Dour defenders, rampaging rookies, round one wrap – Ep. 498

What an epic round of footy … it’s a shame we can’t say the same about our Toyota AFL Fantasy teams! It was a case of “here we go again” as some of the big dogs we paid up for struggled big time. Thank the Fantasy Gods for the rookies that came in scoring tons for fun! We’ve got our first two trades to use and it’s all about fixing up mistakes. Let’s do this!

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Episode guide

3:00 – Roy’s son beat him by 200 points this week.

4:45 – The Traders’ scores and rankings weren’t exactly what they were expecting.

8:15 – George Hewett was one of the defenders who stood up.

11:10 – A trio of defenders get the -3 this week, led by Jack Crisp and his 51.

14:30 – The winner for round one scored 2281 in Fantasy Classic, but are left short on the bench.

17:40 – Popular rookie Sam De Koning will miss under concussion protocols.

20:15 – Some possible DPP additions are discussed.

23:00 – Popular trade options.

24:45 – The Traders reveal their early trade thoughts for Toyota.

26:35 – Questions from social media – follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.

29:25 – Calvin says to be wary of changing structure of your team based on one week of data.

31:30 – Ranking Patrick Lipinski, Tom Green and Jye Caldwell.

35:45 – Thoughts on Tristan Xerri‘s game.

40:40 – Roy has concerns on Aaron Hall despite his epic scoring.

44:20 – Can you drop Max Gawn for a cash grab? Is Tim English an option?

47:30 – How to determine who to hold and fold after round one.

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