ROUND NINE kicks off tonight with the Crows taking on the Magpies, and being a Thursday night match, we have a partial lockout for NAB AFL Fantasy Classic.

Click here to see the round nine teams from 6.20pm (AEDT)

Adelaide and Collingwood players will be locked in at 7:50pm (AEST). Coaches are able to trade and edit the rest of their squad, including players with the bye, up until full lockout on Friday at 7:50pm (AEST).

Roy's Trade Talk: round nine

Carlton, Greater Western Sydney, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide, West Coast and Western Bulldogs players have the bye this round. As per last week, the best-18 scorers will count towards your round total but with Fantasy stars returning from their bye, scores are likely to be higher this round.

Some updates to the Fantasy site were rolled out on Wednesday night, including team stats, ranking and trade history.

Calvin's Captains: round nine

There are three opportunities to win with Fantasy Match Day this round. Pick your team of seven players in the quickest and easiest Fantasy game to play with $250 and an AFL Live Pass to win in each game.

In the Adelaide v Collingwood clash, Scott Pendlebury and Steele Sidebottom are excellent midfield options as both average over 100 points against the Crows in their career. Lockout: Thursday 7:50pm (AEST).

There are plenty of options in the Essendon v Sydney Swans game at Etihad Stadium. Picking the right midfielders will be the key to the win here, with Jobe Watson, Dyson Heppell, Brent Stanton and Brendon Goddard all worthy picks for the Bombers, while the form of Josh Kennedy, Kieren Jack and Dan Hannebery will make for interesting times at the Fantasy selection table. Lockout: Friday 7:50pm (AEST).

For Fremantle v Geelong, Matthew Pavlich is playing his 300th match and while it may feel like a sentimental pick, his form against the Cats is pretty good. In the last five years he has posted scores of 124, 127, 126, 125 and 112 against the Cats. Get him in your forward line and cheer on the milestone man! Lockout: Saturday 7:40pm (AEST)

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