Practice match stats, intel, and overreactions! | The Phantom's Lair

The Phantom, Chief, and Five Names delve into all the big names from the first round of AFL practice matches in 2026.

The Phantom, Chief, and Five Names delve into all the big names from the first round of AFL practice matches in 2026.

Is Lachlan McAndrew legit? Could Lachlan Blakiston save our defensive line? Is fading Tristan Xerri growing legs? Is Sam Flanders the greatest player in the history of the game? Plenty of questions need answering as we get our first proper taste of practice match action.

Plus, Five Names breaks some news on a new cheapie from the Crows, The Phantom's new ruck setup, and The Chief botches his keeper league draft.

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The Phantom's team reveal: https://bit.ly/4b9WQ8e

CHAPTERS:
Intro and keeper league recap (00:00)
Practice match thoughts (04:00)
The ruck situation: McAndrew, Blakiston (06:00)
Coleman, Flanders, Roberts, Parish (16:00)
Sharp, Farrow, Grlj, Uwland, Duursma, Jagga (21:00)
Thilthorpe, Rachele, Visentini, Jones, Brodie (26:30)
Kozzy Pickett, Steele, Phillipou, MacDonald (30:00)
Will Ashcroft, Rowston, Oliver, Gulden (33:00)
Nas, McCarthy, Maric, Robertson (39:30)
More names! (42:45)
Lair League (46:40)

Hosts:
The Phantom: @ThePhantomSC /X | @ThePhantomSC /IG
Dos: @HKDos /X | @dossySC /IG
Simeon Thomas-Wilson: @Simeon_TW /X 

Produced by Haydn Kenny.

Recorded on Monday, February 23, 2026.

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The Phantom, Chief, and Five Names delve into all the big names from the first round of AFL practice matches in 2026.
Is Lachlan McAndrew legit? Could Lachlan Blakiston save our defensive line? Is fading Tristan Xerri growing legs? Is Sam Flanders the greatest player in the history of the game? Plenty of questions need answering as we get our first proper taste of practice match action.
Plus, Five Names breaks some news on a new cheapie from the Crows, The Phantom's new ruck setup, and The Chief botches his keeper league draft.
Subscribe to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@codesportsau">CODE Sports YouTube channel</a> and help get us to our 23k target for an in-person Lair catchup at Gather Round!
Join The Lair League: 128532&nbsp;
Make your team now: supercoach.com.au or via the SuperCoach app.
More practice match intel by JordsFTTV: <a href="https://bit.ly/4tMVqY0">https://bit.ly/4tMVqY0</a>&nbsp;
READ THE ROOKIE BIBLE: <a href="http://bit.ly/3NeM2eP?utm_campaign=EditorialSB&amp;utm_source=supercoach&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_content=rookiebible&amp;utm_term=supercoach%2Cafl">http://bit.ly/3NeM2eP?utm_campaign=EditorialSB&amp;utm_source=supercoach&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_content=rookiebible&amp;utm_term=supercoach%2Cafl</a>&nbsp;
The Phantom's team reveal: <a href="https://bit.ly/4b9WQ8e">https://bit.ly/4b9WQ8e</a>
CHAPTERS: Intro and keeper league recap (00:00) Practice match thoughts (04:00) The ruck situation: McAndrew, Blakiston (06:00) Coleman, Flanders, Roberts, Parish (16:00) Sharp, Farrow, Grlj, Uwland, Duursma, Jagga (21:00) Thilthorpe, Rachele, Visentini, Jones, Brodie (26:30) Kozzy Pickett, Steele, Phillipou, MacDonald (30:00) Will Ashcroft, Rowston, Oliver, Gulden (33:00) Nas, McCarthy, Maric, Robertson (39:30) More names! (42:45) Lair League (46:40)
Hosts: The Phantom: <a href="https://x.com/ThePhantomSC">@ThePhantomSC</a> /X | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thephantomsc/">@ThePhantomSC</a> /IG Dos: <a href="https://x.com/HKdos">@HKDos</a> /X | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dossysc/">@dossySC</a> /IG Simeon Thomas-Wilson: <a href="https://x.com/Simeon_TW">@Simeon_TW</a> /X&nbsp;
Produced by Haydn Kenny.
Recorded on Monday, February 23, 2026.
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