FANTASY has thrown up plenty is issues this season. Almost weekly forced trades – Nic Newman and Finn Callaghan could be added to the list this round – but the value of a healthy bench was evident on Sunday afternoon.
Just minutes before the start of North Melbourne v St Kilda, Rowan Marshall was withdrawn from the Saints' line up following back spasms.
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For many coaches, they 'ate a donut', taking a zero as there was no cover for the RUCK/FWD.
Some were able to take their emergency. None 'luckier' than Warnie who had Lachie Blakiston's 72 to replace the DNP. The Bombers’ career-high score came at a perfect time.
Newman's early injury saw the new time on ground rule come into play. Introduced at the start of this season, if a player has less than 50 per cent time on ground, they will be replaced by the emergency for their line if the score is higher. Enter Hugo Hall-Kahan's 72 for a number of coaches who have maintained solid bench cover.
Fantasy finals start this week for default leagues with a top eight, or those playing a four-week finals system. Calvin, Roy and Warnie run through a series of trade options as we hit the last stage of the Fantasy season.                Â
The Traders answer plenty of your questions and reveal their tentative moves ahead of round 21.
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Episode guide
0:30 - The Traders’ round 20 scores.
3:15 - Lucky Dawg.
9:30 - Crypto.com Trades of the Week
11:10 - Votes for the Cash Cow of the Year.
12:40 - News of the week.
17:00 - Tag watch.
20:00 - Defender trade options.
25:00 - Midfielder trade options.
30:30 - Forward trade options.
33:15 - Ruck trade options.
40:20 - Most popular trades and The Traders’ early moves.
42:15 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on X, @aflfantasy on Instagram and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.
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