It is a long pre season, but Holmesy is back with another episode of the Holmes Files. It is December, but we are days away from AFL Fantasy opening, The Traders beginning their club previews and the 50 most relevant beginning. After speaking with the winner of AFL Fantasy classic in 2024 on the last episode, Tom Hales the coach of "PomUnited" joined Holmesy to discuss his epic season where he led the comp from round 13, getting pipped at the post.

On this episode, Holmesy takes a deep dive into the thought process behind what made Tom so successful in 2024. We discuss the important early bye round strategy, dissect his trading strategy and how he set himself up to be successful, how he capitalised during the mid season byes, and some of the mistakes he made that ultimately had him finish in second place. We also take a quick look into the upcoming 2025 season and some strategy behind how we look to build our squads. Enjoy!

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