AFL Fantasy with The Traders – Details, episodes & analysis

The positions have landed and the prices are being calculated. Roy ranks each position for his Rollin' 22 with a few surprises while the salary cap of $17,800,000 is revealed with the magic number of approximately 10280 making Rowan Marshall over $1.2 million! Crazy. Rookie scores are discussed plus a great chat with Jaiden Popowski who is now working with AFL Fantasy!

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Episode guide

1:30 - Positions have been revealed.

3:40 - Jason Horne-Francis is a big name to gain FWD status.

5:30 - 33 defenders averaged over 80 last season compared to seven forwards.

7:15 - Roy announces his Rollin' 22 starting with defenders.

12:45 - Errol Gulden is Roy's M1.

15:00 - Rowan Marshall and Tristan Xerri are the top rucks.

17:15 - Roy is getting 'unwanted Dogs' from the RSPCA.

24:10 - The Fantasy Classic salary cap is $17.8 million.

28:50 - Jaiden Popowski shares what his new role is with AFL Fantasy.

31:35 - New projections are coming to Fantasy Classic and Draft.

34:10 - Win probability is coming to head-to-head matches.

37:00 - Jaiden has been working on new scoring systems named 'Impact' and 'Prestige'.

41:10 - Injury reserve is something Jaiden will add to his Draft league settings.

42:45 - Sam Lalor will be priced at $340k.

45:20 - VFL stats for Levi Ashcroft were huge.

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The fixture for next season has landed, the trade period is over and The Traders have started thinking about AFL Fantasy 2025! There has been a lot happening behind the scenes and Matt Jeffries, the product manager, joins Calvin, Roy and Warnie to chat through some exciting developments that is sure to make Fantasy Draft league commissioners and coaches excited.

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Episode guide

2:15 - Opening Round and the early byes are back.

5:40 - Mid-season byes are now over five weeks.

6:50 - Keidean Coleman, Will Ashcroft and Levi Ashcroft have the round three bye.

8:45 - Thursday night games for the first 23 rounds.

11:10 - Matt Jeffries talks exciting game updates

13:15 - "We are rebuilding AFL Fantasy Draft from scratch".

15:00 - Heavily inspired by Sleeper, the Draft Board is a big change.

17:45 - Pre-Draft pick trading, Keeper trading and more is coming.

19:20 - Flex/utility position is coming to Draft.

21:25 - New custom scoring presets will be available.

24:15 - Full Dynasty league functionality is in the roadmap.

28:00 - Fantasy Classic rebuild will be happening in 2026.

30:30 - Ex-Dogs Bailey Smith, Jack Macrae and Caleb Daniel are the most relevant traded players.

37:25 - Does James Sicily get a bump in points?

41:00 - New Eagle Liam Baker could offer value.

44:15 - James Peatling and Isaac Cumming are now Crows.

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Replay of AFL Fantasy LIVE stream from Thursday 1 August. Catch it every Thursday from 6:15pm AEDT on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Offical app.

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Roy, Calvin and Warnie get together to chat through the info that has come across their desks this week as we get ready for launch! A new salary cap, a new top-priced player and some new rules/tweaks to the game for a new season. Plenty is unpacked as we gear up for 2024 which will be here before we know it.

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Episode guide

1:30 - AFL Fantasy will start at round one rather than Opening Round in 2024.

4:45 - Price changes after round one will incorporate Opening Round scores.

7:00 -  Early byes will have best 18 and two trades in Classic.

11:15 - Plenty of options to consider for Draft leagues to manage the early byes.

15:00 - When will dual-position player updates occur in 2024?

17:50 - Tim English is the most expensive player in Fantasy Classic at $1,071,000.

22:00 - Harley Reid comes in at $300,000 while Colby McKercher is $297,000.

26:20 - Roy suggests Zac Williams' 30 per cent discount makes him value.

32:00 - Back in 2021, Touk Miller was the top averaging player and comes in well-underpriced.

35:40 - "Where do we sit with Jack Macrae?"

39:00 - Why did Isaac Cumming drop so many points?

42:30 - Plenty of names will be discussed in upcoming club preview articles starting on December 26.

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News of the 2024 fixture has dropped and the start to the year is going to be different to what we've seen before. Roy, Calvin and Warnie call an emergency podcast to chat through the Fantasy ramifications and possible solutions. One of Cal's ex-students, Colby McKercher, joins the show live in the studio ahead of next week's AFL Draft. The likely first round picks gives The Traders the lowdown on some of the best draftees that we should keep an eye on for our Fantasy teams. The boys also chat through the most relevant off-season moves.

Episode guide

1:00 - The Opening Round is changing the way AFL Fantasy will be played in 2024.

3:50 - Warnie suggests we don't play in 'Round 0'.

5:15 - How the early byes look and possible Fantasy Classic rules.

7:50 - Brodie Grundy looks like a good buy this year, can you still start him with the early bye?

11:30 - Thoughts on whether price changes include Opening Round scores.

14:00 - Tips on how you can approach your Fantasy Draft league.

18:10 - Keeper leagues might consider editing scores and including 'Round 0' scores when their club has the bye.

20:20 - The mid-season byes follow the same strucutre as 2023.

24:50 - Colby McKercher joins the show.

27:00 - Calvin taught Colby at high school including another language.

29:30 - Where did Colby rank in Fantasy Classic this year?

31:00 - Colby averaged 11.7 in his nine Coates Talent League this year.

33:30 - Roy thinks a role off half-back could be good for Fantasy in his debut season.

39:00 - The most relevant players of the trade period are ranked with Brodie Grundy at the top with Max Gawn who will also benefit from the move.

41:30 - Tristan Xerri is another ruck to consider based on Todd Goldstein moving on.

45:00 - Roy has some thoughts on his bench ruck due to the fixture.

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What an end to the season! Darren's team Wise Ocean PODs is etched in AFL Fantasy history with his 25-point win over Jonathon's Fleabaggers to take out the 2023 AFL Fantasy Classic season. Darren joins the final episode of the podcast for the season to chat about how he won the Toyota HiLux.

The boys wrap up an eventful year with some highs (and lows) featured in their Fantasy Wrapped section. The Dane Swan Medal is handed out while plenty of players get a pat on the back including the final tally of the Michael Barlow Medal for the Cash Cow of the Year.

Episode guide

2:30 - Warnie slid outside of the top 13,000 much to Calvin's amusement.

6:45 - End-of-season under-achievers Josh Dunkley, Jack Steele and Tim Taranto cop rockets.

10:05 - Zach Merrett was a great VC choice for the competition winner, but where was he in Calvin's Captains?

14:45 - The move to bring in Taylor Walker against the Eagles was a masterstroke.

17:30 - Finn Maginness didn't affect the scoring of Andrew Brayshaw or Caleb Serong.

21:40 - Darren Carr, the coach of Wise Ocean PODs, chats about his Toyota HiLux winning year.

26:45 - Watching the season-defining Eagles v Crows game with new recruit Shannon Hurn was how Darren celebrated his birthday.

30:30 - Zak Butters was Darren's best pick of this year.

33:00 - The Dane Swan Medal for the Fantasy MVP is awarded to Marcus Bontempelli.

36:15 - Warnie is reminded that he said no ruck will average more than 100.

39:00 - Herry Sheezel takes out the Michael Barlow Medal for the Cash Cow of the Year. 

43:00 - The boys review some of the average draft picks that stood out ... both good and bad.

46:15 - Scott's aflfantasywrapped.com website has been updated for 2023.

49:30 - James Sicily featured in the boys' worst captain scores.

53:50 - Calvin suggest Brodie Grundy will be one of his first picks in 2023.

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Replay of AFL Fantasy LIVE stream from Thursday 24 August. Catch it every Thursday on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Offical app.

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The team currently ranked in second, Fleabaggers, is just 57 points behind Wise Ocean PODs. Jonathon who has spent multiple weeks at No.1 joins Roy, Warnie and Calvin for this special episode in the lead up to the Fantasy Grand Finals. With only a couple of players of difference, what moves could he be considering to take back the top ranking?

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We've made it! There's one week to go in AFL Fantasy 2023 and The Traders chat about what to do with your final two trades. Roy, Calvin and Warnie preview each game with a Fantasy tidbit or two out each match plus catch up with former Port Adelaide player Sam Colquhoun who is currently ranked 10th overall.

Episode guide

0:45 - Warnie snatched victory over Calvin with a score update.

5:30 - Captains in round 23 were on point with Rowan Marshall into Tim English a great call.

9:00 - Jayden Short and James Sicily were underperformers for Roy.

13:15 - There's onyl 57 points between Darren and Jonathon in the race to the HiLux.

17:00 - Harry Sheezel gets the five votes in the Cash Cow of the Year award for the 12th time this year.

19:15 - Is there any worry on Will Day after sitting out most of the last quarter?

25:00 - Advice for the final round.

28:30 - Which Docker will Finn Maginness go to?

34:20 - We should get good scores out of Lachie Neale and Josh Dunkley this week.

38:00 - Bulldogs are set for big scores in the last round.

40:00 - Taylor Walker is the most traded in player this week. Can he have a big R24 game agains the Eagles?

45:00 - Are we able get Clayton Oliver against the Swans?

47:45 - Is it a play to move on Sam Docherty?

50:00 - Roy, Calvin and Warnie reveal their R24 moves.

52:20 - Former Port Adelaide player Sam Colquhoun joins the show to discuss his 10th ranked team.

57:15 - "The boys are getting right around me" - Colquhoun is pumped with his league mates supporting him.

1:01:15 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter, @aflfantasy on Instagram and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.

1:05:30 - Is Rory Laird a must against West Coast?

1:10:50 - Where was Jesse Hogan, who scored 188, on the captain list?

1:13:10 - Roy's ruck merry-go-round has been a constant for him this year.

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Replay of AFL Fantasy LIVE stream from Thursday 17 August. Catch it every Thursday on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Offical app.

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