AFL Fantasy with The Traders

Roy, Calvin and Warnie get together to chat through the info that has come across their desks this week as we get ready for launch! A new salary cap, a new top-priced player and some new rules/tweaks to the game for a new season. Plenty is unpacked as we gear up for 2024 which will be here before we know it.

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Episode guide

1:30 - AFL Fantasy will start at round one rather than Opening Round in 2024.

4:45 - Price changes after round one will incorporate Opening Round scores.

7:00 -  Early byes will have best 18 and two trades in Classic.

11:15 - Plenty of options to consider for Draft leagues to manage the early byes.

15:00 - When will dual-position player updates occur in 2024?

17:50 - Tim English is the most expensive player in Fantasy Classic at $1,071,000.

22:00 - Harley Reid comes in at $300,000 while Colby McKercher is $297,000.

26:20 - Roy suggests Zac Williams' 30 per cent discount makes him value.

32:00 - Back in 2021, Touk Miller was the top averaging player and comes in well-underpriced.

35:40 - "Where do we sit with Jack Macrae?"

39:00 - Why did Isaac Cumming drop so many points?

42:30 - Plenty of names will be discussed in upcoming club preview articles starting on December 26.

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News of the 2024 fixture has dropped and the start to the year is going to be different to what we've seen before. Roy, Calvin and Warnie call an emergency podcast to chat through the Fantasy ramifications and possible solutions. One of Cal's ex-students, Colby McKercher, joins the show live in the studio ahead of next week's AFL Draft. The likely first round picks gives The Traders the lowdown on some of the best draftees that we should keep an eye on for our Fantasy teams. The boys also chat through the most relevant off-season moves.

Episode guide

1:00 - The Opening Round is changing the way AFL Fantasy will be played in 2024.

3:50 - Warnie suggests we don't play in 'Round 0'.

5:15 - How the early byes look and possible Fantasy Classic rules.

7:50 - Brodie Grundy looks like a good buy this year, can you still start him with the early bye?

11:30 - Thoughts on whether price changes include Opening Round scores.

14:00 - Tips on how you can approach your Fantasy Draft league.

18:10 - Keeper leagues might consider editing scores and including 'Round 0' scores when their club has the bye.

20:20 - The mid-season byes follow the same strucutre as 2023.

24:50 - Colby McKercher joins the show.

27:00 - Calvin taught Colby at high school including another language.

29:30 - Where did Colby rank in Fantasy Classic this year?

31:00 - Colby averaged 11.7 in his nine Coates Talent League this year.

33:30 - Roy thinks a role off half-back could be good for Fantasy in his debut season.

39:00 - The most relevant players of the trade period are ranked with Brodie Grundy at the top with Max Gawn who will also benefit from the move.

41:30 - Tristan Xerri is another ruck to consider based on Todd Goldstein moving on.

45:00 - Roy has some thoughts on his bench ruck due to the fixture.

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What an end to the season! Darren's team Wise Ocean PODs is etched in AFL Fantasy history with his 25-point win over Jonathon's Fleabaggers to take out the 2023 AFL Fantasy Classic season. Darren joins the final episode of the podcast for the season to chat about how he won the Toyota HiLux.

The boys wrap up an eventful year with some highs (and lows) featured in their Fantasy Wrapped section. The Dane Swan Medal is handed out while plenty of players get a pat on the back including the final tally of the Michael Barlow Medal for the Cash Cow of the Year.

Episode guide

2:30 - Warnie slid outside of the top 13,000 much to Calvin's amusement.

6:45 - End-of-season under-achievers Josh Dunkley, Jack Steele and Tim Taranto cop rockets.

10:05 - Zach Merrett was a great VC choice for the competition winner, but where was he in Calvin's Captains?

14:45 - The move to bring in Taylor Walker against the Eagles was a masterstroke.

17:30 - Finn Maginness didn't affect the scoring of Andrew Brayshaw or Caleb Serong.

21:40 - Darren Carr, the coach of Wise Ocean PODs, chats about his Toyota HiLux winning year.

26:45 - Watching the season-defining Eagles v Crows game with new recruit Shannon Hurn was how Darren celebrated his birthday.

30:30 - Zak Butters was Darren's best pick of this year.

33:00 - The Dane Swan Medal for the Fantasy MVP is awarded to Marcus Bontempelli.

36:15 - Warnie is reminded that he said no ruck will average more than 100.

39:00 - Herry Sheezel takes out the Michael Barlow Medal for the Cash Cow of the Year. 

43:00 - The boys review some of the average draft picks that stood out ... both good and bad.

46:15 - Scott's aflfantasywrapped.com website has been updated for 2023.

49:30 - James Sicily featured in the boys' worst captain scores.

53:50 - Calvin suggest Brodie Grundy will be one of his first picks in 2023.

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Replay of AFL Fantasy LIVE stream from Thursday 24 August. Catch it every Thursday on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Offical app.

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The team currently ranked in second, Fleabaggers, is just 57 points behind Wise Ocean PODs. Jonathon who has spent multiple weeks at No.1 joins Roy, Warnie and Calvin for this special episode in the lead up to the Fantasy Grand Finals. With only a couple of players of difference, what moves could he be considering to take back the top ranking?

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We've made it! There's one week to go in AFL Fantasy 2023 and The Traders chat about what to do with your final two trades. Roy, Calvin and Warnie preview each game with a Fantasy tidbit or two out each match plus catch up with former Port Adelaide player Sam Colquhoun who is currently ranked 10th overall.

Episode guide

0:45 - Warnie snatched victory over Calvin with a score update.

5:30 - Captains in round 23 were on point with Rowan Marshall into Tim English a great call.

9:00 - Jayden Short and James Sicily were underperformers for Roy.

13:15 - There's onyl 57 points between Darren and Jonathon in the race to the HiLux.

17:00 - Harry Sheezel gets the five votes in the Cash Cow of the Year award for the 12th time this year.

19:15 - Is there any worry on Will Day after sitting out most of the last quarter?

25:00 - Advice for the final round.

28:30 - Which Docker will Finn Maginness go to?

34:20 - We should get good scores out of Lachie Neale and Josh Dunkley this week.

38:00 - Bulldogs are set for big scores in the last round.

40:00 - Taylor Walker is the most traded in player this week. Can he have a big R24 game agains the Eagles?

45:00 - Are we able get Clayton Oliver against the Swans?

47:45 - Is it a play to move on Sam Docherty?

50:00 - Roy, Calvin and Warnie reveal their R24 moves.

52:20 - Former Port Adelaide player Sam Colquhoun joins the show to discuss his 10th ranked team.

57:15 - "The boys are getting right around me" - Colquhoun is pumped with his league mates supporting him.

1:01:15 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter, @aflfantasy on Instagram and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.

1:05:30 - Is Rory Laird a must against West Coast?

1:10:50 - Where was Jesse Hogan, who scored 188, on the captain list?

1:13:10 - Roy's ruck merry-go-round has been a constant for him this year.

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Replay of AFL Fantasy LIVE stream from Thursday 17 August. Catch it every Thursday on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Offical app.

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The coach ranked No.1 overall joins Warnie, Roy and Calvin with just two weeks to go in the season. Hear about his year to date and how he's going to attack the final rounds of the 2023 season.

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Fantasy coaches are coming off a poor week with Calvin's Captains not living up to the swag he presents them with. Warnie and Roy make him walk the plank after being talked into James Sicily as skipper. The boys chat through the potential tags and prioritising who to trade out for the last couple of weeks.

Episode guide

3:00 - Calvin extends his lead over Warnie and the white flag is up.

7:00 - James Sicily was disappointing as captain.

11:30 - Roy's trade in of Josh Dunkley over Nic Newman is hurting him.

15:15 - Why wasn't Darcy Parish our VC?

22:00 - Matthew Johnson moves to third in the Michael Barlow Medal.

24:00 - Will we need to trade Sam Docherty?

29:20 - Top averaging players of the last five weeks.

32:30 - Cal's Scale of Hardness looking at taggers including where he believes Finn Maginness will go.

38:50 - Who to prioritise in your trades this week such as Lachie Neale.

43:00 - Most traded players and The Traders' early R23 trade thoughts.

45:10 - Fremantle ruckman and AFL Fantasy ambassador Luke Jackson joins the podcast.

48:25 - Jackson has noticed what us Fantasy coaches have with the Dockers' ruck match ups missing their opponents' No.1 ruck.

50:00 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter, @aflfantasy on Instagram and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.

53:00 - Why do we have consolation finals?

57:20 - Who to get out of Clayton Oliver, Tom Green and Marcus Bontempelli?

59:10 - When do we get Taylor Walker?

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Replay of AFL Fantasy LIVE stream from Thursday 10 August. Catch it every Thursday on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Offical app.

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