AFL Fantasy with The Traders

It's time to get serious. The fixture for round two through to five have been announced and Calvin cracks out his red and green tables to look at the Scale of Hardness. Warnie runs through the main things we need to know about the upcoming fixture and attempt to make the team changes for round two. Plus the lads answer your questions..
Episode guide
1:30 - Roy and Calvin sample Warnie's iso-home brew.
5:00 - The lads talk through the next four rounds as announced on Monday.
13:15 - Calvin analyses the fixture to look at the teams with the best and worst upcoming fixtures.
15:40 - Max Gawn's run of games looks very tasty.
21:00 - Who are the likely ins and outs for round two that may affect Fantasy teams.
30:00 - Fremantle could make a swag of changes.
35:30 - Could Mitch Georgiades make way for Charlie Dixon?
40:00 - Warnie predicts the Giants will bring in Callan Ward and Zac Williams for Tom Green and Isaac Cumming.
46:10 - Lachie Hunter definitely won't be playing in round two, but who else joins him on the sidelines as Tom Liberatore and Patrick Lipinski are good chances to play.
48:20 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.
51:30 - Is trading Sam Jacobs to Sam Naismith worth it?
55:00 - Should be be trading out premiums for value options?
56:30 - Callan Ward v Jack Viney.

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With Gillon's words last Friday, Roy, Calvin and Warnie were pumped to get back in the studio and start talking Fantasy with a purpose. Footy will return on June 11 and we could not be more excited. Warnie runs through the things Fantasy coaches need to know ahead of round two as the lads map out what we should be thinking with our trades and other quirks in this 'Coronaball' season. Included is a song written by Ben Latham (@BeafortBeaus on Twitter) to help you understand how to understand Fantasy scoring with 16-minute quarters.
Episode guide
3:00 - The best news Fantasy coaches received was that we are looking at normal rounds with Thursday-Sunday games.
7:15 - Travis Auld's comments on the fixture are analysed.
11:30 - RIP to Magoos News with no reserves competition.
15:00 - 16-minute quarters are likely.
18:15 - Roy, Calvin and Warnie perform their take on AC/DC's "TNT" with "BCV".
22:00 - How many trades will we have ahead of round two.
27:20 - Player and injury news over the last couple of months.
32:10 - Callan Ward and Zac Williams being back could hurt round two chances for Tom Green and Isaac Cumming.
35:20 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.
39:25 - Which junk time specialists do we need to be aware of with 'Coronaball'?
45:40 - Should we target players on the pre-season watchlist who smashed it in round one, or players returning from injury that we would have picked if available in round one?
48:20 - Do you fix premiums or rookies with your three trades?

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Roy, Calvin and Warnie are missing Fantasy that much that they're trying a few different challenges. First up they pick a team with one player from each club and turn that into a 3-team draft league with some entertaining results through varying strategies. The boys also name up their top three moments from over the years as well as project forward to when the season resumes.
Episode guide
2:45 - Warnie suggests we could have footy back in mid-June and we may also have round, making AFL Fantasy relatively normal when the season resumes.
7:20 - The boys pick a Fantasy team made up of one player per team with five defenders, seven midfielders, one ruck and five forwards. Have a go at the Pick One challenge by downloading the Google Sheet.
15:10 - Who were the hard teams to pick from when selecting your Pick One squad.
18:00 - The Pick One challenge moves to a Draft format. The Traders take it in turns to pick one player from each club.
28:00 - Calvin takes Devon Smith who be believes is the steal of the draft.
31:00 - The Saints were the last club to have a player selected as Seb Ross the first off the board.
35:55 - Bachar Houli as the third Tiger picked is nominated as the pick of the draft.
40:30 - Roy's North Melbourne pick was someone he didn't think he would be taking in any format of Fantasy football this year.
43:15 - The boys nominate their worst selections from the Pick One Draft challenge.
46:30 - Back in 2010, Roy crashed Michael Voss' press conference and asked a Fantasy question.
49:50 - Tom Rockliff's interview on our podcast in 2016 was one of the best moments from all of our episodes.
52:00 - How did Warnie react to Ben Hudson being suspended by the club in 2007?

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We don't know the return date as yet, but in a fortnight we should. Roy, Calvin and Warnie mull over when it could be and what we might need to think about for Fantasy. An old friend leaves a message for the boys and Todd Goldstein is chopped from the Team of the Decade. Calvin isn't allowed to have a say on the best forwards from the last 10 years as the squad is finalised. As The Traders remember the past, they look at their favourite stories from over the years and the Fantasy cult heroes that go down in folklore.
Episode guide
1:15 - Roy is optimistic that the season will be underway sooner rather than later.
8:00 - Calvin is taken to task on his inclusion of Todd Goldstein in the Team of the Decade.
16:00 - Team of the Decade FWDs
22:10 - Steve Johnson was the closest to a forward pig we have seen.
30:00 - Justin Westhoff missed just eight games of the decade, should he be considered in the forward line?
33:20 - Lance Franklin kicked 13 goals for 204 Fantasy points, the highest score in the modern era.
36:10 - Dayne Zorko averaged 95 in his debut season to be the forward cash cow of the decade.
42:50 - Via Twitter, Owen offers up some interesting stats from the last decade such as how many points were scored and the highest scoring jumper numbers.
51:00 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.
56:15 - Fantasy faves including when Ben Hudson was suspended by the Crows and Warnie wasn’t happy and called the club.
1:04:00 - Reliving how good the Cats were in the late 2000s - especially ABC; Ablett, Bartel and Corey.
1:10:30 - Beau Muston scored 127 and 106 in his first two games before tanking.
1:19:30 - The boys reel off Brad Johnson’s averages in the 2000s.
1:21:20 - Homework of the week is to pick a Fantasy team of five defenders, seven midfielders, one ruck and five forwards with only one player from each team.

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Another week of the footy lockdown goes by and the boys catch up once again over Skype. We'd be looking forward to round six and the massive Anzac Day game, so Warnie looks back at the best Pies and Dons over the last 10 years. Continuing the best from the last 10 years, the rucks to be included in the Team of the Decade are debated at length with Calvin making the final call. Roy goes back to the first ever episode of our YouTube show.
Episode guide
1:30 - The AFL have announced a date to announce when the season will resume.
4:00 - What has been on the TV during isolation.
7:30 - Warnie looks at the best Anzac Day performances from the last decade.
12:00 - Was Brent Stanton an underrated Fantasy player?
14:40 - The best rucks from 2010-2019 are discussed and inducted into the team of the decade.
20:00 - Calvin makes the case for Todd Goldstein.
26:30 - Dean Cox would have been the best ruck from 2005-2014, but is he for the most recent decade?
31:00 - How do Stefan Martin's numbers stack up?
33:00 - Reilly O'Brien and Jonathan Giles are named on the bench.
37:10 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.
41:00 - Dylan asks how this season will affect Fantasy in 2021.
45:00 - What value does Tim Taranto currently have in Fantasy Draft?
50:15 - The Traders discuss the origins of their nicknames.
54:00 - Roy takes us back to 2007 when the lads first recorded a YouTube video about Fantasy and puts Calvin through the paces with a question and answer session.

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Poor audio quality continues this week, but don't worry, the content isn't nearly as poor. The boys catch up after another week apart in isolation over Skype and a couple of beers. It would have been the Easter weekend and Warnie takes the lads through the best performers from the Cats and Hawks over the years. Eight players are inducted into the team of the decade as attention is turned to the midfielders and Calvin sets out to rank the pigs.
Episode guide
11:30 - The best performers in the Easter Monday Hawks v Cats blockbusters are remembered.
16:40 - The eight best midfielders are inducted into the Fantasy Team of the Decade.
21:10 - Reliving Tom Rockliff's 134.8 average season.
25:45 - Why has Gary Ablett never been awarded Fantasy Pig status?
31:30 - Some asked for Matthew Boyd to be inducted as a defender, but he makes the grade as a MID.
38:20 - Who becomes M8 out of Adam Treloar and Jack Macrae?
43:00 - Michael Barlow has the best Fantasy season ever by a debutant.
46:30 - The Traders decide who is the better cash cow out of Sam Walsh and Toby Greene.
51:50 - Calvin attempts to rank the Fantasy Pigs with some nifty Excel spreadsheet work.
58:00 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.
1:01:30 - Which Trader has the highest Fantasy score since 2014?

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Technology issues due to social isolation couldn't stop The Traders catching up for their weekly podcast. Roy, Calvin and Warnie share a couple of beers as well as reveal the defenders for the Team of the Decade (2010-19). There's plenty of banter as they look at the worst trades of all-time, some stories from the past and some fun with a quiz.
Episode guide
1:45 - Warnie is bottling his home brew, Calvin is growing grass and Roy has made a purchase to keep him entertained in isolation.
10:20 - The boys live some of their worst trades of their Fantasy careers as well as share some from passionate coaches on social media.
14:20 - Why reverse trades, aka the Heath Shaw rule, was introduced.
21:50 - The six best defenders are inducted into the Fantasy Team of the Decade.
34:30 - Nic Newman is the best cash cow for the bench from the last 10 years, but who joins him?
42:00 - Warnie takes on the role of the quizmaster to challenge Roy and Calvin in Gorto's 2015-19 quiz.
51:00 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.
1:00:15 - Calvin reminisces about what he got up to to terrorise Warnie when they lived together.

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The boys catch up after a week of no footy and some social isolation to chew the fat. Not necessarily all about Fantasy footy, just to chat! They discuss what they've been up to the last few days, their rage trades, possible trade scenarios and chat with the current number one in Fantasy footy, Josh, to talk about his team . That and some of your questions (again, some Fantasy related, some not).9th Place
Episode guide
1:00 - What Roy, Calvin and Warnie have been up to.
9:30 - Round 'two' trade options.
15:30 - Will three trades be enough?
20:30 - The top 10 players traded in and out.
27:10 - Josh talks about his team that is currently leading all Fantasy Classic teams.
31:40 - Calvin, Roy and Warnie discuss their trade plans.
35:45 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.
38:50 - Will Jeremy Howe keep scoring well?
42:10 - Will Brett Bewley keep his role when Blake Acres returns?
43:10 - Who wins Survivor?
47:05 - Worst trades of our Fantasy careers.

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Well, that was that. Footy was back for one weekend only and we had a lot to adjust to. 16 minute quarters made for some interesting scores - some were well up and some were well down as 80 became the new 100. Roy, Calvin and Warnie wrap up the start to the season and try to make sense of what's to come.
Episode guide
2:00 - How the scores looked compared to other seasons.
4:30 - The Traders' round one scores.
7:00 - Roy rants about his team and starts the -3s.
14:00 - The positives out of the weekend with the +3s.
18:45 - A realistic team that would have been around 200 points head of the current leader.
28:45 - What was the right call in the ruck?
33:30 - Big takeaways from the new look Fantasy.
37:40 - Information on price movements.
43:30 - The future of the season and options for Fantasy.
50:40 - How are we going to spend our time?
Follow the boys on Twitter for a some fun while the season is suspended: @RoyDT, @CalvinDT and @WarnieDT.

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The Traders look over the round one teams as they are announced. Get your team set for the full lockout on Friday at 7:50pm AEDT. http://afl.com.au/fantasy

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