Afl Fantasy Podcast With The Traders

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