In our first line by line analysis of the year, the team runs you through all you need to know about defenders! Join Mel, Jono and Willow as they discuss all the premium options, who might take your fancy from the mid-pricers, and which rookies to pick from the (admittedly pretty small!) pool available to us!

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Play the Official AFLW Fantasy game at http://fantasy.afl.com.au/aflw

Follow @AFLFantasy and @FreeKickWPod on twitter to keep up to date with all the AFLW Fantasy news and updates before the season starts. Got feedback on what else you'd like to hear from the Free Kick gang this preseason? Drop us a message

In our first line by line analysis of the year, the team runs you through all you need to know about defenders! Join Mel, Jono and Willow as they discuss all the premium options, who might take your fancy from the mid-pricers, and which rookies to pick from the (admittedly pretty small!) pool available to us!
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Play the Official AFLW Fantasy game at http://fantasy.afl.com.au/aflw
Follow @AFLFantasy and @FreeKickWPod on twitter to keep up to date with all the AFLW Fantasy news and updates before the season starts.&nbsp;Got feedback on what else you'd like to hear from the Free Kick gang this preseason? Drop us a message

AFLW Defenders - Premos, Midpricers and Cash Cows

Excited to get involved with AFLW Fantasy in Season 2026 but not sure how to approach the game? Mel and Jono jam on the some of the basic strategies of AFLW Fantasy, what to think about when picking players, and how your Trade Plan might evolve over the season. 

If you're brand new to AFLW Fantasy, check out the How To article at afl.com.au/aflw/news to get up to speed on the basics, and then head on over to aflwfantasy.afl to draft your starting squad.

Follow the Free Kick team on Instagram and Twitter/X to get all the latest AFLW Fantasy info!

Excited to get involved with AFLW Fantasy in Season 2026 but not sure how to approach the game? Mel and Jono jam on the some of the basic strategies of AFLW Fantasy, what to think about when picking players, and how your Trade Plan might evolve over the season.&nbsp;
If you're brand new to AFLW Fantasy, check out the How To article at <a href="https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news">afl.com.au/aflw/news</a>&nbsp;to get up to speed on the basics, and then head on over to&nbsp;<a href="http://aflwfantasy.afl">aflwfantasy.afl</a>&nbsp;to draft your starting squad.
Follow the Free Kick team on Instagram and Twitter/X to get all the latest AFLW Fantasy info!

Crafting Your AFLW Fantasy Game Plan 2026

The official AFLW Fantasy game has launched for season 2026! Join the Free Kick team of Liam, Willow and Jono (sadly missing Mel) as they chat through the BIG changes to the AFLW Fantasy platform and what caught their attention ahead of the 2026 AFLW season.

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Play the Official AFLW Fantasy game at http://fantasy.afl.com.au/aflw

Follow @AFLFantasy and @FreeKickWPod on twitter to keep up to date with all the AFLW Fantasy news and updates before the season starts. Got feedback on what else you'd like to hear from the Free Kick gang this preseason? Drop us a message 

The official AFLW Fantasy game has launched for season 2026! Join the Free Kick team of Liam, Willow and Jono (sadly missing Mel) as they chat through the BIG changes to the AFLW Fantasy platform and what caught their attention ahead of the 2026 AFLW season.
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Play the Official AFLW Fantasy game at http://fantasy.afl.com.au/aflw
Follow @AFLFantasy and @FreeKickWPod on twitter to keep up to date with all the AFLW Fantasy news and updates before the season starts.&nbsp;Got feedback on what else you'd like to hear from the Free Kick gang this preseason? Drop us a message&nbsp;

AFLW Fantasy 2026 is live!

The Free Kick gang have some more AFLW Offseason content for those coaches looking ahead to 2026. This episode is all about looking ahead to the players we are expecting to be relevant for AFLW Fantasy 2026, those players that we always talk about going into the 'Black Book' during the season.

Recorded in to days following North Melbourne's dominant Grand Final victory, be sure to give this one a listen as the AFLW preseason rolls from the trade / free agency period into the draft this December!

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Follow @AFLFantasy and @FreeKickWPod on twitter to keep up to date with all the AFLW Fantasy news and updates before the 2026 season starts. 

Play the Official AFLW Fantasy game at http://aflwfantasy.afl

A huge thank you to everyone who listened along and support both the AFLW Fantasy game and the Free Kick podcast! This was an incredible season of Fantasy and your support is very much appreciated! Let us know in the comments if there is anything you'd like us to tackle in the off-season, or next year in 2026!

The Free Kick gang have some more AFLW Offseason content for those coaches looking ahead to 2026. This episode is all about looking ahead to the players we are expecting to be relevant for AFLW Fantasy 2026, those players that we always talk about going into the 'Black Book' during the season.
Recorded in to days following North Melbourne's dominant Grand Final victory, be sure to give this one a listen as the AFLW preseason rolls from the trade / free agency period into the draft this December!
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Follow @AFLFantasy and @FreeKickWPod on twitter to keep up to date with all the AFLW Fantasy news and updates before the 2026 season starts.&nbsp;
Play the Official AFLW Fantasy game at <a href="http://aflwfantasy.afl">http://aflwfantasy.afl</a>
A huge thank you to everyone who listened along and support both the AFLW Fantasy game and the Free Kick podcast! This was an incredible season of Fantasy and your support is very much appreciated! Let us know in the comments if there is anything you'd like us to tackle in the off-season, or next year in 2026!

AFLW Fantasy Black Book: the players we are thinking about for 2026

The Free Kick gang have a bonus episode for everyone as we slide into the 2025 AFLW Fantasy offseason. Liam got a chance to interview Caleb, coach of Noffy We Have A Problem, winner of AFLW Fantasy in 2025!

Plus, tacked onto the end is a bit of AFLW Fantasy Trivia the team did when recording the season review. Jono leads the gang through trying to guess the AFLW Fantasy All-Australian team, being the highest individual scorers across all 4 lines in 2025. 

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0:00 - Intro

2:11 - Interview w/ Caleb, Coach of Noffy We Have A Problem

30:10 - AFLW Fantasy All-Australian Team Trivia

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Follow @AFLFantasy and @FreeKickWPod on twitter to keep up to date with all the AFLW Fantasy news and updates before the 2026 season starts. 

Play the Official AFLW Fantasy game at http://aflwfantasy.afl

A huge thank you to everyone who listened along and support both the AFLW Fantasy game and the Free Kick podcast! This was an incredible season of Fantasy and your support is very much appreciated! Let us know in the comments if there is anything you'd like us to tackle in the off-season, or next year in 2026!

The Free Kick gang have a bonus episode for everyone as we slide into the 2025 AFLW Fantasy offseason. Liam got a chance to interview Caleb, coach of Noffy We Have A Problem, winner of AFLW Fantasy in 2025!
Plus, tacked onto the end is a bit of AFLW Fantasy Trivia the team did when recording the season review. Jono leads the gang through trying to guess the AFLW Fantasy All-Australian team, being the highest individual scorers across all 4 lines in 2025.&nbsp;
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0:00 - Intro
2:11 - Interview w/ Caleb, Coach of Noffy We Have A Problem
30:10 - AFLW Fantasy All-Australian Team Trivia
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Follow @AFLFantasy and @FreeKickWPod on twitter to keep up to date with all the AFLW Fantasy news and updates before the 2026 season starts.&nbsp;
Play the Official AFLW Fantasy game at <a href="http://aflwfantasy.afl">http://aflwfantasy.afl</a>
A huge thank you to everyone who listened along and support both the AFLW Fantasy game and the Free Kick podcast! This was an incredible season of Fantasy and your support is very much appreciated! Let us know in the comments if there is anything you'd like us to tackle in the off-season, or next year in 2026!

How Caleb won 2025 AFLW Fantasy & AFLW Fantasy Trivia

With the final round of the Home & Away season complete for Season 10, the gang submit one final shipping report for 2025. Liam (12th*) and Jono (17th*) revel in their successful seasons, whilst Mel (1,298th*) and Will (972nd*) ruminate over where the season slipped away. 

Congratulations to Caleb, coach of Noffy We Have a Problem, for winning the 2025 AFLW Fantasy competition!

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0:00 - Introduction

5:54 - Shipping Report

19:25 - Watch and Wait Scoreboard

25:35 - Award Season

50:56 - Free Kick Season Reflections

1:12:03 - Best / Worst Advice 

1:25:04 - Lessons / Players to Blackbook for 2026 & Outro

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Follow @AFLFantasy and @FreeKickWPod on twitter to keep up to date with all the AFLW Fantasy news and updates before the 2026 season starts. 

Play the Official AFLW Fantasy game at http://aflwfantasy.afl

A huge thank you to everyone who listened along and support both the AFLW Fantasy game and the Free Kick podcast! This was an incredible season of Fantasy and your support is very much appreciated! Let us know in the comments if there is anything you'l like us to tackle in the off-season, or next year in 2026!

With the final round of the Home &amp; Away season complete for Season 10, the gang submit one final shipping report for 2025. Liam (12th*) and Jono (17th*) revel in their successful seasons, whilst Mel (1,298th*) and Will (972nd*) ruminate over where the season slipped away.&nbsp;
Congratulations to Caleb, coach of Noffy We Have a Problem, for winning the 2025 AFLW Fantasy competition!
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0:00 - Introduction
5:54 - Shipping Report
19:25 - Watch and Wait Scoreboard
25:35 - Award Season
50:56 - Free Kick Season Reflections
1:12:03 - Best / Worst Advice&nbsp;
1:25:04 - Lessons / Players to Blackbook for 2026 &amp; Outro
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Follow @AFLFantasy and @FreeKickWPod on twitter to keep up to date with all the AFLW Fantasy news and updates before the 2026 season starts.&nbsp;
Play the Official AFLW Fantasy game at <a href="http://aflwfantasy.afl">http://aflwfantasy.afl</a>
A huge thank you to everyone who listened along and support both the AFLW Fantasy game and the Free Kick podcast! This was an incredible season of Fantasy and your support is very much appreciated! Let us know in the comments if there is anything you'l like us to tackle in the off-season, or next year in 2026!

Season 10 Review (feat. Fantasy player & coach awards)

A condensed gang gets together to celebrate some huge round scores (notably, Will makes it to the top 1000!)! With only one week to go, it's all about throwing your money at the final trades and crossing your fingers. The gang jam on some under and over valued players, VC-loophole trade targets and captains.

Please excuse and enjoy the rain sounds of the Melbourne night storm in the back of Mel’s mic after ~1 hour.

0:00 - Introduction and AFLW chats
5:06 - Shipping Report
13:45 - Watch and Wait Scoreboard
16:40 - Injuries? 
27:36 - Unders and Overs
1:07:21 - Captains' Corner
1:12:32 - Trade Plans and Wrap
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Come and join our open league! Invite link is below + our league code is: X4NB381I

Follow @AFLFantasy and @FreeKickWPod on twitter to keep up to date with all the AFLW Fantasy news and updates before the season starts. 

Play the Official AFLW Fantasy game at http://aflwfantasy.afl

A condensed gang gets together to celebrate some huge round scores (notably, Will makes it to the top 1000!)! With only one week to go, it's all about throwing your money at the final trades and crossing your fingers. The gang jam on some under and over valued players, VC-loophole trade targets and captains.
Please excuse and enjoy the rain sounds of the Melbourne night storm in the back of Mel&rsquo;s mic after ~1 hour.
0:00 - Introduction and AFLW chats 5:06 - Shipping Report 13:45 - Watch and Wait Scoreboard 16:40 - Injuries? 27:36 - Unders and Overs 1:07:21 - Captains' Corner 1:12:32 - Trade Plans and Wrap &nbsp; -----------------------
Come and join our open league! Invite link is below + our league code is: X4NB381I
Follow @AFLFantasy and @FreeKickWPod on twitter to keep up to date with all the AFLW Fantasy news and updates before the season starts.&nbsp;
Play the Official AFLW Fantasy game at<a href="http://aflwfantasy.afl"> http://aflwfantasy.afl</a>

Round 12 Preview - Final week of trades!

This is a live recording of an episode from Liam, Mel, & Jono on Twitter breaking down all the most important news of the week, the weekend's confirmed squads, and all your biggest questions and conundrums before the start of Round 11.

Follow us on Twitter/Instagram @freekickwpod

Come and join our open league! Invite link is below + our league code is:

CODE: X4NB381I

This is a live recording of an episode from Liam, Mel, &amp; Jono on Twitter breaking down all the most important news of the week, the weekend's confirmed squads, and all your biggest questions and conundrums before the start of Round 11.
Follow us on Twitter/Instagram @freekickwpod
Come and join our open league! Invite link is below + our league code is:
CODE: X4NB381I

On Air: Round 11 Teams and Hot Topics

It was a weekend of carnage for a lot of fantasy coaches, with in excess of 6 premiums missing. That carnage was the scene for the pod's most successful week however, with Jono finishing at 30th for the round, and Liam (somehow) finishing as the round's top scorer!

The full crew of Mel, Jono, Liam and Will get together to talk about the best ins & outs for the last 2 rounds of the season, focusing in on the strategy behind which spots to make your final two sets of trades of 2025!



0:00 - Introduction
4:07 - Shipping Report
15:30 - Watch and Wait Scoreboard
18:25 - “Strategic Musings? Strategy Chat.” 
19:37 - Defenders  & (Will’s) Backline Players Are At The End Of The Line
35:42 - Midfielders & Just Pick The Big 5
39:49 - Rucks & What To Do With The Missing Wales
44:45 - Forwards & The Best Line To Diversify
1:01:16 - Captains' Corner
1:02:23 - Trade Plans and Wrap
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Come and join our open league! Invite link is below + our league code is: X4NB381I

Follow @AFLFantasy and @FreeKickWPod on twitter to keep up to date with all the AFLW Fantasy news and updates before the season starts. 

Play the Official AFLW Fantasy game at http://aflwfantasy.afl

It was a weekend of carnage for a lot of fantasy coaches, with in excess of 6 premiums missing. That carnage was the scene for the pod's most successful week however, with Jono finishing at 30th for the round, and Liam (somehow) finishing as the round's top scorer! The full crew of Mel, Jono, Liam and Will get together to talk about the best ins &amp; outs for the last 2 rounds of the season, focusing in on the strategy behind which spots to make your final two sets of trades of 2025! 
0:00 - Introduction 4:07 - Shipping Report 15:30 - Watch and Wait Scoreboard 18:25 - &ldquo;Strategic Musings? Strategy Chat.&rdquo;  19:37 - Defenders&nbsp; &amp; (Will&rsquo;s) Backline Players Are At The End Of The Line 35:42 - Midfielders &amp; Just Pick The Big 5 39:49 - Rucks &amp; What To Do With The Missing Wales 44:45 - Forwards &amp; The Best Line To Diversify 1:01:16 - Captains' Corner 1:02:23 - Trade Plans and Wrap &nbsp; -----------------------
Come and join our open league! Invite link is below + our league code is:&nbsp;X4NB381I
Follow @AFLFantasy and @FreeKickWPod on twitter to keep up to date with all the AFLW Fantasy news and updates before the season starts.&nbsp;
Play the Official AFLW Fantasy game at <a href="http://aflwfantasy.afl">http://aflwfantasy.afl</a>

Round 11 Preview - Out Of The Ashes, a Phoenix Rises (to Round Rank #1)

This is a live recording of an episode from Liam & Jono on Twitter breaking down all the most important news of the week, the weekend's confirmed squads, and all your biggest questions and conundrums before the start of Round 10.

Follow us on Twitter/Instagram @freekickwpod

Come and join our open league! Invite link is below + our league code is:

CODE: X4NB381I

This is a live recording of an episode from Liam &amp; Jono on Twitter breaking down all the most important news of the week, the weekend's confirmed squads, and all your biggest questions and conundrums before the start of Round 10.
Follow us on Twitter/Instagram @freekickwpod
Come and join our open league! Invite link is below + our league code is:
CODE: X4NB381I

On Air: Round 10 Teams and Hot Topics

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