AFL Fantasy with The Traders

Roy didn't have the week he wanted ... with sickness and trades ... but he moved up the rankings and is knocking on the door of winning a hat! Calvin and Warnie keep the podcast rolling while Roy recovers and release the song "Roy's Hat (Hell Yeah)" to motivate him. The boys chat through what to do with F5 and F6 as well as plenty of other trade targets.

Episode guide

1:30 - Warnie defeated Calvin by 244 points in round 17.

5:00 - Roy jumps on the phone to chat about the health of his Fantasy team.

9:35 - The world premiere of "Roy's Hat (Hell Yeah)".

12:00 - Zak Butters and Connor Rozee gets Warnie's +3 for the week.

14:40 - "He didn't turn up in the last quarter" - Errol Gulden scored three in the final term.

17:00 - Colby McKercher gets into third on the Cash Cow of the Year leaderboard.

19:35 - Max Gawn was subbed on Sunday, but we also have MRO worried for Isaac Heeney and Izak Rankine.

24:25 - Were there any relevant players who gained DPP?

27:00 - Is Dylan Moore at the top of the shopping list to get as F5 or F6?

32:15 - Can you look at Jy Simpkin as an option? What is his fixture like?

36:10 - Shaun Mannagh is the rookie of the week to grab.

39:05 - Can you drop a premium to Colby McKercher?

41:50 - Andrew Brayshaw is worth looking at as an option under-$900k.

44:00 - Who is the ruck with the best run home?

45:15 - The most traded players including The Traders' moves.

47:00 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter, @aflfantasy on Instagram and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.

49:30 - Is Tom De Koning a ruck option?

53:40 - "You don't have confidence in whoever you're bringing into F5 or F6".

57:15 - Can you field a rookie over Alex Sexton?

59:10 Can you have Mattaes Phillipou as a bench player to loop?

1:02:10 - The full version of Roy's song.

Roy's Hat (Hell Yeah)

Calvin's song via Suno. Catch the film clip on our social media channels.

LYRICS

[Verse]
Roy's gonna win a hat
Hell yeah Hell yeah
Victory in his grasp
Hell yeah Hell yeah

[Verse 2]
He's the best on the team
Hell yeah Hell yeah
Gonna live that dream
Hell yeah Hell yeah

[Chorus]

Party in the studio
Hell yeah Hell yeah
Everybody shout and go
Hell yeah Hell yeah

[Verse 3]
Lights will shine so bright
Hell yeah Hell yeah
Celebrate all night
Hell yeah Hell yeah

[Bridge]
Roy's the hero now
Hell yeah Hell yeah
We're all standing proud
Hell yeah Hell yeah

[Chorus]
Party in the studio
Hell yeah Hell yeah
Everybody shout and go
Hell yeah Hell yeah

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Replay of AFL Fantasy LIVE stream from Thursday 4 July. Catch it every Thursday from 6:15pm AEDT on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Offical app.

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Fantasy Freako has been with Champion Data since 2007 and in that time he's been refining his AFL Fantasy game while helping other coaches. Warnie chats with CD's resident expert with plenty of insight about how stats are captured, some of the intricacies of definitions and how we get our Fantasy scores added up each weekend.

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Roy slid three spots but the hat dream is still alive! Calvin wants to release his song ... but not yet! Instead he looks at his Scale of Hardness to help us with luxury trade season. The boys chat through all the issues and trade thoughts ahead of round 17 in a bumper episode of the podcast.

Episode guide

1:00 - "You can't take your foot off the pedal".

3:00 - Jye Caldwell and Lachie Whitfield were great trade in targets for Warnie and Roy.

6:30 - Calvin wasn't happy with his Vice Captain and Captain this week.

9:05 - There was a change at the top this week in the race to the Toyota HiLux.

10:00 - Oliver Dempsey gained his third five votes in four games for the Michael Barlow Medal.

12:15 - Why did Zac Fisher get subbed out?

19:00 - Colby McKercher kicked two goals and scored 87 in the VFL.

25:50 - Cal discusses his Scale of Hardness.

30:20 - After the tag this week, Lachie Whitfield has a dream run.

35:00 - Where will the tags go in round 17?

39:10 - Can we pick Tom Stewart with his midfield role?

42:30 - Fremantle have a great match up this week and Caleb Serong is on Roy's radar.

49:40 - Early trades.

51:55 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter, @aflfantasy on Instagram and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.

54:20 - Can we trade Jack Crisp?

57:15 - Who is the best ruck for the run home?

1:02:00 - What should we do with Hayden Young after scoring 37?

1:05:15 - Thoughts on Nic Newman as a POD.

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Replay of AFL Fantasy LIVE stream from Thursday 27 June. Catch it every Thursday from 6:15pm AEDT on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Offical app.

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If you've ever seen a tweet with some Fantasy relevant news, there's a good chance Alex Morrison sent it ... while thinking about what it means for his AFL Fantasy Classic team! Currently ranked 77th overall, Mozza's Blues is aiming to win a hat this year. He shares how his season has gone and chats about what it's like being a Social Media Producer while coaching his Fantasy team.

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The byes are over and the boys are happy! They recap their performances over the challenging period with Roy knocking on the door of the top 100 overall. Plenty of players are discussed including the lock of a trade that Warnie and Calvin are pulling this week.

Episode guide

1:15 - Roy is now 115th overall.

5:00 - Scoring 136, Andrew Brayshaw gets some love.

7:10 - Luke Ryan hasn't exactly been the win the boys thought he would be.

9:20 - Calvin speaks on behalf of all Clayton Oliver owners.

14:00 - Bye round recap. Did The Traders move up?

17:50 - Oliver Dempsey gets five votes in the Michael Barlow Medal.

20:45 - There is a watch on Isaac Heeney this week according to Roy's sources.

23:30 - What tags are there to consider this week?

27:20 - The Cats are more deceptive than Roy with Sam De Koning rucking this week.

31:50 - Connor Rozee has to be the "biggest target this week".

34:15 - Do you pick Rozee or Tom Green?

40:00 - Can you consider Elliot Yeo (again)?

45:55 - Health benches are important. Which defender? Arie Schoenmaker or Logan Evans?

50:30 - Most traded players this week with The Traders' moves.

53:00 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter, @aflfantasy on Instagram and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.

56:50 - Colby McKercher isn't a rookie.

59:00 - The boys are getting a little excited about Rory Laird.

1:04:05 - Trent Rivers got a big bump in CBAs for the Dees.

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Replay of AFL Fantasy LIVE stream from Thursday 20 June. Catch it every Thursday from 6:15pm AEDT on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Offical app.

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Matt Jeffries is the AFL Fantasy product manager. There are some exciting things on the horizon for the game we love and MJ has some things to share to take us fans along for the ride!

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Round 14 was a tough one with plenty of low scores as we scraped together our best 18s. All of The Traders moved up in the rankings as Roy is now 70 points off a hat. They boys talk through what to do ahead of round 15 with the best trade targets and players to avoid due to the tag.

Episode guide

2:00 - Roy moved up and is knocking on the door of the top 100.

3:15 - Dayne Zorko gets Warnie's +3 even though Calvin doesn't think he deserves it.

4:30 - One of the big targets last week, Luke Ryan, let his new owners down.

9:00 - It's time to trade Tom Powell.

11:00 - Arie Schoenmaker gets the 5 votes in the Cash Cow of the Year.

15:20 - A late out on Sunday of Jy Simpkin was hard to handle.

22:00 - Warnie ended up holding Clayton Oliver in the Simpkin shuffle.

25:55 - Tags are back and Calvin looks towards who gets attention this week.

32:00 - Roy says to still target the midfielders you want and ride out any tags.

34:10 - What is trade strategy for the last bye round?

38:15 - How has Roy's team ended up after round 14?

40:20 - Christian Salem is a big target for this round.

43:45 - Are the top two rucks Max Gawn and Brodie Grundy?

47:00 - Warnie is conisdering Jye Menzie.

51:03 - Most traded players included The Traders' round 15 moves.

53:30 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter, @aflfantasy on Instagram and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.

56:30 - Who are the forwards to target?

58:00 - Is Kysaiah Pickett a forward option?

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