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AFL Fantasy with The Traders

AFL.com.au's Fantasy experts, Roy, Calvin and Warnie, deliver a podcast full of tips to help you have a successful (and fun) Fantasy season.
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Episodes

Round 21 teams, trade targets, captains, your questions

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 join the show. Ask your questions in the comments or via Twitter as Roy, Calvin and Warnie help you get set for lockout. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 05, 202145 minSeason 8Ep. 77

Fantasy semi-finals, trading Taranto, fixture chaos

Oh boy, what a weekend that was! Not only did we think we'd be getting the calculator out an award some averages due to cancelled games, the said calculator nearly broke due to the size of the scores that were pumped out. Unfortunately we didn't end up getting among it enough. Episode guide 2:00 - The dramas out of the weekend with postponed games. 7:20 - Roy awards his -3 to Tim Taranto . 11:30 - Trey Ruscoe was fantastic for Warnie off his bench. 14:30 - What are the rules for qualifying to go...

Aug 02, 20211 hr 1 minSeason 8Ep. 76

Round 20 teams, trade targets, captains, your questions

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 join the show. Ask your questions in the comments or via Twitter as Roy, Calvin and Warnie help you get set for lockout. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 29, 202147 minSeason 8Ep. 75

Finals time, Pendlebury replacements, injury subs

It's finals time for Fantasy coaches and the bullets keep coming with Scott Pendlebury 's broken leg throwing a big spanner in the works. We'll help you win the first week of the finals with some trade advice that is guaranteed to be better than some put out there last week... we hope! Episode guide 1:15 - Warnie top scored for the round. 5:30 - Zach Merrett leads Roy's rabble of a team to get his -3. 9:00 - Calvin has a new philosophy when picking his captain. 10:15 - Scott Pendlebury will miss...

Jul 26, 202155 minSeason 8Ep. 74

Round 19 teams, trade targets, captains, your questions

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 join the show. Ask your questions in the comments or via Twitter as Roy, Calvin and Warnie help you get set for lockout. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 22, 202149 minSeason 8Ep. 73

Trading Dusty, COVID-chaos, Kelly and Darcy injuries

What a round that was! From the injuries to Dusty, Kelly and Darcy to the COVID isolating that needs to be done by Toby and Millsy, there wouldn't be too many coaches who have no issues this week. We're here to try and make some sense of it all. Try, that's the operative word. Oh boy, here we go again! Let's go! Episode guide 2:45 - Roy awards his +3 to Sam Walsh and Calvin gives his to Tom Mitchell . 7:30 - Brodie Grundy was disappointing as captain for plenty of coaches. 9:00 - All the fallout...

Jul 19, 202157 minSeason 8Ep. 72

Round 18 teams, trade targets, captains, your questions

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 join the show. Ask your questions in the comments or via Twitter as Roy, Calvin and Warnie help you get set for lockout. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 15, 202146 minSeason 8Ep. 71

Tips from the top, Harmey's trade targets, Rollin' 22 updated

What a long weekend that was ... especially if you had to stare down a few sub-50 scores on field. With six weeks to go until the end of the season, every decision from here will be super-important whether you are ranked highly... or ranked like us! Today we've got a two-time hat winner helping us make sense of it all. Episode guide 2:15 - Jon Harmey discusses how things aren't going to plan. 5:00 - Deven Robertson was only on 16 points with five minutes to go. 10:30 - Warnie gives his +3 to Bro...

Jul 13, 20211 hr 19 minSeason 8Ep. 70

Round 17 teams, trade targets, captains, your questions

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 join the show. Ask your questions in the comments or via Twitter as Roy, Calvin and Warnie help you get set for lockout. eFTDr6fCo2WdXnekwGyk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 08, 202138 minSeason 8Ep. 69

Roy's back! De Goat dominates, Danger signs

We've got Roy back and he's stoked to announce that he welcomed Jordan De Goey back into his team. There's plenty of De Goat chat ... along with a heap of other storylines out of the weekend as we look towards dominating round 17. There's big scores on the horizon once again Episode guide 2:30 - gets Roy's +3 nomination for his outstanding 124.Jordan De Goey 7:10 - The Tigers are struggling and so is .Dustin Martin 9:35 - Jack Macrae had scored a Fantasy ton in every game this year ... until rou...

Jul 05, 202151 minSeason 8Ep. 68

Round 16 teams, trade targets, captains, your questions

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 join the show. Ask your questions in the comments or via Twitter as Roy, Calvin and Warnie help you get set for lockout. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 01, 202142 minSeason 8Ep. 67

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

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 at a new and improved Rollin' 22 and give you plenty of trade options to consider on this week's episode. Episode guide 3:00 - Warnie is impressed with the warrior-like effort from .Lachie Neale 8:30 - A few injuries will need to monitored this week. 12:00 - News from the WAFL, SANFL and VFL. 14:45 - Calvin and Warnie try to predict their best 22s ...

Jun 28, 202156 minSeason 8Ep. 66

Round 15 teams, trade targets, captains, your questions

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 join the show. Ask your questions in the comments or via Twitter as Roy, Calvin and Warnie help you get set for lockout. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 24, 202138 minSeason 8Ep. 65

Post-byes stocktake, Will Schofield's Fantasy story

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, including some you should take (not Darcy Parish, boys) as we look ahead to round 15! Episode guide 1:30 - Roy was disappointing this week with the lowest score of the trio by more than 200 points. 5:30 - It was a full house of Giants as , and grabbed the +3s.Nick HaynesIsaac CummingTim Taranto 8:00 - Calvin's new recruit cops his -3.Darcy Parish 10:30 ...

Jun 21, 20211 hr 2 minSeason 8Ep. 64

Round 14 teams, trade targets, captains, your questions

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 join the show. Ask your questions in the comments or via Twitter as Roy, Calvin and Warnie help you get set for lockout. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 17, 202153 minSeason 8Ep. 63

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

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 'easiest' of the bye rounds are behind us. Now it's time to use our four trades to scramble towards our best 18 for the last time this year. Episode guide 2:00 - Calvin has finally cracked the top 2000. 4:30 - racked up a very high score.Tom Highmore 8:45 - Warnie made a big error getting in his team...Zac Smith 12:00 - Last week it looked like was going ...

Jun 14, 202158 minSeason 8Ep. 62

Round 13 teams, trade targets, captains, your questions

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 join the show. Ask your questions in the comments or via Twitter as Roy, Calvin and Warnie help you get set for lockout. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 10, 202145 minSeason 8Ep. 61

New bye structure, R12 upgrade targets, Rollin' 22

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 Australia's Chief Health Officer's advice literally. It's time to be as flexible and agile as ever as we head towards the round 13 bye. Episode guide 3:30 - 's 46 and 's 47 were disappointing returns for Warnie and Roy, but Calvin wasn't happy with ' 62 on debut.Lachie ShollChad WarnerJames Harmes 6:40 - was the correct answer for the Grundy trade.Rei...

Jun 07, 20211 hrSeason 8Ep. 60

Round 12 teams, trade targets, captains, your questions

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 join the show. Ask your questions in the comments or via Twitter as Roy, Calvin and Warnie help you get set for lockout. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 03, 202150 minSeason 8Ep. 59

Byemaggeddon 1, Grundy down, loopholes, new DPPs

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 DPPs in the system, a big Ruck Pig down and some interesting trading scenarios in the toughest trade week of the year. Let's go! Episode guide 2:45 - has been re-named Jordan De Goat after his 109.Jordan De Goey 7:00 - There are concerns around and his role.Jordan Ridley 11:30 - A few coaches had issues with their VC loophole. The Traders give some ...

May 31, 20211 hr 1 minSeason 8Ep. 58

Round 11 teams, trade targets, captains, your questions

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 join the show. Ask your questions in the comments or via Twitter as Roy, Calvin and Warnie help you get set for lockout. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 27, 202140 minSeason 8Ep. 57

Massive R10 scores, bye planning, potential DPPs

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 syndesmosis. We're heading into the last weekend before the bye rounds so we'll look at how to use our five trades before round 12 to get our squads set. Episode guide 3:45 - Is the next pig in the pen?Jack Macrae 7:00 - How good has been?Aaron Hall 11:00 - Roy laments 's negative dozen.Liam Baker 12:45 - and are big injury issues for this week.Mitc...

May 24, 202159 minSeason 8Ep. 56

Round 10 teams, trade targets, captains, your questions

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 join the show. Ask your questions in the comments or via Twitter as Roy, Calvin and Warnie help you get set for lockout. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 20, 202146 minSeason 8Ep. 55

Heeney v Dusty, favourite coaches, smart trading plays

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 disaster, so hitting up value picks could be the way to go as we aim to add consistency to our squads. Plenty of options are covered as we head towards round 10. Episode guide 2:45 - Plenty of players didn't set up this week including at Pig Park.Tom Mitchell 6:00 - There's a tip of the hat to and for their outstanding rookie scores.James JordonRi...

May 17, 20211 hr 3 minSeason 8Ep. 54

Round 9 trade targets, captains, your questions

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, selection issues, top trades, captains and answers to your questions. Let's go! Episode guide 1:15 - How the teams will be released from next week. 3:00 - Friday night teams are in with one of the ins for the Saints.Tom Highmore 5:20 - has a basketball background, great VFL numbers and a Fantasy friendly role.Tom Wilson (FWD, $170k) 7:30 - Calvin is...

May 13, 202143 minSeason 8Ep. 53

De Goey returns, which rookies to sell, value options

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 the year, Roy is still keen to take him back to returns at the local K-Mart. Plenty of bargain players are on the radar after some decent performances on the weekend. It's time to build our teams towards the byes! Let's go! Episode guide 2:30 - The week before Thursday teams return, Chris Scott pulls an interesting late change. 5:30 - finally returns...

May 10, 202158 minSeason 8Ep. 52

Round 8 trade targets, captains, your questions

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 trade options and strategy plus Calvin talks through his crazy No. 1 captain choice for this week. Episode guide 1:20 - Thursday night teams are back! 3:45 - Judging by Chris Scott's comments, we will have to worry about an increase in late outs. 7:10 - Richmond welcome back while holds his spot.Dustin MartinRiley Collier-Dawkins 11:00 - Will hold his ...

May 06, 202145 minSeason 8Ep. 51

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

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 it off, we'll have a crack at considering some bye round strategy as well as the return of the Scale of Hardness. Let's go! Episode guide 2:00 - Roy is pumped with 's 104 after looking like he was down and out.Tom Powell 6:15 - 'Mopey' dropped just 72 points.Max Gawn 8:30 - The R2 headache of was back with now the Giants' preferred ruck for the nex...

May 03, 20211 hr 1 minSeason 8Ep. 50

Round 7 trade targets, captains, your questions

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 your moves ... and yes, Jack Ziebell is definitely part of the parade. We've got captain tips, all the news and answers to your burning questions ahead of round seven. Let's go! Episode guide 1:20 - Friday teams are in and will make his debut in round seven.Riley Collier-Dawkins 4:00 - Collingwood has announced that first-gamer will play on the wing.C...

Apr 29, 202153 minSeason 8Ep. 49

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

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 option for the injured Dunkly, Dusty or Neale? We've got a bit to unpack after round six on this episode of the podcast. Episode guide 2:00 - Warnie gained an extra three points for his work in the crowd on the weekend. 4:10 - racked up a massive 159 points to be a worthy captain option to get round six started.Jack Macrae 8:15 - Calvin was disappo...

Apr 26, 202155 minSeason 8Ep. 48
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