We say it every year, but there is always a carnage round that sees many great teams copping bullets. This round unfortunately it was Lachie Whitfield, with many coaches not only copping the bullet but a captaincy bullet too! The PODPOD is here to help review the round that was and set you up to finish the bye rounds strong as we enter the final phase of the season! This week we have a full panel on deck as Holmesy, Lewy, Harmey and Sam discuss the key strategies for round 16, discuss a bunch of...
Jun 23, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 152
On this episode, Join Holmesy, Harmey and Sam as they review round 14, discuss key strategy for the week and set you up for another big bye round! If you love our content and want to help support us for all of our years of work, please consider giving back by having your specific AFL Fantasy questions answered. At the link below, you have the option for a full team review, specific player / strategy questions and in-season trade and captain options. For a small fee you can have your questions an...
Jun 16, 2025•59 min•Ep. 151
This week, the lads are celebrating 150 episodes of the PODPOD by bringing back the man that started it all. He has been known by many names over the years including but not limited to Buzz Dossyear, Dosby Lee-Steere and Dossy. That’s right, Murdoch has given him a free pass as long as he hits his SuperCoach mentions quota. Fresh from tracking long effective kicks, contested possessions and spoils, Dossy makes his long anticipated return. On this episode Holmesy, Lewy, Harmey, Sam and Dosby revi...
Jun 02, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 150
The PODPOD boys are flying. Lewy is on the verge of the top 100, Sam keeps climbing and Holmesy is fresh off a top 50 round rank. On the eve of the mid-season byes, the competition is heating up and cash gen is becoming as important as ever. It’s all about discipline and attack now as we find out which coaches have been planning and which coaches will come unstuck. On this episode Holmesy, Lewy and Harmey get you prepped for the first round of best 18. They discuss key strategy, help guide you o...
May 26, 2025•57 min•Ep. 149
On this episode, Holmesy, Harmey and Sam talk you through all the strategies following a week of carnage! JHF did a hammy, Macrae punctured a lung, Callaghan dislocated a shoulder and many others are now questionable. Crisis creates opportunity and everytime popular players go down, it allows the competition to diverge and the quality coaches to shine. With a crucial round of trading approaching, this episode is not one to miss! If you love our content and want to help support us for all of our ...
May 20, 2025•56 min•Ep. 148
He is back! We are almost at the bye rounds and there is no greater man in the AFL Fantasy game to talk about them than 5 top time 100 finisher The Statesman! This man built his fantasy career off the back of strategy during the bye rounds. His insight is invaluable! On this episode, Stato joins Holmesy, Harmey and Lewy as they discuss round nine and start to build towards a very interesting bye round period. They deep dive into strategy that has worked in the past, how we can learn and adapt in...
May 12, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 147
Round 8 saw another huge round for coaches as we are starting to see some divergence in rank. Coaches that built their team values nicely are starting to see some pay off as their cash is now able to be put on field. With the bye rounds approaching and cash gen seeming to dry up, trades over the next week will be crucial to ensure our squads are set to attack during the bye rounds. On this episode we have a full panel on deck, with Holmesy, Harmey, Lewy and Sam all available to help you navigate...
May 05, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 146
We said it last week and we will say it again, a week is a LONG time in AFL Fantasy! After a week where many teams limped past 2000 points, this week we saw coaches push 2300+ and put some serious points on the pack. The boys have you covered for a round 7 review! On this episode, Holmesy, Harmey and Sam review the round that was. They tackle a stack of hot topics as they round table all of the key strategy talking points, They also discuss a bunch of relevant trade in players whilst answering a...
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 145
A week is a long time in AFL Fantasy… This time last week, guns and rookies was the strategy and the coaches without this were changing their structure to facilitate this. Fast forward a week and things have drastically changed. We talked through it this week! On this episode, Holmesy, Harmey and Lewy review the round that was. They tackle a stack of hot topics as they round table all of the key strategy talking points, They also discuss a bunch of relevant trade in players whilst answering a st...
Apr 22, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 144
The bye rounds have been and gone and AFL Fantasy is back to full blown best 22s. Coaches with sound structures were able to capitalise whilst others found themselves wanting with poor captain choices and losing out on rookie roulette. We say it every year, but this is the time when rankings can shift the most as coaches who have been patiently building their team value look to attack. On this episode, Holmesy, Harmey and Lewy review the round that was. They tackle a stack of hot topics as they ...
Apr 15, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 143
The full panel is back for an epic review of round 4 this week! Join Holmesy, Harmey, Lewy and Sam as they discuss all of the relevant topics leading into the first round of best 22 since round 1. The season starts now! If you love our content and want to help support us for all of our years of work, please consider giving back by having your specific AFL Fantasy questions answered. At the link below, you have the option for a full team review, specific player / strategy questions and in-season ...
Apr 07, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 142
The full panel is back for an epic review of round 3 this week! Join Holmesy, Harmey, Lewy and Sam as they discuss all of the relevant topics leading into the final round of best 18! If you love our content and want to help support us for all of our years of work, please consider giving back by having your specific AFL Fantasy questions answered. At the link below, you have the option for a full team review, specific player / strategy questions and in-season trade and captain options. For a smal...
Apr 01, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 141
The PODPOD panel has gone AWOL… but never fear, Holmesy has stepped up and recruited one of the best in the business DT Lemon to have you covered for this week! On this episode, Holmesy and Lemon deep dive on all of the relevant topics ahead of round 2. They discuss their results, talk about their trading philosophies, talk about the relevant trade in rookie options, rank trade out priorities as well as answer a stack of listener questions! Round 2 trades are such a critical time of the season t...
Mar 24, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 140
Fantasy footy was back in a big way this week! The game we know and love was having us again why we question playing this game.. But let’s be honest, we wouldn’t have it any other way!! On this podcast episode, Lewy and Sam join Holmesy for a classic round 1 review. They talk crucial trade strategy coming out of round 1, key structures, rookie and mid-pricer trade options plus highly owned players that good coaches may consider trading out if their team is in a good spot. The PODPOD has you cove...
Mar 17, 2025•52 min•Ep. 139
On this series, Holmesy sits down with some of the best minds in the AFL Fantasy community for one-on-one interviews. For the last episode of the pre-season, Holmesy sits down with dual AFL Fantasy Classic champion Selby from Moreira’s Magic Holmesy and Selby sit down and discuss all of the relevant talking points from opening round. On the eve of round 1, the lads discuss the strategy behind starting players with in built price rises, key structure issues, line by line deep dive and much much m...
Mar 12, 2025•54 min•Ep. 138
Opening round has been and gone and the 2025 AFL Fantasy season is officially here! We have seen two full games, opening round over reactions are in full swing and the eve of round 1 is here. The most exciting time of the fantasy season is here and the PODPOD has you covered On this episode, Harmey is MIA but Lew and Sam join Holmesy to dissect the opening round and prepare you for round 1. We discuss the hits and misses from round 0, the strategy surrounding round 0 players and whether they bec...
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 137
And just like that, the AFL Fantasy pre-season is over! Round 0 is upon us and the decisions we make over the next week will be crucial in setting ourselves up for success this year in AFL Fantasy. Never fear, the PODPOD has you covered! On this episode, a full panel on deck are joined by special guest Tim Guest as they go on a monster review of all the AAMI Community Series AFL Games. The lads discuss all relevant players in a huge review, talking stocks up, stocks down, hot topics and more on ...
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 136
In this series, Holmesy continues his one-on-one interviews with some of the brightest minds in the AFL Fantasy community. Up next, DCCaterpillas! DC is the host of The Hat Chat podcast. Not only is he one of the most well known content creators, his AFL Fantasy success speaks for itself, being the proud owner of a 71st placed hat back in 2021. Around that year he boasted many seasons inside of the top 500. When it comes to fantasy, DC analyses the game like no other and his insights are valuabl...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 135
Match simulations are over, the official practice games are beginning and the AFL Fantasy season is almost here!! After a week off, the boys are back with a bang! Join Holmesy, Harmey, Lewy and Sam for a podcast debut as they discuss all the hot topics, takeaways from the practice matches and Holmsey’s official team reveal. The PODPOD is poised for a big year and this episode is not one to be missed! If you love our content and want to help support us for all of our years of work, please conside...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 134
Holmesy continues The Holmes Files series where he sits down and interviews some of the brightest minds in the AFL Fantasy community. Up next, The Fantasy Nut who is known for his deep thinking and “crazy” thoughts in the AFL Fantasy space. In this episode, the lads cover a huge amount of content. Everything from learning from past mistakes, Vam’s philosophies, building a starting squad, early round theories, line discussions and much much more! There is nearly an hour and a half of gold for fan...
Feb 14, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 133
We have a full deck on board this week as the AFL Fantasy pre-season starts to heat up. We are just a week away from un-official practice games getting underway and with less than a month to go, our starting squads are starting to take shape! Holmesy, Harmey and Lewy are here as always to continue guiding you through this pre-season. In this episode, the lads discuss many of the hot topics that are circling in the community at this point in time. The boys also sit down for an emergency ruck chat...
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 132
On this episode, Holmesy and Harmey discuss all the hot topics and injuries before doing a deep dive on Holmesy’s AFL Fantasy best 22. Ask me a question to get a personalised audio response! https://AskMeOnQu.com/podpodafl Like this episode? Follow us on spotify or subscribe on Apple Podcasts to make sure you are up to date for when new episodes are released! This episode was brought to you by Magic Sports. Magic Sports have a number of new products to help take your fantasy games to the next le...
Feb 03, 2025•51 min•Ep. 131
Holmesy continues his one-on-one interview series where he chats with some of the brightest minds in the AFL Fantasy community. Up next, the value king DT Lemon! DT Lemon is known for his skills for building insane team values and competing at the pointy end of AFL Fantasy. He boasts finishes of 3rd in 2021, 284th in 2022, 32nd in 2023 and 375th in 2024. With two hats and no finishes outside of 400 in the last 4 years, DT Lemon has the pedigree of being up there with the best AFL Fantasy coaches...
Jan 30, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 130
The lads continue with their player position previews in AFL Fantasy this week with the defenders. Picking your defensive line will largely depend on what funds you have left over after spending on the ruck line and the midfield. Do you hunt for value? Do you spend up in a year where value is hard to find? All these questions and more are discussed on the podcast! On this episode, Holmesy is joined by Harmey and Luke from The Ball Boys as they discuss all things DEFENDERS! The episode starts wit...
Jan 27, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 129
The lads continue with their player position previews in AFL Fantasy this week with the forward line. So far in 2025 there has been a general consensus that our forward lines will be vanilla, with Smith, Daniel, Macrae and Phillipou all having greater than 50% ownership so early in the pre-season. Where there has been discussion is around structure and whether or not we are paying up and trying to find value in an F1, or whether we are looking to find some other value picks or rookies. On this e...
Jan 20, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 128
Two-time top 10 finisher and 2021 Runner-Up Holmesy continues his one-on-one interview series with members of the AFL Fantasy community. In this episode, Caleb coach of the “Dolmanators” jumps on to deep dive into his previous seasons and how he has managed to be such a successful AFL Fantasy coach. After finishing 7th in 2022, 40th in 2023 and then 169th in 2024, Caleb by the numbers is the most successful coach after the last 3 seasons! Making his podcast debut Caleb shares everything from sta...
Jan 17, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 127
Continuing with our player position preview series, this week we are talking about the real big dogs, the RUCKS! With what seems like excess cash to spend this year, coaches are finding that they are able to spend up big in the ruck line if they wish. Do coaches “set and forget?” Do coaches spend up on one expensive ruck and then try to find value? Or do coaches go full value mode with some cheaper options? All this strategy and more is covered in this episode! In this episode, Two-time top 10 f...
Jan 13, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 126
Continuing The Holmes Files series, this week two-time top 10 finisher and runner up in 2021 Holmesy sits down with Moreira’s Magic AKA Selby the GOAT of AFL Fantasy. Selby has back to back top place finishes in AFL Fantasy in 2017 and 2018 as well as another top 100 finish in 2020. When it comes to chatting AFL Fantasy, no one is more credentialed than Selby is! Despite giving away Fantasy after 2020, Selby has since moved to SuperCoach where he has continued to shape the way the game is played...
Jan 08, 2025•56 min•Ep. 125
This episode kicks off the player positions with the big dogs, the MIDFIELDERS. Previously, the midfielders have been the most important players, putting up the scores that were often relied upon for coaches as their captain and vice captains. However, last season saw a drop in midfielder scores, with only one player scoring above 110. An outlier, or a change in the way the AFL is being played? Who knows! But what we do know, because of this many of our midfield premiums seem to present upside a...
Jan 06, 2025•56 min•Ep. 124
Two-time top 10 finisher and runner up in AFL Fantasy Classic in 2021 Holmesy continues his one-on-one interview series with successful members of the AFL Fantasy community. On this episode, Holmesy sits down with Mitch from the Ball Boys AFL Fantasy Podcast who came 16th in 2024, on top of his last 3 seasons where he is yet to finish outside of the top 300. This episode is not to be missed as they sit down for a good old fashioned AFL Fantasy strategy discussion! Mitch is one of the brightest m...
Dec 27, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 123
