AFL Fantasy with The Traders

Roy, Calvin and Warnie are missing Fantasy that much that they're trying a few different challenges. First up they pick a team with one player from each club and turn that into a 3-team draft league with some entertaining results through varying strategies. The boys also name up their top three moments from over the years as well as project forward to when the season resumes. Episode guide 2:45 - Warnie suggests we could have footy back in mid-June and we may also have round, making AFL Fantasy relatively normal when the season resumes. 7:20 - The boys pick a Fantasy team made up of one player per team with five defenders, seven midfielders, one ruck and five forwards. Have a go at the Pick One challenge by downloading the Google Sheet. 15:10 - Who were the hard teams to pick from when selecting your Pick One squad. 18:00 - The Pick One challenge moves to a Draft format. The Traders take it in turns to pick one player from each club. 28:00 - Calvin takes Devon Smith who be believes is the steal of the draft. 31:00 - The Saints were the last club to have a player selected as Seb Ross the first off the board. 35:55 - Bachar Houli as the third Tiger picked is nominated as the pick of the draft. 40:30 - Roy's North Melbourne pick was someone he didn't think he would be taking in any format of Fantasy football this year. 43:15 - The boys nominate their worst selections from the Pick One Draft challenge. 46:30 - Back in 2010, Roy crashed Michael Voss' press conference and asked a Fantasy question. 49:50 - Tom Rockliff's interview on our podcast in 2016 was one of the best moments from all of our episodes. 52:00 - How did Warnie react to Ben Hudson being suspended by the club in 2007?

We don't know the return date as yet, but in a fortnight we should. Roy, Calvin and Warnie mull over when it could be and what we might need to think about for Fantasy. An old friend leaves a message for the boys and Todd Goldstein is chopped from the Team of the Decade. Calvin isn't allowed to have a say on the best forwards from the last 10 years as the squad is finalised. As The Traders remember the past, they look at their favourite stories from over the years and the Fantasy cult heroes that go down in folklore. Episode guide 1:15 - Roy is optimistic that the season will be underway sooner rather than later. 8:00 - Calvin is taken to task on his inclusion of Todd Goldstein in the Team of the Decade. 16:00 - Team of the Decade FWDs 22:10 - Steve Johnson was the closest to a forward pig we have seen. 30:00 - Justin Westhoff missed just eight games of the decade, should he be considered in the forward line? 33:20 - Lance Franklin kicked 13 goals for 204 Fantasy points, the highest score in the modern era. 36:10 - Dayne Zorko averaged 95 in his debut season to be the forward cash cow of the decade. 42:50 - Via Twitter, Owen offers up some interesting stats from the last decade such as how many points were scored and the highest scoring jumper numbers. 51:00 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page. 56:15 - Fantasy faves including when Ben Hudson was suspended by the Crows and Warnie wasn't happy and called the club. 1:04:00 - Reliving how good the Cats were in the late 2000s - especially ABC; Ablett, Bartel and Corey. 1:10:30 - Beau Muston scored 127 and 106 in his first two games before tanking. 1:19:30 - The boys reel off Brad Johnson's averages in the 2000s. 1:21:20 - Homework of the week is to pick a Fantasy team of five defenders, seven midfielders, one ruck and five forwards with only one player from each team.

Another week of the footy lockdown goes by and the boys catch up once again over Skype. We'd be looking forward to round six and the massive Anzac Day game, so Warnie looks back at the best Pies and Dons over the last 10 years. Continuing the best from the last 10 years, the rucks to be included in the Team of the Decade are debated at length with Calvin making the final call. Roy goes back to the first ever episode of our YouTube show. Episode guide 1:30 - The AFL have announced a date to announce when the season will resume. 4:00 - What has been on the TV during isolation. 7:30 - Warnie looks at the best Anzac Day performances from the last decade. 12:00 - Was Brent Stanton an underrated Fantasy player? 14:40 - The best rucks from 2010-2019 are discussed and inducted into the team of the decade. 20:00 - Calvin makes the case for Todd Goldstein. 26:30 - Dean Cox would have been the best ruck from 2005-2014, but is he for the most recent decade? 31:00 - How do Stefan Martin's numbers stack up? 33:00 - Reilly O'Brien and Jonathan Giles are named on the bench. 37:10 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page. 41:00 - Dylan asks how this season will affect Fantasy in 2021. 45:00 - What value does Tim Taranto currently have in Fantasy Draft? 50:15 - The Traders discuss the origins of their nicknames. 54:00 - Roy takes us back to 2007 when the lads first recorded a YouTube video about Fantasy and puts Calvin through the paces with a question and answer session.

Poor audio quality continues this week, but don't worry, the content isn't nearly as poor. The boys catch up after another week apart in isolation over Skype and a couple of beers. It would have been the Easter weekend and Warnie takes the lads through the best performers from the Cats and Hawks over the years. Eight players are inducted into the team of the decade as attention is turned to the midfielders and Calvin sets out to rank the pigs. Episode guide 11:30 - The best performers in the Easter Monday Hawks v Cats blockbusters are remembered. 16:40 - The eight best midfielders are inducted into the Fantasy Team of the Decade. 21:10 - Reliving Tom Rockliff's 134.8 average season. 25:45 - Why has Gary Ablett never been awarded Fantasy Pig status? 31:30 - Some asked for Matthew Boyd to be inducted as a defender, but he makes the grade as a MID. 38:20 - Who becomes M8 out of Adam Treloar and Jack Macrae? 43:00 - Michael Barlow has the best Fantasy season ever by a debutant. 46:30 - The Traders decide who is the better cash cow out of Sam Walsh and Toby Greene. 51:50 - Calvin attempts to rank the Fantasy Pigs with some nifty Excel spreadsheet work. 58:00 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page. 1:01:30 - Which Trader has the highest Fantasy score since 2014?

Technology issues due to social isolation couldn't stop The Traders catching up for their weekly podcast. Roy, Calvin and Warnie share a couple of beers as well as reveal the defenders for the Team of the Decade (2010-19). There's plenty of banter as they look at the worst trades of all-time, some stories from the past and some fun with a quiz. Episode guide 1:45 - Warnie is bottling his home brew, Calvin is growing grass and Roy has made a purchase to keep him entertained in isolation. 10:20 - The boys live some of their worst trades of their Fantasy careers as well as share some from passionate coaches on social media. 14:20 - Why reverse trades, aka the Heath Shaw rule, was introduced. 21:50 - The six best defenders are inducted into the Fantasy Team of the Decade. 34:30 - Nic Newman is the best cash cow for the bench from the last 10 years, but who joins him? 42:00 - Warnie takes on the role of the quizmaster to challenge Roy and Calvin in Gorto's 2015-19 quiz. 51:00 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page. 1:00:15 - Calvin reminisces about what he got up to to terrorise Warnie when they lived together.

The boys catch up after a week of no footy and some social isolation to chew the fat. Not necessarily all about Fantasy footy, just to chat! They discuss what they've been up to the last few days, their rage trades, possible trade scenarios and chat with the current number one in Fantasy footy, Josh, to talk about his team 9th Place. That and some of your questions (again, some Fantasy related, some not). Episode guide 1:00 - What Roy, Calvin and Warnie have been up to. 9:30 - Round 'two' trade options. 15:30 - Will three trades be enough? 20:30 - The top 10 players traded in and out. 27:10 - Josh talks about his team that is currently leading all Fantasy Classic teams. 31:40 - Calvin, Roy and Warnie discuss their trade plans. 35:45 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page. 38:50 - Will Jeremy Howe keep scoring well? 42:10 - Will Brett Bewley keep his role when Blake Acres returns? 43:10 - Who wins Survivor? 47:05 - Worst trades of our Fantasy careers.

Well, that was that. Footy was back for one weekend only and we had a lot to adjust to. 16 minute quarters made for some interesting scores - some were well up and some were well down as 80 became the new 100. Roy, Calvin and Warnie wrap up the start to the season and try to make sense of what's to come. Episode guide 2:00 - How the scores looked compared to other seasons. 4:30 - The Traders' round one scores. 7:00 - Roy rants about his team and starts the -3s. 14:00 - The positives out of the weekend with the +3s. 18:45 - A realistic team that would have been around 200 points head of the current leader. 28:45 - What was the right call in the ruck? 33:30 - Big takeaways from the new look Fantasy. 37:40 - Information on price movements. 43:30 - The future of the season and options for Fantasy. 50:40 - How are we going to spend our time? Follow the boys on Twitter for a some fun while the season is suspended: @RoyDT, @CalvinDT and @WarnieDT.

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

The Traders sat down to record the weekly podcast soon after Gillon McLachlan announced that the season will be going ahead with 17 games as a break is expected for the coronavirus. Roy, Calvin and Warnie look at what it all means for Fantasy and give their take on it all in a very special, and unique, episode of the podcast. Warnie catches up with Harris Andrews from the Lions following their Draft day and does the same with Nick Maxwell, the commissioner of the Pies' league. Calvin names up the best captain options and Roy reveals his best 22 for the season. Finally, plenty of questions are answered in the lead up to round one. Episode guide 1:00 - How the coronavirus will affect our Fantasy season with 17 games. 8:00 - Does the fewer games affect breakevens? 18:00 - Dates and times for lockout week. 22:10 - Harris Andrews, commissioner of the Lions' Draft league, discusses how their Draft day went. 29:00 - Calvin's look at the best captain options for this week including the loophole. 37:30 - Roy reveals his Rollin' 22 ahead of round one. 51:00 - Nick Maxwell chats about the Magpies' Draft league. 59:45 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.

In 2019, Jon Harmey was in cracking AFL Fantasy form. Backing up from the No.6 hat he won in 2017, the Essendon supporter took his team Hirdy's Heroes to the top of the overall rankings after the byes and sat there until round 23. Well, at least until the start of the final round as in some amazing scenes, Craig Wegener overtook Harmey's team to be crowned the 2019 champion. Episode guide 1:00 - Harmey relives his previous results and how last year played out and that it wasn't much fun being at the top. 5:15 - What does a good coach do in the pre-season? 8:00 - Hunting value. 12:00 - Harmey has some concern over the rookies. 17:45 - What is the take on the rucks? 26:40 - Does ownership dictate selections? 28:15 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page. 29:50 - Is Petracca an option? Harmey gives his take on mid-priced forwards. 33:20 - Dan Houston or Brodie Smith? 37:00 - Harmey considers not touching any of the big Bulldogs. 42:10 - Put a line through Jeremy Howe. 44:50 - Pick one between Hugh Greenwood and Christian Petracca. 46:30 - What advice does Harmey have for lockout week?

Roy, Calvin and Warnie chat about the annual Traders v Journos Fantasy Draft as it happened. Plenty of fun and surprises throughout the live draft - especially finding out it is only a 2-3-1-2/4 structure for the 10 team league. The boys were joined on during the recording by Mitch Cleary, Nathan Schmook and Lee Gaskin to give their insights into the draft and answer some of the pressing general Fantasy questions.

The final weekend of the Marsh Community Series has just finished leaving Roy, Calvin and Warnie with more questions than what they started with. There looks to be a major lack of rookies on the horizon to play this year and some of the players locked after impressive performances in the first Marsh game weren't quite as prolific. The Traders chat through all nine games to help you wade through the massive number of stats and information gathered throughout the long weekend. Episode guide 2:40 - Adelaide v Gold Coast review including notes on Ben Davis, Brodie Smith, Rory Laird, Chayce Jones, Darcy MacPherson, Hugh Greenwood, Matt Rowell, Noah Anderson and Jeremy Sharp. 10:30 - Hawthorn v Melbourne review including notes on James Sicily, Tom Mitchell, Jonathon Ceglar, Jonathon Patton, Max Gawn and Christian Petracca. 20:10 - Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs review including notes on Connor Rozee, Tom Rockliff, Justin Westhoff, Mitch Georgiadis, Tim English and Bailey Smith. 27:55 - West Coast v Fremantle review including notes on Elliot Yeo, Jarrod Brander, Tim Kelly, Michael Wlaters, Nat Fyfe, Andrew Brayshaw and Adam Cerra. 36:10 - GWS Giants v Richmond review including notes on Stephen Coniglio, Sam Jacobs, Toby Greene, Tom Green, Dustin Martin and Marlion Pickett. 46:50 - Collingwood v St Kilda review including notes on Jeremy Howe, Jack Crisp, Taylor Adams, John Noble, Jack Steele, Hunter Clark, Max King, Rowan Marshall and Dylan Roberton. 55:25 - Could you consider not starting with Brodie Grundy? 1:01:00 - Carlton v Brisbane Lions review including notes on Partick Cripps, Sam Docherty, Grant Birchall, Devon Robertson and Brand Starcevich. 1:05:50 - North Melbourne v Sydney Swans review including notes on Curtis Taylor, Jack Mahony, Tristan Xerri, Jake Lloyd, Jordan Dawson and Sam Naismith. 1:17:30 - Geelong v Essendon review including notes on Jack Steven, Patrick Dangerfield, Devon Smith, Jacob Townsend and Andrew McGrath.

Plenty happened over the weekend from the State of Origin to the four Marsh Series games... and most importantly (for us) the Bacon Cup Draft Day. Adam Curley from AFL.com.au joined the boys to discuss the Giants v Swans game and look at the all-important ruck battles for both clubs. Plenty of questions are answered in another jam packed episode of the podcast. Episode guide 2:00 - What we learned from the State of Origin. 5:00 - Recap of the Bacon Cup. 14:45 - West Coast v Essendon review including notes on Devon Smith, Jacob Townsend, Will Snelling, Jarrod Brander and Bailey Williams. 23:20 - GWS Giants v Sydney Swans review with Adam Curley including notes on Tim Taranto's injury, Sam Naismith, Sam Jacobs, Jordan Dawson and Will Gould. 39:45 - Fremantle v Carlton review including notes on Jack Martin, Sam Docherty, Sam Walsh, Blake Acres, Andrew Brayshaw and Adam Cerra. 47:20 - Richmond v Collingwood including notes on Darcy Cameron, Adam Treloar's injury, Taylor Adams, Jack Crisp and Marlion Pickett. 55:00 - Roy's Fantasy Classic squad structure. 59:00 - The boys run through the most selected sub-$300k players and give their thoughts. 1:06:00 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page. 1:11:15 - How many Dockers are too many? 1:13:45 - What does Blake Hardwick's injury mean for James Sicily? 1:18:50 - How many of Roy's rolling 22 should you start with? 1:22:00 - Jake Lloyd or Jack Crisp?

What a big weekend it was in Fantasy footy! The first five Marsh Series games were played out and The Traders have plenty of takeaways from those to discuss in close to an hour-and-a-half of the longest episode of the AFL Fantasy podcast ever! They are also joined by Nathan Schmook from AFL.com.au to discuss Fremantle and West Coast fantasy stocks an answer plenty of your questions. Episode guide 3:30 - Roy and Calvin not happy with where they drew their selections for the Bacon Cup draft order. 5:00 - St Kilda v Hawthorn review including notes on Max King, Hunter Clark, Tom Mitchell, Jonathon Patton and Chad Wingard. 14:30 - Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne review including notes on Marcus Bontempelli, Jack Macrae, Josh Dunkley, Aiden Bnar and Trisan Xerri. 23:45 - Melbourne v Adelaide review including notes on Christian Petracca, Clayton Oliver, Chayce Jones, Miles Poholke, Brad Crouch and Wayne Milera. 33:10 - Gold Coast Suns v Geelong Cats review including notes on Connor Budarick, Matt Rowell, Noah Anderson, Hugh Greenwood and Patrick Dangerfield. 42:00 - Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide review including notes on Lachie Neale, Hugh McCluggage, Dan Houston, Connor Rozee, Brad Ebert and Mitch Georgiardis. 52:00 - Nathan Schmook from AFL.com.au joins the boys to chat about Fremantle and West Coast. 56:50 - Increased forward time for Nat Fyfe could see him gain DPP in 2020. 1:00:30 - Jarrod Brander is likely to a wingman for the Eagles in round one. 1:05:00 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page. 1:07:30 - How many mid-priced forwards can we have? 1:08:30 - Devon Smith v Dustin Martin. 1:11:00 - Have previous pre-season performances resulted in better season returns? 1:16:15 - Calvin discusses his pre-Marsh team. 1:19:00 - Stephen Coniglio is likely to have more of a MID/FWD split this year. 1:23:30 - Calvin reads a podcast review.

As we count down to the Marsh Series, the boys are joined by AFL.com.au's Marc McGowan for a look at the Hawthorn and North Melbourne intraclub games. They boys also chat about the other intras including Fremantle, Port Adelaide, St Kilda, Adelaide and the scratch matches between Geelong and Collingwood as well as Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast. Selby Lee-Steere, the coach of Moreira's Magic - the two time Fantasy Classic champions, joined Roy, Calvin and Warnie for a big chat. Episode guide 0:30 - Fantasy Draft is open and The Traders participated in an early draft for the upcoming Draft Kit to be released in late-February. 4:55 - Callan Ward will miss the first month. 7:40 - Marc McGowan joins the boys to talk about Hawthorn and North Melbourne intraclubs. 9:00 - How did Tom Mitchell look? 10:30 - Jonathon Patton at $366k looks the goods. 12:20 - Is Ben McEvoy's shift to the backline real? 18:15 - Aiden Bonar had plenty of minutes in the midfield. 22:10 - Max King kicked four goals for the Saints. 23:40 - Mitch Georgiadis looks likely for Port Adelaide. 26:00 - Ken Hinkley is calling Dan Houston a lock for the midfield... and Fantasy. 26:45 - Update on Chayce Jones' Fantasy stocks. 30:25 - Hayden Young looks more likely for a round one berth with injuries to other Freo defenders. 32:20 - Calvin is hot on Joel Selwood if he plays a Marsh game. 33:45 - Throw away the key on Matt Rowell and consider Noah Anderson to sit next to him in your midfield. 37:30 - Selby joins the boys. 40:00 - Value is where Selby starts with picking his team, as outlined in the Moreira's Magic season guide. 43:45 - Is the midpricer alive and well in Fantasy 2020? 47:45 - Will Selby pay $906k for Brodie Grundy? 53:30 - What you can takeaway from watching the Marsh Community Series games. 56:20 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page. 59:45 - Could you go Dan Houston as D1? 65:00 - Is Sam Naismith an option as a bench ruck for $282k? Or is it too much to pay?