JAMES Sicily's owners were stoked with his 165 on Saturday afternoon to be the highest Fantasy scorer of round 12. That celebration ended when he was suspended.
Losing a player who you expected to be suiting up during the byes can be brutal.
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Fremantle has the bye this week, but its ruckman looks set for a stint on the sidelines after injuring his hamstring. Sean Darcy is owned by 14 per cent of Fantasy Classic teams and looks to be a must-trade.
The Traders look at bye round trading strategies and dealing with injuries, suspensions and selection carnage that will make things tricky in fielding a team… even when it is best 18 for the bye rounds.
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In this week’s episode …
2:00 - Bye round rules explained.
4:00 - New DPPs are in, headlined by Jack Macrae, but it's Max Gawn who missed out by the smallest of margins.
6:45 - Calvin is very happy with James Sicily's performance on the weekend.
11:45 - Gold Coast pair Brayden Fiorini and Rory Atkins combined for 63 points.
16:20 - Sean Darcy needs to be traded from destROY.
18:30 - The winner of the week scored almost 2500.
21:00 - Will Phillips gained the five votes for the Cash Cow of the Year.
22:30 - Plenty of news coming out of round 11.
25:30 - Does Brandon Ellis come in for the Suns this week?
28:30 - Round 12 trading strategy.
31:50 - Prioritising trades at the back end of the byes could see Jack Ziebell dropped at round 15.
35:00 - Which Gold Coast players do you want?
39:30 - Is there a world you can hold James Sicily?
44:00 - Tim English is the main option for Darcy, but could you look at Jarrod Witts?
48:00 - Most traded players ahead of this week.
51:30 - Questions from social media - follow @AFLFantasy on Twitter, @aflfantasy on Instagram and like the Official AFL Fantasy facebook page.
54:25 - Can you get Paddy Dow this week?
58:30 - Is Andrew McGrath a play?
1:03:10 - Can we look at Ben Keays as a cheap MID/FWD option?
1:05:15 - Is Mason Redman a legit option?
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