The PODPOD - AFL Fantasy Podcast

It is a long pre season, but Holmesy is back with another episode of the Holmes Files. It is December, but we are days away from AFL Fantasy opening, The Traders beginning their club previews and the 50 most relevant beginning. After speaking with the winner of AFL Fantasy classic in 2024 on the last episode, Tom Hales the coach of "PomUnited" joined Holmesy to discuss his epic season where he led the comp from round 13, getting pipped at the post.On this episode, Holmesy takes a deep dive into the thought process behind what made Tom so successful in 2024. We discuss the important early bye round strategy, dissect his trading strategy and how he set himself up to be successful, how he capitalised during the mid season byes, and some of the mistakes he made that ultimately had him finish in second place. We also take a quick look into the upcoming 2025 season and some strategy behind how we look to build our squads. Enjoy!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 level:AFL Fantasy Team PickerBolter is a platform that allows you to pick your AFL Fantasy classic side before the game has opened. Not only that, there are a number of awesome features for you to help build your starting squads:- tool for preseason to help select your starting squad- save down multiple versions- put in projected averages and see cash gen and scoring potential of each version- bye detector, priced at, breakevens and other advanced stats- http://picker.bolter.teamSlyder- plenty happening in the draft space in 2025 and Slyder has something for every drafter- customised leagues, including trading draft picks, custom bye round scores and utility positions - all free- tools for your draft, mock draft lobby, ranks, weekly waiver wire articles- single entry survivor comp - free entry and prizes on offer- http://slyder.teamFollow us on X:The PODPOD: @podpodAFLHolmesy: @HolmesyheroesLewy: @LewyAFStatesman: @Statesman33Harmey: @jonharmeyDos: @HKdosTom: @Tom_Hales_

Some people enjoy a long off-season, but for many die hard AFL Fantasy coaches the pre season can be one of the most exciting times of the year! Holmesy has decided to dust off the mics and bring you a special Holmes File episode - sitting down with Chris the coach of "Noeyedeer5" to discuss his epic fantasy season that concluded with him driving away in a brand new Toyota Hilux! A staple for many fantasy coaches pre-season, join us as we learn from the reigning champ.On this episode, Holmesy takes a deep dive into the thought process behind what made Chris so successful in 2024. We discuss the important early bye round strategy, dissect his trading strategy and how he set himself up to be successful, how he capitalised during the mid season byes, and the epic trading that saw him take out first place. Discussing all things strategy and philosophy, this episode is not one to be missed. Welcome back AFL Fantasy!Follow us on X:The PODPOD: @podpodAFLHolmesy: @HolmesyheroesLewy: @LewyAFStatesman: @Statesman33Harmey: @jonharmeyDos: @HKdosChris: @chrisburnham5

And just like that, the bye rounds are upon us! Coaches are about to enter 4 rounds of best 18, with all players set to have a bye at some point in the next 4 weeks. Historically, this is where the good coaches can surge up the rankings as they trade their way towards a completed team! As coaches scramble to fix red dots, upgrade their failing mid-pricers and trade into underpriced premiums, this round of trading will prove to be one of the most important this year! Never fear, the PODPOD lads have you covered!On this monster episode, Holmesy, Harmey and Lewy review their rounds, discuss bye round strategy, talk about a number of relevant players and answer a stack of listener questions. In one of their best chats yet, this episode is not one to be missed. Stay tuned towards the end as the lads make a heartfelt announcement about the future of the PODPOD. This one was for you listeners, enjoy!!!Like this episode? Follow us on Spotify or subscribe on Apple to stay up to date when a new episode is released!Join our open league: ‘The PODPOD Challenge’. League code: N63ANCEP.The overall winner this year will receive an epic AFL Fantasy ring courtesy of Supercoach Championship Rings!If you’d like to get a ring for your league from the folks at Supercoach Championship Rings, use the code ‘ThePODPOD’ for 10% off at checkout.Find ALL our social links here: https://linktr.ee/podpodaflFollow us on X:The PODPOD: @podpodAFLHolmesy: @HolmesyheroesLewy: @LewyAFStatesman: @Statesman33Harmey: @jonharmeyDos: @HKdos

After the chaos of round 8, round 9 treated coaches to a bit of normality as we saw some big scoring return to AFL Fantasy. Captains were back with ceiling scores from popular premiums such as Marshall, Daicos and Butters which saw many coaches pushing above 2200 and even further north! However, many issues are starting to appear with a change of role for Harry Sheezel, many of the popular rookie options starting to max out in price and our forward lines still looking like absolute chaos!!We dug deep this week on the podcast… with the panel containing 6 hats between them, 4 top ten finishes and a current average 2024 rank of…. 9k!!! Join Holmesy, Harmey and special guest DT Lemon as they review their rounds, discuss a number of the key strategies for round 10 and answer a stack of listener questions. As we continue to grind through this bumper AFL Fantasy season, the PODPOD crew have you covered each week to ensure you keep improving your teams and climbing the ranks! Enjoy!!Like this episode? Follow us on Spotify or subscribe on Apple to stay up to date when a new episode is released!Join our open league: ‘The PODPOD Challenge’. League code: N63ANCEP.The overall winner this year will receive an epic AFL Fantasy ring courtesy of Supercoach Championship Rings!If you’d like to get a ring for your league from the folks at Supercoach Championship Rings, use the code ‘ThePODPOD’ for 10% off at checkout.Find ALL our social links here: https://linktr.ee/podpodaflFollow us on X:The PODPOD: @podpodAFLHolmesy: @HolmesyheroesLewy: @LewyAFStatesman: @Statesman33Harmey: @jonharmeyDos: @HKdosFizz: @StevieFizzBails: @BailsDT