The fixture for next season has landed, the trade period is over and The Traders have started thinking about AFL Fantasy 2025! There has been a lot happening behind the scenes and Matt Jeffries, the product manager, joins Calvin, Roy and Warnie to chat through some exciting developments that is sure to make Fantasy Draft league commissioners and coaches excited.

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Episode guide

2:15 - Opening Round and the early byes are back.

5:40 - Mid-season byes are now over five weeks.

6:50 - Keidean Coleman, Will Ashcroft and Levi Ashcroft have the round three bye.

8:45 - Thursday night games for the first 23 rounds.

11:10 - Matt Jeffries talks exciting game updates

13:15 - "We are rebuilding AFL Fantasy Draft from scratch".

15:00 - Heavily inspired by Sleeper, the Draft Board is a big change.

17:45 - Pre-Draft pick trading, Keeper trading and more is coming.

19:20 - Flex/utility position is coming to Draft.

21:25 - New custom scoring presets will be available.

24:15 - Full Dynasty league functionality is in the roadmap.

28:00 - Fantasy Classic rebuild will be happening in 2026.

30:30 - Ex-Dogs Bailey Smith, Jack Macrae and Caleb Daniel are the most relevant traded players.

37:25 - Does James Sicily get a bump in points?

41:00 - New Eagle Liam Baker could offer value.

44:15 - James Peatling and Isaac Cumming are now Crows.

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The 2024 AFL Fantasy season is over! It has been a year full of ups and downs and The Traders wrap it all up in their annual Mad Monday episode. They use AFL Fantasy Wrapped to relive some moments and dish out the all-important awards. Tristan Xerri joins the podcast to accept his Dane Swan Medal as the Fantasy MVP while the Michael Barlow Medal came down to the final round with Matt Roberts dominating in round 24 to take out the Cash Cow of the Year. Chris, the coach of Noeyedeer5, chats to Roy, Calvin and Warnie about his win! 

A massive thinks to everyone who has been part of the 2024 journey! We have had a fun year with the podcast and our content on AFL.com.au. We appreciate our loyal listeners and can't wait to do it all again for 2025. Pre-season isn't too far away.

Episode guide

1:00 - Final rankings for The Traders.

2:30 - Jeremy Cameron was the most traded in player for the final round and kicked nine goals.

4:35 - Why would Warnie trade out Zach Merrett?

6:45 - The challenges did Fantasy coaches faced.

9:15 - What did the boys do with Isaac Heeney?

13:00 - Dylan Moore saved his score by kicking three in the last quarter with 63 points.

14:00 - Chris - coach of Noeyedeer5 joins the boys.

16:45 - "Do you want to win it or do you want second?" - a question from a Fantasy GOAT.

24:00 - Any issues with luxury trade season?

27:40 - Riley Bonner and Jordan Clark were important round one trades.

30:50 - What the vibe was like coming home on Sunday.

34:00 - Hunter has the unlucky mug for finishing 101.

36:20 - We didn't see Dayne Zorko being the No.1 forward.

41:00 - Tristan Xerri gets the Dane Swan Medal.

44:15 - "I'm not too sure what a lot of that means, but sure".

48:30 - Michael Barlow announces Matt Roberts as the Cash Cow of the Year.

49:50 - Roberts picked himself in Fantasy this year, holding himself to the end of the season.

54:20 - The Traders check out aflfantasywrapped.com.

59:30 - Warnie traded out some players who put big scores on his head such as Zach Merrett's 149.

1:03:30 - Calvin looks at some options for next year including the discounted Bailey Smith.

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Replay of AFL Fantasy LIVE stream from Thursday 22 August. This was the final episode of the live show. Thanks to all who have tuned in this season. Be sure to check out the Mad Monday podcast following round 24 as Calvin, Roy and Warnie wrap up the 2024 season.

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The final home-and-away round of 2024 is here and with it, the AFL Fantasy Grand Final! Congratulations to all coaches who have made it through to the big dance. Round 23 had it all. There was the big Marshall v Xerri decision that pretty much didn't make a difference in the end. Some big quarters, including Daicos' second thumper, good trade calls and Sicily trade calls. Roy, Calvin and Warnie help prepare you for the GF this week and see the season off with a bang!

Episode guide

2:00 - Roy has felt the fatigue as he is sliding away from the hat.

4:45 - James Sicily wasn't the instant reward that was predicted.

6:40 - How the Rowan Marshall VC into Tristan Xerri C played out.

9:30 - Xerri looks set to be crowned the Fantasy MVP for 2024.

13:25 - Nick Daicos had a massive 67-point second quarter.

15:30 - The Michael Barlow Medal will come down to the final round.

20:20 - Calvin has a few tags to note for the final round, but who will Toby Bedford go to?

25:00 - Roy names up his top six defenders for this weekend with Nic Newman the No.1 pick.

30:00 - Noah Anderson is the midfielder to target due to the match up.

35:35 - Can you throw a Hail Mary with Jai Newcombe?

39:05 - For the 24th week, we're still trying to find that F6.

42:40 - Jeremy Cameron might be the key forward of choice against the Eagles.

45:50 - The most popular trades and The Traders' moves are revealed.

47:25 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter, @aflfantasy on Instagram and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.

51:25 - Does Zane, ranked eighth overall, hold James Sicily?

55:20 - Roy says he'd trade Hayden Young over Jordan Clark.

58:15 - Is Jack Steele someone you should try to match?

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Replay of AFL Fantasy LIVE stream from Thursday 15 August. Catch it every Thursday from 6:15pm AEDT on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Offical app.

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We're hitting the last two weeks of the AFL Fantasy season with the preliminary finals up this round. That means it's knockout time for coaches in their finals and just four trades left until the end of the year. The Traders wrap up an eventful round with plenty of talking points and look ahead to what you can do this week.

Episode guide

1:00 - Calvin has been dominating, but he has left his run too late.

3:15 - Tristan Xerri has 105 in the second half to rack up 168.

5:25 - Roy wasn't happy with Nick Daicos.

9:40 - Isaac Heeney scored 60 points in the last quarter.

11:20 - The Michael Barlow Medal has Jeremy Sharp and Matt Roberts at the top.

15:20 - What happened when Mattaes Phillipou was a late out?

18:45 - Steele Sidebottom was added to #TagWatchTW. 

24:15 - The defender to grab this week is Nic Newman.

28:10 - Is Nick Daicos tradable?  

31:00 - Could Noah Anderson be an option.

34:30 - It is Tristan Xerri over Rowan Marshall ... but you need both.

38:25 - Dylan Moore is a lock at F5, but Matt Kennedy is the one to lock as F6.

42:10 - Why Warnie and Calvin both traded out Tom Powell before his big run.

44:20 - Do you trade to loop?

49:00 - Most Popular trades include Hayden Young as most traded out player.

50:25 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter, @aflfantasy on Instagram and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.

54:10 - Calvin doesn't think the Jarrod Berry tag happens on Nick Daicos.

59:00 -Max's story about what happened on Sunday afternoon.

1:01:35 - Do you hold Mattaes Phillipou?

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AFLW Fantasy has launched for 2024 at aflwfantasy.afl. Now into its second season, the Official Fantasy game of AFLW is ready to go with a huge prize for the winner in a Toyota HiLux valued at up to $70k.

Liam joins Warnie to chat through the 101 of playing AFLW Fantasy to help you get set up for the upcoming season which commences on Friday 30 August. Liam is a host of Free Kick: The AFLW Fantasy Podcast. The team is on board providing expert advice for the game to help you be informed to dominate in 2024.

Play now at aflwfantasy.afl and follow our social media channels for more information.

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Replay of AFL Fantasy LIVE stream from Thursday 8 August. Catch it every Thursday from 6:15pm AEDT on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Offical app.

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It's time for the AFL Fantasy Semi Finals. If you won from the qualifying final last week, you've got the week off and The Traders have some advice for you. Otherwise, it is all about getting points on field this week to win ... or continue to climb the rankings like Calvin! Plenty of players are discussed and strategy to dominate the final three rounds.

Episode guide

1:00 - Calvin scored 2508!

4:15 - Rowan Marshall gets Warnie's +3.

6:30 - Roy wasn't happy with Josh Dunkley's eight and nine point quarters.

9:20 - A stocktake of the points lost on luxury trades.

14:30 - Darcy Jones gets five votes in the Michael Barlow Medal.

18:00 - Young Bulldog Ryley Sanders racked up in the VFL.

20:50 - #TagWatch is redundant.

24:25 - Jack Sinclair is the No.1 target in defence over Nic Newman.

28:00 - Can you trade out Nic Martin?

34:05 - Jack Steele is an option with his upcoming games.

37:00 - Don't worry about Noah Anderson this week, but consider for last two rounds.

40:30 - Tristan Xerri is the ruck you need to have for his VC.

43:35 - Roy ranks Mattaes Phillipou over James Peatling.

46:40 - Can you have a look at Tom Powell or Jaidyn Stephenson in their roles?

48: 00 - The Traders reveal their moves.

49:20 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter, @aflfantasy on Instagram and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.

54:30 - Can you bring in Matt Roberts to get a big ruck upgrade?

57:15 - Do you hold Luke Ryan after his big score?

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Replay of AFL Fantasy LIVE stream from Thursday 1 August. Catch it every Thursday from 6:15pm AEDT on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Offical app.

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It's time for AFL Fantasy finals with leagues running with the final eight series commencing in round 21. Roy, Calvin and Warnie chat through what happened on the weekend and look ahead to the upcoming round with plenty to think about. Is it worth moving English to Marshall? Which underperforming players can we trade? Plenty of fun and banter on the latest episode.

Episode guide

0:45 - Warnie moved into the top 1000 while Roy hangs onto his top 100 hope.

3:00 - Tristan Xerri was a great VC option for round 20.

5:10 - Calvin wasn't happy with Marcus Bontempelli.

7:30 - A whopping 10 teams scored 2600.

12:00 - Hayden Young scored zero in the last quarter.

13:40 - There's a new leader in the Michael Barlow Medal with Oliver Dempsey now on top.

18:00 - A couple of new names in #TagWatchTW with Liam Stocker now on the list.

21:00 - Be across the game times this weekend with two Friday matches.

23:40 - Tom Stewart is still the No.1 defender target.

27:15 - Which defenders can we say goodbye to?

31:00 - The Suns have a good run. Can we pick Noah Anderson?

34:30 - Sam Walsh has taken just four marks in the last month.

39:00 - Which players would you be happy to buy into as midfielders?

41:00 - Is the Tim English to Rowan Marshall move a good one?

44:20 - Can you consider Jaiden Stephenson?

46:50 - James Peatling looks like a good F7 option.

50:45 - Early trades.

53:20 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter, @aflfantasy on Instagram and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.

56:20 - What half-time score would you lock in as a loophole VC?

59:15 - Adam Treloar's upside is worth the trade.

1:02:40 - It's a bold move to trade Nick Daicos to Nic Newman.

1:05:00 - Calvin was spotted bowling on the weekend.

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