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 the game. Double headers starting at 5:40pm AEST. Four teams on a bye. It's going to be crazy but Roy, Calvin and Warnie are here to help you get set for this unprecedented round. Episode guide 1:30 - Round nine Fantasy form watch. 5:00 - Caleb Serong's last two games are celebrated. 11:00 - What was up with Hugh Greenwood's zero tackles? 15:00 - ...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 7Ep. 60
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.com.au/fantasy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 30, 2020•32 min•Season 7Ep. 59
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 your Fantasy Classic and Draft teams for rounds 9-12. Episode guide 1:45 - How the boys are going so far in round eight. 5:00 - Warnie is pumped about his upgrade to Jarrod Witts. 11:00 - Brodie Grundy's poor showing as captain. 16:00 - Injury news. 20:45 - Strategy and tips for the upcoming condensed fixture. 29:30 - Calvin talks captains and the...
Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 7Ep. 58
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/fantasy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 23, 2020•32 min•Season 7Ep. 57
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 speculate what that could mean for Fantasy as well as the return of three trades. Mr Worldwide must go, but who does he become? Is it worth paying the cash to go right up to Max? Plenty of your questions are answered in another bumper episode of the podcast. Episode guide 2:00 - A look at what the condensed fixture could mean for Fantasy. 7:45 - Warnie pu...
Jul 21, 2020•59 min•Season 7Ep. 56
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/fantasy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 16, 2020•43 min•Season 7Ep. 55
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 radar at the moment. Episode guide 0:30 – Where’s Warnie? 2:10 – How the boys scored 4:10 – The Green Vest count 4:55 – Breaking news: All the injuries discussed 11:20 – Is it time to trade Mr. World Wide (Marc Pittonet)? 14:50 – Is Sam Simpson (MID, $232,000) worth picking up? 18:20 – Which rookies from round six shone? 27:20 – Should you hold Dusti...
Jul 13, 2020•54 min•Season 7Ep. 54
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/fantasy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 09, 2020•36 min•Season 7Ep. 53
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 unavailable this week. Roy, Calvin and Warnie chat through the carnage of round five and look ahead to how to use your two trades this week. Episode guide 2:20 - The Traders' round five scores. 4:50 - Lachie Whitfield junked it up nicely to score a ton. 7:25 - Calvin was less than impressed with Andrew Gaff copping attendtion. 9:45 - Warnie looks a...
Jul 06, 2020•58 min•Season 7Ep. 52
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/fantasy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 02, 2020•33 min•Season 7Ep. 51
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 Jeremy Howe and Sam Naismith who are likely out for the rest of the season. Episode guide 1:00 - There's a spanner in the works with the fixture. 2:45 - How did the boys score this week. 7:30 - Andrew joins brother Angus on Roy's never again list. 10:30 - Warnie discusses the news out of round four. 14:45 - What are the options for Jeremy Howe owne...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 7Ep. 50
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/fantasy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 25, 2020•35 min•Season 7Ep. 49
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 curveball with the Essendon v Melbourne game being postponed and subsequently, average scores awarded for those players. The Traders discuss the fallout from that and what round five will look like. Episode guide 1:00 - The Traders give their thoughts on the outcome of the postponed game. 8:30 - Calvin tries to inspire everyone to be the 'butter mouse'...
Jun 22, 2020•59 min•Season 7Ep. 48
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/fantasy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 18, 2020•33 min•Season 7Ep. 47
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's massive milestone, Rowell's odds of being the next pig in the pen, Roy's updated rolling 22 after two rounds of Coronaball, your questions and the rage trades of the week. Episode guide 1:00 - What we learned from round two. 5:30 - Celebrating Rocky's milestone. 9:00 - Where does Matt Rowell's score rank against other players in their debut seaso...
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 7Ep. 46
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/fantasy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 11, 2020•38 min•Season 7Ep. 45
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 team changes and their thoughts around trades. Warnie chats to Selby Lee-Steere and they lads answer plenty of your quetions. Episode guide 1:40 - Warnie runs through all of the lockout times coaches need to be aware of this week. 5:10 - The boys were involved in a fun Fantasy Draft last week with Eagle Jake Waterman and Giants boys Jackson Hately an...
Jun 08, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 7Ep. 44
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 full of questions from @AFLFantasy on Twitter and the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page and our answers. Episode guide 1:00 - Is the guns 'n' rookies approach dead? 6:30 - Who are the best options to score 100s with shortened quarters? 9:20 - With three trades for each of the next four rounds, should Fantasy Classic teams receive a complete overha...
Jun 03, 2020•43 min•Season 7Ep. 43
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 convert scores to BCV, Roy names up his Rollin' 22 and Calvin lists the must-haves if he was to pick a team from scratch. Episode guide 2:15 - How the lads will tackle the bonus trades made available. 6:00 - Warnie runs through the news of the last few days. 11:30 - The Traders were sent a letter questioning the BCV calculations, so a lesson in mat...
Jun 01, 2020•54 min•Season 7Ep. 42
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 Scale of Hardness. Warnie runs through the main things we need to know about the upcoming fixture and attempt to make the team changes for round two. Plus the lads answer your questions.. Episode guide 1:30 - Roy and Calvin sample Warnie's iso-home brew. 5:00 - The lads talk through the next four rounds as announced on Monday. 13:15 - Calvin analys...
May 25, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 7Ep. 41
With Gillon's words last Friday, Roy, Calvin and Warnie were pumped to get back in the studio and start talking Fantasy with a purpose. Footy will return on June 11 and we could not be more excited. Warnie runs through the things Fantasy coaches need to know ahead of round two as the lads map out what we should be thinking with our trades and other quirks in this 'Coronaball' season. Included is a song written by Ben Latham ( @BeafortBeaus on Twitter ) to help you understand how to understand Fa...
May 18, 2020•51 min•Season 7Ep. 40
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 ...
May 03, 2020•57 min•Season 7Ep. 39
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 tha...
Apr 27, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Season 7Ep. 38
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 annou...
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr•Season 7Ep. 37
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 Eas...
Apr 13, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 7Ep. 36
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 - ...
Apr 06, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 7Ep. 35
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 . That and some of your questions (again, some Fantasy related, some not).9th Place Episode guide 1:00 - What Roy, Calvin and Warnie have been up to. 9:30 - Round 'two' trade ...
Mar 30, 2020•53 min•Season 7Ep. 34
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 w...
Mar 23, 2020•54 min•Season 7Ep. 33
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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 19, 2020•57 min•Season 7Ep. 32
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 th...
Mar 16, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 7Ep. 31
