can upgrade other positions? 24:00 - If you have Max Gawn on field and Sam Jacobs on bench in Fantasy Draft, is it worth floating Gawn as a potential trade bait for

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 few days. 11:30 - The Traders were sent a letter questioning the BCV calculations, so a lesson in maths ensues. 17:25 - Roy tries to predict the Best 22 for the rest of the season with his infamous Rollin' 22. 24:40 - It is not too late to sign up. Encourage your mates (or mum) to get a Fantasy Classic team or maybe get involved in a Fantasy Draft league before round two. 29:30 - If Calvin had his time again, his ruck line up would look a little different due to the value in Sam Jacobs and Sam Naismith. 33:50 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.

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 brew. 5:00 - The lads talk through the next four rounds as announced on Monday. 13:15 - Calvin analyses the fixture to look at the teams with the best and worst upcoming fixtures. 15:40 - Max Gawn's run of games looks very tasty. 21:00 - Who are the likely ins and outs for round two that may affect Fantasy teams. 30:00 - Fremantle could make a swag of changes. 35:30 - Could Mitch Georgiades make way for Charlie Dixon? 40:00 - Warnie predicts the Giants will bring in Callan Ward and Zac Williams for Tom Green and Isaac Cumming. 46:10 - Lachie Hunter definitely won't be playing in round two, but who else joins him on th

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 song written by Ben Latham (@BeafortBeaus on Twitter) to help you understand how to understand Fantasy scoring with 16-minute quarters. Episode guide 3:00 - The best news Fantasy coaches received was that we are looking at normal rounds with Thursday-Sunday games. 7:15 - Travis Auld's comments on the fixture are analysed. 11:30 - RIP to Magoos News with no reserves competition. 15:00 - 16-minute quarters are likely. 18:15 - Roy, Calvin and Warnie perform their take on AC/DC's "TNT" with "BCV". 22:00 - How many trades will we have ahead of round two. 27:20 - Player and injury news over the last couple of months. 32:1

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 - Warnie suggests we could have footy back in mid-June and we may also have round, making AFL Fantasy relatively normal when the season resumes. 7:20 - The boys pick a Fantasy team made up of one player per team with five defenders, seven midfielders, one ruck and five forwards. Have a go at the Pick One challenge by downloading the Google Sheet. 15:10 - Who were the hard teams to pick from when selecting your Pick One squad. 18:00 - The Pick One challenge moves to a Draft format. The Traders take it in turns to pick one player from each club. 28:00 - Calvin takes Devon Smith who be believes is the steal of the draft.

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 remember the past, they look at their favourite stories from over the years and the Fantasy cult heroes that go down in folklore. Episode guide 1:15 - Roy is optimistic that the season will be underway sooner rather than later. 8:00 - Calvin is taken to task on his inclusion of Todd Goldstein in the Team of the Decade. 16:00 - Team of the Decade FWDs 22:10 - Steve Johnson was the closest to a forward pig we have seen. 30:00 - Justin Westhoff missed just eight games of the decade, should he be considered in the forward line? 33:20 - Lance Franklin kicked 13 goals for 204 Fantasy points, the highest score in the modern era. 3

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 first ever episode of our YouTube show. Episode guide 1:30 - The AFL have announced a date to announce when the season will resume. 4:00 - What has been on the TV during isolation. 7:30 - Warnie looks at the best Anzac Day performances from the last decade. 12:00 - Was Brent Stanton an underrated Fantasy player? 14:40 - The best rucks from 2010-2019 are discussed and inducted into the team of the decade. 20:00 - Calvin makes the case for Todd Goldstein. 26:30 - Dean Cox would have been the best ruck from 2005-2014, but is he for the most recent decade? 31:00 - How do Stefan Martin's numbers stack up? 33:00 - Reilly

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 midfielders and Calvin sets out to rank the pigs. Episode guide 11:30 - The best performers in the Easter Monday Hawks v Cats blockbusters are remembered. 16:40 - The eight best midfielders are inducted into the Fantasy Team of the Decade. 21:10 - Reliving Tom Rockliff's 134.8 average season. 25:45 - Why has Gary Ablett never been awarded Fantasy Pig status? 31:30 - Some asked for Matthew Boyd to be inducted as a defender, but he makes the grade as a MID. 38:20 - Who becomes M8 out of Adam Treloar and Jack Macrae? 43:00 - Michael Barlow has the best Fantasy season ever by a debutant. 46:30 - The Traders decide who is t