Round 2 is in the books and it's time to get trading! A heap of popular rookies are 'on the bubble' this week, meaning their price is about to rise after they play their third game for the season.

Who are the must-have rookies to prioritise and who can we trade out to make room, especially with so many good options being MID-only?

The Phantom is joined by Five Names and The Chief to dissect the best rookies to target, who to jump off, and everything to do ahead of a massive round 3!

NOTE: Recorded prior to Elijah Tsatas being ruled out for Thursday night's game - he is now a trade OUT candidate for the rookies mentioned in this episode! 

The Lair Open League Code: 719067

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CHAPTERS:
Round 2 is over! (00:00)
Bottom of the pod (03:30)
Heroes and Villains, Lair League update (08:30)
Round 3 Hot topics (16:00)
SuperCoach Plus trial is ending (17:30)
Must have rookies on the bubble! (18:45)
Phantom’s top targets (31:00)
Stay or trade (34:20)
Unique names with five names (40:30)
The Phantom’s Phry Pan (42:30)
New Lair sting (45:50)

Hosts:
The Phantom: @ThePhantomSC /X
Dos: @HKDos /X
Simeon Thomas-Wilson: @Simeon_TW /X

Produced by Haydn Kenny.
Recorded on Monday March 24, 2025.

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Al Paton and Matt Forrest react to Thursday team sheets LIVE! Hear about the latest rookies, role changes, and red flags for the round ahead, and all the info to make your final captain’s call.

We will be going LIVE across X, formerly twitter (@supercoach) and via the CODE Sports YouTube channel every Thursday for our new LIVE teams show! 

Follow along for weekly teams and to get your questions answered live before lockout! 

Hosts:
Al Paton: @al_superfooty /X
Matt Forrest: @mattforrest29 /X

Produced by Haydn Kenny and Al Paton.

Recorded live on Thursday March 20, 2025.

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One round into the SuperCoach season and difficult questions need answers.

Can we trust Sam De Koning? Which rookies are must-haves? Why did Patch start Sam Powell-Pepper?

Host Al Paton, Patch and Chloe Williams answer the biggest trade dilemmas of the week, reveal the latest injury news, name the premiums about to crash in price and play a game of rookie roulette. What could possibly go wrong?

Keep an eye on Al's socials (@al_superfooty on X) for a weekly post asking for questions!

All the latest SuperCoach news and articles: linktr.ee/supercoachafl 

CHAPTERS:
Welcome to Breaking Even with Al Paton (00:00)
HBF Injury Report (01:30)
Fallen Premium watch (05:10)
Rookie roulette (11:40)
YOUR QUESTIONS! (15:10)

Hosts:
Al Paton: @al_superfooty /X
Patch: @PatchToTheMax / X
Chloe Williams: @chloekwilliams /X

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Wednesday March 19, 2025.

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Round 1 of SuperCoach is in the books and it was a big weekend!

Rookies starred, others slumped. Surprise premiums went big, the obvious ones didn’t. And we’ve got early mid-price problems.

The Phantom, Dos and Five Names dissect it all in The Lair ahead of an important trading week!

The Lair Open League Code: 719067

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CHAPTERS:
SuperCoach is back! (00:00)
Top of the pod (02:20)
Heroes and Villains (05:45) 
Best 18 bye rounds! (13:15)
Rookie on the bubble (19:00)
Phantom’s top targets (27:50)
Stay or trade (31:50)
Unique names with five names (35:25)
The Phantom’s Phry Pan (36:45)
The Bearwell (43:45) 

Hosts:
The Phantom: @ThePhantomSC /X
Dos: @HKDos /X
Simeon Thomas-Wilson: @Simeon_TW /X

Produced by Haydn Kenny.
Recorded on Monday March 17, 2025.

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SuperCoach round 1 is over and we're back to talk Draft! The waiver wire opens when lockout lifts, so jump in and grab some gems before they disappear!

Dos is joined by SuperCoach Draft expert Lekdog to reveal their top 5 waiver wire pickups heading into round 2.

Read Lekdog’s weekly waiver wire article on CODE Sports (dropping Monday)!

CHAPTERS
How round 1 went in our drafts (00:00)
What is the waiver wire (02:55)
Top 5 waiver wire pickups (06:45)
Very early small sample 'trends' (18:45)

Hosts:
Dos: @HKDos /X
Lekdog: @Lekdog /X

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Sunday March 16th, 2025.

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The wait is over - round 1 teams are in! Which rookies made the cut and what do the line-ups mean for our SuperCoach sides? 

Join experts Al Paton, Matt Forrest and special guest The Phantom as they reveal what matters from all nine games, answer your questions and name their captains or the first weekend of the SuperCoach season.

We will be going LIVE across X, formerly twitter (@supercoach) and via the CODE Sports YouTube channel every Thursday for our new LIVE teams show! 

Follow along for weekly teams and to get your questions answered live before lockout! 

Hosts:
Al Paton: @al_superfooty /X
Matt Forrest: @mattforrest29 /X
The Phantom: @ThePhantomSC /X

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded live on Thursday March 13, 2025.

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The countdown is on to the first SuperCoach AFL lockout of 2025 - and Al Paton and Patch are here to answer your questions.

Who should we start in Flex? Is Bailey Smith a must-have? Which rookies can we trust?

Get the answers to those questions and more, plus the latest round 1 teams whispers and selection news in the HBF Injury Report.

All the latest SuperCoach news and articles: linktr.ee/supercoachafl 

Keep an eye on Al's socials (@al_superfooty on X) for a weekly post asking for questions!

CHAPTERS:
Thoughts ahead of round 1 (00:00)
HBF Injury Report (03:00)
YOUR QUESTIONS! (05:10)

Hosts:
Al Paton: @al_superfooty /X
Patch: @PatchToTheMax / X

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded live on Wednesday March 12, 2025.

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There are only hours to go before the first SuperCoach lockout of 2025 and the Opening Round scores and confirmed debutants have shaken up the rookie landscape.

To help you decide on the right options, The Phantom and Dan Batten reveal their cheapie selections on every line in a special Rookie Bible edition of the AFL SuperCoach podcast.

Read the rookie bible: bit.ly/43bgE6Z

Defender rookies (01:45)
Midfielder rookies (07:15)
Ruck rookies (15:20)
Forward rookies (17:55)

Hosts:
The Phantom: @ThePhantomSC /X
Dan Batten: @danbatten_

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Tuesday March 11, 2025.

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Opening Round has been and gone and the countdown to the first SuperCoach lockout of the season is on!

In the most important Lair of the year, The Phantom, Dos and Five Names debate the Nick Daicos call, dissect all the scores from the weekend and reveal who they are picking in their sides for 2025.

The Lair Open League Code: 719067

All the latest SuperCoach news and articles: linktr.ee/supercoachafl 

CHAPTERS
Welcome to the Lair (00:00)
Opening Round wrap: Daicos, Day, Callaghan, more! (04:30)
DEFENDERS: the hardest line to pick? (22:00)
What structure to go?! (28:20)
How many rookies on field? (31:30)
RUCKS: how are we looking? (36:00)
FORWARDS: vanilla the way to go? (40:00)
FLEX: The final call (44:30)
PEW PEW: our points of difference (52:00)

Hosts:
The Phantom: @ThePhantomSC /X
Dos: @HKDos /X
Simeon Thomas-Wilson: @Simeon_TW /X

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Monday March 3, 2025.

Enjoying the Lair? Please leave us a rating and review! We’ll have a ratings target for the season and would love your input as to what we should do if we hit it! Let us know in the comments, or as part of your review – we’d love your thoughts!

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Get instant analysis for the teams for Opening Round for SuperCoach AFL.

Experts Al Paton and Matt Forrest talk through all the rookies, players to watch and SuperCoach news as the AFL season kicks off for 2025.

We will be going LIVE across X, formerly twitter (@supercoach) and via the CODE Sports YouTube channel every Thursday for our new LIVE teams show! 

Follow along for the all important round 1 teams next week! 

Hosts:
Al Paton: @al_superfooty /X
Matt Forrest: @mattforrest29 /X
Produced by Haydn Kenny and Al Paton.

Recorded on Thursday March 6, 2025.

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