Coaches' Corner - The Winners
Episode description
What a treat we have just a few days out from the first lockout of 2022! Three former winners of AFL Fantasy Classic. Trent Sutcliffe (2020), James Robinson (2018) and Selby Lee-Steere (2017/18*) generously gave up their time to answer questions from social media to help coaches finalise their squads. A compelling listen.
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Episode guide
2:00 - How James and Trent went in 2021.
3:00 - "Feel like I put in more work now than I did in 2017" - Selby isn't playing, but is producing is epic season guide.
4:25 - We've got a scarcity of rookies and may have to spend more on the bottom end players.
6:10 - What is the preferred ruck strategy?
8:45 - Do you take any cash into round one?
10:00 - How many rookies do you need to generate cash and how many points do you need from them?
11:45 - Could you go four deep with on-field rookies in the midfield?
14:15 - Zak Butters or Isaac Heeney?
16:20 - The verdict on Matt Crouch, Lachie Neale, Caleb Serong and Patrick Lipinski.
18:00 - Why Trent is disappointed that Justin McInerney and George Hewett performed so well in the pre-season.
21:05 - "Pick the best available" says Selby rather than trying to make your team unique based on ownership.
24:50 - Jack Crisp vs Jake Lloyd?
25:30 - What impact do they bye rounds have on initial team selection?
27:00 - How did they champions go in the last few rounds when they realised they were a shot at winning Fantasy Classic?
29:00 - Last minute advice for coaches finalising their teams this weekend.
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