It’s lockout week and even though we’re a bit dusty after the best Fantasy Draft weekend of all time, we’ve got a lot of work to do to get our teams ready for the first game of round one on Wednesday night. We talk team structure, cash cows and all the important things you need to know as the season approaches way too quickly! Let’s do this!
Episode guide
1:00 – The boys are coming off the successful Bacon Cup Draft weekend.
2:45 – Roy’s fun way of determining the Draft order.
4:00 – Calvin thinks his stash forwards strategy wasn’t the best for his Draft squad.
6:30 – 7:10pm AEDT is the first lockout time where Demons and Bulldogs must be picked.
8:50 – If Hugo Ralphsmith is named, he’s a great option for F6.
11:15 – Friday and Saturday 22s are named on Thursday, teams playing Sunday will be announced Friday.
15:30 – “You need 30 green dots playing this week”.
20:00 – Will Brodie has gone from Calvin’s team.
23:45 – Value defenders such as Justin McInerney, George Hewett and James Sicily are popular picks.
29:30 Questions from social media – follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.
31:45 – How to go about Fantasy Draft trades with your mates.
34:50 – If Jack Macrae is one of your big dog midfielders, make him your captain straight up.
39:30 – Is it crazy to consider Tim English with his RUC/FWD status?
43:00 – Roy’s advice is to not chase PODs.
45:30 – Josh Kelly is one of the best midfield picks under-$900k.
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