AFL Fantasy with The Traders

After consuming a heap of content from the match simulations, Roy, Calvin and Warnie chat through the players whose stocks are rising and falling for Fantasy coaches. Plenty of players are mentioned and your questions answered as things get very real for coaches locking in their teams.

Don't miss the live AFL Fantasy broadcast of the Hawthorn v Collingwood game on Thursday 2 March from 5:00pm streaming via the match centre on AFL Live app and AFL.com.au.

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Episode guide

1:00 - Initial takeaways from the match simulation games.

3:30 - The Traders will be live on Thursday from 5:10pm AEDT as they discuss the Hawthorn v Collingwood games from University of Tasmania Stadium.

5:00 - Charlie Constable is the first player highlight with his stocks increasing in the last couple of weeks.

9:00 - New Cat Jack Bowes found plenty of the ball.

12:10 - Errol Gulden led the Swans for CBAs.

15:45 - The safest place to take a look for a cheaper ruck is with Scott Lycett say Roy.

19:00 - Warnie chats through his DEF and MID structure.

25:00 - Calvin has added Darcy Parish to his team.

28:10 - Have we found a bench ruck in Lachlan McAndrew?

31:00 - Are we being too reactionary with Tom Mitchell after a quiet showing? He's the first player the boys mention as someone whose stocks are going down.

35:10 - The boys are going cold on Wayne Milera despite the half-back role.

38:30 - Darcy Cameron's ruck mix with Mason Cox is a worry.

42:10 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter, @aflfantasy on Instagram and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.

48:00 - Roy says Bailey Smith is knocking on the door of the Rollin' 22.

51:30 - How do The Traders rank Stephen Coniglio and Tim Taranto.

55:30 - Can you have Hayden Young at D1?

59:30 - Use this weekend to project your round one teams.

1:02:30 - How teams use the ball.

1:04:00 - Who Roy is watching this weekend.

1:07:40 - Draft weekend for us has been timed very well.

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We had some of our favourite journos on the ground at the eight match simulation games and have kindly jumped on to give us a wrap up … with AFL Fantasy at the front of their minds. We hear from Josh Gabelich, Michael Whiting, Sarah Black, Riley Beveridge, and Nathan Schmook from AFL.com.au and we also have Anna Hay, a channel 7 reporter in Perth who is making her debut after a big pre-season which has in line for some votes in the Fantasy Journo of the Year.

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0:40 - Josh Gabelich discusses Geelong v Hawthorn.

3:00 - New Cats Jack Bowes and Tanner Bruhn impresses with the latter getting some CBAs.

5:10 - Will Day appears to be a permanent midfielder for the Hawks.

6:30 - It looks as though Josh Weddle is down the pecking order.

7:40 - "Lock him in for round one" - Josh says Fergus Greene will play in round one.

11:20 - Michael Whiting was at the Gold Coast v Essendon match.

12:10 - Charlie Constable looks set to hold down a role in D50.

14:15 - Rookie priced players Bailey Humphrey and Jye Menzie are right in the mix.

18:00 - Sarah Black was at Arden Street for North Melbourne v Richmond and it was all about Harry Sheezel.

20:35 - Consider Cam Zurhaar for Fantasy Draft off the back of his midfield minutes.

21:40 - Tim Taranto and Jacob Hopper fitted in well at their new club.

25:00 - Riley Beveridge joins us for Carlton v Collingwood.

26:00 - Sam Docherty started off half-back which could be his role to start the season.

28:00 - $200k DEF/MID Alex Cincotta may find himself in the side early.

29:30 - Nick Daicos has plenty of midfield time, but it looks like the Pies will have a lot of midfield rotation this year meaning with Riley cooling on Tom Mitchell.

32:00 - Fish is back for a rundown of Sydney v Brisbane.

33:30 - Josh Dunkley spent some time forward in the game.

35:10 - Where does Conor McKenna and Darcy Wilmot fit in?

36:15 - It looked like James Rowbottom racked up with tackles a big part of his game.

37:40 - Gabo returns to run his eyes over St Kilda v Melbourne.

38:50 - How did the Brodie Grundy and Max Gawn mix look?

41:50 - Will we see Jacob van Rooyen early?

43:05 - Mattaes Philliou worked himself into the game.

44:45 - Gabo says they don't want to move Rowan Marshall out of the ruck.

47:20 - Jack Steele looks lighter and it has increased his running capacity.

48:10 - Nathan Schmook was in Cockburn for Fremantle v Adelaide and was keen on how Andrew Brayshaw and Caleb Serong kicked and marked.

50:40 - Liam Henry was on the win, but keep an eye on Sam Sturt for $200k.

54:15 - Sam Berry looked like a better player than last year.

56:30 - Channel 7 reporter Anna Hay joined us for West Coast v Port Adelaide.

57:40 - Ruben Ginbey missed with a toe injury, but he will play next week.

59:45 - A fit and firing Elliot Yeo is scary.

1:02:15 - Connor Rozee was classy.

1:03:45 - Port Adelaide's main ruck was Scott Lycett.

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Warnie is joined by four of the Fantasy community's favourite content creators. Cam from The Draft Doctors who produces an excellent Draft Kit and Mock Draft Simulator, Pete who crushes the news relevant to Fantasy coaches on social and his site, Selby who has won the game twice and has created an epic season guide which raises money for charity and Jaiden who is a stats graduate who finds interesting - and useful - information for coaches. They preview the upcoming match simulation games.

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Episode guide

2:00 - The coaches share what they create for the community.

6:30 - Cam will be looking at roles of players and the gamestyle, especially for new coaches when watching games this week.

8:15 - Making sure you follow trustes sources of information is Pete's key tip.

11:10 - Selby suggests you should watch out for players who might dominate in pre-season games, but be aware that some of the big performances can be real.

14:00 - One of the key area's Jaiden will focus on is seeing how teams are scoring overall.

17:30 - Geelong v Hawthorn: As the Cats haven't given us a lot this pre-season, Cam is keen to see how they perform with his own eyes.

20:20 - Gold Coast v Essendon: Does Charlie Constable find himself a role at half-back for the Suns?

23:25 - North Melbourne v Richmond: As no Tigers mids have averaged over 100 the last few years, will Tim Taranto and Jacob Hopper buck the trend?

26:00 - Carlton v Collingwood: Do the Blues change much after being 4th for points for and against last year?

29:00 - What does each coach think Tom Mitchell will average this year.

31:30 - Sydney v Brisbane: Who will appear in the Lions' half-back line in round one?

35:00 - St Kilda v Melbourne: The rucks for both sides will be something to monitor in this game.

40:45 - Fremantle v Adelaide: The two highest priced players are in this game. Selby says don't let their scores change your thoughts on them.

44:15 - West Coast v Port Adelaide: Eagles are proving to be one of the most Fantasy relevant teams.

48:00 - Which of the next two weekends is most important for our study?

Cam - The Draft Doctors - www.thedraftdoctors.com.au

Pete - AFL Ratings - www.aflratings.com.au

Selby - Moreira's Magic - www.moreirasmagic.com.au

Jaiden - @jaiden_popowski - www.twitter.com/jaiden_popowski 

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The forwards on paper appear to be easy, but maybe there are too many options for us? Roy, Calvin and Warnie look to have vanilla FWD set ups and are likely to use the midfield sports just to fit them in. Riley Beveridge joins the boys for a chat about the North Melbourne intraclub and his week at the Giants. More intel from match sim is discussed as well as plenty of your questions.

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Episode guide

2:00 - Fantasy Draft is back and the boys had their first Draft day for 2023.

5:30 - Scott Lycett played in the B team for the Port Adelaide trial game.

9:45 - There is no reason not to pick Elliot Yeo.

14:20 - Will Ashcroft will be Calvin's first pick in keeper league this year.

16:00 - Are there flags on Jack Macrae after playing at half-forward?

20:00 - Riley Beveridge joins the boys and says Harry Sheezel is a lock for round one.

22:45 - Will Phillips will be playing through the midfield.

25:25 - Riley says that Ben Cunnington is North Melbourne's best player and is an option for our Fantasy forward lines.

27:00 - Expect Jack Ziebell to improve his Fantasy output as he is moving to defence.

30:00 - "The way they'll play is very Richmond centric" - Riley on the Giants' game plan.

32:15 - After Roy talked him up as the No. 1 breakout option this year, Riley has his say on Tom Green.

35:00 - Great news for Stephen Coniglio fans as he'll be a midfielder.

37:00 - There is still hope that Harry Himmelberg will play back.

42:30 - Roy reveals the forwards in his Rollin' 22.

49:00 - What can we expect from Dylan Moore?

55:30 - Toby McLean is a lock, but there are some 'possibles' in the mid-priced range.

1:01:00 - Who are the best rookie options up FWD?

1:03:30 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter, @aflfantasy on Instagram and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.

1:07:15 - Tim Taranto versus Connor Rozee.

1:12:00 - Is one rookie on field in the forward line an option?

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Warnie is joined by Dos from PODPOD, DC from HatChat, Heff from the Keeper League and Mitch from Ball Boys Fantasy for a special podcasters special episode of Coaches' Corner. They boys chat through each position, revealing their Classic line ups and holding a positional mock Draft.

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Episode guide

1:00 - Dos from PODPOD will hang up the microphone when he wins the Hilux this year.

2:30 - DC explains the Hat Chat podcast is about winning a top 100 hat.

4:00 - Heff's Keeper League podcast doesn't focus on the superstars.

6:20 - Mitch has been a NBA podcaster and has started and AFL Fantasy one.

9:00 - Dos is keen to spend up for Sam Docherty as he reveals his defenders.

13:00 - Heff likes the unique pick of Ed Richards.

14:00 - After Docherty goes at pick one, Mitch takes Angus Brayshaw as the second defender off the board in the mock defender draft.

17:45 - Jack Steele is DC's most expensive midfielder but he has saved some cash with his other premiums.

21:00 - Mitch has spend a bit more cash in his midfield and it features his boy Bailey Smith.

24:00 - The first three coaches in the mock midfielder draft believe their player could be the top scorer of the year.

29:00 - Heff picks the vanilla ruck line of Tim English and Rowan Marshall as he wants to set and forget.

32:30 - After the first five rucks are taken in the mock draft, it gets tricky to nail the mid-round selections.

37:30 - Mitch reveals his FWDs.

42:25 - Josh Dunkley is an easy pick one in the mock forwards draft.

45:50 - The forwards drop away quickly in Draft this year.

48:30 - Our podcasters share what we can expect from them in the lead up to round one.

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The ruck line up is looking to be tricky to nail down. Do you go vanilla and get the new set-and-forget combo of Tim English and Rowan Marshall? Or something different by going Scott Lycett-and-forget? A lot of name are discussed as The Traders try to nail down their two ruck spots. Michael Whiting from AFL.com.au gives us some fantastic intel from his trackwatching in Queensland and plenty of your questions are answered.

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Episode guide

1:00 - The new app is available now on Apple and Android.

3:30 - Calvin's Fantasy Draft with his work mates is on this weekend and he shares how they came up with their draft order.

6:00 - Where does Harry Himmelberg go in Draft?

8:30 - Michael Whiting lets us know that Will Ashcroft will be a round one lock.

11:00 - Josh Dunkley is fitting in well.

12:15 - After a couple of years out of the game, Conor McKenna is making good progress.

16:00 - Darcy Wilmot is a borderline selection.

17:30 - How does the Suns' game plan affect Touk Miller this year?

20:00 - What can we expect from Matt Rowell?

22:00 - Jarrod Witts could be a safe ruck selection.

25:50 - The most popular Fantasy Classic ruck is Rowan Marshall.

28:30 - Which order does Roy have the rucks in the Rollin' 22.

32:00 - Darcy Cameron has the handy RUC/FWD status.

36:15 - Calvin is considering Scott Lycett as his R2.

44:30 - Are there any genuine bench options?

49:00 - The Traders reveal their current ruck set-up.

50:30 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter, @aflfantasy on Instagram and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.

56:30 - Should we consider Sean Darcy?

59:30 - Are we concerned by Tim English's tough opening fixtures?

1:03:15 - Is this the year of Sam Draper?

1:06:00 - Where are Max Gawn and Brodie Grundy ranked in Draft?

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Aaron Delaporte is a big AFL Fantasy fan. He also love a stat, useless ones to be specific. His Facebook page "Useless AFL Stats" has more than 70,000 followers and provides a fun look at footy through some random statistics. On this week's edition of the Coaches' Corner podcast, Aaron produces some Useless AFL Fantasy Stats. He counts down a top five of some stats that his numbers machine pumped out.

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Episode guide

1:00 - How Aaron got involved playing AFL Fantasy.

2:30 - What did taking the game seriously mean.

5:00 - Where do the ideas for the useless stats come from?

6:50 - Aaron receives a few requests for Fantasy related stats.

9:00 - Nic Martin's highest career score so far was 130 on debut. Who else had their PB in their debut game?

12:00 - What have been the biggest week-to-week differentials?

14:15 - The best out of the box scores.

17:20 - Matthew Boyd scored 92 points four games in the row, but who has the highest back-to-back scores?

19:10 - Gold Coast get their first piece of silverware in the form of a useless AFL Fantasy stat.

21:30 - While he enjoys a stat, most of Aaron's Fantasy research comes from watching players.

23:00 - Who are the "four pillars of strength"?

26:10 - Is it Tim Taranto or Stephen Coniglio at F2?

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The engine room is where the bulk scores are racked up, so it's a bumper podcast featuring plenty of names including one of the toughest Rollin' 22 lines to select for Roy. Tom Mitchell gives us an update from the Pies while Josh Gabelich is putting his hand up as Fantasy journo of the year.

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Episode guide

2:00 - What does Zac Williams' ACL injury mean for the Blues?

5:00 - Christian Salem has a thyroid issue.

8:05 - Roy reveals the midfielders in his Rollin' 22.

13:00 - The boys are hot on Jack Macrae.

18:00 - Behind Will Ashcroft, who are the best rookie midfielders to watch this pre-season?

21:50 - This year appears different with the under-priced players.

27:45 - Roy is bullish on Lachie Whitfield despite his MID-only status.

30:30 - Josh Gabelich joins the show and learns he has the early lead in the AFL Fantasy Journo of the Year.

33:30 - Tim Taranto will be a permanent midfielder with Dustin Martin expecting more forward time.

36:10 - Will the injury to Tim English affect the start of his season?

40:00 - Can we pick James Worpel?

42:15 - Josh Weddle is the cash cow that is impressing the most at Hawthorn.

45:45 - How is Darcy Cameron's hamstring?

52:30 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter, @aflfantasy on Instagram and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.

55:00 - What can Will Setterfield average?

59:10 - Luke Davies-Uniacke versus Jy Simpkin?

1:04:20 - Who are the first six picked midfielders in Draft?

1:06:00 - Tom Mitchell joins the show.

1:10:00 - By the end of this year, Mitchell expects Nick Daicos to be a midfielder.

1:12:40 - Who would be first picked out of the Ball Magnets?

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We've got some of the runners up from the last few years to join a rountable discussion about their journey and a look towards AFL Fantasy 2023. James English almost ran down the overall winner in 2022, Kyle Holmes almost took the chocolates in 2021, Jon Harmey led for a significant amount of time in 2019 before being pipped at the post while a single stat held Statesman from taking glory in 2018.

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James English - @ShuckasFantasy
Kyle Holmes - @Holmesyheroes
Jon Harmey - @jonharmey
Statesman - @Statesman33

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Episode guide

1:00 - James discusses how he almost ran down last year's winner.

3:30 - Jon recalls how 2019's eventual winner traded in Jeremy Cameron, relegating him to second.

5:00 - Statesman was two points away from winning the major prize.

7:05 - Keys to rankings highly.

10:20 - Getting bye structure right helps Statesman increase his ranking each year.

11:30 - Trust your eye, says Kyle.

13:00 - Rookies dictate your structure, so don't get too set on your team right now.

15:15 - Pre-season games are about watching for roles.

18:20 - Josh Dunkley hasn't left James' team this pre-season.

20:40 - Jon is keen on Darcy Cameron as a member of his squad.

22:45 - "I think he can do 105-plus" - Jy Simpkin is a player with low ownership who could be a competition winning pick.

26:15 - Statesman has Tom Green as the player who may make way for James Worpel who he's getting more keen on.

28:00 - If we see the role changes continue, there are a lot of forwards who offer value as under-priced premiums.

31:00 - Rowan Marshall is in everyone's side, but the other ruck varies.

34:30 - Recency bias may tell us that multiple mid-priced players may be the way to go.

36:20 - Do the extra trades suggest we can be more aggressive in 2023?

40:00 - Can you roll with a non-playing bench player this year?

42:20 - Kyle says you can justify starting with Sam Docherty if you think he is 10-15 points better than the next defender.

45:45 - What is the best structure for your backline?

50:00 - Who will be the better pick of Connor Rozee and Zak Butters?

53:00 - Final tips for coaches this pre-season.

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The first line we see when we open up our teams is defence. Roy, Calvin and Warnie chat through the most popular selections, who the top picks will be and reveal how a typical backline will form in Fantasy Classic. Tom Doedee joins the boys to discuss what he learned in his debut AFL Fantasy season plus gives some insight on the Crows. AFL.com.au's Nathan Schmook gives the good word on West Coast and Fremantle this pre-season.

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Episode guide

5:00 - Warnie has some news on how the trading mechanism has been updated for 2023.

7:30 - In the event of a tie, there is a new tiebreaker rule for prizes.

9:00 - Nathan Schmook joins the boys to chat all things WA.

11:30 - "He'll be in my team for sure" - Schmooky is keen on Elliot Yeo.

14:00 - Reuben Ginbey is ready-made and may debut in round one.

17:00 - Fremantle's intra-club match sim saw Matthew Johnson become a good chance for selection.

19:35 - Can Hayden Young knock on the door as a top defender?

22:30 - How much ruck time will Luke Jackson get?

25:50 - Sam Docherty is Roy's No. 1 defender in his Rollin' 22.

30:30 - The most selected defender is Campbell Chesser, but there is a word or warning about him.

35:25 - Christian Salem and Elliot Yeo are the mid-priced players of choice in the backline.

39:00 - Some Draft sleepers to bump up your Draft rankings.

41:30 - AFL Fantasy ambassador Tom Doedee talks about what he learned from his first crack at Fantasy.

46:20 - "He's a monster that bloke" - Rory Laird will be in Doedee's team.

48:40 - Wayne Milera has been training with the backs and his Fantasy stocks are increasing.

55:35 - Will it be Jordan Dawson who takes the bulk of the kick-ins?

58:15 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter, @aflfantasy on Instagram and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page. 

1:01:00 - Calvin warns coaches away from going a point of difference for the sake of it.

1:05:40 - If a role in the backline was clear for Harry Himmelberg, he would be a lock for Roy.

1:08:00 - The Bombers' game plan could see ball movement slowed down which might be good for defenders.

1:12:15 - Will Jayden Short gain DEF status again?

1:14:00 - With extra depth in defence, can we hold off on picking defenders in Fantasy Draft?

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