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AFL Fantasy 2024: The return of 'Set and Forget', Sydney's fantasy relevence, and Paddy Dow a lock? | #PODPOD Trade Period Special
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We're back! The lads decide to dust off the mic to begin their attack on AFL Fantasy 2024 with a special podcast to recap the Continental Tyres AFL Trade Period.
The full POD Squad is on deck as Dos, Lewy, Stateo, Holmesy, and Harmey break down all the juiciest acquisitions and the potential fantasy implications (remembering that we're still in November!). We also reveal some of our early Blackbookers for 2024 who we think will take their game to new heights and should be firmly on your AFL Fantasy watchlist!
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Transcript
Introduction to AFL Fantasy 2024
00:00:02
Speaker
you
00:00:17
Speaker
G'day and welcome back to the Pod Pod. It's ya boy, Dossi, talkin' all things AFL Fantasy. Yet again, on this Monday night, November 6th, 2023.
Pod Squad Reunion
00:00:31
Speaker
It's been a minute. We've got the band back together to talk the juiciest AFL Fantasy moves from the trade period. Party down, party down. And flag some of our favorite early options for AFL Fantasy 2024. Got the full Pod Squad on board for this one.
00:00:47
Speaker
So we've got this off-season reunion of sorts, and I welcome aboard the pod squad, Louis, Stado, Hami and Homsey. Throw on to you first, Luke, because you've been the one championing for this meeting. You're already started your 2024 research. You're
Trade Period Insights
00:01:03
Speaker
deep in the weeds, mate. How are you?
00:01:04
Speaker
I've been ready for this podcast since about July 2023 so hopefully plenty of research has been done on this one and no but I'm keen to be talking fantasy with you boys and trade period always sort of perks our ears up a little bit in terms of the relevance for the season to come and
00:01:23
Speaker
It only builds up from there with the draft and before you know it, you're deep in the weeds of pre-season and you're listening back to a podcast like this maybe in January since it's only the beginning of November now, but now it's good to be here and yeah, can't wait. Kane has been. We've also got a man who's going to be excited to talk about his beloved team on this show, the Mighty Bombers, Hami getting the poo poo platter this off season. How are you feeling mate? Pretty excited about the new recruits.
00:01:53
Speaker
Absolutely. Happen about the bombers. No, it looks just good to see you boys. And unlike Lou, I've been looking forward to 2024 since about April or May. So, no, good to get looking into the future a bit with this one.
00:02:07
Speaker
All right, and we had to delay the start of the podcast because he is the new superstar of the show. Holmesy, we wait for the man as always because he is beautiful insights in this fantasy season. Don't know how much research this man's been doing. Haven't heard too much from Holmesy. A little spattering of a comment here or there in the group chat. So how are you going, Holmesy?
00:02:28
Speaker
Yeah, not bad, Dossie. Thanks for having me on, mate. Yeah, it's not easy being here in Perth with you guys all ahead in the time zones. I've literally just finished work straight out the door and copping messages from Louis and the group telling me to
Gold Coast Changes Discussion
00:02:40
Speaker
hurry up. Never seen you siphon about, Louis. This is the best time of year for me, mate, before any expectations put on coaches.
00:02:49
Speaker
That's it. Yeah, and it is, as Harmey said, it's just really good to catch up with you boys and it's really good to start the start the planning going for 2024. I think we're in for a big one. And a man with no expectations based on recent form. How are you? Great to have you back on deck.
00:03:06
Speaker
Oh, it's an absolute pleasure. And thanks to Louis for doing so much work, including putting a magnificent running sheet together only to have it changed 100% by Dossie in the last two minutes, which actually was the reason why we delayed the start of the podcast. But I also need to point out that I don't think Essendon have ever lost a trade or a trade period yet their results.
00:03:33
Speaker
Stato, the spokesperson for Adrian Dodoro has joined us on the show. Now, Louis, as you just said, you've got us together a beautiful run sheet for the show and it's starting us off with some hot topics. We do love a good hot topic and before we get into all the player movements of the off-season and look at a few players that we're keen on for 2024, we want to just look at some of the hot topics going on in the off-season. Do you want to take us through a few, Lou?
00:04:03
Speaker
Yes I'm scratching my head about what's gone on in the last two months so if there's something that I've missed here feel free to jump in but I think Dimmer being the coach of the Gold Coast was announced post-season he's going to be
00:04:19
Speaker
An interesting one for us as fantasy coaches in 2024 as we know Richmond at times were fantasy relevant amongst a few players but overall we're pretty a bit of a spread out bunch and nobody really excelled too much in that team and as we know he goes over to the Gold Coast. He's going to be coaching the likes of Took Miller, Matty Rowell, Noah Anderson, even the very own Sam Flanders and
00:04:47
Speaker
It's going to be interesting to see what they can all do because the spread of points from a fantasy perspective in the midfield at Richmond previously has always been a little bit lackluster and he goes to the Gold Coast where it's kind of been the opposite under due. Does anybody see some major changes at the Gold Coast in 2024 here? Just want to say it's Draft Doctor's very own Sam
Gold Coast Player Rotation Speculation
00:05:11
Speaker
Flanders. Thank you very much. The very own, yep.
00:05:17
Speaker
Uh, yes, and I just wanted to flag, I think it's just one of those things we're going to have to keep an eye on, particularly in pre-season. Um, it's, you know, you don't usually take too much into consideration in pre-season, but definitely roles is one that you do want to keep an eye on. And with Hardwick coming in, hopefully we do see some role changes. And in particular, there's something that I'll be looking out for is who's got that key distributing role out of defense, given that the Tigers in the past under his regime, you know, the likes of Bashahouli, Jaden Short in particular have been so incredibly fantasy relevant.
00:05:47
Speaker
That's a little bit of a sneak preview. That's the guy I'll be talking about later in my 2024 watch list that's already locked away should he prove himself in the preseason. So keep an eye on that later on. Bit of a teaser there, Lou. Yeah, Hami, you got your hand up there, mate.
00:06:03
Speaker
Yeah, I was just going to say, the sun's always had a really tight rotation, haven't they, with Took and Rael and Anderson towards the end of the season there.
Preseason Watch: Gold Coast
00:06:13
Speaker
So it'd be interesting to see if that sort of holds true, because if it doesn't, not very good signs for people like Took, I wouldn't have thought, maybe Anderson too.
00:06:22
Speaker
Well Swallow was one that was in there quite a bit too, so you'd expect that Swallow is almost totally on the out. So there's some numbers to make up there, but I think Gold Coast may be the number one watched team in the pre-season for fantasy coaches, don't you?
AFL 2024 Injury Lists
00:06:45
Speaker
That's a resounding yes by everyone.
00:06:49
Speaker
All right, blow the cobwebs out. Love recording in November. Next is injury lists. They're going to contain more info boys. So no longer do we have Geelong with the short term, medium term, long term. We're actually going to get some injury updates and hopefully more information surrounding returns of that. So that's got to be good news for the fantasy coaches out there. Great news. The amazing news. What's the reputation if they don't?
00:07:18
Speaker
Well, it's good question. Yeah, good question, mate. It's a really good question.
AFL Fixture Split Implications
00:07:23
Speaker
Probably nothing. And I reckon the biggest one that's been smashing our group chat is of course, Louie, the hottest, probably topic of the off season for AFL fantasy coaches.
00:07:33
Speaker
Feel-for-worn dog probably copping it in the in the DMS in the comment section already It's only November as well is the new fixture heading into round one and what's the torque of a split round? Stado your thoughts mate on this potential our starters of the season that we're gonna say
00:07:51
Speaker
I look anything that adds a little complexity I like because I'm a full-on coach so if it creates some modelling I've heard talk about is potentially you get a free-for-all hit round zero.
00:08:08
Speaker
and then full amount of trading rolling into round one.
Strategic Complexity in AFL Fantasy
00:08:13
Speaker
So let's see what the fixture looks like first and then we'll see what the platforms can deliver. But I actually like this challenge and the more challenges there are, this is why I didn't want the buy rounds to disappear because it gives those that really work strategy the edge. So no, I'm looking forward to it. I think it'll be just to add another
00:08:32
Speaker
little layer for us it'll be exciting but I can understand people don't like change but I like things that piss other people off.
Analyzing AFL Trade Period Tiers
00:08:42
Speaker
Yeah, I always love that perspective from you, Stader. You're always keen on a bit of change in the fantasy realm, which is always a good, fresh perspective. I feel like there is quite a common theme to go. That's why it happens when you're young and hip-dossy. All right, and off to you, Holmesy. Just our last bit of a hot topic. We don't want to touch too much on this because it is a bit of a sensitive issue at the moment and stuff, but Clayton Oliver and all the sort of stuff going on with Melbourne, Holmesy, is it just, you know, from a pure fantasy perspective, what are your thoughts on this whole situation?
00:09:13
Speaker
Oh, it's a tough one, Dossie, because before all this happened, Clary Oliver was someone that I was going to look to maybe have a crack at to start the year with how he started last year. And he still should really be in his prime and with how they've gone the last couple of years, he's left some stuff on the table in terms of a brown low and whatnot. But he'd be pretty brave to have a crack at him at the moment. What that looks like for a Petrarca, Vaini, Gorn, Midfield, I'm not too sure, but definitely track it over the preseason and still see how it all lines up.
00:09:43
Speaker
All right, let's get into the player movement and the trade period that we came here to discuss. And I've gone through, this is what you're mentioning, that I've messed up the whole run sheet here, but look, I've just tiered the trades as best I could. So we've got about four, so we're gonna hit the juicy stuff at the end if all works out, and the most fantasy relevant. We just wanna skim over the top, and I've got the meh tier to start with. I deem it the meh tier, and I've got Adelaide, Brisbane, Carlton, and Richmond here.
00:10:13
Speaker
Let's tip it off, though, with a great man from the Gold Coast Suns now heading to Adelaide, a favourite of the Pod Pod. It is Chrissie Burgess. Hami, your thoughts on the great man heading to Adelaide.
00:10:29
Speaker
Well, priced at 20, so he'll be pretty much basement priced, I see. But he's one game that he contributed in 2023, didn't really show us too much. But look, if he gets a regular spot, maybe he's worth a bench position for us. But he's probably not the number one that I was looking at from the trade period. Gold Coast Premiership player, that is Chrissie Burgess of the VFL team.
00:10:56
Speaker
All right, we shall move on to the next meh tier and that's Brisbane. Hami, no one to talk about here in terms of Tom Douday and Brennan Ryan joining the Lions. Correct. Nothing to talk about, does he? Move on. Oh, sorry. Why am I getting the crap teams part of it? I was trying to say, I'll pass to Holmsey for another meh tier though. Elijah Hollins here joining Carlton.
Richmond and Locky Schultz's Transfer Analysis
00:11:22
Speaker
Anything to say here from a fantasy perspective?
00:11:25
Speaker
I wouldn't have thought so with an impending, it sounds like he's going to get a two match ban to start the year which means he won't be relevant for our starting squads and I haven't looked at his price but he's going to be priced pretty awkwardly I would have thought and a pretty tough side to break into so not one we'll be looking at in our starting squad anyway.
00:11:41
Speaker
Yeah, of course, we are talking AFL fantasy classic, if you are a fresh, fresh listener, of course, not the draft formats for this podcast. So Richmond getting Jacob Kuzitzky, let's move on, key forward. We don't really want to see him in our AFL fantasy classic. Sides right, Lou?
00:12:00
Speaker
No, career best season of 49, that's exactly what he's priced at. All right, my next tier is some potential but likely meh. A guy that I really like in my draft team, Locky Schultz, joining the Pies, the reigning premiers coming from Freeman or Stado, is there anything that we can look at here, considering he's joining a team with a bit more gusto in that forward line entries?
00:12:24
Speaker
Yeah, he's actually priced at 79, would you believe? So you're really not going to be interested in that. Look, he's a great draft player, but he's not a bargain. He's not going to make you cash. He's just a meh for classic.
00:12:41
Speaker
Alright, let's throw it over to Louis for this West Coast team. Tyler Brockman coming across, he was one of a favourite rookie option a couple of years ago. I think we can safely rule him out, but I'll get your opinion, Louis. But also, Matt Flynn coming across, probably looking like the only kind of pure, actual genuine Ruckman at the Eagles, seeing as they did play Bailey Williams, he was pretty solid last year, came out of nowhere to
00:13:06
Speaker
to really shoulder the ruck load but with Matt Flynn there, bigger body, you think he can kind of take over and does he have some relevance for us coming over from GWS to West Coast?
West Coast Acquisitions Discussion
00:13:15
Speaker
Look I think there is some relevance there Dossie, I'm not sure how much of that is classic relevance. They've clearly brought him over to the club because they see him as potentially a number one ruck and since the retirement of Nick Nat, their depth probably not as good as what it has been in previous years with some decent number two ruckmen behind him but
00:13:36
Speaker
I think they have brought him over to play as the number one ruck but I think the issue here is that Bailey Williams played so well in 2023 that I think he'll be playing alongside him too so that might result in a bit of forward time and when you're priced at 72 you're really looking at the upside there I'm just not sure how much he's got in him. Do you have any thoughts on him there Hami?
00:13:59
Speaker
Yeah, I was just going to say, Lou, it's kind of like Schultz and Flynn's the same issue. They're just coming off their career best years, so they're priced it as good as they've ever gone. So it's hard to see the upside and the value in those guys.
00:14:13
Speaker
All right, well, it looks like the next team we might have to throw back to Louis at some point because he's written about three paragraphs about one of these blokes. So, Western Bulldogs, Holmsey, acquiring Nick Coffield and James Harms. Look, do you want to speak about either of these guys for AFL Fantasy Classic in 2024?
00:14:34
Speaker
Yeah well they're both going to come in discounted of what they have done in the past. Caulfield especially priced at around about that 43 mark. We just know that he hasn't been able to get on the park since he did his ACL I believe back in 2020 or 2021 which
00:14:50
Speaker
Yeah, it's always hard to pick these players, but I think a fresh start at the Bulldogs, maybe they have a bit of a need back there if they keep experimenting with Caleb Daniel and moving Bailey Dale up and down a
Bulldogs Player Depth Debate
00:15:01
Speaker
little bit as well. So if he can get a game, he's definitely going to be someone that we look at considering his underpriced harms. He's interesting. We would think from the outside looking in that he's a bit of a VFL slash role player, but they've given him three years. So they must have a role for him, whether it's a defensive mid or that high half forward.
00:15:20
Speaker
priced at around that 60 mark. There'll be a little bit of growth there, but I'm not sure. Stato, you've got your hand up, mate. What do you want to add here? Yeah, it just harms you. Just so unlucky. If you played one more game to register the 10th game, all of a sudden we would have him at massive value, but played the nine. So therefore it's the average for the last two years, which is a much higher average and then only a 3% discount. So I think that rules harms you out.
00:15:46
Speaker
They're either of them best 22 though. This is the thing with a lot of these guys, can you see them locked in the 22 of the Bulldogs? I can't. Like Coughfield, the Bulldogs have got a really good back line and Hamschies have got a lot of midfielders too. So who's he going to push out? Bailey Smith, Lucky Hunter, like he's got to get ahead of them to get a game and they've got one of the best defensive mids in the game being Liber. So I'm not quite sure where they fit.
00:16:09
Speaker
I in some ways I agree with your army, but it does always feel
Essendon's New Recruits Evaluation
00:16:13
Speaker
like the dogs have a pretty poor sort of last three in that 22. You know, we're always dealing with like your Anthony Scott's, your Locky McNeil, even a Ryan Gardner's. He's come on a bit, but he's not shooting the lights out. I would have thought
00:16:29
Speaker
Speaking of Ryan Gardner, maybe Nick Caulfield is someone who could take over that role. So, you know, just diving into some of these numbers here. You played VFL for four games last year at the end of the year, came back to an 84 average. So we hit the ground running, averaged six marks from those games. And when I look at the dog's defensive makeup, 13 players at the Bulldogs averaged more than four marks and
00:16:54
Speaker
and nine of them were defenders including Ryan Gardner who was at 3.73 just outside of that. So if he can recapture what he was drafted for at pick 8, Nick Caufield at 350k, I'm predicting this to be a total smash play.
00:17:10
Speaker
Just while we're on the Bulldogs, boys, it was this time last year. Boys, Hami, Stata, can we just put our hats out for Louis and Toby McLean being de-listed? No, it's been a rough couple of weeks, Louis, but stay strong. I was upset about that. I liked Toby McLean as a player, but not to be. Maybe a mid-season draft target.
00:17:33
Speaker
Fingers crossed. Okay, well, it seems like Louis would probably prefer if the dogs maybe moved into the some relevance tier, which is coming up now. And look, we've got to go to harmony for this one because the Dons making some moves in the off season, acquiring Xavier Dursmer, Jade Gresham, Todd Goldstein and Ben Mackay.
00:17:56
Speaker
Look, where are you going to start here, Hami? And for Classic, I think there's a lot of draft relevance here, but for Classic, is there any intrigue for the Bombers?
00:18:11
Speaker
No, look, seriously, the Bombers, I actually think they did quite well with the free agency stuff. I think Goldstein may actually play a bit early on with Draper having surgery in the offseason, but he still priced at 73. So it's not as if he's a bargain. Jay Gresham priced at 74.
00:18:31
Speaker
Geez, he's still going to be playing that forward mid-roll. Xavier Dursmar, price is 66. He's maybe worth a look, but I mean, his career best was 78, and I think it was his first season. So there's not that much upside there.
Jade Gresham's Role at Essendon
00:18:46
Speaker
And then Ben Mackay's a lockdown defender, and he had scores of 16 and 19 last year without an injury. So look, from a fantasy perspective, I'm not sure if there's too much to write home about with this.
00:19:05
Speaker
Yeah, I don't think there's going to be too much classic relevance, but I suppose we really do still need to keep an eye on Jade Gresham. He's never set the world on fire. He did have this one year, was it last year, where he averaged mid 80s? And we know, well, we're speculating that we're not going to have many forward options this year. We're losing probably the top 10 or close to it, which means that maybe we are looking for some top six forwards that are around that sort of 90 to 95 mark.
00:19:24
Speaker
Does anyone else want to jump in here? We're happy with that.
00:19:31
Speaker
Not saying a pick in but we probably do need to monitor him in the pre-season and see exactly what his role is in a fresh start at the Bombers.
00:19:37
Speaker
We did see a similar player a couple of years ago, Devin Smith.
Hawthorne's Trades Review
00:19:41
Speaker
He probably had a few more fantasy chops at that stage but came over from GWS and played that high half forward rotating through the midfield role and really brought the pressure. Absolute tackle machine. I think he went on to average. Gee, it would have been close to 110 that year so I'm not projecting that from Jad Gresham certainly but it's under a new coach as well of course.
00:20:03
Speaker
Maybe potentially we could see a bit of a revitalization of Jade Gresham's fantasy career. That'd be nice to see.
00:20:11
Speaker
As you know, I'm a big fan of The Great Man, one of the origins of observable thirst, but just looking at some numbers as well in the past couple of years, when he did average 84, it was in 2022, he was getting 59% center-bouncer tendencies like, do we think he's got that role at the Bombers? I don't know if there's, is there room for him with all the mids in there? I wouldn't, I don't know, I wouldn't think so. Let's move on though to the next team in the some relevance tier, and we've got Hawthorne.
00:20:39
Speaker
Stado, do you agree with some relevance? I'm looking at some names here and I'm thinking maybe not. Now, maybe they should have been in a previous tier, but Jack Ginnivan, Jack Gunston, bit of a fossil coming across there, Mabior Chol, and Massimo D'Ambrosio, who I quite like and draft, but any thoughts there, Stado, for fantasy classic, for Hawthorne?
00:21:00
Speaker
I'm mindful that I'd like to spend some time with players that are actually relevant. Jack Ginnivan, not relevant. Jack Gunston, not relevant. D'Ambrosio priced at 45. I've got a little bit of interest here. If he's plugged down a role, I think
00:21:20
Speaker
Hawthorne is still on the way up, so in other words their defensive line will have a fair bit of the ball. I think he's actually tuned up for us in one or two of his games, or at least gone very close to. So he's actually showed us ceilings. So at 45, I actually might be a little bit interested in that one.
00:21:39
Speaker
Yeah, quite like him compared to maybe like a Brisbane, what was the option last year for Brisbane, the Irishman?
Melbourne Acquisitions Focus
00:21:47
Speaker
Kind of similar sort of, I reckon they play similar sort of game in terms of just grab the ball, run, bounce, kick kind of thing. So Massimo potentially one to watch, but they do have quite a significant amount of halfback stocks. Maybe not what he does though. On the Melbourne front in the summer relevance tier, we've got Shane McAdam, Tom Fullerton, and Jack Billings, who was probably the only one there that I'd be,
00:22:07
Speaker
you know, potentially looking at here, but Louis, let's talk through some of these Melbourne options and probably in particular Jack Billings. Yeah, so Shane McAdam wouldn't expect any relevance there at 55. Tom Fullerton, I think he's probably the most relevant out of these three, despite not being the best player. I just think a basement price, mature age, tall forward ruck.
00:22:32
Speaker
potentially might be a downgrade option for us during the year. I don't expect him to play around one but I could just see Tom Thornton coming into that side eventually. Jack Billings though is a super interesting one. Average 93 across 2017 to 2020.
00:22:52
Speaker
He's now priced at 59 as a mid only. He's only played 11 games in the previous two seasons, averaging 75 and 61 respectively. So there's a little bit of upside there. We know that he's got some fantasy chops about him and when he's on, he's on.
00:23:08
Speaker
It's unfortunate that he's not a forward, in which case he would probably be a lot more relevant to us. But that being said, it's only five rounds until he could become that. My main concern here is what's the role? Is it a high half forward rotating through the midfield or is he just in there to pretty much play that permanent high half forward role and connect the midfield to the forward line, which has been Melbourne's issue for a number of seasons now.
00:23:35
Speaker
I'm pretty excited here and depending on what their draw is like, so if they've got a soft draw, I see him as a high half forward, I see him as a high scorer. At that price line, I might take a punt on him to roll in through to become
00:23:53
Speaker
a top six forward. So have that already banked in the book, making some cash in the midfield. So you're not paying any form of premium when he flows over and be a forward, but they'll need to have a pretty good draw and need to see his fitness and form a right. And I think the last two actually relevant for other people. So I think Billings helps Patracca play more
North Melbourne's New Recruits Analysis
00:24:16
Speaker
midfield. And I think Fullerton actually helps Max become one of the top two, three ruckmen again.
00:24:23
Speaker
Set forget baby. Do we have any concern that Ed Langdon sort of only ever gone 75 in that team playing, I guess off the wing, it's a slightly different role, but it's not massive ceilings there, is it? Oh no, but they are completely different players. And I think Billings has just got that 90 average written all over him. He's a top six forward for us.
00:24:51
Speaker
I suppose you're right. The difference is Billings can come into that contest, can't he? Whereas Ed Langdon's always going to be on that outside. Yeah, outside. Correct. All right. Getting into fantasy relevant tier here. Kicking off with North Melbourne. Let's look at some of their acquisitions and Holmsey, I want your thoughts here. Zach Fisher, Dylan Stevens and
00:25:13
Speaker
Oh boy, uh, big hour, new on arriving at North. Hopefully that's, that's probably completely butchered. Sorry, homesie. Was definitely not, uh, listening to too much trade radio this off season, continental tires, trade radio. So apologies for the pronunciation there, but, uh, homesie North Melbourne, mate thoughts on the acquisitions for our fantasy teams.
00:25:37
Speaker
Yeah, you would think at least for Stevens and Fischer, you would think they've been recruited on a bit of a needs basis. They should both be best 22 straight away and come in and play a role. You'd think they're both going to be better than what they're priced at. That's for sure. But how much growth there is, I'm not too sure.
00:25:56
Speaker
I think a lot of it for Fischer is going to depend on what happens with Harry Schiezel. If Harry Schiezel moves more into the midfield slash onto a forward roll, it's going to open up a big ball winner back there for some easy peel. But if Schiezel stays back there, we saw the emergence of Bayley Scott. Yeah, I can't see him averaging enough to really be valued for us. I know Louis has some other thoughts and a few of you boys have been talking about how keen you are, but I don't really see it at the moment. I know he's had some good VFL stats.
00:26:25
Speaker
And yeah, Dylan Stevens, he's always had potential. He's just never really put it together. How much ball they'll be out there on the wing for North Melbourne, I'm not too sure, but one to watch in the preseason for sure to see how those roles line up at North Melbourne.
00:26:38
Speaker
Yeah, I think I'm one that probably is definitely keen to look at both in
Port Adelaide's Ruck Strategy Discussion
00:26:43
Speaker
the pre-season. Anyone else want to talk about North Melbourne options? Nah, Stado, not keen. I've had Biggie in my team last year. He's a veteran of the Herdys Heroes. Probably been late in the season as a red-tight loop.
00:26:59
Speaker
I got to say I was a little bit surprised that Dylan Stevens averaged 110 in the VFL last season. So there's certainly a capacity to score there. I'm just not sure what the role is going to be. And when you put Zach Fisher next to him, who I would assume is going to be more across that half back line, I just don't see the wing being too fruitful for Dylan Stevens. I prefer him a little bit further behind the ball.
00:27:21
Speaker
I was a massive fan of Dylan Stevens and his draft year and I reckon his early start at Sydney was very promising but just hasn't delivered since. Alright, let's move on to the next team. I think definitely want to watch both of those guys, Zach Fisher and Dylan Stevens, want to watch in the pre-season though.
00:27:38
Speaker
Port Adelaide, they've made some acquisitions and particularly their ruck stock is pretty exciting given the departure and recent retirement or potentially not retirement as we've seen maybe giving teams a chance to really pick him up if the right offer emerges but Scott Lysette make his way out of Port Adelaide, making their way in to potentially replace him there. Ivan Solo, Jordan Sweet, Sava Radaglia,
00:28:05
Speaker
and Brandon Zirk Thatcher aka BZT. Now, let's throw over to you, Stado, for this one. Port Adelaide, any interests?
00:28:19
Speaker
Look, the rucks obviously where the interest is and Soldo will get that forward status as well. The problem being, I probably see both of them playing at this stage, but we'll have to see how that sort of pans out. If Jordan Sweet was the one that got the number one gig, I'd be pretty excited. I think it's an opportunity that you actually go in with a cheap R2.
00:28:47
Speaker
But I think that unlikely. And Soldo's pricing at 73 is just a bit awkward. We'll have to see if he's won out, Ruchman, and 73 and in the forward line, he might be worth a punt. But with both of them there, are they going to give them both a shot early? And it's a match-up case. So interested in what the others think.
00:29:15
Speaker
I really like the soldo pick. I was talking to Louie about it today. The caveat being that he nailed it is that we need to see if he's playing with sweet then obviously we don't do it but speaking to Louie who's the poor man he kind of laid it out that they're already pretty tall as it is especially with a few of these other boys coming in.
00:29:31
Speaker
So I can't really see them playing that dual ruck set up and if it's if it's soldo one out with maybe a Dixon or a Marshall or someone chopping out in the ruck then I reckon there's massive value here as a forward. We don't we'd only really need to get him close to 90 and he's going to be pushing those top six numbers and we've seen what solo rucks can do so I really like that but as always we need to see in the preseason and and have a look to see who's going to be that preferred option.
00:29:56
Speaker
Been a bit of a points per minute based old Ivan Soldo, just never quite got the opportunity. Obviously the body probably doesn't allow him to play those big minute loads, so that's probably something to watch as well, whether he can shoulder the ruck load for an extended period of time. But yeah, you're the port man, Lou. Thoughts here, mate?
00:30:14
Speaker
Yeah, well, I'm not sure I see them playing together. I was, like Commsy said, I was speaking to him today, and you know, you've got Asava, BZT, Mackenzie Burton, Marshall Dixon, Lorde, who are all going to fit into that 22. So they're all quite tall, and there's plenty of slow players around that too that aren't quite as tall as well. So I think Sweet will be playing in the twos, and that's evidenced by delisting Bryn Teagle and Sam Hayes, I think.
00:30:42
Speaker
they're going to want a strong ruck competitor in the twos to sort of help develop their young mids I think. So that's the way I see it playing out and I think Soldo will get that number one role and if he does I agree with Holmsey
Paddy Dow's Potential at Saint Kilda
00:30:56
Speaker
there. If he can go at 90 and we do have a lack of forwards to begin this season then all of a sudden Yvonne Soldo skyrockets into relevance I think.
00:31:04
Speaker
Alright boys, we're moving into a new tier, not discussed prior to the show, but we're moving into the GOAT tier of the pod, Saint Kilda acquiring Paddy Dow.
00:31:21
Speaker
acquired by the Saints heading across from Carlton the absolute beast that he is I'll take care of this one boys you just lock him away priced at a measly 57 and he's an absolute beast in the VFL was dominating there seemed to dominate in the Carlton side despite many mouths to feed in low time on ground his points per minute was up this season for the first time at AFL level that we've seen Patty Sam gone off he matured
00:31:51
Speaker
He matured into an AFL football. I'm just hoping. An AFL God and an AFL goat. And Patty Dow is an absolute lock for season 2024, Honezy. You agree, correct? Dossie, have you actually thought about what's going to happen if he flops? All of these years it's been bolting out, Voss out, all these coaches, a dog and my boy, he just needs an opportunity
00:32:18
Speaker
What are you going to do if he flops? It's not going to happen. That's just the plain cold hard facts. It's happening is the big breakout we've always been waiting for. But look, to assess it in some more detail, who wants to come in? Obviously, sorry, Liam Henry as well. We have to mention came to the Saints as well here.
00:32:39
Speaker
Look, Louis, I see you've done some research here and you've looked at some of the CBA splits for the Saints. Can Paddy Dow realistically crack into this Saints minfield? I still think he can, but what are the numbers behind it that you can see?
00:32:51
Speaker
yet also i'll tell you this with white knuckles might because it it really sucks to say this but uh... look at simile averages one ten uh... in the video fell from ten games so it did find their uh... i got some opportunity which is why and uh... you know they played ten games but i'll i'll look at the same killed a cba splits and really it's uh... it's pretty green so you got jack steel at seventy six percent fair enough brad kraut seventy five percent fair enough
00:33:19
Speaker
It drops off to Seb Ross, 53 percent who didn't play every game this season. Of course, Zach Jones, 40 percent didn't play hardly any of the season. Hunter Clark, 31 percent played very little, injury affected, of course. And then Jade Gresham at 29 percent who has left the football club. So in terms of opportunity, Patty Dow has got it all. So touching on what Holmes he said before, you wouldn't want him to flop because
00:33:48
Speaker
As I can see, he slides into M3 here at the Saints, and if he is the greatest clearance player of all time, as you've tried to convince me over the last couple of weeks, mate, then he really should swim and not sink here. Hey, Louis, in your research, did you find it? Is Zach Jones still on the list? Like, he still stayed on there, didn't he? Yep, yep, he's still on the list.
00:34:13
Speaker
Priced at 49, I believe. I know. Yeah, I'm aware of it. That's low. I don't know if you could touch it, but it's one to watch, isn't it? Oh, yeah. 49. So that's a bloke that can pop you a 130. It's just the body. If he's flying pre-season, I'd be all about that, too. Just all aboard the Saints train, my new favorite team, Patti Dow. Stado, can I just get your thoughts before you sort of shoot me down here? But let's get your thoughts on Liam Henry instead so I can move right past your opinion on Patti Dow.
00:34:44
Speaker
I think Liam Henry is just priced too high at 77. I think he's going to play a lot of footy there. I think it'd be good for them. Paddy Dow is different from Steel and Crouch. So that's the big gain he's got there. But one thing that we sort of missed
00:35:03
Speaker
Wangadeem Miller of what happens with his role and whether he pushes through the midfield because he looks brilliant and of course Jack Sinclair as well so I think those two need to sort of be in the mix but there's an opportunity here for Paddy Dowell if he impresses in the offseason and cements that starting midfield role.
00:35:24
Speaker
Um, he could do what dos wants. He could see Sinclair. He was at that 27%. So he just missed out on my list, but do we, do we, do we see steel crouch down? Like, are they going to hit a target in that mid field? If that's the case. Wow. Wow. Did you just see the, the response from.
00:35:46
Speaker
from your boy Dossie then mate. You've just triggered him. He's probably not going to speak for the rest of the day. Do you want me to go? You can actually see the point where his heart breaks. Yeah, that's where you might see the Wigam Wigam. We might see Sinclair jump up here because let's be honest, then I'm not sure they've got the cattle to really put the ball in forward with enough disposal efficiency to kick a winning score here.
00:36:12
Speaker
Well the other one is Hunter Clark, but isn't this all body? It's fitness and body, if that works out. Fitness and body, yeah. See what he does next year, Hunter Clark.
00:36:23
Speaker
And I think they can probably move past Ross. I think they're probably at that stage because they've got two other midfields that are pretty similar too. And that's why they got Zach Jones, wasn't it? Was that sort of pace and break the lines, et cetera, but his body just hasn't stood up for it. Gresham is free. So look, Paddy Dow's got an opportunity here. If he does all the right things in pre-season, he might have a crack.
Sydney's Key Acquisitions and Roles
00:36:49
Speaker
All right, let's move on to arguably, and I don't think there's really a debate here that Sydney has to be up there with the most top tier relevance for our fantasy teams in the off season, given their moves. So let's just go through, obviously Brody Grundy making his way to the Swans, Taylor Adams as well, coming across from the Pies, Grundy, of course, from Melbourne, James Jordan as well, coming over to Sydney,
00:37:16
Speaker
and Joel Hamling as well, but I think also important to say here is the injury news. That's probably something we didn't touch on off the top, which did happen in between was the injury to Callum Mills on Mad Monday with his significant injury. I think it was a shoulder that he did and is going to be out for, I think it's like eight months or something, right, Louis? Oh, I'm pretty sure they've said he should be okay for round one, but I think there's a little bit of
00:37:45
Speaker
I think there's a little bit of, you know, I don't think that heaps keen to say what this injury really sort of entails, but they're kind of hinting at round one, but I wouldn't be surprised if you're right. And that does blow out to sort of post by.
00:37:59
Speaker
Yeah, the last, I mean, this is like the ABC a while ago, there was an article just saying that he's battling undergone surgery and may miss a large chunk of the 2024 AFL season. But that was that was quite a while ago, that report. So they've changed the rules now. So the injuries, they have to report them correctly. That was one of those lies before they changed it. Right.
00:38:21
Speaker
You said I didn't listen to much Continental Trade Radio Dossy but I did listen to a little bit and they had Jack Zebel on there and he said that he had a very similar injury to as Mills did a while ago and he was pretty confident that he'd be back very early on in the season so wouldn't surprise me if he suits up.
00:38:39
Speaker
All right, well, given that fact, let's just presume that he's going to be healthy then, given the new additions of Taylor Adams and James Jordan potentially slotting into the midfield. Let's get your thoughts. So let's start with Stado on this one and then go over to Harmony for a couple of the players as well, I reckon, because we haven't heard your thoughts in a while. Stado, take it away, mate. What have we got to look forward to at the Swans in 2024?
00:39:03
Speaker
Well it depends on the finalisation of positions but there is the chance that Sydney has F1 and F2 here with Taylor Adams who will be predominantly a CBA midfielder and it's their sort of Achilles heel at the moment so they need to fix it so they want his
00:39:26
Speaker
key role in there and it's why he wanted to go there too. So he saw the opportunity, extends his career, gets a role he wants to play. So he will get that. I think Robottom is probably the unlucky one. I think Warner is the break the lines and you grunt will come from Parker and Adams.
00:39:48
Speaker
there is the chance that Parker spends a little bit more time in that forward line. Grundy if he's a forward he's just the number one ruckman. They'll have a pinch hitter, one of the forwards play the role as his relief but basically he's back to number one.
00:40:04
Speaker
We've seen his average 120 over quite a few years. I would think he's probably at that smaller ground, could have a higher impact, but let's expect that it's probably more than one five to one 10 mark. James Jordan will take a wing spot.
00:40:25
Speaker
Thought he might be coming in and out, but as soon as Adam sort of come on that list, he'll go back to where his junior days, his strength was the use of the footy. So I think they've got their two wingmen teed up in Gordon and Jordan.
00:40:40
Speaker
And Hamley basically can sit on your bench in defence, so they've probably got three out of the four players that are worthwhile in your fantasy teams, and Jordan probably worthwhile in your draft leagues.
00:40:56
Speaker
All right, let's get some thoughts from you, Hami as well. And just your thoughts if Grundy is actually just a pure ruck as well, given, you know, we haven't got positions yet, but if he is just a pure ruck, Stado saying he could go 100 to 110, I believe, was the number you just laid out. But Hami, are you keen on starting a Grundy as well and your thoughts on the other guys?
00:41:17
Speaker
Absolutely. Look, I might be a bit biased with Grundy because I've seen him play at his best and he was actually the only Collingwood player I used to like, but his price is 75 and I think he could very well be 100 and he's good value there. So if it's Ruck or Ford, I think he's probably going to be in a lot of people starting teams. Taylor Adams, kind of the same. I looked at that trade and I thought, geez, what a good idea he has done. He has
00:41:42
Speaker
identified a team that he thinks are lacking an inside mid. He said, I'm willing to come if you play me inside, which is going to be a good scoring position. And they, they jumped at it too. So I just see him being close to a hundred himself. He could, he could, yeah, he could be over a hundred really, even though he's 31, I think from memory. That's a big problem. I reckon Tom or any one of these time on ground guys that just plays super low torque and gets heaps of, you know, doesn't matter.
00:42:09
Speaker
Doesn't matter mate, look at the score. I mean, he had a cramp riled this year and he still hit four tons and like a 120 something. He's just got a fantasy game. He could be a very good pick. It was 2014, the last time that he averaged less than what he did in 2023. So there's obvious upside there. It's just ages against him, but I can't agree more with, um, with Hami or uh, Stado there. That's for sure.
00:42:36
Speaker
Yeah, might be able to pick him around five when he's back from his calf and hamstring. Hey boys, just on this, um, this, this Grundy forward status, I'm not sure it does happen. Like he played quite a bit of rock. In fact, he averaged 50% for the season in the ones. And I understand this argument that, yeah, okay. He played forward in the VFL for a bit. He's still chopped out. And then you look at his time on ground. He's sort of averaging just to tick over 70.
00:43:04
Speaker
Yeah, so I just cannot see that forward status happening So it doesn't prepare for Brody Grundy to be rock only and and that's fine, too Still represents an amazing amount of value and I think he will be one of the most popular players that we pick next season
00:43:20
Speaker
What's he got to get though? 35% game time? That's all he needs in the forward line, isn't it? So, jeez. Oh, he's got that. Yeah, but if he's saying that he's had CBAs of 50% in his game time average. 50% of CBA content. And his game time average is 72. He's only had 22% in the forward line. Because the data's based on the CBAs. So the VFL would really have to wait in one direction, but I'm not sure that's the case. But we'll see. It's not long now. It'll only be about a month until the game opens, probably.
00:43:50
Speaker
Do yourself a favor, boys.
Opportunities from Player Departures
00:43:52
Speaker
When soon as the game opens, just settle things right in the universe. Brody Grundy, Max Gorn, R1 and R2. Drive your Hilux away, boys. It's all good. That's it. 92 and 75 average. It's just beautiful. When Holmesy sets and forgets, it's game over, too. So watch out for Holmesy rising the ranks this year. So hang on. Roundtable real quick, starting with you, Dossy. Brody Grundy averages what in 2024? 98.
00:44:20
Speaker
Omsi? Yeah, I was going to say a flat ton. Army? Uh, over 100. 105 to 110 is the line. Yeah, I'm 110. I'm 110, 115.
00:44:36
Speaker
All right. Stado, you've got your fingers up. Is that for how long you've got left before you need a bail? Correct. Okay. That's two minutes. So you've got from Stado. Look, I think we'll probably have to touch on very quickly, Stado. What are the players, you know, is that we have to think more about who's departing the clubs though. Maybe that's at a podcast for another time of the players departing an opportunity.
00:44:58
Speaker
opening up on the other end I think that's something you also need to keep an eye on but we'll be talking about that in pre-season I'm sure as to who can get sort of opportunity on the other end but luckily there wasn't any major you know blockbuster names kind of leaving so it's probably not as
00:45:13
Speaker
significant this pre-season, but we want to finish off the show with our 2024 early black bookers, guys we're looking at for our fantasy teams and perhaps that the other, the crowd isn't really talking about yet as well, but uh, Stado, look, you kick us off cause you got like one minute left.
00:45:31
Speaker
Yeah, just highlighting exactly what you just said before, which is where the opportunities lie. So I'm black booking on a West Coast Young midfielder. So they've had a bit of a change on their list, some senior oratory departing, and therefore there's going to be a, maybe two positions in that midfield rotation of high rotation.
00:45:58
Speaker
going through and whether that's Elijah Hewitt or Jay Cully they're the two I'm watching in the preseason and one of those two are going to be my black book and if it's Cully we're we're talking a fair bit of cash generation that'll come through that so really keen to see what happens in the West Coast midfield. Not Jimby, not
00:46:23
Speaker
No, his price is way too high for what he'd done this year. I think he'll be part of the rotations. I've got no doubt about that. I was going to say, Stado, are you keen on a bit of Dossy boy's action as long as he keeps defensive status, a Liam Duggan full-time midfielder, potential club captain?
00:46:43
Speaker
Yeah, look, I'm interested to see what happens there, but I seriously believe your best foot is on the half back line, to be quite honest with you and provide the direction they need from there. But that's just my personal point of view. But of course, yes. But what is he now? He must be getting 28, 29, isn't he?
00:47:03
Speaker
Yeah he's getting up there 20 27 28 I think off the top of my head. That's the thing too. Duggan sort of relies on his marks. I think it's one in every three possessions that he actually takes a mark lean Duggan. So as soon as he goes into that midfield you kiss goodbye to that.
Fantasy Prospects at West Coast
00:47:18
Speaker
Got a West Coast midfielder priced at 70, who as long as he can get his body right, it's going to be all right. Elliot, yeah. Elliot? Yeah. On that, new head of high performance, so they're completely overhauling that system. So if he's ever going to get his body right, who knows? Defender status as well. I mean... I think he's priced at about 70, isn't he? I think 70 on the go. Yeah, that's crazy. Oh, sign me up. There's just opportunity in that midfield, so I'm going to keep an eye on what's happening.
00:47:47
Speaker
I'm ready to be heard again, boys. All right. Farewell, Stado. Thanks for coming on board once again for another show of the Pod Pod. Enjoy having you back, mate. Pleasure. All right. Let's continue with our Black Bookers, though. And Honzy, take it away, mate. Who are you looking forward to in 2024?
00:48:04
Speaker
Yeah, I suppose mine, not necessarily a name that people aren't talking about because he was a real buzz in this pre-season and we saw his potential. He just had a few niggling injuries and really put people off. But I'm really keen to have a crack and a look at LDU. I think he could be primed for a monstrous year with a bit of stability at that football club now with Clarko and moving forward.
00:48:30
Speaker
I've seen a bit of a, a bit of a pattern in these lower sides. I think, you know, the Adelaide of the previous few years with Laird and now Dawson going absolutely bananas in a lower team. And I think it's going to be all LDU. So it would not surprise me if he finally puts it together for a monstrous triple figure average. Love that from you, Holmsey. That's an amazing pick. Of course, I'm a big fan of LDU as well. Hami, take it away, mate. Who's going to win you the Lux next year?
00:48:57
Speaker
How many times are we going around? I'll see you just once, are we? There's only one player. Then I already go to you, did I? Just one. I was just asking. I even mention a few if you want this mate. I've got a list of them. Yeah, I've got 20. I've got 30 of them. Oh look. Well should I go first then? Because I don't want you to take my guy.
00:49:17
Speaker
Yeah, you go, mate. I've just got the one. I mean, you know, we don't want to ruin all the content to come. I mean, Louis, but geez, all right, boys. Look, I just had to finish off the teaser at the top of the show, Will Powell. Coming off that injury, but from what I've heard, he's going to be right for round one as well.
00:49:35
Speaker
Obviously was just getting into the swing of things in a new role just as the number one distributor under a stewie due towards the end of the year and Look, I think that he's going to be taking over that role under Damien Hardwick which as I mentioned at the top is
00:49:51
Speaker
you know, it's been a very fruitful role in defence for that Richmond system and that sort of slingshot style footy having that guy out of defence. They really don't have that many users unless they decide to swing someone like Lakosius back. They didn't really pick anyone up to fill that void and will power all the kick-ins in the world, all the use off the halfback in the world. I really think he's going to be one of the best defenders in the game in 2024 and his
00:50:15
Speaker
looking like one of my, one of my first picked in my team in the New Look Suns outfit. Harmy. Yeah. Yeah, maybe. I'll give you a few though, glossy boy. I'll give you the obvious one. The guy that's going to be tapping it down L.D. used throat, Tristan Cherry. I mean, I'm sure everybody is eyeing him off priced at 64, I believe. So, Jesus should go above and beyond that. But I'll give you a couple of
00:50:41
Speaker
uh more smokey picks it on we have a look at in the pre-season. Jai Clark from Geelong played one game 36 he he um got but Geelong needs some young players going through that midfield and I think he was picked seven like he was he was that um that free pick they got when they uh nicked Jack Bowes so
00:51:00
Speaker
I think that he'll be one I'm looking at. And the other one he's coming off injuries, Zach Williams, at Carlton Price, just under 49. So there's a few that I guess I'm looking at, Dossie, be interesting. Hopefully, Lou, I don't think any of those were on your list. So we'll see how you go, mate.
00:51:17
Speaker
Yeah, so I've got Finn McCray as my main one, just because hasn't got an opportunity for a number of years now. The Pies, Adams departs, and Collingwood were pretty strong about using him through the midfield and starting to develop some of their youth. And they were certainly pretty strong on not wanting to lose them. So I think we'll see Finn McCray, not debut, but sort of make his, you know, I guess first full season of AFL football in 2024. I think he'll be an
00:51:47
Speaker
awesome cash cow for us. He'll be priced at a premium rate, probably about 280K, maybe a little bit more, but I think he's going to be worth paying up for. Obviously, 22 now, I think. Dossie? Yeah, just on that. He's your boy, I believe. Nah, big fan. I think to your point, and I think it was he won like the coaches award or something like that to your point about them being kind of talking about him having a role going forward.
00:52:12
Speaker
I think Fly, McCray, the coach, I think he was quite high on saying, you know, you've been patient, you've done all the right things, and then you got that sort of recognition at the Pies, you know, awards that they had this year, and it's kind of like, your time will come. And I think that sort of messaging, like you say, is pretty strong, considering what we've heard from Pies players about how, you know, McCray's very much a man of his word and sort of backs that in. I like that pick for the next year.
00:52:40
Speaker
And just a couple of others I'll just briefly mention I think Kitty Coleman had an amazing final series and I think because of that the attention maybe possibly does come. That being said he's priced at the same price as Elliot Yo at 70 and.
00:52:55
Speaker
with Daniel Rich retiring there and maybe Brisbane having a little bit more confidence in Kitty to distribute the bowl obviously a big game player now I think that 70 might look more like an 85-90 next season potentially and the final one which will put a filthy taste in people's mouth I think is Ollie Wines I just think that his fantasy career is not over it's not the poor man in me in fact
00:53:22
Speaker
I'm actually the opposite with port players. I hate most of them. But I think that this guy is better than what he's priced out, which is 76. He gets opportunity through the midfield, which he did last year, but he was.
00:53:34
Speaker
Coming off a massively interrupted pre-season, I think he'll be better for it and I'm expecting at least a 90 average from Ollie Wines, which is only 14 points improvement across a whole season, but I think he can start hot and he's the sort of guy that I want in my team early. Beautiful mate, love those black boobies. Look, are we going to go through these quick Twitter requests or X requests? All right, let's just do it quickly.
00:53:59
Speaker
Free kick lamb here. Great man on the AFLW free kick podcast. The Hawthorn midfield, Holmes, are your thoughts on the Hawks' midfield going into next year?
00:54:12
Speaker
Well, it's going to be a bit same-same, isn't it? I think they're pretty set in who they're developing. I think Will Day, John Ukem, and then Warpool play that role. How much improvement you've got in them, I'm not too sure. Any of them are going to be real classic relevant, but I mean, Will Day's got all the potential in the world, and he's only going to get better after a full year in the midfield, so it wouldn't surprise me if he can push that average a little bit higher, but the attention will probably come to him as well, because he's a pretty classy player.
00:54:40
Speaker
Josh Ward and Ken McKenzie might be worth a look, potentially. But yeah, the others are probably just about what they are.
00:54:47
Speaker
I like Josh Ward. What about Dylan Moore? Yeah, no. Is Dylan Moore ever going to get out of this? Because he's going to have that forward status. He didn't get in last year. I feel like he can start hot when the ball's flying around early on in the season. I think he started at 120 last season. Maybe. Maybe he could be the guy. If he went through there, he'd average 115 or something stupid. But I don't think they'll put him through there. I think he's too important for them forward. But who knows? See, Mac?
00:55:17
Speaker
I love Josh Ward. I think the person you'd have to push out is like, who would it be? It'd probably have to be Walpole. And they seem to really like him back in there last year. Unless he just sticks on the wing for the foreseeable future, Josh Ward. I feel like they had a few strange ones in there. Is a Nash going to be in there long
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00:55:39
Speaker
term? I'm not sure.
00:55:40
Speaker
All right, this is very too early to really put this in with any definitive answers. But Aztec wants to know your must pick premiums for next year. Who have you got? Who have you got on that massive list of yours, the premium players, you know, high price players here? Probably none. I tell you, there's one, the one that I was thinking about was Clayton Oliver. Like if he can actually put in a thumping preseason to try and prove people wrong, then there's a chance he could be a good one.
00:56:11
Speaker
I'm not really one to start these players either, Hami, but Tom Green has every part of his game to be the number one averaging player at some point. Geez, Louis is doing some absolute... I knew he was going to say it because I won't leave Holmes here alone with how keen I am on Tom Green next season. Yep. For me, Tom Green as well. Goulden. I don't know. I think you'll cop the attention. I know. I just, I might still go there. He's on the wing, mate. He's not.
00:56:37
Speaker
I might still just go there. I love him. I love him too much. I'll throw in one, which I think we can all agree with. Tim English in a contract year. Obviously comes in priced highly, but that was what the question asked. Do we see Tim English going less than 110? That's going to be tough when you start in Gorn and Grudgy, isn't it, Holmsey stuff?
00:57:00
Speaker
less than $110, but he's priced at $119. So he's going to be losing money. The highest price point in the game, I just wouldn't worry about it. He might lose money, but your captain option is pretty important early on too. If he goes at $125 across the first three weeks, the magic number just about evens out for
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00:57:24
Speaker
him. Naturally, can I say? When he comes up against Goldie and gets a bath,
00:57:29
Speaker
Can I actually say, I reckon in one of my locks, I'll have to see what he's priced at, but the way that Sam Walsh finished the year, given he started the year under an injury cloud. Lock it. Don't even think about it, Dossie. Tom Green and Sam Walsh. There you go. There's a few players. Any in the defensive line or anything? He's only 95, Dossie. He's only priced at 95. Oh, yeah. No, that's a lock. Sam Walsh. That's a lock.
00:57:48
Speaker
Any forwards or defenders that we can have in there in our very early premiums discussion? I'll put an obvious one on the table. It's Bailey Smith as a forward.
00:58:04
Speaker
Pretty hard to pass up Nick Daikos at 1.08 if he's still got defensive status, whether he does or not. That's a great call, yeah. Hami's not interested in Nick Daikos, but yeah, I certainly will be, because I think he'll only get more midfield time next year and just keep racking him up. All right, let's move on. How about some underpriced must-haves? Geez. I'm not going to read that name, though.
00:58:28
Speaker
We've already gone through heaps of them. Yeah, I think we've gone through enough. We can't ruin all the content in the offseason.
Conclusion and Future Plans
00:58:34
Speaker
Save some content for next few weeks. All right, that'll do. We'll wrap it up there. I think we've dusted off a few of the Cobwebs boys. We've made our return. We even had the mighty statesman join us as well on this return little reunion pod pod in the offseason. Hopefully you enjoyed it. And we just want to also
00:58:51
Speaker
And now we are looking for some new sponsors heading into the next season of the podcast as well. And just assess where we're at. Holmes, what are you trying to interrupt me for here, mate? In the spiel. Are you sure we're not Pod Pod? Brought to you by Infinite Wealth. Hint, hint, nudge, nudge.
00:59:10
Speaker
Look mates, well if they want to reach out, they can find us at podpodafl at outlook.com for your business inquiries of course, or just reach out on X. We are, X formerly known as Twitter, we are at podpodafl. So look, we're just getting our business sorted for the potential season ahead. Still a lot to play out before we get underway, but we are open to potential sponsors heading forward.
00:59:38
Speaker
Alright lads, it's been great to hear from you all. We'll hopefully talk again soon. Fairly well. Draft is November 28th mate. We'll see you then. See everyone.