Match Sims are here. It’ll be a big week of following all the games. This is the chance to chat about your teams in the comments and anything you learn about the game throughout these praccy games.
Monday, February 16
Hawthorn v Geelong
Kennedy Community Centre, 1.45pm AEDT
(4 x 30-minute quarters, no time on)
Wednesday, February 18
Brisbane v Carlton
Brighton Homes Arena, 5pm AEST.
Free entry (4 x 30 min quarters, no time on, extended bench)
Thursday, February 19
Western Bulldogs v Sydney
Mission Whitten Oval, 2pm AEDT
(4 x 30-minute quarters, no time on)
Gold Coast v St Kilda
People First Stadium, 6.45pm AEST.
Free entry, no tickets required (4 x 20 min quarters, plus time on)
Friday February 20
Essendon v Richmond
NEC Hangar, 10.30am AEDT.
Fans wishing to attend must register here (4 x 30-minute quarters, no time on)
Collingwood v Greater Western Sydney
La Trobe University Sports Park (Bundoora), 11am AEDT
(4 x 25-minute quarters, no time on)
Melbourne v North Melbourne
Casey Fields, 4.00pm AEDT
(4 x 25-minute quarters, no time-on + scenario training)
Port Adelaide v Adelaide
Alberton Oval, 5.30pm ACDT
Free entry, first in, best dressed (4 x 20 min quarters, plus time on)
Saturday February 21
Fremantle v West Coast
Victor George Kailis Oval (Cockburn), 9am AWDT
(4 x 25-minute quarters, no time-on)
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How can people come here for expert advice when the so called expert doesn’t even know what the salary cap is?
Last time I checked my team it was $18.3 million, according to Warnie it is $17.8 million.🙄
Leave warnie alone
Incredible. I’m more amazed that someone read that blurb that gets copy and pasted. You missed it on the last My Team post!
Fixed up.
I didn’t read the last My Team post Warnie. All good.
Where to find match sim fantasy points
With so much going on social media, in real time, we’re compiling notes for content to be released later. Mid-arvo games on a weekday haven’t really allowed us to write stuff to get it out in timely fashion.
Look out for a thumper review in both written and podcast form later.
That said, check out each match report on afl.com.au which has a Fantasy section and there’s the rolling news blog there, too.
G’day warnie. With viney out, plus the trades, what is Steele average going to be?? In the past he had a huge ceiling.
Are we talking Steele 110 average?
Is there going to be a deck of dream team this year or not as it is really helpful for me when picking players, especially premiums.
I read on this website it was a ‘no’. Getting the game up and running took longer – IT stuff ill never understand.
I agree it was a helpful series. Hopefully next year.
This is my 19th year playing this game & for the first time in nearly 20 years i took a break from fantasy research over the summer. I am so far behind where i normally am with my preparation. I thought i’d check out the My Team section for some inspo but its like a ghost town in here. Anyways im planning a Strong GnR strategy this year. The early byes are a nightmare so im planning to have very few early bye players to begin with. Ill post my team in the next few days.
Not really I only have 4 and none of them have that good runs
What’s the thoughts on Lalor? Yes – great player, yes – will score well when on the park. But RIC have said they will handle him with kid gloves! Does that mean a few rests, low ToG, etc, so he will be a risk for decent scores!!
He’s 500k of course there is risk
Where have all the Fantasy Coaching comments gone????”……. Here are a few League Invites. JCX2TA91, NSHM2WA7, 52WS73FP. Good Luck.