Round 4 saw the AFLW Fantasy community struck down by the first late withdrawal of the season - popular cash generator Tessa Boyd missing her clash with Collingwood with back spasms. There were also a few surprising 100+ scores, some new roles to decipher, and a couple of disppointing rookies signalling their time to leave our squads. 

Round 5 is the beginning of upgrade season, so the gang spent a lot of time talking about how to navigate some of the most highly owned players: do we hold, do non-owners target, or is it time to trade out? Listen in to find out Liam, Will, and Jono's thoughts for the week!

Episode guide: 

0:00 - Introduction
3:14 - Shipping Report
11:17 - Watch and Wait Scoreboard
13:39 - Upgrade season
13:55 - What is will doing about Ebony Marinoff
15:57 - Is Jono ticking off trading Zippy Fish? 
17:16 - Jess Rentsch now a thorn in our sides
18:46 - Georgie Prespakis and Zarlie Goldsworthy
21:30 - Charlie Thomas the upgrade target vs Bre Koenen?
25:05 - Strom time is now
27:01 - Jono weighs up Stone and Bogue
30:02 - Round 5 Trade Targets 
35:40 - Now is the moment for Niamh McLaughlin
41:52 - Can Will convince you to pick Chelsea Randall?
47:01 - Dayna Finn and Courtney Rowley spicy zone 
51:16 - Rookie Targets
1:04:02 - Captains Corner
1:05:30 - Trade Plans

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This is a live recording of an episode from Liam, Jono, and Mel on Twitter breaking down all the most important news of the week, the weekend's confirmed squads, and all your biggest questions and conundrums before the start of Round 4

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Round 3 had a lot going on, good and bad! The AFLW record for the highest score was broken TWICE (good, unless you're a Fremantle supporter) and amogst others, 2024 Grand Final Best on Ground Jas Garner went down injured (bad). Amongst this chaos the gang chat through their first Sweet 16 for the season, Dr. Will summarises the weekends injuries and we once again debate whether we believe some of these pop scores or not. 

Episode guide: 

0:00 - 10:07: Introduction
10:08 - 11:27: Watch and Wait Scoreboard
11:28 - 41:54: Sweet 16
41:55 - 53:13: Dr Will's Injury Report
53:14 - 1:02:49: Believe it or not
1:02:50 - 1:04:20: Captain's Corner
1:04:21 - 1:11:40: Trade Plans

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This is a live recording of an episode from Liam, Jono, and Mel on Twitter breaking down all the most important news of the week, the weekend's confirmed squads, and all your biggest questions and conundrums before the start of Round 3

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The gang get together to chat the round that was and dive into the hot topics coming into Round 3!

Episode guide: 

0:00 - 5:57: Introduction
5:58 - 16:12: Shipping Report
16:13 - 17:47: Watch and Wait Scoreboard (*correction: par score was 1,520)
17:48 - 29:25: Fantasy Strategy 
29:26 - 47:17: "Believe It or Not?"
47:18 - 57:02: "The Kids Are Alright"
57:03 - 1:01:48: Captain's Corner
1:01:49 - 1:07:47: Trade Plans

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This is a live recording of an episode from Liam and Jono on Twitter breaking down all the most important news of the week, the weekend's confirmed squads, and all your biggest questions and conundrums before the start of Round 2

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The gang get together to chat the round that was and dive into the hot topics coming into Round 2!

Episode guide: 

0:00 - 3:02: Introduction
3:02 - 10:41: Shipping Report
10:41 - 12:49: Watch and Wait Scoreboard
12:49 - 21:09: "The New Normal"
21:09 - 27:45: "The Kids Are Alright"
27:45 - 50:29: "Believe It or Not?"
50:29 - 52:21: Captain's Corner
52:21 - 60:16: Trade Plans

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This is a live recording of an episode from Liam, Mel, and Jono on Twitter breaking down:

 - the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday team announcements

 - all the hottest topics, questions, and conundrums going into Round 1

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This is a live recording of an episode from Liam and Jono on Twitter breaking down:

 - our first official team announcements for Round 1

 - the first official injury list of 2025

 - some of the key questions and conundrums ahead of the first lockout of 2025!

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As the first lockout of the 2025 AFLW Fantasy approaches, Liam and Mel run through a stack of things coaches need to think about before Round 1 including: 

The gang were also joined by Tom Hales, a member of the AFLW Fantasy Fanatics pod, and 2nd placed finisher in the men's AFL Fantasy competition in 2024, as they go about trying to draft the 'Free Kick Team', where each host gets a chance to pick their favourite options under the salary cap!

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Episode Guide

0:00 - 2:20 intro
2:21 - 6:40 Injured players with lots of selections
6:41 - 8:59 Most unique players
9:00 - 10:11 Can we pick Piper Dunlop at R2
10:12 - 13:29 Value defenders - how many should we pick?
13:30 - 16:07 Are there any good mid-priced forwards? 
16:08 - 18:05 Is Brooke Tonon going to breakout in Adelaide’s defence?
18:06 - 19:54 Is Zippy Fish good enough to be on field?
19:55 - 22:19 Liam might pick Georgie Prespakis at m5
22:20 - 23:30 Who are the premiums mids that Liam and Mel are picking?
23:31 - 1:00:48 Drafting a team with Tom Hales
1:00:49 - 1:03:59 Pre-Round 1 Admin
1:04:00 - 1:05:00 Outro