AFL Fantasy with The Traders

Round 16 teams, trade targets, captains, your questions

01 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Catch The Traders every Thursday evening from 6:15pm AEST as they talk the teams for the upcoming round. Head to facebook.com/AFLFantasyOfficial to jo...

Operation: Get Grundy back, value trade options, all-new Rollin' 22s

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The ruck pig returned and showed those who traded him out that they need to get him back ASAP. But how in the world are we going to do it? We'll look ...

Round 15 teams, trade targets, captains, your questions

24 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Catch The Traders every Thursday evening from 6:15pm AEST as they talk the teams for the upcoming round. Head to facebook.com/AFLFantasyOfficial to jo...

Post-byes stocktake, Will Schofield's Fantasy story

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The byes are finally behind us and it's time to take stock of where we're at for the last nine rounds of the season. We've got plenty of advice, inclu...

Round 14 teams, trade targets, captains, your questions

17 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Catch The Traders every Thursday evening from 6:15pm AEST as they talk the teams for the upcoming round. Head to facebook.com/AFLFantasyOfficial to jo...

Bye round trade targets, champion cash cows, De Goat goes big again

14 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What a great round of footy for the Queens Birthday long weekend... and what a big weekend for a lot of Fantasy Classic teams as the so called 'easies...

Round 13 teams, trade targets, captains, your questions

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Catch The Traders every Thursday evening from 6:15pm AEST as they talk the teams for the upcoming round. Head to facebook.com/AFLFantasyOfficial to jo...

New bye structure, R12 upgrade targets, Rollin' 22

07 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The first bye round brought about more carnage than expected with injuries thwarting best laid plans but it was some of the rookies who took South Aus...

Round 12 teams, trade targets, captains, your questions

03 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Catch The Traders every Thursday evening from 6:15pm AEST as they talk the teams for the upcoming round. Head to facebook.com/AFLFantasyOfficial to jo...

Byemaggeddon 1, Grundy down, loopholes, new DPPs

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's Byemaggeddon again with the first of three bye rounds here and plenty of strategy to navigate in some uncertain times. It's a big week with new D...

Round 11 teams, trade targets, captains, your questions

27 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Catch The Traders every Thursday evening from 6:15pm AEST as they talk the teams for the upcoming round. Head to facebook.com/AFLFantasyOfficial to jo...

Massive R10 scores, bye planning, potential DPPs

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There's a few injuries that coaches face this week with the inform Mitch Duncan sidelined and the popular Dog Adam Treloar succumbing to the dreaded s...

Round 10 teams, trade targets, captains, your questions

20 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Catch The Traders every Thursday evening from 6:15pm AEST as they talk the teams for the upcoming round. Head to facebook.com/AFLFantasyOfficial to jo...

Heeney v Dusty, favourite coaches, smart trading plays

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As the rich get richer in Fantasy Classic, we might need to get creative with our trades. Round nine showed us that having rookies on ground can spell...

Round 9 trade targets, captains, your questions

13 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's our last Thursday night before we get our precious Thursday teams back, so we'll do our best to get you ready for round nine with all the news, s...

De Goey returns, which rookies to sell, value options

10 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We all managed to get into the 2100 club this week which appeared to be around PAR for round eight. Although Jordan De Goey scored his first ton of th...

Round 8 trade targets, captains, your questions

06 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Oh yeah, let's celebrate as Thursday teams are coming back! We'll get you sorted ahead of round eight with all the team news to date, the popular trad...

Under-priced trade targets, bye planning, scale of hardness

03 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Another weekend down and Calvin keeps climbing the ranks... what even is this season? We take a look at all news out of round seven and after putting ...

Round 7 trade targets, captains, your questions

29 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The most traded out players this week are the injured premium trio in Josh Dunkley, Dustin Martin and Lachie Neale. We run through the options for you...

Ziebell the Pig, Dunkley, Neale, Dusty injuries, cashing in cows

26 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jack Ziebell's 170 was incredible to watch. As he racked up points at will, he is now the second highest scoring player in the league. Could he be an ...

Round 6 trade targets, captains, your questions

21 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There are some interesting trading decisions to be made this week and we run through the most popular... including some new dual-position favourites. ...

Jordan De Gone, new DPPs, Tom Mitchell the ball magnet

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If you came out unscathed this weekend then buy yourself a lottery ticket... or call yourself Calvinator. Plenty of drama faced coaches from late outs...

Fantasy Freako, round 5 trade targets, captains, your questions

14 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Trades are confusing for some this week but some would say that the season itself is just as confusing. We chat with Champion Data's Fantasy Freako ab...

Caleb options, Flynn scenarios, rookies v mid-pricers

12 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Calvin has made his way home from his remote holiday location and sketchy phone reception after a weekend where we had to do a lot of thinking about o...

Round 4 trade targets, captains, your questions

07 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It could be a good week for a double downgrade but with forced trades for many, we need to make the most out of a bad situation... including riding th...

Witts, Young (and Dow) replacements, Rollin' 22 feat. Tex

06 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Fantasy points were well and truly flowing for some over the Easter weekend with more 130+ scores posted than in the the first two rounds combined. We...

Round 3 trade targets, captains, your questions

31 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It has been a tough week for Calvin, but he's dried his tears and ready to attack the Easter weekend and resurrect his team. We'll need to do some qui...

Hold or fold poor premiums, chasing breakevens, your questions

29 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

More forced trades greet us out of round two but some are unforced errors for Roy and Calvin as they tried to chase some bench points - they've got a ...

Round 2 trade targets, captains, your questions

24 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We've got our first two trades to use this week and for some they're forced ones, thanks Danger. We go through the popular options, trading strategy, ...

Rowell, Dangerfield forced trades, ruck restructure, fix-it trades

22 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How good was it to have Fantasy back? There were plenty of highs and low(e)s out of the weekend with the rollercoaster of emotions of being a Fantasy ...

Saturday teams, cash cows, late mail

19 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to the Friday night conversation between Roy, Calvin and Warnie head chatting through the rookies and other selection news.See omnystudio.com/l...

Round 1 tips, Selby's advice, cash cows named, captain options

17 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's the night before the season starts and The Traders run through the things you need to know from rookies that have been named, captain picks and t...

Team structure, rookie rankings, lockout week questions

15 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's lockout week and it's all about finalising team structure... rookies pending. Roy, Calvin and Warnie chat through the best rookie options in each...

Rolling lockout tips, ruck options, burning questions

11 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There's just one week until the first bounce for 2021 and there is plenty to talk about. The boys run through what the confirmed rolling lockout means...

Coaches' Corner - Steve Fizz from the Draft Doctors

10 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It is Draft Week for thousands of AFL Fantasy Draft leagues around the country so this week's chat with a notable coach went into the draft-world. Ste...

AAMI Series Fantasy wrap

08 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There was so much to learn out of the weekend with the nine games being played. Defenders dominated, the new rules change things a bit and plenty of p...

Coaches' Corner - Moreira's Magic

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A man that needs no introduction for those playing AFL Fantasy in the last few seasons joins the Coaches' Corner podcast as we look ahead to the AAMI ...

Around the Fantasy grounds scratch match wraps

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After plenty of intra-club matches, finally we saw teams playing against real opponents. This week on the podcast we hit up the AFL.com.au journos who...

Coaches' Corner - Fantasy Freako

24 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Champion Data's fantasy footy guru, Fantasy Freako, joined The Traders for an extensive chat about learnings from the last season, key things to be lo...

Cal Twomey's rookie watch, Preuss replacements

22 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Callum Twomey from AFL.com.au joined the boys to chat through the best Fantasy options from last year's draftees and some of the players who are yet t...

Coaches' Corner - Craig Wegener

17 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Chasing down the team on top of the ladder in the final round of the season with some big calls is what saw Craig Wegener crowned the AFL Fantasy Clas...

Roy's best 22, Harris Andrews on spoils

14 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There's 30-odd days to go until the first lockout of 2021 and the boys have plenty to consider with news floating through. Roy reveals his current Rol...

Coaches' Corner - Statesman

10 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There aren't too many coaches with more than one Fantasy hat in their collection, but Leigh Elder (aka Statesman) has two. The second came when he was...

Hately's inside info, scale of hardness, fixture analysis

07 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Calvin has been more prepared for this podcast than any of the 401 before it. He ploughs through some of his research, including his Scale of Hardness...

Coaches' Corner - Trent Sutcliffe

03 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The first coach profiled in a new series is 2020 AFL Fantasy Classic champion Trent Sutcliffe. Roy, Calvin and Warnie quiz the Swans fan on his though...

Pre-season trackwatching, injury updates

31 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Traders are well and truly in the middle of their AFL Fantasy pre-season for 2021 following their bumper club preview series which saw all 18 club...

Richmond 2021 Fantasy preview

30 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Warnie runs through his AFL Fantasy Classic and Draft watchlist from the Tigers.Episode guide0:55 - is still a MID/FWD and you get what you pay for.Du...

Geelong 2021 Fantasy preview

28 Jan 2021

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Roy runs through his AFL Fantasy Classic and Draft watchlist from the Cats.Episode guide0:45 - Now that is a MID/FWD, is he a must-have?Patrick Danger...

Port Adelaide 2021 Fantasy preview

26 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Calvin runs through his AFL Fantasy Classic and Draft watchlist from the Power.Episode guide2:00 - Is back to his piggish best?Tom Rockliff4:40 - Calv...

Brisbane 2021 Fantasy preview

24 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Warnie runs through his AFL Fantasy Classic and Draft watchlist from the Lions.Episode guide0:50 - should be your first MID taken in Draft, but he cou...

St Kilda 2021 Fantasy preview

22 Jan 2021

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Roy runs through his AFL Fantasy Classic and Draft watchlist from the Saints.Episode guide1:20 - is a tackling machine.Jack Steele3:20 - Maybe you cou...

Collingwood 2021 Fantasy preview

20 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Calvin runs through his AFL Fantasy Classic and Draft watchlist from the Pies.Episode guide1:25 - How do ' numbers look with Adam Treloar out of the s...

West Coast 2021 Fantasy preview

18 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Warnie runs through his AFL Fantasy Classic and Draft watchlist from the Eagles.Episode guide0:35 - appears to be a safe pick.Andrew Gaff3:00 - After ...

Western Bulldogs 2021 Fantasy preview

16 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Roy runs through his AFL Fantasy Classic and Draft watchlist from the Dogs.Episode guide1:20 - How will score at his new club?Adam Treloar4:15 - With ...

Melbourne 2021 Fantasy preview

14 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Calvin runs through his AFL Fantasy Classic and Draft watchlist from the Demons.Episode guide0:40 - Calvin researched hard to find that the Dees had t...

GWS Giants 2021 Fantasy preview

12 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Warnie runs through his AFL Fantasy Classic and Draft watchlist from the Giants.Episode guide1:00 - was one of the only Giants to improve his average ...

Carlton 2021 Fantasy preview

10 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Roy runs through his AFL Fantasy Classic and Draft watchlist from the Blues.Episode guide1:15 - Roy is up and about with new recruit and thinks he wil...

Fremantle 2021 Fantasy preview

08 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Calvin runs through his AFL Fantasy Classic and Draft watchlist from the Dockers.Episode guide1:05 - Could end up with FWD status in 2021?Nat Fyfe 3:3...

Essendon 2021 Fantasy preview

06 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Warnie runs through his AFL Fantasy Classic and Draft watchlist from the Bombers.Episode guide0:40 - had an exceptional season, making him one of the ...

Gold Coast 2021 Fantasy preview

04 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Roy runs through his AFL Fantasy Classic and Draft watchlist from the Suns.Episode guide0:50 - is the most selected player in Fantasy Classic and with...

Hawthorn 2021 Fantasy preview

02 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Calvin runs through his AFL Fantasy Classic and Draft watchlist from the Hawks.Episode guide1:00 - Calvin believes that will return to a 120+ average....

Sydney 2021 Fantasy preview

31 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Warnie runs through his AFL Fantasy Classic and Draft watchlist from the Swans.Episode guide1:15 - The most expensive defender in the competition is ....

North Melbourne 2021 Fantasy preview

29 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Roy runs through his AFL Fantasy Classic and Draft watchlist from the Kangaroos.Episode guide1:20 - is coming off his best career-best Fantasy season....

Adelaide 2021 Fantasy preview

27 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Calvin runs through his AFL Fantasy Classic and Draft watchlist from the Crows.Episode guide1:00 - Former Giant looks to be a midfield wonder at the C...

The Traders' Fantasy Christmas special

22 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The greatest Christmas present ever recieved by Fantasy coaches was the early opening of the game and The Traders are super-excited. They chat through...

#FantasyLeaks 2021 positions revealed, ranking the best

13 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Positions have been revealed and it's time to get to work. Warnie runs through the important news, including the key position changes while Roy names ...

2020 AFL Trade Period and Fantasy

12 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dust off the notepad, it's time to start our pre-season training for the 2021 AFL Fantasy season. The Traders jump into the studio and catch up over a...

Aluniesheis 2020 Fantasy champion, season wrap and awards

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What a season that was! So many challenges - including rolling lockouts, daily team announcements, extra trades, byes and the hubs - but we have made ...

Round 18 Fantasy Grand Final preview

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For one last time this season, Roy, Calvin and Warnie get together on a Thursday night to look ahead to a round of Fantasy footy. They look at trading...

Grand finals, Docherty's calf, last trades

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It is Grand Final week and the last round of AFL Fantasy for season 2020. Warnie is up and about because his Warne Dawgs have booked themselves a plac...

Preliminary finals, forced trades, 50/50 calls

09 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

And then there were four. Round 17 is here and that means the final four teams will be playing out the preliminary finals in Fantasy Classic and Draft...

Semi-finals, captain strategy, trade tips

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There were plenty of ups and downs in round 15 as they boys review a crazy week of footy that had the bye players the most dependable. The Traders run...

Finals time, bulk byes, trade targets

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The finals for default leagues kick off in round 15 which will take place from Tuesday-Friday. The boys run through the key things to know about the f...

Round 14 lockout tips, fixture cram, Q&A

26 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Traders try to get ready for the 4:40pm AEST lockout on Thursday 27 August for round 14 which will see the Crows and Lions on a bye and the Dons a...

Conigli-go, trade plans, Rocky 200

24 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Round 13 has just finished and the boys have hit record on the podcast. Live and fresh reactions from the round just gone and a look ahead at the trad...

Round 13 tips, Rollin' 22, Scale of Hardness

20 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Traders chat ahead of round 13 with some favourite segments - Rollin' 22, Scale of Hardness, Captains and your trades. http://afl.com.au/fantasy S...

Trusting Brayshaw, New DPPs, four day Fantasy break

17 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Part one of the festival of footy is over and it's time to take a breather. While some clubs have been backing up off 4 day breaks, we now have our ow...

Round 12 late mail, Selby's tips, Gawn trade advice

14 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On a very special edition of the regular Late Mail live stream, Warnie is joined by Roy and back-to-back Fantasy Classic winner Selby Lee-Steere for a...

Dealing with injured premiums, avoiding donuts, your questions

12 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What a round we had with carnage everywhere. What will this week look like? Roy, Calvin and Warnie wrap up an eventful round 11 and look ahead to the ...

Treloar, Gawn injured, planning round 11 trades

07 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Warnie and Roy chatted Fantasy over breakfast as round 11 is upon us. Trade ideas are discussed with a focus on strategy for making moves - including ...

Byes, rolling lockout and round 10 tips

03 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Round nine felt relatively normal. Round 10 is far from that. Games from Monday-to-Friday. Teams only being announced on the day at 6:20pm AEST before...

Rolling lockout 'fun': round nine teams

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Traders look over some of the round nine teams as they are announced. Get your team set for the full lockout on Friday at 7:50pm AEDT. http://afl....

Condensed fixture trade strategy, scale of hardness

27 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We're about to head into unchartered waters with 33 games in 20 days. The Traders try to make sense of all that we need to know and how to best manage...

Simpkin named: round eight teams

23 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Traders look over the round eight teams as they are announced. Get your team set for the full lockout on Friday at 7:50pm AEDT. http://afl.com.au/...

Operation: Get Max, cashing out rookies, three trades

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Warnie is back on the podcast and steadies the ship as we face some uncertain waters ahead. There's going to be a fixture squeeze and the boys specula...

Taranto IN, Green, Butler, Ward, Heeney, Fiorini OUT: round seven teams

16 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Traders look over the round seven teams as they are announced. Get your team set for the full lockout on Friday at 7:50pm AEDT. http://afl.com.au/...

Injuries, redemption and rookies on the rise

13 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With Warnie out of action, Roy and Calvin run through all of the injury news - and there is a fair bit of it - as well as all of the rookies on the ra...

Bennell, Pickett IN, Brown, Rivers, Xerri, Rowell OUT: round six teams

09 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Traders look over the round six teams as they are announced. Get your team set for the full lockout on Friday at 7:50pm AEDT. http://afl.com.au/fa...

Donut for Rowell, DPP additions and new hubs

06 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We're coming off an eventful weekend of footy with injuries to key players - on very few points- and an exodus of Victoria which may see some players ...

Howe, Naismith, Zorko, Merrett, Fyfe, Brander OUT: round five teams

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Traders look over the round five teams as they are announced. Get your team set for the full lockout on Friday at 7:50pm AEDT. http://afl.com.au/f...

Howe, Naismith trade options, Coniglio up forward

29 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It was another eventful weekend of Fantasy footy with injuries wreaking havoc on coaches throughout the round including two of the mid-priced gems in ...

Bennell, Pickett, Jacobs OUT: round four teams

25 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Traders look over the round four teams as they are announced. Get your team set for the full lockout on Friday at 7:50pm AEDT. http://afl.com.au/f...

Dons/Dees scores, Whitfield trade, CBA takeaways

22 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Unprecedented. We've heard that word thrown around, but this is the world we live in while COVID-19 is floating around. This season threw another curv...

Most rookies hold, Cumming is going: round three teams

18 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Traders look over the round three teams as they are announced. Get your team set for the full lockout on Friday at 7:50pm AEDT. http://afl.com.au/...

Rocky's 100th ton, Rowell the piglet, round three trade targets

15 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Footy was back in a big way and there was so much to take out of the return for Fantasy coaches. Roy, Calvin and Warnie discuss everything from Rocky'...

Naismith, Roberton OUT, Bennell, Ward IN: round two teams

11 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Traders look over the round two teams as they are announced. Get your team set for the full lockout on Friday at 7:50pm AEDT. http://afl.com.au/fa...

Lockout week (again), track watching, captain and trade tips

08 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's lockout week (again) and the boys are up and about... but getting very serious about their Fantasy teams for round two. They discuss potential te...

Pre-round two Fantasy Q&A bonus episode

03 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We had a HUGE response to the social media posts seeking some questions for this week's podcast. There were so many that we have a special bonus show ...

Must-haves and the best at Fantasy Coronaball

01 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

New rules have been confirmed for Fantasy in 2020 with three (3) trades available to use in rounds 2-5. Warnie makes sure everyone understands how to ...

Predicted round two selections, fixture analysis

25 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's time to get serious. The fixture for round two through to five have been announced and Calvin cracks out his red and green tables to look at the ...