AS THE first lockout of the 2025 AFLW Fantasy approaches, Liam and Mel run through a stack of things coaches need to think about before round one.
They were also joined by Tom Hales, who finished second in men's Fantasy last year.
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They go about trying to draft the 'Free Kick Team', where each host gets a chance to pick their favourite options under the salary cap.
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Full episode guide and the drafted team can be found below.
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Episode guide
0:00-2:20: Intro
2:21-6:40: Highly picked injured players
6:41-8:59: Most unique players
9:00-10:11: Can we pick Piper Dunlop at R2?
10:12-13:29: Value defenders - how many should we pick?
13:30-16:07: Are there any good mid-priced forwards?
16:08-18:05: Is Brooke Tonon going to break out in Adelaide's defence?
18:06-19:54: Is Zippy Fish good enough to be on field?
19:55-22:19: Liam might pick Georgie Prespakis at M5
22:20-23:30: Who are the premiums mids that Liam and Mel are picking?
23:31-1:00:48: Drafting a team with Tom Hales
1:00:49-1:03:59: Pre-round one admin
1:04:00-1:05:00: Outro
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