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.

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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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Cycle Alfred has forced changes to the AFL fixture and created new opportunities in SuperCoach.

2024 SuperCoach champion Joven May joins host Al Paton and Patch to break down what the fixture changes mean for our teams, and the players who are now on the selection radar.

Plus Joven reveals his best picks for 2025, answers your questions and names the players to watch in the two remaining opening round games.

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:
Joven the 2024 overall winner joins the show (00:00)
Opening Round changes! (02:30)
SuperCoach ramifications (05:00)
Geelong/Brisbane players of interest (10:00)
HBF Injury Report (16:00)
Joven’s top pre-season picks (18:00)
Rookies on field vs bargains (22:00)
Joven’s ruck and flex structure (29:00)
QUESTIONS (33:30)
Al breaks on JHF (39:00)
Who is Joven watching in Opening Round? (42:30)

Hosts:
Al Paton: @al_superfooty /X
Patch: @PatchToTheMax / X
Joven May: @jovenmay32 / X

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Wednesday March 5, 2025.

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The AAMI Community Series is over, Opening Round is just around the corner, and our SuperCoach teams have changed at least 8,000 times!

The Phantom is joined by Simeon Thomas-Wilson and Dos to break down the biggest takeaways from the AAMI Community Series, the best and worst SuperCoach scores, and more importantly – who had the juiciest roles!

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!

The Lair Open League Code: 719067

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

CHAPTERS
A SuperCoach storm is brewing 00:00
AAMI Community Series categories (03:00)
Buying the hype! (04:00)
Confirmed LOCKS (06:20)
Dominant top-price premiums (07:45)
Big movers and shakers (11:30)
Most traded OUT (19:50)
Standout ROOKIES! (22:10)
Great role, great scoring, great price (25:20)
Cause for concern? Good role, bad score (37:10)

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

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Monday March 3, 2025.

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The best day on the calendar has finally arrived — SuperCoach Draft Day!

With many SuperCoaches hosting drafts events around Australia this weekend, the Drafted crew have reconvened to provide some final advice to to help you dominate your SuperCoach Draft!

Recently hosting a MOCK DRAFT with members of the SuperCoach community, Dos, Patch, and Lekdog review the first two rounds of the draft, discuss their major lessons learned, and look at some of the biggest hits and misses across the draft. 

PLUS: Lekdog reveals some of his biggest rankings adjustments (both positive and negative) following a plethora of injuries and potential role changes across the competition.

FULL MOCK DRAFT RESULTS: bit.ly/41j6gYd 

Lekdog’s TOP 100 ULTIMATE RANKINGS CHEAT SHEET: bit.ly/437uHut  

CHAPTERS
Latest injury reminders! (02:30)
Rankings adjustments DOWN (04:00)
Rankings adjustments UP (08:00)
MOCK DRAFT RESULTS (17:15)
Lessons learned (22:25)
Fav and least fav picks (28:45)
Final thoughts and advice (34:45)

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

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Wednesday February 26th, 2025.

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The first SuperCoach lockout is 15 days away and injuries have thrown team selection into chaos.

Host Al Paton is joined by Patch, Tim Michell and Chloe Williams to talk through the latest injury news and answer your questions.

Can we leave out Harry Sheezel or Marcus Bontempelli? Who are the best midfield mid-pricers? Has Al caved on Jason Horne-Francis?

Plus the team each name their biggest smokie for 2025.

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:

Bombers Geelong quick thoughts (03:15)
Latest injury updates (Butters, Mills, Grundy, Pittonet) (06:30)
Al and the team’s breakout smokies! (11:15)
AFL captains picks for breakout smokies! (20:00)
Your questions! (huge segment!) (21:45)

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

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Wednesday February 26, 2025.

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Do we really have a SuperCoach rookie crisis?

Dan Batten joins The Phantom in The Lair to talk through all the latest cheapie news and who is - and isn't - on track for the season opener.

Plus, all the junior numbers, latest intel and the best options in every position ranked

Read the ROOKIE BIBLE: bit.ly/3EQ2xKa

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

The Lair Open League Code: 719067

CHAPTERS:


Welcome to The Rookie Bible! (00:00)
Injury crisis (02:00)
SPP signings and NEW players (03:00)
Tuesday team news (07:00)
ROOKIE DEFENDERS (08:50)
ROOKIE MIDS (16:45)
ROOKIE RUCKS (28:30)
ROOKIE FORWARDS (33:50)
FINAL THOUGHTS (43:00)

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

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Tuesday February 25, 2025.

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The unofficial practices matches are complete - but what did we really learn?

The Phantom, Dos and Five Names are in The Lair to discuss all the numbers, position changes and standouts as the SuperCoach pre-season heads into his final stages.

From Jagga Smith's injury and Jack Macrae's dominance to Hugo Garcia's CBAs and Sydney's big Callum Mills concern, tune in to find out everything you need to know.

The Lair Open League Code: 719067

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

CHAPTERS:


Intro (00:00)
Lair Open League (02:30)
Injury news (Jagga Smith, Leo Lombard) (03:45)
Collingwood v Brisbane v SUNS (Perryman, Daicos, more) (06:40)
GWS v Sydney (Mills out, Leake, Roberts, more) (15:00)
Adelaide v Port (Horney One, Soligo, Peatling, more!) (25:15) 
Saints v Blues (Garcia, Macrae, Cerra) (33:40)
North Melbourne v Melbourne (Langford, Rivers, Oliver) (42:40)
West Coast intraclub nuff report with Dos (49:00)
Final thoughts (55:20)

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

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Monday February 24, 2025.

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A brand new weekly show on the official SuperCoach AFL podcast feed kicks off with a special guest - SuperCoach ambassador Leigh Montagna.

'Joey' has the inside word on rookies and role changes including a warning on some highly owned SuperCoach players, and some bench bolters at the Saints.

Host Al Paton and panelists Chloe Williams, Patch and Tim Michell also drop some breaking injury news, reveal the latest changes to their teams, name the players to watch in this weekend's practice matches - and answer your questions! 

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

CHAPTERS:
Introducing Breaking Even with Al Paton (00:00)
Recent changes to our teams (02:20)
Leigh Montagna joins the show! (07:15)
Weekend preview and thoughts (29:00)
Top 10 players to watch this week! (33:15)

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

Guest:
Leigh 'Joey' Montagna!

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Wednesday February 19, 2025.

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