THE split round is upon us and round 18 promises to provide us with much excitement and anguish. 

Over the course of the split round the first partial lock-out will be activated at the first bounce of the Blues v Roos clash this Friday night before re-opening after the first half of the round is completed on Sunday evening after the Bulldogs and Dons meet.

10 teams will be locked away at this point so make sure your trades are done accordingly.

Roy’s Trade Talk covered all the best options this week, including what to do with the form slump of the great Dane Swan.

The Traders went into great detail discussing the split round including popular trades and how the infamous captain’s loop-hole works during this week’s podcast.

Tom Rockliff will return from his suspension in the second half of the split round and will be a popular captaincy selection after Calvin placed him confidently in the number one slot this week.

All the best for what will be a testing round for even the best Fantasy coaches. Stay patient, make sure you have all your bases covered and emergencies lock away safely.

Together we can get through this. 

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