Although Santa didn't bring the opening of AFL Fantasy for 2023 in time for Christmas, the special festive edition of The Traders' podcast is here to help you get prepared for the season ahead. Launch has been delayed until January, but Roy, Calvin and Warnie chat through some of the recent news - including the new prices and the four bye rounds - while looking at some key names to consider next season. Roy reveals his first run of the Rollin' 22 and your Christmas wishes are discussed. 2022 cha...
Dec 23, 2022•53 min•Season 10Ep. 3
It's the annual #FantasyLeaks podcast where we get our hands on some information about the AFL Fantasy season ahead. The new positions are the big talking point as the boys try to rank the best of the DEFs and FWDs. AFL.com.au's draft guru and rookie whisperer Cal Twomey joins the boys to name up the draftees that Fantasy coaches should keep an eye on for this year and future keeper leagues. Tom Mitchell discusses his move to the Pies and what he could offer us in 2023. Pre-register now at http:...
Dec 08, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 10Ep. 2
It's the first day of the 2023 pre-season for the boys, but training hasn't started! It's a meet the coach and BBQ vibe as they run through the happenings of the last couple of months. All the trades are analysed from a Fantasy perspective alongside some news that could shape some of our thinking for 2023. Episode guide 2:00 - Could we have five on the bench with no medi-sub? 4:15 - The salary cap is set to increase 5%. 8:00 - With FWD status, Tim Taranto would be a must-have in Classic. 13:50 -...
Oct 17, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 10Ep. 1
It's the end of the 2022 Toyota AFL Fantasy season and Roy, Calvin and Warnie wrap up a massive year which ended with a premiership for two of the boys. They run through how their teams went for the round and season. Fantasy Classic champion Matt Mottram joined the show to chat through his triumph and the new wheels he'll be putting in the garage. Episode guide 1:00 - Calvin lost plenty of players from his Draft team but nearly beat Warnie. 4:10 - Revenge was sweet when Calvinator defeated Warne...
Aug 22, 2022•51 min•Season 9Ep. 82
Join Roy, Calvin and Warnie as they look at the R23 teams and help you win your AFL Fantasy Grand Final this weekend! Big thanks to everyone who has tuned into the Thursday night live strea (or listened to the podcast). The Mad Monday episode will be uploaded on Monday! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 18, 2022•52 min•Season 9Ep. 81
Get set for AFL Fantasy Grand Final week with The Traders. If you're in Melbourne on Saturday 20 August, catch up with Roy, Calvin and Warnie at the London Tavern Hotel, Richmond from midday as they set up to watch the footy that afternoon and cheer on their players in the GF. They'll present a show from 1pm. Play AFL Fantasy at http://fantasy.afl.com.au or download the free smartphone app. Episode guide 1:30 - Warnie and Calvin have made the Grand Finals in the Bacon Cup Classic and Draft compe...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 9Ep. 80
Catch The Traders every Thursday evening from 6:15pm AEST as they talk the teams for the upcoming round. The boys are live on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live app. You can also 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 11, 2022•48 min•Season 9Ep. 79
Roy is a bit grumpy after losing his Bacon Cup semi finals in both Classic and Draft. The boys catch up James who has taken his team to second overall and discuss how the next two weeks will look for him. Options are considered based on the Scale of Hardness and plenty of our questions are answered ahead of the preliminary finals. Play AFL Fantasy at http://fantasy.afl.com.au or download the free smartphone app. Episode guide 1:30 - Warnie and Calvin are through to the preliminary finals, but Ro...
Aug 08, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 9Ep. 78
Catch The Traders every Thursday evening from 6:15pm AEST as they talk the teams for the upcoming round. The boys are live on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live app. You can also 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 04, 2022•48 min•Season 9Ep. 77
The overall leader in AFL Fantasy Classic, Matt Mottram, joins Roy, Calvin and Warnie for a chat about his move to make Zach Merrett his captain this week. Play AFL Fantasy at http://fantasy.afl.com.au or download the free smartphone app. Episode guide 1:00 - The Traders are facing do-or-die semi-finals this weekend. 3:10 - Stephen Coniglio as a late out upset Roy. 7:30 - A late change at the Saints had Warnie filthy as he missed Rowan Marshall 's 163. 12:20 - "The torment of it" - one point sep...
Aug 01, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 9Ep. 76
Catch The Traders every Thursday evening from 6:15pm AEST as they talk the teams for the upcoming round. The boys are live on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live app. You can also 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 28, 2022•46 min•Season 9Ep. 75
The boys are live from Perth following a big few days chatting Fantasy footy with legends in SA and WA. They wrap up the weekend and look ahead to the first week of finals for default leagues. Play AFL Fantasy at http://fantasy.afl.com.au or download the free smartphone app. Episode guide 2:00 - The boys think Warnie can win a hat. 5:10 - Darcy Cameron dropped a score of 34 8:00 - Teams ranked at No. 1 and 2 in the race to the Toyota Hilux had massive scores in round 19 ranking them 26th and 28t...
Jul 24, 2022•52 min•Season 9Ep. 74
Catch The Traders every Thursday evening from 6:15pm AEST as they talk the teams for the upcoming round. The boys are live on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live app. You can also 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 21, 2022•39 min•Season 9Ep. 73
It was a weekend full of big Fantasy scores (for some) and none were bigger than Rory Laird. He joins Roy, Calvin and Warnie to chat Fantasy after his world record 20 tackles and PB of 163 points. Play AFL Fantasy at http://fantasy.afl.com.au or download the free smartphone app. Episode guide 1:30 - Calvin enjoyed his weekend in Melbourne. 5:30 - Rory Laird joins the boys for a chat. 9:40 - Could we see Laird find a place in the Pig Pen? 12:15 - Roy and Warnie give their +3s to a couple of defen...
Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 9Ep. 72
Catch The Traders every Thursday evening from 6:15pm AEST as they talk the teams for the upcoming round. The boys are live on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live app. You can also 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 14, 2022•45 min•Season 9Ep. 71
Round 17 is in the can. Roy, Calvin and Warnie chat about the round that was with a look ahead to next weekend. Play AFL Fantasy at http://fantasy.afl.com.au or download the free smartphone app. Episode guide 1:00 - After making Lachie Neale is No. 1 captain, people want Calvin's head. 5:00 - Roy ends up in the green vest after a weekend to forget. 8:10 - Mitch Duncan 's junk time was celebrated as he racked up 45 points during time on in the last quarter. 14:15 - Luxury trade time saw Roy's Jam...
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 9Ep. 70
Catch The Traders every Thursday evening from 6:15pm AEST as they talk the teams for the upcoming round. The boys are live on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live app. You can also 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 07, 2022•44 min•Season 9Ep. 69
It was a huge week for Calvin with a score of 2512, but the same can't be said for some of his captain tips! The boys chat through all the drama from the weekend and push towards R17. Play AFL Fantasy at http://fantasy.afl.com.au or download the free smartphone app. Episode guide 1:20 - Calvin copped a bit this week for his captain selection with some people starting petitions. 4:50 - Luke Jackson 's late withdrawal was a drama for many coaches. 8:00 - The Traders scored well this week with just...
Jul 04, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 9Ep. 68
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 30, 2022•45 min•Season 9Ep. 67
The boys regroup after a solid round of scoring with some good decisions on the trade front... including a lot of swagger from Roy! Play AFL Fantasy at http://fantasy.afl.com.au or download the free smartphone app. Episode guide 2:00 - Technology has been an issue for the boys this week! 6:00 - Even though Braydon Preuss didn't play, he gets the -3 for Calvin and Warnie. 9:15 - Can we get a decent captain score anytime soon? 11:05 - Luke Jackson 's score of 125 is celebrated. 13:30 - Roy launche...
Jun 27, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 9Ep. 66
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 23, 2022•40 min•Season 9Ep. 65
The bye rounds are over but the Fantasy Gods didn't make it easy with a challenging final round where it was tough to dodge all the bullets that were fired. We say bye bye to the byes so we're back to our nine games over the weekend, two trades and fielding our regular 22s that are full of premiums now... right?! Play AFL Fantasy at http://fantasy.afl.com.au or download the free smartphone app. Episode guide 1:30 - The bye rounds are over! 4:00 - "You're never as good as you think you are" says ...
Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 9Ep. 64
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 16, 2022•40 min•Season 9Ep. 63
What an epic day we’ve had with Big Freeze at the ‘G and a cracking Pies v Dees game to finish a looong round 13. Was it lucky for you? We’ve got a bumper episode with a look at all the moves and strategy to help you finish the bye rounds in style and we catch up with Crows defender and AFL Fantasy ambassador, Tom Doedee. Play AFL Fantasy at http://fantasy.afl.com.au or download the free smartphone app. Episode guide 2:45 - Calvin had a shocker, but Roy is even more disappointed as this was supp...
Jun 13, 2022•57 min•Season 9Ep. 62
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 09, 2022•30 min•Season 9Ep. 61
More blue dots this week with another six teams on the bye. The trading strategy is simple team, get in players coming off the bye! Maybe you don’t need to listen to this episode? We’ll run through the trading options … including what to do with Bazlenka whose headbutt is causing a few headaches for Fantasy coaches, not just Zach Tuohy… Play AFL Fantasy at http://fantasy.afl.com.au or download the free smartphone app. Episode guide 4:15 - Darcy Cameron has been one of the picks of the year since...
Jun 06, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 9Ep. 60
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 02, 2022•38 min•Season 9Ep. 59
The blue dots are here to mark the start of the bye rounds. We chat through three trades, best 18s and all the tips and tricks to help navigate rounds 12-14. We also look at the new DPPs as well as talk up the top scoring trader of the week… now, who could that be?! Play AFL Fantasy at http://fantasy.afl.com.au or download the free smartphone app. Episode guide 2:00 - Warnie was the top scorer of the round. 4:30 - It was a tough watch for those who traded Nic Martin in the final game of round 11...
May 30, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 9Ep. 58
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 26, 2022•42 min•Season 9Ep. 57
Five trades until the bye rounds and we need to get our structures in place so that you’re able to get as many available as possible on the park, while improving your team, each week of those pesky byes. Calvin looks at some fixture analysis, Roy reveals the latest edition of his Rollin’ 22 and I’m just happy to see the back of the leader of my -3 for the year… finally. Play AFL Fantasy at http://fantasy.afl.com.au or download the free smartphone app. Episode guide 2:00 - Callum Mills had a late...
May 23, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 9Ep. 56
