What a treat we have just a few days out from the first lockout of 2022! Three former winners of AFL Fantasy Classic. Trent Sutcliffe (2020), James Robinson (2018) and Selby Lee-Steere (2017/18*) generously gave up their time to answer questions from social media to help coaches finalise their squads. A compelling listen.

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Episode guide

2:00 - How James and Trent went in 2021.

3:00 - "Feel like I put in more work now than I did in 2017" - Selby isn't playing, but is producing is epic season guide.

4:25 - We've got a scarcity of rookies and may have to spend more on the bottom end players.

6:10 - What is the preferred ruck strategy?

8:45 - Do you take any cash into round one?

10:00 - How many rookies do you need to generate cash and how many points do you need from them?

11:45 - Could you go four deep with on-field rookies in the midfield?

14:15 - Zak Butters or Isaac Heeney?

16:20 - The verdict on Matt Crouch, Lachie Neale, Caleb Serong and Patrick Lipinski.

18:00 - Why Trent is disappointed that Justin McInerney and George Hewett performed so well in the pre-season.

21:05 - "Pick the best available" says Selby rather than trying to make your team unique based on ownership.

24:50 - Jack Crisp vs Jake Lloyd?

25:30 - What impact do they bye rounds have on initial team selection?

27:00 - How did they champions go in the last few rounds when they realised they were a shot at winning Fantasy Classic?

29:00 - Last minute advice for coaches finalising their teams this weekend.

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