THE BYE rounds are upon us.

For the next five rounds, only the best 18 scores will count for Fantasy coaches, giving plenty the opportunity to improve their teams with three trades every week.

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Charlie Banfield (MID/FWD, $310,000) and Jack Ison (MID, $325,000) are popular rookie options, with a bunch of bye players, including Lachlan McAndrew (RUC, $751,000), the most traded out.

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