Afl Fantasy Podcast With The Traders

Regrets. It is at this stage of the season that they start sinking in. AFL Fantasy coaches rue almost every decision they make. There are some that will spit the dummy five minutes into their first game after trading someone in because they haven't already had 10 disposals and kicked a goal. Now that we are more than a third of the way through the season, we can take a step back and can see what has worked and what hasn't. Warnie had a decision to make at the start of the season. Jack Billings or Isaac Heeney. It was a 50/50 call. Billings finished last season in cracking form but missed some of the pre-season due to a hamstring injury. The Saint played a cracking game in the final JLT Community Series match and that was enough to go with him over the consistent Heeney. If the coach of the Warne Dawgs went the other way, he's currently be sitting inside the top 500 coaches overall in Fantasy Classic. Don't get him started on other calls, but there are plenty of sob stories out there. Calvin has had a ridi

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A lot of experienced AFL Fantasy coaches will tell you to back your premiums. "They'll come good" they say. They suggest to build your team around the out of form players and it will be better in the long run. Up until this week, Dayne Zorko (MID, $576,000) owners could be forgiven for not heeding this advice. The man who averaged 114 last season was having a stinking start to the year averaging 66.5 and with his scoring gradually getting worse with a run of 72, 63, 55 and 43 up until round six. His 176 on the weekend was not only the highest score of the round, it was a reward for the 3.9 per cent of coaches who opted not to trade him out in Fantasy Classic. Already this week he is one of the most popular players traded in after dropping a total of $229,000, the most of any player this season. A breakeven of 58 means Zorko's price will be heading north of the $576,000 he is currently valued at. Zorko faces the Bulldogs this week and last time he played them at Etihad Stadium, he scored 157. Jack Billing

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Although there were a few premiums that let AFL Fantasy Classic coaches down on the weekend - Roy is filthy with Patrick Dangerfield, Calvin isn't happy with Kade Simpson and Warnie is ready to rage trade Luke Parker - it is the bargain basement players who dictated a lot of the scores over the weekend. Many coaches moved heaven and earth to get Tim English (RUC/FWD, $427,000) onto their field last week by 'throwing' away a bench ruck spot. His dual position status meant he could slot into the Fantasy 22 up forward. Why were coaches keen on doing this? His three previous scores of 86, 90 and 107 were far better than what was being dished up by other rookies. English scored just 38 last Friday night to start the weekend on a sour note. The Bulldogs' second year ruckman has increased $240K and his breakeven (the score needed to maintain his price) is now 43. As a result, some coaches are looking to use his value to upgrade him to a premium in the forward line. He's not the only cash cow whose time is up. N

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We're checking in at the Melbourne airport en-route to Perth for our live show! We talk about the super-long round that was, the new DPPs and some initial thoughts ahead of round six. Make sure you tune into our LIVE show via Facebook (or the podcast) on Thursday night from 6pm AEST. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Tom Mitchell. He's the most popular player in AFL Fantasy Classic and, quite unbelievably, he went up $45,000 from an already ridiculously high starting price. Scores of 156, 137 and 148 meant that he was the set-and-forget captain option for the year. That was until Sunday afternoon. Melbourne sent Nathan Jones to the most recent Fantasy Pig to be snouted and unfortunately, he was held to 83 points at his sty, the MCG. The tag was an issue for Mitchell as he wasn't able to score as freely as he did last season and during the opening three rounds. This week he comes up against Ben Jacobs. The North Melbourne stopper accounted for Patrick Cripps (76) last weekend and held regular 100 plus scorers Clayton Oliver (88), Seb Ross (91) and Jarryd Lyons (84) to modest totals. Cash cow Bailey Banfield is not only racking up solid scores himself, but restricting others. The Docker spent time on Lachie Whitfield in round four, restricting his influence at half-back to a score of 66. Previously he held Zach Merrett

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Brisbane Lions ruckman Stefan Martin is the toast of AFL Fantasy coaches this week. The big man is behind Max Gawn, Nic Naitanui and Brodie Grundy on the ownership table however, the 16 per cent of coaches who backed him in are stoked with his output against a ruck-less Port Adelaide. Martin finished with 49 hitouts (Justin Westhoff won 15 as the Power's ruck) and added 30 disposals, seven marks and seven tackles to his stat line to post a career-high 177 Fantasy points on Saturday afternoon at Adelaide Oval. It appears that rucks coming up against Port Adelaide are in for a field day. So far Aaron Sandilands (111), Callum Sinclair (93) and Martin (177) have enjoyed playing the Power while Patrick Ryder is on the sidelines. The Saints and Cats are also clubs that you can expect your ruck to score well against based on the data from the opening three weeks. Solo rucks is where it's at in Fantasy. You want your ruckman to go about it alone. At the start of the season there was some trepidation around picki

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The Cats v Hawks game has just finished and it's time to talk Fantasy. Roy, Calvin and Warnie look at the hits and misses from round two. Also in this week's podcast: - All of the action from round two - Rookie roulette - Fantasy statistics and trends - Your questions answered from social media For more: http://afl.com.au/fantasy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Fantasy coaches will be assessing their squad after the first weekend either lamenting some bad picks or celebrating the nailed initial selections. Trading following round one is all about fixing up mistakes. Early in the week Rage Trades are the go. Flicking a premium that didn't live up to their asking price can be therapeutic, but isn't always the best strategy. It is advised to back in your guns. That is, unless the role didn't look pretty in the case of Tom Rockliff or you're playing the breakeven game with Zach Merrett, you should hold. Priority should be based around bringing in cash cows. If you missed Nick Holman, Tim Kelly, Tom Doedee, Tim English, Sam Murray, Bayley Fritsch, Dom Barry or Jeremy Finlayson, look to bring them in. It might be at the expense of a draftee whose cash generation may look limited or if someone in your squad didn't play on the weekend or is dropped for this week. Rage trading is fun, but make sure you look to make your team better for the long-term. Also in this week'

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The Traders catch up with Rodney Eade, 2017 winner Selby Lee-Steere and get your team sorted for the partial lockout this Thursday. For more: http://afl.com.au/fantasy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Roy, Calvin and Warnie review the final weekend of the JLT Community Series from an AFL Fantasy perspective. As well as covering the nine games in detail, they also answer your questions and reveal why their voices sound very, very dusty! Roy's Review: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-03-12/fantasy-review-jlt-week-three Draft Kit: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-02-26/the-traders-2018-fantasy-draft-kit-is-here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Traders discuss the Official Fantasy Draft game. They talk through how to set up your league, draft day tips and how to manage your team through the season via free agency and trading. Collingwood premiership captain Nick Maxwell joins the lads to talk about his love for the Draft game and some hot tips for season 2018! PLAY: http://fantasy.afl.com.au DOWNLOAD THE DRAFT KIT: http://afl.to/2HOytMW See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Roy, Calvin and Warnie review the second weekend of the JLT Community Series from an AFL Fantasy perspective and get some help from AFL Media's Michael Whiting. Roy's Review: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-03-05/afl-fantasy-review-jlt-week-two Draft Kit: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-02-26/the-traders-2018-fantasy-draft-kit-is-here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.